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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-09-08 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 5 Regular Meeting September 8, 2014 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, Holman, Klein, Kniss, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: STUDY SESSION 1. Review of Menu of Current Traffic, Parking & Zoning Initiatives Presently Underway & Options for Potential Changes to the Commercial Portions of the Zoning Code and Zoning Map. AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS Mayor Shepherd advised that Agenda Item Number 11- CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS would not be heard and would be continued to September 15, 2014. MINUTES APPROVAL MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to approve the minutes of August 4 and 6, 2014. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Price to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-7. ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 09/08/14 2. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Add the Amount of $205,000 to Contract #C12142862 with American Guard Services, Inc. and Extend Term of Agreement by Eight Months to July 30, 2015. 3. Approval of a Request From Palo Alto Housing Corporation for $200,000 for Rehabilitation Work at the Colorado Park Apartments Located at 1141 Colorado Avenue and Approval of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5269 in the Residential Housing Fund, Loan Agreement and Regulatory Agreement to Ensure Long Term Affordability. 4. Approval of a Contract with Integrated Design 360 (Green Building Consultant) in the Amount of $445,994, to Assist Staff with the Implementation and Management of the City's Green Building Program. 5. Ordinance 5267 Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Sections 12.04.020, 12.04.030, 12.04.040 and 12.20.010, to add “General Aviation Airport” to Existing Definitions and Permit the Adoption of Airport Fees and Charges by Resolution 9456 (First Reading: August 11, 2014 PASSED: 9-0). 6. Ordinance 5268 Dedicating 7.7 Acres of Land Deeded to the City by Russell Lee to Become a Part of Foothills Park (First Reading: August 18, 2014 PASSED: 7-0 Burt, Price absent). 7. Resolution 9457 Approving and Adopting the County of Santa Clara Airport Rules and Regulations and the County General Aviation Aircraft License Agreement for Application on an Interim Basis at the Palo Alto Airport. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 ACTION ITEMS 8. Approval of Contract No. C15155728 in the Not-To-Exceed Amount of $184,790 with American Institute of Architects California Council to Manage the Design Competition for the Pedestrian & Bicycle Overpass at Highway 101 CIP Project PE-11011. ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 09/08/14 MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to: 1) authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute Contract No. C15155728 with the American Institute of Architects California Council (AIACC), in a not-to-exceed amount of $162,000 to manage the design competition for the Pedestrian & Bicycle Overpass at Highway 101, CIP Project PE-11011, including $146,140 for basic services and $15,860 for additional services resulting in three total finalist designs; 2) add a fourth design principle that was brought forth by the Audubon Society: Conservation- incorporate state-of-the-art bird-friendly design science and guidelines and develop innovative approaches to management of native and non-native predator species; 3) interconnectedness delete “garner”, replace with “respect the delicate ecosystem of the Baylands environment…”; 4) jury to deliberate in public; and 5) Palo Alto’s Site and Design criteria to be provided to the architect teams. PARC and P&TC have a role in Site and Design review process, before Staff brings the designs to Council. AMENDMENT: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to delete that PARC and P&TC have a role in Site and Design review process. AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY SECONDER AMENDMENT: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member XXX to have four total finalist teams. AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct that the designers and technical advisory panel be instructed that the project proposals be within a $7.2 million construction budget. AMENDMENT: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to remove from the Motion that the jury will deliberate in public. AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE SECONDER MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 8-0 Price absent Continue Agenda Item Number 10 to a date uncertain. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 09/08/14 9. Response to Santa Clara County Grand Jury Report on Reduced Transparency and Inhibited Public Input and Scrutiny on Important Land Issues. MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member XXX to approve the response to the 2013-2014 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report, “The City of Palo Alto’s Actions Reduced Transparency and Inhibited Public Input and Scrutiny on Important Land Issues”, and authorizes the Mayor to send a letter to the Grand Jury with the City’s response by the deadline of September 18, 2014. MOTION FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kniss to have the Mayor appoint a two person subcommittee to work with the City Manager to incorporate Council comments, and to return to Council September 15, 2014 with the draft response. AMENDMENT: Council Member Berman moved, seconded by Council Member XXX that Council Member’s Burt and Schmid be on the subcommittee. AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO LACK OF SECOND MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent 10. Rejection of Construction Bids for the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Reconfiguration Project and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5270 entitled “Budget Amendment Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto in the Amount of $708,495 in Revenues and $168,036 in Expenses to Operate the Golf Course From September 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015, and Establish an FY 2016 Golf Course Operating Loss Reserve from the Net Revenue of Golf Course Operations in the Amount of $540,459. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS None COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS None ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 09/08/14 CLOSED SESSION 11. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch, Dania Torres Wong) Unrepresented Employee Group: Management, Professional and Confidential Employees Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned in honor of Ray Kelly, Greg Brown and Mary Tabor at 12:11 A.M.