June 5th, 2023

 

Call to Order

This meeting will be called to order in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

 

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

 

 

Public Comment

 

 

COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

Study Session

1. 1237 San Antonio Road: Regional Water Purification Facility. Request for Pre-screening by Santa Clara Valley Water to Amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation and map for a Portion of the Subject Property From Public Conservation Land (CL) to Major Institution/Special Facility (MISP). Environmental Analysis: This Study Session is Not a Project in Accordance With CEQA.

Public Comment

Presentation

Item 1 Presentation – Valley Water Purified Water Project

 

 

Consent Calendar

2. Approval of Minutes from May 15, 2023 Meeting

3. Approval of Second Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement for the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, CEQA: Not a Project.

4. Approval of Construction Contract with O’Grady Paving, Inc. (C23187512) for the Churchill Avenue/Alma Street Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements Project, Capital Improvement Program Project PL-20000 in the amount of $2,265,340 and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute Change Orders up to $226,534; and CEQA status – exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c).

Q&A

5. Adoption of a Resolution for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act, for Fiscal Year 2024, Providing the Project List for the Street Maintenance Project, Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

Q&A

6. Approval of Office of City Auditor Task Order Change – 4.08 Public Safety Building-Construction Audit, as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee.

7. Approval of Office of City Auditor Task Order Change – FY23-05 Various Reporting & City Hotline, as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee.

8. Approval of Office of City Auditor Task Order Change – 4.20 Procurement, as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee.

9. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.04.010 (Regular Meeting) of Chapter 2.04 (Council Organization and Procedure) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Change the City Council Meeting Start Time from Six p.m. to Five- Thirty p.m.

10. Adoption of a Resolution to Appoint Mahealani Ah Yun as Interim City Clerk Through December 1, 2023 at the annual salary of $121,285 – CEQA exempt.

Public Comment

11. SECOND READING: Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend Requirements Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (FIRST READING: May 15, 2023, PASSED 7-0).

Supplemental Memo

12. SECOND READING: Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 Chapter 18.42, Standards for Special Uses, to Codify Firearms Sales Limitations Ordinance; CEQA status—exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(c)(3) (FIRST READING: May 22, 2023 PASSED 7-0).

 

 

City Manager Comments

Presentation

 

 

Action Items

13. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 9.68, Rental Housing Stabilization, to Clarify the Definitions of At-Fault and No-Fault Just Cause for Evictions, Extend Just Cause Eviction Protections and Tenant Relocation Assistance to More Rental Units in Palo Alto than Offered by State Law, and Adopt a Security Deposit Limit for Unfurnished Rental Units in Palo Alto. Environmental Assessment: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

Presentation

 

 

14. Adoption of a Resolution Approving an Addendum to the 2017 Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Report and Adopting the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP); Approval of the 2023-2025 S/CAP Workplan; and Review of the 2023 Earth Day Report.

Public Comment 

Presentation

Adjournment