CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
Regular Meeting
February 24, 2022
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council Chambers and by virtual teleconference at 5:31 P.M.
Present In Person: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker Councilmember Burt arrived at 5:52 P.M.
Present Remotely:
Absent:
Special Orders of the Day
1. Proclamation Expressing Appreciation for June Fleming
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Council member Lythcott -Haims moved, seconded by Council member Reckdahl to approve Agenda Item Numbers 2-7.
MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 7-0
2. Approval of Minutes from February 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, and February 10, 2025 Meetings
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3. Authorize Transmittal of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report to the Office of Planning and Research and the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the Department of Housing and Community Development.
4. Ap
proval of two Professional Services Contracts 1) Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates (C25193598) in an Amount Not to Exceed $126,225 for Cubberley Project Public Opinion Research Services for a Period of 20 Months, 2) The Lew Edwards Group(C25193673) in an Amount Not to Exceed $138,375 for Public Communication Consulting Services related to the November 2026 General Obligation Bond Ballot Measure for a Period of 20 Months, and Approval of Budget Amendments in the General Fund and the Cubberley Property Infrastructure Fund; CEQA Status - N
ot a Project
5. Au
thorization to Execute an Amendment to Legal Services Contract Number S23186556 with Law Office of Clare Gibson in the Amount of $75,000 for Construction Claims Dispute Resolution and Defense regarding the Public Safety Building, for a Total Not -to-E xceed
Amount of $310,000; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
6. Ap
proval of Use of City Facilities and Staff Time to Support Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Palo Alto Mobility Hub Meetings and Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board/Caltrain Board of Directors Meeting; CEQA status – not a project.
7. S
ECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section
18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Change the Classification of Property Located at 3265 El Camino Real from Service Commercial (CS) Zone to Planned Community Zone (PC) for the Construction of a 100 Percent Affordable Housing Project (FIRST READING: February 10, 2025, PASSED 7
-0)
City Manager Comments
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Action Items
8. Colleague’s Memo: Proposed Adoption of a Resolution Underscoring Council’s Commitment to Sustaining Palo Alto Values and Interests in the Face of Trump Administration Actions
MOTION: Vice Mayor Veenker moved, seconded by Councilmember Stone to create an ad hoc committee to draft a resolution that combines aspects of each draft and return to City Council as soon as possible.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
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9. Di
scuss the FY 2025 Mid
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ear Budget Review and Approve 1) FY 2025 Budget
Amendments in Various Funds and 2) Amendments to the FY 2025 Table of Organization to add 2.00 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions and Eliminate 1.00 FTE Position and 3) Authorize overstrength of 1.00 FTE Fire Captain. CEQA Status – Not a Project.
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OTION: Councilmember Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Reckdahl to:
1) Approve Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Appropriation for various funds and various capital projects, as identified in Attachment A and Attachment A, Exhibit 1 and 2 (requires a supermajority, 2/3 approval)
2) Approve Amendments to the FY 2025 Table of Organization consistent with the budget amendments in Attachment A, adding 1.00 FTE Senior Buyer and 1.00 FTE Program Assistant I and eliminating 1.00 FTE Contract Administrator 3) Approve authorization of an overstrength 1.00 FTE Fire Captain position 4) Direct staff to present alternative options in the FY26 budget process for staffing the additional position at Station 4 with 3 FTE as part of the proposed budget MOTION PASSED/FAILED: 7-0
10. Ap
proval of the 2025 City Council Priority Objectives, as well as Committee Objectives and Workplans. CEQA Status
-- N
ot a Project.
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O ACTION
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 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.