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August 13, 2007 City Council Agenda

JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING
August 13, 2007
7:00 P.M.

THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A TELECONFERENCE MEETING. LOCALES SHALL BE: CITY HALL AND KANSAS CITY MARRIOT, COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA, 4445 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111.

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS, SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL/REDVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING.

*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: If you wish to address the City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board please complete a speaker’s card (next to agendas) and give it to the Council/Agency Assistant (seated to the left of the Council/Board). 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 Board, each speaker will be provided 3 minutes.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Ian Bain, Council Member

4. INVOCATION – Pastor Mike O'Berg, Messiah Lutheran Church

5. SPECIAL ORDERS: None

6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL/REDVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD:

Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board 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/Chair. If you wish to speak to items on the Consent Calendar, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the Council/Agency Assistant.

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 -

A.

Approve the Joint City Council and Redevelopment Agency meeting minutes of July 9, 2007, the Regular City Council meeting minutes of July 23, 2007, and the Special City Council meeting minutes of July 30, 2007 as submitted.

Staff contact: Patricia Howe, City Clerk 780-7222 phowe@redwoodcity.org

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B.

Agreement to provide information technology services to the City of East Palo Alto

Staff contact: Tony Gelphman, Information Technology Manager 780-7098 tgelphman@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve by motion the ten-month agreement to provide information technology services to the City of East Palo Alto and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement under which Redwood City will provide information technology services to East Palo Alto between September 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

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C.

Sequoia Hospital – Second Amendment to Agreement for Professional Environmental Assessment Services

Staff contact: Maureen Riordan, Senior Planner 780-7236 mriordan@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
By motion, approve Amendment #2 to the Agreement with David Powers and Associates.

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D.

Award of Contract for the Middlefield Road/Theatre Way II Improvement Project – City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board

Staff contact: Susan Moeller, Redevelopment Manager 780-7204 smoeller@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
1. Approve, by motion, the contract documents and award the contract for the Middlefield/Theatre Way II Improvement Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Tennyson Electric, Inc. of Livermore, California, for their lowest responsive bid of $318,500.00 and waive any minor irregularities in the Bid Forms.
2. Authorize, by motion, Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Services with the Office of Tom Richman, in the amount of $8,000.00 for additional work and revisions to bid documents.
3. Approve, by motion, the budget amendment transferring $50,000 from Project No. 71903 (Traffic Diversion Corridor) and $236,004 from Project No. 76000 (Contingency) to Project No. 71883 (Theatre Way II) to fund the construction contract, contingency, staff costs, and Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Tom Richman, Inc.

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E.

Award of Contract – Redwood City Recycle Water Project – Phase I – Seaport Distribution System – Bid Packages 5 (Seaport Boulevard, Seaport Court, Chesapeake Drive & Herkner Road) Project.

Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, the contract documents and award the contract for the Redwood City Recycle Water Project – Phase I – Seaport Distribution System – Bid Package 5 (Seaport Boulevard, Seaport Court, Chesapeake Drive & Herkner Road) Project to the responsible bidder, Shaw Pipeline, Inc. of San Francisco, California, for their low bid of $2,104,800.00.

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6.2 Section –Claims and Warrants

A.

Approve warrants dated through August 13, 2007 and usual and necessary payments through August 27, 2007.

Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org

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7. PUBLIC HEARING –

A.

Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Certification of an Environmental Impact Report and the Zoning Administrator’s approval of Use Permits for the Costco Wholesale Project

Staff contact: Jill Ekas, Planning Manager 780-7298 jekas@redwoodcity.org

1) Staff Report;

2) Open public hearing;

3) Hear public comment;

4) Close public hearing;

5) Council discussion;

Recommendation:
1. Review the appeal letter from the Redwood Village Neighborhood Association and staff response to the concerns cited in the appeal letter (Attachments #1 and #2).
2. Uphold the Planning Commission’s certification of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Costco Wholesale project.
3. Uphold the Zoning Administrator’s approval of a Use Permit for a 160,000 square foot retail warehouse with a tire center on the north side of the building. Consider the EIR Addendum in taking this action.
4. Uphold the Zoning Administrator’s approval of a Use Permit for a gas station with 12 vehicle fueling positions. Consider the EIR Addendum in taking this action.

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8. 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. 28-2007, No. 29-2007, and No. 30-2007. 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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B.

League of California Cities Annual Conference, September 5 – 8, 2007 - Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates

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C.

City Council Member Report of Conference/Meeting Attendance

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D.

Appointments to City Council-appointed Civic Cultural Commission and Pilot Community Tree Board. Applicants are listed alphabetic order.

1. Civic Cultural Commission (Two unexpired four-year term seats available, expiring May 31, 2008)

· Rochelle Jackson
· Amy Larimer
· Jennifer Marshall
· David Meckler
· Deborah Shea
· Meg Van Buren

2. Pilot Community Tree Board (Five 18-month term seats available, expiring approximately February 28, 2009)

· H.W. (Bill) Bergler
· Patricia (Pat) Black
· Catherine Dupuy
· Lindley Garner
· Carole Haythornewhite
· William Keating
· Ron Marsh
· Arlene Nichols
· Rick Nordensten
· Isila Oliver
· Frank Schwartz

9. ADJOURNMENT: TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF August 27, 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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