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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-02-02 City Council Summary MinutesCITY COUNCIL MINUTES PAIOALTOCITYCOUNCILMEETINGSARE BROADCAST LIVE VIA Kati- FREOUENCY90.1 ON FM DIAL Regular Meeting February 2, 1987 ITEM Oral Communications 1. Revised Supplemental Agre€ment to Contract 4539 with Palo Alto Landfill Gas Corporation; 2. Agreement with Science Applications Inter- 8 0 2 0 national Corporation PAGE 8 0 2 0 8 0 2 0 3. Contract with Sanchez Construction Company 8 0 2 1 4. Ordinance Amending Section 18.08.040 of the 8 0 2 1 Palo Alto Municipal Code re 2370 Watson Court 5. Ordinance Amending Title 18 (Zcning Code) and 8 0 2 1 Chapter 16.20 (Signs) of the Palo Alta Municipal Code 6. Ordinance Amending Chapter 18.48 (CD District) 8 0 2 1 re Parking Exception for Historic Structures 7. Ordinance Adopting a Plan for Constructing a 8 0 2 1 Parking Lot on the Palo Alto Lawn Bowling Green 8. Thermal Insulation Testing Recommendations 8 0 2 1 9`e Arastradero Preserve/Request for Environmental Impact Report 10. Request of Councilmember Klein re matte of Presidential Primary in 1988 Adjournment to a Closed Session re Litigation- 8;0.2 p.m. Final Adjournment 8:25 8 0 2 3 8 0 2 3 8 0 2 4 8 0 2 4 8 0 1 9 2/02/87 Regular Meeting Monday, February 2, 1987 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambersf 250 Hamilton Avenue, at 7:32 p.m. PRESENT: Bechtel, Fletcher, Klein, Levy (arrived at 7:36 p.m.) , Patitucci (arrived at 7:33 p.m.), Renzel, Woolley ABSENT: Cobb, Sutor i us Mayor Woolley anao::jiced at some point during or after the meeting there would be a Closed Session re Lititation to discuss Lazanaki c` et al. v. City of Palo Alto pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), and Century Federal v. City of Palo Alto pursuant to Government Code Section.54956.9(a). ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. Ben Bailey, 455 Forest Avenue, spoke regarding Palo Alto Police Department handling of citizen complaints by internal affairs. Palo Alto needed an independent agency to handle police complaints. 2. Van harem, 2155 Harvard Street, spoke regarding summer swim problems. He believed a good deal of the Adult Swim hours could be saved by more efficient scheduling, and he should be getting more consideration as .the representative for hundreds of swimmers. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION; Councilmen/per Pechtel moved, seconded by Levy,, approval of the Consent Calendar. 1. REVISED SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO CONTRACT NO. 4539 WITH PALO ALTO LANDFILL GAS CORPORATION ; LANDFILL LEASE AND OPERATING CMR:12S:1n (1d' 2. AGREEMENT WITH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FOR PREPARATION OF SOLID WASTE REPORTS R IRED BY STATE REGULATIONS CMRsI 6s ) ( 072-.01) Staff is authorized to pay Science Applications International Corporation up to $120,000 for landfill operations testing and reports. 3. CONTRACT, WITH SANCHEZ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR SIDEWALK gRPLACEMENT (CMR: 129 :7 ) Staff is authorized $190,039 for sidewalk to the contract of up to pay Sanchez Construction Company replacement and to execute change orders to $10,000. 4. ORDINANCE. 3734 entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SECTION 18.08.040 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE (THE ZONING MAP) TO CHANGE THE ZONE CLASSIFICA- TION OF THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2370 WATSON COURT FROM PC TO LM (D) (3) " (1st Reading 1/19/87 , PASSED 8-0, Woolley absent) (300 5. ORDINANCE 3735 entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING TITLE 18 (ZONING CODE) REGARDING FAMILY DAY CARE .HOMES, DEFINITIONS OF MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, AND COMPACT PARKING,' AND CHAPTER 16.20 (SIGNS) REGARDING PROJECTING SIGNS* (1st Reading 1/19/97, PASSED 8-0, Woolley absent) (23701) 6. ORDINANCE 3736 entitled "ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING CHAPTER 18.48 (CD DISTRICT) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING CODE) TO ADD APARKING EXCEPTION FOR HISTORIC STRUC- TURES* (1st Reading 1/1970,- PASSED 8--0, Woo ey absent) - (211 -01) 7. ORDINANCE 3737 entitled ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING A PLAN FOR E CONSTRUCTION'OF A PARKING LOT ON THE PALO ALTO LAWN BOWLIM RCEN st Rearing / / € PASSED g-0, Woolley absent) 0.321-17) NOTION PASSE? vaaaimeas1y, Cobb, &storiaes absent. 8. THERMAL INSULATION TESTING UPDATE AND RECOMMENDATIONS Cd4Rs 28': el!) Director of Utilities Richard Young introduced Beth O'Connor and Debra Katz, Pro9E'am_ Managers for the project. IOTIOO# 11 c notate, aster, sorsoldsd by Klein, to adept .t. U t + b t• s ee as a stio+ plan, includisg. th ss ► it t • 'OP titt. $40000ff tbs ramoval of all Mati=41 �'ibaec b 'ttlOal fakled 00 standard tests frost tbe WOW*�} t web iltitia444 tbrOpogn th'. City's ran tbari.it Utilitt+l ►s ._ 110)Orgy lier,4040. o a. Stalt 031 return to Coe ai :sith� 1!..c s 0.. tste action at a later date` ffir .rein r x l tall coon tiros 8 0 2 1 2/02/87 Councilmember Levy asked for clarification of the definite costs above the $80,000, e.g., the testing cost of $181,000. Mr. Young said the figure was a next-step.cost. The City could run up to that extent merely for testing if it examined all the homes