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Home My WebLink About2011-07-18 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO Special Meeting CITY COUNCIL Council Chambers July 18, 2011 6:00 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 July 18, 2011 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 Study Session 1.Joint Meeting with the Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission Closed Session Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 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.Appointments for Two Positions on the Utilities Advisory Commission for Three Year Terms Ending 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.Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve Policies and Guidelines for a Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff 2 July 18, 2011 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. 5.Approval of the 2011 Utilities Strategic Plan Recommended by the Finance Committee and the Utilities Advisory Commission 6.Parks And Recreation Commission Recommendation that Council Direct Staff To Consider Improvement of Recreational Opportunities For Dog Owners Among Other Community Recreational Interests During the Planning and Design Phase of Park Renovation Projects and the Design Of Any New, Or Renovation Of Existing, Neighborhood Or Regional Parks 7.Approval of an On-Call Contract to Cal-West Signal & Lighting in an Amount Not to Exceed $150,000 for Traffic Signal Support Services 8.Approval of a Letter Of Intent with the Friends Of The Magical Bridge LLC for the Design, Construction and Installation of Playground Equipment, Pathways, Park Amenities and Other Improvements for a Universally Accessible Children's Play Area at Mitchell Park -Capital Improvement Project (PE-12000) 9.Approval of an Agreement with SolFocus, Inc. for a Solar-Electric Research Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant 10.Approval of a Contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. in the Amount of $418,000 Per Year for Household Hazardous Waste Management and Emergency Response Services 11.Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing City Participation in the Beacon Award Recognition Program: Local Leadership toward Solving Climate Change 12.Adoption of Resolution Establishing Fiscal Year 2011-12 Secured and Unsecured Property Tax Levy for the City of Palo Alto’s General Obligation Bond Indebtedness (Measure N) 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. Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 3 July 18, 2011 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. 13.Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Approving Indenture of Trust, Official Notice of Sale, Notice of Intention to Sell and Official Statement, and Authorizing Official Actions Related There to 14.Resolution Approving, Authorizing and Directing the Refinancing of the outstanding 1998 Golf Course Lease and Certificates of Participation in the Amount of $3,690,000 and Approval of Related Documents 15.PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of a Request and Record of Land Use Action for On-site Use of 4,940 Square Feet of a 5,000 Square-Foot “Double Bonus” From a Proposed Historic Rehabilitation and Seismic Retrofit, to Increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 668 Ramona Street (Palo Alto Art League), Listed as a Category II Structure on the Palo Alto Historic and Seismic Inventories 16.Update of SB 375/Initial Vision Scenario (IVS) for a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and Direction on City’s Preliminary Response to Regional Agencies, and Update of Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Process (Continued from July 11, 2011) 17.Recommendation from Policy & Services Committee Regarding Adoption of Two Resolutions Calling a Special Election for November 8, 2011 Submitting to the Electorate (1) A Measure To Eliminate Binding Interest Arbitration Requirements for Disputes with Public Safety Employees by Repealing Article V of the City Charter, and (2) A Measure To Substantially Modify Binding Interest Arbitration Requirements for Disputes with Public Safety Employees by Amending Article V of the City Charter; and Adoption of an Ordinance Adding Section 2.36.040 to the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Require Impartial Mediation for Impasses in Labor Contract Negotiations 18.Colleagues’ Memo from Council Members Burt and Klein to Request for the City Council to Direct the City Clerk to Reopen the Recruitment for the Planning & Transportation Commission and Contact the Remaining Two Applicants to be Interviewed at the Conclusion of the Recruitment Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) 4 July 18, 2011 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. Adjournment AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA) Persons with disabiltities who require auxilliary 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 July 18, 2011 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. 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