HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-28 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
FINAL ACTION MINUTES
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Special Meeting
October 28, 2019
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:19 P.M.
Present: Cormack, Fine; Kniss arrived at 7:28 P.M., Kou, Tanaka
Absent: DuBois, Filseth
Study Session
1. Study Session With Assembly Member Marc Berman.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Closed Session
2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Subject: Application From the International Association of Fire Fighters
(IAFF), Local 1319, for Leave to sue in quo warranto
Attorney General Case No. LA2019103723
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2).
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Tanaka to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0 DuBois, Filseth, Kniss absent
Council went into Closed Session at 6:03 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 7:00 P.M.
Vice Mayor Fine announced no reportable action.
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
MOTION: Vice Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
hear Agenda Item Number 6A, “Approval of Amendment Number 1 to the
Facilities Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Friends of the
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo…”, after Agenda Item Number 9, to
become Agenda Item Number 9A.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0 DuBois, Filseth, Kniss absent
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Consent Calendar
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine
to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-6.
3. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C18172676
With Dixon Resources to Extend the Term to June 2020 and Revise the
Scope of Work for Parking Project Support With no Additional Costs.
4. Policy and Services Committee Recommends the City Council Accept
the Nonprofit Service Agreements Audit.
5. Approval of Amendment Number 4 to Contract Number C15155208B
With Mead & Hunt, Inc., and Approval of Amendment Number 7 to
Contract Number C15155208A With C&S Engineers, Inc. for Contract
Extensions to Complete Phase II of the Airport Apron Reconstruction
Capital Improvements Program Project (AP-16000).
6. Resolution 9863 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Approving an Updated Standard Form Master Renewable Energy
Certificate (REC) Purchase and Sale Agreement, Approving Master REC
Agreements With two Counter-parties, and Modifying the Approval
Process for Future Individual REC Master Agreements, Thus Amending
Section 2 and Recital J of Resolution Number 9652 (Continued From
October 7, 2019).”
6A. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to the Facilities Agreement
Between the City of Palo Alto and the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior
Museum and Zoo, and Budget Amendments in the Capital
Improvement Fund and Community Center Impact Fund.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0 DuBois, Filseth, Kniss absent
Council took a break at 7:17 P.M. and returned at 7:28 P.M.
Action Items
7. Policy and Services Committee Recommends the City Council Accept
the Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2019.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to Accept the Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2019.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0 DuBois, Filseth absent
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8. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 874 Boyce Avenue
[18PLN-00030]: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 20.21 of Title 21 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Allow the Creation of a Flag
Lot Where the Residence on the Front Portion of the Existing lot to be
Subdivided Would be Protected Under an Historic Covenant; and
Approval of a Preliminary Parcel Map to Create two Lots With an
Exception Allowing: 1) a Narrower Than Standard Front lot in the R-1 Zone District (Single-family Residential); and 2) a 28-foot Longer
Access Easement Than the 100-foot Long Easement Allowed Without
Exception. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Guidelines
Section 15308 (Protection of the Environment) and 15332 (Infill
Development).
Public Hearing opened at 7:47 P.M.
Public Hearing closed at 7:51 P.M.
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to:
1. Find the project exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15308 (Protection of the Environment) and 15332 (Infill
Development);
2. Adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Title 21 (Subdivisions and
Other Divisions of Land), Chapter 21.20 (Design), Section 21.20.301
(Flag Lots) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC); and
3. Approve the Preliminary Parcel Map with Exceptions based on findings
and subject to conditions of approval included in the Draft Record of
Land Use Action.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0 DuBois, Filseth absent
Action Items
9A. (Former Agenda Item Number 6A) Approval of Amendment Number 1
to the Facilities Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the
Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, and Budget
Amendments in the Capital Improvement Fund and Community Center
Impact Fund.
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MOTION: Vice Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack
to approve Amendment Number 1 to the Facilities Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo,
and Budget Amendments in the Capital Improvement Fund and Community
Center Impact Fund.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0 DuBois, Filseth absent
Rail Communications Update
9. Update From the Expanded Community Advisory Panel (XCAP) and
Potential Community Engagement Efforts Planned.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.