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City Council Agenda
August 12, 2002

City Council | Closed Session

Televised in Redwood City On TCI Cable Channel 26

REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL AND
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
AUGUST 12, 2002
7:00 P.M.

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS, AS THESE CONSTITUTE A DISTURBANCE TO THE NORMAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

The Mayor will call the City Council meeting and the Board of Equalization meeting to order concurrently. The Board of Equalization meeting will begin immediately following Oral Communications (Section 6).

*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: Please see footnotes following agenda items.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Jim Hartnett, Council Member

4. INVOCATION - Bishop Etherington, Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - None

6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

This agenda category is limited to 15 minutes to be allocated as determined by the Mayor. If you wish to address the Council, please complete a speaker's card (next to agendas) and give it to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo (seated to the left of the Council Members.) If your subject is not on the agenda, the Mayor will recognize you at this time; but the Brown Act (Open meeting Law) does not allow action by Council at this time. If you wish to speak to a subject listed on the agenda, you will be recognized by the Mayor at the appropriate time your item of interest is being considered by Council.

CONVENE TO THE JOINT MEETING OF THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL

7. CONSENT CALENDAR

Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.

MOTION: waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items.

7.1 Section – Motions

A.

A. Motion to accept the Gossamer Hollow Subdivision Improvements, following submission of a Maintenance Bond in the amount of $256,500.00, in accordance with Paragraph No. 9 of the Subdivision Agreement, and authorize the release of the bonds;

Staff contact: Charles Csicsman, Supervising Engineer 780-7378 ccsicsman@redwoodcity.org

 

B.

Motion to approve the purchase of six emergency Police Department vehicles in the amount of $160,361.55 from the State of California, Office of Procurement under the cooperative purchasing agreement contract #1-01-23-14;

Staff contact: Larry Barwacz, Public Works Superintendent 780-7485 lbarwacz@redwoodcity.org


C.

Motion to approve the hiring of a Police Officer Daniel Schillaci at Step 5 rather than entry level;

Staff contact: Scott Warner, Captain 780-7130 swarner@redwoodcity.org

 

D.

Motion to have the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department accept the lowest responsible proposal to purchase the RecWare Safari class registration software and licensing (and included training) from RecWare by Active.com for the amount of $19, 247.00 (Active.com);

Staff Contact: Chris Beth, Superintendent Parks, Rec. & Comm. 780-7253 cbeth@redwoodcity.org


7.2 Section – Resolutions

A. RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL ARBORICULTURAL INSPECTION SERVICES WITH THE RAY MORNEAU ARBORIST;

Staff contact: Gordon Mann, Public Works Superintendent 780-7493 gmann@redwoodcity.org


B.

 

RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL ARBORICULTURAL INSPECTION SERVICES WITH THE PROFESSIONAL TREE CARE COMPANY;

Staff contact: Gordon Mann, Public Works Superintendent 780-7493 gmann@redwoodcity.org

 

7.3 Section – Claims and Warrants

A.

Denial of the application of Ashlyn Sigala and Misty Sigala to present a late claim for alleged injuries or damages caused by the City of Redwood City of employees thereof;

Staff Contact: Brian Ponty, Financial Services Director 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org

B.

Approve warrants dated through August 12, 2002 and usual and necessary payments through August 26, 2002;

Staff Contact: Brian Ponty, Financial Services Director 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org

7.4 Section – Ordinances (2nd Reading)

A.

ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF FIFTH AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH REDWOOD SHORES PROPERTIES [GID 1-64] (first reading on August 5, 2002);

Staff Contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance & Financial Plng. 780-7072 bponty@redwoodcity.org


B.

ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 20.44, 20.45 AND 20.45.1 OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE IV OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY TO UPDATE THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT ON VARIOUS DESIGNATED STREETS (first reading on August 5, 2002);

Staff Contact: Richard Haygood, Traffic Engineer 780-7362 rhaygood@redwoodcity.org



ADJOURN THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

RECONVENE THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING\

8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST - New Business

A. Presentation - Clyde Morris, Manager of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Update on Planning Activities and Public Access - Bair Island;

9. STAFF REPORTS

A.

Skate Park Facility Ordinance and Rules and Regulations;

Staff Contact: Chris Beth, Superintendent Parks & Rec. & Comm. 780-7253 cbeth@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE RENUMBERING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 25.1.17 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 25.1.17 SKATEBOARD FACILITIES OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE CITY;

 

B.

Recycled Water Project - information only, oral report - no City Council Action required;

Staff contact: Peter Ingram, Public Works Svc. Director 780-7466 pingram@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
No action required

 

10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – None

11. PUBLIC HEARING – None

12. BOARD, COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION REPORTS - None

13. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST - Regular

13.A.

Legislation (information only) - This sub-section involves possible discussion of City Position on Proposed Legislation Described in the League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 29-2002. Council may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council. (Copies of League of California Cities Priority Focus available in City Clerk’s Department).

 
13.B.

Response to the Grand Jury Report (Port of Redwood City);

14. CLOSED SESSION – No action to report.

15. ADJOURNMENT

MOTION: TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OF AUGUST 26 , 2002;

*SPEAKERS, ATTENTION: Speaker's cards are on the rostrum. If you wish to speak, please complete the card and give it to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo (seated to the left of the Council Members). The Mayor will recognize you at the appropriate time when your item is under consideration by the Council. If your item is not on the agenda, the Mayor will recognize you during the Oral Communications portion of the Council meeting. Please keep your comments to 3 minutes to allow for others to speak.


 



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