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Home My WebLink About2015-04-27 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting April 27, 2015 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:02 P.M. Present: Burt, DuBois, Filseth arrived at 6:05 P.M., Holman, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Berman, Kniss, Scharff Closed Session MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Schmid to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 5-0 Berman, Filseth, Kniss, Scharff absent Council went into Closed Session at 6:03 P.M. 1. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-Potential Litigation Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 (One Potential Case, as Defendant) Communications and Power Industries: Amortization Study. The Council reconvened from the Closed Session at 7:13 P.M. Mayor Holman announced no reportable action. Study Session 2. Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Budget Overview. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/27/2015 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Schmid to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-6. 3. Approval of a Final Map to Subdivide One Parcel Totaling 12,375 Square Feet Into Six Condominium Units Within the RM-30 Zone District located at 405 Curtner Avenue; Environmental Assessment: Categorically Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 and 15061(b)(3). 4. Preliminary Approval of the Report of the Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2016 in Connection with the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District and Adoption of the Resolution 9505 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Declaring its Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing on May 18, at 7:00 PM or Thereafter, in the City Council Chambers. 5. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Accept the Utility Meter Audit: Procurement, Inventory, and Retirement. 6. Approval of the Revised Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement: Workforce Development Services for NOVA Consortium to Include the Addition of San Mateo County. MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Berman, Kniss, Scharff absent Action Items 7. Comprehensive Plan Update Planning Process Status and Review of Existing Comprehensive Plan Goals and Vision Statements MOTION: Mayor Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to form a working group to work through the Comprehensive Plan for the duration of the process. ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/27/2015 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to change “working group” to “working group of diverse stakeholders.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to return to the Council with a proposal for stakeholder selection process and the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add at the beginning of the Motion “to direct the City Manager and Staff to form...” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to change “selection process and the purposes” to “proposal of Stakeholder categories, along with a proposed purpose and scope.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to change “to form a” to “to select a.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add “created from an open application process” between “stakeholders” and “to work.” CALL THE QUESTION: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to call the question. CALL THE QUESTION PASSED: 5-1 Filseth no, Berman, Kniss, Scharff absent MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 4-2 Filseth, Schmid no, Berman, Kniss, Scharff absent Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements None. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 04/27/2015 Closed Session MOTION: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Berman, Kniss, Scharff absent Council went into Closed Session at 10:52 PM 8. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Authority: Government Code section 54957.6 Agency Representatives: Mayor Karen Holman, CAO Chair Pat Burt, PSO Director Kathryn Shen Unrepresented employee: City Clerk Council reconvened from the Closed Session at 11:40 P.M. Mayor Holman advised no reportable action. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 P.M.