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Home My WebLink About2021-08-23 City Council Agendas1 City Council Special Meeting Monday, August 23, 2021 5:00 PM Virtual Meeting REVISED AGENDA *Changes are denoted in red on the agenda *** BY VIRTUAL TELECONFERENCE ONLY*** CLICK HERE TO JOIN Zoom Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900-6833 Pursuant to Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20, as amended through order N-08- 21, City Council meetings will be held as hybrid meetings with the option to attend by teleconference/video conference or in person. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate in the meeting from home or attend the meeting in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda. Public Comments will be accepted both in person and VIA Zoom meeting. All requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation. Written public comments can be submitted in advance to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your email subject line. The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and Midpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org and broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26. TIME ESTIMATES Time estimates are provided as part of the City Council’s effort to manage City Council meetings. Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. Agenda items may be heard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda meeting packet are available for public inspection on the City’s website. 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 wit h ADA, may contact (650) 329-2550 (Voice) 24 hours in advance. 2 August 23, 2021 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 SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.Alta Housing Presentation (5:00 PM - 5:20 PM) **This Item was added to the Agenda** CLOSED SESSION Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 2.CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION Subject: Houman Boussina (Personnel Dispute) Authority: Potential Exposure to Litigation Under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) One Case, as Defendant (5:20 PM - 6:20 PM) STUDY SESSION 3.3150 El Camino Real [21PLN-00169]: Request for Prescreening of Applicant's Proposal to Re-zone the Subject Properties from CS (Service Commercial) to Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) and to Redevelop the Site with an Approximately 134,515 Square Foot Mixed- use Project. The Project Would Include 129 Residential Rental Units and Approximately 2,800 sf of Retail Space Which Would Replace Existing Restaurant and Office Space. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project. (6:20 PM - 7:20 PM) AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (6:20 PM -6:35 PM) Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. Council reserves the right to limit the duration of Oral Communications period to 30 minutes. MINUTES APPROVAL 4.Approval of Action Minutes from August 9, 2021 CONSENT CALENDAR (6:35 PM - 6:40 PM) Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 5.Approval of a Lease Amendment Between Palo Alto Players and the City of Palo Alto for the Premises at the Lucie Stern Community Center Located at 1305 Middlefield Road for an Approximate 36 -month Term, Q&A Public Comment 3 August 23, 2021 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. at a starting Base Rent of $1,410.00 per Month and Increasing 3 Percent Annually CITY MANAGER COMMENTS (6:40 PM - 6:50 PM) ACTION ITEMS Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 6.Detailed Review of Alternatives Being Considered for Meadow Drive and Charleston Road Train Crossings, and Direction to City Staff for Conducting Additional Studies for Consideration of Final/Preferred Alternative(s) (6:50 PM - 9:15 PM) Power point added to attachments. COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) CLOSED SESSION 7.CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 300 Homer Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Number 120-17-093 Negotiating Party: Palo Alto History Museum City Negotiators: Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, Clare Gibson, Phil Crosby Subject of Negotiations: Lease Price and Terms of Payment (9:15 PM - 10:15PM) ADJOURNMENT INFORMATIONAL REPORTS Information reports are provided for informational purposes only to the Council and the public but are not listed for action during this meeting’s agenda. Public Letters to Council August 4, 2021 thru August 12, 2021 Schedule of Upcoming Meetings STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS Finance Committee Meeting - CANCELLED August 17, 2021 City School Liaison Committee Meeting - August 19, 2021 Public Comment