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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
June 7, 2021
The Honorable City Council
Attention: Finance Committee
Palo Alto, California
Approval of Action Minutes for the May 24, 2021 City Council Meeting
Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A: 05-24-21 CCM DRAFT Action Minutes (PDF)
Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL
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Special Meeting
May 24, 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:
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None
Minutes Approval
1. Approval of Action Minutes for the May 10, 2021 City Council Meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
Kou to approve the Action Minutes for the May 10, 2021 City Council Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 6-0 Tanaka absent
Consent Calendar
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 4.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois to
approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-6.
2. Approval of a Contract With Wunderlich—Malec Engineering in the
Amount of $186,284 to Upgrade the Software for the Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) at the Regional Water
Quality Control Plant.
3. Approval of a Contract With Hach Company in the Amount Not-to-
Exceed $116,938 to Install and Migrate Software for a Plant Information
Management System (PIMS) at the Regional Water Quality Control
Plant.
4. Approval of Contract Number C21180768 With Public Safety Innovation,
Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $250,000 to Provide Specialized
Professional Services Across a Facet of Network, Computer, Data, Radio,
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and Other Telecommunications Systems That Reside in Vehicles,
Portable Platforms, and City Facilities, in Support of the Palo Alto Public
Safety Team for a Term of Five-years Through April 2026.
5. Adoption of an Ordinance Clarifying Emergency Building and Planning
Permit Extensions Granted in Spring 2020 in Response to the COVID19
Pandemic.
6. SECOND READING: Ordinance 5522 Entitled, “Ordinance of the Council
of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 22.04.150(b) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to Reinstate Preexisting Restrictions on Horses and
Bicycles Using Certain Entrances to Foothills Nature Preserve; and
Amending the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule to add new
Vehicle Entry Fee Categories and Free Passes for Foothills Nature
Preserve (FIRST READING: May 10, 2021 PASSED: 7-0).”
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS 2, 3, 5, 6: 7-0
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4: 6-1 Tanaka no
Council took a break at 5:26 P.M. and returned at 5:41 P.M.
Action Items
7. Approval of Contract Number C21174926 With GreenWaste Recovery,
Inc. for Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Services With an 8.5 Year
Term and an Estimated Average Annual Amount of $4.82 million;
Adoption of Negative Declaration for Palo Alto Solid Waste Processing
Contract as Adequate and Complete Under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA); and Approval of an Amendment to the Second
Memorandum of Understanding With the Cities of Sunnyvale and
Mountain View Regarding the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and
Transfer Station.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois to:
A. Approve and authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute an
agreement with GreenWaste Recovery, Inc. for solid waste processing
and disposal services to begin January 1, 2022 with an 8.5 -year Term
and estimated average annual amount of $4.82 million over the contract
term;
B. Resolution 9961 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Adopting the Negative Declaration for Palo Alto Solid Waste
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Processing Contract as Adequate and Complete Under the California
Environmental Quality Act”;
C. Approve an Amendment to the Second Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale
for processing solid waste at the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and
Transfer Station, to extend the end of the term of the MOU from October
15, 2021 to December 31, 2021;
D. Pursue, with other cities, to have GreenWaste provide greater
accounting of secondary markets that they utilize;
E. Direct the City Manager to return with an amendment to authorize a
quick response to opportunities to utilize domestic mixed-use paper
recycling;
F. Provide GreenWaste reports to the public and City Council on a regular
basis; and
G. Work with other cities on legislation to spur domestic or in-state
recycling.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to add to Motion, Part E, “...the appropriate
contract to authorize a quick response”.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER “If GreenWaste is unable to provide additional
secondary market accounting, direct Staff to return to Council for
consideration of further actions.” (New Part H).
