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Home My WebLink About2019-08-12 City Council Summary MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL FINAL MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting August 12, 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 arrived at 5:04 P.M., Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka Absent: Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. City Manager Comments Monique LeConge Ziesenhenne, Interim Assistant City Manager reported the California Preservation Foundation recognized the City's Preserving Eichler Homes Guidelines with a 2019 Preservation Design Award. Caltrans approved the construction authorization for the Highway 101 Bike Bridge, and the City was now able to advertise the project for bidding. Staff expected to present a construction contract to the Council in October, 2019. Summer camps served 899 participants and generated more than $292,000 in revenue. Phases I and II of the Charleston/Arastradero project were nearing completion. The Public Works Department and the Office of Transportation planned on monitoring the area to determine whether additional changes were needed. School was to begin for middle and high school students and elementary school students on was going to begin August 13 and 14, 2019, respectively. Training for Block Preparedness Coordinators was scheduled for August 17, 2019. The Expanded Citizens Advisory Panel for grade separation and the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan Working Group was going to meet on August 21, 2019. On August 22, 2019, a community meeting for the San Antonio/Charleston Road intersection project was scheduled. A free Family Day at the Palo Alto Art Center was going to be held on August 25, 2019. Oral Communications Rebecca Ward believed the Council should vote in public on whether to release the roll call vote taken in the June 10, 2019 Closed Session in compliance with Municipal Code Section 2.04.030. There was no negotiation, mediation or settlement discussion with the Federal Aviation FINAL MINUTES Page 2 of 4 Sp. City Council Meeting Final Minutes: 08/12/2019 Administration (FAA) that precluded the Council from releasing the roll call vote. She thought the City should request membership on the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Roundtable. Consent Calendar Council Member Kou registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 7. Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Numbers 4 and 7. MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-7. 1. Approval of Contract Number C20175087A With VSS International, Inc. in the Amount of $1,543,000 for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Streets Preventive Maintenance Project, Capital Improvement Program Projects PE-86070 and PO-11001. 2. Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or his Designee to Execute the Following Energy and Water Platform Contracts in a Combined Not-to-Exceed Amount of $2,602,763 Over a Five-year Term: A) WaterSmart Software, Inc., Number C19174648 in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $537,763; and B) Simple Energy, Inc., Number C20174646 in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,925,000. 3. Resolution 9854 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Establishing Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Secured and Unsecured Property Tax Levy for the City of Palo Alto’s General Obligation Bond Indebtedness (Measure N).” 4. Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or his Designee to Execute the Utility Program Services Contract With DirectApps, Inc. dba Direct Technology, Contract Number C20174817 With Total Compensation of $730,000 and a Maximum Term of Seven Years. 5. Policy and Services Committee Recommends the City Council Accept the Auditor’s Office Quarterly Reports as of December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019. 6. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C17165394 With Genuine Parts Company, dba Napa Auto Parts, to Increase the Contract by $747,094 to an Amount Not-to-Exceed $2,996,074, and Extend the Term Through July 21, 2020. FINAL MINUTES Page 3 of 4 Sp. City Council Meeting Final Minutes: 08/12/2019 7. Resolution 9855 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Updating Objective Standards for Wireless Communications Facilities in the Public Rights of Way to Clarify Language and Address a Conflict With Other City Standards Related to Replacement Pole Height.” MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 1-3, 5-6: 7-0 MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4: 6-1 Tanaka no MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7: 5-2 Kou, Tanaka no Council Member Kou remarked that laws continued to change in order to grant applicants' requests without fully considering the safety and health of residents. Council Member Tanaka felt the payback period for Agenda Item Number 4 was very long. State/Federal Legislation Update/Action None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Council Member Kou reported San Francisco International Airport (SFO) would proceed with the Ground-Based Augmentation System (G-BAS) in the latter half of 2021. Approaches were going to be circulated to the San Francisco Roundtable and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The City submitted a comment letter for SFO's Environmental Impact Report (EIR). She hoped SFO would place additional noise monitors in new locations. The San Francisco Roundtable's consultant advised that the FAA was evaluating a long-term solution for PIRAT2. The Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Roundtable was considering a meeting of all Roundtables to discuss coordinating their efforts. Closed Session 8. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-EXISTING LITIGATION California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, Case No. H046597 Subject: City of Palo Alto, et al., Appellants v. Tze, et al., Respondents Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). 9. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-EXISTING LITIGATION United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-01256-JST FINAL MINUTES Page 4 of 4 Sp. City Council Meeting Final Minutes: 08/12/2019 Subject: Mahmoud Elsayed, et al. v. City of Palo Alto, et al. Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). 10. CAO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk Authority: Government Code Section 54957 (b). MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Candice Gonzalez, Sandhill Property Company remarked that the Edgewood Market needed the community's support to remain in business. Council went into Closed Session at 5:16 P.M. Council returned from Closed Session at 10:20 P.M. Mayor Filseth announced no reportable action. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 P.M.