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.
April 1, 2002
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Hartnett, Howard, Jordan (arrived at 7:03 p.m.), Pierce, Ruskin, Vice Mayor Ira (arrived at 7:20 p.m.) and Mayor Claire
Staff Present: City Manager Everett, Public Works Services Director/Assistant City Manager Ingram, City Clerk Howe, Assistant to the City Manager Gonzalez, City Attorney Yamamoto, Financial Services Director Ponty, Community Development Services Director Liedstrand, Community Development Services Manager Patterson
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Ira Ruskin, Council Member
4. INVOCATION - Stephen Converse, Grace Bible Church
5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
A. Performance by Bay Shore Lyric Opera Company;
Invitations were given to Council for the Gala Event to be held on Saturday, April 6, 2002 at the Fox Theatre. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. with a reception and the premiere performance of Die Fledermaus follows at 8:00 p.m. at a cost of $125.00 per person.B. National Community Development Week Proclamation;
Planning and Redevelopment Manager Church received the proclamation presented by Mayor Claire. Mr. Church stated that a display of projects over the years spanning from 1974 would be featured in the hallway area.6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -
Mike Pacelli, Redwood City Chamber of Commerce, announced the 33rd Annual Progress Seminar topics: water, government funding, privacy issues, education and how schools are accountable to communities for results, business riding the wave of innovation and SFO - the environment and the economy.
He stated another event on April 17 at noon, where the Economic Development Committee will be inviting San Mateo County Elections Registrar of Voters Warren Slocum to speak regarding voter turnout.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. Council Member Jordan abstained on Item 7.1A.7.1 Section - Motions
A. Motion to Approve the Minutes of the last meeting of March 11, 2002 as submitted;
MINUTE ORDER 02-78
B. Motion to purchase a Xerox Document Center Copier 460 for the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Community Activities Building;
MINUTE ORDER 02-79
C. Motion to accept final Task Order No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with DES Architects + Engineers;
MINUTE ORDER 02-80
7.2 Section - Agreements/Resolutions -
A. RESOLUTION 14432 FOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION FUNDING;
Council Member Pierce requested that collaboration with the elementary and high schools occur.
7.3 Section - Claims and Warrants
A. Reject the claims of Hugo Turcios, claim no. 1986 and Cynthia Mitchell, claim no. 1994 as submitted;
MINUTE ORDER 02-81
A. Approve warrants dated through April 1, 2002 and usual and necessary payments through April 8, 2002;
MINUTE ORDER 02-82
7.4 Section - Ordinances (2nd Reading)- None
8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST -
8. 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. 12-2002. 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).9. STUDY SESSION ITEMS
- Draft Capital Improvement Program Budget;
City Manager Everett gave a brief introduction stating that this is a draft CIP and will come back to Council at least two more times, in late May and July.
Public Works Services Director/Assistant City Manager Ingram explained the format for the presentation and that the budget is a draft. He stated discussion of the CIP would occur first with questions and answers with Council, then on to the new priorities. A PowerPoint presentation was used to illustrate the major projects that are entirely funded at this time.
Council questions and comments ensued.
- Feasibility Analysis of new City Council Priorities;
Public Works Director/Assistant City Manager stated that feasibility information on costs and impacts on staffing has been provided and Department Heads are present to answer any questions. Other information provided was a matrix of potential funding opportunities for the new priorities, information on current status and projecting out two years of finances as it applies to both the CIP and monies that would be available to ultimately apply to those new priorities.
Consensus by Council was to move the Redwood Shores library to the "A" list and pursue grants for same while looking at other opportunities. Because Canada College is reducing the number of men's sports, Council consensus was for Mayor Claire to write a letter of interest in utilizing the fields to serve women and the community and requesting formal contact in that regard.
Council discussion ensued regarding staff look at the opportunity to share knowledge, effort and costs for the study and operation of a shuttle system with neighboring cities. Discussion evolved on community involvement, advance planning, childcare location investigation, housing programs for teachers to stay focused on the elementary level, the potential for a soccer field site at St. Anthony's next to Garfield and possible lighting at the Pacific Shores location. Staff was encouraged to work toward a program of a closer control of fields scheduling. A report was requested on the feasibility of utilizing bonds to fund some priorities.
10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
11. PUBLIC HEARING - None
12. BOARDS, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS - None
13. CLOSED SESSION - None to report.
14. ADJOURNMENT - 9:00 p.m.
M/S to adjourn until the next regular meeting of April 8, 2002 in memory of Gail Webster, Bert Peralta and Bill Moran.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia S. Howe, CMC
City Clerk
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