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January 25, 2010
City Council Agenda
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
January 25, 2010
7:00 P.M.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Rosanne Foust, Council Member
4. INVOCATION – Pastor Alan Akana, Redwood City New Church
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
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Proclamation: National Blood Donor Month – Sara O’Brien, Communications Manager, American Red Cross |
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Proclamation: San Mateo County Historical Association upon the Centennial Birthday of the Old County Courthouse – Diane Rummel, Marketing Director, San Mateo County History Museum |
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Proclamation: Recognizing Eight Congregations – Clergy and congregants will be honored from Congregation Beth Jacob, Woodside Road United Methodist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Kairos Ministries Church of God, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and First United Methodist Church. |
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Presentation: Emergency Preparedness – Jim Skinner, Fire Chief and Dave Pucci, Battalion Chief |
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 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 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 Regular City Council meeting minutes of January 11, 2010 as submitted.
Staff contact: Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk 780-7222 svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org
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Professional services agreements to support development of Water System Master Plan.
Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, two professional service agreements identified below as part of the water master planning effort, and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amounts up to 10% if necessary.
1. West Yost Associates (West Yost) in an amount not to exceed $328,618 for consulting engineering services to provide water system modeling, capacity assessment, and overall coordination of the work product.
2. G & E Engineering Systems, Inc. (G & E) in an amount not to exceed $128,290 for consulting engineering services to perform a seismic vulnerability study and pipeline condition assessment.
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6.2 Section – Resolution
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Approval of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between City and County of San Francisco and City of Redwood City (RWC) for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Hetch Hetchy Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) – Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade Project – Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 – Peninsula Reaches Project.
Staff contact: Phong Du, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7385 pdu@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
1. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redwood City making findings as a responsible agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act in connection with approval of a Memorandum of Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 Project.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY MAKING FINDINGS AS A RESPONSIBLE AGENCY PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN CONNECTION WITH APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE BAY DIVISION PIPELINE NO. 5 PROJECT
2. Approve, by motion, the Memorandum of Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Redwood City on the construction of the Bay Division Pipeline No. 5 Project, and authorize the City Manager to execute same, and as required, amend the engineering permit conditions in the MOA.
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6.3 Section – Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through January 25, 2010 and usual and necessary payments through February 1, 2010.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance 780-7073 bponty@redwoodcity.org |
7. STAFF REPORTS
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Continued Funding for Human Services Financial Assistance Program and Redwood Family House.
Staff contact: Teri Chin, Human Services Manager 780-7510 tchin@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
The Housing and Human Concerns Committee recommends that the City continue to fund the Human Services Financial Assistance Program (HSFA) and Redwood Family House at current levels and that if any reductions need to be made, they be done proportionate to the percentage taken Citywide.
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8. PUBLIC HEARING
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Extension of the Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment and Operation of Medical Marijuana Collectives.
Staff contact: Sailesh Mehra, Associate Planner 780-7278 smehra@redwoodcity.org
1) Staff Report;
2) Open public hearing;
3) Hear public comment;
4) Close public hearing;
5) Council discussion;
Recommendation:
1. Waive reading and extend a temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana collectives for a maximum period of 22 months and 15 days, by 4/5 majority of the City Council.
2. Direct staff to prepare a permanent ordinance based on Council’s direction.
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVES
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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. 1-2010 and 2-2010. Council may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council. (Copies of League of California Cities City Advocate Weekly available in the City Clerk’s Department).
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Mayoral Appointments – Mosquito Abatement Board.
Contact: Jeff Ira, Mayor 780-7553 jira@redwoodcity.org
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Council Reports on Meetings Attended.
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10. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN TO THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1, 2010.
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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