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SANTA ROSA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND SUMMARY REPORT
REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL, 100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE
AUGUST 17, 2010
3:00 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 three 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 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney
3.3 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Designated Representative: Mayor Susan Gorin.
Unrepresented Employee: City Attorney3.4 ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION(S) AND RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION IN THE 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 -- 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.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JULY 13, 2010 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COUNCILMEMBERS
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CONSENT ITEMS
10.1 MOTION -- AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FUEL FACILITY
This motion, recommended by the Finance Department, approves a five year agreement between the City of Santa Rosa and the Sonoma County Water Agency for the use of the City's fuel facility.
This resolution, recommended by the Transit Department, adopts an annual goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) for Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2012 at 9%. Federal regulations require that recipients of Federal transit assistance prepare an annual goal for the use of (DBE) in transit-related projects.
10.3 RESOLUTION -- AGREEMENTS TERMINATING PREVIOUS COVENANTS RELATED TO THE HOME DEPOT PROPERTY
This resolution, recommended by the Public Works Department, authorizes the Mayor to enter into two agreements regarding the Home Depot site (previously Yardbirds) (1) an Agreement Terminating An Agreement Recorded in the Official Records of Sonoma County (Serial Number R-44795) and (2) an Agreement Terminating “Covenant Granting Burdens on Land” Recorded in the Official Records of Sonoma County (Serial Number D-99900).
This resolution, recommended by the Recreation, Parks & Community Services Department, authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to increase appropriations in expenditure account 09712, Recreation-Neighborhood Programs, by $6,500, the source of funds being donations from community sponsors in support of Gang Prevention Awareness Week activities.
10.5 RESOLUTION – AMENDMENT TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This resolution approves the Amendment to Employment Agreement—Interim City Manager reflecting the City Manager's agreement to take two unpaid furlough days and authorizes the Mayor to execute said agreement on behalf of the City.
10.6 RESOLUTION -- AGREEMENT FOR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT RELATED FEES FOR ACACIA LANE SENIOR HOUSING; PEP HOUSING - 657 ACACIA LANE (Continued from the July 27, 2010 Regular Meeting)
This resolution, recommended by the Community Development Department, approves the fee deferral agreement including subordination to a future construction loan for PEP Housing.
11. REPORT ITEMS
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BACKGROUND: In an effort to continue to enhance the delivery of emergency medical service (EMS) to the citizens of Santa Rosa, the Fire Department has renegotiated the current partnership contract with American Medical Response (AMR), the ambulance company serving the County's ambulance franchise. The goal has been to develop an arrangement whereby AMR funds a portion of the Fire Department's paramedic program. The Department would continue to provide first response paramedic service by using existing engine companies and currently employed personnel who are licensed paramedics. In exchange, AMR would be allowed to use the arrival time of Fire Department paramedic engines to meet its contractual response time requirements with the County.
The first responder paramedic engine company program started with two paramedic engine companies, nine paramedics and a sixteen hour per week EMS Manager. Presently the program has developed into ten paramedic engines companies, two intermittent paramedic truck companies, thirty-five paramedics, ninety emergency medical technicians and one EMS Division Chief.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Fire Department that the council, by resolution, approve an amended agreement between the City of Santa Rosa and American Medical Response simplifying the calculation of fees owed to the City in order to expedite payment.
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BACKGROUND: The annual charges of the storm water enterprise have been fixed by the Council at $27.44 per equivalent residential unit (ERU) for fiscal year 10/11. To simplify the payment process for property owners and to reduce collection expenses, the City, as directed by Council, proposes to collect the charges on the Sonoma County property tax roll.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Finance Department that the Council, by resolution, place the storm water enterprise charges on the tax roll to be collected by the County Tax Collector at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected.
