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City of Palo Alto (ID # 14440)
Office of the City Clerk
City Council CAO Report
Meeting Date: 6/6/2022 Report Type: Consent Calendar
Title: Approve Minutes from the May 16, 2022 City Council Meeting
From: Lesley Milton, City Clerk
Staff recommends Council to review and approve the minutes as presented.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A: 20220516amCCsm (DOCX)
CITY COUNCIL
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Special Meeting
May 16, 2022
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:00 P.M.
Present: Burt, Cormack, DuBois, Kou, Stone, Tanaka
Absent: Filseth
Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Authority:
Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 445 Bryant Street,
Assessor’s Parcel Number 120-15-107 Negotiating Party: JSRFIT LLC, a
California limited liability company d.b.a. Form Fitness City Negotiators:
Ed Shikada and Kiely Nose Subject of Negotiations: Lease Price and
Terms of Payment
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Council Member
DuBois to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 6-0-1 Filseth absent
Council adjourned to Closed Session at 5:00 P.M.
Council reconvened from Closed Session at 6:10 P.M.
There were no announcements for the public.
Special Orders of the Day
2. Proclamation Recognizing National Police Week - May 15-21, 2022 and
National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day - May 15, 2022
3. Proclamation Recognizing Emergency Medical Services Week May 15-
21, 2022
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
The agenda was reordered that Item 13 was moved to the end of the agenda.
Public Comment
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Consent Calendar
Council Member Cormack, DuBois registered a no vote on Agenda Item
Number 5.
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 6.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Mayor Burt to
approve the Consent Agenda Item Numbers 4-12.
4. Approve Minutes from the May 2, 2022 City Council Meeting
5. Adoption of Resolution 10037 Authorizing Use of Teleconferencing for
Council Meetings During Covid-19 State of Emergency
6. Approval of Amendment One to Six (6) Enterprise System SAP On-Call
Professional Services Contracts with: 1) Avertra Corporation,
C20174583A; 2) Peloton Group, LLC., C20174583B; 3) Etech-360, Inc.,
C20174583C; 4) V3iT Consulting, Inc., C20174583D; 5) IT Resonance,
Inc., C20174583E; and 6) Techlink Systems, Inc., C20174583F, to
Increase the Level of Services that May be Provided and Increase the
Combined not-to-exceed Amount from $350,000 Annually to $650,000
Annually in Year 2 and $1,650,000 Annually in each of Contract Years 3
through 5, for all Six (6) Contracts, Bringing the New Contract not-to-
exceed Combined Amount Across all Six (6) Contracts to $5,950,000
Over a Five-Year Period, for provision of Department-Specific SAP
Solutions
7. Approval of Contract Number C22183804 With Jacobs Engineering
Group, Inc, (Jacobs) in the Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $880,569 to
Provide Engineering Services for the Joint Intercepting Sewer (JIS
Rehab.) Rehabilitation (Phase 1) at the Regional Water Quality Control
Plant from the Plant Repair, Retrofit, and Equipment Replacement
capital project (WQ-19002) in the Wastewater Treatment Fund
8. Approval of Contract No. C22183905 with Prime Government Solutions,
Inc. for an Amount Not to Exceed $136,892 Over a Term of
Approximately Five-Years through June 30, 2027 for the Provision of
Cloud-based Agenda, Meeting, and Commission Management and
Automation Software
9. Adoption of Resolution 10038 for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and
Accountability Act, for Fiscal Year 2023, Providing the Street
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Maintenance Project List for Capital Improvement Program Project PE-
86070
10. Approval of Amendment Number Two to Contract No. C20175911 with
Labyrinth Solutions, Inc., to extend the Contract Term through October
21, 2022 at No Added Cost, for Information Technology Professional
Services, Cloud Computing Hosting and Support Services, and As-
Needed SAP Application Technical / Functional Support Services.
11. SECOND READING: Adoption of Ordinance 5549 Amending Palo Alto
Municipal Code (PAMC) Title 18 (Zoning), Chapters 18.04 (Definitions),
18.16 (Neighborhood, Community, and Service Commercial (CN, CC and
CS) Districts), 18.18 (Downtown Commercial (CD) Districts) and 18.30
(A) and (C) the Retail and Ground Floor Combining Districts.
Environmental Review: Exempt Under California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) until December 16, 2022.
