HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-16 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO Regular Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Council Chambers
May 16, 2011
7:00 PM
Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. Supporting materials are
available in the Council Chambers on the Friday preceding the meeting.
1 May 16, 2011
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Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day
1.Proclamation Community Star Awards.
2.Proclamation Recognizing the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County for Their
Work Promoting Affordable Housing Opportunities
3.Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Utilities Advisory
Commission for Two Terms Ending on June 30, 2014
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.
Consent Calendar
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
4.Approval of Sponsorship of the 2011 United Nations Association Film Festival
and Authorization for the City Manager to Enter into a Sponsorship Agreement
in an Amount Not to Exceed $10,000
5.Approval of Energy Efficiency Contracts with Acterra, Base Energy, Inc., Bay
Area Refrigeration/Castrovilla, Ecology Action, SBW Consulting, Inc., Synergy
Companies, Wave One and Willdan Energy Solutions; for Expansion of a Large
Business 3rd Party Energy Efficiency Program by Amendment No. 1 of the
Contract with Enovity, Inc.; for 3rd Party Oversight of Commercial Efficiency
2 May 16, 2011
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Programs with Energy & Resource Solutions; and for Evaluation, Measurement
and Verification of Programs with Navigant Consulting in the Combined
Amount of $2,096,986 for the First Year from Gas and Electric Public Benefit
and Supply Funds
6.Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract with Proven Management, Inc.
in a Not to Exceed Amount of $4,843,777 for the Construction of the Mayfield
Pump Station Augmentation Project WS-08002-501
7.Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2011 to Transfer
Funds from the FY 2012 Street Resurfacing Budget Into the FY 2011 Street
Resurfacing Budget and Approval of a Contract with O'Grady Paving, Inc. in the
Amount of $2,065,308 for the 2011 Street Maintenance Program Asphalt
Overlay Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070
8.Request for Approval to Authorize the City Manager to Sponsor The Palo Alto
Gran Fondo/Echelon Challenge/ Taste of Palo Alto Community Event for
September 17, 2011, Not to Exceed $50,000.
9.Confirmation of Appointment of Monique le Conge as Director of Libraries and
Approval of At-Will Employment Agreement
Study Session
10.Wireless Communication Facilities
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 up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of the
public have spoken.
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
3 May 16, 2011
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Closed Session: Existing Litigation
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: Sterling Park, et al. v. City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County Superior
Court, Case No. 109-CV-154134; California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate
District Case No.: H036663
Subject Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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PUBLIC COMMENT
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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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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Standing Committee Packets from the Administrative Services
Standing Committee Packets from the City Manager
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings from the City Clerk
Action Agenda
Tentative Agenda from the City Clerk
Informational Report
Update on Environmental Protection Agency’s Rule for Sewage Sludge
Incinerator Units
National Public Works Week May 15-21, 2011
Public Letters to Council
Public Letters to Council from the City Clerk
Supplemental Information