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Home My WebLink About2014-01-27 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting January 27, 2014 1 January 27, 2014 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, Holman, Klein, Kniss, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS California Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: U.S. Post Office, 380 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto 94301 Agency Negotiators: James Keene, Lalo Perez, Hamid Ghaemmaghami, Joe Saccio, Hillary Gitelman, Aaron Aknin, Meg Monroe, Molly Stump, Cara Silver Negotiating Parties: City of Palo Alto and United States Post Office Under Negotiation: Purchase: Price and Terms of Payment The City Council returned from the Closed Session at 7:22 P.M. and Mayor Shepherd advised no reportable action. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Resolution 9390 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Expressing Appreciation to Alison Williams on her Retirement.” MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to adopt the Resolution expressing appreciation to Alison Williams on her retirement. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 MINUTES APPROVAL MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to approve the minutes of December 16, 2013. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 2 January 27, 2014 CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-13. Council Member Klein recorded a no vote on Agenda Item Numbers 10 and 11. 3. Approval of the Renewal of a Public-Private Partnership Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and West Bay Opera for the Use of the Lucie Stern Community Theatre. 4. Approval of the Renewal of a Public-Private Partnership Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and TheatreWorks for the Use of the Lucie Stern Community Theatre. 5. Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement with the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation, to Include $5,000 Funding to Support the Coordination of the 2014 World Music Day Event. 6. Approval of a Public-Private Partnership Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Players for the Cooperative Use of the Lucie Stern Community Theatre. 7. Approval of a Five-Year Contract with Accela, Inc. for Software Maintenance for Accela Citizen Access and Accela Automation, Not to Exceed $658,000. 8. Approval of Contract for Professional Services with Waters Consulting Group, Inc., and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5229 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto In The Amount Of $98,050 for a Total Compensation Market Study for the Management & Professional Classifications.” 9. Appointment of 2014 Emergency Standby Council. 10. Ordinance 5230 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Amend Sections 18.04.030 (Definitions), 18.16.060 (CN Zone), 18.18.060 (CD Zone), 18.20.030 (ROLM(E) Zone) and Add Section 18.46 (Reasonable Accommodation) of Title 18 (Zoning) of Palo Alto Municipal Code to Implement 2007-2014 Housing Element Programs (First Reading: January 13, 2014 PASSED: 7-2 Klein, Schmid no).” 3 January 27, 2014 11. Ordinance 5231 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto for a New Chapter 18.15 (Residential Density Bonus) to Include in Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Implement Government Code Section 65915 (First Reading: January 13, 2014 PASSED: 8-1 Klein no).” 12. Request for Authorization to Increase Existing Contract with the Law Firm of Ginn & Crosby by an Additional $135,000 For a Total Contract Not to Exceed Amount of $200,000 for Legal Services. 13. Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the City's Power Purchase Agreement with Ameresco San Joaquin, LLC to Extend the Landfill Gas Electric Generating Facility's Commercial Operation Date to April 30, 2014 Upon Receipt of a $120,000 Administrative Payment. MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item Numbers 3-9 and 12-13: 9-0 MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item Numbers 10 and 11: 8-1 Klein no ACTION ITEMS 14. Council Review and Policy Direction to Staff on the Residential Parking Permit Program Framework (Continued from December 16, 2013). MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to: 1) direct Staff to draft an ordinance that provides a process and criteria for establishment of individual Residential Parking Program (RPP) districts based on input received this evening & disseminate the draft ordinance for public review/comment prior to review by the Planning & Transportation Commission, 2) direct Staff to concurrently convene a stakeholder group of residents, businesses, and landowners/landlords to develop a draft implementation strategy and timeline for the first RPP district, 3) urge Staff to simplify the process outlined for neighborhoods starting from scratch to enact a trial process so it is no more than one year from the time start of the process, 4) Staff is to return with timetable by March 3, 2014, for various activities such as stakeholder group, Planning and Transportation Commission and the modified draft ordinance, so that we can have a trial period begin by the first business day in January 2015. Staff is to work back from that date so Council can take action around November 15, 2014, 5) Staff to consider issuing an RFP to private landowners for potential leases of parking spaces on their properties, 6) Staff to be flexible in determination of neighborhood, meeting threshold when working through the implementation phase, and 7) Staff is not to feel constrained with ensuring the program is cost neutral. 4 January 27, 2014 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to develop a plan with stakeholder groups/owners to minimize disruption when the RPP is implemented. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 P.M.