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Home My WebLink About2012-03-19 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Council Chambers March 19, 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 19, 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, Lalo Perez, David Ramberg, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 2. 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) Special Orders of the Day 3. Proclamation Recognizing Kiwanis Study Session 4. City of Palo Alto Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report on City Government Performance 2 March 19, 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. 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 December 5, 2011 Consent Calendar Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 5. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of $900,000 to Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 to be Used in the San Antonio Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Project; and Approval of a Contract with Granite Construction in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,302,963 for the San Antonio Highway Safety Improvement Program Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 6. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Record of Land Use Action for Construction of a New Two-Story Single Family Residence and Associated Site Improvements at 830 Los Trancos Road. * Quasi-Judicial 7. Resolution to Modify the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan Implementation Tasks Related to the City's Study of Energy Storage Systems to Conform to Requirements Under the Public Utilities Code 8. Approval of an Additional $108,730 for the 2012 Consolidated Maintenance Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and Public Safety Systems, Inc. for Computer Aided Dispatch, Police Records Management, Fire Records Management, Mobile Data, and Geovalidation and an Additional Six Months of Maintenance for Calendar Year 2013 9. 2nd Reading: Ordinance to Amend the Contract Between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CALPERS) and the City of Palo Alto to Implement California Government Code Section 20475: Different Level of Benefits Provided for New Employees, 3 March 19, 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. Section 21363.1: 3.0% @ 55 Full Formula, Section 20037: Three Year Final Compensation, and Without Section 20692: Employer Paid Member Contributions for Safety Fire Employees (1st Reading March 5, 2012, Passed: 8-0 Yeh Absent) 10. 2nd Reading: Ordinance Amending Two Sections of Chapter 2.30 of the Municipal Code Relating Facilitation of the Clean Local Energy Accessible Now Program (1st Reading March 5, 2012, Passed 8-0 Yeh absent) 11. Adoption of Resolution Amending 2011-2014 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters to Add One New Classification of Fire Fighter Trainee 12. Confirmation of Appointment of Kathryn Shen as Chief People Officer/Director of Human Resources and Approval of At-Will Employment Contract 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. Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 13. Public Hearing: Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center - Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Certifying a Final Environmental Impact Report and Adoption of An Ordinance (1) Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Approve a Planned Community Zone District Allowing Renovation of Three Retail Structures, Relocation of One Retail Structure, Construction of Ten Single Family Homes and Creation of a 0.2 Acre Park and Associated Site Improvements, and (2) Approving a Tentative Map to Merge Three Parcels into One Parcel for Resubdivision into Eleven Parcels (One Commercial Parcel and Ten Residential Parcels) and Off-Site Improvements, for a 3.58 Acre Site Located at 2080 Channing Avenue. * Quasi- Judicial 4 March 19, 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. 14. Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Amending the Gas Utility Long-term Plan Objectives, Strategies and Implementation Plan 15. Selection of Option for Connectivity Between the Art Center and the Main Library (CIPs PE-11000, PF-07000) 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. 5 March 19, 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 Finance Committee Packet City Council Rail Committee Packet Special City Council Packet-Board and Commission Interviews Action Minutes Action Agenda s- February 6, 2012 February 13, 2012 February 21, 2012 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Finance Committee Tentative Agenda Informational Report Second Semi-Annual Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan (LEAP) Update Public Letters to Council