October 7th, 2024
Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day
Signing of a Friendship City Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Narok, Kenya in Celebration of Palo Alto‘s First Friendship City Item Removed Off Agenda
2. Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Amy French Upon Her Retirement
Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Amy French Upon Her Retirement
Closed Session
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957(b);
Title: City Clerk
4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957.6;
Agency representative: Dan Rich, MRG;
Unrepresented Employees: City Attorney, City Clerk and City Manager
5. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Subject: Potential litigation regarding 10 pending development applications that are inconsistent with the City’s zoning code and/or Comprehensive Plan land use designations, which the
applicants have asserted the City cannot disapprove under Government Code 65589.5(d)(5)
Authority: Potential Exposure to Litigation Under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
10 cases, as Defendant. Item Removed Off Agenda
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consent Calendar
6. Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2024 and September 23, 2024 Meetings
7. Approval of Dark Fiber License Agreement No. S24189080 with Adobe Creek Networks to Build and License Dark Fiber in the Foothills, and Approval of a Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Amendment in the Fiber Fund; CEQA Status – Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and 15303.
Dark Fiber License Agreement with Adobe Creek Networks (Agreement and Exhibits A-F)
8. Adopt a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules G-1 (Residential Gas Service), G-2 (Residential Master-Metered and Commercial Gas Service), G-3 (Large Commercial Gas Service), and G-10 (Compressed Natural Gas Service) to Raise the Upper Limit on the Monthly Transportation Charge; CEQA Status: Exempt Under Public Resources Code 15273(a).
Resolution
G-1 effective 2024-11-01
G-2 effective 2024-11-01
G-3 effective 2024-11-01
G-10 effective 2024-11-01
9. Authorize the City Manager or their Designee to Exercise the Option to Renew the Lease Between the City of Palo Alto and Steve Nash and Dennis Ryan for 4 Months at 975 Terra Bella Ave in Mountain View at a Monthly Rent of $35,587.95 for a Total Not-to-Exceed of $213,527.70 through February 28, 2025; Direct Staff to Explore Purchase of Property to Meet the Future Needs of Grid Modernization and Other Capital Projects; and Approval of an Amendment to Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Appropriation in the Electric Fund; CEQA Status – Categorically Exempt; Sec. 15301.
975 Terra Bella Lease Agreement
975 Terra Bella Site
Item 9 Consent Questions
10. Approval of Two Purchase Orders, 4525000111 and S25192604 with ePlus Technology Inc. to procure Data Center Equipment and Implementation for Fiber-to-the-Premises for a Three-Year Term with an Amount Not-To-Exceed $543,134; CEQA Status – Mitigated Negative Declaration Approved June 2024.
4525000111 EPLUS TECHNOLOGY INC
S25192604 EPLUS TECHNOLOGY INC
11. Adoption of a Resolution to Authorize the Acceptance of Electronic Government Claims.
Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of Electronically Filed Government Claims
12. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number S24191026 with the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce to Increase the not-to-exceed Amount by $40,000 to Provide Support for the 3rdThursday California Avenue Events (to a new total NTE of $95,000); CEQA status – Not a Project.
Amendment No. 1 to contract S24191026 between the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce.
13. Adopt a Resolution to Amend Palo Alto’s Baylands Priority Conservation Area to Conform to New Planning Criteria. CEQA: Not a ‘Project’ and is Exempt from CEQA Review.
Resolution Amending the Palo Alto Baylands Priority Conservation Area
Baylands PCA Existing and Amended Boundary
PCA Amendment Briefer and PCA Characteristic Types
14. Adopt a Resolution Approving a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Volume I and II and Adopt the LHMP into the City‘s 2030 Comprehensive Plan Safety Element; CEQA status – Resolution 9720, no additional environmental review required.
Resolution Adopting the Multi-Hazard Jurisdiction Plan
City of Palo Alto Jurisdictional Annex
Palo Alto Action Plan
15. Approval of Amendment via Change Order to Contract Number C22183580 with MP Nexlevel of California, Inc. in the Amount of $1,650,000 for the Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) Pilot Project inclusive of $150,000 in contingency funding for a Revised Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $11,347,390 From March 21, 2022 Through April 30, 2025; Authorize the City Manager to Execute Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $150,000 for FTTP ; CEQA Status – Council action on this item is within the scope of the Final Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Fiber to-the-Premises Project, adopted on June 17, 2024.
Contract change order to Contract No. C22183580 with MP NexLevel of California, Inc.
Item 15 Consent Questions
16. Approve Task Order 4.28 Dispatch Center Assessment as Recommended by the Policy & Services Committee; Direct Additional Dispatch Center Work Discussed by Policy & Services Committee Members be Considered When Reviewing the Proposed FY25 Audit Plan; and Grant Authority to theCity Manager to Execute any Necessary Privacy-Related Agreements to Implement this Audit; CEQA status – not a project.
Task Order 4.28 Dispatch Center Assessment
Dispatch Center Customer Satisfaction Survey Scope of Work
City Manager Comments
Action Items
17. Approval of FY 2025 Parks and Recreation Commission and Public Art Commission Workplans; CEQA status – not a project
FY 2025 Parks and Recreation Commission Workplan
FY 2025 Public Art Commission Work Plan
PRC Workplan Staff Presentation
PAC Workplan Staff Presentation
AA1. Authorize Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Palo Alto Unified School District for the Purchase and Lease of Land at 4000 Middlefield Road, Informally Known as the Cubberley Site; CEQA Status – Not a Project
MOU with PAUSD for Cubberley Site Purchase and Lease
Site Map of Cubberley Property Lines
AA1 Staff Presentation
Adjournment
