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February 22, 2010
City Council Agenda
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING
February 22, 2010
7:00 P.M.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL –
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – John Seybert, Council Member
4. INVOCATION –
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
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Presentation: Firefighters Trip to Colima – Justin Velasquez, Fire Fighter/Engineer, Marc Bernall, Fire Fighter/Engineer, Ernesto Marin, Firefighter/Engineer/Paramedic and Paul Sherwood, Firefighter/Engineer/Paramedic
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6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board, 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/Chair. 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/Deputy 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 Regular/Study Session City Council meeting minutes of February 1, 2010 and the Regular City Council meeting minutes of February 8, 2010 as submitted.
Staff contact: Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk 780-7222 svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org
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Funding Source for the Pending Supplemental Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund Payment – Redevelopment Agency Board.
Staff contact: Jeannie Young, Redevelopment Project Manager 780-7365 jyoung@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize, by motion, the Executive Director to inform the County Auditor that the Redwood City Redevelopment Agency’s (“Agency”) Supplemental Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (“SERAF”) payment of $3,562,576 for FY 2009/10, which if required, will be paid from the Agency’s housing and general fund.
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Request for Construction Contract Increase –Master Water Replacement Project.
Staff Contact: Jimmy Tan, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7397 jtan@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Authorize, by motion, the City Manager to increase the amount of the contract previously awarded to D&D Pipelines, Inc., up to 15% necessary to complete the construction of the Master Water Meter Replacement Project (Redwood Shores Apartments and Harborside Apartments).
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Professional services agreement for closed-circuit television inspection of selected sanitary sewer mains.
Staff Contact: Jimmy Tan, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer 780-7397 jtan@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, an agreement with Nor-Cal Pipeline Services of Yuba City to provide closed circuit television (“CCTV”) inspection services of Sanitary Sewer Basin Nos. A05 and B06 for an amount not to exceed $119,560.05 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount up to 10% if necessary.
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Redwood City Water Conservation Program – Professional Services Agreement.
Staff contact: Justin Ezell, Public Works Superintendent 780-7474 jezell@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve by motion a professional services agreement with KorTech Consulting for Water Use Allocation Program design and development services for Redwood City’s Water Conservation Program and authorize the City Manager to sign Agreement.
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Award of Contract - Redwood City Recycled Water Project – Distribution Pump Station Capacity Increase.
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 construction of the Redwood City Recycled Water Project – Distribution Pump Station Capacity Increase project to the lowest responsible bidder, Spiess Construction Co., Inc., of Santa Maria, for their responsive and responsible low bid of $1,329,446.17 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount up to 10% if necessary.
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6.2 Resolutions
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Fiscal Year 2009/2010 Appropriation Revisions – City Council/Redevelopment Board Agency.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance 780-7073 bponty@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve, by resolution, appropriation and transfer of certain funds for specified purposes to conform the budgeted amounts to actual expenditures approved for transactions, which have occurred during fiscal year 2009/2010.
RESOLUTION MAKING APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFERS TO THE FY 2009/10 CITY OF REDWOOD CITY BUDGET
RESOLUTION MAKING APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFERS TO THE FY 2009/10 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET
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Amendment to the Environmental Oversight Agreement with the State Department of Toxic and Substance Control for four Agency and City owned parcels on Bradford Street – City Council/Redevelopment Agency.
Staff contact: Jeannie Young, Redevelopment Project Manager 780-7365 jyoung@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Approve the resolution to amend the Environmental Oversight Agreement with the State Department of Toxic and Substance Control Board.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF REDWOOD CITY TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL TO MARCH 31, 2012 AND TO MAKE FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE REMEDIATION OF THE BRADFORD PARCELS PROPOSED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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Association of Bay Area Governments State Energy Program Resolution.
Staff contact: Beth Ross, Environmental Initiatives Manager 780-5917 bross@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Adopt Association of Bay Area Governments State Energy Program Grant Application Resolution.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AUTHORIZING THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG) TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM
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6.3 Ordinance (Introduction/First Reading)
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Payment of City Taxes Prior to Seeking Judicial Relief.
Staff contact: Roy C. Abrams, Interim City Attorney 780-7200 rabrams@redwoodcity.org
Recommendation:
Introduce and then Adopt ordinance to add Article IX to Chapter 32 of the Municipal Code to require that a tax first be paid before litigation regarding its validity can be commenced.
ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE IX TO CHAPTER 32 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENT THAT A TAX FIRST MUST BE PAID BEFORE FILING FOR A REFUND OR JUDICIAL RELIEF
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6.4 Section – Claims and Warrants
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Approve warrants dated through February 22, 2010 and usual and necessary payments through March 8, 2010.
Staff contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance 780-7073 bponty@redwoodcity.org |
7. STUDY SESSION
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Annual Review of Strategic Initiatives (background information available at the City Clerk’s Office) – session facilitated by Dr. Marilyn Manning.
Staff contact: Magda González, Deputy City Manager 780-7302 mgonzalez@redwoodcity.org
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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 City Advocate Weekly Issue No. 5-2010 and 6-2010. 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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City Council Member Report of Conference/Meeting Attendance.
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Informational Update - California High Speed Rail.
Contacts: High Speed Rail Ad Hoc Council Committee Members Rosanne Foust, Council Member 780-7220 rfoust@redwoodcity.org, Jeffrey Gee, Council Member 596-9860 jgee@redwoodcity.org, and Barbara Pierce, Council Member 368-6246 bpierce@redwoodcity.org
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9. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION TO ADJOURN TO THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 8, 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.
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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