HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-07-16 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting
Council Conference Room
July 16, 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.
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Call to Order
1. Interview of Henry Wong for the Planning and Transportation
Commission for One Unexpired Term Ending on July 31, 2013
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Special Orders of the Day
2. Bay Area Council Yangpu District Presentation
3. Project Safety Net Community Presentation
Study Session
4. Cool City Challenge Study Session
City Manager Comments
Minutes Approval
April 9, 2012
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.
2 July 16, 2012
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Consent Calendar
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
5. Approval of an Electric Enterprise Fund Contract with Golden State Utility
Company for Trenching and Substructure Installation Services in the
Amount of $2,677,800
6. Approval of Contract Amendment with Baker & Taylor to Add $40,000 for
Digital Format Books for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $1,290,000
7. Approval of a Contract with Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. in the Amount of
$518,400 for the Relocation of a 96-Inch Diameter Storm Drain Pipeline
on East Bayshore Road Near San Francisquito Creek, Capital
Improvement Program Project SD-06101
8. Approval of Change Order Number One to Contract C12142966 with Par
Electric, Inc. in the Amount of $85,000 to Rebuild the 60 Kilovolt Electric
System for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $1,748,900
9. Approval and Authorization of the City Manager to Execute a Contract
with Canus Corporation in a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $7,673,000
for Electric, Water, Gas, Wastewater, Storm Drain and Public Works
Construction Inspection Services
10.Adoption of Resolution Placing an Initiative Measure on November 2012
Ballot to Permit Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Operate in Palo
Alto
11.Approval of Contract for Goods (Purchase Order) for the Acquisition of
Toshiba Laptops
12.Approval of Fiscal Year 2012 Re-appropriation Requests to be Carried
Forward into Fiscal Year 2013
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.
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Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
13.Direction on Downtown Parking Strategies and Approval of Trial
Residential Permit Parking Program In and Around the Professorville
Neighborhood
14.Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that Council Approve a
Definition of Carbon Neutrality in Anticipation of Achieving a Carbon
Neutral Electric Supply Portfolio by 2015
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Closed Session
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
15. 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, Kathryn Shen,
Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
16. 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, Kathryn Shen,
Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Manager’s Association (PAPMA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
Adjournment
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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.
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DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
Additional Information
Supplemental Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Finance Committee Meeting Cancellation
Cubberley Policy Advisory Committee July 19, 2012
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
Public Letters to Council Set One Set Two