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Home My WebLink About2003-01-13 City Council Summary Minutes (2)COUNCIL MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO COMPLETE ALL AGENDA ITEMS BY 11:30 P.M. PRIOR TO TAKING A BREAK AT 9:30 P.M., COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS AND DETERMINE IF ANY ITEMS SHOULD BE POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE. Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. A binder containing supporting materials is available in the Council Chambers on the Friday preceding the meeting. Special Meeting Council Conference Room January 13, 2003 5:30 p.m. ROLL CALL SPECIAL MEETING 1. Agenda - Dinner Meeting with Supervisor Liz Kniss ADJOURNMENT * * * * * Regular Meeting Council Chambers January 13, 2003 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public may speak to any item not on the agenda; three minutes per speaker. Council reserves the right to limit the Oral Communications period to 30 minutes SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 1. Appointment of Candidates to the Parks and Recreation Commission APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 12, 2002 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member. LEGISLATIVE 2. (CMR:107:03) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-03 to Provide an Appropriation of $30,000 to Prepare a Massing Model for South of Forest Avenue (SOFA) 2 01/13/03 2 3. (CMR:114:03) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2002-03 in the Amount of $37,000 to Sublease a Portion of the Cubberley Community Center by the Jewish Community Center ADMINISTRATIVE 4. (CMR:100:03) Acceptance of Annual Status Report on Developers' Fees 5. (CMR:105:03) Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and St. Francis Electric in the Amount of $147,975 for Modifying the Traffic Signal at Arastradero Road and Terman and Donald Drives 6. (CMR:103:03) Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and Telecommunications Engineering Associates (TEA) in the Amount of $131,716 for the Purchase and Installation of a Replacement Fire Station Alerting System COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS HEARINGS REQUIRED BY LAW: Applicants and/or appellants may have up to ten minutes at the outset of the public discussion to make their remarks and up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of the public have spoken. OTHER AGENDA ITEMS: Public comments or testimony on agenda items other than Oral Communications shall be limited to a maximum of five minutes per speaker unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer. The presiding officer may reduce the allowed time to less than five minutes if necessary to accommodate a larger number of speakers. UNFINISHED BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. PUBLIC HEARING: (CMR:102:03) The City Council will consider the provisions of Section 8.08.020 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, declaring that all weeds growing upon any private property or in any public street or alley, as defined in Section 8.08.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, constitute a public nuisance, which nuisance must be abated by the destruction or removal thereof. Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated 8. PUBLIC HEARING: (CMR:108:03) The City Council will consider a request by Hanna Shacham on behalf of Eric and Marion Golin to subdivide two formerly merged parcels at 01/13/03 3 1036 Cowper Street. Environmental Assessment: An initial study has been completed and a Negative Declaration has been prepared in Accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Requirements. Zoning District: R- 1(929).* *This item is quasi-judicial and subject to Council’s Disclosure Policy REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS 9. (CMR:112:03) From the Planning and Transportation Commission: Request for Preliminary Review and Direction on Planning and Transportation Commission Recommendations Regarding the Urban Design and Form Code (Zoning Ordinance Update) 10. (CMR:464:02) The Finance Committee recommends to the City Council an Ordinance Closing the 2001-02 Fiscal Year, Including Transmission of the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Reappropriation Requests, Completed Capital Improvement Projects, and Amendment of the General Fund Reserve Policy Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing Closing of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2001-02 COUNCIL MATTERS COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). CLOSED SESSION This item may occur during the recess or after the Regular Meeting. Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. ADJOURNMENT Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in using City facilities, services, or programs or who would like information on the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, may contact 650-329-2550 (Voice) or 650-328-1199 (TDD)