PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ***************************************** THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp (TENTATIVE) AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING – COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, June 23, 2014 - 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION 1. International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319 2. Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA) CONSENT CALENDAR 3. Approval of General Banking, Lockbox, Accounts Payable Payment Solution, Merchant, Investment Safekeeping, and Purchase Card Services’ Contracts for Six Years 4. Approval of a five-year Contract with Questica Inc. for a Budget System at a Cost Not to Exceed $456,568 5. Council Approval of Removal of Floor Area Range from the Draft California Avenue Concept Plan per Council Direction 6. Approval and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Just Energy Resources LLC in the Amount of $597,878 for Marketing and Program Management for the PaloAltoGreen and PaloAltoGreen Gas Programs for a Term of Up to Three Years 7. Adoption of a Resolution of Intent to Establish Utility Underground District No. 46, EL-12001 (Arastradero Road/ El Camino Real/W. Charleston Road) Amending Section 12.16.020 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code 8. Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract with DN Tanks, Inc. in a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $1,534,842 for the Seismic Upgrade of the Boronda Reservoir Project WS-09000-501 9. SECOND READING: Hopkins Park Improvement Ordinance 10. Approval of a Contract with Graham Contractors, Inc. in the Amount of $1,084,553, for the FY 2015 Preventive Maintenance Project, the 1st of 4 Contracts in the FY 2015 Street Maintenance Program Project CIP PE86070 11. Approval of On-Call Surveying Consultant Contract with Sandis for a Total of $150,000 for Surveying and Design Support Services 12. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that Council Adopt a Resolution Terminating the “Power from Local Ultra-clean Generation Incentive� Program and Repealing Utilities Gas Rate Schedule G-8 (Gas for Electric Generation Service) 13. Approval of a Contract with XXX in the Amount of $XXX,XXX for Storm Drain Master Plan Update, CIP Project SD-15008 14. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance to Transfer $100,000 from the Stanford Research Park/El Camino Traffic Impact Fee Fund to CIP PL-12000 for Development of a Concept Plan Line for Possible Improvements to Page Mill Road from Oregon Expressway to I-280 and Approval of Funding Agreement in the Amount of $100,000 with the County of Santa Clara 15. Approval to Authorize the City as the Sponsor of the Palo Alto Airport to Submit a Grant Funding Application to the Federal Aviation Administration 16. Approval of a Contract with MV Transportation in the amount of $1,215,036 to Provide Community Shuttle Service for the Crosstown Shuttle Route and East Palo Alto/Caltrain Shuttle service for up to three years. 17. New Lease between the City of Palo Alto and Avenidas at 450 Bryant Street 18. SECOND READING: Adoption of Ordinance Amending Section 22.04.270 By Adding Subsection 22.04.270(C) To Prohibit the Feeding of Wildlife And Feral Animals in Palo Alto Parks And Open Space Areas 19. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Operation, Management and Control of the Palo Alto Airport by the City of Palo Alto and Amending Section 2.08.190 of Chapter 2.08 of Title 2 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Add the Palo Alto Airport to the Duties of the Director of Public Works 20. Approval of Amendment No. 8 to Contract C09130744 with Group 4 Architecture, Inc., to Add $143,339 for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $8,998,570 21. Approval of On-Call Transportation Service Agreement - Amendment No. 1 with TJKM Transportation Consultant in the Amount of $151,000 22. Rescission of Resolution 9415 Calling Special Election to Place Utility Users Tax and Large Volume Discount on Ballot and Adoption of a Resolution Calling a Special Election to Modernize the Telecommunications Provision of the Utility Users Tax Ordinance 23. Adoption of a Resolution Calling a Special Election for November 4, 2014 Submitting to the Electorate for Special Election a Measure to Amend Article III, Section 2 of the Charter to Change the Number of Council Member Seats from Nine to Seven ACTION ITEMS 24. Approval of a Contract with Duininck, Inc. in the Amount of $X,XXX,XXX for the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Reconfiguration Project, Capital Improvement Program Project PG-13003, Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of $X,XXX,XXX to CIP PG-13003, Adoption of a Resolution Extending an Exception to Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 10.48 to Allow Transfer of Soil from Stanford University to the Palo Alto Golf Course and Adjacent Areas, and Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Certificates of Participation to Fund a Portion of the Cost of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Reconfiguration Project 25. PUBLIC HEARING: 261 Hamilton Avenue (University Arts Building): City Council Review of a Proposed Historic Reclassification from a Category 3 Historic Resource to a Category 2 Historic Resource and Historic Rehabilitation Project that could Generate 15,000 Square Feet of Transferable Development Rights for Off-Site Development. The Rehabilitaton Project Includes Renovations to the Existing Building and Relocation of Floor Area to Make a 5,910 Square Foot Addition at the Rear of the Building. Environmental