REDWOOD CITY CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR IRA RUSKIN
VICE MAYOR RICHARD S. CLAIRE
COUNCILMEMBER JIM
HARTNETT
COUNCILMEMBER DIANE HOWARD
COUNCILMEMBER JEFF IRA
COUNCILMEMBER COLLEEN M. JORDAN
COUNCILMEMBER BARBARA PIERCE
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 P.M.
OCTOBER 1, 2001
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Hartnett, Howard, Ira, Jordan, Vice Mayor Claire, Mayor Ruskin
Council Members Absent: Council Member Pierce
Staff Present: City Clerk Howe, City Manager Everett, City Attorney Yamamoto, Senior Deputy Clerk Ponte, Police Administrative Sergeant Hernandez, Associate Engineer Sarwary, Community Development Services Manager Patterson, Engineer Lee, Senior Civil Engineer Chang
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Diane Howard, Council Member
4. INVOCATIONS - Pastor Dennis Logie, Sequoia Christian Church
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - Murdo Morrison Plaque Presentation
Mayor Ruskin presented Mr. Morrison with a plaque honoring his service on the Architectural Review Board. Chairperson Ken Rolandelli acknowledged Mr. Morrison's achievements and contributions.
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Rudy Luca asked various questions such as what are the costs of the Cinema project from beginning to end, the costs for implementation of the new Communications Specialist position and the costs involved in the skatepark.
City Manager stated that he will respond by letter.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and are enacted by one motion and one vote. There is no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent calendar and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
M/S Howard/Hartnett to waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items. The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote by those present with Council Member Pierce absent and Mayor Ruskin abstaining on item 7.4A.7.1 Section - Motions
A. to approve the renewal of the City's excess worker's compensation insurance policy with Employers Reinsurance Corporation effective October 1, 2001;
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7.2 Section - Agreements/Resolutions
A. Memorandum of Understanding with the Redwood City Management Employees Association for the period of October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2004;
- Motion to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Management Employees Association for the period of October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2004;
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- RESOLUTION 14386 ESTABLISHING A SALARY AND WAGE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATIONS REPRESENTED BY THE REDWOOD CITY MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (RCMEA); AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 13585 AND ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS PERTAINING THERETO;
B. Approve revised job specifications for the classification of Accountant;
RESOLUTION 14387 APPROVING REVISED JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTANT;
C. Approve job specifications for the classifications of Supervising IT Analyst and Legal Secretary;
- RESOLUTION 14388 APPROVING JOB SPECS FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERVISING IT ANALYST;
- RESOLUTION 14389 APPROVING JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF LEGAL SECRETARY;
7.3 Section - Claims and Warrants
A. Reject the claims of Stuart Johnson, claim no. 1938 as submitted;
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B. Approve warrants dated through October 1, 2001 and usual and necessary payments through October 8, 2001;
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7.4 Section - Ordinance (Introduction)
A. Request to rescind Ordinance #2210 and introduce an Ordinance authorizing execution of amendment to the current contract between the Council of Redwood City and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employee's Retirement system (PERS) to provide Section 20042 (One Year Final Compensation) for local miscellaneous members;
ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 20042 (ONE-YEAR FINAL COMPENSATION) FOR LOCAL MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS AND RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO. 2210;8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST - None
9. PUBLIC HEARING -
- Proposed Use of 2001 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) funds by the Redwood City Police Department;
Administrative Sergeant Hernandez explained the grant program.
Mayor Ruskin opened the public hearing.
Public Comment:
Rudy Luca recommended full support of the grant funds for the Police Department.
M/S Ira/Howard to close the public hearing. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
M/S Ira/Hartnett to approve Police Chief's recommendation to dedicate the funds to the procurement of law enforcement related equipment and training. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote by those present.
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10. STUDY SESSION -
- Roadway Management Program, or, what is the condition of our streets? Informational report regarding the Roadway Management Program, and get input from the Council regarding the effectiveness of the program;
Associate Engineer Saber Sarwary gave an extensive report and PowerPoint presentation outlining the Redwood City roadway condition, streets in need of reconstruction, Roadway Management Program, and where we will be in five to ten years. Examples of streets and their ratings was shown. An explanation of why it is important to maintain the good and very good streets was shown as well.
Public Comment:
Rudy Luca asked if residents calling in for status of street repairs are given responses. He also asked if more than one contract or contractor is used in the program and why streets are ripped open and left open for long periods of time.
Paul Muscat asked whether the small streets below 30 PCI are eligible for grant money. If not, what criteria is used for allotting General Fund money.
Dennis Logie encouraged staff to place the report on the webpage and possibly include as a mailer.
Council complimented staff on a thorough report and consensus was for staff to provide a written follow-up report to respond to any questions.
11. BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS - None
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
13. CLOSED SESSION - None
14. ADJOURNMENT - 9:15 p.m.
M/S Jordan/Claire to adjourn until the regular meeting of October 8, 2001. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote by those present.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia S. Howe, CMC
City Clerk
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