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Special Meeting
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Chairperson DuBois called the meeting to order at 6:09 P.M. in the
Community Meeting Room, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.
Present: DuBois (Chair), Kniss, Scharff
Absent: Berman
Oral Communications
None.
Agenda Items
1. Auditor's Office Quarterly Report as of September 30, 2016.
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff to
recommend the City Council accept the Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as
of September 30, 2016.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Berman absent
2. Discussion and Recommendation to City Council Regarding the Annual
Legislative Strategic Initiatives and Legislative Program Manual.
MOTION: Chair DuBois moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff to
recommend the City Council approve the revised Legislative Program Manual
including adding to Legislative Advocacy Process Bullet 3, “or City Council”
after “Policy & Services Committee.”
MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Berman absent
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Policy and Services Committee Special Meeting Action Minutes 11/29/16
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff to
recommend the City Council approve the 2017 Legislative Strategic
Initiatives with the following changes:
A. Replace, “Top 2017 Legislative Priorities” with “Important Priorities;”
and
B. Add a Section titled, “Active Advocacy” including the following topics:
i. On a pilot basis, authorize Palo Alto and potentially the
surrounding area as a place for autonomous vehicle testing; and
ii. Local public employee housing; and
iii. Ability to implement a local carbon tax; and
iv. At the state level, exempt tipped employees from minimum
wage.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Berman absent
3. Consideration of Potential Increases to the Human Services Resources
Allocation Process (HSRAP) Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 and Beyond.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to
recommend the City Council provide annual increases on an ad hoc basis
considering need and funding availability.
MOTION FAILED: 2-1 DuBois no, Berman absent
4. Discussion and Recommendations for 2017 City Council Priority Setting
Process.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Future Meetings and Agendas
The Committee discussed the upcoming meeting schedule. The next Policy
and Services Committee meeting is scheduled for December 14, 2016 at
6:00 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 9:25 P.M.