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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
November 4, 2019
The Honorable City Council
Attention: Finance Committee
Palo Alto, California
Approval of Action Minutes for the October 21, 2019 Council Meeting
Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A: 10-21-2019 DRAFT Action Minutes (DOCX)
Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk
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CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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Special Meeting
October 21, 2019
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 5:01 P.M.
Present: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine; Kou arrived at 5:03 P.M., Tanaka
Human Relations Commission: Kralik, Lee, Regehr, Stringer
Absent: Kniss
Absent: Savage (HRC), Smith (HRC), Xue (HRC)
Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY
Existing Litigation - 1 Matter
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Eileen Staats v. City of Palo Alto
Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No. 1:15-cv-284956.
1A. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1)
Multiple Potential Cases, as Defendant – Potential Inclusion of Human
Resources and Equal Employment Opportunity Matters in Scope of
Police Auditing and Reporting Services.
MOTION: Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1: 6-0 Kniss absent
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1A: 5-1 DuBois no, Kniss
absent
Council went into Closed Session at 5:07 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 6:24 P.M.
Mayor Filseth announced no reportable action.
Council took a break at 6:24 P.M. and returned at 6:28 P.M.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 10/21/2019
Study Session
2. Joint Study Session With the Human Relations Commission .
NO ACTION TAKEN
Minutes Approval
3. Approval of Action Minutes for the September 23 and October 7, 2019
Council Meetings.
MOTION: Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
approve the Action Minutes for the September 23 and October 7, 2019
Council Meetings.
MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Kniss absent
Consent Calendar
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 4.
Council Member Cormack registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5.
Council Member Kou registered a no vote on Agenda Item Numbers 4 and 5.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Mayor Filseth to approve
Agenda Item Numbers 4-9.
4. Approval of Contract Number C20175282 With Anderson Pacific
Engineering Construction, Inc., in the Total Amount of $2,029,000 to
Construct the Secondary Clarifiers No. 4 and No. 6 Mechanisms
Replacement Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant -
Capital Improvement Program Project (WQ-19002); and Authorization
for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders for a
Total Not-to-Exceed $202,900.
5. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C18171717
With Perkins+Will, Amending the Scope of Services, Extending the
Term, and Increasing Maximum Compensation by $368,758 for a Total
Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,137,826; and Approval of a Budget
Amendment in the General Fund.
6. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C19173514
With SP Plus, to add $150,000 for Expansion of the Valet Parking
Program to California Avenue Parking Facilities and a Total Not-to-
Exceed Amount of $1,050,000.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 10/21/2019
7. Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Re-appropriation Requests to be Carried
Forward Into Fiscal Year 2020, and Budget Amendments in Various
Funds.
8. Resolution 9860 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Approving the Process for Executing Resource Adequacy Capacity
Purchases and Sales; Approving Standard Form Resource Adequacy
Confirmation Letters; and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to
Execute Resource Adequacy Purchases and Sales Under Established
Guidelines.”
9. Resolution 9861 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Amending Utilities Rules and Regulations 2 (Description and
Abbreviations), 3 (Description of Utility Services), 4 (Application of
Service), 7 (Deposits), 8 (Access to Premises), 9 (Disconnection,
Termination and Restoration of Service), 13 (Shortage of Supply and
Interruption of Service), 15 (Metering), 16 (Line Extension), 18 (Utility
Service and Facilities on Customer Premises), 20 (Special Electric
Utility Regulations), 21 (Special Water Utility Regulations), 22 (Special
Gas Utility Regulations), 23 (Special Wastewater Utility Regulations),
24 (Special Refuse Service Regulations), 25 (Special Storm and
Surface Water Drainage Utility Regulations), and 29 (Net Energy
Metering Service, Billing and Interconnection).”
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4: 4-2 Kou, Tanaka no,
Kniss absent
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5: 4-2 Cormack, Kou no,
Kniss absent
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 6-9: 6-0 Kniss absent
Action Items
10. PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution 9862 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council
of the City of Palo Alto Establishing a new Residential Preferential
Parking (RPP) Program in the Old Palo Alto Neighborhood;” Approval of
Amendments to Contract Number C15156501 With SP Plus for Permit
Processing With Increased Compensation of $6,000, and Contract
Number C15156763 With Serco, Inc. for Parking Enforcement to add
Services for the Old Palo Alto RPP District With Increased
Compensation of $35,070.40; and Approval of a Budget Amendment in
the Residential Parking Permit Fund.
Public Hearing opened at 8:03 P.M.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 10/21/2019
Public Hearing closed at 8:10 P.M.
MOTION: Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Fine to adopt the
Resolution to implement the Old Palo Alto Residential Preferential Parking
(RPP) Program as a one-year pilot and:
A. Find the program exempt from review under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
B. Resolution to implement the Old Palo Alto Residential Preferential
Parking (RPP) Program as a one-year pilot;
C. Approve and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute
Amendment Number 5 to Contract C15156501 with SP Plus in the
amount of $6,000 for Additional Services for Parking Permits and
On-Site support for a total contract amount not to exceed $762,793;
D. Approve and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute
Amendment Number 5 to Contract C15156763 with Serco, Inc. in the
amount of $35,070.40 for Parking Enforcement for a total contract
amount not to exceed $2,471,064.40; and
E. Amend the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Appropriation Ordinance for the
Residential Parking Permit (RPP) Fund by:
i. Increasing the revenue estimate for Residential Parking Permit
operations by $14,000;
ii. Increasing the expenditure appropriation for Residential Parking
Permit operations by $41,000; and
iii. Decreasing the ending fund balance in the Residential Parking
Permit (RPP) Fund General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve by
$27,000.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member
XX to provide two free permits per each residence.
AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND
MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Kniss absent
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 10/21/2019
Closed Session
11. CAO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney
Authority: Government Code Section 54957 (b).
MOTION: Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Kniss absent
Council went into Closed Session at 8:30 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 9:45 P.M.
Mayor Filseth announced no reportable action.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M.