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March 23, 2009
City Council Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING
March 23, 2009
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/REDEVELOPMENT 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 Deputy City Clerk/Deputy Agency Assistant (seated to the left of the Council). 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 – Rosanne Foust, Mayor/Chair
4. INVOCATION – Pastor Jeff Henderson, Believers in Christ Church of God
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY –
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Presentation: Caltrain Electrification – Rick Schmedes, Electrification Project Manager
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Presentation: Budget Based Rates Project for Landscape Irrigation Customers -
Justin Ezell, Public Works Water Superintendent
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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 Special City Council meeting minutes of March 16, 2009 and the Special City Council Interview Session minutes of March 16, 2009 as submitted.
Staff contact: Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk 780-7222 svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org
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Purchase of Five Police Patrol Cars.
Staff Contact: Terrance Kyaw, Fleet Manager 780-7485 tkyaw@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion the purchase of five Ford Crown Victoria patrol cars in the amount of $123,762.00 from San Francisco Ford of San Francisco, California under the cooperative purchasing agreement of the City and County of San Francisco’s Bid # RQPC09000044.
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Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP).
Staff Contact: Marilyn Harang, Public Works Superintendent, 780-7477 mharang@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion, the City’s Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) and authorize staff to take necessary steps to comply with the requirements of the State of the Water Resources Control Board.
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Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Maintenance of Storm Utility System Pumps and Motors with Pumps Repair Service Company, Daly City, California.
Staff Contact: Marilyn Harang, Public Works Superintendent, 780-7477 mharang@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion Amendment No. 1 to the Maintenance of Storm Utility System Pumps and Motors Agreement with Pump Repair Service Company of Daly City, California in the amount by $29,709.00 for a total contract value not to exceed $172,560.00
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Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Service Agreement with Moffat & Nichol for Exterior Levee Assessment.
Staff Contact: Grace Le, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, 780-7258 gle@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, Amendment No. 1 to professional service agreement with Moffat & Nichol in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount up to 10% of the amount of the proposed amendment if necessary.
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Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Service Agreement with T.Y. Lin International Inc., for the design phase of the El Camino Real “Grand Boulevard” Streetscaping Project – Broadway to Brewster Avenue – City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board.
Staff contact: M. Saber Sarwary, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7370 ssarwary@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, Amendment No. 1 to the professional service agreement with T.Y. Lin International Inc., in an amount not to exceed $45,950.00 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount up to 10% of the amount of the proposed amendment if necessary.
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Agreement with Keyser Marston Associates for Consultant Services for the “Stanford in Redwood City” Project (Stanford University).
Staff contact: Maureen Riordan, Senior Planner 780-7236 mriordan@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, a professional services agreement with Keyser Martson Associates (KMA) to assist the City with a fiscal and economic impact analysis and special studies for the Stanford in Redwood City project not to exceed $173,800.00 which includes a contingency of $15,800.00 as well as funds for optional tasks that may be determined as necessary once the study is under way.
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Award Contract to Waterworks Industries, Inc. for Redwood Shores Lagoon Aquatic Plant Management and Environmental Engineering Services.
Staff Contact: Marilyn Harang, Public Works Superintendent, 780-7477 mharang@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
1. Approve by motion a two-year Agreement with WaterWorks Industries, Inc. (WaterWorks) of Windsor, California to provide aquatic plant management and environmental engineering services to the Redwood Shores Lagoon for the amount not to exceed amount of $198,400.00 for each year of Agreement.
2. Authorize the City Manager to amend the Agreement for three additional one-year periods or parts thereof for the not to exceed amount of $198,400.00 per each Amendment period.
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6.2 Section – Resolutions
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Resolution in support of Public Works Services Department submission of a CAL FIRE grant request in the amount of $51,934 for an Urban Forestry Inventory.
Staff contact: Mike Gibbons, Public Works Superintendent 780-7493 mgibbons@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution in support of the request by Public Works Services to CAL FIRE for a $51,934 grant to perform an inventory of the City’s publicly maintained trees in the urban forest.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY FOR FUNDING FROM THE URBAN FORESTRY GRANT PROGRAM ENTITLED, “AN URBAN FOREST FOR EVERY CITY,” AS PROVIDED THROUGH PROPOSITIONS 40 AND 84
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Cañada College – Capital Facilities Fees Reduction.
