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Home My WebLink About2018-07-30 City Council Action MinutesCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Special Meeting July 30, 2018 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:13 P.M. Present: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach Absent: Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions None. Minutes Approval 1. Approval of Action Minutes for the June 25, 2018 Council Meeting. MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to approve the Action Minutes for the June 25, 2018 Council Meeting. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Fine to approve Agenda Item Number 2. 2. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 999 Alma Street [18PLN-00060]: Request for a Hearing on the Director's Tentative Approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a Commercial Recreation (Gym) Use in an Existing Building on the Site. The Project Includes a Request to Begin Operations at 5:00 A.M. and end at 11:00 P.M. The South of Forest Area (SOFA) Coordinated Area Plan Permits By-right Hours of Operation From 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Environmental Assessment: Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines Section 15301. Zone District: RT-35 (SOFA II). (Appellants Have Withdrawn Requests for a Public Hearing). ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 7/30/18 MOTION PASSED: 7-2 Holman, Kou no Action Items 3. Adopt the Initiative Measure to Reduce the Comprehensive Plan’s Citywide Cumulative Cap on Office/R&D Development (Initiative Measure) as an Ordinance 5446 Entitled, “Initiative Measure to Reduce the Comprehensive Plan’s Citywide Cumulative Cap on Office/R&D Development,” or Adopt a Resolution Placing the Initiative Measure on the November 6, 2018 Ballot. MOTION: Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Fine to adopt a Resolution calling an election to submit the Initiative Measure to Reduce the Comprehensive Plan’s Citywide Cumulative Cap on Office/R&D Development to the voters at the next general municipal election on November 6, 2018. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member Holman to adopt an Ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, as proposed by the Initiative Measure to Reduce the Office/R&D Development Cap, to reduce the citywide cumulative cap on new office/R&D development to 850,000 square feet. SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED: 5-4 Fine, Kniss, Scharff, Tanaka no 4. Resolution 9783 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Placing a Measure on the November 6, 2018 General Election Ballot to Increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) by one and One-half Percentage Points to Make Minor Revisions to the Ballot Language.” MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to adopt a Resolution to: A. Rescind previously-adopted Resolution No. 9778 that submitted a measure to the voters at the general election on November 6, 2018 to increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) by one and one-half percentage points, using ballot language that would have been required under a potential statewide initiative Constitutional measure that has since been withdrawn; and B. Submit the same measure to the voters at the general municipal election on November 6, 2018 to increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) by one and one-half percentage points, using updated ballot language. ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 7/30/18 AMENDMENT: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member XX to add to the Motion, “update the Ballot Question to more transparently reflect infrastructure concerns.” AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND MOTION PASSED: 6-3 Holman, Kou, Tanaka no 5. Policy and Services Committee Recommends Council Adopt an Ordinance Adding Chapter 10.62 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Municipal Code to Regulate Unnecessary Idling of Vehicles (Continued From April 2, 2018 and June 12, 2018). MOTION: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Mayor Kniss to: A. Adopt an Ordinance amending the Municipal Code to add Chapter 10.62 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) to regulate unnecessary idling of vehicles; and B. Direct Staff to create cards detailing negative air quality impacts of vehicle idling and fuel savings from turning the engine off and restarting. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part A, “including Municipal Code Section 10.62.040, Option 2.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part A, “(with Option 3 applying to construction vehicles).” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to remove from the Motion Part A, “(with Option 3 applying to construction vehicles).” MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Council Member Holman moved, seconded by Mayor Kniss to: A. Adopt an Ordinance amending the Municipal Code to add Chapter 10.62 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) to regulate unnecessary idling of vehicles, including Municipal Code Section 10.62.040, Option 2; and B. Direct Staff to create cards detailing negative air quality impacts of vehicle idling and fuel savings from turning the engine off and restarting. ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Meeting Action Minutes: 7/30/18 MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 9-0 State/Federal Legislation Update/Action None. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 P.M.