REDWOOD CITY CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR RICHARD S. CLAIRE
VICE MAYOR JEFF IRA
COUNCILMEMBER JIM
HARTNETT
COUNCILMEMBER DIANE HOWARD
COUNCILMEMBER COLLEEN M. JORDAN
COUNCILMEMBER BARBARA PIERCE
COUNCILMEMBER IRA RUSKIN
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:00 P.M.
February 4, 2002
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:03 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Hartnett, Howard, Jordan, Pierce, Ruskin, Vice Mayor Ira, Mayor Claire
Staff Present: City Manager Everett, Public Works Services Director/Assistant City Manager Ingram, Assistant to the City Manager Gonzalez, City Clerk Howe, Deputy City Clerk Ponte, City Attorney Yamamoto, Assistant City Attorney Brower, Financial Services Director Ponty, Interim Community Development Services Director Liedstrand, Community Development Services Manager Patterson, Community Development Services Manager LaTorra, Planning and Redevelopment Manager Church, Fire Chief Montez, Human Resources Director Rivera-Peña, Volunteer Balsamo
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Jim Hartnett, Council Member
4. INVOCATION - Dennis Logie, Sequoia Christian Church
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - None
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -
Deb Rimerman, of the Redwood City Education Foundation Board, announced Jukebox Friday Night to be held on February 22, 2002 from 6-9 p.m. The location of the event is the San Mateo County Historical Museum Old County Courthouse, 777 Hamilton Street at Broadway, Redwood City. General admission tickets for the event may be purchased for $25.00 with tickets priced at $20.00 for Redwood City faculty and staff. The Redwood City Foundation information line is 650-568-0233. The Foundation funds in collaboration with the Redwood City School District, the Music for Learning Program that provides music education for second through fourth grade students throughout the Redwood City School District.
Rudy Luca requested information about the seniors' van, stating that he had been guaranteed information by January 15. He also asked for a response on how to pursue City Charter revisions.
City Manager Everett stated a letter had been sent regarding the seniors van and City Attorney Yamamoto stated a letter would be sent to Mr. Luca stating the process for Charter revisions.
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 Hartnett/Ruskin 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.7.1 Section - Motions
A. Motion to authorize the use of United Green Tech, of Pacheco, California, as the single source for the supply and installation of Rain Master automated irrigation system components for the remainder of this fiscal year (United Green Tech);
MINUTE ORDER 02-32
B. Motion to approve agreement for Professional Services with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for Preparation of an EIR for Abbott Laboratories Proposed Project (Environmental Science Associates);
MINUTE ORDER 02-33
7.2 Section - Agreements/Resolutions - None
7.3 Section - Claims and Warrants
A. Approve warrants dated through February 4, 2002 and usual and necessary payments through February 11, 2002;
MINUTE ORDER 02-34
7.4 Section - Ordinances (2nd Reading) - None
8. STAFF REPORTS -
- Water Recycling Feasibility Study;
Public Works Services Director Ingram explained that the current water sales are exceeding the contractual supply assurance from San Francisco by around 1,000 acre-feet per year. One of the benefits of doing the project is that it would bring the total demand back down to the supply assurance for the purpose of managing water in the City. Another major benefit of the project is that it does reduce risks and protects investments during the next drought. He stated that if the project were implemented, it essentially would drought proof Redwood Shores because the water supply would not need to be reduced in the face of a drought. There is plenty of recycled water even in a drought and in a larger context, it protects all of the customers because it increases the reliability of the system. A more detailed report was given utilizing a PowerPoint slide presentation.
Council Members asked various questions.
M/S Ira/Ruskin to accept the Water Recycling Feasibility Study final report for the Redwood Shores area from Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
MINUTE ORDER 02-35
- First Step Recycled Water Pilot Project - Third Season;
Public Works Services Director Ingram stated that this is to continue the First Step Project, which is beginning its third year.
M/S Howard/Pierce to:
- Approve expenditure of budgeted Capital Improvement Program funds for temporary treatment and storage improvements at the South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) wastewater treatment works, and;
- Authorize staff to execute a reimbursement agreement between Redwood City and SBSA for final agreed amount not to exceed $130,000.00 and;
- Request that SBSA establish a wholesale rate of charge for 2002, for production of recycled water to be served by Redwood City to specified irrigation water meters in Redwood Shores.
