SANTA ROSA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND SUMMARY REPORT
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE
MAY 12, 2009
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2:00 P.M.
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(CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER)
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. STUDY SESSION
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Staff will present a discussion of rainwater harvesting and gray water systems as they pertain to California Department of Public Health regulatory requirements for domestic water systems, City of Santa Rosa’s Backflow Prevention Program, and Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District’s concerns for the water storage tanks. The Council may ask questions and discuss these matters.
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The City Council held its Goals Session on March 6 and 7, 2009. During the Goals Session, the Council reviewed the existing Council Goals and created a revised set of Goals. Historically, the Council Goals have helped prioritize and focus the City's resources on its most important issues. The Goals are based on the Santa Rosa 2030 visioning process and its strategic framework and initiatives. Following formal approval of the Goals, it is recommended that workplans be developed, and it is suggested that Staff members return at a Council meeting in August with the first quarterly status report for each of the Goals approved by the Council. Workgroups are being formed and City Council liaisons will be established for each of the Goals. The preliminary set of revised Goals that the Council agreed upon at the session in March are in draft form and will be refined by the Council and Staff. The Council may ask questions and discuss this matter.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S) AND ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION(S) IN MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM (ROOM 10, CITY HALL)
3.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9. One potential case.
3.2 ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
4:00 P.M. (CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER)
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROLL CALL
5. REPORT, IF ANY, ON STUDY AND CLOSED SESSION(S)
6. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
6.1 PROCLAMATION – BIKE OR WALK TO WORK DAY
6.2 PROCLAMATION – NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK
6.3 PROCLAMATION – BRUSH CREEK NURSERY SCHOOL’S 5OTH ANNIVERSARY
6.4 PROCLAMATION – PARKINSON’S DISEASE AWARENESS
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 -- NONE
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.
8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- APRIL 14, 2009 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
9. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCILMEMBERS
10. CONSENT ITEMS
10.1 MOTION – AMENDMENT #1 TO TRANSIT MALL DESIGN CONTRACT
This motion, recommended by the Department of Transit & Parking, approves Amendment #1 to the professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc, for design and engineering services and construction support, totaling $214,394, for a contract total of $441,394, with a 10% contingency reserve, for the Transit Mall Revitalization and Wayfinding Project. Funding is appropriated in Fund 0651-7749, utilizing a Transit Development Act, Article IV Capital Grant.
This Resolution amends the City Classification and Salary Plan by creating the classification of Deputy Director - Neighborhood Services in the Recreation and Parks Department with a salary range of $8,365 to $10,820 per month, to be placed in Unit 18, Miscellaneous Mid-Management.
10.3 ORDINANCE ADOPTION – REZONING - KOCALIS TRUST - 2100 SEBASTOPOL ROAD
This ordinance, introduced at the May 5, 2009 Regular Council Meeting, rezones property located at 2100 Sebastopol Road to the CG (General Commercial) District.
10.4 ORDINANCE ADOPTION – REZONING 1212 LANCE DRIVE
This ordinance, introduced at the May 5, 2009 Regular Council Meeting, rezones property located at located at 1212 Lance Drive to the R-3-18 (Multi-Family Residential) District.
10.5 ORDINANCE ADOPTION – REZONING CALVARY CATHOLIC CEMETERY - 2930 BENNETT VALLEY ROAD
This ordinance, introduced at the May 5, 2009 Regular Council Meeting, rezones property located at 2930 Bennett Valley Road to the PI (Public Institutional) District.
11. REPORT ITEMS
11.1 REPORT -- NEW SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA FACILITY ON MARK WEST SPRINGS ROAD
BACKGROUND: Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa is in the process of seeking County of Sonoma approval of its new facility on Mark West Springs Road and will present its plans for this facility to the Council.
RECOMMENDATION: This item is informational only. No Council action is requested. The Council may ask questions and discuss this matter.
11.2 REPORT -- DOWNTOWN STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN CONSISTENCY AMENDMENTS & REZONINGS WORK PLAN
BACKGROUND: On October 9, 2007 the City Council adopted the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan (DSASP), which guides the transition to higher density, pedestrian and transit-oriented development in the core downtown areas of Santa Rosa. The DSASP included many new policies including: General Plan land use designations Transit Village Medium and Transit Village Mixed Use, distinct Sub-Areas, land use Goals and Policies, and new Development Guidelines and Streetscape Standards. Chapter 8, Section B(1) of the DSASP requires the City to coordinate Zoning Code and Design Guidelines consistency amendments to implement the vision and policies of the plan. The Department of Community Development has prepared a work plan to address these technical amendments as well as to rezone properties consistent with the DSASP. This work is expected to provide clear expectations for land use and development proposals in the core area and to ease implementation of the DSASP vision.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Community Development Department that the Council, by motion, accept the proposed the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Consistency Amendments and Rezonings Work Plan, and authorize Community Development to conduct the work utilizing existing staff resources.
