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Home My WebLink About2015-04-20 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 5 Special Meeting April 20, 2015 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:32 P.M. Present: Berman, Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach arrived at 6:00 P.M. Absent: Utilities Advisory Commission: Present: Cook, Eglash, Foster, Hall arrived at 6:49 P.M., Melton, Waldfogel Absent: Chang Closed Session MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Wolbach absent Council went into Closed Session at 5:32 P.M. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Molly Stump, Kathy Shen, Melissa Tronquet, Dania Torres Wong, Sandra Blanch, David Ramberg, Joe Saccio, Walter Rossmann, Eric Nickel, Dennis Burns) Employee Organizations: Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA); International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319. Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a). ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/20/2015 The Council reconvened from the Closed Session at 6:37 P.M. Mayor Holman announced no reportable action. Study Session 2. Joint Study Session of the City Council and the Utilities Advisory Commission. 3. Annual Earth Day Report Study Session and Sustainability/Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Update. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Minutes Approval 4. February 23, 2015 March 2, 2015 March 9, 2015 MOTION: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to approve the minutes of February 23, March 2 and 9, 2015. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-9. 5. Finance Committee Recommends Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5321 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 to Adjust Budgeted Revenues and Expenditures in Accordance with the Recommendations in the FY 2015 Midyear Budget Review Report” and to Adopt a Resolution 9503 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Amend the Compensation Plan for the Management/Professional Group to Add a Principal Attorney.” ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/20/2015 6. Staff Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution 9504 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Gas Rate Schedule G-10 (Compressed Natural Gas Service) to Recover Cap-and-Trade Regulatory Compliance Costs and Approving New Palo AltoGreen Gas Rate Schedule G-10-G (Compressed Natural Green Gas Service).” 7. Approval of Three Contracts with: 1) Delta Dental for Dental Claim Administration; 2) Vision Service Plan for Vision Claim Administration and Fully Insured Vision Plan; and 3) Life Insurance Company of North America (CIGNA) for Underwriting of the City of Palo Alto’s Group Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) Plans for up to Three Years for Each Contract. 8. Approval of Loan Documents and Agreements Providing $1,000,000 for the Rehabilitation of the Stevenson House and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5322 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Appropriating Funds from the Residential Housing In-Lieu Fund for this Purpose.” 9. Adoption of Amended Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.14 (Smoking and Tobacco Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Establish New Outdoor Smoking Restrictions in Commercial Areas and Outdoor Dining. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Action Items 10. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Ordinances Amending Chapters 16.14, 16.17, and 16.18 to Adopt Local Amendments to the California Green Building Code and the California Energy Code. Public Hearing opened at: 10:51 P.M. Public Hearing closed at 10:59 P.M. MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to adopt: ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/20/2015 1) An Ordinance repealing and restating Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 16.14 to adopt and amend the 2013 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Chapter 11, of the California Code of Regulations; and 2) An Ordinance repealing PAMC Chapters 16.17 and 16.18 and restating Chapter 16.17 to adopt and amend the 2013 California Energy Code, Title 24, Chapter 6, of the California Code of Regulations. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to return with updates to these Ordinances including any concerns generated by the Ordinances within eighteen months. MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 9-0 11. Colleagues’ Memo from Mayor Holman, Council Members Burt, Schmid, and Wolbach Regarding Strengthening City Engagement with Neighborhoods (Continued from March 16, 2015). MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to refer this item to the Policy and Services Committee. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 12. Discussion and Appointment of a Council Member to the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and the Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority. MOTION: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to appoint Vice Mayor Schmid to the Board of Directors and Council Member Scharff as Alternate of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency and the Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/20/2015 Council Member Wolbach attended the Palo Alto Housing Corporation’s (PAHC) Annual Meeting last week. At the meeting he learned about a new organization, Silicon Valley At Home which focuses on advocacy and education around affordable housing. At the meeting, a PAHC Board Member stated that affordable housing is a community benefit. PAHC also discussed density and how density relates to affordable housing. PAHC mentioned some possible relocation options related to Buena Vista Mobilehome Park on properties owned by PAHC. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:17 P.M.