CITY COUNCIL
ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
August 1, 2022
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:00 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Cormack, Filseth, Kou, Stone, Tanaka Present Virtually: DuBois
Absent: None
Special Orders of the Day
1. Appreciation for Assembly Member Marc Berman
ACTION: Appreciation given, No action taken
Study Session
2. Study Session on Status of National and Regional Airplane Noise Initiatives
ACTION: Discussion only, No action taken
3. 278 Lambert, 3040 - 3250 Park, 3201 -3225 Ash & 20 0 - 404 Portage Prescreening Study Session: Report on Negotiations Between the City Council Ad Hoc and the Sobrat o Organization and Prescreening for Development Agreement and Rezoning, Seek ing Initial Public Input on Negotiated Terms. Environmental Assessm ent: Not a Project. Zoning District: RM-30 (Medium Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and GM (General Manufacturing).
ACTION: Discussion only, no action taken
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
None
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Public Comment
Consent Calendar
Council Member Cormack, D uBois registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 5.
MOTION: Council Member Cormack moved, seconded by Vice mayor Kou to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-8.
4. Approve Minutes from the May 23, 2022, June 13, 2022, June 20, 2022 and June 21, 2022 City Council Meetings
5. Adoption of Resolution 10060 Authorizing Use of Teleconferencing for Council Meetings During Covid-19 State of Emergency
6. Approval of a Memorandum of Agreement with Suez Water Technologies and Solutions (Suez) to Assign Suez' Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reac tor (MABR) Equipment and Services to the Future General Contractor for Construction of the Secondary Treatment Upgrades Capital Improvement Project (WQ-19001) at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant
7. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Lease between Ada's Cafe and City of Palo Alto for the Community Center Cafe at Mitchell Park for 5 Years at $500.00 per Month on January 1, 2023 with Annual 3% Increases Thereafter
8. Adoption of Interim Urgency Ordinance 5560 Extension Requiring a Conditional Use Permit to Establish a Firearms Dealer Retail Use.
Environmental Assessment: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines 15061(c)(3).
Motion Split for Purpose of Voting
Item 1-4, 6-8 PASSED: 7-0
Item 5 PASSED: 5-2 Cormack, Dubois No
City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
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Action Items
9. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 1033 Amarillo Ave [22PLN-00016]:
Request for a Preliminary Parcel Map with Exceptions to Subdivide a 20,787 square foot R-1 property into two (2) lots, where Lot 1 will be 10,668.50 square feet and Lot 2 will be 10,118.77 square feet. Exception is for minimum lot width and maximum lot size. Zoning District R-1 Single Family Residential.
MOTION: Council Member Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Kou to continue this Item to August 8, 2022.
MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 5-2, Cormack, Tanaka No
10. Adoption of Resolutions: (1) Placing a Business Tax on the November 2022 Ballot; (2) Placing a Measure Affirming the Nat ural Gas Utility Transfer on the November 2022 Ballot; and (3) Esta blishing Advisory Spending Guidelines for Business Tax Proceeds.
MOTION: Council Member DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member Filseth to:
A. Direct staff to bring forth final documents on Consent based on Ad- hoc alternative as listed in Attachment B and adjusting the rate to $.11 cents per square foot;
B. Direct staff to bring back a revised Attachment C that accounts for gas transfer not being brought forward; and
C. Bring the gas transfer item to Council on Aug ust 8, 2022 as an Action Item.
MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 5-2
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:11 P.M.
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NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) 2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) are prepared in accordance with PAMC Section 2.04.160(c). Beginning in January 2018, in accordance with Ordinance No. 5423 , the City Council found action minutes and the video/audio recordings of Council proceedings to be the official records of both Council and committee proceedings. These recordings are available on the City’s website.
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