East Palo Alto City Council June 15, 2021 Minutes Page 1 of 5
EAST PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
EPA Government Center
2415 University Ave, First Floor – City Council Chamber East Palo Alto, CA 94303
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Carlos Romero at 6:30 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Carlos Romero Mayor Remote
Ruben Abrica Vice Mayor Remote
Lisa Gauthier Councilor Remote
Antonio Lopez Councilor Remote
Regina Wallace-Jones Councilor Remote
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Abrica
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
1. Minutes of the June 1 and 3, 2021 City Council Meetings RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
2. Juneteenth Proclamation
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
3. Consideration Gift Acceptance to Support the City’s Parks and Recreation Efforts Patrick Heisinger, Assistant City Manager, and Rafael E. Alvarado Jr., City Attorney, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Donna Rutherford provided public comment.
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East Palo Alto City Council June 15, 2021 Minutes Page 2 of 5 adopted same
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
4. Release of Unclaimed Monies Held Over Three Years
Greg Henry, Senior Finance Project Manager, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Brenda Olwin, Finance Director, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Rafael E. Alvarado Jr., City Attorney, responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Donna Rutherford and Gail Wilkerson provided public comment.
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Abrica
SECOND: Lopez
5. Accept Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Award
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
6. Funding for State Mandated DOJ reporting systems software for Uniform Crime Reporting
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
7. Approval of the Easement Agreement with Light Tree Two, L.P. for a water storage tank and fire suppression system at the Pad D site
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
4. CLOSED SESSION
A. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Stanley Young provided public comment.
B. ADJOURNMENT INTO CLOSED SESSION
The City Council adjourned into closed session at 6:37 p.m.
C. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
East Palo Alto City Council June 15, 2021 Minutes Page 3 of 5 The City Council reconvened into open session at 7:51 p.m.
D. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Rafael E, Alvarado, Jr., City Attorney stated that there was no reportable action.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Donna Rutherford provided public comment.
6. STAFF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
Jaime M. Fontes provided a report on the reopening of California
7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
1. From Gray to Green: An Urban Forest Master Plan for East Palo Alto Amy Chen provided a presentation.
Megan Wheeler, Urban Ecologist, San Francisco Estuary Institute Public comment provided by Gail Wilkerson.
8. ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TO THE JOINT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
9. JOINT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
1. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2021-22 Successor Agency Budget Brenda Olwin, Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to questions made by the Board.
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Abrica
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
10. ADJOURN JOINT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING and RECONVENE
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Adoption of Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget
Brenda Olwin, Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to questions made by the City Council.
Mayor Romero opened the public hearing.
Donna Rutherford provided public comment.
Mayor Romero closed the public hearing.
East Palo Alto City Council June 15, 2021 Minutes Page 4 of 5 RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Lopez
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
2. Establishing the FY 2021-22 Appropriation Limit
Brenda Olwin, Finance Director, made a presentation and responded to questions made by the City Council.
Mayor Romero opened the public hearing.
Donna Rutherford provided public comment.
Mayor Romero closed the public hearing.
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
3. Public Hearing on Proposed Increases to Solid Waste (Refuse) Services Rates on July 1, 2021, and each January 1st thereafter through January 1, 2025 Greg Henry, Senior Finance Project Manager, and Dave Hilton made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
CM Gauthier made a motion to amend the guidelines for submissions to accept emails Mayor Romero opened the public hearing.
Donna Rutherford provided public comment.
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final call
Mayor Romero closed the public hearing.
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Lopez
SECOND: Abrica
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
4. 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
Humza Javed, City Engineer, and Tyler Colyer made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
East Palo Alto City Council June 15, 2021 Minutes Page 5 of 5 Mayor Romero opened the public hearing.
Heleine Grewe, Niambi Lincoln, Adriana Fernandez, Leia Grew, Millie, Kyra Brown, and Gail Wilkerson provided public comment.
Mayor Romero closed the public hearing.
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RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Abrica
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
12. POLICY AND ACTION
1. Correction of Resolution No. 15-2021 and the Meeting Minutes for the February 2, 2021 City Council Meeting
Rafael provided presentation. Abrica request. Wallace-Jones audit Adrienne Bryant, Gail Wilkerson, Donna Rutherford, and Millie provided public comment.
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Abrica
SECOND: Wallace-Jones
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier, Lopez, Wallace-Jones
2. First Source Hiring Policy - Best Practices Overview Patrick Heisinger, Assistant City Manager, and Neja Bazaj, Associate, Emerald made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the City Council.
Abrica motioned to extend meeting to 12:15 am seconded by Gauthier.
Leia Grew, Adrienne Bryant, Kyra Brown proived public comment.
3. 2021 City Council July-December Schedule
Item moved to July 6, 2021 meeting.
13. COUNCIL REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 a.m.