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City Council
Special Meeting
Monday, October 4, 2021
5:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Amended Agenda
Amended items are listed in Red
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CALL TO ORDER
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT (5:00 PM – 5:25 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.
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CONSENT CALENDAR (5:25 PM – 5:30 PM)
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
1.Approval of Minutes from August 30, 2021 City Council Meeting
2.Request for Authorization to Amend the Existing Agreement for
Litigation Defense Services with the Law Firm of Jarvis, Fay & Gibson
(Contract S15159508) to Extend the Term to June 30, 2022.
3.Approval of a Budget Amendment (Requires 2/3 Approval) for General
Fund Operating Budget in Community Services Department
Implementing a Grant from the Institute of Museum and Libra ry
Services (IMLS) Museums for America Grant Awarded to the Palo Alto
Art Center Foundation to Support Creative Attention Initiative at the
Palo Alto Art Center
4.Approval of an Exemption to Competitive Solicitation and Change
Order No. 1 to Existing Contract C20172366A With Hotline
Construction, Inc. for Additional Underground Construction and
Emergency Construction On-call Services, Increasing the Contract
Amount by $6,800,000 for a new Not-to-Exceed Amount of
$11,300,000; and Approve a Budget Amendment in the Electric Fund
5.Approval of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Contract with
Sensus USA Inc. in the Amount of $15,283,218; and Authorization for
the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders up to a
Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,484,000, for a Total Contract Amount
Not-to-Exceed $16,767,218; Approval of Amendment No. 2 with E
Source in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,339,947 for Phase 3 AMI
Consulting; and 3) Adoption of a Resolution to Transfer up to
$18,900,000 from the Electric Special Project Reserves to the Smart
Grid Technology Installation Project EL-11014
6.Approval of Construction Contract Number C22181780 with Roofing
Constructors, Inc. in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $362,713 to Replace
the Existing F & FH Wing Roofs at Cubberley Commu nity Center,
Capital Improvement Program Project CB-16002; and Authorization of
Contract Contingency in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $36,271 for
Related, Additional but Unforeseen Work Which May Develop During
the Project.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
ACTION ITEMS
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Public Comment
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Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7.Update from the Palo Alto Advisory Committee on Early Care &
Education (PAACECE) on recent Assessment of Local Families, Effect
of COVID on Child Care providers and plans to address identified
needs, including the Approval of Budget Amendments in the General
Fund and the Child Care Trust Fund to Implement the PAACECE's
Annual Work Plan. (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
8.922 College Avenue [20PLN-00104]: Request for Review of a Parcel
Map with Exceptions to Adjust Lot Lines for Two Substandard Parcels
to Facilitate the Redevelopment and Sale of Two Homes.
Environmental Assessment: Exempt. Zoning District: R-1 (Single
Family Residential) (6:00 PM – 6:30 PM)
AA1. Public Hearing: Adoption of Two Ordinances Implementing the
Objective Standards Project, Including:1) New Chapter 18.24,
Objective Design Standards, to Replace Existing Context-Based Design
Criteria; 2) Modifications to Affordable Housing (AH) and Workforce
Housing (WH) Overlay Districts to Eliminate the Legislative Process; 3)
Expansion of Affordable Housing (AH) and Housing Incentive Program
(HIP) to PTOD-Eligible Properties; 4) Changes to Remove
Inconsistencies and Redundancies, and Streamline Project Review
Throughout Title 18 Chapters (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
9.Adopt an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 10
(Parking) to Allow Virtual Parking Permits and Update Definitions and
Procedures; and Direct Staff to Implement Virtual Parking Permits in a
Phased Approach (8:30 PM - 9:30 PM)
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 b ut are not listed for
action during this meeting’s agenda.
10.Information Report Transmits the Affordable Housing Commercial
Impact Fee Feasibility Study Prepared by Strategic Economics and Will
be Used in the City Council's Deliberation of an Ordinance Amending
the City's Municipal Fee Scheduled on October 18, 2021
Public Comment
Public Comment
Presentation
Presentation
Presentation
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AMENDED AGENDA ITEMS
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
AA1. Public Hearing: Adoption of Two Ordinances Implementing the
Objective Standards Project, Including:1) New Chapter 18.24,
Objective Design Standards, to Replace Existing Context-Based Design
Criteria; 2) Modifications to Affordable Housing (AH) and Workforce
Housing (WH) Overlay Districts to Eliminate the Legislative Process; 3)
Expansion of Affordable Housing (AH) and Housing Incentive Program
(HIP) to PTOD-Eligible Properties; 4) Changes to Remove
Inconsistencies and Redundancies, and Streamline Project Review
Throughout Title 18 Chapters (7:55 PM - 9:45 PM)
OTHER INFORMATION
Standing Committee Meetings
•Finance Committee Meeting October 5, 2021
Public Letters to Council As of September 20, 2021
Schedule of Meetings
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