involved, and was beyond testing already scheduled, accom- plished, and financed. Councilmember Levy asked if staff would definitely be returning to Council for the $181,000. Mr. Young said the figure was highly likely, but the City was not presently committed to the expenditure. Staff was .looking at a 10 percent sample testing first and would follow with a determination of whether that was statistically significant or whether staff must test all installations. Any removal costs or other factors could run up the total expense, Councilmember Patitucci asked if the City realistically expected to get anywhere near the estimate of maximum costs. Program Manager Debra Katz said the costs depended on whether°:; staff discovered Other brands of insulation had problems and to what extent, and the percentage was hard to predict before the sample testing. The worst -case scenario was based on 100 percent, i.e., that all City installations of the cellulose insulation failed the standard. Councilmember Patitucci asked if other communities were having a similar problem.' Mr. Young said staff had not received a formal report but antici- pated other people would become more aware of a problem because of Palo Alto's discovery.. Studies were being done by the State and an organization of manufacturers. Councilmember Patitucci assumed every attempt would be made to recover not only the out-of-pocket costs but also other costs incurred by the City. Senior Assistant., City Attorney Anthony Bennetti said that was correct. Councilmember Klein asked when Council might expect a report from the City Attorney's office as to potential cost recovery. Mr. Bennetti said the City Attorney's office had already .put •the various companies and their insurers on notice. As soon as the Second level of testing returned on the 10 percent sample, stcsff would return to Council with a report probably within a week ';'ir two. 8 0 2 2 2/02/87 1 Mayor Woolley appreciated staff's thoroughness in investigating the problem and disclosing it to Council. MOTION PASSED unanimously, Cobb, Sutorius .absent. 9. ARASTRADERO PRESERVE RE VEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT/ AMENDMENT TO ARASTRADERO PRESERVE IMPROVEMENTS AND POLICIES (1321-»31) Item removed by staff. 10. REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMEER KLEIN RE DATE OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN 1988 (705) MOTIOMs Couocilmember Klein ` moved, seconded by Fletcher, that Palo _Alto go on record in recouerndimg,.to_ the legislature that the date of the 19$$ Presidential primaries Imo,noved up to March or April so -that Californians will have a voice in the selection of their nest President and that appropriate correspondence be sent to our representative aloe.;, 4h:iaa lines. Councilmember Levy favored stretching the Primary period over a long enough time to learn as much as possible about the candi- dates. If California's vote did not matter mathematically in June, he did not understand how the vote would have mattered in March or April. He believed June provided a different perspec- tive, gave more time for lesser -known candidates to make their cases known to the media and voters, and gave the leaders an opportunity to be tested over a greater period. Merging the California Primaryreduced opportunities. to visit California to see the local issues and meet the local constituencies. California was too big to be ignored. Councilmember Klein said there had not been a truly contested convention where the decision was not made clearly before the convention started since 1956 or 1952. With -modern communications and the increased number of states holding Primaries, it seemed almost mathematically essential that. cute candidate in each party would emerge with a majority long before the last Primary. He found it incredible that the American system for electing its President depended so heavily on what happened in New Hampshire and Iowa. The largest state in the Union deserved better, and the only way Californians would truly have a say in the election of 1988 was to have an early place in the lineup. 8 0 2 3 2/02/87 Councilmember Levy believed money militated against the proposal because candidates had to raise a lot of money early on if they were to make the necessary media buys in March. If little time was lett for the money to be raised, on those candidates with big leads and endorsements early on would survive. NOTION PUS= by a vote of 6-I, Levy voting °no, * Cobb, Suttrius absent. MAYOR WOOLLEY RE STUDY SESSION WITH THE PALO nLTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON FEBRUARY 9, 1987 AND MARCH 2, 1900 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor Woolley announced that the following week, in lieu of its regular meeting, the City Council would hold a joint Study Session with the Palo Alto Unified School District Board in the boardroom at 25 Churchill Avenue. The meeting could not be broadcast and she urged the public to attend the session. The City Council meeting of March 2, 1987 would probably be canceled because f JUL C©uncil€ embers would be in Washington, D.C., at the National League of Cities meeting. ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned to a closed session re litigation at 8:02 p.m. FINAL ADJOURNMENT Final adjournment at 8:25 p.m. ATTEST: i APPROVED: Mayor 8 0 2 4 2/02/87