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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
June 22, 2020
The Honorable City Council
Attention: Finance Committee
Palo Alto, California
Approval of Action Minutes for the June 8, 2020 City Council Meeting
Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A: 06-08-2020 DRAFT Action Minutes (PDF)
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
Monday, June 8, 2020
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date via Virtual
Teleconference at 5:03 P.M.
Present: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka
Absent:
Closed Session
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees
Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (Ed Shikada,
Rumi Portillo, Molly Stump, Monique LeConge Ziesenhenne,
Nick Raisch, Kiely Nose, Gina Roccanova)
Employee Organizations: Utilities Management and Professional
Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA); Service Employees International
Union, (SEIU) Local 521; Service Employees International Union,
(SEIU) Local 521, Hourly Unit; Palo Alto Police Officers Association
(PAPOA); Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA) and Employee
Organization: International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local
1319; Palo Alto Police Manager’s Association (PAPMA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a).
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 5:05 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 7:01 P.M.
Mayor Fine announced no reportable action.
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 06/08/2020
Rail Communications Update
1. Connecting Palo Alto Rail Grade Separation: Receive an Update From
the Expanded Community Advisory Panel (XCAP).
NO ACTION TAKEN
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Mayor Fine, third by
Council Member Kniss to pull Agenda Item Number 4 to be heard on
Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 2.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Dubois moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2, 3.
2. Approval of Contract Number C20177976 With Granite Construction
Company in the Amount of $2,006,813 for the Palo Alto Various
Streets Resurfacing Project (STPL-5100(028)), Capital Improvements
Program Street Maintenance Project (PE-86070).
3. Adoption of an Ordinance Dissolving the Library Advisory Commission
by Amending Municipal Code Sections in Chapters 2.08 (Officers and
Departments), 2.16 (Boards and Commissions Generally), and 2.24
(Library Advisory Commission).
4. Adoption of Amendments to the City of Palo Alto Tobacco Retailer
Permit Ordinance (Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.64) to Further
Restrict Electronic Cigarette Products and Flavored Tobacco Products.
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2: 6-1 Tanaka no
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3: 7-0
Council took a break at 8:46 P.M. and returned at 8:56 P.M.
Action Items
4A. Resolution 9890 Entitled “Resolution of the Council of the City of
Palo Alto Expressing Support of the Black Lives Matter Cause.”
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Draft Action Minutes: 06/08/2020
Council took a break at 10:08 P.M. and returned at 10:15 P.M.
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
adopt a Resolution Expressing Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to:
A. Direct Staff to return with a framework to review, report on, and
improve our police policies and practices focused on accountability and
eliminating any potential incidents of racism or discrimination;
B. Report on possible improvements to police hiring practices; and
C. Begin a diversity and inclusion initiative throughout the City
AMENDMENT: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Council Member
XX to create a citizen oversight board comprised of three to five community
members that would report to the City Council.
AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN BY THE MAKER
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
5. Adoption of a Resolution 9891 Entitled “Resolution of the Council of the
City of Palo Alto Declaring an Intention to Temporarily Suspend the
Levy of Assessment Against Businesses Within the Downtown Business
Improvement District (BID) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 and Setting a
Time and Place for a Public Hearing to be Held by the City Council on
the Proposed Temporary Suspension;” or Other Direction to Staff
Related to the District.
MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Kniss to adopt a Resolution of Intention to Temporarily Suspend the Levy of
Assessments in the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District
(BID) for Fiscal Year 2021, setting a date and time for the public hearing on
the proposal to suspend the levy assessments for June 23, 2020, at 5:00
PM, or thereafter, on the Zoom meeting platform.
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Draft Action Minutes: 06/08/2020
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
6. Direct Staff to Continue With the 2020 Sustainability and Climate
Action Plan (S/CAP) Update and Evaluate the 2020 S/CAP Proposed
Goals and Key Actions THIS ITEM HAS MOVED TO JUNE 16, 2020.
7. Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding the Establishment of a
Pension Funding Policy; and Approval of Amendment Number 1 to
Contract Number C15159278 to Increase Compensation by $97,675
for Additional Actuarial Consultant Services for a new Total Not-to-
Exceed Amount of $230,000 THIS ITEM HAS MOVED TO JUNE 16,
2020.
Study Session
8. Direction on Actions to Facilitate Outdoor Dining and Retail on Streets,
Sidewalks and Parking Areas in Response to COVID-19 Emergency.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 1:11 A.M.