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Home My WebLink About2022-11-07 City Council Action MinutesCITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 5 Special Meeting November 7, 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, Cormack, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka Present Remotely: DuBois Absent: None SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (5:00 – 5:10 PM) 1. Proclamation Honoring Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Day - November 8, 2022 ACTION: No formal action taken STUDY SESSION (5:10 – 6:40 PM) 2. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Update and Study Session ACTION: No formal action taken Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions Public Comment Consent Calendar Council Member Cormack, Dubois registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 4. DocuSign Envelope ID: 536494A7-6122-4536-8465-9521FE794489 ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 5 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/07/2022 Vice Mayor Kou, Council Member Filseth, Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 7. Council member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 8. MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor Burt to approve Agenda Item Numbers 3-9. MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING 3. Approve Minutes from the October 17, 2022 and October 24, 2022 City Council Meetings 4. Adoption of Resolution 10082 Authorizing Use of Teleconferencing for Council Meetings During Covid-19 State of Emergency 5. Approval of Contract Number C23185109A With Daleo, Inc., in the Amount of $1,411,059 for Gas Main Replacement Project 24A (GS-14003) at the Stanford Shopping Center; and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders Not- to-Exceed of $141,106, for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,552,165 6. Approve and Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute Contract C23184325A With Gierlich-Mitchell, Inc. With a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $100,058 for Sanitary Sewer Level Monitoring Systems 7. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract # C21180078 with Blue Rhino Studios, Inc. in the Amount of $234,748 for Design and Fabrication of Additional Dinosaur Sculptures and Exhibits for the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo for a total not-to-exceed amount of $449,464 8. Approve and authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute Amendment No. 2 to contract No. C19174515 with Municipal Resource Group for Organizational Development, Succession Planning and Talent Acquisition Services for one additional year. 9. Adoption of Resolution 10083 Vacating Public Utility Easement 773 Allen Court MOTION PASSED Item 4: 5-2, Cormack DuBois no MOTION PASSED Item 7: 4-3, Kou, Filseth, Tanaka no MOTION PASSED Item 8: 6-1, Tanaka no MOTION PASSED 3, 5, 6, 9: 7-0 DocuSign Envelope ID: 536494A7-6122-4536-8465-9521FE794489 ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 5 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/07/2022 MOTION RECONSIDERED: Motion by Council Member Tanaka, seconded by Vice Mayor Kou to pull Item 7. MOTION FAILED: 3-4, Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Stone Council Procedures & Protocols allow for three no votes to pull an item from the consent agenda, therefore Item 7 is pulled for discussion at a future meeting. City Manager Comments Action Items 10. PUBLIC HEARING / LEGISLATIVE. Staff Recommendation to Introduce an Ordinance to Make Permanent Changes Contained in a Temporary Ordinance Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Update Definitions, Broaden Permitted Uses and Provide Limits on Certain Uses through Updates to the Conditional Use Permit Thresholds. Environmental Review: CEQA Exemption 15061(b)(3) MOTION: Vice Mayor Kou moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to extend the temporary ordinance for 18 months to modify retail use definitions, limiting certain commercial uses, and relaxing conditional user permit (CUP) thresholds for certain uses MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 5-2, Cormack, Tanaka no 11. Recommendation from the Policy and Services Committee to Adopt a City Council Values Statement MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor Burt to adopt the values statement as follows: The Palo Alto City Council has universally shared values that help guide our decisions and the work we do. These values include: 1. We will make decisions that balance revenues and expenses, now and in the future. 2. We will make decisions that are environmentally sustainable, now and in the future. DocuSign Envelope ID: 536494A7-6122-4536-8465-9521FE794489 ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 5 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/07/2022 3. We will integrate equity into our decisions, considering how decisions affect people differently based on their identity or circumstances. 4. We will make decisions that create a healthy, safe and welcoming community for all. 5. We will safeguard public trust through transparent practices and open communication. 6. We embrace innovation. MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 6-1, Tanaka no 12. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation that the City Council Adopt the 2023 Citywide Legislative Guidelines and Support the Tentative 2023 Legislative Work plan MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to: 1) Approve the 2023 legislative guidelines with at least the following proposed changes: (a) Update the “Environment” section name to: “Climate and Environment” (b) Add the following to that newly renamed section: “Strengthen and modernize the State and Local electric grids” (c) Add under technology: “Municipally owned broadband” 2) Support the Tentative legislative Workplan for 2022-23 Legislative Session MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 P.M. ATTEST: APPROVED: ____________________ ____________________ City Clerk Mayor DocuSign Envelope ID: 536494A7-6122-4536-8465-9521FE794489 ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 5 (Sp.) City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/07/2022 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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