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01/30/2012
ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
January 30, 2012
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:35 P.M.
Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh
arrived @ 5:45 P.M.
Absent: Price
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees
pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene,
Pamela Antil, Dennis Burns, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Sandra Blanch,
Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees
pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene,
Pamela Antil, Dennis Burns, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Sandra Blanch,
Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Manager’s Association (PAPMA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees
pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene,
Pamela Antil, Dennis Burns, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Sandra Blanch,
Marcie Scott, Roger Bloom, Darrell Murray)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
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The City Council reconvened from the Closed Sessions at 7:01 P.M. and
Mayor Yeh advised no reportable action.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Vice Mayor
Scharff to approve Agenda Item Nos. 4-6.
4. Ordinance 5141 to Close FY 2011 Budget and Authorize Re-
Appropriation into FY 2012 Budget; Close Completed Capital
Improvement Projects and Transfer Remaining Balances to Reserves;
Approve the City’s FY 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
(CAFR).
5. Approval of the Final City Council Priorities Report for Calendar Year
2011.
6. Approval to Submit Application to the State Water Resources Control
Board for Grant Funding from the Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant
Program for the Southgate Neighborhood Storm Drain Improvements
and Green Street Project.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent
ACTION ITEMS
7. Continued Public Hearing: Appeal of an Architectural Review Approval
and A Record of Land Use Action Regarding the Director’s Architectural
Review Approval of A Three Story Development Consisting of 84 Rental
Residential Units In 104,971 Square Feet Within the Upper Floors,
50,467 S.F. Ground Floor Research and Development Area,
Subterranean and Surface Parking Facilities, And Offsite
Improvements, With Two Concessions Under State Housing Density
Bonus Law (GC65915) On A 2.5 Acre Parcel At 195 Page Mill Road And
2865 Park Boulevard (PLNG) * Quasi Judicial- Applicant has requested
continuance.
MOTION: Mayor Yeh moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to
continue Agenda Item No. 7 to a date uncertain.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent
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8. Retirement Medical Actuarial Report Discussion.
MOTION: Mayor Yeh moved, seconded by Council Member Shepherd to
direct Staff to return additional analysis conducted with the consultant for
the different levels of the ARC contributions, for the nine different
assumption areas for the February 28, 2012 Finance Committee.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Price absent
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Yeh reported on attending the Northern California Power Agency
meeting. The NCPA advised they refunded hydro bonds and the City
achieved a savings rate of 10.6%.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:12 P.M.