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Home My WebLink About2012-03-12 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Council Chambers March 12, 2012 5:30 PM Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. Supporting materials are available in the Council Chambers on the Thursday preceding the meeting. 1 March 12, 2012 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Call to Order Closed Session Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Pamela Antil, Dennis Burns, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Manager’s Association (PAPMA) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY -- EXISTING LITIGATION Subject: Charlot v. City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 110-CV-178617 Subject Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a) Special Orders of the Day 3. Community Presentation by Neighbors Abroad 4. Proclamation Welcoming the Tsuchiura Exchange Students 5. Proclamation Honoring the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts USA City Manager Comments 2 March 12, 2012 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Minutes Approval November 28, 2011 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. Consent Calendar Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 6. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to the OPOWER Contract with the City of Palo Alto to add Website Portal and Related Web-based Services at no Cost in Addition to the Home Energy Reports 7. Request to Cancel City Council Meeting of April 2, 2012 and Call a Special Council Meeting on April 23, 2012 8. Approval of a Three Year Wastewater Enterprise Fund Contract with Casey Construction, Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,070,505 for Wastewater Collection System Maintenance Services 9. Recommendation by the CAO Committee to the City Council to Approve the Contract with Sherry Lund Associates for the Amount Not To Exceed $35,050 to Complete the Four CAO Evaluations for the 2011-2012 Performance Review Cycle. 10.Approval of Change Order Fifteen in the Amount of $278,710 to Flintco Construction for the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center Project Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions HEARINGS REQUIRED BY LAW: Applications and/or appellants may have up to ten minutes at the outset of the 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. 3 March 12, 2012 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 11. Public Hearing: Consideration of the Proposed Lytton Gateway Planned Community (PC), including: (1) Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, (2) Adoption of a PC Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City Of Palo Alto to Change the Zone Designations of 355 and 335 Alma, currently CDC-P and CDN-P to Allow a Mixed Use, Five-Story, 64- foot Tall Building (and an 84’ Corner Tower Feature) on the former Shell Station Site, including Two Concessions under State Density Bonus Law (Building Height and Daylight Plane), and (3) Approval of a Resolution Amending the Comprehensive Plan Designation for a Portion of the Site (335 Alma) to Regional/Community Commercial (from Neighborhood Commercial), for the Project Located at 355 and 335 Alma Street. * Quasi-Judicial. 12.Approval Of Final Park Design for El Camino Park And Approval Of The Use Of $2,275,796 In Park Development Impact Fees To Fund The Design And Construction Of The Improvements 13.Consideration of a Recommendation by the CAO Committee to the City Council to Approve a Contract with Sherry Lund Associates for the Amount of Not to Exceed $6,000 to Secure Additional Input from the Direct Reports to the Four CAO’s Performance Reviews. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) Adjournment AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA) Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in using City facilities, services or programs or who would like information on the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, may contact (650) 329-2550 (Voice) 24 hours in advance. PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the Public are entitled to directly address the City Council/Committee concerning any item that is 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. 4 March 12, 2012 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Additional Information Supplemental Information Standing Committee Meetings Policy and Services Committee Packet City School Committee Packet City Council Rail Committee Packet Regional Housing Mandate Committee Packet Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report Report of City Manager Action Pursuant to the City's Water Contract with San Francisco on the Initiation of a Review of the Fiscal Year 2008‐09 Audit of the Suburban Revenue Requirement Advance Copy of the First Amendment to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Edgewood Plaza Planned Community Zoning and Tentative Map Application, February 2012 Public Letters to Council