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February
23, 2004 City Council Agenda
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 23, 2004
7:00 P.M.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Ira Ruskin, Council
Member
4. INVOCATION - Pastor Dennis Logie, Sequoia
Christian Church
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR
This agenda item affords members of the public the opportunity
to directly address the City Council on any subject relating
to the City Council which is not on the agenda or any item
within the Consent Calendar. If the subject you wish to address
is not on the agenda, please understand that the Brown Act
(Open Meeting Law) precludes the Council from taking any action
at this time. All items within the Consent Calendar are considered
to be routine and the City Council will waive the reading
of the Consent Calendar (except the title of any ordinances)
and adopt all resolutions and ordinances, and approve other
items by one motion and one vote. The total time allocated
to this agenda item is within the discretion of the Mayor,
but is generally limited to 15 minutes.
MOTION: waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances
by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve
other items.
5.1 Section - Motions
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Approve the Joint City Council and Redevelopment
Agency minutes of February 9, 2004, as submitted;
Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City
Clerk 780-7222 phowe@redwoodcity.org
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Associated Packet Document for 5.1.A (pdf)
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Sale of retired Police Canine to Police Handler
Staff contact: Scott Warner, Police
Captain 780-7130 swarner@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
That Council authorize execution of sale of retired
Police Canine Xento to his handler Officer Karen Neal
for $1.
View
Associated Packet Document for 5.1.B (pdf)
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Vector (Rodent and Cockroach) Control Program for
Sanitary Sewers, Creeks, Municipal Marina, Port of Redwood
City, and Corporation Yard for the City of Redwood City
Staff contact: Marilyn Harang, Public
Works Superintendent 780-7477 mharang@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, authorize Amendment No. 2 to the original
Agreement with Dewey Pest Control of San Francisco,
California for Vector (Rodent and Cockroach) Control
Services in the City of Redwood City, as follows:
1. Extend the term for one year, ending February 28,
2005;
2. Increase the contract value by $55,000.00 for the
period and
3. Authorize the City Manager to renew the Agreement
for three (3) additional one year periods or parts thereof
in amounts consistent with the escalation formula contained
in the original Agreement
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Associated Packet Document for 5.1.C (pdf)
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5.2 Section – Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through February 23, 2004
and usual and necessary payments through March 1, 2004;
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director
of Finance and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
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Leave to Present a Late Claim
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director
of Finance and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Staff recommends denial of the application of the Law
Offices of Christopher Appleton on behalf of Richard
Woods to present a late claim for wrongful termination
from employment by the City of Redwood City or employees
thereof
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Associated Packet Document for 5.2.B (pdf)
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6. STAFF REPORTS
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Parking Management Plan for the Scott Peterson Trial
Staff contact: Keith Harper, Police
Sergeant 780-7173 kharper@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Adoption by the City Council of a resolution temporarily
closing to generally westbound traffic on Middlefield
Road beginning at approximately one hundred and fifty
feet from Veterans Boulevard to Bradford Street; suspending
the maximum parking period permitted and rate of parking
fees on said street; and authorizing the parking of
news media vehicles on said street and the City’s
parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Bradford
Street subject to issuance of revocable vehicle parking
licenses and payment of established fees.
RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING TO GENERALLY WESTBOUND
TRAFFIC ON MIDDLEFIELD ROAD BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET FROM VETERANS BOULEVARD TO
BRADFORD STREET, HERINAFTER THE “MIDDLEFIELD PARKING
AREA,” AND TEMPORARILY CLOSING THE CUL DE SAC
OF FULLER STREET FROM ALLERTON STREET GENERALLY EAST
TO WINSLOW STREET, HERINAFTER, THE “FULLER CUL
DE SAC”; SUSPENDING THE MAXIMUM PARKING PERIOD
PERMITTED AND RATE OF PARKING FEES FOR THE MIDDLEFIELD
PARKING AREA AND FULLER CUL DE SAC; AND AUTHORIZING
THE PARKING OF NEWS MEDIA VEHICLES AT THE MIDDLEFIELD
PARKING AREA, THE FULLER CUL DE SAC AND THE CITY PARKING
LOT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND BRADFORD
STREET SUBJECT TO ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE PARKING LICENSES
AND PAYMENT OF FEES
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Associated Packet Document for 6.A (pdf)
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7. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
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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. 5-2004 and No. 6-2004. 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.)
View
Associated Packet Document for 7.A (pdf)
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8. ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn in memory of Dr. Phillip Apffel, father of Vice Mayor
Barbara Pierce, to the next Regular City Council meeting of
March 1, 2004.
ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: In accordance with AB 3035, the
City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative
formats, or disability-related accommodation. Please send
a written request to Patricia S. Howe, City Clerk, at 1017
Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address phowe@redwoodcity.org, including
your name, address, phone number and brief description of
the requested materials and preferred alternative format or
auxiliary aid or service at least seven calendar days before
the meeting.
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