June 27th, 2017
Call to Order
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments
Oral Communications
Minutes Approval
1. Approval of Action Minutes for the June 12, 2017 Council Meeting
Consent Calendar
2. Approval of Seven On-call Consulting Services Contracts Totaling $1.9 Million Over a Three-year Term (Approximately $630,000 per Year) to Provide Continued Support for Application Processing, Environmental Review, Historic Evaluations, and Long Range Planning Projects in the Department of Planning & Community Environment
3. Approval of a Contract With Graham Contractors, Inc. in the Amount of $1,386,065 for the FY 2018 Preventive Street Maintenance CIP Project PE-86070, Thermoplastic Lane Marking and Striping CIP Project PO-11001, and University Avenue Parking Improvements CIP Project PF-14003, and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $138,606 in Total Value
4. Approval of a Purchase Order With Folsom Lake Ford in the Amount of $304,651 for the Purchase of Eight 2017 Ford Explorer Police Patrol Vehicles
5. Approval of a Contract With JJR Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $655,651 for the FY 2017 University Circle Concrete Repair, Capital Improvements Program Project PE-86070, and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $65,565 in Total Value
6. Approval of Contract Number C17161815 With Granite Construction Company in the Amount of $8,649,191 for the Construction of Neighborhood Traffic Safety and Bicycle Boulevard Improvements Along; Amarillo Avenue, Bryant Street, East Meadow Drive, Montrose Avenue, Moreno Avenue, Louis Road, Palo Alto Avenue, and Ross Road, Consistent With Approved Concept Plans and the City’s Adopted Bicycle + Pedestrian Transportation Plan and Approval of an Appropriation Budget Amendment
7. Approval of Contract Number C18167839 With Anderson Pacific Engineering Construction, Inc. in the Total Amount of $1,129,700 to Construct the Secondary Clarifiers No. 3 and No. 5 Mechanisms Replacement Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant – Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-80021, and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $102,700 in Total Value
8. Approval of a Contract With SimplexGrinnell, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $250,185 for the Repair of the City Hall Fire Sprinkler System, and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $17,235 in Total Value
9. Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and Intermedix, for Ambulance Service Billing, for a One-year Period Through September 30, 2018, With the Option to Renew for Four Additional One-Year Periods Through September 30, 2022 for the Amount of $160,000 per Year, Not-to-Exceed $800,000
10. Approval of Contract Number C17168057 With Carbon Activated Corporation in the Total Amount of $105,809 for the Installation and Supply of Anthracite and Sand for the Dual Media Filter Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $9,619 in Total Value
11. Approval of Agreement No. C17168334 Between the City of Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula Community Media Center, Inc. for Cablecasting and Web Streaming Services From July 1, 2017 Through June 30, 2018, in the Amount of $135,000, With two One-year Options to Extend (for a Potential 3 Year Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $405,000)
12. Approval of a Purchase Order With Owen Equipment in the Amount of $477,330 for the Purchase of a 2017 Freightliner Combination Single Engine Sewer Cleaner and Approve Budget Amendments in the Storm Drain Fund and Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Fund
13. Adoption of a Resolution Summarily Vacating Public Utility Easement at 144 Kellogg Avenue
14. Adoption of a Resolution Determining the Proposed Calculation of the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2018
15. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2018 Investment Policy
16. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Requiring Expedited Permitting Procedures for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (AB 1236) (FIRST READING: June 12, 2017 PASSED 9-0)
17. QUASI-JUDICIAL: 305 N. California Avenue [17PLN-00015]: Request for a Hearing on the Director’s Tentative Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for Operation of the new Mozart School of Music at an Existing Church Facility. Environmental Assessment: in Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15270 CEQA Does not Apply to Projects Which a Public Agency Disapproves. Zoning District: R-1 (10,000)
18. Approval of a Contract With Canopy for $395,130 for a Three-year Term to Support Palo Alto’s Urban Forestry Programs, Assist With Implementation of Programs Within the Urban Forest Master Plan, Improve the Canopy in South Palo Alto, and Educate the Public About Trees
Action Items
19. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Budget Ordinance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, Including Adoption of Operating and Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee Schedule; Adoption of the Following Resolutions: 1) Approving the FY 2018 Electric Financial Plan; 2) Adopting an Electric Rate Increase and Amending Electric Rate Schedules E-1, E-2, E-2-G, E-4, E-4-G, E-4 TOU, E-7, E-7-G, E-7 TOU, and E-14; 3) Approving the FY 2018 Gas Utility Financial Plan; 4) Approving the FY 2018 Wastewater Collection Utility Financial Plan; 5) Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate Increase and Amending Dark Fiber Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2; 6) Approving the FY 2018 Water Utility Financial Plan; and 7) Amending Resolution 9671 to Modify Permit Fees for the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program and Finding the Action Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act; and Amending Salary Schedules for the Management and Professional Group, the Services Employees International Union, and the Limited Hourly Group
Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment
