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ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
March 26, 2012
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:06 P.M.
Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd,
Yeh
Absent:
Action Items
1. Council Retreat for Further Discussion of Infrastructure Investment and
Renewal; Direction to Staff Regarding:
a. Revenue Generating Uses for Bayshore Sites, City’s Service
Delivery Model for Animal Services, and/or Municipal Services
Center Site Utilization.
MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to have the Mayor appoint a Council ad-hoc subcommittee to work
with Staff to discuss the future of animal services delivery.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by
Council Member Klein that the animal services delivery discussion be
referred to the Policy & Services Committee.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED: 9-0
Council Member Klein left the meeting at 8:06 P.M.
At 8:06 P.M. Council took a break and returned at 8:29 P.M.
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b. Next Steps for Finance Options to Fund Infrastructure Needs.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Holman
to refer the issue of tax funding options for the November ballot to Policy
and Services Committee to make recommendations to Council (including
considering tying an advisory measure) for infrastructure for a potential
ballot measure in November 2012.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add the following words in the Motion after
November 2012, “for infrastructure catch up and/or public safety building”.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Shepherd, moved seconded by Council
Member XXXX to have Policy and Services Committee evaluate the
Telephone User Tax for the November 2012 ballot.
AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO LACK OF SECOND
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Klein absent
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:52 P.M.