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March 13,
2006 City Council Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR/
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
March 13, 2006
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 CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING.
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
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Ian Bain, Council Member
4. INVOCATION - Retired Pastor Dennis Logie, Sequoia Christian
Church
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL/
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/Agency 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.
6.1 Section – Motions -
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Approve the City Council meeting minutes of February
13, 2006, as submitted
Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222
phowe@redwoodcity.org
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| B. |
Approval of Waiver of Claims and Indemnification
Agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Staff contact: Richard Haygood, Traffic Engineer 780-7362 rhaygood@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve and authorize execution of Waiver of Claims and Indemnification Agreement
with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, for City participation in
the Regional Signal Timing program
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Award of Contract – Jefferson Avenue In-Roadway
Crosswalk Warning Light
System
Staff contact: Richard Haygood, Traffic Engineer 780-7362 rhaygoodn@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the Contract Documents and award the contract for the Jefferson Avenue
In-Road Crosswalk Warning Light System Project to the lowest informal bidder,
Republic Electric of Novato, California, in the amount of $37,780.00.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| D. |
Amendment No. 2 to the Consultant Agreement with
Chaudhary and Associates,
Inc. relating to the Ralston Avenue/Marine Parkway/Route 101 Interchange
Reconfiguration Project
Staff contact: S. Peter Vorameltsanti, Senior Civil
Engineer 780-7388 peterv@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Chaudhary and
Associates, Inc. for providing supplemental construction survey and other support
for the Ralston Avenue/Marine Parkway/Route 101 Interchange Reconfiguration
Project, in an amount not-to-exceed $22,274.73.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Amendment No. 4 to the Consultant Agreement with
Harris & Associates relating to the Ralston Avenue/Marine
Parkway/Route 101 Interchange Reconfiguration Project
Staff contact: S. Peter Vorameltsanti, Senior Civil
Engineer 780-7388 peterv@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Harris & Associates
for providing additional professional construction
management services for the Ralston Avenue/Marine
Parkway/Route 101 Interchange Reconfiguration Project,
in an amount not to exceed $55,272.72.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Authorization to Reduce the Retention Funds – Route
101/Ralston Avenue Interchange Improvement Project
Staff contact: Richard Haygood, Traffic Engineer
780-7362 rhaygoodn@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to reduce the amount of retention monies for the
Route 101/Ralston Avenue Interchange Improvements Project, from 5% to 1.25%
of the value of work completed to date (currently from $695,683.07 to
$173,920.77).
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Award of Contract – Redwood City Recycled
Water Project – Phase 1 – Redwood
Shores Distribution System – Bid Package 2 (Marine Parkway, Oracle Parkway,
Twin Dolphin Drive, Shoreline Drive) Project
Staff contact: Phong Du, Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the Contract Documents and award the Contract for the Redwood City
Recycled Water Project – Phase 1 – Redwood Shores Distribution
System – Bid
Package 2 (Marine Parkway, Oracle Parkway, Twin Dolphin Drive, Shoreline Drive)
Project to the lowest responsible bidder, K. J. Woods Construction, Inc. of
San
Francisco, California, for their low bid of $3,124,000.00.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| H. |
Approval of legal services agreement with Liebert
Cassidy and Whitmore for
representation and advise related City personnel and labor matters.
Staff contact: Stan Yamamoto, City Attorney 780-7305 syamamoto@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Attorney to execute legal services agreement with Liebert,
Cassidy and Whitmore.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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| I. |
Retention of Lance Bayer, Esq., as special counsel
to undertake criminal
misdemeanor/infraction prosecutions for violations of the Redwood City Municipal
Code
Staff contact: Stan Yamamoto, City Attorney 780-7305
syamamoto@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Attorney to execute a Personal Services Agreement with Lance
Bayer, Esq., to serve under the general supervision of the City Attorney as
special
prosecutor for the City of Redwood City with respect to prosecution of
misdemeanor/infraction violations of the Redwood City Municipal Code.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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6.2 Section – Resolutions/First Reading Ordinance
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Resolution of intention to amend the contract between
the City of Redwood City
and the California Public Employees Retirement System and Introduction of
Ordinance approving and authorizing execution of the amendment to the contract
with the California Public Employees Retirement System to provide Government
Code 21354.5, “2.7% @ 55 Full Formula” for Service Employees International
Union, Local 715, Redwood City Management Employees Association and
Executive Management (miscellaneous ) members effective on July 10, 2006
Staff
contact: Robert Bell, Director, Human Resources 780-7287 bbell@redwoodcity.org Recommendation:
That the City Council, initiate a contract amendment with the California Public
Employees Retirement System to provide for Government Code, Section 21454.5,
2.7% @ 55 Full Formula for Redwood City miscellaneous members, by adopting
a resolution of intention, and that the City Council introduce the ordinance
approving and authorizing the contract amendment with the Public Employees
Retirement System to provide for Government Code Section 21354.5, 2.7% @
55 Full Formula for all miscellaneous members effective on July 10, 2006.
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT
TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE
CITY COUNCIL CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
ORDINANCE AMENDING CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDWOOD CITY TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 21354.5 (2.7% @ 55 FULL
FORMULA) FOR LOCAL MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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6.3 Section – Ordinances
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Ordinance amending Redwood City Municipal Code Section
1.7A (General
Penalty, Continuing Violations)
Staff contact: Stan T. Yamamoto, City Attorney 780-7205
syamamoto@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Introduce an Ordinance amending Redwood City Municipal Code Section 1.7A
(General Penalty, Continuing Violations) to authorize the City Attorney to
use
his/her discretion to charge and prosecute a violation of the Municipal Code
constituting a misdemeanor to be charged and prosecuted as an infraction.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 (GENERAL PROVISIONS),
ARTICLE 1 (GENERAL), SECTION 1.7A (GENERAL PENALTY;
CONTINUING VIOLATIONS) OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL
CODE
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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6.4 Section – Ordinances (Second Reading)
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ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 30 RELATED
TO OFF STREET PARKING OF THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING CODE
(First Reading February 27, 2006)
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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6.5 Section – Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through March 13, 2006 and
usual and necessary payments through March 27, 2006.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning 780-7048
bponty@redwoodcity.org
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7. STAFF REPORTS
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Dates for Budget Consideration
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning 780-7048
bponty@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the dates for formal action of the budget be approved.
RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING SUBMITTAL DATE
FOR PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006/07, SETTING TIME AND PLACE FOR CITY COUNCIL BUDGET
STUDY, SESSIONS AND FOR HEARING THEREON, AND ESTABLISHING DATE OF
ADOPTION OF THE FINAL BUDGET FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with DPR Construction,
Inc. for
Providing Construction Management/General Contractor (CM/GC) Services for Phase
II of the Historic Courthouse Reconstruction, Courthouse Square
Staff contact: Paul Willis, Associate Civil Engineer
780-7219 pwillis@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with DPR Construction, Inc
for providing CM/GC Services for Phase II of the Historic Courthouse Reconstruction,
Courthouse Square, for an additional $5,410,291.00, which includes the Final
Agreed Price (FAP) of $5,210,291.00 for the construction of Courthouse Square
(Phase II) and $200,000 to construct a new downtown restroom facility.
2. Adopt a Resolution approving a budget amendment
of $1,000,000.00 from the Capital Project Fund to
cover the deficit in the Courthouse Square project’s
budget.
APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT OF $1,000,000 FROM THE
CAPITAL PROJECT FUND
(CPF) TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE PROJECT BUDGET View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Priority Setting Session (continued from February
6, 2006)
Contact: Barbara Pierce, Mayor 368-6246 bpierce@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Discussion item. View
Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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8. 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. 8 -2006. 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.)
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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9. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 27, 2006
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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