HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-25 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO Special Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Council Chambers
July 25, 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.
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Call to Order
Study Session
1. Study Session: on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water System
Improvement Program (Hetch Hetchy System)
Special Orders of the Day
2.Palo Alto Art Center Foundation Contribution to the City in the Amount of
$1.25 Million for the Art Center Renovation
3.Council Direction to Reopen Recruitment for the Architectural Review Board
and to Communicate to the Two Applicants that their Applications are Still
Active
City Manager Comments
Minutes Approval
4.Approval of Minutes June 6, 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.
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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 Extension of the Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicle
Abatement (AVASA) for Third 10-Year Term and the City of Palo Alto’s
Continued Participation
6.Approval of a Contract with RBF Consulting in a Total Amount Not To Exceed
$350,000 for Design Services for the California Avenue Transit Hub Corridor
Project
7.Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Restricted Parking Zones Established
by Resolution 7659 to Include the Downtown Library Parking Lot and Adjacent
Streets in the Coral Zone
8.Approval of a Record of Land Use Action approving a Conditional Use Permit
for Community Facility Use of the Historic Roth Building at 300 Homer Avenue.
9.Approval of a Recommendation from the Historic Resources Board to
Designate 1005 University Avenue as a Category 2 Structure on the City’s
Historic Inventory and Record of Land Use Action
10.Approval of Contract Amendment No. Four in the Amount of $258,041 with
Group 4 Architecture, Inc for Costs Related to the Design of the Main Library
and the Temporary Main Library (PE-11000 and PE-11012) for a Total Contract
Amount Not to Exceed $7,681,751
11.Approval of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the amount of $3,545,904 for
Improvements to the Palo Alto Art Center; Approval of a Contract in the
Amount of $5,123,800 with Big D Pacific, Inc., for Improvements to the Palo
Alto Art Center; Approval of a Contract in the Amount of $369,920 with Mark
Cavagnero Associates for Construction Administration Services and Approval
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of Contract Amendment 1 for Construction Management Services in the
Amount of $344,705 with Nova Partners (PF-07000)
12.Approval of a Contract with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for a Period of One Year
for Parks and Facilities Tree Maintenance Services with Funding in the Not-to-
Exceed Amount of $172,000
13.Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Approve the
Implementation Plan for the Proposed Employee Hotline
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.
14.Finance Committee Recommendation for Rate Increases for the FY 2012
Refuse Fund Budget
15.Approval of Ordinance Adding Section 9.06.010 to the Palo Alto Municipal
Code to Prohibit Human Habitation of Vehicles STAFF RECOMMENDS TO
CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO SEPTEMBER 2011.
16.Adoption of Two Resolutions (1) Adopting Utility Rate Schedule E-16
(Unmetered Electric Service), as Amended, Adding a Wireless Facilities
Attachment Fee; and (2) Approving the Master License Agreement and Exhibits
for the Use of City-Controlled Space on Utility Poles and Streetlight Poles and
in Conduits by Wireless Communications Facilities and Related Equipment
17.Stanford Community Benefits Discussion and Appointment of City
Representatives to Joint Committee for Community Health and Safety
Programs
18.Adoption of Resolution Amending Section 1401 of the Merit System Rules and
Regulations to Incorporate a Side Letter with SEIU Local 521 to Extend the
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Term of the Memorandum of Agreement for One Additional Year, Through
June 30, 2012, and Add a Provision for a Flexible Spending Arrangement
19.Adoption of an Ordinance Dissolving the Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Standing Committee Packets from the City Clerk
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings from the City Clerk
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda from the City Clerk
Informational Report
Notice of Vacancy on the Planning and Transportation Commission For One
Four-Year Term Ending July 31, 2015 (Lippert)
Public Letters to Council
Public Letters to Council from the City Clerk
Supplemental Information