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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-01-18 City Council Action Minutes 01/18/2011 ACTION Special Meeting January 18, 2011 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:05 p.m. Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Yeh 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, Dennis Burns, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Roger Bloom, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1319 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) The City Council reconvened from the Closed Session at 7:49 p.m. and Mayor Espinosa advised no reportable action. STUDY SESSION 2. City of Palo Alto Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report FY 2010. The Council held a study session to discuss the Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for Fiscal Year 2010. The study session began with a presentation from Mike Edmonds, Acting City Auditor, of the results of the annual citizen survey, including Palo Alto’s national benchmark 2 01/18/2011 ratings and results of the survey by geographic area. Mr. Edmonds noted that the City Auditor’s Office identified an error in the FY 2009 Geographic Subgroup Comparison results provided by the survey company and was working with the vendor to correct the error and an updated report would be provided to Council and updated on the City Auditor’s website. Ian Hagerman, Senior Performance Auditor, then presented expenditure and performance data for each City department, as well as the City’s second annual Citizen-Centric Report, highlighting key data from the SEA report for the community. Council expressed interest in utilizing the report throughout the year and stated it was a valuable resource to help inform their discussions about future priorities. Council also expressed an interest in outreach to the community and within the City regarding the SEA report. Council also suggested reviewing the presentation of City staffing levels in comparison to other local jurisdictions to ensure that staffing levels are precisely portrayed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Council Member Price to approve the minutes of November 8 and 22, 2010, and December 6, 2010. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Yeh absent CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to pull Agenda Item No. 3 to become Agenda Item No. 7a. MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Shepherd to approve Agenda Item Nos. 4-7. 3. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for the Fiscal Year 2011 in the Amount of $57,761 to Allocate Funds to Capital Improvement Project PG-09002 for the Replanting of Trees at Eleanor Pardee Park. 4. Approval of an Exchange Agreement and Quit Claim Deed for the Exchange of a 1,525 Square Foot Portion of Public Street Right-Of-Way Land Along San Antonio Road for a 28,098 Square Foot Privately Owned Parcel of Land Located Under the San Antonio Road Overpass to Secure and Maintain a Public Access Road to the Former Mayfield Mall Site at 200 San Antonio Road. 5. Recommendation that the City Council Refer the Percent for Art Policy and Procedure to the Policy and Services Committee for Recommendation to the City Council. 3 01/18/2011 6. Adoption of a Resolution 9138 entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the Exploration of Consolidated and/or Shared Services and Assets Between the Cities of Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Los Altos.” 7. Approval of a Contract with MV Transportation in the Amount of $480,744 to Provide Community Shuttle Service for the Crosstown Shuttle Route for up to Three Years and Amendment to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Agreement to Terminate Provision of Crosstown Shuttle Route Service. MOTION PASSED for Agenda Item Nos. 4-7: 8-0 Yeh absent AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS 7a. (Former No. 3) Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance 5113 for the Fiscal Year 2011 in the Amount of $57,761 to Allocate Funds to Capital Improvement Project PG-09002 for the Replanting of Trees at Eleanor Pardee Park. MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member XXX to have Staff return the revised site plan to the landscape architect for reevaluation of the intersection located at Channing Avenue and Center Drive for development of a signature corner of planting. MOTION FAILED FOR LACK OF A SECOND MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Mayor Espinosa to adopt of the Budget Amendment Ordinance for the Fiscal Year 2011 in the amount of $57,761 to allocate funds to Capital Improvement Project PG- 09002 for the replanting of trees at Eleanor Pardee Park. AMENDMENT: Council Member Schmid moved, seconded by Council Member XXXX to have Staff make an interactive website available that would include the plan. AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND MOTION PASSED: 7-1 Holman no, Yeh absent 4 01/18/2011 ACTION ITEM 8. Adoption of the Energy Risk Management Policy MOTION: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to continue this item to the same Council meeting that the Gas Utility Long- Term Plan(GULP) is scheduled. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Yeh absent COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Espinosa reminded everyone that the next two meetings are the Council Retreat being held at the Baylands Interpretive Center and the State of the City Address being held at the Cubberley Community Theatre, and he adjourned the meeting wishing Vice Mayor Yeh a speedy recovery. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:12 p.m.