June 15th, 2015

 

Call to Order

Special Orders of the Day

1. Presentation of a Donation Check from the Palo Alto Library Foundation to the Palo Alto City Library

 

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

City Manager Comments

Oral Communications

Consent Calendar

2. Approve and Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute the Following Energy Efficiency Evaluation Support Contracts in a Combined Not to Exceed Amount of $250,000 per Year for a Three-Term With an Option to Extend Either or Both Contracts for an Additional Two Years: (A) TRC Engineers, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $210,000 per Year; and (B) Energy & Resource Solutions, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $40,000 per Year

3. Approval of Contract No. C15158881 for $270,000 With Palo Alto Housing Corporation for Provision of Below Market Rate (BMR) Administration Services Over a Two Year Period

4. Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C09124501 With GreenWaste of Palo Alto That Would Increase Zero Waste Services, Increase Efficiencies, Increase the Annual Costs by Approximately $1,366,000 in FY2016, to Support Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Programs; and Extend the Contract Term for an Additional Four Years to End June 30, 2021; Adoption of Resolution to Revise Utility Rules and Regulations No. 2, 3, 11 and 24 to Reflect New Zero Waste Service Changes

5. Approval of a $9,500 Grant From Silicon Valley Creates, a $9,600 Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts, a $45,000 Contribution From the Friends of Palo Alto Children’s Theatre and Adoption of a Related Budget Amendment Ordinance to the General Fund in the Amount of $64,100

6. Approval of a Contract With Graham Contractors, Inc. in the Amount of $1,311,073 For The FY 2016 Preventive Maintenance Project, the First of Four Contracts in the FY 2016 Street Maintenance Program Project (CIP PE-86070)

7. Approval of a Three-Year Contract With an Option of Two, One-year Extensions With American Guard Services, Inc., to provide Crossing Guard Services, in the Amount Not to Exceed $321,215 Per Year for the First Two Years, and $328,624 for the Third Year and Authorization for Additional But Unforeseen Work Not to Exceed $32,121 Per Year for the First Two Years and $32,862 for the Third Year

8. Confirmation of Appointment of Edward Shikada as Assistant City Manager and Approval of Employment Agreement

9. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Public Works Department to Submit a Function Classification Request to Caltrans to Formally Add the Streets Reclassified as Part of the 1998 Comprehensive Plan to the Caltrans System Map

10. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. S14152995 in the Amount of $14,949 with Balance Hydrologics, Inc. for the Design and Implementation of an Enhanced Flood Warning System for the San Francisquito Creek Watershed

11. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2016 Investment Policy

12. Finance Committee Recommendation that the City Council Adopt: 1) a Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Water Utility Financial Plan and Amending the Water Utility Reserve Management Practices; 2) a Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Wastewater Collection Utility Financial Plan and Amending the Wastewater Collection Utility Reserve Management Practices; 3) A Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Electric Utility Financial Plan and Amending the Electric Utility Reserve Management Practices; and 4) A Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Gas Utility Financial Plan and Amending the Gas Utility Reserve Management Practices

12A. Approval of a Three-year Contract With Municipal Resource Group (MRG) for Council Appointed Officers Evaluations for an Amount not to Exceed $123,000

 

 

Action Items

14. PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSITION 218 HEARING: Adoption of Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2016, Including Adoption of Operating and Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee Schedule; Adoption of Five Resolutions, Including: 1) Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate
Increase of 2.7 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2; 2) Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface Water Drainage) to Increase Storm Drain Rates by 2.7 Percent Per Month Per Equivalent Residential Unit for Fiscal Year 2016; 3) Adopting a Wastewater Collection Fee Increase of 9.0 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules S-1, S-2, S-6, and S-7; 4) Adopting Residential Refuse Rate Increases Ranging Between 9.0 Percent and 19.0 Percent, and Amending Utility Rules and Regulations 2, 3, 11, and 24; 5) Amending the Salary Schedule Attached to the 2014-2016 Compensation Plan for Management and Professional Employees, as Amended by Resolution No. 9053 to Add One New Position and Change the Title of Two Positions; Amending the 2013-15 Memorandum of Agreement Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Adopted by Resolution No. 9398 to add One Position and Correct the Salary of One
Position; and Amending the Terms for the Utility Management Professional Association, as Amended by Resolution Nos. 9492 & 9503 to Correct the Salary for One Position and Add Two New Positions; and Refer to the Finance Committee a Discussion of Changes to the Public
Art Ordinance to Simplify the Calculation of the Public Art Fee and a Discussion of Usage and Replacement of Pool Vehicles (Continued From June 8, 2015)

At-Placed Memo

 

 

15. PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSITION 218 HEARING: Staff Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules W-1 (General Residential Water Service), W-2 (Water Service from Fire Hydrants), W-3 (Fire Service Connections), W-4 (Residential Master-Metered and General Non-Residential Water Service), and W-7 (Non-Residential Irrigation Water Service) to Increase Average Water Rates by 8 Percent (Continued From June 8, 2015)

 

 

13. Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding Establishment of an Office/R&D Annual Growth Limit Applicable to Downtown, the California Avenue Area, and the El Camino Corridor on an Interim Basis (Continued From June 1, 2015)

 

 

16. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Extending for 22 Months and 15 Days Urgency Interim Ordinance 5325, Placing a Temporary Moratorium on the Conversion of Ground Floor Retail and “Retail Like” Uses to Other Uses Citywide; Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Under Section 15061 and 15308

 

 

17. PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Site & Design Review and Design Enhancement Exception Application for a Three Story Mixed-Use Building on a 27,000 Square Foot Site Zoned Service Commercial (CS) At 441 Page Mill Road. The Project Has Been Revised to Contain 19,093 Square Feet of Commercial Space, 91 Off-Street Parking Spaces, and 16 Apartment Units, Including Five Below Market Rate Units, and Includes a Request for Three “Off Menu” Concessions Under Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 18.15 and the State Density Bonus Law and Based on a Revised Economic Analysis Environmental Assessment: A Mitigated Negative
Declaration was Prepared

Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs

Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements

Adjournment