The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
MINUTE ORDER 02-36
9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST -
9.1 Section - Various
- Report on Claims (oral report);
City Attorney Yamamoto referred to a concern previously presented by a member of the public under Oral Communications. He stated that in order to provide a more complete explanation on the Claims process, a slide presentation was made summarizing the activity of 2001. He summarized the Claims procedure and in conclusion, stated that there a number of claims filed with the City that are settled or accepted prior to coming before the Council for formal rejection.
Public Comment:
Rudy Luca asked if the procedure had been revised recently.City Attorney Yamamoto stated that the outlined procedure follow State Law and is not a matter of local law.
- Legislation
This sub-section involves possible discussion of City Position on Proposed Legislation Described in the League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 04-2002. 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).
- Support for Proposition 42
City Manager Everett explained that Proposition 42 is a redistribution of current sales taxes on gasoline. The distribution would be 20% to the Cities, 20% to Counties, 20% to public transit agencies and 40% to the State for the STIP (Capital Projects). The League of California Cities endorses the Proposition and it clearly defines where the money should be directed.
Council Member Jordan clarified that this assures gas tax dollars are applied to transportation purposes only.
M/S Hartnett/Ruskin to RESOLUTION 14413 OF SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA STATE PROPOSITION 42, THE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT ACT, ON THE MARCH 5, 2002 STATEWIDE BALLOT
The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote.
- Opposition to Assembly Bill 680
City Manager Everett stated that Assembly Bill 680 is legislation that pertains to a very limited area, the greater Sacramento area. In this particular instance, if it were to pass the State Senate and the Governor signs it, the State Legislature would have enormous authority over the distribution of sales tax.
M/S Howard/Pierce to adopt RESOLUTION 14414 OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 680- REALLOCATION OF LOCAL SALES TAX REVENUES
The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote.
- Assembly Bill 1823 (Council Member Howard)
Council Member Howard asked if Public Works Services Director Ingram could keep Council informed on the status of AB 1823.
Council Member Ruskin responded as both the Council liaison to Bay Area Water Users Association (BAWAU) and Chair to the Committee for Reliable Water Supply. He stated that a draft letter and resolution has been prepared and each of BAWAU's 29 member agencies, including Redwood City, are being asked to pass a resolution and a letter of support for the various kinds of legislation being introduced. AB 1823 was introduced into the Assembly by Members Papan, Simitian and Dutra, and Senator Speier will be introducing legislation. There will also be a companion legislation piece to AB 1823 that will enable the formation of a new water district that will encompass the 29 BAWAU agencies, without San Francisco. The initial purpose of that agency will be to enable the agencies to better contract for additional water supplies and wheel the water supply through the Hetch Hetchy system. He further stated that the draft resolutions and letters of support will be forthcoming and the agencies will be kept apprised of the status of the various legislation. AB 1823 is expected to be before Committee at the end of February.
Recess: 8:10 - 8:20 p.m.
- Discussion and Follow-Up of City Council Priorities for Fiscal Year 2002/2003 and Fiscal Year 2003/2004;
Mayor Claire explained that a Council Priority Setting Session was held on January 26 and this topic is the follow-up to that session facilitated by Dr. Cecil Reeves.
Dr. Reeves stated that this is the second step in the formation of priorities and that no priorities are set until the collective Council determines those priorities. At the January 26 session, 41 ideas were generated as possibilities and subsequently; they were rated individually by Council Members. Those items were to be reviewed at this time and discussion of the possibilities of moving them forward to the next phase of the process. The process agreed to on January 26 was that if four Council Members (majority) gave an item an "A" ranking, that item would be considered a primary priority item. After discussion of various items, 15 new items were added to Council Priorities with the cut-off set by Council of each item having 4 or more "A" rankings.
The results of the prioritizing are on file in the Office of the City Manager and City Clerk (dated 2/8/02, "A List" and "B List" Items). City staff will develop an analysis of the ranked priorities and provide Council with the budget implications and feasibility of each of the items from the "A List" items at a future Council meeting.
10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
11. PUBLIC HEARING - None
12. BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS - None
13. CLOSED SESSION - No action to report.
14. ADJOURNMENT - 10:00 p.m.
M/S Jordan/Ruskin to adjourn until the meeting of February 11, 2002 in memory of Nancy Elda Preston, passed away on November 16, 2001. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia S. Howe, CMC
City Clerk
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