PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL:
2009 On-Demand Webcast Archives

September 14th, 2009

A. ROLL CALL/CLOSED SESSION/SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY/CITY MANAGER COMMENTS

Closed Session:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney Gary Baum
Authority: Government Code section 54957(b)


Special Orders of the Day:
2. Proclamation Expressing Appreciation to Anne Warner Cribbs and the 2009 National Senior Games Local Organizing Committee

B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES/CONSENT CALENDAR/PUBLIC HEARINGS

Approval of Minutes:
July 13, 2009
July 20, 2009
July 27, 2009
August 03, 2009


Consent Calendar
3. Approval of a Contract with W. Bradley Electric, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $248,269 to Construct and Install a Fully Actuated Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Embarcadero Road and the Town and Country Shopping Center and Palo Alto High School Driveways, and to Modify the Pedestrian Signal to Palo Alto High School

4. Approval of Contract with Prodigy Press in the Amount Not to Exceed $180,000 Annually for a Three-Year Period for Digital Imaging Services and Printing Projects

5. Finance Committee Recommendation to Preliminarily Approve Fiscal Year 2009 Reappropriation Requests to be Carried Forward into Fiscal Year 2010

6. 2nd Reading Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sections 18.10.130 (Historical Review and Incentives), 18.10.060 (Parking), 18.12.140 (Historical Review and Incentives), 18.12.060 (Parking), and 18.13.040(c) (Single-Family and Two-Family Uses) of Title 18 (Zoning), and Sections 21.20.010 (General Provisions) and 21.20.301 (Flag Lots) of Title 21 (Subdivisions) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Regarding Subdivision of One Lot into Two Nonconforming Lots Where Covenants are Provided to Protect Historic Properties (First reading July 27, 2009 Ð Passed 6-0, Barton, Morton, Schmid Absent)

7. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Paula Kirkeby for Outstanding Public Service as a Member of the Public Art Commission

8. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Barbara Mortkowitz for Outstanding Public Service as a Member of the Public Art Commission

9. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Gerald Brett for Outstanding Public Service as a Member of the Public Art Commission

10. Approval of a Storm Drain Enterprise Fund Contract with Peak Engineering, Inc. in the Amount of $573,004 for Alma Street Storm Drain Improvement Project, Capital Improvement Program Project SD-08101

11. Approval of a Contract with Valley Slurry Seal Company in an Amount of $376,261 for the 2009 Street Maintenance Program Slurry Seal Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070

12. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2010 to Accept $1,085,000 in Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ÒStimulusÓ Funding and Approval of a Contract with A. Ruiz Construction Company & Associates, in the Amount of $1,105,648 for the 2009 Street Maintenance Program San Antonio and Lytton Asphalt Overlay Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070

13. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the AuditorÕs Office Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2009

14. Adoption of a Resolution Approving Revisions to the City of Palo Alto Energy Risk Management Policy


Public Hearing:
15. Consider the: 1) Approval of the Negative Declaration; 2) Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map to Change the Land Use Designation from Multiple Family Residential to Commercial Hotel; and 3) Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map to Change the Zone Designation for Approximately 0.30 Acre at 4261 and 4273 El Camino Real (DinahÕs Hotel) from RM-15 (Low Density Residential Multi-Family) to CS(L)(D) (Service Commercial with Landscape and Site and Design Review Combining Districts) *This item is quasi-judicial and subject to Council's Disclosure Policy

D. PUBLIC HEARINGS (cont.)/REPORTS OF OFFICIALS/CLOSED SESSION/ADJOURNMENT

Public Hearing:
16. Consider Adoption of an Uncodified Ordinance Extending the Life of Specific Permits Which are Currently Active Pursuant to Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code


Reports of Officials:
17. Update on Measure N Library Bond Measure Projects; Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of $109,041 for Temporary Library Facilities; Approval of a Contract with Turner Construction Company, Inc. in the Amount of $138,198 for Construction Management Services for the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center and the Downtown Library and Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract C09130744 with Group 4 Architecture to add $92,034 for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $3,919,324 for Measure N Library Projects Capital Improvement Program Projects PE-009006 and PE-09005, PE-09010


Closed Session:
18. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Marcie Scott, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio)
Employee Organization: Local 521 Service Employees International Union
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Marcie Scott)
Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees
Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a)

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Marcie Scott, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Peace Officers' Association
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)

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