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Home My WebLink About2010-02-22 City Council Agenda Packet 1 02/22/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. A binder containing supporting materials is available in the Council Chambers on the Friday preceding the meeting. Special Meeting Council Chambers February 22, 2010 7:45 PM ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public may speak to any item not on the agenda; three minutes per speaker. Council reserves the right to limit the duration or Oral Communications period to 30 minutes. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 1. Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services’ Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency CMR 149:10 & ATTACHMENT ACTION ITEMS Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters 2. Request for Direction to (1) Prepare Response to Google’s Fiber for Communities Request for Information; and (2) Discontinue Work for the Submission of a Federal Stimulus Grant Application Under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Broadband Technology Opportunities Program CMR 147:10 PUBLIC COMMENT COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM STUDY SESSION 3. Joint Study Session with the Architectural Review Board (ARB) to Discuss Palo Alto ARB Issues ATTACHMENT ADJOURNMENT Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in using City facilities, services, or programs or who would like information on the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, may contact 650-329-2550 (Voice) 24 hours in advance. TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 CMR: 149:10 REPORT TYPE: CONSENT SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Confirming the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution Confirming the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency. BACKGROUND On February 17, 2010 the City of Palo Alto experienced a citywide power outage that was caused when a small airplane crashed into the main power transmission lines feeding the City of Palo Alto utilities. As a result of the power outage, the City Manager, acting as Director of Emergency Services, issued a Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency (Attachment B). Although the Local Emergency was terminated on February 18,2010 (Attachment C), Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.12.50 requires that the City Council ratify any decision of the City Manager to declare a local emergency. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Resolution Attachment B: Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Attachment C: Proclamation of Termination of the Existence of a Local Emergency CMR: 149:10 Page 1 of2 PREPARED BY: &? Deputy City Manager CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: CMR: 149:10 Page 2 of2 Attachment A Resolution No. ---Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Confirming the City ManageriDirector of Emergency Services' Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency WHEREAS, section 2.12.50 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to proclaim a local emergency if the City Council is not in session and requires that the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven days thereafter; and WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Palo Alto, as a result of condition of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City of Palo Alto caused by a long duration citywide power outage commencing on the 17th day of February, 2010, at which time the City Council of the City of Palo Alto was not in session; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find that the above described conditions of extreme peril did warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency in the vicinity of the City of Palo Alto; and WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services did proclaim the existence of a local emergency within the City of Palo Alto on the 17th day of February, 2010. WHEREAS, the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services terminated the local emergency on the 18th day of February, 2010. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palo Alto that the Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency, as issued by the Director of Emergency Services, is hereby ratified and confirmed. II II II II II II 1 100218 syn 0120430 ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palo Alto at a regular meeting of said Council held on the __ day of , 2010, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Assistant City Attorney 2 100218 syn 0120430 Attachment B RESOLUTION NO. PROCLAMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY WHEREAS, section 2.12.50 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to request that the City Council of Palo Alto proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services of the City of Palo Alto, does hereby find that: 1. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Palo Alto, caused by 1<2"'7 J, vr .. f,J" (/o.-.u-u)"}' (fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake, 'or other cause) commencing on or about 7', s-c; ~ /p .m. on the day of _-'-I-'-'l_t-_I. ___ _ 20 lv, and 2. That the City Council of the City of Palo Alto is not in session and cannot immediately be called into session. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency now exists throughout the City; and IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of said local emergency the powers, functions, and duties of the emergency organization of this City shall be those prescribed by state law ordinances, and resolutions of this City, and by the City of Palo Alto Emergency Plan. er :3D AM. 1/17/2-010 '-5 Date and Time' I -~r-~--o-f----~~--~T---- APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1 S:\A rnUSERS\Emergency Preparedness Templates\RESO Proclamation of Existence of Local Emergency,doc Attachment C RESOLUTION NO. --- Proclamation of Termination of the Existence of a Local Emergency WHEREAS, section 2.12.50 of the Palo Alto Municipal code empowers the Director of Emergency Services to request that the City Council of Palo Alto proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity and the City Council is not in session; and WHEREAS, on February 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a local emergency in the City of Palo Alto as a result of conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City caused by a long duration citywide power outage; and WHEREAS, as of February 18,2010 at 9:00 a.m. the situation resulting from said conditions of extreme peril is now deemed to be within the control of normal protective services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of and within the City of Palo Alto. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby proclaimed that the local emergency IS terminated. 2ft'! 110 1 : /7 ~ Da'te mid Time Approved as to form: <::~~ ... =~-:-~~.~-~ City Attorney City of Palo Alto Memorandum TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM: CITY MANAGER DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT SUBJECT: Potential topics of discussion for the joint study session meeting with the Architectural Review Board. Below are the potential topics of discussion for the joint study session with the Architectural Review Board: 1) Planning process coordination between ARB and PTC. 2) Urban design communication tools. 3) Other Architectural Issues. ~rll~~ Cl TsWiLL1AM Director of Planning and Community Environment 3