HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-12-18 Ordinance 4670ORDINANCE NO. 4670
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2000-01 TO
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 TO
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) NUMBER 9916, FIBER TO
THE HOME (FTTH) TRIAL
WHEREAS, pursuant to the prOV1Slons of Section 12 of Article
III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 19,
2000 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2000-01i and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Council authorized staff to proceed with a
Fiber to the Home (FTTH) trial, delivering Internet access services
to customers in the Community Center Neighborhood, and approved an
appropriation of $3BO,OOO to fund CIP project number 9916, Fiber to
the Home Trial Projecti and
WHEREAS, the bid proposals for the design and installation of
the FTTH trial were significantly higher than the amount of
available fundingi and
WHEREAS, . to reduce the cost of the initial deployment, staff
recommends that Council approve an additional appropriation for the
City's electric engineering staff and utility crews to design and
construct the projecti and
WHEREAS, the additional appropriation of funds from the
Electric Distribution Rate Stabilization Reserve is a one-time cost
and no future year ongo~ng costs are anticipated.
WHEREAS, City Council authorization is needed to amend the
2000-01 budget as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($300,000) is hereby appropriated to CIP project number 9916, and
the Electric Distribution Rate Stabilization Reserve is
correspondingly reduced.
SECTION
Distribution
$2,332,000.
2. This transaction will
Rate Stabilization Reserve
reduce the Electric
from $2,632,000 to
SECTION 3. As specified in Section 2.2B.OBO(a) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is
required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 4. A mitigated negative declaration for the City's
Fiber Optic infrastructure project was approved by the Director of
Planning and Conununity Environment on November 25, 1996. Any
project that may be undertaken as a result of the RFP or FTTH trial
will be required to adopt the mitigation measures identified in the
negative declaration.
SECTION 5. As provided in Section 2.04.350 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 18, 2000
AYES: Beecham, Burch, Eakins, Fazzino, Kleinberg, Kniss, Lytle,
Mossar, Ojakian
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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S n10r Asst. C1ty Attorney
APPROVED:
City Manager o
inistrative
THIS DOCUMENT IS CERTIFIED TO BE AN
ORDii\lf',\iCf DULY PASSED BY THE COUNCIL or. w . "}'1', OF PALO /'l,LTO AND
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"I ecrUy (or cteci!.1roj under penalty
01 pmjury that the foregoing is true
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