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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-12-05 City Council Action Minutes12/05/2011 ACTION MINUTES Special Meeting December 5, 2011 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:08 P.M. Present: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh arrived @ 7:10 P.M. Absent: STUDY SESSION 1. Palo Alto Golf Course Re-configuration Resulting From the San Francisquito Flood Control Project. The study session reviewed options relating to reconfiguring the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, as a result of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) capital project east of Highway 101. Council first heard from Len Materman, Executive Director of the SFCJPA, who provided background on the flood control project and timeline. Staff then discussed the challenges and opportunities the flood control project presents the City. Council then heard a presentation by Golf Course Architect, Forrest Richardson, retained by the SFCJPA, illustrating some initial concepts on golf course reconfiguration. The City Council provided valuable feedback on what they see as the most pertinent challenges and opportunities regarding this project. Staff will review the feedback received from the Council and prepare to meet with the Finance Committee in early in 2012. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Community Group Presentation - Partners In Education PiE The City Council heard a presentation from the Partners In Education (PIE). Palo Alto Partners in Education is our community’s education foundation that raises private funds for all Palo Alto public schools. Founded in 2005 from the merger of two previous foundations, PiE serves all the schools in the Palo 2 12/05/2011 Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). As State funding for schools decreases and our school populations grow, PiE is a necessity, not a luxury, for maintaining the kind of outstanding public schools education that our community wants for its kids. 3. Selection of Candidates to Be Interviewed for the Architectural Review Board for One Term Ending on September 30, 2014. MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Yeh to interview the five new candidates for the Architectural Review Board for One Term Ending on September 30, 2014. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Council Member Shepherd moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Yeh to approve Agenda Item Nos. 4-8. 4. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to add the amount of $192,798 to Contract No. C11136167 with Siegfried Engineering Inc. for a Total Contract Not to Exceed Value of $284,740 for Providing Final Design and Construction/Bidding Services for the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Landscaping Project. 5. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the SAP Security Audit. 6. Approval of a Contract With Spencon Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $703,490.38 for the FY 2012 Sidewalk, Curb, and Gutter Repairs Project. 7. Approve and Authorize Amendment No. 1 to Contract C10135247 with Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC for Additional Funding for the Second Contract Year in the Amount of $49,910 and for the Third Contract Year in the Amount of $105,500 for Provision of Services for Transportation and Disposal of Ash for the Regional Water Quality Control Plant. 8. Approval of a Contract with Promium, LLC in the Amount of $190,349 to Install Hardware and Software for a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 3 12/05/2011 ACTION ITEMS 9. Response to Alternative Scenarios for Sustainable Communities Strategy (SB375), Designation of Planned Development Areas, and Update of Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process (RHNA). MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Klein to: 1) work with the SB375 Council Committee and the Planning and Transportation Commission to review Priority Development Area (PDA) designations for El Camino Real and for Downtown; and 2) respond to the Association of Bay Area Governments regarding allocating Regional Housing Needs Allocations (RHNA) to the County for Stanford Campus housing. AMENDMENT: Council Member Klein moved, seconded by Council Member Shepherd to name the Council Committee the SB375 Committee. AMENDMENT FAILED: 4-5 Espinosa, Klein, Price, Shepherd yes AMENDMENT: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to name the committee the Regional Housing Mandate Committee. AMENDMENT PASSED: 9-0 MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 9-0 10. Budget Amendment Ordinance 5134 Amending the Fiscal Year 2012 to Provide Additional Appropriations of $1,520,426 to Fund the Implementation of the Blueprint Process Plan for the Development Center. MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to accept Staff recommendation to adopt the Ordinance amending the budget for the fiscal year 2012 to provide additional appropriations of $1,520,426 to fund the implementation of the Blueprint process plan for the Development Center. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Vice Mayor Yeh asked about the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) application by AT&T and the height limits policy issue for cell phone towers. He asked if staff would be bringing back the policy issue. 4 12/05/2011 Mr. Williams stated there will be an information item distributed the following week and further discussion with Council in January. Council Member Shepherd stated she recently had her Acterra energy home inspection and appreciated the information she received. Mayor Espinosa congratulated the Palo Alto High School girls volleyball team for winning the State Championship for the second year in a row. The City Council convened into the Closed Session at 10:27 P.M. CLOSED SESSION 11. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 2785 Park Blvd., Assessors Parcel No. 147-08-052 Negotiating Party: Essex Park Boulevard, LLC City Negotiators: James Keene, Steve Emslie, Lalo Perez Subject of Potential Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 2747 Park Blvd., Assessors Parcel No. 132-31-071 Negotiating Party: Brown Fairchild-Park Investment Company, L.P. City Negotiators: James Keene, Steve Emslie, Lalo Perez Subject of Potential Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment The City Council reconvened from the Closed Session at 11:45 P.M. and Mayor Espinosa advised no reportable action. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 P.M.