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SANTA ROSA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND SUMMARY REPORT
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE
APRIL 13, 2010
2:30 P.M. (MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, ROOM 10)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. STUDY SESSION -- NONE
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S) AND ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION(S) IN MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM (ROOM 10, CITY HALL)
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Prior to adjournment into Closed Session, the public may speak up to 3 minutes on items to be addressed in Closed Session.
3.1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representatives: Greg Scoles, Deputy City Manager, Fran Elm, Human Resources Director and Chris Sliz, Employee Relations Manager.
Employee Organizations: Santa Rosa Firefighters Association – Local 1401 (representing City Employee Unit 2); Operating Engineers Local 3, Maintenance and Utility System Operators (Employee Units 3 and 16); Santa Rosa City Employees Association (Employee Units 4, 6, 7); Santa Rosa Police Officers Association, (Employee Unit 5); Service Employees International Union Local 1021, (Employee Units 8 and 14); Public Safety Management Association (Employee Unit 9); Santa Rosa City Attorneys’ Association (Employee Unit 17), Santa Rosa Management Association (Employee Unit 18).Unrepresented Executive Management, Middle Management, and Confidential Employees (Employee Units 10, 11 and 12).
3.2 ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
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P.M. (CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER)
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL
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REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSION(S)
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
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PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS: Except for public hearing items, comments from the public will be allowed on all agenda items at the time each item is called. Comments on public hearing items may be made when the hearing is opened.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Comments from the public on non-agenda items will be heard under Agenda Item 12.
7. STAFF BRIEFINGS
This time is reserved for City staff to brief the Council on departmental issues of interest. No action will be taken on these matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for Council consideration.
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This presentation is to invite Council and the public to the 2010 Spring Clean event on April 24, 2010. At this annual event, Community organizations, the County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa bring together over 1,000 volunteers to meet specific needs throughout the community. Work is done between 8 a.m. and 12 noon at which time the volunteers are invited to return to the Finley Community Center to enjoy lunch.
This year, Spring Clean will be followed by the "Sustainable Food and Gardening Festival" which lasts until 4:30 p.m., also at the Finley Community Center. The Festival will include presentations inside the center as well as outside booths which are being offered free to organizations who wish to network and share who they are and what they do.7.2
April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The City of Santa Rosa, as well as the community, has been busy planning a weeklong celebration, which will include: The City’s 1st Annual Earth Day Fair in Old Courthouse Square, Roseland’s 2nd Annual Earth Day, All Aboard on Earth Day (free rides on CityBus), The Laguna Keepers Native Plant Garden Project, Greenway Creek Clean-up Project, Spring Clean, Sustainable Food and Gardening Festival, and more.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES – MARCH 9, AND MARCH 30, 2010 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCILMEMBERS
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CONSENT ITEMS
10.1 RESOLUTION – CONTRACT AWARD – FORD F550 4-DOOR 4X4 TYPE IV EMERGENCY VEHICLE
This resolution, recommended by the Finance, Fire and Public Works Departments, authorizes the award and issuance of a purchase order for one 2010 Ford F550 4-Door 4X4 Type IV Emergency Vehicle to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Hansel Ford, Santa Rosa, CA, in the amount of $188,999.89, and increase appropriations in 3016-84 Equipment Replacement Purchases by $188,999.89, with the source of funds being the reserves of the Equipment Replacement Fund.
10.2 RESOLUTION -- ASSESSMENT LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1020 BENNETT VALLEY ROAD
This resolution, recommended by the Department of Community Development, confirms the special assessment lien in the amount of $13,868.30 against the property located at 1020 Bennett Valley Road for violations of the City Code that remain uncorrected by the responsible parties, Darryll P. and Stacey M. Salvadori and authorizes recording of a lien and placing the assessment on the property tax roll for collection.
