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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2502-4212CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Monday, March 10, 2025 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM     Agenda Item     3.Approval of Minutes from February 24, 2025 Meeting City Council Staff Report Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR (7:35 - 7:40 PM) Lead Department: City Clerk Meeting Date: March 10, 2025 Report #:2502-4212 TITLE Approval of Minutes from February 24, 2025 Meeting RECOMMENDATION That the minutes be reviewed and approved. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: February 24, 2025 Draft Action Minutes APPROVED BY: Mahealani Ah Yun CITY COUNCIL DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 Regular Meeting February 24, 2022 The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:31 P.M. Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker Councilmember Burt arrived at 5:52 P.M. Present Remotely: Absent: Special Orders of the Day 1. Proclamation Expressing Appreciation for June Fleming Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions Public Comment Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Consent Calendar MOTION: Councilmember Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-7. MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 7-0 2. Approval of Minutes from February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, and February 10, 2025 Meetings DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/24/2025 3. Authorize Transmittal of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report to the Office of Planning and Research and the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the Department of Housing and Community Development. 4. Approval of two Professional Services Contracts 1) Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates (C25193598) in an Amount Not to Exceed $126,225 for Cubberley Project Public Opinion Research Services for a Period of 20 Months, 2) The Lew Edwards Group(C25193673) in an Amount Not to Exceed $138,375 for Public Communication Consulting Services related to the November 2026 General Obligation Bond Ballot Measure for a Period of 20 Months, and Approval of Budget Amendments in the General Fund and the Cubberley Property Infrastructure Fund; CEQA Status - Not a Project 5. Authorization to Execute an Amendment to Legal Services Contract Number S23186556 with Law Office of Clare Gibson in the Amount of $75,000 for Construction Claims Dispute Resolution and Defense regarding the Public Safety Building, for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $310,000; CEQA Status – Not a Project. 6. Approval of Use of City Facilities and Staff Time to Support Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Palo Alto Mobility Hub Meetings and Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board/Caltrain Board of Directors Meeting; CEQA status – not a project. 7. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Change the Classification of Property Located at 3265 El Camino Real from Service Commercial (CS) Zone to Planned Community Zone (PC) for the Construction of a 100 Percent Affordable Housing Project (FIRST READING: February 10, 2025, PASSED 7-0) City Manager Comments Ed Shikada, City Manager Action Items 8. Colleague’s Memo: Proposed Adoption of a Resolution Underscoring Council’s Commitment to Sustaining Palo Alto Values and Interests in the Face of Trump Administration Actions MOTION: Vice Mayor Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Stone to create an ad hoc committee to draft a resolution that combines aspects of each draft and return to City Council as soon as possible. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/24/2025 9. Discuss the FY 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review and Approve 1) FY 2025 Budget Amendments in Various Funds and 2) Amendments to the FY 2025 Table of Organization to add 2.00 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions and Eliminate 1.00 FTE Position and 3) Authorize overstrength of 1.00 FTE Fire Captain. CEQA Status – Not a Project. MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to: 1) Approve Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Appropriation for various funds and various capital projects, as identified in Attachment A and Attachment A, Exhibit 1 and 2 (requires a supermajority, 2/3 approval) 2) Approve Amendments to the FY 2025 Table of Organization consistent with the budget amendments in Attachment A, adding 1.00 FTE Senior Buyer and 1.00 FTE Program Assistant I and eliminating 1.00 FTE Contract Administrator 3) Approve authorization of an overstrength 1.00 FTE Fire Captain position 4) Direct staff to present alternative options in the FY26 budget process for staffing the additional position at Station 4 with 3 FTE as part of the proposed budget MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 7-0 10. Approval of the 2025 City Council Priority Objectives, as well as Committee Objectives and Workplans. CEQA Status -- Not a Project. NO ACTION Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. DRAFT ACTION MINUTES Page 4 of 4 City Council Meeting Draft Action Minutes: 02/24/2025 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.