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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 12060 CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK March 8, 2021 The Honorable City Council Attention: Finance Committee Palo Alto, California Approval of Action Minutes for the February 22, 2021 City Council Meeting. Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes. ATTACHMENTS: • Attachment A: 02-22-21 CCM DRAFT Action Minutes (DOCX) Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk Page 2 CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 7 Special Meeting February 22, 2021 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in virtual teleconference at 5:01 P.M. Participating Remotely: Burt, Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka Absent: Special Orders of the Day 1. Palo Alto Community Fund Presentation. NO ACTION TAKEN Closed Session 2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- EXISTING LITIGATION Subject: Miriam Green v. City of Palo Alto Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 16CV300760 (One Case, as Defendant) Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to go into Closed Session. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Council went into Closed Session at 5:17 P.M. Council returned from Closed Session at 6:21 P.M. Mayor DuBois announced no reportable action. Study Session 3. Status Report on 2021 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Development and Engagement. NO ACTION TAKEN DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 7 Sp. City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/22/2021 Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions Mayor DuBois announced Agenda Item Number 7 is being continued to March 8, 2021. Council took a break at 8:05 P.M. and returned at 8:10 P.M. Minutes Approval 4. Approval of Action Minutes for the February 01, 2021 City Council Meeting. MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois to approve the Action Minutes for the February 01, 2021 City Council Meeting. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 Consent Calendar Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5. MOTION: Council Member Filseth moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-6. 5. Approval of an Agreement With Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) for Payments to Current and Former Employees Totaling $1,860,900 to Comply the With Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) Decision Number 2664-M; and Adoption of an Agreement Extending the Memorandum of Agreement Between the City and UMPAPA for One-year. 6. Resolution 9944 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Scheduling the City Council Summer Break and Winter Closure for 2021”. MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 5: 6-1 Tanaka no MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6: 7-0 Action Items 7. SECOND READING: Adoption of a Temporary Ordinance Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Broaden Permissible Uses and Raise Thresholds for Conditional Use Permits for Some Land Uses Throughout the City. Environmental Review: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 7 Sp. City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/22/2021 15061(b)(3) (FIRST READING: December 14, 2020 PASSED: 7 -0) (Continued From January 25, 2021). THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED TO MARCH 8, 2021 8. Adoption of an Ordinance Changing the Name of Foothills Park to Foothills Nature Preserve; and Adoption of Emergency Ordinance 5516 Entitled “Amending the Municipal Fee Schedule to add Annual Vehicle Entrance Fees and Adjust Attendance Limits at Foothills Park” and Regular Ordinance to add Annual Vehicle Entrance Fees and Adjust Attendance Limits at Foothills Park. MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to: A. Adopt a Regular Ordinance to: i. Change the name of Foothills Park to Foothills Nature Preserve; ii. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance fees for Foothills Park, including the following: a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, and students are waived; iii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k) to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650 people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read as follows instead of as originally proposed: The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Nature Preserve in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of preserve users; to protect the natural resources in the preserve; and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in setting any limits under this subsection. B. Adopt an Emergency Ordinance to: i. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance fees for Foothills Park, including the following: a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, and students are waived; DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 7 Sp. City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/22/2021 ii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k) to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650 people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read as follows instead of as originally proposed: The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Park in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of park users; to protect the natural resources in the park; and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in setting any limits under this subsection. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion, “direct the Parks and Recreation Commission to provide an update to Council in August 2021.” INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Parts A ii. and B. i. that fees are waived for persons with disabilities. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part B. ii. to not count persons with disabilities toward the attendance limits. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to change the Motion Parts A ii. and B. i. to state “student drivers.” MOTION AS AMENDED: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to: A. Adopt a Regular Ordinance to: i. Change the name of Foothills Park to Foothills Nature Preserve; ii. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance fees for Foothills Park, including the following: a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, student drivers, and persons with disabilities are waived; DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 5 of 7 Sp. City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/22/2021 iii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k) to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650 people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read as follows instead of as originally proposed: The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Nature Preserve in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of preserve users; to protect the natural resources in the preserve; and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in setting any limits under this subsection; a. To also include the change to not count persons with disabilities toward the attendance limits B. Adopt an Emergency Ordinance to: i. Amend the Municipal Fee Schedule to add annual vehicle entrance fees for Foothills Park, including the following: a. Fees for veterans, low-income visitors, student drivers, and persons with disabilities are waived; ii. Amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 22.04.150(k) to authorize the City Manager to adjust attendance limits at Foothills Park- 300 people/120 vehicles not to exceed 650 people/260 vehicles at any one time. Subsection (k)(1) shall read as follows instead of as originally proposed: The City Manager or designee may establish a capacity limit in the range of 300 people to 650 people at Foothills Park in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of park users; to protect the natural resources in the park; and/or due to limits in parking, facilities, or staff availability. The City shall not distinguish between residents and non-residents in setting any limits under this subsection; a. To not count persons with disabilities toward the attendance limits; and C. Direct the Parks and Recreation Commission to provide an update to Council in August 2021. DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 6 of 7 Sp. City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/22/2021 MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING MOTION AS AMENDED PART B PASSED: 7-0 MOTION AS AMENDED PART A PASSED: 7-0 MOTION AS AMENDED PART C PASSED: 7-0 9. Approval of License Plate Reader (LPR) Surveillance Use Policy and Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C18172676 With Duncan Solutions to add $140,000, for a new Not-to-Exceed Amount of $767,000 for License Plate Recognition Implementation in Parking Enforcement. MOTION: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Tanaka to: A. Approve Amendment Number One to Contract number C19171363 with Professional Account Management LLC, dba Duncan Solutions (serving the Residential Preferential Parking Program, and previously procured), to add Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to Office of Transportation parking management efforts and add $140,000 to the total contract amount; and B. Approve the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) surveillance policy and use of ALPR technology for parking management uses including enforcement, parking time and permit tracking, and related parking data analysis. INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MAKER AND SECONDER to add to the Motion Part B. “…and add to the policy the purpose of reducing RPP employee permits issued in the neighborhoods consistent with previous Council direction. MOTION AS AMENDED: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Tanaka to: A. Approve Amendment Number One to Contract number C19171363 with Professional Account Management LLC, dba Duncan Solutions (serving the Residential Preferential Parking Program, and previously procured), to add Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to Office of Transportation parking management efforts and add $140,000 to the total contract amount; and B. Approve the Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) surveillance policy and use of ALPR technology for parking management uses DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 7 of 7 Sp. City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/22/2021 including enforcement, parking time and permit tracking, and related parking data analysis; and add to the policy the purpose of reducing RPP employee permits issued in the neighborhoods consistent with previous Council direction. MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-0 Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:39 P.M.