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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-11-02 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 8 Regular Meeting November 2, 2015 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:06 P.M. Present: Berman, Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kniss arrived at 6:39 P.M., Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Special Orders of the Day 1. Proclamation Welcoming the Delegation of Visitors From our Sister City, Enschede, the Netherlands, and Congratulating Onno van Veldhuizen on his Recent Inauguration as Mayor. 2. Selection of Applicants to Interview for the Parks and Recreation Commission. MOTION: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to interview all applicants for the Parks and Recreation Commission. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Schmid to hear Agenda Item Number 9- PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 5… before Agenda Item Number 8- Comprehensive Plan Update… MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 Minutes Approval 3. Approval of Action Minutes for the June 15, 22, 29, August 17 and August 24, 2015 Council Meetings. MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Schmid to approve the Action Minutes for the June 15, 22, 29, August 17 and August 24, 2015 Council Meetings. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-7. 4. Approval of a 3-Year Contract Extension With SAP America for Maintenance and Support, Contract Number C14151181 in an Amount Not to Exceed $742,811. 5. Finance Committee Recommends Approval of Fiscal Year 2015 Reappropriation Requests to be Carried Forward Into Fiscal Year 2016. 6. Finance Committee Recommends Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2.28.080 Regarding City Council Budget and Table of Organization Amendment Approvals. 7. Approve and Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Execute Amendment Four With Elster Solutions, LLC to Extend the Term of an Equipment and Fully Managed Services Agreement (EFMSA) Through December 31, 2017 at no Additional Cost; to Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Enter Into and Execute a Subsequent Extension of the EFMSA Term Through 2018 at no Additional Cost. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 Action Items 9. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 5 (Health and Sanitation) and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Require All Businesses to Subscribe to Recycling and Compost Services and Comply with Refuse Sorting Requirements. Public Hearing opened at 7:17 P.M. Public Hearing closed at 7:20 P.M. MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to refer this Ordinance to the Finance Committee. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 8. Comprehensive Plan Update: Comprehensive Plan Structure, Including Goals, Vision Statements, and Related Issues for Each Element (Part III: Land Use and Community Design). MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Burt that for the Land Use and Community Design Element to: A. Direct Staff to update the existing Vision Statement with minor Staff initiated revisions for City Council review and use the existing Goals and organization with minor updates to include incorporation of climate protection, the two Concept Area Plans, the Airport, Baylands, and mixed use guidelines; and B. Evaluate modern job definitions for our commercial zoning districts. Suggest approaches Council can use to specify that large-scale commercial operations, development, manufacturing, etc. are not suitable downtown or California Avenue. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “add a Goal to develop mechanisms that control the density of existing commercial uses.” (New Part C) ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part C, “mechanisms” with “policies and programs.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part C, “occupant” after “control the.” AMENDMENT: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Motion, “to retain the balance of traditional uses in the Stanford Research Park.” AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER AMENDMENT: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Mayor Holman to add to the Motion, “request Staff provide the Comprehensive Plan Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) comparative impacts of restaurants versus other retail on trip generation and parking.” AMENDMENT PASSED: 5-4 Berman, Kniss, Scharff, Wolbach no INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part B, “large scale” with “certain types.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part B, “certain” with “what.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part B, “not suitable” with “are suitable for.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part B, “job” with “use.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part B, “and scale” after “what types.” Council Member Kniss left the meeting at 10:27 P.M. ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 AMENDMENT: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to add to the Motion, “consider adding a Goal of making Coordinated Area Plans as a regular Planning tool.” AMENDMENT RESTATED: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to add to the Motion, “direct the CAC to develop language providing for Coordinated Area Plans to become a regular Planning tool.” INCORPORATED INTO THE AMENDMENT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Amendment, “regular” with “more frequently used.” AMENDMENT AS AMENDED PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part A, “climate adaptation and sea level rise” after “climate protection.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part C, “Goal” with “direct Staff and the Comprehensive Plan Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC).” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part C, “develop” with “evaluate.” AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Motion, “to include in Programs and Policies, historical structures that capture historical moments in Palo Alto and Silicon Valley.” AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “direct Staff and the CAC to explore policies and programs to support more housing for seniors, particularly units in walkable communities that allow easy access to services.” AMENDMENT: Council Member Berman moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Motion,” direct Staff and the CAC to explore ACTION MINUTES Page 6 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 policies and programs that can increase the allowable area for mixed use and affordable housing. AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part A, “Master Plan” after “Baylands.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to separate Part A in the Motion into two Parts after, “Council review and.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “direct Staff and the CAC to Develop policies and programs that provide greater incentives for mixed used retail and small unit residential in the University Avenue and California Avenue.” (New Part H) INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “direct Staff and the CAC to Maintain and strengthen the existing language supporting housing supply for diverse family sizes, ages, ability levels, and income levels.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part H, “residential in the” with “residential with particular emphasis on.” MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent MOTION: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to direct Staff to look at boundaries of growth of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) scenarios over the next 15 years, growth of 750,000 square feet of non-residential citywide to 1.3 million square feet. MOTION RESTATED: Vice Mayor Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to direct the CAC to look at a pacing mechanism for non- residential growth citywide, similar to the Annual Growth Limit with a range of 50,000-115,000 square feet per year. ACTION MINUTES Page 7 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER OR SECONDER to replace in the Motion, “with a range of 50,000- 115,000 square feet per year” with “and direct Staff to return to Council in January with the DEIR.” SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Mayor Holman to direct the CAC to look at a pacing mechanism for non- residential, non-retail growth. INCORPORATED INTO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Substitute Motion, “a pacing mechanism for non-residential, non-retail growth” with “pacing mechanisms for office and R/D development and its impact on the jobs housing balance.” AMENDMENT TO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Substitute Motion, “or mitigation” after “at pacing” and “and other community impacts” after “housing balance.” AMENDMENT TO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND INCORPORATED INTO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Substitute Motion, “medical office” after “for office.” CALL THE QUESTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to call the question. CALL THE QUESTION PASSED: 6-2 DuBois, Wolbach no, Kniss absent SUBSTITUTE MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 6-2 DuBois, Schmid no, Kniss absent MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member XX to direct the CAC to explore other methods of linking job and non- housing development to their impacts. MOTION WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER ACTION MINUTES Page 8 of 8 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/2/15 MOTION: Mayor Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to ensure that Policy L-8 will apply citywide moving forward. MOTION WITHDRAWN BY THE SECONDER Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements None. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:13 P.M.