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Action
Regular Meeting
October 20, 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:
Planning & Transportation Commissioners Present: Alcheck, Gardias, Keller,
King, Michael, Rosenblum, Tanaka
Absent:
STUDY SESSION
1. Joint Study Session of the City Council and Planning and
Transportation Commission.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
2. Proclamation of the City Council Proclaiming October 23, 2014 as Unity
Day.
3. Public/Private Partnership Presentation: Palo Alto/Menlo Park Parent’s
Club - Annual Report.
4. This item has been removed from the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kniss to
approve the minutes of August 18, 2014.
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MOTION PASSED: 9-0
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Berman
to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-11.
Council Member Holman registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5.
Council Member Schmid registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5.
5. Finance Committee Recommends Approval of Fiscal Year 2014
Reappropriation Requests to be Carried Forward Into Fiscal Year 2015.
6. Adoption of Two Resolutions, Resolution 9462 entitled “Resolution of
the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving and Accepting a total of
$75,000 in Funds From the Santa Clara Valley Water District Under the
2014 Safe, Clean Water Priority A Grant Program Agreement” and
Resolution 9463 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Authorizing the City Manager or his Designee to Execute Such an
Agreement to be Used By the Utilities Department to Support its
Business Water Report Pilot Program and Real-Time Water Use
Monitoring Pilot Program, and Adoption of a Related Budget
Amendment Ordinance 5285 for Fiscal Year 2015 to Provide
Appropriation in the Amount of $100,000.”
7. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Accept the City
Auditor's Office Fiscal Year 2015 Proposed Work Plan.
8. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Adopt an
Ordinance to Amend Section 2.08.130 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code,
Office and Duties of the City Auditor, to Reflect Changes in Audit
Practices and Clarify the Requirements for Reporting Work Products of
the Office of the City Auditor.
9. Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Plan for
Improvements to El Camino Park; Approval of and Authorization for
the City Manager or his Designee to Execute Contract Amendment No.
3 to Contract C10131396 in the Amount of $47,850 with CDM Smith,
for the El Camino Park Restoration Project; and Adoption of a Budget
Amendment Ordinance to Consolidate Existing Funds Totaling
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$4,395,286 into Capital Improvement Program PE-13016 from the El
Camino Park Playing Fields and Amenities Project PG-13002 and from
the El Camino Park Expanded Parking Lot and New Restroom Project
PE-13016, and to Retitle PE-13016 to “El Camino Park Restoration
Project”.
10. Approval of Contract No. C15155841 With Anderson Pacific
Engineering Construction, Inc. in the Total Amount Not to Exceed
$1,067,000 for the Facility Repair & Retrofit Project No. 3 at the
Regional Water Quality Control Plant Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-04011.
11. Ordinance 5276 entitled “Establishing Underground Utility District No.
46 (Arastradero Road/ El Camino Real/ W. Charleston Road) by
Amending Section 12.16.02 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (First
Reading: October 6, 2014 PASSED: 8-0 Klein absent).”
MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item Number 5: 7-2 Holman, Schmid no
MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item Numbers 6-11: 9-0
MOTION TO RECONSIDER: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by
Council Member Schmid to reconsider the vote on Agenda Item Number 5
and pull this item from the Consent Calendar.
MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member
Holman to approve Agenda Item Number 5 except Fund Number 471-
Municipal Services Center Facilities Study.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
STUDY SESSION
12. Palo Alto Grade Separation and Trenching Study.
ACTION ITEMS
Council Member Scharff suggested that Agenda Item Number 14-Review of
City Hall Remodel Project not be heard this evening due to the late hour.
Mayor Shepherd stated that the item would be removed from the Agenda
and rescheduled for a future Council meeting.
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13. Council Review of Possible Financing Methods for Construction of One
or More New Parking Garages in Downtown and Direction to Staff
Regarding Next Steps.
MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Mayor Shepherd to
direct Staff to continue pursuing construction of one or more new parking
garages downtown via public financing, a public-private partnership, or both.
Specifically, direct Staff to return to the Council with a draft Scope of Work and evaluation criteria for a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified
design firms for design, environmental review, and preparation of
construction cost estimates of a publicly-financed parking garage on parking
Lot D (Hamilton/Waverly) and Lot G (Gilman/Waverly).
MOTION PASSED: 7-2 Kniss, Price no
14. Review of City Hall Remodel Project.
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
None
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member Scharff requested Staff return with a report regarding the
train noise issue that would include how that would work, how much staff
time, expectations, how long it would take.
Council Member Price asked for an update on the status of the Post Office.
Mr. Keene stated he will send an email to Council regarding the status.
Council Member Price requested status on the update to the Palo Alto Transit
Center and discussion with Stanford University and Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Agency (VTA).
Mr. Keene stated that the lease has been renewed for two years, so there
are no changes coming in the future.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:59 P.M.
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