City Council Agenda
November 18, 2002

SPECIAL MEETING
November 18, 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 Redevelopment Agency Meeting will begin immediately following the Consent Calendar (Section 7) of the Regular Agenda.

*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 - Chaplain David Corrales, Bay Meadows Chaplin and Templo La Luz

5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY -

A. Partnership Academy for Community Teamwork - Graduation Ceremony

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 October 28, 2002;

Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222 phowe@redwoodcity.org

B. Motion to approve the second Amended JPA Establishing San Mateo County Telecommunication and Franchise Negotiation Authority;

Staff contact: Magda Gonzalez, Assistant to the City Mngr. 780-7302 mgonzalez@redwoodcity.org

C. Motion to approve Task Order No. 4 to the professional consulting engineering services agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (Proposed Recycled Water Project);

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

D. Motion to approve the Plan to remove the existing mid-block crosswalk and pedestrian signal on Middlefield Road between Jefferson Avenue and Main Street, install a new high-visibility, painted crosswalk at a new mid-block location, and modify the lane configuration to one lane in each direction approaching the new crosswalk;

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

E. Motion to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement between the City of Redwood City, the County of San Mateo, the Redwood City Elementary School District and the Sequoia Union High School District for Support of Redwood City 2020 (RC 2020) for fiscal year 2002/2003;

Staff contact: Deanna La Croix, Executive Assistant 780-7308 dlacroix@redwoodcity.org

F. Motion to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City - San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce for the year 2002-2003;

Staff contact: Deanna La Croix, Executive Assistant 780-7308 dlacroix@redwoodcity.org

G. Motion to approve renewal of membership with the Peninsula Policy Partnership for fiscal year 2002/2003;

Staff contact: Deanna La Croix, Executive Assistant 780-7308 dlacroix@redwoodcity.org

H. Motion to approve Change Order No. 1 for the Hastings and Briarfield 5kV Street Light Circuit Repair Project to S.G. Barber Construction, Inc. in the amount of $11,464.93;

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

I. Motion to approve Change Order No. 5 for the 2002/2003 Cost Shared Sidewalk Repair Project to Sposeto Engineering, Inc. of Union City, CA for the not-to-exceed amount of $100,000.00;

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

J. Motion to approve Change Order No. 2 for the 2001/2002 Tree Preservation and Sidewalk Repair Program to Consortium Consolidated Corp. of Santa Clara, CA, for the not-to-exceed amount of $160,000.00;

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

K. Motion to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement between the City of Redwood City/Redwood City 2020, and the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism;

Staff contact: Deanna La Croix, Executive Assistant 780-7308 dlacroix@redwoodcity.org

L. Pursuant to Redwood City Municipal Code Section 20.133, by motion, suspend enforcement of those sections of Redwood City Municipal Code (Article VII, Chapter 20, Division 4 - Parking Meters Generally) regulating on street, two (2) hour maximum parking periods and meter rates for those areas lying with the Downtown area as described below, for the period of Thanksgiving 2002 to New Year's Day 2003;

Staff contact: Susan Moeller, Downtown Manager 780-7204 smoeller@redwoodcity.org

7.2 Section - Agreements/Resolutions

A. Motion to authorize a new Memorandum of Understanding with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400 and by resolution, amending the salary and wage plan to incorporate the new salary ranges for the classifications of Fire Fighter and Fire Captain;
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SALARY SCHEDULE AND WAGE PLAN FOR THE POSITIONS OF FIRE FIGHTER AND FIRE CAPTAIN; AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 13301 AND ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS PERTAINING THERETO;

Staff contact: Maria Rivera-Pena, Human Resources Director 780-7287 mpena@redwoodcity.org

7.3 Section - Claims and Warrants

A. Reject the claims of Adoracion Arceo, claim no. 2059; claim of PG & E claim no. 2060; claim of D.L. Sibbert claim no. 2062 and claim of Guido Baffico claim no. 2063 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 November 18, 2002 and usual and necessary payments through December 2, 2002;

Staff Contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and Financial Planning, and Assistant City Manager 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org

7.4 Section - Ordinances

A. Ordinance Amending Section 18.242 of the City Code relating to undergrounding of utilities;

Staff contact: Joel Patterson, Manager Eng. & Const. 780-7379 jpatterson@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation
Approve the recommended changes to Section 18.242 of the City Code, relating to undergrounding of overhead utilities and approve the Resolution establishing the fee for undergrounding;

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING IN LIEU UNDERGROUNDING FEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 18.242 UNDERGROUND UTILITIES OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE;

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PLANNING, SECTIONS 18.235 AND 18.242 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE;

CONVENE THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING

(SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)

RECONVENE THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

8. BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS -

A. Restoration of the Historic San Mateo County Courthouse;

Staff contact: Council Member Barbara Pierce, Museum Courthouse Renovation Committee, Chair bpierce@redwoodcity.org
Joel Patterson, Manager Eng. & Const. 780-7379 jpatterson@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation
The City Council Museum Courthouse Renovation Subcommittee recommends that the City Council approve;

1. The use of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) as the material to replicate the Colusa Sandstone on the building;
2. The addition of "event lighting" Scheme B, as part of the design package ($165,000);
3. An Amendment for Phase II of the contract with DES Architect's & Engineers to prepare construction/demolition documents for a not to exceed amount of $316,900;

9. STAFF REPORTS -

A. Ordinance eliminating the existing time limit on incurring debt for the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No.2;

Staff contact: Michael Church, Executive Director 780-7235 mchurch@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, ELIMINATING THE EXISTING TIME LIMIT ON INCURRING DEBT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO. 2;

1O. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None

11. PUBLIC HEARING - 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. 39-2002 and Bulletin No. 40-2002. 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).

12.B. Recommendation for the establishment of an Audit Committee of the Council;

Contact person: Ira Ruskin, Council Member 261-1410 iruskin@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation

• A Council Audit Committee be established.
• The Committee could be the existing Council Finance Committee; or it could be the Council Finance Committee with one additional member added when it meets as the Audit Committee, the additional member helping to handle the additional work.
• The Audit Committee sets the work plan for the annual audit, determining the scope and any special focus of the audit.
• The Audit Committee reviews all proposals to the RFP and selects the auditing firm.
• The Auditor makes progress reports to the Committee and delivers the final report to the Audit Committee.

13. CLOSED SESSION - No action to report.

14. ADJOURNMENT - MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 2, 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.