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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 103101 072926_jf Resolution No. 10310 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending and Restating Resolution 10246 for the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee to Reduce Membership from Seven Members to Five Members R E C I T A L S A.On November 14, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8573, establishing the Storm Drain Oversight Committee to review the proposed operating and capital budget of the Storm Drainage Fund and the year-end financial report documenting the expenditures of the Storm Drainage Fund in the previous fiscal year. B.On August 29, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 9624, calling a Mail Ballot Election in connection with the City’s proposed Storm Water Management Fee. C.On October 24, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 9635, proposing a Storm Water Management Fee to replace the Storm Drainage Fee, calling a Public Hearing for October 24, 2016 with respect to such Fee and adopting Procedures relating to the conduct of a Protest Hearing and Mail Ballot Election. D.On May 1, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution 9677, which replaced the Storm Drain Oversight Committee with the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee. E.On June 21, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 9969, which imposed term limits on members of the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee by amending and restating Resolution 9677. The City Council also moved the recruitment period to March from the past practice of May appointments. F.On December 2, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution 10200 to move the recruitment period to November to coincide with other boards and commissions with the same recruitment period. Existing terms will be extended to October 31. Going forward, terms begin on November 1. G.On August 11, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution 10246 to require the election of a chairperson and vice chairperson by adding Section 2.5 to the existing provisions, consistent with existing practice and other boards and commissions of the City. H.The City Council now intends to reduce the membership of the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee from seven members to five members. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows: Docusign Envelope ID: B8ADF10D-FF64-8FCA-82CC-A064A82513E6 2 072926_jf SECTION 1. The Storm Drain Oversight Committee is decommissioned effective May 31, 2017. SECTION 2. Committee Established. The City of Palo Alto Storm Water Management Oversight Committee is hereby created to review proposed storm water management capital improvements and operating programs to be funded from the Storm Water Management Fees and to monitor expenditures of the fund. SECTION 2.5. Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. The Committee shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its membership who shall serve in such capacity for one year each, or until a successor is elected, unless his or her term as a member of the Committee sooner expires. SECTION 3. Committee Membership and Appointment. The Committee shall consist of five members who are selected and appointed by the City Council for a term of four years. Committee members shall serve without compensation. Each Committee member shall be a resident of Palo Alto, an employee of a business located in Palo Alto or an owner of real property within the City. No member shall be a council member, officer or employee of the City. Effective January 1, 2022, terms of office due to expire on May 31 of each year shall be extended to expire on March 14 of the following year, and thereafter terms of office shall commence on March 15. Effective January 1, 2025, terms of office due to expire on March 14 of each year shall be extended to expire on October 31 of the same year, and thereafter terms of office shall commence on November 1. SECTION 4. Term limits. Effective January 1, 2022, no person may serve more than two consecutive terms of office as a member of the Committee. (a)For the purposes of this section, a member will be considered to have served a term of office if he or she serves more than two years within one term. (b)A member’s service that began on or before January 1, 2022 shall count under the provisions of this section only for those members who served for at least one day on the Committee between January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, members on Committee as of January 1, 2022 shall be permitted to complete their term. (c)A member who has served two consecutive terms of office may remain as a member of the Committee for up to six months past the end of the term if no replacement is appointed or until a replacement is appointed, whichever comes first. (d)A member who has served two consecutive terms of office shall not be appointed to the Committee within one year of the last date of service. SECTION 5. Committee Duties. The Committee shall discharge its oversight duties by: (a)Meeting at least once a year to review the proposed operating and capital budgets of the Storm Water Management Fund for the next fiscal year. The Committee shall prepare a report documenting its findings with respect to the proposed Docusign Envelope ID: B8ADF10D-FF64-8FCA-82CC-A064A82513E6 3 072926_jf budget and submit the report to the Finance Committee of the City Council prior to June 30th each year. (b)Meeting at least once a year to review the year-end financial report documenting the expenditures of the Storm Water Management Fund in the previous fiscal year. The Committee shall prepare a report documenting its findings with respect to the expenditures and submit the report to the City Council prior to May 31st each year. SECTION 6. Meeting Procedures. The Committee shall conduct open public meetings, duly noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act. The Committee may establish rules and procedures governing the conduct of its meetings. SECTION 7. The City Clerk is directed to place advertisements announcing Committee vacancies in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, two times within a two week period. SECTION 8. This resolution supersedes Resolution 10246. SECTION 9. This resolution shall be effective upon adoption. SECTION 10. This amendment to Resolution 10246 is categorically exempt under CEQA regulation 15320 because it is a change in the organization of a local government agency that does not affect the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: AUGUST 10, 2026 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: ___________________________________ ____________________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ___________________________________ ____________________________________ Deputy City Attorney City Manager ____________________________________ Director of Public Works Docusign Envelope ID: B8ADF10D-FF64-8FCA-82CC-A064A82513E6 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: B8ADF10D-FF64-8FCA-82CC-A064A82513E6 Status: Completed Subject: RESO 10310 - Amending and Restating Resolution 10246 for the Storm Water Management Oversight Source Envelope: Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Nicole Bissell AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Nicole.Bissell@PaloAlto.gov IP Address: 170.85.54.121 Record Tracking Status: Original 8/13/2026 12:49:48 PM Holder: Nicole Bissell Nicole.Bissell@PaloAlto.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Signer Events Signature Timestamp Jennifer Fine Jennifer.Fine@paloalto.gov Deputy City Attorney COPA Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.54.108 Sent: 8/13/2026 12:54:18 PM Viewed: 8/13/2026 1:56:11 PM Signed: 8/13/2026 1:56:44 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Brad Eggleston Brad.Eggleston@paloalto.gov Director of Public Works City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 170.85.54.112 Sent: 8/13/2026 1:56:45 PM Viewed: 8/13/2026 4:28:24 PM Signed: 8/13/2026 4:29:04 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 2600:1700:5430:91ef:8851:c548:8f4f:d6ad Sent: 8/13/2026 4:29:05 PM Viewed: 8/14/2026 7:45:02 AM Signed: 8/14/2026 7:45:09 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Veenker, Vicki vicki.veenker@paloalto.gov City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 2601:647:4080:be0:ecc6:538e:2a37:c6ca Sent: 8/14/2026 7:45:10 AM Viewed: 8/14/2026 11:54:27 AM Signed: 8/14/2026 11:54:56 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@paloalto.gov City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 165.225.242.89 Sent: 8/14/2026 11:54:57 AM Viewed: 8/24/2026 9:22:45 PM Signed: 8/24/2026 9:22:54 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 8/13/2026 12:54:18 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 8/24/2026 9:22:45 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 8/24/2026 9:22:54 PM Completed Security Checked 8/24/2026 9:22:54 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps