CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
November 12, 2024
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:30 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Tanaka, Veenker Councilmember Tanaka Arrived at 5:33 P.M.
Present Remotely: Kou
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Signing of a Friendship City Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Narok, Kenya in Celebration of Palo Alto‘s First Friendship City Item Removed Off Agenda
2. Proclamation Honoring Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Week November 11-15, 2024
NO ACTION
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Councilmember Questions, Comments and Announcements
Study Session
3. Annual Report on Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Implementation: 2022 Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Quarterly S/CAP Progress Report, and S/CAP Key Performance Indicators Annual Progress Report; CEQA status - Not a Project
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Sp. City Council Meeting
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NO ACTION
Consent Calendar
Councilmember Tanaka registered a no vote on Agenda Item Number 6.
MOTION: Councilmember Lythcott-Haims moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Lauing to approve Agenda Item Numbers 4-7.
MOTION PASSED ITEMS 4, 5, 7: 7-0
MOTION PASSED ITEM 6: 6-1, Tanaka no
4. Approval of Minutes from October 28, 2024 Meeting
5. Approval of the New Councilmember Onboarding Outline as recommended by the Policy and Services Committee; CEQA – Not a Project
6. Approval of the Tri- Cities Consortium Computer Aided Dispatch System Software Agreement with Sun Ridge Systems Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $339,857 for Five Years to Implement a New Computer Aided Dispatch System for the Communications Departments of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos; CEQA Status - Not a Project
7. Approval of Construction Contract No. C25190935A with Valhalla Builders in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $392,800 for Children’s Library as part of the Library Automated Materials Handling System Project, Capital Improvement Program Project LB -21000 and Authorization for the City Manager or Their Designee to Negotiate and Execute Change Orders for Related Additional but Unforeseen Work that May Develop During the Project Up to a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $39,280; CEQA Status – Exempt under Section 15070
City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Action Items
8. FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning) and Title 21 (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land) to Clarify Existing Regulations and to Implement State Housing Laws Adopted in 2023 and earlier. Provide Direction on: (1) Implementation of AB 2097 (2022) and (2) Implementation of Recently Adopted State Housing Laws from the 2023-24 Legislative Session. CEQA Status - Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
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SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Councilmember Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Tanaka to table direction on AB 2097 until such time as legal advice can be produced.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED: 3-4, Kou, Burt, Lythcott-Haims, Stone no
MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Kou to:
1. Direct staff to apply AB 2097 to properties within the radius depicted in Attachment B.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
MOTION SPLIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING
MOTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Kou to:
2. Require ADA / EVCS parking based on the full amount that would have been required if AB 2097 did not apply.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Tanaka no
MOTION: Mayor Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Veenker to:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance implementing state law and other minor amendments to Titles 18 and 21 of the municipal code , except as modified by the prior motion on AB 2097; and
2. Direct staff to prepare an urgency ordinance for placement on the consent calendar to implement various land use -related state law changes from the 2024 state legislative session.
MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Kou no
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:18 P.M.
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ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor 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.