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Special Meeting
March 18, 2019
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:01 P.M.
Present: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou arrived at 5:03 P.M.,
Tanaka
Absent:
Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees
Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (Ed Shikada,
Michelle Flaherty, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch,
Molly Stump, Terence Howzell, and Kiely Nose)
Employee Organization: (1) Utilities Management and Professional
Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA), (2) Service Employees
International Union, (SEIU) Local 521, (3) Police Officers’ Association
of Palo Alto (PAPOA), (4) Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PMA),
(5) International Association of Fire Fighters, (IAFF) Local 1319, and
(6) Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA);
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6 (a).
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded Vice Mayor Fine to go
into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Kou absent
Council went into Closed Session at 5:02 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 6:06 P.M.
Mayor Filseth announced no reportable action.
Special Orders of the Day
2. Proclamation Welcoming Exchange Students and Chaperones From
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan.
AT THIS TIME COUNCIL WENT BACK INTO THE CLOSED SESSION
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Council went into Closed Session at 6:20 P.M.
Council returned from the Closed Session at 6:55 P.M.
Mayor Filseth advised no reportable action.
3. Proclamation Honoring La Comida and Their Service to the Community.
Minutes Approval
4. Approval of Action Minutes for the February 25 and March 4, 2019
Council Meetings.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to
approve the Action Minutes for the February 25 and March 4, 2019 Council
Meetings.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-7A.
5. Approval of the Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo
Alto Unified School District for School Resource Officer Services and
Shared Funding of the Positions in the Form of Reimbursable Payment
(Revenue) to the City, up to $200,000 in Fiscal Year (FY)2019 and
$250,000 in FY2020, With the Potential for a One-year Extension.
6. Resolution 9822 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Extending the Bikeshare and E-Scooter Pilot Program.”
7. Resolution 9823 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act, for Fiscal
Year 2020 Project List for Capital Improvement Program Project PE-
86070, Street Maintenance Project.”
7A. Appointment of Management Partners, Inc. to Serve as the City’s Interim Auditor and Approval of a Professional Services Agreement With
Management Partners for Auditor Services up to $85,000 for a 6-month
Term.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
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Action Items
8. Acceptance of Proposed Policy to Plan for Sea Level Rise.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to:
A. Accept the Sea Level Rise Adaptation Policy, which will serve as a guide
for the development of a subsequent Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan.
This Plan will serve as the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan–Sea
Level Rise chapter; and
B. Direct Staff to return to Council with a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan
by December 2020.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned in memory of the victims of the
March 15, 2019 mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand at 8:39 P.M.