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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-17 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION 1 March 17, 2014 Special Meeting March 17, 2014 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:09 P.M. Present: Berman, Burt, Holman, Klein, Kniss, Scharff arrived at 6:14 P.M., Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Price STUDY SESSION 1. The National Citizen Survey 2013. 2. City of Palo Alto FY 2013 Performance Report (formerly the Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report) and Citizen Centric Report. MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to table this item until after Special Orders of the Day on the Agenda. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 3. Proclamation for Tsuchiura Students Visit to Palo Alto and Introduction of Marathon Runner for the 24th Kasumigaura Marathon. 4. In Recognition of Valuable Contribution to Four Aspiring Journalists at Jordan Middle School for Producing a Video to Solicit and Encourage Input From the Community on Palo Alto's Core Values. MINUTES APPROVAL MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to approve the minutes of January 27, 2014, February 1 and 3, 2014. 2 March 17, 2014 MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Berman moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kniss to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-13. 5. Cancellation of April 14, 2014 Council meeting. 6. Approval of the Acceptance and Expenditure of Citizens Options for Public Safety (COPS) Funds on Various Law Enforcement Equipment and Approval of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5237 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.” 7. Revenue Agreement with the County of Santa Clara in the Amount of $250,000 Over Two Years for Support of Intensive Case Management in Connection with Housing Subsidies to be Provided by the County of Santa Clara for Palo Alto’s Homeless. 8. Recommendation to Adopt a Park Improvement Ordinance for the Design of the Scott Park Capital Improvement Project. 9. Approval of Five Consultant Contracts Totaling $2,231,211 for Design and Environmental Review of Bicycle Plan Implementation Projects and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for $335,000. 10. Approval of Seven On-Call Planning and Environmental Consulting Services Contracts and Amendment of One On-Call Planning Contract for the Department of Planning and Community Environment to Support Routine Current Planning Activities, Special Projects, and Environmental Review for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $931,998. 11. Approval to Extend CALNET2 State Contract with AT&T for Telecommunications in an Amount Not to Exceed $400,000 Annually, Contract: C10133753. 12. Approval of Amendment No. Two to Professional Services Agreement with Genuent USA, LLC for IT Staff Augmentation in an Amount to Not Exceed $350,000. 3 March 17, 2014 13. Approval of a Contract with Canopy for a Three-Year Period Not to Exceed $354,630 for Assistance with Urban Forestry Programs and Community Outreach. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent ACTION ITEMS 14. Comprehensive Plan Update – Review of Revised Approach, Schedule, Scope of Work, Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract C08125506 with The Planning Center | DCE in the Amount of $597,206 and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5239 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto in the Amount of $200,000 for Consultant Support Related to the Ongoing Update of Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan for the Future of Our City” (Continued from March 3, 2014). MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to: 1) adopt the recommended schedule to complete the Comprehensive Plan amendment and associated program-level Environmental Impact Report by the end of 2015; 2) approve Amendment Number 2 to Contract No. C08125506 in the amount of $597,206 with The Planning Center|DCE to provide additional services associated with the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Project,; and 3) approve a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the amount of $200,000 to ensure the Planning and Community Environment Department has sufficient resources within the General Fund for the contract amendment. AMENDMENT: Council Member Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member Holman that during the first month of the consultant contract they should look at the relationship of the existing Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element and set an immediate priority for the use of LEED-ND design guidelines on dense housing sites and bring a summary of the South El Camino Area Concept Plan to Council. Council Member Holman withdrew her second. AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to return to Council with additional consideration of the outreach process and composition and procedures for the Community Leadership Group, and timing of the California Avenue Area Concept Plan and Council consideration of it, and review the prior Comprehensive Plan process and SOFA Plan process for lessons learned. 4 March 17, 2014 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to bring the Planning and Transportation Comprehensive Plan recommendation to Council for comments and recommendations during a 2-4 hour Study Session with high level comments, and not to be held on weekend. MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-1 Schmid no, Price absent 15. From Policy and Services Committee Staff Requests Direction From Council on the Naming of the Main Library (Continued from March 3, 2014). Mayor Shepherd announced that this item would be moving to the Council meeting on April 7, 2014. 16. Resolution 9398 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving a New Memorandum of Agreement with Service Employees' International Union Local 521 and Amending Section 1401 of the Merit Systems Rules and Regulations. MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to adopt the Resolution approving a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of Palo Alto and Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU), Local 521 effective December 1, 2013 through December 1, 2015 and concomitantly amending Section 1401 of the Merit System Rules and Regulations. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent CLOSED SESSION 17. 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 and Lease-back, Price and Terms of Payment ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:59 P.M.