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ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
June 4, 2012
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:36 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, Kathryn Shen, 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, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch,
Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray)
Unrepresented Employee Group: Management, Professional and
Confidential Employees
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGIOTIATORS
Property: Santa Clara County Assessor’s Parcel Number 182-46-006,
Palo Alto
Agency negotiator: Steve Emslie, Lalo Perez, Hamid Ghaemmaghami
Negotiating parties: John Arillaga
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
Council Member Burt left the meeting at 7:15 P.M.
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The City Council reconvened from the Closed Sessions at 7:15 P.M. and
Mayor Yeh announced no reportable action.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
4. Gunn High School Robotics Team Presentation
Mayor Yeh advised that the Gunn High School Robotics Team presentation
would not be heard tonight.
MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member
Klein to approve the minutes of February 21 and March 5, 2012.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Burt absent
Council Member Burt returned at 7:35 P.M.
CONSENT ITEMS
Council Member Klein registered a no vote on Agenda Item No. 9.
MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member
Klein to pull Agenda Item Nos. 5, 6, and 7, to become Agenda Item Nos.
15a, 15b, and 15c respectively.
Council Member Klein registered a no vote on Agenda Item No. 9.
MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member
Schmid to pull Agenda Item No. 10, to become Agenda Item No. 15d.
MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff
to continue Agenda Item No. 12 to June 11, 2012.
MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member
Schmid to approve Agenda Item Nos. 8, 9, 11, 13-15.
5. Approval of a Contract with VOX Network Solutions for Implementation
Services Relating to Installation of Avaya Telecommunications System.
6. Approval of Purchase Order for Acquisition of Hewlett Packard
Company Network Switching Equipment.
7. Approval of a Contract with Radovich Crop. Dba Cal Coast Telecom for
the Re-Cabling of City Facilities in Preparation for a Unified
Communications System.
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8. Appointment of Paul Goldstein as the Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory
Committee Representative to the Valley Transportation Authority's
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
9. Approval of a Contract Amendment to Extend BMS Design Group
Contract (C11138343) to Extend the Term and Add $25,000 for the
Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study.
10. Submittal of Mitchell Park Library and Community Center Monthly
Construction Contract Report.
11. Approval of Amendment No. One to Agreement with Palo Alto Unified
School District for the Provision of Fiscal Services by City to School
District for the PAUSD 2012 Summer Enrichment Program and Provide
Collaborative After-School Summer Programs.
12. 2nd Reading: Adoption of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of
Palo Alto Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
(The Zoning Map) to Change the Classification of Property Located at
335 and 355 Alma Street from CD-C(P) and CN-N(P) to PC Planned
Community Zone (PC_) for a Mixed Office and Retail, Four-Story, 50
Foot Tall Building (and a 70 Foot Tall Corner Tower Feature) on the
Former Shell Station Site. The Project Includes Exceptions to the
Daylight Plane and 35 Foot Height Limit Within 150 Feet of Residential
Property. (First Reading May 14, 2012 - Passed 7-2).
13. Approval of an Agreement with the Town of Los Altos Hills and the
County of Santa Clara for the Recovery of Two-Thirds of the
Costs($33,334) for Improvements at Page Mill Road & Buena Vista
Avenue-Moody Road.
14. Resolution 9255 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Approving a Professional Services Agreement between the
Northern California Power Agency and the Cities of Alameda, Palo Alto
and Santa Clara for Electric Transmission, Generation and Regulatory
Consulting Services”.
15. Resolution 9254 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Calling General Municipal Election-Tuesday, November 6, 2012”.
MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item Nos. 8, 11, 13-15: 9-0
MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item No. 9: 8-1 Klein no
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AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS
15a. (Former Agenda Item No. 5) Approval of a Contract with VOX Network
Solutions for Implementation Services Relating to Installation of Avaya
Telecommunications System.
15b. (Former Agenda Item No. 6) Approval of Purchase Order for Acquisition
of Hewlett Packard Company Network Switching Equipment.
15c. (Former Agenda Item No. 7) Approval of a Contract with Radovich
Crop. Dba Cal Coast Telecom for the Re-Cabling of City Facilities in
Preparation for a Unified Communications System.
MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member
Klein to approve:
Agenda Item No. 15a: to authorize the City Manager or his designee to
execute contract C12144216 with Vox Network Solutions Inc, a Delaware
Corporation for a total contract price not to exceed $760,506.87 for the
following items:
1. Purchase and implement an Avaya Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
phone system.
2. Purchase five years of maintenance and support services for that VOIP
system.