(THE COUNCIL MAY RECESS DURING THE EVENING FOR 30 MINUTES FOR A DINNER BREAK)
11.3 REPORT -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
BACKGROUND: Unfunded Master Professional Services Agreements for engineering services have been used successfully by the City since 2001. Time is saved by prequalifying consultants for future work and establishing the legal framework for utilizing consultant services. Funds are only encumbered when project-specific Project Work Orders are issued. Engineering services staff’s consultant needs can be addressed by awarding additional Master Professional Services Agreements.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Public Works and Utilities Departments that the Council, by resolution, award Master Professional Services Agreements to various consultants designated in the staff report for performing consultant services for engineering staff.
BACKGROUND: The Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse Project Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), comprised of the Draft EIR, Response to Comments, and an Addendum to the Final EIR, addresses the proposed Lowe’s Home Improvement Project located at 2532, 2612 and 2620 Santa Rosa, and 325 Yolanda Avenue. On April 9, 2009, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution (5-1-1) recommending that the Council not certify the Final EIR on the basis of its inadequacy as cited in the findings set forth in the Commission's resolution.
The Council is the final decision making authority for Certification of the Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse Project Final EIR. To certify the Final EIR, the Council must find that the Final EIR adequately identifies and analyzes the environmental effects of the project and the alternatives, and was completed in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and the Santa Rosa City Code.
RECOMMENDATION: Certification of the Final EIR is a Council determination based upon the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City’s CEQA ordinance. The Planning Commission recommends that the Council, by resolution, not certify the Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse Final Environmental Impact Report on the basis of its inadequacy as described in the Planning Commission's resolution.
12. 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)
13.1 RESOLUTION NO. 09-23 GOVERNING BOARD OF ROSELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
14. MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS
15. 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
17. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.
**Quasi-judicial or adjudicative action.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
May 19
Study Session -- FY 09/10 CIP Overview
Study Session – Sonoma County Water Agency Strategic Priorities
Consent – Community Choice Aggregation Investigation Declaration
Consent – Establish a One Way Street – Tenth Street
Consent – Feasibility Study for Capacity Enhancements – Farmers Lane/Hwy 12/Fourth Street
Consent – Execution of Master Agreement and Program Supplements for State-Funded Transit Projects
Consent – Contract Award Stony Point Road Widening
Consent – Arbitrage Interest Rebate
Consent – Santa Rosa Creek – B Street Outfall Retrofit Project Financial Assistance Agreement
Consent – Funding Agreement and Benefit Findings for Construction of Airfield Park
Report – Green Building Advisory Committee Work Plans
Public Hearing – Mendocino Avenue Corridor Plan Adoption
Public Hearing – Sam Jones Hall
Public Hearing – Piner Road Annexation & Prezoning
May 26 No Council Meeting
June 2
Staff Briefing -- Crime Statistics
Consent – Local 1401 Contract Amendment
Consent – Amendment Number Three to the Professional Services Agreement with MV Transportation to Provide ADA Paratransit Service
Consent – Cooperative Purchase of Gillig Hybrid Electric Buses
Report – Council Priorities for Department of Energy Block Grant
Public Hearing – EMS First Responder Fees
Public Hearing -- 1300 Farmers Lane Appeal of Public Convenience Necessity
June 16
Report – CEQA Greenhouse Gas Update
Public Hearing -- Burbank Utility Certificate
June 17-19 Budget Meetings
June 30
Report – Downtown Parking (Continued from April 28, 2009)
Pending:
Joint Study Session with Redevelopment Agency – Basics of Redevelopment
Consent – Stony Point Road Phase I Bid
Report – Water Shortage Update
Report – CAB Restructuring
Report – Parking Fine Increases
MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 11, 2009
May 12: Economic Development Subcommittee, 12:00 Noon, City Hall, Room 10
May 13: Technical Advisory Committee, 10:30 A.M. Laguna Treatment Plant, 4300 Llano Road
May 14: Planning Commission, 4:00 P.M., City Hall, Council Chamber
May 18: Swearing in of Police Chief, Tom Schwedhelm, 5:30 P.M., City Hall, Council Chamber
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