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Home My WebLink About2015-02-02 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Regular Meeting February 2, 2015 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:04 P.M. Present: Berman, Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid Absent: Burt, Wolbach Library Advisory Commissioners Present: Chin, Hagan, McDougall, Moss Absent: Loy Special Orders of the Day 1. Community Partner Presentation: West Bay Opera at the Lucie Stern Community Theatre. Study Session 2. Potential List of Topics for Joint Meeting with the City Council and Library Advisory Commission. Mayor Holman announced that Agenda Item Number 3 will be continued to a date uncertain. 3. Prescreening of a Proposal to Re-zone the Former VTA Park and Ride Lot at 2755 El Camino Real From Public Facility (PF) to Community Commercial (CC(2)) with a Concurrent Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation Amendment From Major Institution/Special Facilities to Regional Community Commercial, Allowing Development of a Four Story Mixed-use Building With Below Grade Parking. ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/2/2015 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois, third by Mayor Holman and fourth by Vice Mayor Schmid to pull Agenda Item Number 6 to be heard on February 23, 2015 on the Action Agenda. MOTION: Council Member Dubois moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-5, 7-10, Agenda Item Number 6 will be heard on Action on February 23, 2015. 4. Approval of Stanford University Medical Center Annual Report and Compliance with the Development Agreement. 5. Ordinance 5300 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 9.14 (Smoking and Tobacco Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Establish New Smoking Restrictions for Outdoor Commercial Areas, Outdoor Eating Areas, Public Events, Work Sites and Service Locations; Include Penalty Escalation for Repeat Offenders; Require Cigarette Butt Receptacles and Signage Immediately Adjacent and Within Areas Covered by the Ban, Including Designated Smoking Areas (First Reading: December 15, 2014 PASSED: 9-0).” 6. Appeal of Director of Planning and Community Environment’s Individual Review Approval of a New Two-Story Home located at 3864 Corina Way. 7. Palo Alto Shuttle and Rideshare Program for the Future (Staff Requests Item be Continued to the Study Session of March 2, 2015). 8. Resolution 9489 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring Weeds to be a Public Nuisance and Setting March 2, 2015 for a Public Hearing for Objections to Proposed Weed Abatement.” 9. Ordinance 5301 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Governing Public Art in Municipal Projects (First Reading: January 12, 2015, PASSED: 9-0).” ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/2/2015 10. Approval of Staff Work Plan Developed in Response to the December 15, 2014 City Council Colleagues Memo on Climate Action Plan Implementation Strategies to Reduce Use of Natural Gas and Gasoline through Fuel Switching to Carbon Free Electricity. MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 4-5, 7-10: 7-0 Burt, Wolbach absent Action Items 11. Council Update Regarding City’s Technology and the Connected City Initiative, Including the Status of the City’s Participation in the Google Fiber City Checklist Process; and Approval of and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute Two Professional Services Contracts with Columbia Telecommunications dba CTC Technology & Energy for Consulting Services for (1) a Fiber-to-the-Premise Master Plan in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $144,944 and (2) a Complementary Wireless Network Plan in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $131,650; and Adoption of a Related Budget Amendment Ordinance 5302 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto in the Fiber Optics Fund in the Amount of $276,594.” MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to: 1) Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute two Professional Services contracts in amounts not-to-exceed $144,944 and $131,650 to Columbia Telecommunications, dba CTC Technology & Energy, for a Fiber-to-the-Premise Master Plan and a complementary Wireless Network Plan respectively; and 2) Adopt a Budget Amendment Ordinance to allocate funding in the amount of $276,594 from the Fiber Optics Fund Rate Stabilization Reserve to fund the development of the plans. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Burt, Wolbach absent 12. Resolution 9490 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Scheduling the City Council Vacation and Winter Closure for 2015.” MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to adopt a Resolution to schedule the City Council’s summer break from July 6, 2015 to August 14, 2015. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/2/2015 SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Mayor Holman to adopt a Resolution to schedule the City Council’s summer break from July 13, 2015 to August 14, 2015. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 3-4 DuBois, Filseth, Holman yes, Burt, Wolbach absent MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Holman no, Burt, Wolbach absent MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to set the Council’s winter closure from December 21, 2015 to January 1, 2016. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Burt, Wolbach absent Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Council Member Kniss commented on the success of the City Council Retreat on January 31, 2015. Mayor Holman reported that she, Council Member Burt and Council Member Kniss attended the Canopy annual awards on January 29, 2015 at the Rinconada Library. Mayor Holman planted a Ginko tree as part of the traditional Mayor’s tree planting during the event. She enjoyed a sneak peak of the new library. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:56 P.M.