December 2nd, 2024
Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day
- Appreciation for Congresswoman Anna Eshoo for her Many Years Serving Palo Alto and the Region.
2. Proclamation Honoring the Life of Appollonia “Mama Dee” Grey Uhilamoelangi
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consent Calendar
3. Approval of Minutes from November 12, 2024 and November 18, 2024 Meetings
4. Adoption of a Resolution Vacating an Easement at 561 Addison Avenue; CEQA Status– Exempt under Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, section 15305.
5. Adoption of a Resolution Approving and Attesting to the Veracity of the City’s 2023 Annual Power Source Disclosure and Power Content Label Reports; CEQA Status: Not a project.
6. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C25191013 with BKF Engineers in an Amount Not to Exceed $451,705 for Preliminary Engineering (PE) Design Services for Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements for a Period of Four Years; CEQA status – categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
7. Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C25191563 with Navia Benefits Solutions Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $179,730 as the City of Palo Alto’s Administrator for City Employee Benefit Services of Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Transportation Spending Account (TSA), Lifestyle Plan and Consolidate Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for a Period of Five Years; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
8. Approval of Professional Services Contract No. C25193007 with Watry Design, Inc. in the Amount of $2,403,592 to Provide Design, Environmental Review, and Construction Administration Services for the New Downtown Parking Garage, Capital Improvement Program Project (PE-15007); CEQA Status: Not a Project.
Public Comment
9. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C23186719 with CivicPlus, LLC in the amount of $48,265 for Additional Features and Security for Existing Recreation Management Software for a new not-to-exceed of $783,330; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
10. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C22182372 with CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group Inc. in the Amount of $25,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $189,852 and Extend the Contract Term for the University Avenue Streetscape Update Project (PE-21004); CEQA status – Not a Project.
11. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number S23187316 with Flock Safety in the amount of $349,808 for Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) to Implement 10 Additional Cameras and Extend the Term through December 2029 in a new not to exceed of $524,208; CEQA status – categorically exempt (Section 15321 enforcement actions).
Public Comment
12. Approval of the Second Amendment to Lease Agreement Between Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) and City of Palo Alto for a Portion of the Cubberley Site at 4000 Middlefield Road through December 31, 2029, Not-to-Exceed $2,500,000 in Rent per Year; CEQA Status—Not a Project.
Second Amendment to Lease Agreement by and Between Palo Alto Unified School District as Landlord and City of Palo Alto, a California Chartered Municipal Corporation as Tenant
13. Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C20176877 with Schaaf & Wheeler in the Amount of $77,360 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $867,278 and Extend the Contract Term for the Corporation Way System Upgrades and Pump Station (SD-21000), West Bayshore Road Pump Station (SD-20000) and West Bayshore Trunk Line Improvements (SD-23000) Projects; CEQA Status – Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
14. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance to Move Commissioner Appointments from April to November for the Public Art Commission (PAMC Ch. 2.18), Human Relations Commission (Ch. 2.22), and Parks and Recreation Commission (Ch. 2.25); and Adoption of a Resolution Moving Storm Water Management Oversight Committee Appointments from March to November; and Extending Terms Accordingly for these Commissions; CEQA status – not a project.
15. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Continuing the Temporary Program to Expand Outdoor Dining, Retail and Other Activities on Public and Private Property through June 30, 2025; CEQA status – Exempt under Sections 15301, 15303, and 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines (FIRST READING: November 18, 2024 PASSED 7-0).
16. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Fee Schedule to Modify the Calculation for Park, Community Center and Library Development Impact Fees from a per Unit to per Square Foot Basis; CEQA Status: Exempt Pursuant to 15061(b)(3). (FIRST READING: November 18, 2024 PASSED 7-0).
City Manager Comments
Action Items
17. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Weeds to be a Public Nuisance and Setting February 10, 2025, for a Public Hearing for Objections to the Proposed Weed Abatement; CEQA status: exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15308.
18. Master Plan for the Cubberley Site: (1) Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C25192924 with Concordia, LLC in an Amount Not to Exceed $631,966 for Development of a Revised Master Plan for the Cubberley Site for a Period of Two Years; (2) Approve Budget Amendments in the General Fund and Cubberley Infrastructure Fund; (3) Approve a Letter of Intent with the Friends of the Palo Alto Recreation Wellness Center; (4) Approve the Workplan for Pursuit of a Local Ballot Measure for the November 2026 General Election to fund the Purchase of Land and Development of a New Community Recreation and Resource Center at the Cubberley Site; CEQA Status – CEQA review will be conducted on the Master Plan.
Staff Presentation
Public Comment
19. Colleague’s Memo: Resolution Supporting the Efforts of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band to Preserve Juristac/Sargent Ranch as Open Space.
Resolution in Support of the Efforts of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Bank to Preserve Juristac Sargent Ranch as Open Space
Public Comment
Adjournment
