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Special Meeting
June 5, 2017
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Community
Meeting Room at 6:10 P.M.
Present: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Tanaka,
Wolbach
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Interviews of Candidates for the Library Advisory Commission.
The City Council interviewed the following applicants for the Library Advisory
Commission:
1. Amy Murphy
2. Brigham Wilson
Council took a break from 6:27 P.M. to 6:31 P.M. and reconvened in the
Council Chambers.
2. Proclamation Honoring the Comprehensive Plan Update Citizens
Advisory Committee.
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None.
Minutes Approval
3. Approval of Action Minutes for the May 15, 2017 Council Meeting.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Mayor Scharff to approve
the Action Minutes for the May 15, 2017 Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
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Consent Calendar
MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach
to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-15.
4. Approval of: (1) a Construction Contract With O'Grady Paving, Inc. in
the Amount of $3,686,766 for the Fiscal Year 2017 Middlefield Road
and Lincoln Street Paving, Capital Improvements Program Projects
PE-86070, PO-89003, PL-05030, PL-00026, PL-12000; (2) Deductive
Change Order Number 1 With O'Grady Paving, Inc. in the Amount of
$165,280; and (3) Approval of Budget Amendments in the General
Fund, the Capital Improvement Fund, and the Transportation Impact
Fee Fund.
5. Acceptance of State of California Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC) Grant Funds and Approval of a Budget Amendment
in the Amount of $109,876 to the General Fund.
6. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 3 With Cypress Security,
Inc. (C16160138A) in the Amount of $1,240,000 for a Total Not-to-
Exceed Amount of $3,332,216, and Extend the Term of the Agreement
to June 30, 2018 for Track Watch Guard Services for Caltrain
Monitoring.
7. Approval of Contract Number C17167790 With Palo Alto Housing
Corporation for the Provision of Below Market Rate (BMR)
Administration Services for $274,000 Over a Two-year Period.
8. Approval of Conforming Changes to the Gas Utility Long-term Plan
(GULP) Objectives, Strategies and Implementation Plan to Reflect Prior
Council Action.
9. Approval of a Construction Contract With Alcal Specialty Contracting,
Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $261,227 to Replace the Existing
Roofs at the Rinconada Pool Buildings, Capital Improvement Program
Project PF-00006.
10. Adoption of an Ordinance Dedicating 36.5 Acres of Land at the Former
ITT Property Antenna Field to Become Part of the Baylands Nature
Preserve.
11. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to the Promissory Note and
Amendment Number 2 to the Agreement Between the City and Palo
Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC) for the Acquisition of the Sheridan
Apartments at 360 Sheridan Avenue; and Approval of an Expenditure
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of Funds Held by PAHC for the Acquisition of Property Interest in the
Sheridan Apartments. The Project is Exempt From the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15061 (b)(3).
12. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Accept the Revised
City Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline Administration Policy.
13. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Professional Services Contract
Number C14150008 With Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners
for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment and Final Plans,
Specifications and Estimates for the Churchill Avenue Improvement
Project to Extend the Contract Term Until June 30, 2018 at no
Additional Cost to the City.
14. Resolution 9681 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Approving the Support Services Program Agreement With the
Northern California Power Agency, Identifying Designated
Representatives and Authorizing Annual Not-to-Exceed Amounts of
$250,000/$85,000 Under the Agreement for a Term of ten Years.”
15. Approval of Construction Contract Number C17168059 With Tochi in
the Amount of $273,680 to Provide Construction Services for the Zero
Waste Office Renovation (CIP PF-16006).
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
Action Items
At this time Council heard Agenda Item Numbers 16 and 17 concurrently.
16. Annual Earth Day and Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP)
Update.
17. Discuss the Draft 2017-2020 Sustainability Implementation Plan (SIP)
and Direct Staff on Next Steps.
Vice Mayor Kniss left the meeting at 8:54 P.M.
MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member
Fine to return the Sustainability Implementation Plan (SIP) to Staff to
develop greater specificity.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council
Member XX to add to the Motion, “add the following considerations now
absent from the SIP:
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A. Water Management: Address Public and private tree care in
conjunction with water conservation; and
B. Regeneration and Natural Environment: Plan for increasing financial
investment in the urban forest given the Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
benefits; and
C. Quantify benefits of open space and identify potential investment
opportunities to expand existing land resources; and
D. Mobility and Financing Strategies: Add reference to working with the
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to fund shuttle
expansion and coordinating with the Palo Alto Unified School District
(PAUSD) to identify funding for shuttles that serve schools; and
E. Mobility: Incorporate an anti-idling Ordinance to address needless
Green House Gas (GHG) emissions; and
F. Zero Waste: Develop a metric and tracking of diversion rates tracked
by: waste reduction (materials not entering the waste stream), reuse
(salvage), and recycling; and
G. Zero Waste and Energy: Investigate how new buildings can be
designed to be adaptable to different rather than single uses; and
H. Zero Waste and Energy: Incorporate true impacts of construction and
demolition and ways to compensate the environment for those
impacts; and
I. Zero Waste and Energy: Elevate salvage or deconstruction
requirements in the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Ordinance;
and
J. Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Incorporate food programs such as
Meatless Monday to address GHG emissions created by food choices;
and
K. Mobility: Palo Alto Airport emissions tracking and fuel requirements.”
INCORPORATED INTO THE AMENDMENT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER to replace in the Amendment, “now absent from the SIP” with “Staff
to consider the following actions.”
INCORPORATED INTO THE AMENDMENT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Amendment, “Water Management
and Climate Adaptation & Resilience: Dewatering to be addressed for
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commercial and residential properties.” (New Part L)
AMENDMENT AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member Holman moved,
seconded by Council Member Kou to add to the Motion, “Staff to consider the
following actions now absent from the SIP:
A. Water Management: Address Public and private tree care in
conjunction with water conservation; and
B. Regeneration and Natural Environment: Plan for increasing financial
investment in the urban forest given the Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
benefits; and
C. Quantify benefits of open space and identify potential investment
opportunities to expand existing land resources; and
D. Mobility and Financing Strategies: Add reference to working with the
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to fund shuttle
expansion and coordinating with the Palo Alto Unified School District
(PAUSD) to identify funding for shuttles that serve schools; and
E. Mobility: Incorporate an anti-idling Ordinance to address needless
Green House Gas (GHG) emissions; and
F. Zero Waste: Develop a metric and tracking of diversion rates tracked
by: waste reduction (materials not entering the waste stream), reuse
(salvage), and recycling; and
G. Zero Waste and Energy: Investigate how new buildings can be
designed to be adaptable to different rather than single uses; and
H. Zero Waste and Energy: Incorporate true impacts of construction and
demolition and ways to compensate the environment for those
impacts; and
I. Zero Waste and Energy: Elevate salvage or deconstruction
requirements in the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Ordinance;
and
J. Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Incorporate food programs such as
Meatless Monday to address GHG emissions created by food choices;
and
K. Mobility: Palo Alto Airport emissions tracking and fuel requirements;
and
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L. Water Management and Climate Adaptation & Resilience: Dewatering
to be addressed for commercial and residential properties.
AMENDMENT AS AMENDED FAILED: 3-5 DuBois, Holman, Kou yes, Kniss
absent
MOTION RESTATED: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council
Member Fine to return the Sustainability Implementation Plan (SIP) to Staff
to develop greater specificity.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
None.
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Council Member Holman shared her appreciation of the Code:ART
installations.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 P.M.