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March 12, 2007 City
Council Agenda
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 12, 2007
7:00 P.M.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Jim Hartnett, Council
Member
4. INVOCATION -
5. SPECIAL ORDERS: None
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine
by the City Council 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 it to the Council.
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 Joint City Council and Redevelopment
Agency meeting minutes of February 12, 2007 as submitted.
Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222
phowe@redwoodcity.org
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Award of Contract – Redwood City Recycled
Water Project – Phase I – Redwood Shores
Customer Site Retrofits – Bid Package 1
Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the Contract Documents and award
the Contract for the Redwood City Recycled Water
Project – Phase I – Redwood Shores
Customer Site Retrofits – Bid Package 1 Project
to the lowest responsible bidder, Mitchell Engineering
of San Francisco, California, for their low bid
of $315,800.00.
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Award of Contract – Redwood City Recycled
Water Project – Phase I – Redwood
Shores Distribution System – Bid Package 4 (Redwood Shores Parkway, Airport
Way, Skyway Road, Twin Dolphin Drive, & Electronic Arts Drive) Project
Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the Contract Documents and award
the Contract for the Redwood City Recycled Water
Project – Phase I – Redwood Shores
Distribution System – Bid Package 4 (Redwood
Shores Parkway, Airport Way, Skyway Road, Twin
Dolphin Drive, & Electronic Arts Drive) Project
to the lowest responsible bidder, Shaw Pipeline,
Inc. of San Francisco, California, for their low
bid of $2,662,950.00.
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6.2 Section – Final Acceptance
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Final Acceptance – Redwood City Recycled Water
Project – Phase I – Redwood Shores Distribution
System – Bid Package 2 (Marine Parkway, Oracle
Parkway, Twin Dolphin Drive, Shoreline Drive) Project.
Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer
780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By motion, accept the Redwood City Recycled Water
Project – Phase I – Redwood Shores
Distribution System – Bid Package 2 (Marine
Parkway, Oracle Parkway, Twin Dolphin Drive, Shoreline
Drive) Project; authorize the release of bonds;
authorize the early release of 50% of the retention;
and authorize the release of the remaining 50%
of the retention according to the terms of the
contact which is 35 days after Council accepts
the project.
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6.3 Section - Resolutions
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Water Connection and Service – 445 West Maple
Way, Woodside, CA
Staff contact: Javier Sierra, Assistant Engineer
780-7364 jsierra@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By resolution, request Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) approval for
extension of water service outside jurisdictional boundaries pursuant to Government
Code Section 56133
RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF REDWOOD
CITY REQUESTING THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION
APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF WATER SERVICE OUTSIDE JURISDICTIONAL
BOUNDARIES PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 56133
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6.4 Section – Ordinances (Second Reading)
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ORDINANCE DELETING IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 29.69
PLANTING OF CERTAIN TREES PROHIBITED, FROM THE REDWOOD
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE (First
Reading – February 26, 2007).
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6.5 Section –Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through March 12, 2007 and
usual and necessary payments through March 26, 2007.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
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7. PUBLIC HEARING
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Downtown Precise Plan
Staff Contact: Tom Passanisi, Community Development
Services Manager, 780-7237 tpassanisi@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff Report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
Consider approval of the Downtown Precise Plan, per
recommendations from the Planning Commission and
City Staff. The following actions are required
for the Plan to take effect:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving the attached Findings
and Statement of Overriding Considerations and the
accompanying Mitigation Monitoring Program (Attachment
A).
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDWOOD CITY MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS CONCERNING MITIGATION
MEASURES. ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM. MAKING FINDINGS CONCERNING ALTERNATIVES,
AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT FOR THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN
2. Adopt a Resolution amending the General Plan (Attachment
B):
a. Amend the General Plan Land Use Designation of
the Downtown Precise Plan Area from “Mixed
Uses” (Commercial and Residential), “Multi-Story
Structures for Office and Retail Uses,” “Moderate
and High Rise Residential Structures,” “Government,” and “Office
Park Oriented Uses” to “Downtown Mixed
Use” and “Downtown Expansion Blocks.”
b. Add new text to the General Plan describing two
new land use designations, i.e., “Downtown
Mixed Use” and “Downtown Mixed Use Expansion
Blocks” and their associated definitions.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD
CITY AMENDING THE STRATEGIC GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY
OF REDWOOD CITY TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS OF PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE REDWOOD
CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AREA TO “DOWNTOWN
MIXED USE” AND “DOWNTOWN MIXED USE EXPANSION
BLOCKS”
3. Introduce an Ordinance to rezone the Downtown
Precise Plan Area from numerous retail and mixed
use residential zoning designations to “P” (Planned
Community) District and make associated findings
that this rezoning action is in the public interest
(Attachment C).
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDWOOD CITY AMENDING ARTICLE 60, ZONING MAP NO.
22 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1130, THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING
ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED
WITHIN THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AREA,
AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM THE
EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS TO THE PLANNED COMMUNITY
DISTRICT
4. Introduce an Ordinance approving the Downtown
Precise Plan and selecting the “Moderate Intensity
Alternative” build-out standard with recommended
revisions. The moderate Intensity Alternative build-out
standard will be documented in an Appendix of the
Downtown Precise Plan (Attachment D).
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE
PLAN AND THE MODERATE INTENSITY ALTERNATIVE AS THE
MOST APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DEVELOPMENT LIMITATION
FOR THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN
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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. 8-2007 and 9-2007. 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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9. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENCY MEETING OF MARCH 26, 2007
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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