HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2403-2712CITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Monday, March 18, 2024
Council Chambers & Hybrid
5:30 PM
Agenda Item
5.Approval of Minutes from March 4, 2024 meeting
City Council
Staff Report
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: March 18, 2024
Report #:2403-2712
TITLE
Approval of Minutes from March 4, 2024 meeting
RECOMMENDATION
That the minutes be reviewed and approved.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: March 4, 2024 Draft Action Minutes
APPROVED BY:
Mahealani Ah Yun
CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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Regular Meeting
March 4, 2024
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual
teleconference at 5:30 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Kou, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Tanaka, Veenker
Present Remotely:
Absent:
Study Session
1. Study Session to provide early feedback about the proposed redevelopment of Buena
Vista Mobile Home Park at 3980 El Camino Real.
NO ACTION
Consent Calendar
Council Member Tanaka requested to pull Agenda Item Number 2.
Council Member Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 2.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Lauing moved, seconded by Mayor Stone to approve Agenda Item
Numbers 2-5.
MOTION PASSED ITEM 2: 6-1, Tanaka no
MOTION PASSED ITEMS 3-5: 7-0
2. Approval of a Purchase Order with Mobile Modular Management Corporation in the
Amount of $244,850, including $222,591 for Basic Services and $22,259 for Contingency,
to Provide and Install a Modular Building at 4000 Middlefield Road to Serve as a
Temporary Fire Station During Construction of the Fire Station 4 Replacement Capital
Project (PE-18004); CEQA Status - Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303
3. Approval of Office of the City Auditor FY2024 Task 4 Task Orders (CEQA Status - Not a
Project)
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 03/04/2024
4. Acceptance of the Office of the City Auditor's Quarterly Status Report for the Period of
October - December 2023
5. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C24189371 with Kimley Horn and
Associates in an Amount Not to Exceed $178,559 for the Quiet Zone Study Services for
railroad crossings at Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive, and Charleston Road for a term
ending December 31, 2025; CEQA – not a project.
Action Items
6. Adopt a Park Dedication Ordinance for the Tower Well site, 0.19 acres of land (8,437
square feet) at 201 Alma Street and approve the proposed name “Tower Well Park” as
Recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. CEQA status - not a project.
MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to:
1. Adopt a Park Dedication Ordinance (Attachment A) for the Tower Well site, 0.19 acres of
land (8,437 square feet) at 201 Alma Street, and;
2. Approve the proposed name “Tower Well Park”, and;
3. Referral to the Historic Resources Board and Parks and Recreation Commission to
consider the naming of it to be Fredrick Eyerly Tower Well and to refer to the Historic
Resources Board adding the site to the California and National Historic Registry.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
7. Public Hearing: Second Reading Planned Community Ordinances for 2901 Middlefield
Road and 702 Ellsworth Place. CEQA Status – Categorically Exempt
AMENDMENT: Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to restore the sight
triangle specified in the December 11, 2023 ordinance, to “extend to the southernmost corner
of the property along Middlefield Road and shall”.
AMENDMENT PASSED: 5-2, Lythcott-Haims, Tanaka no
AMENDMENT INCORPORATED INTO THE MAIN MOTION
MOTION: Council Member Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Council Member Tanaka to
adopt the draft ordinances amending the Planned Community Ordinance 2343 to rezone 2901-
2905 Middlefield Road and 702 Ellsworth Place as prepared for the February 5, 2024 City Council
meeting with the following amendments:
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 03/04/2024
1. Require maximum 3-foot-tall cable rail fence within the sight visibility triangle area
that maintains visibility through the sides of the sight triangle adjacent to Ellsworth
Place and Middlefield Road, and;
2. Remove signage that limits the size of delivery trucks on Ellsworth Place, and;
3. Restore the sight triangle specified in the December 11, 2023 ordinance, to “extend
to the southernmost corner of the property along Middlefield Road and shall”.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Kou no
8. Approval of the 2024 City Council Priority Objectives and Finance Committee and Policy
& Services Committee Workplans
NO ACTION - ITEM CONTINUED TO MARCH 11, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:27 P.M.
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 03/04/2024
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________ ____________________
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 of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on the City’s
website.