HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-12-17 Ordinance 5177ORDINANCE NO. 5177
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $90,000 FOR
PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH 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
Proposals in August 2012, for public opinion
the potential financing me~sure; and
Request for
research on
D. Following the formal solicitation process, the City
of Palo Alto selected Fairbanks, Maslin, Maulin, Metz and
Associates (FM3) to conduct a series of research on public
opinion through early 2014; and
E. Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) 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 Thousand Dollars
($90,000) is hereby appropriated to Other Contracts in the
City Manager's Department and the Budget Stabilization
Reserve is correspondingly reduced.
SECTION
Reserve is
3. The
hereby
General Fund Budget Stabilization
reduced by Ninety Thousand Dollars
($90,000) to Twenty Seven Million Two Hundred Seventy One
Thousand Dollars ($27,271,000).
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. 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 Al to
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: December 17, 2012
AYES:
NOES:
BURT, ESPINOSA, HOLMAN, KLEIN,SCHARFF, SCHMID,
SHEPHERD, YEH
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT: PRICE
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Assistant
Attorney