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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-30 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting September 30, 2013 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:30 P.M. Present: Berman, Burt arrived at 5:50 P.M., Holman, Klein, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Kniss, Price CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and (James Keene, Pamela Antil, Lalo Perez, David Ramberg, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch, Dania Torres Wong, Val Fong, Marcie Scott, Brenna Rowe, Molly Stump) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) Donna Grider, City Clerk noted that Melissa Tronquet and Nancy Nagel would be participating in the closed session on SEIU. The Council adjourned from closed session at 7:35 P.M. and Mayor Scharff announced no reportable action. COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Scharff recognized that City Manager Keene has reached his five year anniversary with the City. He also reported that he attended the NCPA annual conference in Squaw Valley. Vice Mayor Shepherd said that she attended Airport Day at Palo Alto Airport over the weekend and very much enjoyed the event. ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Final Action: 9/30/13 Council Member Burt spoke about the monthly San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority meeting which focused on the construction plan for downstream of Highway 101. The Caltrain Policy Maker Advisory Group also met regarding level boarding which is important because between level boarding and electrification it becomes a more efficient system. The Peninsula Cities Consortium discussed that the Caltrain Policy Maker Advisory Group was not being well attended and should serve in a better advisory role. They were drafting letters for agencies to send to Caltrain sharing their concerns and recommendations. MINUTES APPROVAL MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to: 1) send the Minutes of August 19, 2013 back to Staff and request they work with the Planning Staff to create a more in depth analysis of the Architectural Review Board Study Session and bring back to Council at a later date and 2) approve the Minutes of September 20, 2013. MOTION PASSED: 5-1-0 Berman abstaining, Kniss and Price Absent CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Shepherd to approve Agenda Item Number 2. 2. Recommendation that Council Adopt the Attached Corrected Version of the Community Facilities Closure Ordinance (Ordinance No. 5209), adding Section 9.06.020 to the Palo Alto Municipal Code – Overnight Use of Community Facilities Prohibited. MOTION PASSED: 5-1-1 Holman no, Berman abstaining, Kniss, Price Absent ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and Possible Adoption of Core Values. MOTION: Council Member Berman moved seconded by Council Member Burt for Staff to return to Council in early November with a plan for community outreach to solicit and encourage input from the community on what they think Palo Alto’s Core Values are with the goal of having a Council discussion at the 2014 City Council Retreat. ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Final Action: 9/30/13 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND THE SECONDER to add “framed around a to be determined purpose of this exercise” after “...encourage input from the community”. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 COUNCIL ADJOURNED INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 9:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION 4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 Properties: Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94306 (including 8 acres owned by the City of Palo Alto and remaining acres owned by the Palo Alto Unified School District); and Ventura School site, 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto 94306 Agency Negotiators: James Keene, Pam Antil, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Hamid Ghaemmaghami, Greg Betts, Rob De Geus, Thomas Fehrenbach, Aaron Aknin, Molly Stump Negotiating Parties: City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Unified School District Under Negotiation: Lease and/or Purchase/Sale* Price and Terms of Payment *Purchase/sale is listed to comply with Brown Act legal requirements, and include various types of transactions including but not limited to easements, options, rights of first refusal and land exchanges. 5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 Property: U.S. Post Office, 380 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto 94301 Agency Negotiators: ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Meeting Final Action: 9/30/13 James Keene, Lalo Perez, Hamid Ghaemmaghami, Joe Saccio, Aaron Aknin, Meg Monroe, Molly Stump, Cara Silver Negotiating Parties: City of Palo Alto and United States Post Office Under Negotiation: Purchase: Price and Terms of Payment ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M.