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Home My WebLink About2021-08-30 City Council Agendas1 City Council Special Meeting Monday, August 30, 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. 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CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY CLOSED SESSION (5:00 PM to 6:15 PM) Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 2 City Council Special Meeting August 30, 2021 1.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch, Molly Stump, and Terence Howzell) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521, Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA); Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6 (a) STUDY SESSION (6:15 PM - 7:15 PM) 2.Foothills Fire Mitigation Strategies Study Session COUNCIL BREAK (7:15 PM-7:25 PM) AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS PUBLIC COMMENT (7:25 PM -7:40 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. CONSENT CALENDAR (7:40 PM to 7:55 PM) Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 3.Approve Minutes from August 16, 2021 4.Approval of Contract Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C17165953 with RossDrulisCusenbery Architecture, Inc., to Add to the Scope of Services and Add $283,410 to the contract sum, for a new Total Not to Exceed Amount of $9,037,608, for Design and Environmental Assessment Professional Services for the Public Safety Building, Capital Improvement Project (PE-15001) 5.Adoption of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Submit Application(s) and Related Agreement(s) for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Rubberized Pavement Grant Program 6.Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 9, Public Peace, Morals and Safety, of the Municipal Code to Add Chapter 9.07 Requiring Safe Storage of Firearms in Palo Alto Residences to Prevent Improper Firearm Access; Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Administrative Penalty Schedule to Add Conforming Penalty AA1. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement With Enovity, Inc. for Energy Efficiency Program Services in an Amount of $661,667 per Year Q&A Q&A Presentation Public Comment 3 City Council Special Meeting August 30, 2021 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount $1,985,000 for a Three-year Term Through August 15, 2024 CITY MANAGER COMMENTS (7:55 PM to 8:10 PM) ACTION ITEMS Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 7.Policy and Services Committee Recommends City Council Approve Retention of a Consultant to Clean Up and Reformat the City Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook (8:10 PM - 8:40 PM) 8.Direction on Strategies Related to Services for Unhoused Palo Alto Residents, Including Potential Emergency Shelter, and Adoption of a Resolution Endorsing the Santa Clara County Community Plan to End Homelessness 2020-25 (Continued from August 9, 2021) (8:40 PM - 10:30 PM) *presentation was added to this item materials COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) ADJOURNMENT INFORMATION 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. 9.Sales Tax Digest Summary 4th Quarter Calendar 2020 10.Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Quarterly Report (Quarter 3 and Quarter 4, Calendar Year 2020) AA2. Independent Police Auditor’s Report on Investigations Completed 1/1/20 to 6/30/20 OTHER INFORMATION No Standing Committee Meetings This Week Schedule of Meetings Public Letters to Council Received August 11, 2021 to August 18, 2021 Public Comment 4 City Council Special Meeting August 30, 2021 AMENDED AGENDA ITEMS Items that have been added/modified from the original publication of the agenda are listed below. Any corresponding materials are appended to the end of the initial packet. If full items have been added to the Agenda, they will be denoted with a number staring with AA, meaning Amended Agenda item. AA1. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement With Enovity, Inc. for Energy Efficiency Program Services in an Amount of $661,667 per Year for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount $1,985,000 for a Three-year Term Through August 15, 2024 AA2. Independent Police Auditor’s Report on Investigations Completed 1/1/20 to 6/30/20 8.Direction on Strategies Related to Services for Unhoused Palo Alto Residents, Including Potential Emergency Shelter, and Adoption of a Resolution Endorsing the Santa Clara County Community Plan to End Homelessness 2020-25 (Continued from August 9, 2021) (8:40 PM - 10:30 PM) *A presentation was added to this item