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October
3,
2005 City Council Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION WITH
PLANNING COMMISSION AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
OCTOBER 3, 2005
7:00 P.M.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR
TELEPHONES AND PAGERS, SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE JOINT STUDY SESSION
The City Council Meeting and Redevelopment Agency Meeting
will be called to order simultaneously.
*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: If you wish to address the City Council/Redevelopment
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/Agency). By submitting the speaker’s
card, the Mayor/Chair will recognize you at the appropriate
time. In order to afford all members of the public the opportunity
to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency, each speaker
will be provided 3 minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER - City Council/Redevelopment Agency
2. ROLL CALL - City Council
- Planning Commission
- Architectural Review Committee
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Barbara Pierce, Vice Mayor
4. INVOCATION - Retired 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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San Mateo County Mutual Aid Radio System Bonds
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Dir. of Finance and
Financial Planning 780-7072 bponty@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council approve by motion the financing of
Redwood City’s portion of the County of San Mateo’s law enforcement
communications system through tax-exempt bonds issued by the County of San
Mateo.  View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| B. |
Rejection of Bids for the 2004-2005 Slurry Seal
Project
Staff contact: Saber Sarwary, Senior Civil Engineer
780-7370 ssarwary@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the Contract Documents and authorize staff to reject all bids, and
direct the return of bid security for the 2004-2005 Slurry Seal Project. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Approval of Plans & Construction Documents – 5th
Avenue Pump Station Emergency Work
Staff contact: Paul Willis, Associate Civil Engineer
780-7219 pwillis@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve Plans and Construction Documents prepared by BKF Engineers, related
to the Emergency Work within the Harbor Village Mobile Home Park. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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5.2 Section – Final Acceptances
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Final Acceptance – 2004-2005 Sewer Main Replacement
Project
Staff contact: Grace Le, Associate Civil Engineer 780-7258 gle@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Accept the 2004-2005 Sewer Main Replacement Project, and authorize the release
of bonds and retention. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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5.3 Section – Resolutions - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
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Approval of Additional Funding for Construction
of the Courthouse Façade
Staff contact: Susan Moeller, Redevelopment Manager
780-7204 smoeller@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution amending the Redevelopment Agency’s Capital Budget
and appropriate funding in the amount of $282,900 from the Working Capital
Fund balance, for completion of the Courthouse Façade project. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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RESOLUTION AMENDING REDWOOD CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006
5.4 Section – Claims and Warrants - CITY COUNCIL
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Approve warrants dated through September 26, 2005
and usual and necessary payments through October 3,
2005;
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning
780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
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6. STUDY SESSION – City Council, Planning
Commission, and Architectural Review Committee
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Downtown Precise Plan – Fourth Joint Study
Session
Staff contact: Tom Passanisi, Acting Planning Manager
780-7237 tpassanisi@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 to hear responses to questions from
the last study session, and discuss possible concepts in the Downtown Precise
Plan. Following the joint study session, the City Council can move to the
dais and the Mayor can convene the City Council meeting to initiate their
proposal on the concepts of the Precise Plan. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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ADJOURN JOINT STUDY SESSION INTO CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
7. STAFF REPORTS – CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
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Downtown Precise Plan
Staff contact: Tom Passanisi, Acting Planning Manager
780-7237 tpassanisi@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
That the City initiate the Precise Plan process and give appropriate direction
to staff on the general concepts that should be included in the Plan. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
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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. 38-2005. 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)
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9. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2005;
ALTERNATE AGENDA FORMATS: In accordance with AB 3035, the
City Council/Redevelopment Agency 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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