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Home My WebLink About2012-07-16 City Council Action Minutes 07/16/2012 ACTION MINUTES Special Meeting July 16, 2012 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Conference Room at 5:35 P.M. Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein arrived @ 7:12 P.M., Price, Scharff, Shepherd, Yeh Absent: Schmid 1. Interview of Henry Wong for the Planning and Transportation Commission for One Unexpired Term Ending on July 31, 2013. The City Council interviewed Henry Wong for the one unexpired term on the Planning and Transportation Commission ending on July 31, 2013. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Bay Area Council Yangpu District Presentation. 3. Project Safety Net Community Presentation. Project Safety Net Director, Christina LLerena explained that she was honored and excited to be on board as the Project Safety Net (PSN) Director and has been in the position for three months. She stated she has conducted an internal and external audit including PSN Steering Committee members and members at large as well as community members. The three findings were general themes to work on this year: 1) strengthen the partnership and collaborative relationship with PAUSD at all levels—administrative and site; 2) engage and empower youth in PSN; 3) balance and maintain the dual but related efforts of the suicide prevention and Developmental asset work of PSN. Council Member Burt asked about upcoming actions and Ms. Llerena stated they were creating a youth-focused QPR/Suicide Prevention training and hoping to do a joint youth and adult event for the community. Date TBD. Council Member Price commended on the efforts of PSN and stressed how important suicide prevention work is. 2 07/16/2012 STUDY SESSION 4. Cool Cities Challenge Study Session. MOTION: Council Member Espinosa moved, seconded by Council Member Shepherd to approve the minutes of April 9, 2012. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Schmid absent CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member Espinosa to approve Agenda Item Nos. 5-12. 5. Approval of an Electric Enterprise Fund Contract with Golden State Utility Company for Trenching and Substructure Installation Services in the Amount of $2,677,800. 6. Approval of Contract Amendment with Baker & Taylor to Add $40,000.00 for Digital Format Books for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $1,290,000. 7. Approval of a Contract with Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. in the Amount of $518,400 for the Relocation of a 96-Inch Diameter Storm Drain Pipeline on East Bayshore Road Near San Francisquito Creek, Capital Improvement Program Project SD-06101. 8. Approval of Change Order Number One to Contract C12142966 with Par Electric, Inc. in the amount of $85,000 to Rebuild the 60 Kilovolt Electric System for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $1,748,900. 9. Approval and Authorization of the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Canus Corporation in a Total Amount of $7,673,000 for Electric, Water, Gas, Wastewater, Storm Drain and Public Works Construction Inspection Services. 10. Resolution 9274 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Plao Alto Placing an Initiative Measure on November 2012 Ballot to Permit Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Operate in Palo Alto. 11. Approval of Contract for Goods (Purchase Order) for the Acquisition of Toshiba Laptops. 12. Approval of Fiscal Year 2012 Re-appropriation Requests to be Carried Forward into Fiscal Year 2013. 3 07/16/2012 MOTION PASSED: 5-0 Burt, Klein, Scharff Schmid absent AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS MOTION: Mayor Yeh moved, seconded by Council Member Shepherd to not hear Agenda Item No. 15. 15. 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, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Schmid absent ACTION ITEMS 13. Direction on Downtown Parking Strategies and Approval of Trial Residential Permit Parking Program In and Around the Professorville Neighborhood. MOTION: Mayor Yeh moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to not move forward with the trial Residential Permit Parking Program, however to: 1. Direct Staff to proceed with additional studies and actions related to parking in downtown, including but not limited to: a. Study of potential new public parking garage sites, capacities and costs; b. Methods to increase capacity in existing garages, such as attendant parking and adjustments to the permit/public distribution of spaces; c. Technology enhancements, such as gate controls, parking space identification systems, and parking permit processing improvements, etc.; d. Zoning studies and revisions, including study of the downtown cap on nonresidential space, the use of bonuses and transfer rights, variable parking ratios for office uses, and how to treat non- conforming parking sites; and e. Evaluate paid parking options. 4 07/16/2012 INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER TO INCLUDE: 1) parking exemptions, 2) TDM Program, and 3) to direct Staff to look at underutilized private parking garages. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER TO INCLUDE to direct Staff to return to Council in 3 months with check in and return with an update before the end of the year INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to: 1) return with funding options for new public parking garage sites, and 2) include that the zoning studies would evaluate disincentives to having two car garages. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to evaluate the use of $250k currently budgeted in the Lytton Gateway Project. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to include “Professorville at this time” after “Residential Permit Parking Program” in the first part of the Motion. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to evaluate selective parking for those homes without a driveway or garage. MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff to call the question. MOTION PASSED: 5-3 Espinosa, Price, Shepherd no, Schmid absent MOTION PASSED: 6-2 Espinosa, Price no, Schmid absent 14. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that Council Approve a Definition of Carbon Neutrality in Anticipation of Achieving a Carbon Neutral Electric Supply Portfolio by 2015. MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to approve the following definition as the basis for the City’s pursuit of a carbon neutral supply portfolio: A carbon neutral electric supply portfolio will demonstrate annual net zero greenhouse gas (GHB) emissions, measured at the city gate, in accordance with The Climate Registry’s Electric Power Sector protocol for GHG emissions measurement and reporting. 5 07/16/2012 SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Scharff to refer the item to the Finance Committee. SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Schmid absent The City Council convened into the closed session at 12:44 A.M. 16. 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, Kathryn Shen, 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 1:00 A.M. and Mayor Yeh announced no reportable action. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 A.M.