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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-09-05 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 6 Special Meeting September 5, 2017 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:08 P.M. Present: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach Absent: Closed Session 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS. This Item has Been Removed and Will be Heard at a Later Date. Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs 1A. Support for SB 797 (Hill), a Senate Bill Allowing Regional Entities and Residents of Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties to Vote to Increase the Sales Tax by 1/8 Cent for Caltrain Operations and Capital Purposes (CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 28, 2017). MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to declare support for SB 797 (Hill), a bill allowing the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to petition regional entities and the voters of Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties, to increase the sales tax by 1/8 cent to fund Caltrain operations and capital expenditures, and direct the Staff to return to Council with a letter to the boards of Caltrain and VTA, stating that our ongoing support of SB 797 will be dependent on progress in a discussion about Caltrain governance. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion to state “…with a letter to the boards of Caltrain, VTA and Board of Supervisors.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion to state “…will be dependent on timely progress in a discussion.” ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 6 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 9/5/17 MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to declare support for SB 797 (Hill), a bill allowing the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to petition regional entities and the voters of Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties, to increase the sales tax by 1/8 cent to fund Caltrain operations and capital expenditures, and direct Staff to return to Council with a letter to the boards of Caltrain, VTA and Board of Supervisors stating that our ongoing support of SB 797 and additional funding measures for Caltrain will be dependent on timely progress in a discussion about Caltrain governance. MOTION PASSED: 7-2 Kniss, Kou no Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Minutes Approval 2. Approval of Action Minutes for the August 21, 2017 Council Meeting. MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Mayor Scharff to approve the Action Minutes for the August 21, 2017 Council Meeting. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Action Items 3. PUBLIC HEARING. Adoption of an Ordinance for an Extension of Interim Ordinance Number 5357 Imposing an Annual Limit of 50,000 net new Square Feet of Office/R&D Uses in Designated Areas of the City to June 30, 2018 as Recommended by the Planning and Transportation Commission on July 26, 2017; and Direction Regarding a Replacement Ordinance. The Proposed Ordinance is Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Public Hearing opened at 6:39 P.M. Public Hearing closed at 6:57 P.M. MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kniss to: A. Find the proposed Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 6 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 9/5/17 B. Adopt an Ordinance to extend the existing interim Annual Office Limit Ordinance Number 5357 for an additional seven months to expire on June 30, 2018, allowing time for development and adoption of a replacement Ordinance, as recommended by the Planning and Transportation Commission on July 26, 2017. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 MOTION: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance that the boundaries in the existing Ordinance should be subject to the Annual Limit. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member XX to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance that the Annual Limit should apply citywide, with the exception of the Stanford Research Park. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member XX to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance that the Annual Limit should apply citywide, including Stanford Research Park. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND MOTION PASSED: 9-0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to direct Staff to continue to use 50,000 Gross Square Feet (GSF) as the Annual Limit. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to direct Staff to use 40,000 Gross Square Feet (GSF) as the Annual Limit. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 4-5 DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kou yes MOTION PASSED: 8-1 Kou no MOTION: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance to roll-over unused allocations for up to two years before they expire. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance that unused allocations do not roll-over to future years. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 6 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 9/5/17 SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 4-5 DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kou yes INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion to state, “up to one year before they expire.” MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance to roll-over unused allocations for up to one year before they expire. MOTION PASSED: 5-4 DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kou no MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kniss to direct Staff to maintain the current list of exemptions for (a) Office/R&D development less than 2,000 GSF; (b) Medical office and/or deed restricted non-profit office development less than 5,000 GSF total; and (c) Self- mitigating projects that propose sufficient housing to meet the housing demand of additional employment. AMENDMENT: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Motion a new Part D “non-profit development less than 3,000 GSF”; and to amend Part B to state “either medical office or non-profit development less than 5,000 GSF” AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER MOTION PASSED: 9-0 MOTION: Vice Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Fine to direct Staff to include in the replacement Ordinance a first-come first-served process for reviewing projects subject to the Annual Limit. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Filseth to direct Staff to continue the current competitive process for reviewing projects subject to the Annual Limit. SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 4-5 DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kou yes MOTION PASSED: 5-4 DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Kou no Council took a break from 8:35 P.M. and returned at 8:51 P.M. 4. Adoption of the Community Engagement Plan, Problem Statement, Objectives, and Evaluation Criteria to Support Development and Evaluation of Railroad Grade Separation Alternatives. ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 6 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 9/5/17 MOTION: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Filseth to adopt the revised Community Engagement Plan and direct Staff to return to Council with an addendum to the Rail Committee Charter and Guiding Principles that supports implementation of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) by providing regular opportunities during Rail Committee meetings for open dialogue, questions and interaction between the Committee, stakeholders and members of the public, and Staff and consultants. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to direct Staff to form and empower a Multi- stakeholder Group as a backbone of the CSS process, to report recommendations to the Rail Committee and the City Council, and that the Stakeholder Group will propose at least one recommendation for a preferred alternative. INCORPORATED INTO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to amend the Motion to state “direct Staff to bring to Council recommendations for the formation and empowerment of a Multi-stakeholder Group …..” SUBSTITUTE MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to direct Staff to bring to Council recommendations for the formation and empowerment of a Multi-stakeholder Group as a backbone of the CSS process, to report recommendations to the Rail Committee and the City Council, and that the Stakeholder Group will propose at least one recommendation as a preferred alternative. SUBSTITUTE MOTION AS AMENDED FAILED: 3-6 DuBois, Holman, Kou yes AMENDMENT: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to remove from the Motion the references to CSS from the Engagement Plan and rename it Community Engagement. AMENDMENT FAILED: 3-6 DuBois, Holman, Kou yes MOTION RESTATED: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Filseth to adopt the revised Community Engagement Plan and direct Staff to return to Council with an addendum to the Rail Committee Charter and Guiding Principles that supports implementation of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) by providing regular opportunities during Rail Committee meetings for open dialogue, questions and interaction between the Committee, stakeholders and members of the public, and Staff and consultants. MOTION PASSED: 7-2 Holman, Kou no ACTION MINUTES Page 6 of 6 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 9/5/17 MOTION: Mayor Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Fine to continue this item to September 11, 2017. MOTION PASSED: 7-2 Filseth, Wolbach no Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements None. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:09 P.M.