HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-09 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting
Council Conference Room
January 9, 2012
6:00 PM
Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. Supporting materials are
available in the Council Chambers on the Thursday preceding the meeting.
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Call to Order
Study Session
1.Joint Study Session with the Library Advisory Commission
7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS
City Manager Comments
Oral Communications
Members of the public may speak to any item not on the agenda; three minutes per speaker. Council reserves the
right to limit the duration of Oral Communications period to 30 minutes.
Minutes Approval
Approval of Minutes October 17, 2011
Consent Calendar
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
2.Review and Acceptance of Annual Status Report on Developers’ Fees for Fiscal
Year 2011
3.Policy and Services Committee and Utilities Advisory Commission Joint
Recommendation to Adopt a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of
$200,000 to be Transferred from the Electric, Gas and Water Enterprise Funds
in Order to Establish the Utilities Emerging Technology Demonstration
Program
2 January 9, 2012
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4.Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution
Approving the City of Palo Alto Utilities Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2012
5.SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending
Section 5.20.270 of Chapter 5.20 of Title 5 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
Pertaining to Maintenance of a Recycling Center
6.Approval of a Public-Private Partnership Agreement between the City of Palo
Alto and the Palo Alto Players for the Cooperative Use of the Lucie Stern
Community Theatre
7.Adoption of Two Resolutions (1) Amending the 2010-2011 Compensation Plan
for Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees and (2)
the Memorandum of Agreement for Service Employees International Union
(SEIU), Local 521 to Add a Total of Six New Positions Related to the
Development Center Blueprint Project
8.Confirmation of Appointment of James Michael Sartor as Public Works
Director and Approval of At-Will Employment Agreement
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
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public discussion to make their remarks and put up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of
the public have spoken.
OTHER AGENDA ITEMS: Public comments or testimony on agenda items other than Oral Communications shall be limited to a
maximum of three minutes per speaker.
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
9.Public Hearing: on Objections to Weed Abatement and Adoption of Resolution
Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated
10.Public Hearing: Approval of Request for Removal of a Category 4 Single-Family
Residential Building at 935 Ramona Street from the City’s Historic Inventory
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Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
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Closed Session
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
11.CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY -EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject: City of Palo Alto et al. v. California High-Speed Rail Authority
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, Case No. 34-2010-80000679
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a)
Adjournment
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PUBLIC COMMENT
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described in the notice of this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the
Council/Committee on any issue that is on this agenda, please complete a speaker request card located on the table
at the entrance to the Council Chambers, and deliver it to the City Clerk prior to discussion of the item. You are not
required to give your name on the speaker card in order to speak to the Council/Committee, but it is very helpful.
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Additional Information
Supplemental Information
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings from the City Clerk
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda from the City Clerk
Informational Report
Report on Demand Side Management Achievements for FY 2011
Traffic Signal Installation on Alma Street at Alma Plaza
Public Letters to Council
Public Letters to Council from the City Clerk