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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-24 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting June 24, 2013 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:30 P.M. Present: Berman, Burt, Klein, Kniss arrived at 6:40 p.m., Price, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Holman, Scharff CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY – Potential Litigation Subject: Written liability claim against the City of Palo Alto by Chuck Fong & Grace Wood (Claim No. C12034) Authority: Government Code section 54956.9 Council Returned from Closed Session at 6:45 p.m. Vice Mayor Shepherd announced there was no reportable action. STUDY SESSION 2. From Infrastructure Committee: Preliminary Survey Findings. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Berman to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-11. MOTION: Council Member Schmid moved to remove Agenda Item Number 11 from consent calendar. Motion failed due to get a second and third Council Member Schmid registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5. FINAL ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Special Meeting Final Action Minutes: 6/24/13 3. Approval of Monroe Place (formerly Palo Alto Bowl) Motor Court Names. 4. Approval of Record of Land Use Action Approving a Request for Extension of a 2010 Site and Design Review Approval to June 2014 for a New Residence at 805 Los Trancos Road. 5. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract in the amount of $290,019 with The Planning Center | DCE to Provide Additional Services Associated with the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Project for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $1,140,000. 6. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance 5201 entitled “Ordinance of the City of Palo Alto Approving and Adopting a Plan for Improvements from Eleanor Pardee Park (1st Reading, June 13, 2013 PASSED: 9-0)”. 7. SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance 5202 entitled “Ordinance of the City of Palo for the San Francisquito Creek Bonde Weir Fish Passage Improvement and Channel Stabilization Project (1st Reading June 10, 2013, PASSED: 9-0)”. 8. Approval of an Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Unified School District of Santa Clara County Concerning the Public Use, Brokering, and Maintenance of District-Owned Athletic Fields, Tennis Courts and Basketball Courts Jointly Used by School Students and the General Public. 9. Technology and Connected City Committee Recommendation to Develop Work Plan to Evaluate the Feasibility of Building a Citywide Fiber-to-the-Premise Network in Palo Alto and Request the City Manager to Appoint a Community Advisory Committee to Assist Evaluation. 10. Review and Approval of a Draft Letter to Valley Transportation Authority Board Chair Pirzynski on Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Representation. 11. Review and Approval of the Proposed Revisions to the Palo Alto City Council Rail Committee Guiding Principles. MOTION PASSED to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-4 and 6-11: 7-0 Holman, Scharff absent MOTION PASSED to approve Agenda Item Number 5: 6-1 Schmid no, Holman, Scharff absent FINAL ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Special Meeting Final Action Minutes: 6/24/13 ACTION ITEMS 12. Recommendation from Finance Committee to Adopt a Resolution 9357 entitled “Resolution of the City of Palo Amending the 2013 Management and Professional Compensation Plan” and Adopt a Resolution 9358 entitled “Resolution of the City of Palo Amending the City of Palo Alto Merit Rules and Regulations (continued from June 17, 2013)”. MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Schmid to implement the Management and Professional Compensation Study by adopting the attached Resolutions amending the 2013 Management and Professional Compensation Plan and amending the City of Palo Alto Merit System Rules and Regulations. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Holman, Scharff absent 13. Adoption of a Resolution 9359 entitled “Resolution of the City of Palo Implementing Terms for Utilities Managers and Professionals Association of Palo Alto Pursuant to California Government Code Section 3505 (continued from June 17, 2013)”. MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Shepherd to approve a Resolution (Attachment A) implementing the changes described in the City’s Last, Best, and Final Offer to employees in the Utilities Managers and Professionals Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA). MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Holman, Scharff absent 14. Adoption of a Resolution 9360 entitled “Resolution of the City of Palo Approving Terms for Palo Alto Police Managers' Association (continued from June 17, 2013)”. MOTION: Council Member Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member Price to 1) approve a Resolution (Attachment A) approving employee concessions and changes to benefit levels and pay for the Palo Alto Police Managers' Association (PAPMA), 2) approve and direct staff to sign the Letter of Agreement confirming that Palo Alto Police Managers' Association members pay the full CalPERS 9% member pension contribution and receive 3% salary offset as soon as administratively possible, 3) approve tentative agreement eliminating the annual Professional Development contribution of $1,500 per member effective July 1, 2013, and 4) approve tentative agreement to modify the PAPMA salary ranges pursuant to the City's FINAL ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Special Meeting Final Action Minutes: 6/24/13 Compensation Market Study, decreasing Police Lieutenant pay range by 2.11% and increasing Police Captain pay range by 10.5%. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Holman, Scharff absent 15. Highway 101 Bike and Pedestrian Bridge at Adobe Creek Project Update and Direction on Design Competition. MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to 1) consider the relative advantages of the invited design competition process and the conventional design process and 2) direct Staff to initiate an invited design competition process with management assistance from the American Institute of Architects for the design of the Highway 101 at Adobe Creek pedestrian/bicycle bridge, and to return to Council in August 2013 with a detailed process and schedule for conducting the competition. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Holman, Scharff absent 16. Status Report on Current High Speed Rail and Caltrain Electrification Issues Submitted for Council Review and Comment. NO ACTION REQUIRED COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Council Member Price attended a tour of the Cubberley campus which she found enlightening. She discussed a presentation she saw regarding the high cost of parking through the Local Government Commission last week. She was informed during a Valley Transportation Authority meeting the Bus Rapid Transit System was going through the environmental review process and seven alternatives were under consideration. As a member of the Santa Clara County Mental Health Board she wanted to share a new mobile application called Immediate Mental Health Assistant. The application can be customized for the user and is currently being refined. Council Member Kniss noted Tony Oliveira spent a few hours with City Staff discussing CalPERS on the 21st of June. Vice Mayor Shepherd mentioned Thursday, June 17, 2013 was the Peninsula League meeting on Seaport in Redwood City where they would discuss the Bay Delta Plan and she encouraged her colleagues to attend. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m.