August 31st, 2015

 

Call to Order

Study Session

1. Presentation of Palo Alto City Library Strategic Plan, 2015-2017

 

 

 

 

2. Study Session Updating the Current Status of the Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Master Planning Process

 

 

 

 

Special Orders of the Day

3. Appointment of One Candidate to the Utilities Advisory Commission for One Unexpired Term Ending April 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

City Manager Comments

Oral Communications

 

 

 

 

Consent Calendar

4. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C14153012 With Metropolitan Planning Group for Support of Planning Review of Individual Review and Architectural Review Applications Due to Increased Workload and Unanticipated Staff Vacancies, Increasing the Contract by $350,000 for a Not to Exceed Amount of $500,000 Over a Three Year Period

5. Review and Approval of Concept Plan Line Alignments for Proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Along Park Boulevard and Wilkie Way

At-Place Item

6. Approval of Amendment Number 1 to the Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board for Rail Shuttle Bus Administration to Extend the Term for One Year and Add $81,670 to Provide Community Shuttle Service on the Existing Embarcadero Shuttle Route from July 2015 Until June 2016

7. Adoption of a Resolution to Incorporate a Side letter With the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to Allow a Change in the Police Dispatcher Schedule from a 4/11 Schedule to a 4/12 Flex Schedule

8. SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for the Pilot Batting Cages Project at Former PASCO Site at the Baylands Athletic Center (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015 PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)

9. SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for Improvements at Monroe Park (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015 PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)

10. SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for the Byxbee Park Hills Interim Park Concepts (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015 PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)

11. Adoption of a Revised Ordinance Amending Section 2.040.160 (City Council Minutes) of Chapter 2.04 (Council Organization and Procedure) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Require Action Minutes and a Verbatim Transcript of all Council and Council Standing Committee Meetings, and Delete the Requirement for Sense Minutes

12. SECOND READING: Adoption of Ordinance 5326, Amending Chapter 16.17 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Adopt Local Amendments to the California Energy Code (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015 PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)

 

 

 

 

Action Items

13. Parks and Recreation Commission Recommendation Regarding Possible Uses for the 7.7 Acre Area at Foothills Park

 

 

 

 

15. Appointment of Five Additional Members to the Comprehensive Plan Update Citizens Advisory Committee

At-Place Item

14. Comprehensive Plan Update: Comprehensive Plan Structure and Goals/Vision Statements for Each Element (Part I: Community Services & Facilities and Transportation Elements)

At-Place Item

 

 

 

 

Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs

Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements

Adjournment