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February 9, 2009
City Council Agenda
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
7:00 P.M.
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Council). By submitting the speaker’s card, the Mayor
will recognize you at the appropriate time. In order to afford
all members of the public the opportunity to address the City
Council, each speaker will be provided 3 minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Jeff Ira, Council
Member
4. INVOCATION –
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
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Presentation: Wells Fargo Bank Foundation presentation
of a $10,000 grant to Redwood City to provide Housing
Assistance to Low-Income Adults – Denise Miles,
Vice President of Community Development, Wells Fargo
Bank
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Proclamation: American Heart Association –
February is Go Red for Women Month – Maureen Kilkeary,
Director, Business Development, Greater Bay Area Division
– San Mateo, American Heart Association
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Presentation: Finance Department Presentation on
Unified Communications System – Brian Ponty, Director
of Finance and Financial Planning
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6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine
by the City Council, and will be enacted by one motion and
one vote. The Consent Calendar category is limited to 15 minutes
of comment to be all 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 Deputy City Clerk.
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/Housing and Human
Concerns Committee/Redevelopment Agency Board meeting
minutes of August 25, 2008 as submitted.
Staff contact: Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk 780-7222
svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org
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Sale of police canine to handler.
Staff contact: Daniel Mulholland, Police Department
Administrative Sergeant 780-7614 dmulholland@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
By Motion, approve the sale of Police Canine Bacchus
to his handler Officer Steve Unga for the sum of one
dollar ($1.00).
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Construction Management Services for the Redwood
City Recycled Water Project – Phase I –
Seaport Distribution System – Bid Package 5A and
Bayfront Distribution System – Bid Package 8.
Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer
780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, a professional services agreement
with The Covello Group, Inc. of Walnut Creek to provide
construction management services for the Redwood City
Recycled Water Project - Phase I – Seaport Distribution
System – Bid Package 5A and Bayfront Distribution
System – Bid Package 8 not to exceed $312,000.00.
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Award of Contract – Redwood City Recycled
Water Project – Phase I – Bayfront Distribution
System – Bid Package 8 (East Bayshore Road, Bair
Island Road, Redwood Creek, Highway 101, and Maple Street).
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 Recycled Water Project
– Phase I – Bayfront Distribution System
– Bid Package 8 Project to the lowest responsible
bidder, Peak Engineering, Inc., of San Francisco, for
their responsive and responsible low bid of $949,450.00
and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract
amount up to 10% if necessary.
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding
Agreement for Fiscal Year 2008-09.
Staff contact: Debbi Jones-Thomas, Housing Coordinator
780-7295 djones-thomas@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize, by motion, approval of funding agreement
with Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA)
for public facility improvements.
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Funding Agreement for Community Housing Development
Organization (CHDO) HOME Setaside Funds – Fiscal
Year 2008-09.
Staff contact: Debbi Jones-Thomas, Housing Coordinator
780-7295 djones-thomas@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize, by motion, approval of funding agreement
with Cedar Street Apartments, Inc. for HOME CHDO setaside
funds.
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6.2 Section –Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through February 9, 2009
and usual and necessary payments through February 23,
2009.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and
Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
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7. STAFF REPORT
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Ordinance prohibiting smoking in all Redwood City
Parks.
Staff contact: Christopher Beth, Parks, Recreation
and Community Services Superintendent
780-7253 cbeth@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Introduce an ordinance amending Section 25.2.02 (L)
of the Redwood City Municipal Code to prohibit smoking
in all Redwood City parks.
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25.2.02 (L) OF CHAPTER 25,
ARTICLE I. PARKS OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
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Study Session: Proposed California High Speed Rail
Project – San Francisco to San Jose Section, on
the Caltrain Corridor.
Staff Contact: Peter Ingram, City Manager 780-7300
pingram@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
1. Provide input to staff for use in the City’s
official scoping comments letter to the California High
Speed Rail Authority (Authority), in response to the
Notice of Preparation of Environmental Impact Report/Statement
(EIR/EIS).
2. Discuss possible policies, principles, and guidelines
that the City Council may wish to create outlining the
community’s best interests related to the proposed
project, and its potential implementation alternatives.
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8. PUBLIC HEARING
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Solid Waste Collections Rate Increase.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance and
Financial Planning 780-7048 bponty@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council approve by resolution
a 1.6% increase in the overall revenue requirement for
Allied Waste Industries, the City’s franchised
waste hauler, effective February 10, 2009 and approve
the implementation of a progressive rate structure for
commercial subscribers. For typical residential customers
who have one 32-gallon container picked up once a week,
the increase will amount to $0.24 per month.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES
FOR THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
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9. 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. 3-2009 and 4-2009. 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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Council Reports on Committee Meetings Attended.
1. Council Member Aguirre
2. Council Member Bain
3. Council Member Hartnett
4. Council Member Ira
5. Council Member Pierce
6. Vice Mayor Howard
7. Mayor Foust
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10. ADJOURNMENT: TO THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL CLOSED
SESSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 11, 2009.
In accordance with SB 343, City Council agenda materials,
released less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available
to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 1017 Middlefield
Road, Redwood City, CA 94063.
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Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address
svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org
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