assessment: Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Sections 15331 Historical Resource Rehabilitation and 15301 Existing Facilities 26. PUBLIC HEARING: Council Approval of a Tentative Map to Subdivide Three Parcels Into 83 Parcels for the 1451-1601 California Avenue residential development on an approximately 17 acres site in the RP (AS2) zoning district, and Council Review of an Appeal of the Director of Planning and Community Environment’s Decision Approving an Architectural Review and Approval of a Tentative Map to Subdivide Three Parcels Into 83 Parcels for the Demolition of Approximately 290,220 square feet of existing R&D/office space and construction of 180 dwelling units, which includes 68 detached single family units and 112 multi-family units, as part of the 2005 Mayfield Development Agreement on an approximately 17 acre site in the RP (AS2) zoning district, located at 1451-1601 California Avenue. Environmental Assessment: City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement and Lease Project Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2003082103)
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News Digest Palo Alto schools to stock EpiPens After an outcry by local doctors and parents, the Palo Alto school district will begin stocking its campuses with medication that can save a child from dying from a sudden allergic reaction. School board members last week unanimously backed a policy change that would indemnify trained staff members who volunteer to administer emergency epinephrine auto-injectors — or EpiPens — to a student experiencing a severe allergic reaction. Until now, schools have stored only prescribed EpiPens supplied by parents for pre-identified children with asthma or other known allergies to be used in case of a serious allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis, which can be fatal. The new policy clears the way for broader availability of the medication for any child in case of an emergency, with an opportunity for families to opt out if they so choose. About a dozen people, including several physicians whose children attend local schools, implored the school board in April to begin stocking non-prescribed EpiPens on every campus. They said 25 percent of life-threatening allergic reactions that occur in schools come from undiagnosed allergies, in which cases school personnel must wait for emergency medical assistance or break the law by using an EpiPen prescribed for another child. School district nurse Linda Lenoir said she plans to stock each of Palo Alto’s 18 campuses with four non-prescription EpiPens, which she said are good for a year before expiration. The local push followed President Barack Obama’s signing last November of the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Law, which offers financial incentives for schools to maintain supplies of the medication. N —Chris Kenrick
Smoking ban may spread to business districts Palo Alto’s smoking ban is quickly spreading, from local parks and nature preserves to business districts, shopping centers and outdoor dining tables. The city is considering dramatically extending its ban on cigarette use to downtown, California Avenue, large commercial areas such as Stanford Shopping Center and “neighborhood commercial� centers such as Alma Village. In addition, smoking would be illegal at all outdoor eating areas. Currently, at least half of the outdoor area in a given establishment must be smoke-free. The City Council’s Policy and Services Committee Tuesday enthusiastically endorsed the ban’s expansion, its discussion closely mirroring prior hearings on smoking bans: a very brief debate followed by a proposal to take things a step or two further than previously planned and then approval. The three committee members — Chair Gail Price, Larry Klein and Greg Scharff — also voiced support for spreading the ban to apartment buildings in the near future. Scharff was one of four council members, along with Price, Nancy Shepherd and Karen Holman, to call for new smoking restrictions downtown and around California Avenue in an August 2013 memo. If the council approves the committee’s recommendation, an ordinance banning smoking at major commercial districts could be in place this fall. So far, the proposal has not attracted any public opposition. N —Gennady Sheyner
Palo Alto to review plan for new animal shelter A proposal to rebuild and greatly expand Palo Alto’s aged animalservices center got off to a promising start Monday night when the City Council quickly and unanimously forwarded the idea to its Finance Committee for review. The idea was proposed by the Palo Alto Humane Society, which would partner with the city to run the new shelter. The organization opened the city’s first animal shelter in 1927 and managed it until 1972, when the city took over its operations. Now, the Humane Society is offering to help the city build a new center with services such as dog training, education and a wellness clinic, according to the proposal. The idea attracted the attention of council members Marc Berman, Karen Holman, Larry Klein and Greg Schmid, who in a memo last week urged the council to send the proposal to one of its committees for a “prompt review.� “Several current and near-term operational challenges, including declining revenues and pending key staff retirements, have created a need to explore immediate solutions for a shelter management partnership with possible partners,� the memo states. The proposed facility would cost $10 million to $12 million, according to the proposal. The Humane Society would raise the money and manage many of its programs, while the city would provide the land and remain responsible for animal control. N —Gennady Sheyner