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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 9536 CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK August 27, 2018 The Honorable City Council Attention: Finance Committee Palo Alto, California Approval of Action Minutes for the August 13, 2018 Council Meeting Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes. ATTACHMENTS: • Attachment A: 08-13-18 DRAFT Action Minutes (DOCX) Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk Page 2 CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 5 Special Meeting August 13, 2018 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers at 5:00 P.M. Present: DuBois; Filseth arrived at 5:03 P.M., Fine; Holman arrived at 6:20 P.M., Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach Absent: Closed Session 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch, Molly Stump, Terence Howzell, and Michelle Flaherty) Employee Organizations: 1) Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521; 2) Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA); 3) International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319; 4) Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PAPMA); and 5) Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) (HR). 2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Under Section 54956.9(d)(2) (One Potential Case, as Defendant)–Palo Alto-Stanford Fire Protection Agreement Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2). MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member Fine to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 5-0 Filseth, Holman, Kou, Scharff absent Council went into Closed Session at 5:01 P.M. Council returned from Closed Session at 7:43 P.M. Mayor Kniss announced no reportable action. DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 5 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 08/13/18 MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member DuBois to continue Agenda Item Number 16- PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Modify and Increase the Citywide Transportation Impact Fee (Chapter 16.59); Indefinitely Suspend Application of the Existing Area-specific Transportation Impact Fees for the Stanford Research Park/El Camino Real CS Zone (Chapter 16.45)… to October 1, 2018. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Minutes Approval 3. Approval of Action Minutes for the July 30, 2018 Council Meeting. MOTION: Vice Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to approve the Action Minutes for the July 30, 2018 Council Meeting. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Consent Calendar MOTION: Council Member Wolbach moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-15. 4. Approval of an Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Unified School District for School Resource Officer Services and Shared Funding of the Positions in the Form of Reimbursable Payment (Revenue) to the City, up to $200,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 and $250,000 in FY2020. 5. Approval of a Construction Contract With Waterproofing Associates, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $250,298 and Authorization of a Contract Contingency in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $25,030 to Replace the Existing Pavilion Wing Roof at Cubberley Community Center. 6. Resolution 9784 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Establishing the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Secured and Unsecured Property Tax Levy for the City of Palo Alto’s General Obligation Bond Indebtedness (Measure N).” 7. Approval of a Blanket Purchase Order With Hill Brothers Chemical Company for a One-year Period in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $464,405 for Bulk Magnesium Hydroxide Slurry for the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, With the Option to Renew for two Additional One-year Periods Not-to-Exceed $464,405 per Year Subject to Consumer Price Index (CPI) Increases. DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 08/13/18 8. Approval of the Response to the Grand Jury Report on Law Enforcement Mental Health Training. 9. Resolution 9785 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase a Portion of the City’s Natural Gas Requirements From the City of Redding, CA Under Specified Terms and Conditions During Calendar Years 2018 Through 2030, Inclusive.” 10. Resolution 9786 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the Submittal of a Financial Assistance Application to the United States Bureau of Reclamation for the WaterSMART: Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects.” 11. Approval of Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. C869 Between the City of Palo Alto and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Related to the Regional Water Quality Control Plant's Pretreatment Program as Applied to Stanford. 12. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C17163750 With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $198,514 to Provide Construction Administration Services for the Baylands Boardwalk Improvement Project (PE-14018), for a new Total Not-to- Exceed Amount of $638,506, and to Extend the Term Through June 30, 2019. 13. Approval of an Agreement With Prospect Silicon Valley, for a Not-to- Exceed Amount of $225,000, for a Term of 18 Months, to be Principal Investigator for the City's Fair Value Commuting Project in Cooperation With the Federal Transit Administration. 14. Resolution 9787 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase a Portion of the City’s Verified Emission Reductions Requirements From Carbonfund.org Foundation Under Specified Terms and Conditions During Calendar Years 2018 Through 2027, Inclusive.” 15. Approval to Submit a National Endowment for the Arts Art Works Grant Request for $40,000 to Support Code:ART2 in Downtown Palo Alto in October 2019. DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 5 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 08/13/18 MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Action Items 16. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Modify and Increase the Citywide Transportation Impact Fee (Chapter 16.59); Indefinitely Suspend Application of the Existing Area-specific Transportation Impact Fees for the Stanford Research Park/El Camino Real CS Zone (Chapter 16.45) and the San Antonio/West Bayshore Area (Chapter 16.46); and Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to Update the City’s Transportation Impact Fees in Accordance With These Changes, all in Furtherance of Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. The Citywide Transportation Impact Fee is a One-time fee on new Development and Redevelopment Throughout Palo Alto to Fund Transportation Improvements to Accommodate and Mitigate the Impacts of Future Development in the City. This Ordinance is Within the Scope of the Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Certified and Adopted on November 13, 2017 by Council Resolution No. 9720 (Continued From May 7, 2018). 17. Resolution 9788 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Join the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Airport/Community Roundtable.” MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Wolbach to: A. Approve and adopt a Resolution to Join the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Community Roundtable; and B. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding Providing for the Continuing Operation of the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Airport/Community Roundtable; and C. Approve the Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Counties Airport/Community Roundtable Purpose and By-laws to address community noise concerns and make recommendations to the Regional Airports and FAA on noise related issues. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 18. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual 2018 Conference, to be Held September 12-14, 2018 in Long Beach, CA. DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 5 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 08/13/18 MOTION: Mayor Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member Scharff to designate Council Member Wolbach as the voting delegate for the 2018 League of California Cities Annual Conference. MOTION PASSED: 9-0 Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 P.M.