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Special Meeting
June 14, 2021
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in virtual
teleconference at 5:02 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Burt, Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka
Absent:
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None
Minutes Approval
1. Approval of Action Minutes for the June 1, 2021 City Council Meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Burt to
approve the Action Minutes for the June 1, 2021 City Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Filseth to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-6.
2. Approval of: 1) Construction Contract With Azulworks, Inc., in the
Amount of $2,667,054 for the Palo Alto Fiscal Year 2021 Street
Resurfacing Project (Capital Improvement Program Projects PE-86070,
PE-09003, PE-21004, PO-12001, PO-89003, PL-04010, PL-05030, and
OS-09001); 2) Authorization for the City Manager or his Designee to
Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders to the Contract With
Azulworks, Inc. for Additional but Unforeseen Work That may Develop
During the Project, Not-to-Exceed $266,706; and 3) Budget
Amendments in the Capital Improvement Fund.
3. Approval of Contract Amendments to Extend Three Public-private
Partnership Agreements Between the City of Palo Alto and
TheatreWorks, Palo Alto Players, and West Bay Opera for the use of
the Lucie Stern Community Theatre for an Additional Year.
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4. Resolution 9966 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto to Enter Into a Cooperative Implementation Agreement With the
California Department of Transportation for the Embarcadero Trash
Capture Device Project.”
5. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C19173445
With Charles Sowers Studios, LLC to Extend the Term of the Contract
Through December 31, 2021 for the Fabrication and Installation of
Artwork at the Junior Museum and Zoo.
6. Accept the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Third Quarter Financial Status Report
and Approve the FY 2021 Budget Amendment in the General Fund.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council took a break at 5:24 P.M. and returned at 5:36 P.M.
Action Items
7. Approval of Amendment Number One to Contract Number S20178065
With the OIR Group for Independent Police Auditing Services to
Expand the Scope of Services and Increase the Contract Amount by
$32,500 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $107,500.
MOTION: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to
approve and authorize the Clerk to execute Amendment Number One to the
contract with the Office of Independent Review (OIR Group) for independent
police auditing (IPA) services to expand the Scope of Services and increase
the contract amount by $32,500 for a total not-to-exceed amount of
$107,500; including the following changes to the Scope of Services:
A. Add to Section 2 - Taser Deployment and Other Reviews: “The
Department will promptly notify the CONSULTANT of all administrative
use of force reports where a baton, chemical agent, TASER, less-lethal
projectile, canine, or firearm is used. In addition, The Department will
promptly notify the CONSULTANT of all other cases where a subject’s
injuries require treatment beyond minor medical care in the field;”
B. Add “point a gun,” in addition to using a gun, to an action that is
reported to the Auditor; and
C. Add to Section 3 that published reports will note items that are pulled
from the report for further work and provide a short description of the
item(s).
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
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8. Request for City Council Interpretation Pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal
Code Section 18.01.025 Related to Nonconforming Uses at the 340
Portage/3200 Park Site. Environmental Analysis: City Council Direction
Regarding Interpretation of the Existing Code is not a Project, as
Defined in Public Resources Code 21065.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to
extend by 1 year from now the period of non-occupancy of retail without a
violation of the terms of the balance of the commercial use agreement for
the greater Fry’s site area.
Council took a break at 7:58 P.M. and returned at 8:19 P.M.
MOTION WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER
MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
end this Public Hearing, take no action, and direct Staff to bring back a new
item in August.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Kou no
9. PUBLIC HEARING: Recommendation on the Preferred Plan Alternative
for the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP). The Planning
and Transportation Commission and Staff Recommend the City Council
Review the NVCAP Alternatives and Select Alternative Number 3B as
the Preferred Alternative.
Public Hearing opened at 8:56 P.M.
Public Hearing closed at 9:45 P.M.
MOTION: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Burt to end this
Agenda Item, take no action, and direct Staff to bring back a new item in
early Fall based on the input and discussion with Council this evening.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:27 P.M. in honor of Penny
Nelson.
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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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