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Special Meeting
September 17, 2018
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:04 P.M.
Present: DuBois, Filseth, Fine; Holman arrived at 5:15 P.M., Kniss, Kou,
Scharff; Tanaka arrived at 5:09 P.M., 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, Kiely Nose, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch,
Molly Stump, Terence Howzell, and Michelle Flaherty) Employee Organizations: 1) Service Employees International Union,
(SEIU) Local 521; 2) Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA);
3) International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319;
4) Utilities Management Professional Association of Palo Alto
(UMPAPA); and 5) Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PAPMA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a).
MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member
Wolbach to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Holman, Tanaka absent
Council went into Closed Session at 5:04 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 6:20 P.M.
Mayor Kniss announced no reportable action.
Special Orders of the Day
2. Proclamation Honoring Mary D. Gordon.
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3. Recognition of Businesses Participating in the Clean Water Action
"Rethink Disposable" Program.
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None.
Study Session
4. Study Session on Airplane Noise.
THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN.
5. Request for a Pre-screening of a Proposal to Rezone the Property at
788 San Antonio Road From Service Commercial (CS) to Multiple-
Family Residential (RM-40) and to Redevelop the Site With a Three-
story, Approximately 46,000 Square Foot, 48-unit (Including Five
Below Market Rate Units) Residential Project and a Below-grade
Parking Garage. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project; any
Subsequent Formal Application Would be Subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN.
6. Review of Public Safety Building Design and Project Status.
Minutes Approval
7. Approval of Action Minutes for the August 27, 2018 Council Meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth
to approve the Action Minutes for the August 27, 2018 Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 9-0
Consent Calendar
Council Members Holman and Kou registered no votes on Agenda Item
Number 8- Approval of a Contract With the Empowerment Institute…
MOTION: Council Member Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth
to approve Agenda Item Numbers 8-9.
8. Approval of a Contract With the Empowerment Institute for $25,000
for the Community Engagement Block Program (Continued From
April 2, 2018).
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9. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C16161210
With Shah Kawasaki Architects, Inc., in an Amount Not-to-Exceed
$97,626 to Provide Continued Construction Administration and LEED
Certification Services for Fire Station 3 Replacement Project
(PE-15003), for a new Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $696,678, and
to Extend the Term Through May 17, 2019.
MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 8 PASSED: 7-2 Holman, Kou no
MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9 PASSED: 9-0
Action Items
10. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.68 (Rental Housing
Stabilization) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals, and Safety) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to Require Relocation Assistance for No-fault Eviction for
Multifamily Housing Developments Containing 50 or More Rental Units,
Either on SECOND READING of the Ordinance Adopted on FIRST READING
on August 27, 2018 (PASSED 7-1 Tanaka no, Fine absent), or on FIRST
READING of a Modified Ordinance on the Same Topic (Removed From
Consent on September 10, 2018).
MOTION: Council Member Fine moved, seconded by Council Member
Wolbach to adopt, on First Reading, a revised Ordinance (Staff Report,
Attachment B) amending Chapter 9.68 (Rental Housing Stabilization) of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to require relocation assistance payments for no-
fault evictions for Multifamily Housing Developments containing 50 or more
rental units.
MOTION PASSED: 8-1 Tanaka no
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:09 P.M.