Agenda — Palo Alto City Council, May 20, 2024

CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
Monday, May 20, 2024
Council Chambers & Hybrid
5:30 PM
Amended Agenda
Amended agenda items appear below in RED (Agenda Order & Time Estimates Updated)
Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend by teleconference or in person. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate from home or attend in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda.

Masks are strongly encouraged if attending in person. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto , and streamed to Midpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org .

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PUBLIC COMMENTS
General Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heard for 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda. Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written public comments can be submitted in advance to [email protected] and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your subject line.

PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted only by email to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received, the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strong cybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are not accepted.

Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks, posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do not create a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated when displaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view or passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.

TIME ESTIMATES
Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, to change the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may be heard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best manage the time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public.

CALL TO ORDER
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (5:30 ‐ 6:00 PM) ITEMS WILL BE HEARD OUT OF ORDER

3. Greeting Yanpu, Shanghai, China Sister City Officials and Delegation

1. Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services in Honor of May being National Foster Care Awareness Month

2. Proclamation Recognizing National Public Works Week
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
CLOSED SESSION (6:00 ‐ 7:00 PM)
AA1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (Informally known as the Cubberley Site) Negotiating Party: Palo Alto Unified School District City Negotiators:
(Ed Shikada, Chantal Cotton Gaines, Kristen O'Kane, Sunny Tong) Subject of Negotiations: Purchase, Exchange, and/or Lease Price and Terms of Payment New Item added
PUBLIC COMMENT (7:00 ‐ 7:30 PM)
Members of the public may speak in‐person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1‐3 minutes depending on # of speakers.

Public Comment period is limited to 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda.

COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:30 ‐ 7:35 PM) Members of the public may not speak to the item(s).

STUDY SESSION

4. Study Session: Report from the Human Relations Commission regarding their Research on the Lived Experience of Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders; CEQA status – not a project Item Removed Off Agenda
CONSENT CALENDAR (7:35 ‐ 7:40 PM)
Items will be voted in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.

5. Approval of Minutes from May 6, 2024 Meeting

6. Adoption of a Resolution for Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act, for Fiscal Year 2025, Providing the Project List for the Street Maintenance Capital Improvement Program project PE‐86070; CEQA Status – Not a Project

7. Approval of Purchase Order 4524000375 with Meiden American Switchgear for the Purchase of Seven (7) 60KV Circuit Breakers for the Colorado Substation in an Amount Not to Exceed $713,023 for FY 2024; CEQA Status: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 (Replacement of Existing Structures)

8. Adoption of Resolution Suspending the Levy of Assessments on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025; CEQA status – not a project.

9. Approval of a Budget Amendment in the General Fund for the Planning and Development Services Department’s Deposit Based Fee Program for Private Development Studies in the Amount of the Net Zero $300,000: CEQA – Not a Project

10. Adoption of Revised Management and Professional Salary Schedule to Adjust the Salary of One Classification; Adoption of Administrative Revisions to the Management and Professional Compensation Plan; and Adoption of a Side Letter and Revised International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1319 Salary Schedule for One New Classification; CEQA Status ‐ Not a project
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS (7:40 ‐ 7:55 PM)
BREAK (5‐10 MINUTES)
ACTION ITEMS (Item 11: 8:05 ‐ 9:05 PM, Item 12: 9:05 ‐ 10:35 PM) Include: Report of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Report of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters.

11. Ad Hoc Committee recommendation to the City Council on a Potential Charter Amendment on the Direct Election of the Mayor Late Packet Report

ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION REPORTS
Information reports are provided for informational purposes only to the Council and the public but are not listed for action during this meeting’s agenda.

13. Investment Activity Report for the Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2024

14. Palo Alto Transportation Management Association 2023 Annual Report, Strategic Plan, and Commute Survey

15. Staff Report ‐ Quarterly Information Report on Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Implementation; CEQA status ‐ Not a Project
AMENDED AGENDA ITEMS
AA1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (Informally known as the Cubberley Site) Negotiating Party: Palo Alto Unified School District City Negotiators: (Ed Shikada, Chantal Cotton Gaines, Kristen O'Kane, Sunny Tong) Subject of Negotiations: Purchase, Exchange, and/or Lease Price and Terms of Payment
New Item added

11. Ad Hoc Committee recommendation to the City Council on a Potential Charter Amendment on the Direct Election of the Mayor Late Packet Report

12. Discussion and Direction Regarding the City Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook ‐ Annual Discussion as Recommended by the Policy & Services Committee (Item Continued from May 13, 2024 City Council Meeting)
The report for this item can be found here* (Agenda Item number 12). On May 13, 2024 the Council Received Presentations and Public Testimony; the item was continued to May 20, 2024 for Countinued Council Discussion, Deliberation, and Action – No Public Testimony Will be Heard on May 20, 2024.
*https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=14261 OTHER INFORMATION
Standing Committee Meetings this week
Rail Committee May 21, 2024 CANCELED – Finance Committee May 21, 2024 – Rail Committee May 23, 2024
Public Comment Letters Schedule of Meetings
PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone.

1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to [email protected] .

2. For in person public comments please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Clerk prior to discussion of the item.

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When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.

When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments.

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