March 14th, 2022
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, Kiely Nose, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch, Tori Anthony, Molly Stump, and Terence Howzell) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521, Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA)Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association (PAPOA), Palo Alto Police Management Association.
Special Orders of the Day
2. Congratulations to Sheryl Klein for designation as Woman of Persistence for Palo Alto.
AA1. Appointments of Candidates for the Architectural Review Board.
Study Session
12. Report and Discussion on Community Engagement Activities Planned to Implement the City’s Workplans for the 2022 Calendar Year. Moved from Action to Study Session, Late Report Added
AA1. Appointments of Candidates for the Architectural Review Board.
12. Report and Discussion on Community Engagement Activities Planned to Implement the City’s Workplans for the 2022 Calendar Year. Moved from Action to Study Session, Late Report Added
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Agenda Changes, and Deletions
Public Comment
Consent Calendar
4. Approve Minutes from the February 28, 2022 City Council Meeting.
5. Adoption of Side letters of Agreement with Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto “UMPAPA”, International Association of Fire Fighters IAFF “IAFF”, Fire Chiefs Association “FCA”, and Updated Salary Schedules for Management and Professional Employees, SEIU Hourly Unit, and Limited Hourly Employees. Supplemental Memo Added.
6. City Council Approval of the City’s Response to the Civil Grand Jury Report Regarding Affordable Housing and Direction to Staff to Submit the Response Letter in Accordance with State Law Prior to the March 16, 2022 Deadline.
7. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C19172119 with Daryl D. Jones, Inc. DBA Telecommunications Engineering Associates (TEA) to Increase the Scope of Services to Include Program Verification and Design Review for the Public Safety Building Project (CIP PE-15001) and, Accordingly, Increase the Contract Amount by $189,882, for a New Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $874,882.
8. Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Electric Hydro Rate Adjuster (E-HRA) and Activating the E-HRA Rate at the $0.013/kWh Level, Effective April 1, 2022 and Transmit Information on Preliminary Rate Forecast.
9. Approval of Surveillance Use Policy and Contract for E-Citation Devices/Services with Turbo Data Systems, Not-to-Exceed $218,545 for Five Years.
10. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C18168129 with Kennedy / Jenks Consultants for Professional Design Services for the Primary Sedimentation Tanks Rehabilitation and Equipment Room Electrical Upgrade Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant to Increase Compensation by $166,747 for a New Maximum Compensation Not to Exceed $1,131,747, and to Extend the Contract Term Through June 30, 2024 – Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-14003.
City Manager Comments
Action Items
11. City Council Discussion with the Independent Police Auditor and Possible Approval of a Performance Review on Recruitment and Hiring.
13. Discuss Recommended Foothills Fire Mitigation and Safety Improvement Strategies.
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment
