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Special Meeting
April 18, 2022
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Burt, Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka
Absent: None
Study Session
1. Joint Study Session with Palo Alto Youth Council.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Vice Mayor
Kou to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-5.
2. Approve Minutes from the April 04, 2022 City Council Meeting.
3. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Existing Palo Alto Municipal
Code Chapter 5.30, Disposable Foodware Items and Other
Disposable Products, to Comply with California Assembly Bill
1276 (Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Standard
Condiments) Requiring Additional Restrictions on the Use of
Disposable Foodware and Condiments. Adopt Resolution 10031
amending the Administrative Penalty Schedule.
4. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number
C18169357 With Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. for Federal
Legislative Advocacy to Extend the Term for one Additional Year
and add $82,800 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $414,000.
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5. Approval of the Appointment of Sandra Blanch as Human
Resources Director.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
City Manager Comments
Action Items
6. Policy and Services Committee, City Auditor and Staff Recommend
Approval of the Power Purchase Agreement Audit Report.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Stone to approve the Power Purchase Agreement Audit report and
corresponding recommendations for improvement.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
7. Approval of Supplement Agreement No. 1 to the Master Funding
Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission for $800,000 in Priority Development Area
Planning Grant Funds to Prepare a Downtown Housing Plan; Approve
Budget Amendments in the General Fund; and to Initiate the Plan
Process for a Sub-Area of the Downtown Priority Development Area.
Environmental Assessment: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Sections
15061(b)(3) and 15262.
MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council member Cormack
to proceed with acceptance of the grant with the following actions:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Supplement
Agreement No. 1 to the Master Funding Agreement between the
City of Palo Alto and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(Attachment A) for $800,000 in Priority Development Area
Planning Grant funds to prepare a Downtown Housing Plan;
2. Direct Staff to propose City and grant Funding for this project
during the FY 23 Budget process
3. Initiate the local planning process for a Downtown Housing Plan;
and
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4. Direct Staff to return to Council for identification of goals for
preparation of the Downtown Housing Plan.
MOTION PASSED: 4-3, DuBois, Filseth, Kou no
8. Revenue-Generating Ballot Measures for Fall 2022: Discuss 2nd-Round
Polling Results and Feedback from Community and Stakeholder
Engagement Activities; Review and Provide Staff Direction on Finance
Committee Recommended Refined Parameters for a Business License
Tax and an Affirmation of the Gas General Fund Transfer; and Provide
Direction to Staff on Next Steps Including Launch of Third Poll, and
Council's Non-Binding Intentions for Allocation of Potential Proceeds.
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Tanaka seconded by Council
Member Dubois to defer this item to the City Council April 25th
meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 5-2, Cormack, Filesth no
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:46 P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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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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