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Home My WebLink About2016-02-29 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting February 29, 2016 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 6:05 P.M. Present: Berman arrived at 7:12 P.M., Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Study Session 1. Finance Committee Recommends the City Council Review the Assessment Results of the Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) Needs; Review Recommendation to Plan for the Acquisition of a new Integrated Government-Oriented ERP System and Separate Provisioning of Utilities Billing Systems. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Consent Calendar MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-7. 2. Approval and Acceptance of Palo Alto Fire Department Quarterly Performance Report for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2016. 3. Approval of a Professional Services Contract With Plante & Moran, PLLC in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $359,925 for Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) and Utility Billing Planning and System Selection. ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/29/16 4. Approval of the Acceptance and Expenditure of Citizens Options for Public Safety (COPS) Funds for Various Law Enforcement Equipment and Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Amount of $104,621 for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund. 5. Authorization to Apply for "Art Works" Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts for Temporary art at Cubberley Community Center. 6. Approval of a Contract With Breneman Inc. in the Amount Not-to- Exceed $250,000 for the Bowden Park Improvements Capital Project PE-13008. 7. Finance Committee Recommends Approval of Amendment to Table of Organization by Adding 1.0 Management Analyst in the Development Services Department. MOTION PASSED: 8-0 Berman absent Action Items 8. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of two Ordinances: 1) Ordinance Amending the Palo Alto Municipal Code Regulations Related to Hazardous Materials use, Storage and Handling in the Office, Research and Manufacturing Zoning Districts and Nonconforming Uses and Facilities; and 2) Ordinance Regarding Amortization of Nonconforming Uses at Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) Located at 607- 811 Hansen Way. Amendments to the Municipal Code Affect the Following Sections and can be Reviewed at the Planning Department’s Offices During Regular Business Hours at 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, 5th Floor: a. Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) Section 18.04.030 (66) (A) and (B) and (127.7); b. Chapter 18.20 Office, Research, and Manufacturing [MOR, ROLM, RP and GM] Section 18.20.030 (Land Uses) Table 1 (Industrial/Manufacturing District Land Uses); Section 18.20.040 Subsections (b) and (c); and Section 18.20.050 (Performance Criteria) c. Chapter 18.23 (Performance Criteria for Multiple Family, Commercial, Manufacturing and Planned Community Districts) Section 18.23.100 (Hazardous Materials) Subsection (B) d. Chapter 18.70 (Nonconforming Uses and Noncomplying Facilities) Sections 18.70.020 Through 18.70.100, Including Section 18.70.070 (Nonconforming Use - Required Termination) e. Chapter 17.16 (Hazardous Materials Management Plan) Sections 17.16.010 ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/29/16 (Hazardous Materials Management Plan) and 17.16.025 (Supplemental Requirements for Emergency Response Plans) and f. Chapter 17.20 (Hazardous Materials Inventory) Section 17.20.020 (Information required). Environmental Assessment: As a Regulatory Action That Would Modify the List of Permitted Uses in Industrial Zones to Protect the Health and Life Safety of Palo Alto Residents, the Proposed Ordinances are Categorically Exempt From Review Under Section 15308 (Class 8, Actions for Protection of the Environment) of the State Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act. Public Hearing opened at 7:38 P.M. Public Hearing closed at 7:45 P.M. MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to: A. Adopt the hazardous materials Ordinance included in the Staff Report as Attachment A; and B. Adopt the amortization Ordinance included in the Staff Report as Attachment C, including the added text referencing a possible agreement between the City and Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI). MOTION PASSED: 9-0 9. Agreement With Empowerment Institute on Cool Block Small Pilot Program (Continued From February 1, 2016). MOTION: Vice Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to authorize the City Manager or his designee to sign the Cool Block Pilot Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Palo Alto and Empowerment Institute with the deletion of “City of Palo Alto Deliverables” Number 2- “Participate with the Office of Sustainability and other City Staff to integrate the Cool Block Program into the S/CAP strategy and encourage the participation of the S/CAP Advisory Board.” MOTION PASSED: 9-0 ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/29/16 Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Council Member Kniss announced her attendance at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington D.C. from March 5 through March 8. She reminded Council Members of the League of California Cities, Peninsula Division bocce ball event being held on April 20, 2016. She will attend the Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors Meeting on March 10. She has submitted her name to continue serving on the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Vice Mayor Scharff advised that Council Member Kniss may be elected as Chair of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. He reminded Council Members to participate in a survey relating to the merger of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC). He attended an ABAG meeting on this topic on Friday. He is also attending the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference along with the American Public Power Association meeting during the same trip. Mayor Burt will also be attending the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference and plans to meet with congressional representatives to discuss airplane noise and other priorities for the City. He had an opportunity to speak at the East Bay Islamic Center on Sunday. The event highlighted the region’s values including community and tolerance. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 P.M.