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Special Meeting
March 8, 2021
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in virtual
teleconference at 5:00 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Burt, Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Proclamation Honoring Monique LeConge Ziesenhenne on her
Retirement.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None
Minutes Approval
2. Approval of Action Minutes for the February 22, 2021 City Council
Meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Burt to
approve the Action Minutes for the February 22, 2021 City Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Burt, third
by Council Member Stone to pull Agenda Item Number 5 to be heard on a
date uncertain.
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 4.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois to
approve Agenda Item Numbers 3 and 4.
3. Approval of Contract Number C21178333 With Black & Veatch in an
Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,182,960 to Provide Design Services for the
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Advanced Water Purification System (AWPS) at the Regional Water
Quality Control Plant - Wastewater Treatment Fund Capital
Improvement Program Project (WQ-19003).
4. Approval of an Exemption to Competitive Solicitation Requirements for
Contract Number C14151181 With SAP Public Service, Inc.; and
Approval of an Amendment to Contract Number C14151181 With SAP
Public Service, Inc. to Extend the Term for Five-years for Maintenance and Support of the ERP System for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of
$1,586,512 and Approximately $317,300 Annually.
5. Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for Renovations at Ramos
Park.
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3: 7-0
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4: 6-1 Tanaka no
Action Items
6. SECOND READING: Temporary Ordinance 5517 Entitled, “Ordinance of
the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to Broaden Permissible Uses and Raise
Thresholds for Conditional Use Permits (CUP) for Some Land Uses
Throughout the City.” Environmental Review: California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption 15061(b)(3) (FIRST READING:
December 14, 2020 PASSED: 7-0) (Continued From February 22,
2021).
MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois to adopt the
attached temporary ordinance with the following exceptions:
A. Prohibit allowing nail salons, beauty shops, barber shops, etc. directly
on California Avenue street facing;
B. On University Avenue, California Avenue, as well as Town and Country,
prohibit the expansion of gyms greater than 1,800 square feet, and
refer this to Planning and Transportation Commission for additional
review;
C. Prohibit the expansion of tutoring, schools, and related functions on
the main streets of Downtown and California Avenue;
D. Allow the change to commercial recreation to go forward, but also
direct the Planning and Transportation Commission to look at
occupancy for personal services that are commercial recreation;
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E. Refer to the Planning and Transportation Commission the evaluation of
the most appropriate way to define restrictions on dining
establishments;
F. Prohibit expansion of the permissible medical sizes on the main
shopping streets of California Avenue, University Avenue and Midtown
Shopping Center.
MOTION PASSED: 5-2 Cormack, Tanaka no
Council took a break at 7:12 P.M. and returned at 7:18 P.M.
7. PUBLIC HEARING/QUASI JUDICIAL: 1310 Bryant Street (Castilleja):
Consideration of Certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
and Applications for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Amendment to
Increase the Student Enrollment up to 540 Students; a Variance to
Replace Campus Gross Floor Area; and Architectural Review of
Campus Redevelopment. On March 8, 2021, the Council Will Receive
Presentations and Public Testimony; the Item Will be Continued to
March 15, 2021 for Council Deliberation and Action - No Public
Testimony Will be Heard on March 15, 2021. Zone District:
R-1 (10,000). Environmental Review: Final Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) Published July 30, 2020; Draft EIR Published July 15,
2019.
Public Hearing opened at 7:59 P.M.
Public Hearing closed at 12:00 A.M.
NO ACTION TAKEN
8. PUBLIC HEARING: Finance Committee Recommends the City Council Approve the Park, Community, and Library Development Impact Fee
Justification Study; Approve Adjustments to Park, Community Center,
and Library Development Impact Fees; Adopt an Ordinance Updating
Park Land In-lieu fees; and Direct Staff to Implement the Impact Fee
Updates With the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. (This item was continued to
a date uncertain)
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 12:01 A.M.
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal
Code (PAMC) 2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) are prepared
in accordance with PAMC Section 2.04.160(c). Beginning in January 2018, in
accordance with Ordinance No. 5423, the City Council found action minutes
and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official
records of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are
available on the City’s website.
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