HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-11 Ordinance 5186ORDINANCE NO. 5186
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $95,000 FOR
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH RELATED TO POTENTIAL
INFRASRUCTURE FINANCING MEASURE
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
III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on
June 18, 2012 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2013; and
B. On September 18, 2012 the Council approved a
comprehensive plan and schedule for evaluating a potential
infrastructure financing measure on California's 2014
General Election ballot; and
C. The City of Palo Alto issued a Request for
Proposals in December 2012, for educational outreach on
outreach in advance of a potential financing measure; and
D. Following the formal solicitation process, the City
of Palo Alto selected TBWB Strategies to develop a to
develop a community outreach strategy, assist with its
implementation and produce related educational materials
for a proposed 2014 ballot measure related to multiple
infrastructure projects through August 2014; and
E. Ninety Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000) is needed to
execute the contract; and
F. City Council authorization is needed to amend the
Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget as hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 2. The sum of Ninety Five Thousand Dollars
($95,000) is hereby appropriated to Other Contracts in the
City Manager's Department and the Budget Stabilization
Reserve is correspondingly reduced.
SECTION 3. The General Fund Budget Stabilization
Reserve is hereby reduced by Ninety Five Thousand Dollars
($95,000) to Twenty Seven Million One Hundred Seventy Six
Thousand Dollars ($27,176,000).
SECTION 4. As specified in Section 2.28.080 (a) of the
Palo Al to Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote· of the City
Council is required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 5. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo
Al to Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective
upon adoption.
SECTION 6. The Council of the City of Palo Alto
hereby finds that this is not a project qnder the California
Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental
impact assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: February 11, 2013
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF,
SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
~4·fkk. City Clerk
Senior Assistant
Attorney
Mayor