February 25th, 2019
Call to Order
Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (Ed Shikada, Michelle Flaherty, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch, Molly Stump, Terence Howzell, and Kiely Nose) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union,(SEIU) Local 521 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6 (a).
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: Vacant Land, 3350 Birch Street, Palo Alto, CA Assessor’s Parcel No. 132-33-050
Agency Negotiators: Ed Shikada, Kiely Nose, and Sunny Tong Negotiating Parties: Pacific Bell Telephone Co. Under Negotiation: Purchase Price and Terms of Payment.
Special orders of the Day
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments
Oral Communications
Minutes Approval
4. Approval of Action Minutes for the February 2, 4, and 11, 2019 Council Meetings.
Consent Calendar
5. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C16166822 With ARC Document Solutions for Copiers/Printers to Increase the Annual Amount by $41,000 to add Utilities Bill Printing and Other Departments for a new Annual Not-to-Exceed Amount of $408,068. Q&A
7. Finance Committee Recommends the City Council Adopt a Resolution Declaring Intention to Reimburse Expenditures Related to the Four Capital Improvement Projects From the Proceeds of the Bonds to be Issued by the City for Wastewater Treatment Fund for a Not-to-Exceed
Amount of $85 million. Q&A
11. Adoption of the Urban Forest Master Plan Second Edition – MEMO
11A. Approval of an Exemption from Competitive Solicitation, Approval of a Contract With Swatt Miers Architects Inc. in an Amount Not-toExceed $397,725 for Design Services for the Animal Shelter, and Authorization for the City Manager to Purchase a Modular Building from Vendor Design Space Modular in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $300,000 for the Animal Shelter Renovation, Capital Improvement Program Project, PE-19002. Q&A
Action Items
12. PUBLIC HEARING/QUASI-JUDICIAL: 285 Hamilton Avenue [18PLN-00006]: Recommendation on Applicant’s Request for a Text Amendment to Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Allow for Minor Increases in Height and Floor Area to Provide Access to Roof-top Decks on Existing Structures in the Commercial Downtown (Community) CD-C Subdistrict, as well as a Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Review for a 2,600 Square Foot Roof-top Deck on the Roof of the Existing Commercial Building at 285 Hamilton Avenue. The Planning and Transportation Commission Reviewed and Recommended Approval (4-2) of the Text Amendment and Conditional Use Permit at a Public Hearing on October 10, 2018. Environmental Assessment: Exempt per Sections 15301 and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Zone District: CD-C(GF)(P) (Continued From November 19, 2018).
State/Federal Legislation Update/Action
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment