Meeting
Albany City Council
City Hall Council Chambers
1000 San Pablo Ave., Albany, CA
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 7:00 PM
https://albanyca.zoom.us/s/87852424530
PUBLIC MEETING GUIDELINES
Albany
City Council
meetings
are
conducted
in
person
at
City
Hall
Council
Chambers.
As
a
courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to participate virtually. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will
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uninterrupted,
and
technical difficulties
may
occur
from
time
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1. CALL TO ORDER / LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“The City of Albany recognizes that we occupy the land originally protected by the Confederated Villages of Lisjan. We acknowledge the genocide that took place on these lands and must make strides to repay the moral debt that is owed to this indigenous people, specifically the Ohlone Tribe. We thank them for their contributions which have transformed our community, and will continue to bring forth growth and unity. The City of Albany commits to sustaining ongoing relationships with the Tribe and together build a better future for all that now make this their home.”
2. ROLL CALL
3. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY
No public comment will be taken.
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
4‑1.
Proclamation/Certificate of Recognition – AMS Softball Club Team 2023 Season 4-1 Recognition of the AMS Softball Club Team Proclamation
5. CITY MANAGER REPORT
The City Manager provides verbal and/or written reports regarding matters of interest to the Council.
Information available on
City website weekly eNews
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https://www.albanyca.org/our-city/city-news
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6. GOOD OF THE CITY / PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the City Council on an item that is not on the agenda. Please note that City policy limits each speaker up to three (3) minutes. The Mayor may reduce the time limit per speaker depending on the number of speakers. The Brown Act limits the Council’s ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
Comments related to items appearing on the agenda are taken up at the time the City Council deliberates each action item. The Mayor will announce when the period for public comment is open on each agenda item.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. By approval of the Consent Calendar, the staff recommendations will be adopted unless otherwise modified by the City Council. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or a member of the audience requests removal of the items from the Consent Calendar. 7‑1.
Minutes – June 5, 2023
Staff recommendation: Approve
CC2023-06-05 Minutes DRAFT
7‑2.
Ratification of Payroll – Date Paid 6/2/2023: Net Amount $369,875.90, Taxes/Benefits/Deductions $387,553.88, Total Payroll $757,429.78 Staff recommendation: Ratify
7‑3.
Ratification of Bills, Claims and Demands – Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $142,616.07 (6/2/2023), $857,029.60 (6/9/2023) Staff recommendation: Ratify
20230602 Council pkt
20230609 Council pkt
7‑4.
Advisory Body Resignation:
James Bensman appointed by Vice Mayor Miki resigned from the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Commission Staff Recommendation: Information only
7‑5.
Annual Sewer Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 32000)
Call for Bids for 2023 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project (Contract No. C23-17) Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-44, authorizing the City Manager to approve a Call for Bids for the 2023 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project (Contract No. C23-17), using funds appropriated as part of the Annual Sewer Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 32000) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
The project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 “Existing Facilities” of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing sewer with negligible expansion of use. 7-5 _Staff Report 2023 SSRP-Call for Bids
7-5 Att 1 Reso 2023-44 Auth SSRP Call for Bids
7-5 Att 2 2023 SSRP_Location-Map
7‑6.
Annual Storm Drain Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 35000) Call for Bids for 2023 Storm Drain Repair Project (Contract No. C23-30) Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-45, authorizing the City Manager to approve a Call for Bids for the 2023 Storm Drain Repair Project (Contract No. C23-39), using funds previously appropriated as part of the Annual Storm Drain Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 35000) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
This project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 “Existing Facilities” of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing sewer with negligible expansion of use. 7-6 _Staff Report Call for Bids 2023 Storm Drain Repair 7-6 Att 1 Reso Call for Bids 2023 Storm Drain Repair
7-6 Att 2 Project Locations Map
7‑7.
Amendment to Contract No. C18-62 - Maintenance Contract for Janitorial Services Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-46, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment #9 to Contract No. C18-62 with Karla’s Janitorial Services, using funds previously appropriated as part of the Public Works Operating Budget 7-7 _Staff Report - Janitorial Extension
7-7 Att 1_Reso 2023-46 - Janitorial Extension
7-7 Att 2_C18-62 Amend 9
7‑8.
Annual Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 22000)
Contract No. C23-09 Contract Change Order #1
Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-47, authorizing the City Manager to execute Contract Change Order (CCO) #1 to Contract No. C23-09 with Villalobos in the not-to-exceed amount of $114,575 using funds previously appropriated for the Annual Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 22000) and the Annual Street Rehabilitation Program (CIP No. 21000) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
This project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 “Existing Facilities” of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts the repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of streets, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and street trees. 7-8 _Staff Report - C23-09 CCO1
7-8 Att 1 Reso 2023-47 C23-09 CCO1 Approval
7-8 Att 2 4-27-2023 Transportation Commission Item 5-3
7-8 Att 3 1501 Washington & 602 Santa Fe Repair Plan Set 7-8 Att 4 C23-09 CCO1 Villalobos
7‑9.
Albany Hill Eucalyptus Project (CIP No. 41015) – Award of Consulting Contract No. C23-40 for Development of the Albany Hill Forest Management and Habitat Restoration Plan Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-48, authorizing the City Manager to award Contract No. C23-40 to RDG for development of the Albany Hill Forest Management and Habitat Restoration Plan, in the not-to-exceed amount of $158,848, using funds previously appropriated for the Albany Hill Eucalyptus Project (CIP No. 41015) 7-9 _Staff Report RDG_Nomad Ecology_clean
7-9 Att 1 Reso 2023-48 C23-40 Forest Mgmt Contract
7-9 Att 2 RDG AH plan C23-40
7-9 Att 3 2023.06.02 Final Albany Hill RDG Nomad Scope and Budget copy 7‑10.
Amendment #3 to Contract No. C16-28 with Phillips Seabrook Associates for Community Development Department Project Review and Inspection Services Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-49, authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment #3 to Contract No. C16-28 with Phillips Seabrook Associates for Community Development Department project review and inspection services 7-10 _Staff Report CC2023-06-20 PSA Contract
7-10 Att 1 Reso 2023-49 Review & Inspection Services Contract 7-10 Att 2 Excerpts from Phillips Seabrook web page
7-10 Att 3 Contract Amendment 3 to C16-28 PSA
7‑11.
Cooperative Agreement with University of California Berkeley Staff Recommendation: That the Council approve the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Albany and the University of California Berkeley 7-11 _Staff Report Cooperative Agreement UC Berkeley
Att 1 ALBANY CITY_UCB COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT FINAL 06132023 7‑12.
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Community Development Block Grant Project Agreement with Alameda County Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-50, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Alameda County for the use of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $118,308 and authorizing the appropriation of said funds to be reimbursed to the City for expenditures incurred 7-12 _Staff Report FY2023-24 CDBG Agreement
7-12 Att 1 Reso 2023-50
7-12 Att 2 Agreement with Alameda County for CDBG FY 2023-24 7‑13.
Recommendation of Consultant to Conduct Racial Equity Survey Staff Recommendation: That the Council authorize staff to work with The Justice Collective to develop a contract for services to conduct a racial equity survey for the City of Albany 7-13 _Staff Report Racial Equity Survey Consultant
7-13 Att 1 TJC Proposal and Supplementals
8. PRESENTATION
8‑1.
Revenue Measures Overview
Staff Recommendation: That the Council receive a presentation from NBS Government Solutions regarding an overview of municipal revenue options and provide feedback to staff on any next steps 8-1 _Staff Report - Revenue Measures Overview
9. PUBLIC HEARING
9‑1.
Public Hearing on the Levy of Assessments within Assessment District No. 1988-1 for Fiscal Year 2023/24 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 Staff Recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-51,confirming the diagram and assessment, levying assessments in Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 1988-1 for Fiscal Year 2023/24 (pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972) and ordering of the levy to be placed on the Fiscal Year 2023/24 secured property tax roll 9-1 _Staff Report LLAD 1988-1 FY23-24
9-1 Att 1 - Reso 2023-51 LLAD 88-1 Confirming and Levying 9-1 Att 2 Albany 1988-1_ Engineers Report_FY 23-24_Final 9‑2.
Seismic Safety Soft Story Retrofit Ordinance, First Reading Staff Recommendation: That the Council:
Introduce and waive for first reading Ordinance No. 2023-04, an ordinance amending the code of the City of Albany, California (1988) to require seismic retrofit of certain residential buildings.
Adopt Resolution 2023-52, authorizing the mayor to send letters of support advocating for state funding of soft story retrofits. 9-2 _Staff Report Soft Story Ordinance
9-2 Att 1 Albany housing breakdown
9-2 Att 2 2023-02-21 Staff Report
9-2 Att 3 Ordinance 2023-04 Retrofit
9-2 Att 4 Reso 2023-52 to support soft story grant
20230620 CC9-2 Public Comment - Updated 20230620 430PM
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
11. NEW BUSINESS
12. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS, COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS ON APPOINTED REPRESENTATION OF ALBANY, AND OTHER MEETINGS AND EVENTS Council Subcommittees report, if they have met, and reports on any local, state or regional government meetings at which they have represented the City of Albany. Council members may provide reports on any meetings and/or community events and activities they have attended or plan to attend that they believe may be of interest to the Council, staff, or public. The Mayor may invite community members who represent Albany at such meetings to report as well.
A written report of meetings attended provided to staff is encouraged in advance of the posting of the Council agenda to include with the agenda materials. The Council shall have the authority to take action regarding any agendized written recommendations provided under this agenda category as needed.
City Council Appointed Representation Bodies
Appointee
Alternate
Alameda County Mayors’ Conference
Tiedemann
Miki
Alameda County Transportation Commission
Jordan
Miki
Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Hansen-Romero
Jordan
Association of Bay Area Government
Tiedemann
Jordan
East Bay Community Energy JPA Board
Tiedemann
López
East Bay Sports Field Recreational Authority JPA
Miki
Hansen-Romero
Housing Authority of Alameda County
McQuaid
N/A
League of California Cities (East Bay)
Miki
López
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
López
N/A
Alameda County Library Advisory Commission
Jordan
Tiedemann
Rausser College of Natural Resources Dean’s Advisory Committee on the Gill Tract (DAC) López
N/A
Police & Fire Pension Fund Board
Tiedemann
Miki
Alameda County Paratransit Advisory & Planning Committee (PAPCO) (vacant)
N/A
13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Council Members and City Manager note upcoming agenda items that may be of interest to the Council, staff, or public. Council Members may request that items be placed on a future agenda.
14. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Information available on City website
https://www.albanyca.org/our-city/city-calendar
City Calendar web page and
City eNews: https://www.albanyca.org/our-city/city-news . No public comment will be taken.
Upcoming City Meetings
1. Climate Action Committee Meeting, Wednesday, June 21, 7:00 PM, City Hall Council Chambers
2. Transportation Commission Meeting, Thursday, June 22, 7:00 PM, City Hall Council Chambers
3. Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, Wednesday, June 28, 7:00 PM, City Hall Council Chambers
15. ADJOURNMENT
Per City Council Resolution No. 2021-13, no Council meeting shall continue past 10:30 p.m. unless a two-thirds majority of the Council votes to extend the meeting to discuss specified items; and any motion to extend the meeting beyond 10:30 p.m. shall include a list of specific agenda items to be covered. Any items not completed at a regularly scheduled Council meeting shall be continued to the next regular meeting or by a two-thirds majority vote of the Council to an adjourned regular meeting.
The Council agenda is posted for public inspection in advance of meetings at the City Hall, the Albany Community Center, and the Albany Senior Center. Agendas and supporting documents can also be found online at:
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Supporting documents and any public comments received will be made available for public inspection online or via email request. If you have any questions pertaining to any agenda item or meeting procedure, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 1 (510) 528-5710 or [email protected]
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Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the City Council or submitted as part of your written public comment, the information will become part of the official public record, which will be posted online and subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.
NOTICE
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge a decision of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at a public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
The decision of the City Council is final as of the date of its decision unless judicial review is initiated pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5. Any such petition for judicial review is subject to the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure 1094.6.
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