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Special Meeting
February 22, 2021
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in virtual
teleconference at 5:01 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Burt, Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Palo Alto Community Fund Presentation.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Closed Session
2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject: Miriam Green v. City of Palo Alto Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case No. 16CV300760 (One Case, as Defendant)
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Kou to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 5:17 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 6:21 P.M.
Mayor DuBois announced no reportable action.
Study Session
3. Status Report on 2021 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP)
Development and Engagement.
NO ACTION TAKEN
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Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Mayor DuBois announced Agenda Item Number 7 is being continued to March
8, 2021.
Council took a break at 8:05 P.M. and returned at 8:10 P.M.
Minutes Approval
4. Approval of Action Minutes for the February 01, 2021 City Council
Meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois to
approve the Action Minutes for the February 01, 2021 City Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Consent Calendar
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5.
MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Kou
to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-6.
5. Approval of an Agreement With Utilities Management and Professional
Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) for Payments to Current and Former
Employees Totaling $1,860,900 to Comply the With Public Employees
Relations Board (PERB) Decision Number 2664-M; and Adoption of an
Agreement Extending the Memorandum of Agreement Between the
City and UMPAPA for One-year.
6. Resolution 9944 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Scheduling the City Council Summer Break and Winter Closure for
2021”.
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5: 6-1 Tanaka no
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6: 7-0
Action Items
7. SECOND READING: Adoption of a Temporary Ordinance Amending Title
18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to
Broaden Permissible Uses and Raise Thresholds for Conditional Use
Permits for Some Land Uses Throughout the City. Environmental
Review: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption
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15061(b)(3) (FIRST READING: December 14, 2020 PASSED: 7-0)
(Continued From January 25, 2021).
THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED TO MARCH 8, 2021
8. Adoption of an Ordinance Changing the Name of Foothills Park to
Foothills Nature Preserve; and Adoption of Emergency Ordinance 5516
Entitled, “Amending the Municipal Fee Schedule to add Annual Vehicle
Entrance Fees and Adjust Attendance Limits at Foothills Park” and
Regular Ordinance to add Annual Vehicle Entrance Fees and Adjust
Attendance Limits at Foothills Park.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to:
A. Adopt a Regular Ordinance to:
i. Change the name of Foothills Park to Foothills Nature Preserve;
ii. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance
fees for Foothills Park, including the following:
a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, and students are
waived;
iii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k)
to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at
Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650
people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read
as follows instead of as originally proposed:
The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in
the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Nature
Preserve in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of
preserve users; to protect the natural resources in the preserve;
and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in
setting any limits under this subsection.
B. Adopt an Emergency Ordinance to:
i. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance
fees for Foothills Park, including the following:
a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, and students are
waived;
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ii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k)
to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650
people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read
as follows instead of as originally proposed:
The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in the
range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Park in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of park users; to protect
the natural resources in the park; and/or due to limits in parking,
facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish
between residents and non-residents in setting any limits under
this subsection.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “direct the Parks and
Recreation Commission to provide an update to Council in August 2021.”
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Parts A ii. and B. i. that fees
are waived for persons with disabilities.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part B. ii. to not count persons
with disabilities toward the attendance limits.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to change the Motion Parts A ii. and B. i. to state
“student drivers.”
MOTION AS AMENDED: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council
Member Stone to:
A. Adopt a Regular Ordinance to:
i. Change the name of Foothills Park to Foothills Nature Preserve;
ii. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance
fees for Foothills Park, including the following:
a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, student drivers, and
persons with disabilities are waived;
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iii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k)
to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at
Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650
people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read
as follows instead of as originally proposed:
The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in
the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Nature
Preserve in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of
preserve users; to protect the natural resources in the preserve;
and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The
City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in
setting any limits under this subsection;
a. To also include the change to not count persons with
disabilities toward the attendance limits
B. Adopt an Emergency Ordinance to:
i. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance
fees for Foothills Park, including the following:
a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, student drivers, and
persons with disabilities are waived;
ii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k)
to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at
Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650
people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read
as follows instead of as originally proposed:
The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in
the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Park in order
to protect the health, safety, and welfare of park users; to
protect the natural resources in the park; and/or due to limits in
parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not
distinguish between residents and non-residents in setting any
limits under this subsection;
a. To not count persons with disabilities toward the
attendance limits; and
C. Direct the Parks and Recreation Commission to provide an update to
Council in August 2021.
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MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING
MOTION AS AMENDED PART B PASSED: 7-0
MOTION AS AMENDED PART A PASSED: 7-0
MOTION AS AMENDED PART C PASSED: 7-0
9. Approval of License Plate Reader (LPR) Surveillance Use Policy and
Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C18172676
With Duncan Solutions to add $140,000, for a new Not-to-Exceed Amount of $767,000 for License Plate Recognition Implementation in
Parking Enforcement.
MOTION: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Tanaka to:
A. Approve Amendment Number One to Contract number C19171363 with
Professional Account Management LLC, dba Duncan Solutions (serving
the Residential Preferential Parking Program, and previously procured),
to add Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to Office
of Transportation parking management efforts and add $140,000 to the
total contract amount; and
B. Approve the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) surveillance
policy and use of ALPR technology for parking management uses
including enforcement, parking time and permit tracking, and related
parking data analysis.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part B. “…and add to the policy
the purpose of reducing RPP employee permits issued in the neighborhoods
consistent with previous Council direction.
MOTION AS AMENDED: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Tanaka to:
A. Approve Amendment Number One to Contract number C19171363 with
Professional Account Management LLC, dba Duncan Solutions (serving
the Residential Preferential Parking Program, and previously procured),
to add Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to Office
of Transportation parking management efforts and add $140,000 to the
total contract amount; and
B. Approve the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) surveillance
policy and use of ALPR technology for parking management uses
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including enforcement, parking time and permit tracking, and related
parking data analysis; and add to the policy the purpose of reducing RPP employee permits issued in the neighborhoods consistent with previous
Council direction.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:39 P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
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