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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
November 16, 2020
The Honorable City Council
Attention: Finance Committee
Palo Alto, California
Approval of Action Minutes for the November 02, 2020 City Council
Meeting
Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A: 11-02-20 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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Regular Meeting
November 2, 2020
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in Virtual
Teleconference at 6:02 P.M.
Participating Remotely: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka
Absent:
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None.
Minutes Approval
1. Approval of Action Minutes for the October 19, 2020 City Council
Meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Vice Mayor
DuBois to approve the Action Minutes for the October 19, 2020 City Council
Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Consent Calendar
Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss, third
by Mayor Fine to pull Agenda Item Number 5 to be heard later in the
meeting.
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to
continue Agenda Item Number 5 to a future meeting.
MOTION FAILED: 3-4 DuBois, Filseth, Kou yes
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to
approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-4.
2. Approval of a Blanket Purchase Order With Graniterock in the Amount
of $400,000 Annually for a Three-year Term for a Total Not-to-Exceed
Amount of $1,200,000 for Asphalt Concrete Materials for Public Works
and Utilities Departments.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 11/02/2020
3. Accept the Staff Report on the Palo Alto Police Department (PAPD)
Revised Policy 300 on Use of Force.
4. Refer the Development of Permanent Public Art on King Plaza at City
Hall to the Public Art Commission.
5. Approve and Authorize the Extension of the Fall 2020 Board and
Commission Recruitment for Positions on the Architectural Review
Board, Planning Transportation Commission, Historic Resources Board,
and Parks and Recreation Commission for an Additional six Weeks,
With an Application Deadline of December 16, 2020.
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 2-4: 7-0
Action Items
6. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code to Rename
Foothills Park to Foothills Nature Preserve and Open it to the General
Public by Removing Limits on Non-residents, While Maintaining the
Maximum Capacity of 1,000 Persons and Providing Residents First
Access to Reservations for Towle Campground and Oak Grove Group
Picnic Area.
Council took a break at 8:00 P.M. and returned at 8:19 P.M.
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Vice Mayor DuBois to adopt an
Ordinance to:
A. Open Foothills Park to the general public by removing limits on
nonresidents, while maintaining the maximum capacity of 1,000
persons and providing residents first access to reservations for all
facilities;
B. Amend or delete outdated and duplicative code language;
C. For the first 90 days, temporarily limit the capacity to 750 people at any one time; and
D. Return to City Council and the Parks and Recreation Commission with
proposals for fee, capacity, and park management/environmental
integrity studies.
AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou
to direct Staff to use the renaming process to consider renaming Foothills
Park to Foothills Nature Preserve.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 11/02/2020
AMENDMENT PASSED: 7-0
AMENDMENT: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou
to direct Staff to not agree to a permanent injunction.
AMENDMENT FAILED: 3-4 DuBois, Kou, Tanaka yes
AMENDMENT: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council
Member Kou to defer parts A., B. and C. to give the City Attorney time to get
a second opinion.
AMENDMENT FAILED: 2-5 Kou, Tanaka yes
MOTION AS AMENDED RESTATED: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Vice
Mayor DuBois to adopt an Ordinance to:
A. Open Foothills Park to the general public by removing limits on
nonresidents, while maintaining the maximum capacity of 1,000
persons and providing residents first access to reservations for all
facilities;
B. Amend or delete outdated and duplicative code language;
C. For the first 90 days, temporarily limit the capacity to 750 people at
any one time;
D. Return to City Council and the Parks and Recreation Commission with
proposals for fee, capacity, and park management/environmental
integrity studies; and
E. Direct Staff to use the renaming process to consider renaming Foothills
Park to Foothills Nature Preserve.
MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING
MOTION AS AMENDED PARTS A, B, and C PASSED: 5-2 Kou, Tanaka no
MOTION AS AMENDED PARTS D and E PASSED: 7-0
Council took at break at 10:11 P.M. and returned at 10:21 P.M.
7. Approval of a Surveillance Policy for the use of Construction Cameras
at the California Avenue Parking Garage and Highway 101
Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass Construction Projects, and of a
Surveillance Policy for the use of a Parking Guidance System, in
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 11/02/2020
Accordance With the Surveillance and Privacy Protection Ordinance
(Continued From September 21, 2020).
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss
to:
A. Approve the surveillance policy and use of the construction video
cameras for the California Avenue Parking Garage and Highway 101
Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass construction projects, which will be used
to share progress on the construction with staff and residents and
create a time-lapse video at the end of each project; and
B. Approve the surveillance policy and use of a Parking Guidance System
(PGS) for the California Avenue Parking Garage and future installations
at other City-owned parking garages and lots.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
8. (Former Agenda Item Number 5) Approve and Authorize the Extension
of the Fall 2020 Board and Commission Recruitment for Positions on
the Architectural Review Board, Planning Transportation Commission,
Historic Resources Board, and Parks and Recreation Commission for an
Additional six Weeks, With an Application Deadline of December 16,
2020.
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to:
A. Extend the Fall 2020 recruitment for positions on the Planning and
Transportation Commission and Historic Resources Board; and
B. Accept the Architectural Review Board and Parks and Recreation
Commission applications; and
C. Proceed with interviews for positions on all four Boards/Commissions with the intent of completing all interviews by December 7, 2020 and
voting on the appointments on December 14, 2020.
MOTION PASSED 4-3: DuBois, Filseth, Kou no
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:03 P.M.