August 8, 2005 City Council Agenda

JOINT MEETING
CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
JOINT STUDY SESSION with PLANNING COMMISSION
and ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
AUGUST 8, 2005
7:00 P.M.

• Regular Meeting Agenda
• Closed Session Agenda
• Special Session Agenda

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

• City Council
• Planning Commission
• Architectural Review Committee

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Jim Hartnett, Council Member

4. INVOCATION - Pastor Mike O’berg , Messiah Lutheran 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

5.2 Section – Claims and Warrants

A.	Approve warrants dated through July 25, 2005 and usual and necessary payments through August 8, 2005; Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org

5.3 Section – Resolutions

A.

Annexation to the Oak Knoll Sewer Maintenance District Staff contact: Grace Le, Associate Civil Engineer 780-7258 gle@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving the sewer annexation of Assessor’s Parcel No. 058-040-200 to the Oak Knoll Sewer Maintenance District, subject to the conditions that: 1. A sewer connection fee of $550.00 per connection is paid to the City; and 2. That the property owner sign an annexation agreement with the City consenting to future annexation of the property to Redwood City. RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY CONSENTING TO ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY TO OAK KNOLL SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ANNEXATION AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH View Associated Packet Document (pdf)

B.

Submission of a certain specified amendment to the Redwood City Charter to the voters of the City of Redwood City at the consolidated General/Special Municipal Election of November 8, 2005. The proposed amendment amends section 47f (8) of the City Charter and would provide a change in the various threshold amounts for the purchase of materials or supplies to determine when contracts (1) may be awarded without solicitation or advertisement; (2) may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after solicitation but without advertisement or public bidding; and (3) may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public bidding. The amendment would only affect the Port of Redwood City. Staff contact: Stan Yamamoto, City Attorney 780-7200 cityattorney@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: 1. Adopt a resolution authorizing submission of certain a specified amendment to the Redwood City Charter to the voters of the City of Redwood City at the consolidated General/Special Election of November 8, 2005. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS A CERTAIN CHARTER AMENDMENT AT THE CONSOLIDATED GENERAL AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005, AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis with respect to the proposed Charter amendment. 3. Authorize the Mayor and Vice-Mayor to sign the ballot arguments in favor of the measures. View Associated Packet Document (pdf)

**Motion to adjourn the Redevelopment Agency Meeting

6. STUDY SESSION – City Council, Planning Commission, and Architectural Review Committee

A.

Downtown Precise Plan – Second Joint Study Session Staff contact: Joel Patterson, Community Development Services Director 780-7379 jpatterson@redwoodcity.org Recommendation: This meeting is not intended as a decision-making session. The City Council will be meeting in joint study session with both the Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Committee. View Associated Packet Document (pdf)

**Motion to adjourn the Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee Meeting

7. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST

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. 29-2005 and 30-2005. 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 (pdf)

8. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING (STUDY SESSION WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE) OF AUGUST 22, 2005.

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