(FIRST READING: May 2, 2022: PASSED 7-0)
12. SECOND READING: Parks and Recreation Commission Recommend
Adopting Ordinance 5550 to Amend the Foothills Nature Preserve
Attendance Range to 400-600 Guests (FIRST READING: May 2, 2022:
PASSED 7-0)
MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING
MOTION PASSED Items 4, 7-12: 6-0-1 Filseth Absent
MOTION PASSED Items 5: 4-2-1 Cormack, DuBois No, Filseth Absent
MOTION PASSED Items 6: 5-1-1 Tanaka No, Filseth Absent
City Manager Comments
Action Items
13. Approve a Fiscal Year 2023 Program for Domestic Recycling of Mixed
Paper and Mixed Rigid Plastics; Approve a Budget Appropriation in the
Refuse Fund Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget; Direct Staff to
Negotiate a Corresponding Contract Amendment with GreenWaste of
Palo Alto for Program Costs in an Amount Not to Exceed $1.2M
ACTION: Item was continued to a future meeting.
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14. Adopt resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Continue to Close
California Avenue from El Camino Real to Park Boulevard, and Ramona
Street between Hamilton Avenue and University Avenue Until December
31, 2023 and Direct Staff to Implement Specific Access Lanes and
Perimeter Rules
MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to:
1) Adopt resolutions extending the City Manager’s authority to temporarily
close portions of California Avenue and Ramona Street until December
31, 2023; and
2) Authorize Staff to implement the following specific access and perimeter
rules:
a. Implement a dedicated emergency access lane.
b. Require the installation of edge treatments around retail or dining
spaces that are no taller than 36 inches from the platform or
street, whichever is applicable
c. Direct staff to work with businesses to eliminate large tents and
re-establish an 8-foot sidewalk width as soon as feasible.
d. Implement a slow dedicated two-way bicycle lane on Cal Ave.
e. Within the California Avenue closure, City staff may install
appropriate enhancements or aesthetic elements that will also
provide a visible distinction from the emergency access lane and
dining areas.
f. Within the California Avenue closure, all changes to the interim
closed program shall be coordinated with the Urban Village
Farmers’ Market to accommodate minimum market footprint
requirements
g. Within Ramona St. closure have city staff develop design
requirements for the long-term closure that support the historic
district; and
3) Direct staff to develop a plan to support retailers on California Avenue,
including a marketing program; and
4) Direct staff to develop an interim fee structure for Cal Ave and Ramona.
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MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING:
MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to add
item 3. Direct Staff to develop a plan to support retailers on California Avenue,
including a marketing program.
MOTION PASSED: 4-2-1, Cormack, Tanaka No, Filseth Absent
MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to include
item 2. Authorize Staff to implement the following specific access and
perimeter rules:
d. Implement a slow dedicated two-way bicycle lane.
MOTION FAILED: 3-3-1, Cormack, DuBois, Kou No, Filseth Absent
FINAL MOTION: Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Council Member Stone to
1) Adopt Resolution 10039 and Resolution 10040 extending the City
Manager’s authority to temporarily close portions of California Avenue
and Ramona Street until December 31, 2023; and
2) Authorize Staff to implement the following specific access and perimeter
rules:
a. Implement a dedicated emergency access lane.
b. Require the installation of edge treatments around retail or dining
spaces that are no taller than 36 inches from the platform or
street, whichever is applicable
c. Direct staff to work with businesses to eliminate large tents and
re-establish an 8-foot sidewalk width as soon as feasible.
d. Implement a slow dedicated two-way bicycle lane on Cal Ave.
e. Within the California Avenue closure, City staff may install
appropriate enhancements or aesthetic elements that will also
provide a visible distinction from the emergency access lane and
dining areas.
f. Within the California Avenue closure, all changes to the interim
closed program shall be coordinated with the Urban Village
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Farmers’ Market to accommodate minimum market footprint
requirements
g. Within Ramona St. closure have city staff develop design
requirements for the long-term closure that support the historic
district; and
3) Direct staff to develop a plan to support retailers on California Avenue,
including a marketing program; and
4) Direct staff to develop an interim fee structure for Cal Ave and Ramona.
MOTION PASSED: 5-1-1, Tanaka No, Filseth Absent
15. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Two Ordinances Implementing the
Objective Standards Project, Including: 1) New Chapter 18.24,
Contextual Design Criteria and Objective Design Standards; 2)
Modifications to Affordable Housing (AH) Overlay District to Eliminate
the Legislative Process; 3) Changes to Remove Inconsistencies and
Redundancies, and Streamline Project Review Throughout Title 18.
(9:15 – 10:45 PM)
ACTION: Item continued to future meeting
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:13 P.M. in memory of the
families and friends affected by the incident in Buffalo, NY.
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
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accordance with Ordinance No. 5423, the City Council found action minutes
and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official records
of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on
the City’s website.