HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-08-18 Ordinance 5266ORDINANCE NO. 5266
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 IN THE GENERAL
FUND, ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND, GAS OPERATING FUND,
WASTEWATER COLLECTION FUND, WATER FUND, REFUSE FUND,
STORM DRAINI:AGE FUND,· WASTEWATER TREATMENT FUND, AND
VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUND AS A RESULT OF AWARD OF A
CONTRACT FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
TO KEMA SERVICES, INC. (HERETO REFERENCED AS DNV) IN THE
AMOUNT OF $211,845 PLUS A 10 PERCENT CONTINGENCY ,AMOUNT
OF $21,185. IN THE GENERAL FUND, EXPENDITURES FOR
CONTRACT SERVICES WILL INCREASE IN .THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY BY $233,030, OFFSET BY A REDUCTION TO THE
BUDGET STABILIZATION RESERVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $137,490,
AND AN INCREASE TO TRANFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND IN THE
AMOUNT OF $95,540. TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE
ELECTRIC OPERATING FUND WILL INCREASE BY $23,302, OFFSET
BY A REDUCTION TO THE OPERATIONS RESERVE. TRANSFERS TO
THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE GAS OPERATING FUND WILL
INCREASE BY $11,651, OFFSET BY A REDUCTION TO THE
OPERATIONS RESERVE. TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM
THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION FUND WILL INCREASE BY $11,651,
OFFSET BY A REDUCTION TO THE OPERATIONS RESERVE.
TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE WATER FUND WILL
INCREASE BY $11,651, OFFSET BY A REDUCTION TO THE
OPERATIONS RESERVE. TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM
THE REFUSE FUND WILL INCREASE BY $9,320, OFFSET BY A
REDUCTION TO THE RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE. TRANSFERS TO
THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE STORM DRAINAGE FUND WILL
INCREASE BY $9,321, OFFSET BY A REDUCTION TO THE RATE
STABILIZATION RESERVE. TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM
THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FUND WILL INCREASE BY $9,322,
OFFSET BY A REDUCTION TO THE RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE.
TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE VEHICLE
REPLACEMENT FUND WILL INCREASE BY $9, 322, OFFSET BY A
REDUCTION TO THE ENDING FUND BALANCE.
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 provlslons of Section 12 of Article III 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. Staff discussed provisional plans for the Sustainability
and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) with Council at the Earth Day study
session, April 21, 2014, and did not include the S/CAP in the FY
2015 budget, but planned to come back to Council after conducting a
competitive solicitation; and
C. Staff issued the RFP for the S/CAP on June 2, 2014 that was
intentionally both challenging in the scope it proposed and
flexible in how it invited consultants to explore innov~tive and
integrative strategies; and
D. A multi-departmental evaluation panel unanimously
selected the DNV team (with partners ESA, Nelson\Nygard and MIG)
because of the strength of the team, their specific experience in
the work required, their grasp of Palo Alto's vision, and the
merits of their proposal and plan; and
E. Staff recommends that a contract for $211,845 be awarded to
DNV to complete the S/CAP; and
F. Funding for this project, discussed in detail in Section 2,
reflects the scale, scale of impact, and the estimated scale of
involvement of each department cmd associated funds in completing
the project.
SECTION 2. The net sum of Two Hundred Thirty~Three Thousand,
Thirty Dollars is hereby appropriated for Contract Services
Expenditures for the Office of Sustainability in the General Fund,
offset by a decrease to the Budget Stabilization Reserve and an
increase to Transfers to the General Fund. The Reduction to the
General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve is One Hundred Thirty-
Seven Thousand Four-Hundred Ninety Dollars, and the increase to
Transfers to the General Fund is Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred
Forty Dollars split among several funds, as described below. The
decrease to the Budget Stabilization Reserve reflects funding for
the following departments: 15% ($34,953) from Planning and
Community Environment; 10% ($23,304) from Development Services; 10%
( $23, 304) from Community Services; 10% ( $23, 304) Administrative
Services; 10% ($23, 304) from the City Manager's Office; and 4%
($9,321) from Public Works. Increased transfers to the General Fund
from the Utilities. Funds will fund 25% ($58,255) of the project,
which will be split across four funds: Electric, Gas, Wastewater
Collection, and Water. Transfers to the General Fund from the
Electric Operating Fund will increase by Twenty-Three Thousand
Three Hundred Two Dollars, with a corresponding decrease to the
Operations Reserve. Transfers to the General Fund from the Gas
Operating Fund will increase by Eleven Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-
One Dollars, with a corresponding decrease to the Operations