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ACTION MINUTES
12/02/2013
Special Meeting
December 2, 2013
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Conference Room at 6:05 P.M.
Present: Berman, Burt, Holman, Klein, Kniss, Price, Scharff, Schmid,
Shepherd
Absent: None
Parks and Recreation Commission Members
Present: Ashlund, Crommie, Hetterly, Lauing, Markevitch, Reckdahl
Absent: Knopper
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETTIONS
None
CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Government Code Section
54956.9(b), (c)
Potential Litigation: Construction of the Mitchell Park Library and
Community Center
The Council returned from the Closed Session at 6:50 P.M. and Mayor
Scharff advised no reportable action.
STUDY SESSION
2. Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission.
No Action Taken.
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SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
3. Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Storm Drain
Oversight Committee for Three Terms Ending on October 31, 2018.
MOTION: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Shepherd to
interview all the applicants for the Storm Drain Oversight Committee.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Shepherd
to approve the minutes of October 21 and 28, 2013.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Vice Mayor Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss
to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4 - 9.
4. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract No. C13148737 with
Advanced Design Consultants, Inc. in the Amount of $85,886 for a
Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $320,755 for Design of Fire/Life Safety
and Sprinklers for the Lucie Stern Community Theatre and Community
Center as Part of the Lucie Stern Buildings Mechanical / Electrical
Upgrades Project PE-14015.
5. Approval of Continuation of Council Consideration of an Appeal of the
Director of Planning and Community Environment’s Architectural
Review Approval of a New Mixed-use Development at 636 Waverley
Street, a Parcel in the CD-C(P) Zone. The Proposed Four-Story 10,278
Sq. Ft. Building Includes 4,800 Sq. Ft. Of Commercial Uses On The
First And Second Floors And Two Residential Units On The Third And
Fourth Floors. The Project Provides 20 Parking Spaces In A Below
Grade Garage. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From The
Provisions Of The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per
Section 15303 For 636 Waverley Street (STAFF REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE
CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 16, 2013).
6. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to the Agreement with Waste
Management of California, Inc. That Will Reduce the City's Annual "Put
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or Pay" Tonnage Commitments Through 2021 and Modify Other Terms
and Conditions of the Disposal Agreement.
7. Ordinance 5226 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto to Add Chapter 16.61 to the Municipal Code to Establish a Public
Art Program for Private Development” (First Reading, November 12,
2013 PASSED: 8-0 Burt absent).
8. Endorsement of the City's Participation in the Georgetown University
Energy Prize Competition and Submittal of the City's Letter of Intent to
Compete.
9. Resolution 9384 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Declaring Results of the Consolidated Special Municipal Election
Held on November 5, 2013.”
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
STUDY SESSION
10. Initiating a Community Conversation on the Future of the City,
Including the Comprehensive Plan, Planned Community Zoning,
Parking and Traffic Strategies, and Related Matters.
No Action Taken.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 A.M.