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September 27, 2010

JOINT CITY COUNCIL/
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
MEETING
September 27, 2010
7:00 P.M.

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PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT such as cellular telephones, PDAs, and pagers to prevent disruption of the proceedings of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board meeting.

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The City Council believes that late night meetings deter public participation, can affect the Council’s decision-making ability, and can negatively affect staff performance for the remainder of the business week. City Council Meetings shall be adjourned by 10:30 p.m., unless extended to a specific time determined by a majority of the Council.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Rosanne Foust

4. INVOCATION – Pastor Rod Toews, Peninsula Covenant Church

5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

A.

Proclamation: Designating October as National Arts and Humanities Month – Beth Mostovoy, Peninsula Arts Council

B.

State of Cañada College Update – Tom Mohr, President, Cañada College

C.

SamTrans and Caltrain Update – Kim Rothschild, Government Affairs Officer, San Mateo County Transit District

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 Oral Communications and 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.

CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD ACTION: Waive reading of the consent calendar and the full text of ordinances and resolutions, and approve the Consent Calendar items.

6.1 Section – Motions

A.

Minutes: Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board meeting of September 13, 2010.

Staff Contact: Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk 780-7222 svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org

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B.

Housing and Human Concerns Committee Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Funding Recommendations and Funding Agreements for the Redwood City Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) Program.

Staff contact: Teri Chin, Human Services Manager 780-7510 tchin@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
1. Approve Funding Recommendations for HSFA for Fiscal Year 2010/11.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the HSFA funding agreements for Fiscal Year 2010/11.

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C.

Proposed By-laws amendment for Housing and Human Concerns Committee.

Staff contact: Pat J. Webb, Economic Development Coordinator 780-7293 patwebb@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, the proposed By-laws amendment for the Housing and Human Concerns Committee to reduce the size of the voting committee members from nine (9) to seven (7).

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D.

Professional services agreement for design and other services for the Redwood City Bridges Repair Project.

Staff contact: Brian Lee, CFM Supervising Civil Engineer 780-7391 blee@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, the standard form design professional services agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. to provide services for the Redwood City Bridges Repair Project in an amount not to exceed $148,775 as part of the Bridge Rehabilitation-Construction Program, and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount up to 10% if necessary.

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E.

Award of Contract – 2010-2011 Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

Staff Contact: Jimmy Tan, Senior Civil Engineer 780-7397 jtan@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, the contract documents and award the standard form contract for the 2010-2011 Sewer Rehabilitation Project to Southwest Pipeline and Trenchless Corp. of Gardena for their responsive and responsible low bid of $537,275 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of the amount awarded.

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F.

Award of Contract – 2010-2011 Watermain Replacement Project.

Staff contact: Javier Sierra, Assistant Engineer 780-7364 jsierra@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve, by motion, the contract documents and award the standard form contract for the 2010-2011 Watermain Replacement Project to Casey Construction, Inc. of Redwood City, for their responsive and responsible low bid of $1,049,549 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of the amount awarded.

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G.

Response to Civil Grand Jury Report on City Fire Department Consolidations/Mergers.

Staff contact: James F. Skinner, Fire Chief 780-7451 jskinner@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Approve, by Motion, the attached letter responding to the May 26, 2010 Grand Jury Report on City Fire Department Consolidations/Mergers in San Mateo County and authorize the Mayor to sign and send the letter in response to that report.

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H.

Alternative Site for Proposed County Replacement Jail.

Staff Contact: Peter C. Ingram, City Manager 780-7300 pingram@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
By motion:
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement for consultation services for the site selection and due diligence for a replacement jail for San Mateo County with Sares Regis Group of Northern California, L.P.;
2. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement for environmental consulting services for the environmental assessment of Chemical Way properties with West Environmental Services & Technology, Inc.

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6.2 Section – Final Acceptance

A.

Final Acceptance of the Initial Agreement for the 2009-2010 Cost Shared Sidewalk Repair Project, SpenCon Construction, Inc. of Danville, CA and execution of Amendment Number 1 of the Agreement.

Staff contact: Mike Gibbons, Public Works Superintendent 780-7493 mgibbons@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
1. Accept by motion the completed improvements constructed during the 2009-2010 Cost Shared Sidewalk Repair Project, from SpenCon Construction, Inc., Danville, CA and release the ten percent retention in the amount of $22,615.42 withheld during the course of construction in accordance with City procedure.
2. Authorize execution of Amendment Number 1 to the Agreement in the amount of $244,230.

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6.3 Section – Ordinances (Second Reading/Adoption)

A.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY LEVYING SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN CITY OF REDWOOD CITY COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2010-1 (ONE MARINA) (First reading/Introduction on 09/13/10; publication date on 09/21/10).

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B.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AND R.C. PENINSULA PARK, LLC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PENINSULA PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (First reading/Introduction on 09/13/10; publication date on 09/21/10).

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6.4 Section – Claims and Checks

A.

Approve checks dated September 27, 2010 and the usual and necessary payments through October 11, 2010.

Staff Contact: Brian Ponty, Director of Finance 780-7073 bponty@redwoodcity.org

7. STAFF REPORTS

A.

City Council appointments to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission.

Staff Contact: Silvia Vonderlinden, City Clerk 780-7222 svonderlinden@redwoodcity.org

Recommendation:
Appoint five applicants to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission. Council action will be to vote for four seats that will expire May 31, 2014 and one unfilled seat that will expire on May 31, 2012.

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B.

City Manager Oral Report on Continuation of Local Emergency Status.
Staff Contact: Peter C. Ingram, City Manager 780-7300 pingram@redwoodcity.org

8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST

A.

City Council Member Reports of Conference/Meeting Attendance.

PDF View Associated Packet Document (pdf)

B.

City Participation in Lawsuit Challenging Latest High-Speed Rail Authority EIR (Environmental Impact Report).

9. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn.

The next Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board meeting is scheduled for October 11, 2010.

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 and are available in the rear of the Council Chambers on the night of the meeting.

Alternate Agenda Formats: The City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 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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