HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-13 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
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Special Meeting
June 13, 2013
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 6:07 P.M.
Present: Berman, Burt, Holman, Klein, Kniss, Price, Scharff, Schmid,
Shepherd
Absent:
1. Continued Public Hearing – Assessment for California Avenue Area
Parking Bonds - Plan G: FY 2013-2014; Adoption of a Resolution 9350
entitled “Confirming Engineer’s Report and Assessment Roll, California
Avenue Parking Project No. 92- 13 (For Fiscal Year 2013-2014).”
MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) confirming the
Engineer’s Report and Assessment Roll for California Avenue District, Project
No. 92-13.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0, Kniss, Price Absent
2. Continued Public Hearing (PUBLIC TESTIMONY CLOSED):
Consideration of 567-595 Maybell Avenue Planned Community(PC),
including: (1) Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; (2)
Adoption of a Planned Community Ordinance Amending the Zoning
Map to Change the Zone Designations from R-2 and RM-15 to Allow a
15 Unit Single Family and 60 Unit Affordable Rental Development for
Seniors, including Two Concessions under State Density Bonus Law
(Building Height and Daylight Plane); and (3) Approval of a Resolution
Amending the Comprehensive Plan Designation for a Portion of the
Site to Single Family Residential (from Multifamily Residential), for the
Project Located at 567-595 Maybell Avenue. *Quasi-Judicial.
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Shepherd
to 1) Approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment B); amended
June 4, 2013, 2) Adopt a Planned Community Ordinance Amending the
Zoning Map to Change the Zone Designations from R-2 and RM-15 to Allow a
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12 Unit Single Family and 60 Unit Affordable Rental Development for Seniors
(Attachment A), including Two Concessions under State Density Bonus Law
(Building height and Daylight Plane), and 3) Approve a Resolution Amending
the Comprehensive Plan Designation for a Portion of the Site to Single
Family Residential (from Multifamily Residential), for the Project Located at
567-595 Maybell Avenue (Attachment C).
REVISED MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council
Member Price to 1) Approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment
B); amended June 4, 2013, 2) Adopt a Planned Community Ordinance
Amending the Zoning Map to Change the Zone Designations from R-2 and
RM-15 to Allow a 12 Unit Single Family and 60 Unit Affordable Rental
Development for Seniors (Attachment A), including Two Concessions under
State Density Bonus Law (Building height and Daylight Plane), and 3)
Approve a Resolution Amending the Comprehensive Plan Designation for a
Portion of the Site to Single Family Residential (from Multifamily
Residential), for the Project Located at 567-595 Maybell Avenue (Attachment
C). Furthermore, to reduce the number of homes on Maybell from 9 to 6
and homes on both Maybell and Clemo would change from 3 stories to 2
stories.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to improve the street facing elevations of all
single family units by varying setbacks of units along Maybell and Clemo.
Strengthen and refine the design features, roof lines and landscaping of all
housing units on entire site. Provide shuttle services for senior housing
residents. Require the applicant to have an accelerated payment schedule
of $200 thousand for Maybell Ave improvements to ensure expediting of
these improvements prior to the issuance of grading permits and building
permits.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER that in the hazardous materials section of the
Mitigated Negative Declaration, change “no impact” to “less than significant”
in H(a) (b) (c) and add mitigation measure: “sweep surrounding streets
daily while contaminated soil is hauled offsite.”
MOTION TO CONTINUE: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by
Council Member Holman to continue this item to Monday, June 17th, during
that time the Palo Alto Housing Corporation and the neighborhood will meet
and negotiate to see if they can achieve a resolution, with the Mayor or his
designee facilitating the discussions. Designees by Barron Park Association,
Green Acres II Association, and the Maybell Action Group will be present,
Mayor may add one or two members of the neighborhood.
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INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER that in addition to Mayor or his designee
attending the meeting appropriate City Staff may attend to provide technical
answers.
AMENDMENT TO MOTION TO CONTINUE: Council Member Klein moved,
seconded by Mayor Scharff that the agreement, if one is reached, would be
submitted to City Clerk’s office no later than 1:00 pm on Monday, June 17,
2013.
