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Home My WebLink About2022-10-17 City Council Action MinutesCITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting October 17, 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 In Person: Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka Present Remotely: Cormack Absent: None Special Orders of the Day 1.Cybersecurity Awareness Month Proclamation ACTION: Proclamation Issued Study Session 2.3400 El CAMINO REAL [22PLN-00227]: Request for Prescreening of the Applicant's Proposal to Rezone the Subject Site From Various Zoning Districts to Planned Housing Zone (PHZ) to Allow Construction of 382 Residential Rental Units (44 studios, 243 one- bedroom, 86 two-bedroom and 9 three-bedroom units) in two Buildings. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project. Zoning District: CS, CS(H), RM-20 (Service Commercial, Hotel, Multi-Family Residential). ACTION: None taken, comments provided Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Public Comment ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes 10/17/2022 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kou to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-5. 3.Approve Minutes from the September 29, 2022 and October 3, 2022 City Council Meetings 4.Approval of Construction Contract Number C23183908 With GSW Construction, Inc., in the Amount of $995,556 for the Two Turnouts Upgrade Project (WS-07000) on California Avenue and Page Mill Road; Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $99,556; and Approval of Budget Amendment in the Water Fund 5.Approval of Implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Funded (U.S. EPA) Greening Parking Facilities for a Sustainable Community Project and Approval of Agreement Between City of Palo Alto and City of Santa Clara to Partner on Project, and Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Stormwater Management Fund MOTION PASSED: 7-0 City Manager Comments Ed Shikada, City Manager Action Items 6.TEFRA Hearing Regarding Conduit Financing for the Kehillah Jewish High School's for the Partial or Full Refinancing of the 2014 Loan and Financing the Development, Construction, Renovation, Improvement and Equipping of the Corporation's Campus at 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto; and Approving the issuance of a Tax-exempt Loan by the California Municipal Finance Authority for this Purpose and Other Matters Relating Thereto MOTION: Vice Mayor Kou moved, seconded by Mayor Burt to adopt Resolution 10079 approving the issuance of the loan by the California Municipal finance Authority for the benefit of the Kehillah Jewish high School. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 7.PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Ten Ordinances That Repeal and Adopt Various Sections of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Related to the 2022 CA Building Codes (CA Code of Regulations Title 24) Update and Proposed Local Amendments (1)Chapter 15.04 Incorporating the 2022 CA Fire Code With Local Amendments; (2)Chapter 16.04 Incorporating the 2022 CA Building Code With Local Amendments; ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes 10/17/2022 (3)Chapter 16.05 Incorporating the 2022 CA Mechanical Code With Local Amendments; (4)Chapter 16.06 Incorporating the 2022 CA Residential Code With Local Amendments and Amending Chapter 16.52 to Align Federal, State, and Local Flood Hazard Regulations; (5)Chapter 16.08 Incorporating the 2022 CA Plumbing Code With Local Amendments; (6)Chapter 16.16 Incorporating the 2022 CA Electrical Code With Local Amendments; (7)Chapter 16.18 Incorporating the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code With Local Amendments; (8)Chapter 16.14 Incorporating the 2022 CA Green Building Standards Code with Local Amendments; (9)Chapter 16.17 Incorporating the 2022 CA Energy Code Without Local Amendments. (10)Chapter 16.19 Incorporating the 2022 CA Energy Code With Local Amendments. MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Filseth to adopt the proposed ordinances that repeal and adopt various sections of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) related to the 2022 California Building Codes (Cal. Code of Regulations Title 24) and proposed local amendments: (1)Ordinance 5563 repealing PAMC Chapter 15.04 and adopting a new Chapter 15.04 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Fire Code with local amendments; (2)Ordinance 5564 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.04 and adopting a new Chapter 16.04 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Building Codes and local amendments and a new Chapter 16.19 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Historical Building Code and Existing Building Code with local amendments; (3)Ordinance 5565 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.05 and adopting a new Chapter 16.05 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Mechanical Code with local amendments; (4)Ordinance 5566 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.06 and adopting a new Chapter 16.06 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Residential Code with local amendments and amending PAMC Chapter 16.52 to align federal, state, and local regulations regarding flood hazards; (5)Ordinance 5567 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.08 and adopting a new Chapter 16.08 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Plumbing Code with local amendments; (6)Ordinance 5568 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.16 and adopting a new Chapter 16.16 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Electrical Code with local amendments; (7)Ordinance 5568 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.18 and adopting a new Chapter 16.18 incorporating the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with local amendments; (8)Ordinance 5570 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.14 and adopting a new Chapter 16.14 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Green Building Standards Code with local amendments; (9)Ordinance 5571 repealing PAMC Chapter 16.17 and adopting a new Chapter 16.17 incorporating the 2022 Cal. Energy Code without local amendments; ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes 10/17/2022 MOTION PASSED: 7-0 MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to direct staff return to the Council as soon as feasible with recommendations on strategies to increase our electrification workforce to be able to ensure electric reliability and expand electrification programs in the next year that would incorporate two-way, heat pump, HVAC systems upon replacement upon existing gas systems when a new system is installed in residential and commercial (roof pack) systems. MOTION FAILED: 3-4, Tanaka, Cormack, Filseth, DuBois voting no Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:49 P.M. ATTEST: APPROVED: ____________________ ____________________ 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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