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September 24, 2007
City Council Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING
September 24, 2007
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 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 – Jeff Ira, Council
Member
4. INVOCATION – Chaplain Dennis Logie, Redwood
City Police Department
5. SPECIAL ORDERS:
Proclamation – International Walk to School Week – Rebecca
Ratcliff, parent representative from Roy Cloud School
Proclamation – Sequoia High School – Superintendent
Pat Gemma, School Board Member Lorraine Rumley, and Principal
Morgan Marchbanks
Presentation – National Awards for the Recycled
Water Project – Community Development Services Director
Peter Ingram
Presentation – Human Resources Department – Human
Resources Director Bob Bell
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR - CITY COUNCIL/
REDEVELOPMENT 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 -
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Approve the Joint City Council and Redevelopment
Agency meeting minutes of September 10, 2007 and the
Special Meeting of September 17, 2007 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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Subdivision Map for 71 and 77 Oakwood Drive – “Clarity
Homes”
Staff contact: Jon K. Lynch, P.E., City Engineer
780-7371 jlynch@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
1. Approve, by motion, Clarity Homes Subdivision
Map and accept the dedication of a Public Service
Easement.
2. Approve, by motion, a Subdivision Agreement with
OD 71, LLC, and authorize City Manager to execute
same.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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6.2 Section – Final Acceptance
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Final Acceptance – Post Office Paseo Project.
City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board
Staff contact: Susan Moeller, Redevelopment Manager
780-7204 smoeller@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation
Accept, by motion, the Post Office Paseo Project
and authorize the release of bonds and retention
according to City procedures and the terms of the
Agreement with Scapes, Inc.
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6.3 Section – Award of Contract
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Award of Contract for the 2006–2007 Street
Overlay Project (Alameda de las Pulgas – Bay
Road – Florence Street).
Staff contact: Peter Delgado, Associate Civil Engineer
780-7373 pdelgado@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation
Approve, by motion, the contract documents and award
the contract for the 2006- 2007 Street Overlay Project
(Alameda de las Pulgas – Bay Road – Florence
Street) to the lowest responsible bidder, Granite
Rock Company DBA Pavex Construction Division, of
San Jose, California for their low bid of $1,787,382.41.
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6.4 Section – Resolutions
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Revisions to the classification of Urban Forestry
Specialist
Staff contact: Robert Bell, Director, Human Resources
and Assistant City Manager 780-7287 bbell@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation
Approve revisions to the classification of Urban
Forestry Specialist.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING JOB DESCRIPTION FOR URBAN
FORESTRY SPECIALIST
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City Attorney compensation adjustment
Staff contact: Robert Bell, Director, Assistant
City Manager and Human Resources 780-7287 bbell@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation
Adjust the salary of the position of City Attorney
RESOLUTION AMENDING SALARY SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION
PLAN FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY
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Installation of Stop Signs on Hopkins Avenue at
Allerton Street
Staff contact: M. Saber Sarwary, P.E., Senior Civil
Engineer 780-7370 ssarwary@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation
Approve, by resolution, the installation of stop
signs on Hopkins Avenue at the intersection with
Allerton Street.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ESTABLISHING
AND DECLARING THE HOPKINS AVENUE ENTRANCES TO THE
INTERSECTION OF ALLERTON STREET TO BE STOP ENTRANCES
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6.5 Section – Ordinances (Second
Reading and Adoption)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDWOOD CITY APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
AND ASTOUND , LLC (FORMERLY RCN TELECOM SERVICES, INC.)
TO PERMIT ITEMIZATION OF PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL
(PEG) ACCESS FEES ON SUBSCRIBERS BILLS. (First Reading,
September 10, 2007).
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6.6 Section –Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through September 24, 2007
and usual and necessary payments through October 8,
2007.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance
and Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
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7. COMMITTEE REPORTS -
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Amendment No. 2 to Agreement for Auditing Services
(Caporicci & Larson)
Contacts: Audit Committee Members Jeff Ira, Council
Member 780-7553 jira@redwoodcity.org and Jim Hartnett,
Council Member 368-1841 jhartnett@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve amendment to extend the agreement with Caporicci & Larson
to provide auditing services for the next four fiscal
years.
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Associated Packet Document (pdf)
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Redwood City Public Art Program
Staff Contract: Christopher Beth, Parks, Recreation
and Community Services Superintendent 780-7253 cbeth@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion the recommendations from the Civic
Cultural Commission (Commission) to establish a
Redwood City Public Art Program (Program) and authorize
the Commission to develop guidelines to implement
the Program.
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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. 35-2007. 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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Appointments to City Council-appointed Pilot Community
Tree Board (Five 18-month term seats available, expiring
approximately February 28, 2009). Applicants are listed
alphabetic order.
· Patricia “Pat” Black
· Carole Haythornewhite
· William Keating
· Ron Marsh
· Rick Nordensten
· Isila Oliver
· Frank Schwartz
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City Council Member Report of Conference/Meeting
Attendance
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9. ADJOURNMENT: TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER
8, 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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