Staff contact: Paul Willis, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7219 pwillis@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the request from Cañada College for the reduction of capital facilities fees related to the development of the Cañada Vista Employee Housing Project and adopt a resolution to accept these reduced fees.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING A REDUCTION OF CAPITAL FACILITIES FEES RELATED TO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT’S CANADA VISTA EMPLOYEE HOUSING PROJECT
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Bill of Rights for Children and Youth of San Mateo County.
Staff contact: Magda Gonzalez, Deputy City Manager 780-7302 mgonzalez@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Adopt by resolution the Peninsula Partnership Leadership Council’s Bill of Rights for Children and Youth of San Mateo County.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING THE PENINSULA PARTNERSHIP LEADERSHIP COUNCIL’S BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
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6.3 Section – Ordinance (First Reading/Introduction)
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Amendment to Chapter 32 of the Municipal Code to exempt performers contracting with the City or other non-profit organization from the business license fee.
Staff Contact: Corinne Centeno, Director Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department 780-7254 ccenteno@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 32 Taxation, Division 4, Exemptions and Exclusions of the Redwood City Municipal Code to exempt performers contracting with the City of Redwood City or other non-profit entity from the business license fee.
ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 32.136.5 TO CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE V. BUSINESS LICENSES OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
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6.4 Section – Ordinance (Second Reading/Adoption)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY SETTING ASIDE RESOLUTION NO. 14765 DENYING THE APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL EIR FOR THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN, SETTING ASIDE PLANNING COMMISSION CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL EIR, SETTING ASIDE ORDINANCE 2308 ADOPTING THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN, AND SETTING ASIDE ORDINANCE NO. 1130-338 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE REDWOOD CITY DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AREA (First Reading/introduction March 16, 2009; publication March 18, 2009)
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6.5 Section – Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through March 23, 2009 and usual and necessary payments through April 13, 2009.
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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General Plan Status Report (Information Only).
Staff contact: Tom Passanisi, Principal Planner 780-7237 tpassanisi@redwoodcity.org
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Authorization to submit a FY 2009-2010 application to San Mateo County HOME Investment Partnership program (HOME) and designate contract person.
Staff contact: Debbi Jones-Thomas, Housing Coordinator 780-7295 djones-thomas@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
1. Endorse the Redwood City Homeless Outreach Team (HOT); and
2. Authorize, by resolution, the City Manager or his designee to submit an application for $500,000 in support of the Housing First Project to the San Mateo County Department of Housing for HOME Funding for FY 09-10 and designate Housing Coordinator, Debbi Jones-Thomas, as the contact person.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE HOUSING FIRST PROJECT TO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR CDBG AND HOME FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010 IN THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND DESIGNATING DEBBI JONES-THOMAS, HOUSING COORDINATOR AS THE CONTACT PERSON
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8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Ordinance.
Staff Contact: John La Torra, Building & Inspection Manager 780-7360 jlatorra@redwoodcity.org and James F. Skinner, Fire Chief 780-7451 jskinner@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff Report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
1. Conduct a public hearing and second reading of the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Ordinance.
2. Adopt the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map Ordinance with any necessary amendments, to be effective in 30 days.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE DESIGNATING VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS DESIGNATED ON THE “REDWOOD CITY – FIRE HAZARD MAP”(Introduction/first reading March 9, 2009; publications March 12, 2009 and March 18, 2009)
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Zoning Map and Text Amendment for the East Downtown Study Area.
Staff contact: Blake Lyon, Senior Planner 780-5934 blyon@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff Report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redwood City Adding a new Article 16A Industrial-Business Transition District to the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 16A INDUSTRIAL-BUSINESS TRANSITION DISTRICT TO THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE
2. Introduce an Ordinance Amending Article 60, Zoning Map No. 3 of Ordinance No. 1130, the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, As Amended, to Rezone Properties Located Within the East Downtown Study Area, as Further Described in this Ordinance, from the General Commercial and Industrial Restricted Zoning Districts to the Industrial-Business Transition Zoning District.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 60, ZONING MAP NO. 3 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1130, THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED, TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE EAST DOWNTOWN STUDY AREA, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM THE GENERAL COMMERICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESTRICTED ZONING DISTRICTS TO THE INDUSTRIAL-BUSINESS TRANSITION ZONING DISTRICT
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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 City Advocate Weekly Issue No. 9-2009 and 10-2009. 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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10. ADJOURNMENT: TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 13, 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.
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 Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address svonderlinden@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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