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Home My WebLink About2011-09-12 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO Special Meeting CITY COUNCIL Council Conference Room September 12, 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 September 12, 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.Potential Topics for Discussion During the City Council Study Session with Assembly Member Rich Gordon 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Study Session 2.Study Session: Parking Strategies for Downtown and California Avenue Business Districts Special Orders of the Day 3.Proclamation Recognizing September as Library Card Sign-Up Month 2011 4.Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Planning and Transportation Commission for One Term Ending on July 31, 2015. 5.Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Architectural Review Board for Two Terms Ending on September 30, 2014. 6.Inn Vision -Opportunity Center Community Presentation 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. 2 September 12, 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. Consent Calendar Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 7.Recommendation from Finance Committee to Preliminarily Approve Fiscal Year 2011 Reappropriation Requests to be Carried Forward into Fiscal Year 2012 8.Approval of Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $28,013 to Contract No. C11138402 with TMAD, Taylor & Gaines for a total contract amount of $159,600 for adding design of two permanent load banks to the power monitoring and standby generator replacement project at the Water Quality Control Plant –Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-80021 9.Approval of Response to Santa Clara County Grand Jury Report “Can You Hear Me Now? Emergency Dispatch in Santa Clara County” 10.Approval of Response to Santa Clara County Grand Jury Report on “Fighting Fire or Fighting Change? Rethinking Fire Department Response Protocol and Consolidation Opportunities” 11.Approval of Response to the 2010-2011 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report “Rehiring of Pensioners: Bad Policy, Good Business or Both?” 12.Approval of a Contract with Riezebos Holzbaur Group (RHDG) in the Amount of $93,350 for Graphic Design, Printing and Photography for the Quarterly Production of the Enjoy! Catalog Classes and Activities Guide 13.Adoption of a Resolution Waiving the Community Services Department’s Recreational Municipal Fees for Nickelodeon’s 8th Annual Worldwide “Day of Play” on September 24, 2011 14.Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Geodesy in the amount of $164,720 for Development Support of New Computer Applications Linked to the Geographic Information System (GIS) 3 September 12, 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. 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. 15.Council Direction in Response to Sustainable Communities Strategy (SB375) Alternative Scenarios and Update of Regional Housing Needs Assessement (RHNA) Process 16.Approval of Increase in Construction Contingency from 10% to 25% on Contract C11136473 with Flintco Pacific Construction, Inc. for Construction of the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, PE-09006; and Approval of Two Contract Amendments for Additional Construction Management and Design Services: Amendment No. Three with Turner Construction, Inc., to Add $205,287 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $3,783,745 and Amendment No. Five with Group 4 Architecture, Inc. To Add $220,670 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $7,902,421 17.Recommendation for Vision on Cafe Operations at the New Mitchell Park Library & Community Center Cafe 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. 4 September 12, 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. Additional Information Standing Committee Meetings Standing Committee Packets from the City Clerk Standing Committee Packets from the City Clerk 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 Update to the City Council on the Progress Made to Date in the Implementation of the City’s Recycled Water Salinity Reduction Policy, Resolution No. 9035 Closure of the Palo Alto Recycling Center at its Current Location on February 1, 2012 Public Letters to Council Public Letters to Council from the City Clerk Supplemental Information