HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-04-06 Ordinance 5315,
Ordinance No. 5315
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for the Fiscal
Year 2015 in the Capital Improvement Fund, Increasing the Estimate for Local
Revenue in Street Maintenance Project (PE-86070} in the Amount of $40,000 in
Recognition of a Grant Award from The Association Of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG} For Accessibility Improvements to the Palo Alto Baylands Sail Station
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.
B. Built in 1992, the Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station ("Station"} provides access to
non-motorized canoes, kayaks, and other small boats that can be hand-launched. The
Station was designated as a conditional stop on the San Francisco Bay Water Trail in 2013.
C. The Station meets all the qualifications for a designated stop on the Water Trail
(parking, restrooms, pathways, sailing station dock}. Certain elements of the Station need
accessibility improvements to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA} requirements, and
current accessibility standards.
D. The City of Palo Alto applied and was awarded a grant in the amount of $40,000
from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG} for upgrades that include: additional
railings on the pier and ramps to the dock, changing the base of the pay telephone to
remove wheelchair obstacles, installation of a compliant water fountain, removal of trip
hazards on the pier, resurfacing of the dock, repairs to the dock edge, installation of a
compliant hose bib (completed}, improved compliant signage and paving access routes from
parking to the pier.
E. The grant has a requirement for matching funds from the City of Palo Alto and
these funds will come from pairing the grant money with the existing Community Services
Department Open Space Trails and Amenities Project (OS-00001} resulting in no new costs
to the City.
SECTION 2. The estimate for Local Revenue is hereby increased by the sum of Forty
Thousand ($40,000} in the Capital Improvement Fund for the Open Space Trails and
Amenities Project (OS-00001}.
SECTION 3. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this
ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
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SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080(a) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, a
two-thirds vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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: April 6, 2015
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID, WOLBACH
NOES:
ABSENT: DUBOIS
ABSTENTIONS:
NOT PARTICIPATING:
ATIEST:
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City Clerk Mayor
APPROVEDASTOFORM: APPROVED:
Senior Assistant City Attorney
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Revised September 20, 2013
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