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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 11770 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 Page 2 CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 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 Page 2 of 4 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 Page 3 of 4 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 Page 4 of 4 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.