11. REPORT ITEMS
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BACKGROUND: In 1981, with Caltrans' consent, the City of Santa Rosa entered into a sublease agreement with Railroad Plaza, Ltd. under which the City would operate and maintain 148 parking spaces on the Caltrans' premises (located between Third and Fifth Streets, under Highway 101) for public parking. Caltrans suspended the sublease effective January 1, 2006 to allow the property to be used as a staging area for construction of transportation improvements (i.e. the freeway widening project). As part of this project, Caltrans demolished the two buildings constructed on the premises by Railroad Plaza, Ltd. The City notified Caltrans of its interest to fully utilize the premises for public parking, including the area previously occupied by the buildings. Caltrans expressed a desire to execute a lease agreement with the City that would replace the existing sublease. The parties have negotiated and reached agreement on terms of a new lease agreement that will allow the City to operate and maintain the entire premises for public parking.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Department of Economic Development and Housing and the City Attorney's Office that the Council, by motion, approve the State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Airspace Lease and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
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BACKGROUND: An increase in parking user fees is proposed for the Railroad Square Meter Zone to repay the Parking District's current and planned investment in design and construction costs to develop parking improvements on the Caltrans' premises, located between Third and Fifth Streets, under Highway 101, and fund the on-going operations and maintenance costs associated with these lots. Proposed changes include increase in the parking meter rate, from $0.50 to $1.00 per hour, and establishment of permit rates of $30 and $45 per month based on proximity to the lots.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Department of Economic Development and Housing that the Council, by resolution, adopt the Schedule of Parking User Fees to increase parking rates in Railroad Square, effective September 1, 2010.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
This is the time when any person may address the Council on matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Each speaker is allowed three minutes. To address the Council you are requested to complete the yellow Speaker’s Card and give it to the City Clerk.
13. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL ACTION)
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MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS
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CITY MANAGER'S/CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORTS
16. [IF NEEDED] – ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL CLOSED SESSION ITEMS(S), ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION(S), RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF ANY
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ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.
**Quasi-judicial or adjudicative action.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 20
Study Session – Proposed Santa Rosa Hotel Business Improvement Assessment
Staff Briefing – Crime Statistics Update
Consent – Preliminary Approval of the Subregional 2010/11 Operating and Maintenance and CIP Budget
Consent – Contract Award – Mendocino Avenue ITS Improvements
Report – Solar Implementation Plan
Report – Budget Deficit Reductions Measure Revised Information Technology Deficit Reduction Items
Report – Work Plan to Consider General Plan Amendments in the Maxwell Court and Sebastopol Road/Roberts Road areas within the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Boundary
Public Hearing – Stony Point Road Re-Striping Project
April 27 Special Meeting - City Manager Selection Criteria
May 4
Study Session – Spring Financial Update
Staff Briefing – Presentation of Water Conservation Awards
Consent – Approval of Legal Services Contract
Report – Business Improvement Assessment District
Public Hearing – Authorizing Submission of the 2010/2011 Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
May 11
Study Session – Review of the Measure O Budget
Staff Briefing – Water Conservation Poster Contest Winners
Report – Aggressive Additions to the Economic Sustainability Workplan
May 12 Special Meeting – Closed Session – Public Employee Appointment of City Manager
May 18 No City Council Meeting
May 28 Special Meeting – Closed Session – Public Employee Appointment of City Manager
Pending:
Study Session – Low Impact Development
Consent – Community Media Center Agreement Amendment
Consent – Resolution of Intent to Form Business Improvement Assessment District
Report – Humboldt Street Bike Boulevard Update
Report – Community Media Center Annual Report
Report – Taxi Cab Regulations
Report – Burbank Avenue Utilities Certificate
Public Hearing – Stony Point Road Underground Utility District
Public Hearing – Stony Point Road Reconstruction and Widening Project, Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report
MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 12, 2010
April 13
Merit Awards Committee, 9:00 AM, Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane
Economic Development Subcommittee, 12:00 noon, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 10
Board of Public Utilities, 3:00 PM, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 7
April 15
Board of Public Utilities, 1:30 PM, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Council Chamber
Design Review Board, 2:00 PM, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 7
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, 4:00 PM, City Hall Annex, 90 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 7A/B
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