September 11th, 2017
Call to Order
Boys Scout Flag Ceremony and Moment of Silence
Special Orders of the Day
1. Appointment of Three Candidates to the Storm Water Management Oversight Committee (SWMOC) for Terms Ending May 31, 2021
2. Proclamation Honoring Santa Clara County Public Health Department for Their Commitment to the Healthy Cities Initiative
3. Proclamation Honoring Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, September 10 Through September 16, 2017
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments
Oral Communications
Minutes Approval
4. Approval of Action Minutes for the August 28, 2017 Council Meeting
Consent Calendar
5. Approval of Amendment Number 4 to Contract Number S12145610 to add $75,000 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $379,000 for Continuation of Employee Benefit Broker Services Pending WFIS Sale to USI Insurance Services
6. Approval of a Budget Amendment to Increase the Transfer from the Child Care Trust Fund by $75,000 to the General Fund to Hire a Consultant to Conduct an Assessment of the Assets, Resources, and Challenges of Families and Their Young Children in Palo Alto
7. Approval for Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC) to Withdraw $280,418 From the Sheridan Apartments Affordability Reserve Account to Reimburse PAHC for the Costs Associated With the Purchase of the Property Located at 360 Sheridan Avenue From the Sheridan Partnership
8. Approval of a Budget Amendment to Increase the FY 2018 Capital Improvement Fund by Transferring $400,000 From the Parkland Dedication Fund for the Byxbee Park Completion-Capital Improvement Project (PE-18006 to Secure the Baylands ITT Site
8A. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to add Cost-sharing Pursuant to Government Code Section 20516 (FIRST READING: August 14, 2017 PASSED: 9-0)
8B. Amend the Condition for Implementing the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Memorandum of Understanding Between the County of Santa Clara, the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara, and the City of Palo Alto
Action Items
9. Adoption of a Resolution Adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Including the Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Parks, Trails, Open Space, and Recreation Master Plan, and Adoption of the Parks, Trails, Natural Open Space, and Recreation Master Plan
10. Policy and Services Committee Recommends the City Council Approve the Release of a Request for Proposals for a Consulting Firm to Assist the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Unified School District With Master Planning of the Cubberley Community Center and Discussion of the Cubberley Master Planning Process
11. Adoption of the Problem Statement, Objectives, and Evaluation Criteria to Support Development and Evaluation of Railroad Grade Separation Alternatives (Continued from September 5, 2017)
10. Policy and Services Committee Recommends the City Council Approve the Release of a Request for Proposals for a Consulting Firm to Assist the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Unified School District With Master Planning of the Cubberley Community Center and Discussion of the Cubberley Master Planning Process
Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment