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Home My WebLink About2018-02-26 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 7 Special Meeting February 26, 2018 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:10 P.M. Present: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach Absent: Closed Session 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Ed Shikada, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch, Molly Stump, George Sakai, Terence Howzell, Lalo Perez, Kiely Nose) Employee Organizations: Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA); Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU General), Local 521; Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association (PAPOA); Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA); International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319; Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PAPMA); and Unrepresented Management, Professional Employees, and Limited Hourly Employees Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a). MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Council went into Closed Session at 5:10 P.M. Council returned from Closed Session at 7:04 P.M. Mayor Kniss announced no reportable action. ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 7 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/26/18 Special Orders of the Day 2. Palo Alto Chinese Parents' Club Presentation of a Copy of the "Welcome to Palo Alto" Video. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Minutes Approval 3. Approval of Action Minutes for the February 3 and 5, 2018 Council Meetings. MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to approve the Action Minutes for the February 3 and 5, 2018 Council Meetings, including changes to the February 5, 2018 minutes as outlined in the At Place Staff Memorandum. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Consent Calendar Council Member Holman registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 9. Council Member Wolbach registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5. Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 6. MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-10. 4. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding With the County of Santa Clara to Share Traffic Data and to Establish a Virtual Private Network. 5. Approval of a Final Map for a 2.46 Acre Site at 567 Maybell Avenue [17PLN-00158] to Create 16 new Parcels Ranging Between 5,000 Square Feet and 6,184 Square Feet and a new Private Street Intersecting With Clemo Avenue. The Final Map Includes Access and Utility Easements. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline Section 15268(b)(3) (Ministerial Projects). 6. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C15155378 With Carollo Engineers for Engineering Services During Construction of ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 7 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/26/18 the old Pumping Plant Rehabilitation Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant to Extend the Contract Term Through September 30, 2018 - Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-80021. 7. Ordinance 5428 Entitled, “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 10.56 (Special Speed Zones) of Title 10 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Reduce the Posted Speed Limit Near Private Schools (FIRST READING: February 5, 2018 PASSED: 9-0).” 8. Ordinance 5429 Entitled, “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Sections 4.42.190 (Taxi Meters) and 4.42.200 (Schedule of Rates, Display) of Chapter 4.42 of Title 4 (Business and License Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Allow Taxicab Service to be Prearranged by Mobile Device Application and Internet Online Service (FIRST READING: February 5, 2018 PASSED: 9-0).” 9. Ordinance 5430 Entitled, “Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 18.42.040 of Title 18 (Zoning) to Conform With new State Laws Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and Finding the Changes Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b), 15301, 15303 and 15305. The Planning & Transportation Commission Recommended Approval of These Amendments on November 29, 2017 (FIRST READING: January 29, 2018 PASSED: 8-1, Holman no).” 10. Resolution 9740 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Establish Yangpu District, Shanghai as a Sister City to Palo Alto.” MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5 PASSED: 8-1 Wolbach no MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6 PASSED: 8-1 Tanaka no MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9 PASSED: 8-1 Holman no MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 4, 7-8, 10 PASSED: 9-0 Action Items 11. Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program Status Update. Council Member Scharff advised he will not participate in this Agenda Item because he owns real property within the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking District. He left the meeting at 7:45 P.M. