REGULAR
MEETING
OCTOBER 7, 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 City Council Meeting
and Redevelopment Agency Meeting will be called to order simultaneously.
The Redevelopment Agency Meeting will begin immediately following the
Public Hearings (Section 9).
*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: Please see footnotes following agenda
items.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE - Richard S. Claire, Mayor
4. INVOCATION
- Dennis Logie, Sequoia Christian Church
5. SPECIAL
ORDERS OF THE DAY - Proclamation Declaring the Month of October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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.
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 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.
Motion to Approve the Minutes of the meeting of September 9, and special
meeting of September 16, 2002;
Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222 phowe@redwoodcity.org
B. Motion
to authorize Task Order No.1 to the professional services agreement
with Kortech, Information Technology Consulting of Redwood City, California,
for additional services related to the WAP (Water Allocation Program),
in the amount of $27,500.00;
Staff contact:
Manny Rosas, Public Works Superintendent 780-7468 mrosas@redwoodcity.org
C.
Motion to accept the Hoover Sport Field Improvement Project, and authorize
the release of bonds and retention;
Staff contact:
Peter Vorametsanti, Snr. Civil Engineer 780-7388 pvorametsanti@redwoodcity.org
D.
Motion to approve the renewal of the existing contract allowing the
California Highway Patrol use of the Redwood City Police Department’s
shooting range;
Staff contact:
Scott Warner, Captain 780-7130 swarner@redwoodcity.org
E.
Motion to award the contract for the 2001-2002 Bike Path Improvement
Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Granite Rock Company dba
Pavex Construction Division, of Redwood City, California, for their
bid of $321,753.00 (including the Add Alternate), and reject all other
bids;
Staff contact:
Jon Lynch, City Engineer 780-7371 jlynch@redwoodcity.org
F.
Motion to approve by five (5) affirmative votes the suspension of
Article VII - Purchasing of the Municipal Code, and approve payment
after-the-fact for emergency expenditure which exceeded the administrative
limit of $10,000 to Republic Electric of Novato, CA in the amount
of $19,298.00;
Staff contact:
Gordon Mann, Public Works Superintendent 780-7493 gmann@redwoodcity.org
7.2 Section
– Resolutions
A. RESOLUTION
AMENDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY;
Staff contact:
Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222 phowe@redwoodcity.org
7.3 Section
– Claims and Warrants
A.
Reject the claims of Kitty Wells claim no. 2027, claim of State Farm
Insurance/Dennis Kramer claim no. 2045, claim of Mary de Marco claim
no. 2047 and the claim of Phillip McVey claim no. 2051 as submitted;
Staff Contact:
Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and Financial Planning, and Assistant
City Manager 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
B.
Approve warrants dated through October 7, 2002 and usual and necessary
payments through October 14, 2002;
Staff Contact:
Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and Financial Planning, and Assistant
City Manager 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
7.4 Section
– Ordinances - None
8. WRITTEN
COMMUNICATIONS - None
9. PUBLIC
HEARING -
A.
A Public Hearing on the Amendments to the Broadway Mall Ordinance regulating
Sidewalk Cafes in Downtown Redwood City, (Section 33A of the Redwood
City Code) (item continued from 9/23/02 meeting);
Staff Contact: Charles Jany, Principal Planner 780-7239 cjany@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff report;
2) Open public
hearing;
3) Hear public
comment;
4) Close public
hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 33A.15, 33A.16, 33A.17, 33A.18,
33A.20, 33A.22, 33A.25, 33A.27, 33A.31, 33A.32, 33A.33, 33A.34 AND
33A.35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO THE DEFINITION
OF THE SIDEWALK CAFÉ AREA, SIDEWALK CAFÉ PERMIT REQUIREMENTS,
DURATION AND REGULATIONS WITHIN SAID AREA, RESPECTIVELY;
B.
A Public Hearing on the Amendment of Sewer Service Charges (item continued
from 9/23/02 meeting);
Staff Contact:
Marilyn Harang, Public Works Superintendent 780-7477 mharang@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff report;
2) Open public
hearing;
3) Hear public
comment;
4) Close public
hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27.100 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO SANITARY SEWERAGE SERVICE CHARGES;
C.
A Public Hearing on the Amendment of Water Basic Service Charge and
confirmation of existing water conservation usage rates (item continued
from 9/23/02 meeting);
Staff Contact: Manny Rosas, Public Works Superintendent 780-7466 mrosas@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff report;
2) Open public
hearing;
3) Hear public
comment;
4) Close public
hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 38.5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO WATER SERVICE CHARGES AND FEES;
CONVENE CONCURRENT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND COUNCIL MEETINGS
(SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
10. STAFF
REPORTS - (Concurrent item with the Redevelopment Agency)
A.
Contract for Urban Planning and Urban Design Assistance;
Staff Contact:
Susan Moeller, Downtown Development Mngr. 780-7204 smoeller@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
That the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board approve a joint
contract with Freedman, Tung and Bottomley (FTB) to provide a variety
of urban design and planning services, including:
1) Design assistance with planning for development of Block 2 of
the Retail/Cinema Project and the linkage to Sequoia Station;
2) Assistance with site planning and urban design of Block 1 of
the Retail/Cinema Project;
3) Design assistance with planning for the South Main Street area;
4) Site planning and design review of the Abbott Laboratories project;
5) Training of planning staff on site planning and design review;
6) Other training and design assistance related to Downtown;
These services
are combined into a single contract with both the City and the Agency
for a maximum possible contract price of $260,000. Of which a portion
(presently estimated at $45,000 plus 10% overhead) will be reimbursed
to the City by Abbott Labs.
The motion to approve the contract also authorizes the Finance Director
to amend the Redevelopment Agency FY 2002-04 budget to appropriate
the additional monies required; as well as to include the appropriate
budget authority in an ordinance to be presented later this fiscal
year amending the City’s FY 2002-03 General Fund budget.
ADJOURN
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
11. BOARDS,
COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS - None
12. MATTERS
OF COUNCIL INTEREST
12.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. 35-2002, and Bulletin 36-2002. 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. CLOSED
SESSION - No action to report.
14. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: TO
ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 14, 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. |
