HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-03 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO Special Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Council Conference Room
October 3,2011
5:00 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 October 3, 2011
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Call to Order
Closed Session
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
1.CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject: Citizens for Upholding Zoning Regulations v. City of Palo Alto
Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 1-07-CV-07836
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a)
Study Session
2.Potential Topics of Discussion for the Joint Study Session Special Meeting With
the Historic Resources Board
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
3.Study Session and Presentation from Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Staff Regarding the Proposed One Bay Area Grant Program
Special Orders of the Day
4.Community Partnership Presentation by the Palo Alto Menlo Park Parents Club
5.Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Parks and Recreation
Commission for Three Terms Ending on December 31, 2014
6.Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Storm Drain Oversight
Committee for Two Terms Ending on December 31, 2015
2 October 3, 2011
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7.Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Public Art Commission for
One Unexpired Term Ending April 30, 2012
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.
Minutes Approval
8.Council Meetings of July, 25, 2011 August 1, 2011 September 6, 2011
Consent Calendar
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
9.Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the amount of $205,400 to
Capital Improvement Program Project PE-00104 and Approval of Contract with
Del Conte's Landscaping, Inc. in the total amount of $754,977 for San Antonio
Landscaping Improvement Project –Phase II
10.Transmittal of Final Energy/Compost Feasibility Study and Recommendation to
Return to Council with Further Recommendations in November, 2011
11.Approval of a Amendment No. 1 to Contract C11136602 with Alternative
Resources, Inc. in the amount of $17,500 for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of
$215,258 for the Energy/Compost Feasibility Study
12.Approval of Annual Report of Williamson Act Contracts Within the City of Palo
Alto
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
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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.
3 October 3, 2011
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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.PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of an Appeal of an Architectural Review
Approval, a Tentative Map for Condominium Purposes, and a Record of Land
Use Action (1) Approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration, (2) Upholding the
Director's Architectural Review Approval of a Three Story Development
Consisting of 84 Residential Units within the Upper Floors, 50,467 s.f. Ground
Floor Research and Development area, Subterranean and Surface Parking
Facilities, and Offsite Improvements, with Two Concessions Requested under
State Government Code 65915 and (3) Approving a Tentative Map for
Condominium Purposes on a 2.5 Acre Parcel at 195 Page Mill Road and 2865
Park Boulevard (Continued from September 19, 2011)
14.City Clerk’s Report Certifying Sufficiency of the Petition for Three Medical
Marijuana Dispensaries in Palo Alto and Direction to Staff to Prepare
Resolution Calling Election in November 2012
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 CITY ATTORNEY-EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject:M. Beck v. D. Lindsey, et al.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 1-09-CV-157305
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a)
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9
(one potential case).
Adjournment
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PUBLIC COMMENT
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4 October 3, 2011
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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 October 3, 2011
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Additional Information
Supplemental 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
Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Reconfiguration Project
Public Letters to Council
Public Letters to Council from the City Clerk