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Home My WebLink About2012-03-19 City Council Action Minutes 03/19/2012 ACTION MINUTES Special Meeting March 19, 2012 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:33 P.M. Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh Absent: CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Pamela Antil, Lalo Perez, David Ramberg, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS 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) The City Council reconvened from the Closed Session at 7:19 P.M. and Mayor Yeh advised no reportable action. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 3. Proclamation Honoring the Palo Alto Kiwanis. Council Member Schmid read the Proclamation into the record. 2 03/19/2012 STUDY SESSION 4. City of Palo Alto Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report on Government Performance. Get a paragraph from Jim Pelletier. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Schmid to have the City Clerk review the minutes and return for approval on April 9, 2012. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member Price to approve Agenda Item Nos. 5-12. 5. Budget Amendment Ordinance 5146 in the Amount of $900,000 to Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 to be used in the San Antonio Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Project; and Approval of a Contract with Granite Construction in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,302,963 for the San Antonio Highway Safety Improvement Program Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070. 6. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Record of Land Use Action for the Construction of a New Two-Story Single Family Residence and Associated Site Improvements at 830 Los Trancos Road. * Quasi- Judicial 7. Resolution 9237 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Modifying the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan Implementation Tasks Related to the City's Study of Energy Storage Systems to Conform to Requirements Under the Public Utilities Code”. 8. Approval of an Additional $108,730 for the Consolidated Maintenance Contract between the City of Palo Alto and Public Safety Systems, Inc. For Computer Aided Dispatch, Police Records Management, Fire Records Management, Mobile Data, and Geovalidation and an Additional Six Months of Maintenance for Calendar Year 2013. 9. Ordinance 5147 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Contract Between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the City of Palo Alto 3 03/19/2012 to Implement California Government Code Section 20475: Different level of Benefits Provided for New Employees, Section 21363.1: 3.0% @ 55 Full Formula, Section 20037: Three Year Final Compensation, and Without Section 20692: Employer Paid Member Contributions for Safety Fire Employees”. (1st Reading 3-5-12 Passed 8-0, Yeh absent) 10. Ordinance 5148 entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Two Sections of Chapter 2.30 of the Municipal Code Relating Facilitation of the Clean Local Energy Accessible Now Program”. (1st Reading 3-5-12 Passed 8-0, Yeh absent) 11. Resolution 9238 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending 2011-2014 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters to Add One Additional Classification of Fire Fighter Trainee”. 12. Confirmation of Appointment of Kathryn Shen as Chief People Officer/Director of Human Resources and Approval of At-Will Employment Contract. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Espinosa to move Agenda Item No. 15 to a date uncertain. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 ACTION ITEMS 13. PUBLIC HEARING: Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center - Consideration of Approval of a Resolution 9239 Certifying a Final Environmental Impact Report and Adoption of An Ordinance (1) Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Approve a Planned Community Zone District Allowing Renovation of Three Retail Structures, Relocation of One Retail Structure, Construction of Ten Single Family Homes and Creation of a 0.2 Acre Park and Associated Site Improvements, and (2) Approving a Tentative Map to Merge Three Parcels into One Parcel for Re-subdivision into Eleven Parcels (One Commercial Parcel and Ten Residential Parcels) and Off-Site Improvements, for a 3.58 Acre Site Located at 2080 Channing Avenue. * Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing opened at 10:02 P.M. 4 03/19/2012 Public Hearing closed at 10:25 P.M. MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff to: 1) approve the Resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and Amendment to the FEIR, 2) adopt an Ordinance approving the Planned Community (PC) project (modify three retail structures, and add a new park and ten single family homes on a 3.58 acre property) and the eleven parcel Tentative Map (one commercial parcel including a 0.20 acre park and ten single family parcels), 3) modify traffic signal at Embarcadero Road & St. Francis Drive to provide left turn signal phasing on Embarcadero Road, and 4) preserve access between project site and Shell Gas Station at existing site connection with no net loss of parking. MOTION PASSED: 8-1 Holman no MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Price to direct Staff to return to Council with an informational item within 90 days regarding traffic concerns for Highway 101 and Embarcadero Road intersections, and potential funding sources; furthermore at this point Council could agendize discussion for a future meeting. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 14. Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve a Resolution Amending the Gas Utility Long-term Plan Objectives, Strategies and Implementation Plan. MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member Price to move Agenda Item No. 14 to a date uncertain. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 15. Selection of Option for Connectivity Between the Art Center and the Main Library (CIPs PE-11000, PF-07000). COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Council Member Burt spoke about the teen art exhibit showing in several locations throughout the City, including City Hall this week. Vice Mayor Scharff stated he had had breakfast at Johns Café on Lytton which had just recently opened for business. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:56 P.M.