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Special Meeting
May 13, 2020
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met via virtual teleconference on this
date at 1:03 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka
Absent:
Action Items
1. FY 2020/21 Budget Hearing – Continued From May 12, 2020 Budget
Hearing– Council will Continue its Discussion of the Upcoming Fiscal Year Operating and Capital budgets, Utility Rates, and Proposed Municipal
Fee Schedule.
A. May 12th Budget Hearing Continuation
a. Community and Library Services Operating Budget
b. Approval of the Preliminary Operating Plan and new
Municipal Fees for the Junior Museum and Zoo
PARKING LOT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Tanaka, third by Mayor Fine to place in the parking lot to request Staff provide
budget reconciliation tables that would show changes between the Fiscal Year
2020 and current proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Revenue & Expense Summaries,
by department, for the General Fund only.
PARKING LOT: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council
Member Tanaka, third by Council Member Kniss, to place in the parking lot
the understanding of funds for the Public Safety Building.
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to
direct Staff to return with a plan to fund through additional cost recovery
and/or through partial funding of: Teen Services ($400,000), Art Center ($400,000), College Terrace Library ($168,000), Baylands Interpretive Center
($20,000), and to ask Staff to look at reducing 3 Full Time Equivalent new
hires from the Junior Museum and Zoo.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to remove from the Motion, “…and to ask Staff to
look at reducing 3 Full Time Equivalent new hires from the Junior Museum and
Zoo.”
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SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor Fine to have two main libraries for the next fiscal year, Rinconada with
children’s services, and Mitchell Park, and that savings be redirected to Public
Safety Services.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 2-5 DuBois, Filseth, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka no
PARKING LOT: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Filseth, third by Mayor Fine to place in the parking lot to direct Staff to return
with a plan to fund through additional cost recovery and/or partial funding:
Teen Services ($400,000), Art Center ($400,000), College Terrace Library
($168,000), Baylands Interpretive Center ($20,000).
MOTION AS AMENDED: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council
Member Kou to direct Staff to return with a plan to fund through additional
cost recovery and/or through partial funding of: Teen Services ($400,000),
Art Center ($400,000), College Terrace Library ($168,000), and Baylands
Interpretive Center ($20,000).
MOTION AS AMENDED WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER.
INCORPORATED INTO THE PARKING LOT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “…and Children’s Theater.”
PARKING LOT AS AMENDED: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by
Council Member Filseth, third by Mayor Fine to place in the parking lot to direct
Staff to return with a plan to fund through additional cost recovery and/or
partial funding: Teen Services ($400,000), Art Center ($400,000), College
Terrace Library ($168,000), Baylands Interpretive Center ($20,000), and
Children’s Theater.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to:
A. Recommend tentative approval of the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating
Budgets for the Community Services and Library Services Departments
for City Council consideration on May 26, 2020; and
B. Recommend approval of the Preliminary Operating Plan and new
Municipal Fees for the Junior Museum and Zoo.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
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LONG-TERM PARKING LOT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Mayor
Fine, third by Council Member Cormack to place in the long-term parking lot to direct Staff to return with a report or agenda item on how the Junior
Museum and Zoo will not be subsidized by the General Fund in the future.
B. Discussion of Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Municipal Fee Schedule
Amendments.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to tentatively approve the Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Municipal Fee
Schedule Amendments.
LONG-TERM PARKING LOT: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by
Council Member Cormack, third by Vice Mayor DuBois to place in the long-
term parking lot to direct Staff to return with a discussion of potential price
increases for Annual Parking Permits to the California Avenue Area parking
garages and parking lots.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member
XX to add to the Motion to direct Staff to increase the delta 2X between
resident and non-resident fees.
AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF SECOND.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Tanaka no
Council took a break at 3:44 P.M. and returned at 4:01 P.M.
C. Planning and Transportation Services Operating and Capital
Budgets (Including Respective Special Revenue Funds)
a. Planning and Development Services
b. Office of Transportation
PARKING LOT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Filseth, third by Council Member Kou to place in the parking lot to revisit
funding for the Transportation Management Association (TMA).
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Mayor Fine to add the
Long-Range Planning and Housing Program and related staffing back into the
Proposed Budget ($273,988).
MOTION PASSED: 4-3 DuBois, Filseth, Kou no
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MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to recommend tentative approval of the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating/Capital Budgets for the Planning & Development Services
Department and Office of Transportation Department Budgets for City Council
consideration on May 26, 2020.
PARKING LOT: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Mayor Fine,
third by Council Member Kniss to place in the parking lot the Building
Inspection and Fire Inspection budget adjustments.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Kou no
Council took a break at 5:50 P.M. and returned at 6:34 P.M.
D. Infrastructure and Environment
a. Utilities Department- Operating and Capital
i. Electric Fund
ii. Fiber Optics Fund
iii. Gas Fund
iv. Wastewater Collection Fund
v. Water Fund
b. Public Works Department- Operating and Capital
i. Airport Fund
i. Refuse Fund
ii. Stormwater Management Fund
iii. Vehicle Replacement Fund
iv. Wastewater Treatment Fund
MOTION: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss
to accept Staff recommendations of a 0 percent rate increase to the Electric, Fiber Optics, Gas, Wastewater and Water rates.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion to only include the
Wastewater Collection Fund and the Water Fund rates.
