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City Council
Special Meeting
Monday, August 8, 2022
5:00 PM Council Chamber & Virtual
AMENDED AGENDA
Amended agenda items appear in red below.
Pursuant to AB 361 Palo Alto 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 from home or attend in person. Information on how the public may observe and
participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda. Masks are strongly
encouraged if attending in person.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
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Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900-6833 The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on YouTube at
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Center at https://midpenmedia.org.
TIME ESTIMATES
Time estimates are provided as part of the Council's effort to manage its time at Council meetings. Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. The Council reserves
the right to use more or less time on any item, to change the order of items and/or
to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may be heard before or after
the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best manage the time
at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public.
REVISED PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three
minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. 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.
PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are
accepted only by email to city.clerk@cityofpaloalto.org at least 24 hours prior
to the meeting. Once received, the City Clerk will have them shared at public
comment for the specified item. To uphold strong cybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are not accepted.
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Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for
public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org.
CALL TO ORDER
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (5:00 PM – 5:25 PM)
1. Appreciation for State Senator Josh Becker for Securing $2 million for
Newell Bridge Replacement Project
2. Select Applicants to Interview for the Human Relations Commission
AA1. Sibling City Update from Mayor John Hamilton, Bloomington, Indiana
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT (5:25 – 5:45 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 (5:45 – 5:50 PM)
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
3. Adoption of a Resolution Establishing FY 2023 Property Tax Levy for
General Obligation Bonds (Measure N Libraries)
4. Approval of the Rail Committee Charter and Workplan for 2022-23
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS (5:50 – 6:10 PM)
ACTION ITEMS
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
5. Approval of Appointment and Employment Agreement with Andrew
Binder as Chief of Police (6:10 – 6:45 PM)
6. Adoption of an Ordinance Approving the Police Department's Military
Equipment Use Policy Under AB 481 Continued to a future meeting
AA2. Adoption of Resolutions: (1) Placing a Business Tax on the November
2022 Ballot; (2) Placing a Measure Affirming the Natural Gas Utility
Transfer on the November 2022 Ballot; and (3) Establishing Advisory
Spending Guidelines for Business Tax Proceeds (6:45 PM – 8:15 PM)
AA3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 1033 Amarillo Ave [22PLN-00016]: Request for a Preliminary Parcel Map With Exceptions to
Subdivide a 20,787 Square Foot R-1 Property Into Two (2) Lots,
Where Lot 1 Will be 10,668.50 Square Feet and Lot 2 Will be
10,118.77 Square Feet. Exception is for Minimum lot Width and
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Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for
public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org.
Maximum lot Size. Zoning District R-1 Single Family Residential.
(8:15 – 9:30 PM)
7. Discuss and Provide Comments on the City's Draft Comment letter to
the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and Authorize the
Mayor to Send a Comment Letter to the CHSRA on the Final
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement
(EIR/EIS) for the California High Speed Rail segment between San
Francisco and San Jose, Which Traverses Palo Alto. (9:30 – 10:15 PM)
8. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of
California Cities Annual 2022 Conference, to be held September 7-9 in
Long Beach, CA Continued to August 15, 2022
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.
8. Investment Activity Report for the Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year 2022
9. Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Evaluation Report for the Santa Clara County
Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information on Flood
Preparedness and Awareness, and the Resulting Community Rating
System Flood Insurance Discounts
10. City Council Recess Report
OTHER INFORMATION
Standing Committee Meetings
Policy & Services Committee Meeting August 9, 2022 - Canceled
Public Comment Letters
Schedule of Meetings
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Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for
public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org.
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.
6. Adoption of an Ordinance Approving the Police Department's Military
Equipment Use Policy Under AB 481 Continued to a future meeting
8. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of
California Cities Annual 2022 Conference, to be held September 7-9 in
Long Beach, CA Continued to August 15, 2022
AA1. Sibling City Update from Mayor John Hamilton, Bloomington, Indiana
AA2. Adoption of Resolutions: (1) Placing a Business Tax on the November
2022 Ballot; (2) Placing a Measure Affirming the Natural Gas Utility
Transfer on the November 2022 Ballot; and (3) Establishing Advisory
Spending Guidelines for Business Tax Proceeds (Continued from
8/1/22)
AA3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 1033 Amarillo Ave [22PLN-
00016]: Request for a Preliminary Parcel Map With Exceptions to
Subdivide a 20,787 Square Foot R-1 Property Into Two (2) Lots,
Where Lot 1 Will be 10,668.50 Square Feet and Lot 2 Will be
10,118.77 Square Feet. Exception is for Minimum lot Width and
Maximum lot Size. Zoning District R-1 Single Family Residential.
(Continued from 8/1/22)
AA4. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the Weed
Abatement Report and Ordering the Cost of Abatement to be a Special
Assessment on the Respective Properties Described Therein This item has been continued and will be re-noticed for a future meeting.
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Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for
public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org.
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone.
1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to
city.council@cityofpaloalto.org.
2. Spoken public comments using a computer will be accepted through the
teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to
access a Zoom-based meeting. Please read the following instructions
carefully. A. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in-
browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current,
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Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers
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B. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request
that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will
be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. C. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The
Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. D. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. E. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your
comments.
3. Spoken public comments using a smart phone will be accepted through
the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, download the Zoom
application onto your phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
and enter the Meeting ID below. Please follow the instructions B-E above.
4. Spoken public comments using a phone use the telephone number listed
below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so
we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you
have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and
time limit allotted.
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