AMENDMENT TO MOTION TO CONTINUE PASSED: 8-0, Holman
Abstaining
AMENDMENT TO MOTION TO CONTINUE: Council Member Kniss moved,
seconded by Council Member Schmid to restrict the conversation to what
was discussed on June 13, 2013, leaving discretion to the Mayor. Discussion
will address the actual Motion made on June 13, 2013.
AMENDMENT TO MOTION TO CONTINUE PASSED 6-3 Burt, Klein,
Scharff no
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to allow Council Members to ask technical
questions (not comments) after vote this evening.
MOTION TO CONTINUE PASSED: 7-2 Kniss, Schmid no
3. Continued Public Hearing and Proposition 218 Hearing: Adoption of
Budget Amendment Ordinance 5199 entitled “for FY 2014, including
Adoption of Operating and Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee
Schedule”; Adoption of 6 Resolutions 9351, 9352, 9353, 9354, 9355,
9356 entitled, “including: Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate Increase and
Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2; Adopting a Water
Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-1, W-2, W-3,
W-4 and W-7; Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface
Water Drainage) to Increase Storm Drain.”
MOTION: Council Member Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member
Berman to approve the Finance Committee and Staff Recommendations on
the portions of the Police, Fire, and CIP Budgets related to Stanford
University for Fiscal Year 2014 and the related Ordinance portions.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Klein not participating
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MOTION: Vice Mayor Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member Price
to establish a base Human Services Resource Allocation Process at
$1,216,178 going forward as an advisory measure to the Finance
Committee.
INCORPORATION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECNDER
to formally refer to the Policy and Services Committee a proposal to split off
Avenidas and PACCC from Human Services Resource Allocation Process
process.
MOTION PASSED AS AMENDED: 9-0
MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Mayor Scharff to
adopt Budget Amendment Ordinance 5199 for the FY 2014 proposed Capital
and Operating budgets and proposed Municipal Fee Schedule, including
tentatively approved changed by the Finance Committee and to include the
following changes: a $511,000 increase to property tax revenue, an
additional $217,334 to the Community Services Department budget for the
teen program contribution, an additional $58,299 contribution to the Human
Services Resource Allocation Process, and return $589,000 to the Budget
Stabilization Reserve for the 2% miscellaneous employee increase, leaving
the proposed budget BSR increase to be $855,000. In addition, include the
change to the residential photovoltaic systems municipal fee, reducing the
fee from $320 to $311. Request that Staff return with a plan for sustainable
expenditure of the teen program funding based upon anticipated future
revenue from the dedicated funding source; this is being referred to the
Policy and Services Committee prior to returning to the full Council; Policy
and Services will determine what Boards and Commissions should consider
the program. Adopting Resolution 9351 for a Water Rate Increase and
Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-1, W-2, W-3, W-4 and W-7; Adopt a
Resolution 9352 Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface
Water Drainage) to Increase Storm Drain Rates. Adopting Resolution 9353
for Dark Fiber Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and
EDF-2. Adopt a Resolution 9354 Amending the 2011-2013 Compensation
Plan for Management and Professional Adopted by Resolution No. 9282 to
Change the Title and Salary of One Position; Adopt a Resolution 9355
Amending the 2012-2013 Memorandum of Agreement for Local 521, Service
Employees International Union (SEIU), Adopted by Resolution No. 9277 to
Add One new Classification and Adopt a Resolution 9356 Amending the
2010-2014 Compensation Plan for the International Association of Fire
Fighters (IAFF) Adopted by Resolution No. 9204 to Properly Record the Top
Step Salary for One Existing and Create One New Position.
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MOTION PASSED: 9-0
COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Scharff said that Council moved to hold the Council Retreat scheduled
for June 13, 2013 to August. August was already full with meetings and he
thought they should move the retreat to September instead.
MOTION: Mayor Scharff moved seconded by Council Member Berman to
move the Council Retreat to September 2013.
Council Member Holman said that two Council Members would be at the
League of Cities meeting in September and asked that they consider that
when scheduling the Retreat.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
Council Member Price asked for clarification on the policy regarding naming
streets in memory of public safety members.
Molly Stump, City Attorney, said she would provide the policy to Council
Member Price.
Council Member Holman said she believed the process for naming streets
went to the Historical Association.
ADJOURNMENT: This meeting was adjourned at 09:55 P.M.