3. Select and execute one or more of the options listed in the contract.
4. Negotiate and execute one or more change orders to the contract not
exceeding 10% of the contract price for additional but unforeseen
work which may develop during the term of this contract, the total
value of which shall not exceed $836,558.00.
Agenda Item No. 15b: to approve the Purchase Order with Decotech
Systems, Inc., a California Corporation for the purchase of Hewlett Packard
Company network switching equipment and authorize the City Manager or
his designee to execute Purchase Order 4512001030 for the purchase of the
equipment in the amount of $598,867.
Agenda Item No. 15c: to approve, and authorize the City Manager or his
designee to execute, contract C12144295 with Radovich Corp. dba Cal Coast
Telecom for a total contract price not to exceed $452,007 for the following
items:
1. Install 1059 workstation location cabling, providing all necessary
materials, and terminate, label, and test each of those locations
2. Install all necessary backbone cabling, providing all necessary
materials, and terminate, label, and test each of those locations
3. Provide and install all necessary racks in designated equipment
rooms
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4. Remove and recycle existing station cables and associated
termination hardware from each building; and
5. Execute one or more change orders, if any, to the contract not
exceeding 15% of the contract price or $67,800 for additional but
unforeseen work which may develop during the term of this
contract, the total value of the contract and change orders of which
shall not exceed $519,807.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
15d. (Former Agenda Item No. 10) Submittal of Mitchell Park Library and
Community Center Monthly Construction Contract Report.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to: 1) accept this update on the Mitchell Park Library and
Community Center (MPL&CC) construction contract change orders; 2) and
direct Staff to continue to submit bi-monthly reports to Council and to take
related actions which Council may direct.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to schedule a closed session on this
item as soon as feasible within the month of June.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to: 1) direct staff to return at the next reporting
cycle to further clarify to the public procedures undertaken by Staff to incur
completion of the project: and 2) add additional sections upfront to the bi-
monthly report: progress made since the last report, setbacks, if any, since
the last report, and upcoming milestones to be met in the next bi-monthly
reporting period.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER that the next reporting time would be July 23,
2012.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 9-0
ACTION ITEMS
16. 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
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Improvements, With Two Concessions Under State Housing Density
Bonus Law (GC65915), and Approval of a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, On A 2.5 Acre Parcel At 195 Page Mill Road And 2865
Park Boulevard, * Quasi-Judicial.
Public Hearing opened at 9:37 P.M.
Public Hearing closed at 9:46 P.M.
MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member
Schmid to approve Staff recommendation to deny the Architectural Review
Application (uphold the appeal) by approving the Record of Land Use Action
for Denial. Additionally, Findings 1, 2, 3, and 5 cannot be made.
Mayor Yeh left the meeting at 10:04 P.M.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council
Member Price to continue this item to June 25, 2012.
INCORPORATED INTO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER that the applicant consider a
variety of changes to the project with the expectation that substantive
changes will occur beyond what was offered tonight. Suggested concepts to
be considered should include and not be limited to: 1) development that
facilitates a pedestrian environment, 2) public space that supports public
activity, 3) each unit having clear relationship to residential units to the
public street, and 4) transitional elements to adjacent buildings and uses.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Yeh absent
Council took a break from 10:49 P.M. until 11:00 P.M.
17. Approval of Budget and Schedule for Technical Analysis of Hazardous
Materials Implications for Zoning at Industrial Locations and for Plating
Shop Operations at Communications and Power Industries (CPI) at
811 Hansen Way.
MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to accept Staff recommendation to authorize Staff to retain
contract services of up to $35,000 to: (1) conduct an assessment of CPI’s
plating shop operation, including evaluation of both past reports and
methodologies related to CPI’s operations and “best practices” and current
operations; and (2) prepare technical support information related to zoning,
amortization and hazardous materials issues. City staff also will identify
potential Zoning and Fire Code amendments, if appropriate, with input from
the selected consultant. Furthermore, should the consultant study fall
behind, the Council will receive a report updating on the status prior to the 6
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month completion date, and the consultant will conduct a peer review study
of CPI consultant work.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Yeh absent
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Member Price reported on attending the 1st Annual Heroes Award
ceremony given by the Santa Clara County Mental Health Board on May 23,
2012. She also attended a PTA council event on June 1, 2012. She
reminded everyone that there is a health element of the Santa Clara County
General Plan and she encouraged everyone to participate in the survey.
Council Member Burt stated he was in Berlin, Germany a week and half ago,
where he was a guest speaker on urban sustainability at the Atlantic Bridge
Conference. He also had meetings with the Heidelberg, Germany Mayor.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:19 P.M.