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Home My WebLink About2019-05-13 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 5 Special Meeting May 13, 2019 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:08 P.M. Present: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth; Fine arrived at 5:11 P.M.; Kniss, Kou, Tanaka Absent: Special Orders of the Day 1. Proclamation Honoring Affordable Housing Week. Mayor Filseth read the proclamation into the record. Study Session 2. Presentation and Discussion With the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) Staff Regarding the 2040 Caltrain Business Plan. NO ACTION TAKEN Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Consent Calendar Council Member Kou registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5. Council Member DuBois registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5. MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-7. 3. Acceptance of the City of Palo Alto Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan in Compliance With the San Francisco Bay Area Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit. 4. Resolution 9831 Entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Extending the City Manager’s Authority to Execute Transactions Under Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 05/13/2019 Agreements With Pre-qualified Suppliers in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $5,000,000 per Year During Calendar Years 2019-2024; and Repealing Resolution Number 9379.” 5. Ordinance 5464 Entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Amend Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Allow for Minor Increases in Height and Floor Area to Provide Access to Rooftop Decks on Existing Structures in the Commercial Downtown (Community) CD-C Subdistrict. Environmental Assessment: Exempt per Sections 15301 and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Zone District: CD-C(GF)(P). (FIRST READING: February 25, 2019 PASSED: 5-2 Dubois, Kou no).” 6. Ordinance 5465 Entitled “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 18.42.110 (Wireless Communication Facilities) of Chapter 18.42 (Standards for Special Uses) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) to Update the Code to Reflect Recently Adopted Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Regulations. This Ordinance is Exempt From Environmental Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15305 (FIRST READING: April 15, 2019 PASSED: 6-0 Tanaka Absent).” 7. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C19172281 With Municipal Resource Group (MRG) to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Compensation by $50,000 (for a new Not-to-Exceed Amount of $200,000) to Provide Continued Transportation Support Services for the Office of Transportation. MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 2-4, 6-7: 7-0 MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 5: 5-2 Dubois, Kou no Action Items 8. Acceptance of the City of Palo Alto Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program Study Report and Direction to Staff on Workplans, Outreach, Stakeholder Process, and Prioritization of Programs, Including Proposed RPP Programs for Old Palo Alto and Green Acres. MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine to: A. Accept the City of Palo Alto Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program Review Report by the City’s consultant, Municipal Resource ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 05/13/2019 Group (MRG), and direct Staff to return to City Council with a workplan to address the items in the report; B. Use the Planning and Transportation Commission as the preferred forum for resident and business community engagement in evaluating the recommendations of the MRG report; C. Direct Staff to continue the proposed RPP district outreach and stakeholder process for Old Palo Alto and Green Acres, in accordance with the Planning and Transportation Commission’s recommended prioritization; and D. Confirm that modifications to existing RPP districts (e.g., number of permits, etc.) will be put on hold until potential overall program changes are considered. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to direct Staff to consider as part of the workplan the impacts of residential zoning changes, evaluate a resident-only permit program, and consider allocation mechanisms for business permits. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to remove from the Motion “direct Staff to consider as part of the workplan the impacts of residential zoning changes, evaluate a resident-only permit program…” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion Part A to state “including consideration of allocation mechanisms for business permits.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion Part D to change the word “considered” to “decided.” MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine to: A. Accept the City of Palo Alto Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program Review Report by the City’s consultant, Municipal Resource Group (MRG), and direct Staff to return to City Council with a workplan to address the items in the report, including consideration of allocation mechanisms for business permits. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 05/13/2019 B. Use the Planning and Transportation Commission as the preferred forum for resident and business community engagement in evaluating the recommendations of the MRG report; C. Direct Staff to continue the proposed RPP district outreach and stakeholder process for Old Palo Alto and Green Acres, in accordance with the Planning and Transportation Commission’s recommended prioritization; and D. Confirm that modifications to existing RPP districts (e.g., number of permits, etc.) will be put on hold until potential overall program changes are decided. MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-0 9. Connecting Palo Alto Grade Separation Planning: Revision of Alternatives for Further Study and Direction to Staff Regarding Evaluation Criteria Weights. Mayor Filseth advised he will not participate in this Agenda Item because he lives within 500 feet of the Caltrain right of way. He left the meeting at 9:04 P.M. Council Member Kniss advised she will not participate in this Agenda Item because she has a real property interest within 500 feet of Caltrain right of way. She left the meeting at 9:04 P.M. Council took a break at 9:04 P.M. and returned at 9:14 P.M. MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine to: A. Make public the cost estimates and technical assumptions for the city- wide tunnel; B. Refine the description of the city-wide alternative that will continue to be studied and considered to “Tunnel from Channing Avenue and the southern City limit;” and C. Reaffirm consideration of both options for South Palo Alto tunnel. MOTION PASSED: 5-0 Filseth, Kniss recused MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to remove the city-wide tunnel alternative, or the “Tunnel from Channing Avenue and the southern City limit.” ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 5 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 05/13/2019 MOTION PASSED: 4-1 Filseth, Kniss recused, Tanaka no State/Federal Legislation Update/Action None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements None. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 P.M.