MOTION AS AMENDED: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by
Council Member Kniss to accept Staff recommendations of a 0 percent rate
increase to the Wastewater Collection Fund and Water Fund rates.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-0
MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Vice Mayor DuBois to
recommend tentative approval of a 3 percent rate increase for one year in the
Gas Fund.
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INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to change the Motion to, “…approval of a 2 percent rate increase for one year in the Gas Fund.”
MOTION AS AMENDED: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Vice
Mayor DuBois to recommend tentative approval of a 2 percent rate increase
for one year in the Gas Fund.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 5-2 Kniss, Tanaka no
MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member
Tanaka to recommend tentative approval of a 0 percent rate increase for one
year in the Electric Fund.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 DuBois no
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to
recommend tentative approval to restore the planned 2.5 percent rate
increase for one year in the Fiber Optics Fund.
MOTION PASSED: 4-3 Cormack, Fine, Tanaka no
MOTION: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member xx
to eliminate the communications function in the Utilities Department.
MOTION FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to recommend tentative approval of the Fiscal Year 2021
Operating/Capital Budget for the Infrastructure and Environment (Utilities and
Public Works) for City Council consideration on May 26, 2020.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council took a break at 8:47 P.M. and returned at 8:57 P.M.
E. Internal Service Departments and Council Appointed Officers
Operating Budgets
a. Administrative Services
b. Human Resources
c. Information Technology
d. City Attorney’s Office
e. City Auditor’s Office
f. City Clerk’s Office
g. City Manager’s Office
h. City Council
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MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor DuBois to
recommend tentative approval of the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget for the Internal Service Departments and Council Appointed Officers Operating
Budgets for City Council consideration on May 26, 2020, plus to explore ways
to continue to support funding for KZSU.
PARKING LOT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss, third by Council Member Kou to place in the parking lot the full minutes.
PARKING LOT: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council
Member Kou, third by Vice Mayor DuBois to place in the parking lot the full
cost of the packet printing materials.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member
Kou to reduce the Staff in the City Manager’s Office by two Staff members of
the City Manager’s choosing.
AMENDMENT FAILED: 2-5 Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss no
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Tanaka no
F. Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding the Establishment of
a Pension Funding Policy and Approval of Amendment Number 1
to Contract Number C15159278 to Increase Compensation by
$97,675 for Additional Actuarial Consultant Services for a new
Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $230,000. (This item has been
continued to a date uncertain.)
G. May 11, 12, and 13th Budget Hearing Wrap-up Discussion.
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to:
A. Remove the Section 115 Trust;
B. Cubberley Finances from the short-term parking lot; and
C. Add $1 million in the General Capital Improvement Project Fund cuts
back into the budget.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “Dedicate $1.6 million
reduction in Capital Improvement Project Fund to the Section 115 Trust Fund.”
(New Part D)
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MOTION AS AMENDED: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to:
A. Remove the Section 115 Trust from the short-term parking lot;
B. Remove the Cubberley Finances from the short-term parking lot;
C. Add $1 million in the General Capital Improvement Project Fund cuts
back into the budget; and
D. Dedicate the $1.6 million reduction in Capital Improvement Project Fund
to the Section 115 Trust Fund.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED FOR MOTION PART A: 6-1 Kou no
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED FOR MOTION PART B: 6-1 Tanaka no
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to update the Motion, Part C to read, “cut an
additional $1 million from the General Capital Improvement Fund and reduce
the General Fund Transfer to the Capital Improvement Project Fund by a
corresponding amount”.
MOTION AS AMENDED: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to:
C. Cut an additional $1 million from the General Capital Improvement Fund
and reduce the General Fund Transfer to the Capital Improvement
Project Fund by a corresponding amount; and
D. Dedicate the dedicate $1.6 million reduction in Capital Improvement
Project Fund to the Section 115 Trust Fund.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED FOR MOTION PART C: 6-1 Tanaka no
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED FOR MOTION PART D: 6-1 Kou no
MOTION: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member Kou
to remove the College Terrace Library from the parking lot.
MOTION FAILED: 3-4 Cormack, Filseth, Fine, Kniss no
MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to allocate $1 million back into the budget to address the following
areas: 60 percent Police Department and 40 percent Community Services
Department.
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MOTION PASSED: 7-0
PARKING LOT: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss, third by Council Member Tanaka to place in the parking lot the Youth
Community Service Youth Connectedness Initiative of $50,000.
LONG-TERM PARKING LOT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council
Member Kou, third by Council Member Filseth to add to the long-term parking
lot to direct Staff to analyze a re-balance of the Capital Fund to contribute to the Roth renovation, with the use of impact fees and up to $1 million from the
General Fund, a preference for impact fees, and to refer the results to the
Finance Committee.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:51 P.M.