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ACTION MINUTES
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Special Meeting
June 16, 2020
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date via Virtual
Teleconference at 5:03 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka
Absent:
Action Items
A. Adoption of Amendments to the City of Palo Alto Tobacco Retailer
Permit Ordinance (Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.64) to Further
Restrict Electronic Cigarette Products and Flavored Tobacco Products
(CONTINUED FROM JUNE 8, 2020).
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor DuBois to
Direct Staff to create an Ordinance with the following:
A. A complete ban on vaping;
B. To exempt adult-only stores to sell flavored tobacco products including
cigar pipe, chewing, and paper cigarettes; and
C. To exempt the onsite use of flavored tobacco products for currently
permitted businesses.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to change Motion, Part A to read, “…complete ban
on the sale of vaping products”.
MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member Kniss moved,
seconded by Vice Mayor DuBois to direct Staff to create an Ordinance with
the following:
A. A complete ban on the sale of vaping products;
B. To exempt adult-only stores to sell flavored tobacco products including
cigar, pipes, chewing, and paper cigarettes; and
C. To exempt the onsite use of flavored tobacco products for currently
permitted businesses.
ACTION MINUTES
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Sp. City Council Meeting
Action Minutes: 6/16/2020
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by
Council Member Cormack to adopt amendments to the City of Palo Alto Tobacco Retailer Permit Ordinance (Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.64)
to further restrict electronic cigarette products and flavored tobacco
products.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED: 4-3 DuBois, Fine, Kniss no
Council took a break at 6:35 P.M. and returned at 6:43 P.M.
1. Direct Staff to Continue With the 2020 Sustainability and Climate
Action Plan (S/CAP) Update and Evaluate the 2020 S/CAP Potential
Goals and Key Actions (CONTINUED FROM JUNE 8, 2020).
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Mayor Fine to direct
Staff to continue with its work on the 2020 Sustainability and Climate Action
Plan (S/CAP) Update and the evaluation of 2020 S/CAP Potential Major Goals
and Key Actions related to greenhouse gas emissions reduction and direct
Staff to look at a key indicator for biodiversity.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council took a break at 8:33 P.M. and returned at 8:46 P.M.
2. Review of the Third Quarter Financial Report and Approval of Various
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget Adjustments to Address Projected
COVID-19 Impacts.
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to amend the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Appropriation for various
funds and various capital projects.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Tanaka no
3. Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding the: 1) Establishment of a
Pension Funding Policy, 2) Approval of Contract Number C15159278 With Bartel Associates for a Six-year Term for Actuary Services in the
Amount Not-to-Exceed of $132,325, and 3) and Authorization to the
City Manager to Execute a Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract
Number C15159278 to Increase Funding by $97,675 for a Revised
Total Not-to-Exceed $230,000 for Additional Actuarial Consultant Work
Related to Long-term Obligations for Pension and Retiree Health
Liabilities (CONTINUED FROM JUNE 8, 2020).
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Sp. City Council Meeting
Action Minutes: 6/16/2020
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to:
A. Approve the example pension funding policy as outlined in Attachment
C of Staff Report Number 11407;
B. Approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute
Contract Number C15159278 with Bartel Associates, dated September
1, 2015, for an amount not to exceed $132,325 for OPEB and pension
actuary and analysis services; and
C. Approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute
Amendment No. 1 to Contract Number C15159278 with Bartel
Associates to increase the funding by $97,675 for a revised total
amount Not-To-Exceed $230,000 for additional actuarial consultant
work related to long-term obligations for pension and retiree health
liabilities.
MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING
MOTION PART A PASSED: 7-0
MOTION PART B AND C PASSED: 6-1 Tanaka no
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:12 P.M.