April 1st, 2024

 

Call to Order

Special Orders of the Day

  1. Presentation from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) to City Council.

Presentation

 

 

2. Review List of Applicants for Board and Commission Openings and Select Candidates to Interview. CEQA Status – Not a project.

Supplemental Report

Presentation

 

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

 

 

Public Comment

 

 

COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

Study Session

3. Study Session: Palo Alto Link One-Year Service Evaluation and Report; CEQA status – not a project.

Presentation

 

 

Consent Calendar

4. Approval of Minutes from March 11, 2024 Meeting.

5. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number S24190818 with Integrated Design 360 in the Amount of $82,200 for a total not to exceed $132,200 and Extension of the Contract Term through December 30, 2024 for development of a “One Margin” Reach Code. CEQA Status: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15308.

Supplemental Report

Consent Questions

6. Approval of Amendments with Professional Account Management LLC, dba Duncan Solutions for Contracts C17164727 and C19171363A for a Combined Additional Amount of $60,000 (Total not to exceed of $860,000 and $767,000 respectively) and to Extend the Contract Terms to December 31, 2024 (total term of eight and five years respectively), for Parking Permitting and Citation Management Services; CEQA Status – Not a Project.​

Consent Questions

7. Policy and Services Recommendation Regarding Use of Board and Commissions Demographic Data.

8. SECOND READING: Adopt a Revised Interim Ordinance to Extend the Interim Parklet Program to July 31, 2024 (from March 31, 2024) and Phase‐in Enforcement of the Ongoing Parklet Program through November 1, 2024; and Extend Parking Lot Eating/Drinking Uses to December 31, 2024; CEQA Status‐ Categorically Exempt (Sections 15301 and 15304(e)) (FIRST READING: March 11, 2024 PASSED 7-0).

Consent Questions

9. SECOND READING: Adopt an Ordinance Increasing Council Member Salary From $1,000/Month to $1,600/Month, Effective January 1, 2025, as authorized by State law (FIRST READING: March 11, 2024 PASSED 6-1, Tanaka no).

 

 

City Manager Comments

Presentation

 

 

Action Items

11. Discussion of Caltrans’ Repaving Project of El Camino Real, Including Replacing Existing Parking with Bicycle Lanes, and Potential Approval of a Resolution to Support this Project; CEQA status – categorically exempt.

Attachment A – Proposed Bikeway Implementation in Palo Alto on State Route 82 (El Camino Real)

Attachment B – Review of El Camino Real Proposed Repaving Design by Fehr and Peers

Attachment C – Resolution in Support of Caltrans‘ repaving project of El Camino Real

Public Comments

Caltrans Presentation

Staff Presentation

 

 

10. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 8.04 (Street, Trees, Shrubs, and Plants) and Chapter 8.10 (Tree Preservation and Management Regulations) (FIRST READING: January 16, 2024 PASSED 5-2, Lythcott-Haims, Tanaka no).

Attachment A – Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 8.04 Street Trees Shrubs and Plants and Chapter 8.10 Tree Preservation

Adjournment