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Home My WebLink About2024-11-12 City Council Action MinutesCITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting November 12, 2024 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:30 P.M. Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Tanaka, Veenker Councilmember Tanaka Arrived at 5:33 P.M. Present Remotely: Kou Absent: Special Orders of the Day 1.Signing of a Friendship City Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Narok, Kenya in Celebration of Palo Alto‘s First Friendship City Item Removed Off Agenda 2.Proclamation Honoring Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Week November 11-15, 2024 NO ACTION Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions Public Comment Councilmember Questions, Comments and Announcements Study Session 3.Annual Report on Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Implementation: 2022 Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Quarterly S/CAP Progress Report, and S/CAP Key Performance Indicators Annual Progress Report; CEQA status - Not a Project Docusign Envelope ID: 50C0D210-F401-4F18-9936-4945A653779A Page 2 of 4 Sp. City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/12/2024 ACTION MINUTES NO ACTION Consent Calendar Councilmember Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 6. MOTION: Councilmember Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Lauing to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-7. MOTION PASSED ITEMS 4, 5, 7: 7-0 MOTION PASSED ITEM 6: 6-1, Tanaka no 4.Approval of Minutes from October 28, 2024 Meeting 5.Approval of the New Councilmember Onboarding Outline as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee; CEQA – Not a Project 6.Approval of the Tri-Cities Consortium Computer Aided Dispatch System Software Agreement with Sun Ridge Systems Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $339,857 for Five Years to Implement a New Computer Aided Dispatch System for the Communications Departments of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos; CEQA Status - Not a Project 7.Approval of Construction Contract No. C25190935A with Valhalla Builders in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $392,800 for Children’s Library as part of the Library Automated Materials Handling System Project, Capital Improvement Program Project LB-21000 and Authorization for the City Manager or Their Designee to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders for Related Additional but Unforeseen Work that May Develop During the Project Up to a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $39,280; CEQA Status – Exempt under Section 15070 City Manager Comments Ed Shikada, City Manager Action Items 8.FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning) and Title 21 (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land) to Clarify Existing Regulations and to Implement State Housing Laws Adopted in 2023 and earlier. Provide Direction on: (1) Implementation of AB 2097 (2022) and (2) Implementation of Recently Adopted State Housing Laws from the 2023-24 Legislative Session. CEQA Status - Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Docusign Envelope ID: 50C0D210-F401-4F18-9936-4945A653779A Page 3 of 4 Sp. City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/12/2024 ACTION MINUTES SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Councilmember Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Tanaka to table direction on AB 2097 until such time as legal advice can be produced. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 3-4, Kou, Burt, Lythcott-Haims, Stone no MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Kou to: 1. Direct staff to apply AB 2097 to properties within the radius depicted in Attachment B. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Kou to: 2.Require ADA / EVCS parking based on the full amount that would have been required if AB 2097 did not apply. MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Tanaka no MOTION: Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Veenker to: 1.Adopt the attached ordinance implementing state law and other minor amendments to Titles 18 and 21 of the municipal code, except as modified by the prior motion on AB 2097; and 2.Direct staff to prepare an urgency ordinance for placement on the consent calendar to implement various land use-related state law changes from the 2024 state legislative session. MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Kou no Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:18 P.M. Docusign Envelope ID: 50C0D210-F401-4F18-9936-4945A653779A ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 Sp. City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 11/12/2024 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. Docusign Envelope ID: 50C0D210-F401-4F18-9936-4945A653779A Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 50C0D210F4014F1899364945A653779A Status: Completed Subject: November 12, 2024 and November 18, 2024 Action Minutes Source Envelope: Document Pages: 8 Signatures: 4 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 12/4/2024 12:22:30 PM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Greer Stone Greer.Stone@CityofPaloAlto.org Vice Mayor Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 208.185.159.238 Sent: 12/4/2024 12:24:29 PM Viewed: 12/4/2024 2:04:19 PM Signed: 12/4/2024 2:04:34 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 50.145.25.81 Sent: 12/4/2024 2:04:36 PM Viewed: 12/13/2024 11:15:39 AM Signed: 12/13/2024 11:40:16 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 12/4/2024 12:24:29 PM Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Certified Delivered Security Checked 12/13/2024 11:15:39 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 12/13/2024 11:40:16 AM Completed Security Checked 12/13/2024 11:40:16 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps