REDWOOD CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

February 11, 2002

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 11, 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, City Clerk Howe, City Attorney Yamamoto, Community Development Services Manager Patterson, Principal Planner Jany, Community Development Services Manager Patterson, Volunteer Balsamo

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Colleen Jordan, Council Member

4. INVOCATION - Paul McGuirk, Pastor Celebration Fellowship

5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - Proclamation for Art Balsamo, Council Volunteer

6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -

Keith Bautista, representing the Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, announced the Progress Seminar on April 19-21, 2002 has approximately 20 slots available. The other event coming up is Good Morning Redwood City, with Supervisor Rich Gordon and Police Chief Carlos Bolanos slated to speak. Mr. Bautista presented a box of See's candy to the Council as a thank you.

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/Ira to waive reading of the Consent Calendar except the ordinances by title, adopt the resolutions and the ordinances, and approve other items.

7.1   Section - Motions

A. Motion to Approve the Minutes of the study session of January 26, 2002;

MINUTE ORDER 02-37

B. Motion to execute agreement between the County of San Mateo, the City of Redwood City, and the Redwood City Elementary School District for support of the Redwood City Family Centers for fiscal year 2001/2002

MINUTE ORDER 02-38

C. Motion to accept improvements from the Energy Conservation Project of various City facilities, and authorize the release of bonds (Noresco);

MINUTE ORDER 02-39

D. Motion to continue legal services with Cox, Castle and Nicholson and authorize City Attorney to retain services of Robert Doty, Esq. In providing legal representation related to the groundwater contamination - vicinity of El Camino Real/Jefferson Avenue;

MINUTE ORDER 02-40

E. Motion to approve award of contract for the construction of the City Attorney's Office Renovation Project to the lowest responsible bidder, Bridger Construction of Redwood City, California for the amount of $39,400 (Bridger Construction);

MINUTE ORDER 02-41

F. Motion F. Groundwater Contamination - Vicinity of El Camino Real/Jefferson Avenue;
Motion authorize the City Attorney to execute a professional services agreement with Harding ESE, Inc. for environmental engineering services relating to alleged groundwater contamination; and authorize termination of professional services agreement with Subsurface Consultants, Inc.;

MINUTE ORDER 02-42

7.2   Section - Agreements/Resolutions -

A. RESOLUTION 14415 VACATING A PORTION OF A 20 FOOT WIDE UNDERGROUND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AT 3636 & 3642 HAVEN AVENUE (LOT NO. 1, PARCEL MAP 2001-3) IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY PURSUANT TO PART 3 OF DIVISION 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 1, (SUBSECTION 8333 (a)), CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA;

7.3   Section - Claims and Warrants

A. Reject the claims of: Pamela Nunez, claim no. 1973; Ashok Shah claim no. 1978; Marc Nelson, claim no. 1979; Pacific Bell, claim no. 1980; Mildred Reichardt, claim no. 1981; Sharon Crowley, claim no. 1982; Melissa Hermann, claim no. 1983 as submitted;

MINUTE ORDER 02-43

B. Approve warrants dated through February 11, 2002 and usual and necessary payments through February 25, 2002;

MINUTE ORDER 02-44

7.4   Section - Ordinances (2nd Reading) - None

8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST -

8.1.A. 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).

1. Assembly Bill 1823 - Wholesale Regional Water System Security and Reliability Act;

   Council Member Ruskin explained the background stating the critical issue in that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has the authority over the Hetch Hetchy water system and supplies Redwood City with all of its water and the 29 agencies in the Bay Area Water Users Association (BAWUA), with most or almost all of their water. The SFPUC has failed over a significant period of time to fix the system. It is in a state of terrible disrepair, so much that if an earthquake should occur, those 29 agencies could be without water for up to 60 days, which would effect businesses, schools and hospitals as well. The SFPUC has been pushed to make repairs but that not having been successful; legislators led by Assembly Member Papan have introduced AB 1823 into the State Assembly, a product of years of effort by Assembly Members Papan, Simitian and Dutra. AB 1823 offers to accomplish various critical aspects such as requiring San Francisco to adopt by 2003, the Capital Improvement Program necessary to repair the system. It stipulates that the schedule for completion is that all projects will be complete by 2015 with at least half-completed by 2010. It requires San Francisco to complete construction of nine critical projects to safeguard the Bay Area. It further requires that San Francisco in consultation with the 29 Bay Area agencies and local County offices of emergency services to prepare an emergency response plan to restore water after an earthquake. It requires San Francisco and all other regional wholesale water suppliers to distribute available water during any interruption of supply to all customers on an equitable basis. It allows all 29 BAWUA agencies and other wholesale customers to enforce the act through court action and directs the State Department of Water Resources to assume control of the San Francisco regional system if necessary to assure that the act is carried out.

   M/S Jordan/Ira to adopt RESOLUTION 14416 SUPPORTING STATE LEGISLATION (AB 1823) TO REPAIR THE BAY AREA REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS FROM CATASTROPHIC WATER OUTAGES;
   And
   Letters of support to be sent by each individual Council Member.

   The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote.

   MINUTE ORDER 02-45

8.1.B. Council Member Hartnett reported that the Miss Redwood City Pageant occurred at the Fox Theatre on February 10. It was a resounding success with over 400 people in attendance and the young women participating in the pageant were extremely talented and represented themselves very well. Their dedication to presenting themselves and their talents in a very professional manner provided a sense of confidence and optimism in the youth of the community. The accomplished young women were representative of Stanford, Santa Clara University and other colleges from the area.

8.1.C. Council Member Howard reminded Council of the letter from Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group inviting Council to the Annual Advocacy trip to Sacramento on April 2 and 3, 2002. The purpose is to meet with key members of the State Assembly and Senate. She stated that discussion could occur amongst Council on potential issues of discussion.

8.1.D. Council Member Pierce gave a last reminder of the Redwood City Education Foundation Jukebox Friday event to be held on February 22 from 6-9 p.m. at the Old County Courthouse. The Foundation raises funds to allow a music program in the public schools.

8.1.E. Mayor Claire announced the vandalism at Temple Beth Jacob involving a swastika symbol.

9. STAFF REPORTS -

1. Revocable license agreement allowing Dasaro's restaurant/café to use a portion of City Hall Plaza, a public space, for outdoor seating, tables and limited related improvements;

   Principal Planner Jany stated the item before Council is a permit to allow Desaro's to install and use tables, chairs and umbrellas in a portion of City Hall Plaza. On January 9, 2002 obtained a use permit for a restaurant that allows the sale of alcoholic beverages with limited outdoor uses on their property. The applicant is now requesting seating on their property of 36 tables with related improvements on the public plaza requiring a license agreement. The primary use of the plaza will be for public space; Desaro's will remove all encroachments within 48 hours of notice by the City. It is an annual permit, automatically renewable but revocable at the discretion of the City.

   Applicant Greg Sinclair stated that the plan shows more tables and umbrellas than are planned. There will actually be 100 chairs and 25 tables with 20 tables being in the restaurant area rather than in the plaza area.

   M/S Ruskin/Ira to approve the subject license agreement with Dasaro's, LLC and authorize the City Manager to execute same. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.

10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None

11. PUBLIC HEARING - None

12. BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS - None

13. CLOSED SESSION - No action to report.

14. ADJOURNMENT - 7:40 p.m.

M/S Ruskin/Jordan to adjourn until the meeting of February 25, 2002. The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia S. Howe, CMC

City Clerk

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