MOTION AS AMENDED: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Mayor DuBois
to:
A. Approve and authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute an
agreement with GreenWaste Recovery, Inc. for solid waste processing
and disposal services to begin January 1, 2022 with an 8.5 -year Term
and estimated average annual amount of $4.82 million over the contract
term;
B. Resolution 9961 Entitled, “Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo
Alto Adopting the Negative Declaration for Palo Alto Solid Waste
Processing Contract as Adequate and Complete Under the California
Environmental Quality Act”;
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C. Approve an Amendment to the Second Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale
for processing solid waste at the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and
Transfer Station, to extend the end of the term of the MOU from October
15, 2021 to December 31, 2021;
D. Pursue, with other cities, to have GreenWaste provide greater
accounting of secondary markets that they utilize;
E. Direct the City Manager to return with an amendment to the appropriate
contract to authorize a quick response to opportunities to utilize
domestic mixed-use paper recycling;
F. Provide GreenWaste reports to the public and City Council on a regular
basis;
G. Work with other cities on legislation to spur domestic or in-state
recycling; and
H. If GreenWaste is unable to provide additional secondary market
accounting, direct Staff to return to Council for consideration of further
actions.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 6-1 Tanaka no
8. Review of the Fiber Network Expansion Plan and Fiber-to-the-Home
(FTTH) Business Case, Provide Feedback on the FTTH Business Model,
and Direction That Includes Building Community Awareness,
Engagement and Survey, and Funding Options.
Council took a break at 8:25 P.M. and returned at 8:36 P.M.
MOTION: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to approve
and direct Staff to pursue build out of the City fiber backbone in a manner
designed to support citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), including approve the
near-term 12-month workplan outlined in the report and establish a City-
operated Internet Service Provider (ISP) model to offer FTTH service within
five years.
A. Perform the following tasks by March 31, 2022:
i. Combine Phases 2 and 4 of the Magellan contract (C20176363) to
provide detailed engineering design of the City’s fiber backbone
and FTTH distribution network;
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ii. Complete a detailed City-operated ISP model, to include a
combination of insource and outsource functions;
iii. Complete a residential and commercial broadband survey;
iv. Complete a risk and mitigation analysis of City-operated ISP
model;
v. Determine the best financing model, including availability of
federal and state funding options;
B. Establish a City-operated Internet Service Provider (ISP) model to offer
FTTH service within five years; and
C. Per Council prior direction as part of the Community and Economic
Recovery work plan, Staff will prioritize and accelerate community
education and engagement regarding FTTH.
AMENDMENT: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member
XX to add to the Motion, “look at streamlining the process for FTTH”.
AMENDMENT FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to change Motion, Part B to read as, “Direct Staff to
return to Council with a City-operated…”.
MOTION AS AMENDED: Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member
Kou to approve and direct Staff to pursue build out of the City fiber backbone
in a manner designed to support citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), including
approve the near-term 12-month workplan outlined in the report and establish
a City-operated Internet Service Provider (ISP) model to offer FTTH service
within five years.
A. Perform the following tasks by March 31, 2022:
i. Combine Phases 2 and 4 of the Magellan contract (C20176363) to
provide detailed engineering design of the City’s fiber backbone
and FTTH distribution network;
ii. Complete a detailed City-operated ISP model, to include a
combination of insource and outsource functions;
iii. Complete a residential and commercial broadband survey;
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iv. Complete a risk and mitigation analysis of City-operated ISP
model;
v. Determine the best financing model, including availability of
federal and state funding options;
B. Direct Staff to return to Council with a City-operated Internet Service
Provider (ISP) model to offer FTTH service within five years; and
C. Per Council prior direction as part of the Community and Economic
Recovery work plan, Staff will prioritize and accelerate community
education and engagement regarding FTTH.
MOTION AS AMENDED PASSED: 7-0
9. Colleagues' Memo Requesting Council Refer to the Policy and Services
Committee a Proposed Program Allowing Neighbors to Directly Connect
With Each Other, and a Potential Volunteer Network for the City.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Cormack to
refer to the Policy and Services Committee to:
A. Recommend strategies to support and strengthen neighborhood
programs and associations;
B. Identify gaps in existing neighborhood-based services; and
C. Evaluate new strategies, including those proposed in the Colleague’s
Memo and others to expand the role of neighborhood volunteers.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 P.M. in honor of Joan
Baez.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal
Code (PAMC) 2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) are prepared in
accordance with PAMC Section 2.04.160(c). Beginning in January 2018, in
accordance with Ordinance No. 5423, the City Council found action minutes
and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official records
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of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on
the City’s website.