October 27, 2003 City Council Agenda

CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JOINT WITH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 27, 2003
7:00 P.M.

• Regular Meeting Agenda (This Document)
• Closed Session Agenda

IMPORTANT NOTICE

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The Mayor/Chairman will convene the City Council and Redevelopment Agency meetings to order concurrently.

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS, SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

*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 - Pastor Jeff Henderson, Believers in Christ Church of God

5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY –

A. Proclamation in Honor of Perfect Attendance – Michael Wise

B. Swearing-in of Newly Council-appointed Members of the
City Boards, Committees, and Commissions

6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

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. The Consent Calendar category is limited to 15 minutes of comment to be allocated as determined by the Mayor. If you wish to speak to items on the Consent Calendar, please complete a speaker's card and give to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo.

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.	Approve the City Council minutes and Redevelopment Agency minutes of October 13, 2003, as submitted; Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222 phowe@redwoodcity.org View Associated Packet Document for 7.1.A (pdf)
B.	Final Acceptance –Twin Dolphin Drive Bridge Staff contact: Phong Du, Senior Civil Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: Accept the construction of the Twin Dolphin Drive Bridge, and authorize the release of the bonds following the submission of a Maintenance Bond in the amount of $60,000.00, in accordance with Section 8 of the Construction Agreement. View Associated Packet Document for 7.1.B (pdf)
C.	Final Acceptance – Wellesley Crescent Landscape/Traffic Improvements Project Staff contact: John Lynch, Senior Civil Engineer 780-7371 jlynch@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: Accept the Wellesley Crescent Landscape/Traffic Improvements, approve change order, and authorize the release of bonds and retention. View Associated Packet Document for 7.1.C (pdf)
D.	Amendment No. 1 to the Consultant Agreement with Beals Sport Relating to the Fair Oaks Elementary School Sport Field Improvement Project Staff contact: Peter Vorametsanti, Senior Civil Engineer 780-7388 peterv@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Beals Sport for providing professional design consulting services for the Fair Oaks Elementary School Sport Field Improvement Project, for additional amount of $29,638.00. View Associated Packet Document for 7.1.D (pdf)
E.	Agreement between the Cities of Redwood City and San Carlos for the Disposition and Improvement of Unused City Parcels Staff contact: Joel Patterson, Engineering & Construction Manager 780-7388 jpatterson@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: Approve and authorize execution of agreement between the City of Redwood City and the City of San Carlos providing for the improvements of Skyway Road and Airport Way, installation of landscaping and signage, and the detachment, annexation, and quit claim of certain territory to the City of San Carlos. View Associated Packet Document for 7.1.E (pdf)
F.	Fair Housing Settlement Agreement Staff contact: Debbi Jones-Thomas, Housing Coordinator, 780-7295 debbi@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: (1) Approve settlement agreement between Christine Walters, et al, Peninsula Habitat for Humanity and City of Redwood City and (2) Authorize solicitation of bids. View Associated Packet Document for 7.1.F (pdf)

7.2 Section - Resolutions

A.

Resolution granting a four month extension to Comcast (formerly AT&T Broadband) to operate a cable television system in Redwood City during franchise renewal negotiations. Staff contact: Malcolm Smith, Public Communications Manager 780-7305 malcolm.smith@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: Adopt a resolution granting a four month extension to Comcast to operate a cable television system in Redwood City during franchise renewal negotiations. RESOLUTION GRANTING COMCAST OF CALIFORNIA IX, INC. AN EXTENSION OF THEIR CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE View Associated Packet Document for 7.2.A (pdf)

7.3 Section – Claims and Warrants

A.	Approve warrants dated through October 27, 2003 and usual and necessary payments through November 3, 2003; Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org

7.4 Section – Ordinances (2nd Reading and Adoption)

A.

Zoning Text Amendments Staff contact: Tom Passanisi, Principal Planner, 780-7237 tpassanisi@redwoodcity.org I. ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 32 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS OF THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING CODE RELATED TO DENSITY BONUSES (Introduced on October 13, 2003) II. ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 37 (ACCESSORY DWELLINGS) OF THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING CODE (Introduced on October 13, 2003) III. ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 41 (AMENDMENTS) OF THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING CODE (Introduced on October 13, 2003) View Associated Packet Document for 4.A (pdf)

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8. CONSENT CALENDAR– CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. The Consent Calendar category is limited to 15 minutes of comment to be allocated as determined by the Mayor/Chairman. If you wish to speak to items on the Consent Calendar, please complete a speaker's card and give to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo.

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

ADJOURN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING

9. PUBLIC HEARING

10. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST

11. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, 2003;

*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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