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07/09/2012
ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
July 9, 2012
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:33 P.M.
Present: Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price arrived 7:00 P.M., Scharff,
Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh
Absent: Burt
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)
The City Council reconvened from the closed cession at 6:05 P.M. and Mayor
Yeh announced no reportable action.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to approve Agenda Item Nos. 2-5.
2. Approval of Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with Precision
Engineering Inc. in the Amount of $3,987,034 for Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation Capital Improvement Program Project WC-09001/WC-
10002, (Wastewater Rehabilitation and Augmentation Project 22/23 –
Crescent Park and Baylands).
3. Resolution 9271 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Approving the 2010 Association of Bay Area Governments Report
“Taming Natural Disasters” and Local Annex as the City’s Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan”.
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4. Resolution 9272 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Approving Revisions to the City of Palo Alto Energy Risk
Management Policy”.
5. Approval of Contract with Green Earth Engineering & Construction Inc.
in the Amount of $388,000 for Demolition and Construction Work for
the Cowper/ Webster (Lot J) Parking Garage Structure Repair Project
(CIP PF-10002).
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Burt absent
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS
MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to continue Agenda Item No. 8 to September 17, 2012.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Burt absent
ACTION ITEMS
6. Public Hearing - Resolution 9273 entitled “Resolution of the Council of
the City of Palo Alto Amending the Transportation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan Incorporating the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation Plan and Approval of a Negative Declaration” (continued
from May 21, 2012).
Public Hearing opened at 7:56 P.M.
Public Hearing closed at 8:16 P.M.
MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Vice Mayor
Scharff to approve Staff recommendation and adopt the Negative
Declaration and the resolution amending the Transportation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the 2012 Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation Plan.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to provide updates on the
incorporation of the plan every three months as an information report, and
every six months for Council approval.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to return to Council in the Fall with
different funding options and a timetable.
MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Burt absent
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7. Public Hearing: Review of Draft 2007-2014 Housing Element and
Authorization to Submit to the State Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD).
Public Hearing opened at 9:36 P.M.
Public Hearing closed at 9:47 P.M.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member
Shepherd to: 1) authorize Staff to submit the draft 2007-2014 Housing
Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development
for review: 2) include that the City of Palo Alto does not agree with the
ABAG process, and 3) remove Program H3.1.2 paragraph; “Evaluate revising
the BMR calculation to base the required number of BMR units on maximum
density allowable on the site rather than the total number of proposed units
in the development”.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to revise the verbiage in Program H3.5.1
paragraph to change “church” to “religious institutions”.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER that the City Palo Alto is interested in
participating in a sub-regional approach.
MOTION PASSED: 7-1 Price no, Burt absent
8. Public Hearing: Adoption of a Resolution of the Council of the City of
Palo Alto Approving the 2012 Rail Corridor Study Report and Amending
the Transportation Element of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan to
Incorporate Certain Findings of the Report (continued from June 15,
2012) (Staff requests to continue this to September 17, 2012).
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:03 P.M.