November 30th, 2020
Call to Order
Study Session
1. Study Session on Community and Economic Recovery Strategies and Engagement.
Public Comment
Presentation
Special Orders of the Day
2. Selection of Applicants to Interview for the Historic Resources Board and the Planning and Transportation Commission.
Public Comment
Agenda Changes, and Deletions
Oral Communications
Minutes Approval
3. Approval of Action Minutes for the November 09, 2020 City Council Meeting
Consent Calendar
4. Approval of a Three-year Contract With Downtown Streets, Inc. for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $323,244 for Maintenance Services for the City’s Five Downtown Parking Garages, Downtown Sidewalks and Alleys; and Provide Outreach Case Management Services to the Downtown Core With the Intent of Linking Homeless Individuals to Community and Housing Services.
Q&A
5. Approval of a Funding Agreement With the Palo Alto Transportation Management Association (TMA) to Provide $350,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendments to Determine Funding Subject to Council Appropriation in FY 2022 and FY 2023 to Reduce Single-occupancy Vehicle Trips to Palo Alto.
Q&A
6. Adoption of the Amended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Participation Plan.
7. Adoption of a Pension Funding Policy
Q&A
8. Adoption of a Resolution Vacating a Public Utility Easement at 1201 Parkinson Avenue.
9. Approval of the Tri-cities Consortium Records Management System Software Agreement With Sun Ridge Systems Inc. for $621,248, and a Term Ending Five Years From the Date of Project Implementation to Establish a New Records Management System for the Police Departments of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos.
Q&A
9A. City Council Endorsement of the Letter Expressing Concerns and Objection to the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Measure B Funding Proposal. – MOVED TO ACTION
MEMO
Public Comment
City Manager Comments
Action Items
10. Consideration of Follow-up Recommendations by the City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCCs), Including Adopting a Handbook and BCC Applications.
Public Comment
MEMO
11. PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal of a Director’s Interpretation Made Pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 18.01.025 and Related to Seismic Rehabilitation. The Project is Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3).
Public Comment
Presentation
9A. City Council Endorsement of the Letter Expressing Concerns and Objection to the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Measure B Funding Proposal. – MOVED FROM CONSENT
MEMO
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment
