CITY COUNCIL
ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
May 22, 2023
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on th is date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:30 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Kou, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Tanaka, Veenker Present Remotely:
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Proclamation Honoring Thomas Foon Chew
2. Proclamation Honoring Birge Clark
NO ACTION
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
NO ACTION
Public Comment
Closed Session
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Authority: Gov Code section 54957(b) Titles: City Clerk
4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Unrepresented Employee: City Clerk City representatives: Sandra Blanch Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6 MOTION: Council Member Lythcott-Haims moved, se conded by Vice Mayor Stone to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 6:01 P.M.
ACTION MINUTES
Sp. City Council Meeting
Action Minutes: 05/22/2023
Council returned from Closed Session at 7:35 P.M.
Mayor Kou announced no reportable action.
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Study Session
AA1. FY 2024 Proposed Operating and Capital B udget - Finance Committee Update and Council Budget Discussion
NO ACTION
Consent Calendar
Mayor Kou registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 8.
MOTION: Council Member Lauing moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Stone to approve Agenda Item Numbers 5-10.
MOTION PASSED ITEMS 5-7, 9-10: 7-0
MOTION PASSED ITEM 8: 6-1, Kou no
5. Approval of Minutes from May 8, 2023 Meeting
6. Approve the Services Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) for the Connecting Palo Alto Grade Separation Projects and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreement; CEQA status – not a project.
7. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. S20178516 with Hohbach-Lewin, Inc. to increase compensation by $10,000 and to ex tend the Contract Term through March 30, 2026 for On-Call Structural Engineering Services for various Public Art Installations; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
8. SECOND READING: Adopt an Ordinance Cont inuing the Interim Parklet Program Until March 31, 2024 (FIRST READING: May 8, 2023 PASSED 6-1, Kou no)
9. Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 Chapter 18.42, Standards for Special Uses, to Codify Firearms Sales Limitations Ordinance; CEQA status—exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(c)(3).
ACTION MINUTES
Sp. City Council Meeting
Action Minutes: 05/22/2023
10. Adoption of a Permanent Ordinance Amending Titles 18 and 21 to Implement State Housing Legislation from the 2021 Legislat ive Session, Including SB 9. Environmental Analysis: Exempt from Environmental Analysis under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and Government Code Sections 66411.7(n) and 65852.21(j). The Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC) has recommended Council adopt the ordinance.
Closed Session
AA2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- EXISTING LITIGATION; Subject: Yes In My Backyard, et al. v. City of Palo Alto; Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 23-CV-410811 (One Case, as Defendant); Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Lythcott-Haims to go into Closed Session.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
Council went into Closed Session at 10:15 P.M.
Council returned from Closed Session at 11:09 P.M.
Mayor Kou announced no reportable action.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 P.M.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor NOTE: Action minutes are prepared in accordan ce with Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC)
2.04.160(a) and (b). Summary minutes (sense) ar e 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 recordin gs 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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