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Home My WebLink About2012-01-23 City Council Action Minutes 1 January 23, 2012 ACTION MINUTES Special Meeting January 23, 2012 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:02 P.M. Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh Absent: Study Session 1. Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Harold Cohen of SPC/TriData presented the Emergency Medical Services Study to the Council. This report was commissioned at the request of Council after TriData did a Fire Services Utilization Study in 2010 and the City Council sought to understand more about the Palo Alto Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services delivery model. Dr. Cohen reviewed the Palo Alto Fire Department’s EMS efforts and made 21 recommendations in the report. He also provided staff with a five year strategy to improve service delivery. These recommendations included staffing, deployment, relationships with County EMS and support functions. Staff will review these recommendations and consider them for implementation. Special Orders of the Day 2. Appointment for One Position on the Architectural Review Board Ending September 30, 2014. First Round of voting for one position on the Architectural Review Board ending September 30, 2014: Voting For Laurie Abbot Chase: Burt, Holman, Klein, Scharff Voting For Ron Halfhill: Voting For Robert Kuhar: 2 January 23, 2012 Voting For Lee Lippert: Espinosa, Price, Schmid, Yeh Voting For Brent McClure: Shepherd Voting For Richard Pearce: City Clerk, Donna Grider announced that no candidate received the required minimum 5 votes. Second Round of voting for one position on the Architectural Review Board ending September 30, 2014: Voting For Laurie Abbot Chase: Burt, Holman, Klein, Shepherd Voting For Ron Halfhill: Voting For Robert Kuhar: Voting For Lee Lippert: Espinosa, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Yeh Voting For Brent McClure: Voting For Richard Pearce: City Clerk, Donna Grider announced that Lee Lippert with 5 votes was appointed to the Architectural Review Board ending September 30, 2014. Minutes Approval MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member Price to approve the minutes of November 1, 2011. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to Agenda Item Nos. 3-4. 3. Budget Amendment Ordinance 5139 in the Amount of $13,600 and Approval of a Contract with TJKM in a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $163,600 for Professional Services for a City-wide Sign Inventory and Retroreflectivity Analysis Project (CIP PO-11000). 3 January 23, 2012 4. Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Plan for Improvement to Juana Briones Park Authorizing the Addition of a Park Restroom Located Adjacent to Fire Station Number 5 and Clemo Avenue. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Action Items 5. PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal of Director’s Architectural Review Approval of the Co-Location by AT&T of Wireless Communications Equipment on 20 existing utility poles located at 179 and 595 Lincoln Av.; 1851 Bryant St.; 1401 Emerson Av.; 1880 Park Blvd.; 134 Park Av.; 109 Coleridge Av.; 1345, 1720 and 2326 Webster St.; 1248 and 2101 Waverley St.; 968 Dennis Dr.; 370 Lowell Av. (Waverley side); 105 Rinconada Av.; 2704 Louis Rd.; 464 Churchill Av.; 255 N. California Av.; 1085 Arrowhead Way.; and Oregon Expressway near Ross Rd. *QUASI-JUDICIAL Mayor Yeh advised he would not participate in Agenda Item No. 5 due to the location of his residence and a 12 month lease on the property. Mayor Yeh left the meeting at 7:44 P.M. Public Hearing opened at 8:48 P.M. Public Hearing closed at 10:15 P.M. MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Shepherd to uphold the Director of Planning & Community Environment’s decision to approve the Architectural Review application for 20 wireless communication facility (WCF) installations, based upon the findings and conditions of approval described in the Record of Land Use Action. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to exclude 1880 Park Boulevard and direct Staff and Architectural Review Board to consider 1920 Park Boulevard instead. MOTION: Council Member Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member XXXX to accept the original Staff recommendation to not include the battery backup box. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the language in the Record of Land Use 4 January 23, 2012 Action, Section 6-Conditions of Approval, No. 7, that the antenna cabinet boxes and pole extension shall be painted a matte color matching the existing color and finish of the utility pole…, with the remainder of No. 7 to remain the same. AMENDMENT: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to exclude 1880 Park Boulevard from the approval and to direct Staff to investigate alternate locations to meet the service needs of the area. AMENDMENT PASSED: 7-1 Shepherd no, Yeh not participating INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the language in the Record of Land Use Action, Section 6-Conditions of Approval, No. 4, to indicate that backup batteries are a requirement subject to FCC and other applicable rules and guidelines MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-1 Schmid no, Yeh not participating Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Council Member Klein reported on the recent Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) meeting he attended on January 19, 2012. He spoke about the recent lack of rain, and the Water Supply Improvement Program which includes the bay tunnel from Fremont to Menlo Park. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:18 P.M.