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BACKGROUND: General Plan Amendments are considered three times per year in accordance with General Plan policy. This General Plan Amendment package includes several amendments to the General Plan Land Use Diagram, one General Plan text amendment, several associated rezonings and Zoning Code text amendments, and an amendment to the Design Guidelines.
a. Central/Frances General Plan Amendment and Rezoning. This proposal includes a request to change the General Plan land use designation of 0.34 acres located at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Frances Street from Light Industry to Retail and Business Services, and to rezone from IG General Industrial to CG General Commercial. The Planning Commission adopted resolutions (5-0) recommending adoption of the Negative Declaration, and approval of the General Plan Amendment and Rezoning.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. The Planning Commission and Community Development recommend that the Council, by resolutions, adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the General Plan Amendment and introduce an ordinance rezoning property located at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Frances Street.
b. The Community Development Department recommends that the Council adopt, by resolutions and ordinances, the following General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendments, consistent with the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan:
• Amend Santa Rosa General Plan 2035 to eliminate the maximum density in the Transit Village Mixed Use land use designation;
• Change the General Plan land use designation of the individual parcels.
• Add Transit Village-Residential (TV-R) Zoning District to the Zoning Code;
• Add Transit Village-Mixed (TV-M) Zoning District to the Zoning Code;
• Add Station Area (-SA) Combining District to the Zoning Code;
• Add Limited Light Industrial (-LIL) Combining District to the Zoning Code;
• Amend Zoning Code Section 20-28.040, Historic (-H) Combining District;
• Amend Zoning Code Sections 20-36.040, Parking Requirements by Land Use Type, and 20-36.050, Adjustments to Parking Requirements;
• Amend Zoning Code Section 20-70.020, Definitions;
• Rezone the individual parcels;
• Amend the Design Guidelines Section 2, Core Area.
12. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (AND POSSIBLE COUNCIL ACTION)
12.1 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS QUARTERLY ATTENDANCE REPORTS
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MAYOR'S/COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
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Council may appoint Councilmember Olivares as the voting delegate at the 2010 Annual Conference of League of California Cities.
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Two members of the Waterways Advisory Committee have terms which expired in December 2009. Council will be considering applicants from the previous recruitment which occurred in April 2010, as well as the two incumbents whose terms have expired and may appoint two members to the Waterways Advisory Committee.
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CITY MANAGER'S/CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
15. [IF NEEDED] – ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL CLOSED SESSION ITEMS(S), ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION(S), RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF ANY
16. 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.
17. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
*Did not appear on the preliminary agenda.
**Quasi-judicial or adjudicative action.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
August 24 NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 31
Housing Authority/Redevelopment Agency Interviews
Consent – Acceptance of Target Law Enforcement Grant
Consent – Acceptance of Office of Traffic Safety Grant
Consent – CMA Block Grant – Local Streets and Roads – Citywide Overlay (including Bike Lanes) – Resolution Local Match
Consent – CMA Block Grant – Regional Bike Program – SMART Multi Use Pathway – Resolution Local
Consent – Sonoma Avenue Class II Bike Lanes – Appropriation of Grant Funds
Consent – Garage Structural Repair Design Contract Amendment #2
Consent – Authorizing an Agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Accepting Federal New Freedom Grant Funds to Purchase one Hybrid Low Floor, ADA Compliant Fixed Route Bus
Consent – PSA and Grant Funding Agreement for Lower Colgan Creek Restoration
Consent – Assessment Lien Against Real Property Located at 430 Link Lane
Consent – Waiver of Competitive Bidding – Sole Source Contract Award for Interoffice Courier Mail Services with County of Sonoma
Report – Update on Loans to the Redevelopment Agency
Public Hearing – Skyfarm 3 Appeal
September 7 NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 14
Study Session – Fall Financial Update
Consent – Resolution in Opposition to Proposition 23
Consent – Resolution Supporting Extended Producer Responsibility
September 21 Study Session - AIA SMART Station Competition
Report – Ordinance Enacting Lobbyist Registration Requirements
Report – Campaign Debt Retirement Ordinance
Report – Board and Commission Policy
Public Hearing – Colgan Creek Restoration Project
September 28
Study Session – Local Employment-Bidding Preference
Public Hearing – Taxi Cab Regulations
October 5
Study Session – Urban Water Management Plan Demand Projections
Report – Council Goal Update
October 19
Public Hearing –Green Building Upgrade and Building Code Adoption
October 26 NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 16
Report – Humboldt Street Bike Boulevard Update
November 23 NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Pending: Study Session – Low Impact Development
Consent – Resolution in Support of Proposition 21
Report – Contract Award – Harvest Park
MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 16, 2010
August 19
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 & Pedestrian Advisory Board, 4:00 PM, City Hall Annex – 90 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 7A/B
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