HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-02 Ordinance 5306Ordinance No. 5306
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
OF $157,525 FROM THE BUDGET STABILIZATION RESERVE TO THE PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT FUND TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES FOR A FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS RELATED
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article Ill of the Charter of the City of
Palo Alto, the Council on June 16, 2014 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2015; and
B. The 1998 -2010 Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan guides land use and
development decisions in Palo Alto and contains the City's official policies on land use and
community designs, transportation, housing, natural environment, business and economics,
and community services; and
C. The Planning and Community Environment Department has a contract with The
Planning Center I DCE (DCE) to update the Comprehensive Plan to modernize and improve
elements based on current general plan/comprehensive plan standards, and recommended the
addition of sustainability policies and program concepts that would be appropriate for each
element and the contract has been amended twice to provide for additional scope and work;
and
D. Amendment Number One added work on the California Avenue Concept Plan,
preparation of the Citywide Travel Demand Forecasting Model, creation of the Comprehensive
Plan Amendment Implementation Matrix, and additional website administration; and
E. Amendment Number Two included preparation of uour Plan so Far" and 11Notice
of Preparation", seeping and alternatives development, alternatives evaluation and
selection, and Comprehensive Plan Amendment and finalization; and
F. The proposed Third Amendment will provide a fiscal analysis of alternative
scenarios that will include a multi-period fiscal impact analysis of General Fund revenues and
expenses, including an analysis of revenues and expenses attributable to City residents and
businesses.
SECTION 2. Therefore, the sum of One Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Twenty Five Dollars ($157,525) is hereby appropriated to the Planning and Community
Environment Department and General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve is decreased by One
Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($157,525).
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SECTION 3. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this
ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
SECTION 4. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that this is not a project
under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact
assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 2, 2015
AVES: BERMAN, BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID, WOLBACH
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
NOT PARTICIPATING:
ATIEST:
Mayor
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