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 7 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/26/18 MOTION: Council Member Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to: A. Continue the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program with the following modification: reduce non-resident permits to 1,100, and authorize the City Manager to release 100 permits more in a shortage; and B. Direct Staff to return to Council with a proposal, including budget, for a comprehensive parking management system, including the RPP programs, the commercial core, and the Parking Assessment Districts; and C. Direct Staff to return to Council with a proposal for parking quality standards. AMENDMENT: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Motion, “direct Staff to begin reductions in employee permits in Zones 9 and 10.” AMENDMENT RESTATED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace Part A of the Motion with, “continue the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program with the following modifications: Direct Staff to return with a Resolution to reduce non-resident permits to 1,200 with a focus on reductions in the outer Zones, and authorize the City Manager to hold 100 of those permits in reserve.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to replace in the Motion Part A, “1,200” with “1,100.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part C, “with parameters that can be adjusted based on neighborhood characteristics.” AMENDMENT: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to add to the Motion, “reduce non-resident permits by 100 each year, unless Staff recommends a different number of permits.” INCORPORATED INTO THE AMENDMENT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Amendment, “in which case this recommendation will be brought to Council.” ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 7 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/26/18 AMENDMENT AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to add to the Motion, “reduce non- resident permits by 100 each year, unless Staff recommends a different number of permits, in which case this recommendation will be brought to Council.” AMENDMENT AS AMENDED FAILED: 4-4 Fine, Kniss, Tanaka, Wolbach no, Scharff absent AMENDMENT: Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member XX to replace in the Motion Part A, “to 1,200 with a focus on reductions in the outer Zones, and authorize the City Manager to hold 100 of those permits in reserve” with “to 1,000 with a focus on reductions in the outer Zones, and authorize the City Manager to hold an additional 200 permits in reserve.” AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part B, “and budget for Staff to support the above.” AMENDMENT: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to add to the Motion, “direct Staff to factor in the Business Registry.” (New Part D) AMENDMENT PASSED: 5-3 Filseth, Tanaka, Wolbach no, Scharff absent AMENDMENT: Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Tanaka to replace in the Motion Part A, “to 1,100 with a focus on reductions in the outer Zones, and authorize the City Manager to hold 100 of those permits in reserve” with “to 1,200 with a focus on reductions in the outer Zones, and authorize the City Manager to hold 200 of those permits in reserve.” AMENDMENT FAILED: 3-5 Fine, Kniss, Tanaka yes, Scharff absent MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to: A. Continue the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program with the following modifications: Direct Staff to return with a Resolution to reduce non-resident permits to 1,100 with a focus on reductions in the outer Zones, and authorize the City Manager to hold 100 of those permits in reserve; and B. Direct Staff to return to Council with a proposal, including budget, for a comprehensive parking management system, including the RPP ACTION MINUTES Page 6 of 7 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/26/18 programs, the commercial core, and the Parking Assessment Districts and budget for Staff to support the above; and C. Direct Staff to return to Council with a proposal for parking quality standards with parameters that can be adjusted based on neighborhood characteristics; and D. Direct Staff to factor in the Business Registry. MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-1 Kniss no, Scharff absent 12. Approval of the City of Palo Alto Utilities 2018 Strategic Plan. THIS ITEM CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN. 13. Colleagues' Memo From Council Members DuBois, Filseth, Scharff, and Tanaka on Fiscal Transparency in Labor Negotiations. Council Member Scharff returned to the meeting at 10:33 P.M. MOTION: Vice Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to: A. Refer the proposal regarding Fiscal Transparency in Labor Negotiations to the Finance Committee for refinement and to develop the fiscal and actuarial analysis template; B. Direct Staff to, at the appropriate time, initiate Meet and Confer discussions with the City’s bargaining groups regarding this proposed Policy; and C. Return the final proposal to Council. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs None. Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Council Member Holman shared her attendance along with the attendance of Council Member Kou at a retail meeting last Wednesday. She will provide a full report on the meeting at the next Council meeting. Council Member Kou announced her attendance along with Council Member Tanaka at the Palo Alto Youth Council meeting yesterday. The Youth Council ACTION MINUTES Page 7 of 7 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 2/26/18 asked numerous questions about the City Council. They also raised concerns regarding the Parkland, Florida shooting. She requested the Police Chief meet with the Youth Council. Council Member Scharff shared his attendance at the Parks and Recreation Commission Retreat on Friday. The Commission shared their accomplishments and discussed details to include in a ballot measure to fund the Parks, Trails, Open Space, and Recreation Master Plan. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:47 P.M.