Jeff Gee, Mayor
Lissette Espinoza-Garnica, Vice
Mayor
Alicia C. Aguirre, Council Member
Kaia Eakin, Council Member
Diane Howard, Council Member
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Council
Member
Chris Sturken, Council Member
MEETING LOCATION
CITY OF REDWOOD CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1017 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
www.redwoodcity.org
Virtual via Zoom:
redwoodcity.zoom.us
Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Monday, January 23, 2023
6:00 PM
Please turn off all electronic devices before the start of the meeting to prevent disruptions CONSISTENT WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, while the primary meeting takes place at the Redwood City meeting location, City Councilmembers and members of the public may attend in person at the Redwood City meeting location, at the teleconference location, or by Zoom or phone.
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AGENDA MATERIALS:
City Council agenda materials, released less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 1017 Middlefield Road and Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063, in a public binder at each City Council meeting, and on the City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
The City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please send a written request to Pamela Aguilar, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address [email protected] including your name, address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at least 24 hours before the meeting.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL CONCLUDE BY 11:00 P.M.
UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED BY COUNCIL VOTE
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - [Led by Council Member Martinez Saballos]
4. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4.A. Recognition of winners of the Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest by the City of Redwood City's Public Works Water Division
4.B. Career Online High School Graduation
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
6.A. Resolution to Approve the Application for Specified Grant Funds from the Budget Act of 2022 in the amount of $4,450,000 for the Downtown Parks and Bay Connectivity Project
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution approving application for specified grant funds from The Budget Act of 2022, item 3790-101-0001 as amended by AB 179, Section 19.56 item# (b)(13)(D) $4,450,000 to the City of Redwood to help fund conversion of Library Lot A and the Main Street/City Hall Redwood City Parking lots to active park spaces, the creation of the Redwood Creek trail via new boardwalks, and initial funding for Taft School Field improvements.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.B. Final acceptance of the Speed Hump Project (Canyon, Edgewood, Hazel, Hudson, Oak)
Recommendation:
By motion, accept the Speed Hump Project (Canyon, Edgewood, Hazel, Hudson, Oak) and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
6.C. Approve updates to City Investment Policy to comply with changes in state law, reflect Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 98 and clarify third party sources that may be used to ensure the City’s sustainability objectives are met
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and adopt the City’s updated Investment Policy.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.D. Resolution declaring a continued state of local emergency and affirming findings on the need for the City Council and other City legislative bodies subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act to hold hybrid or virtual meetings pursuant to AB 361 to preserve public health and safety
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redwood City declaring a continued state of local emergency and need for the City Council and other City legislative bodies subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act to hold hybrid or virtual meetings in order to ensure the health and safety of the public.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.E. Resolution Approving and Authorizing Submission of the State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Form 130 Designating Personnel to Act as the Agents for the City of Redwood City When Seeking Financial Assistance After a Disaster
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redwood City designating the City Manager and Assistant City Manager/Director of Administrative Services as agents authorized to execute and file the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ Form 130 on behalf of the City of Redwood City for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance related to any existing or future grant program.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.F. Rejection of general liability claim by Ms. Cheryl Perman-Ruskin
6.G. Approve Minutes of January 9, 2023 City Council meeting
6.H. Approve claims and checks from January 23, 2023 to February 13, 2023 and the usual and necessary payments through February 13, 2023
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.A. 1330 El Camino Real Residential Project – 130-unit for rent residential project with 26 affordable housing units. Requested entitlements and approvals include: (1) a Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) Amendment; (2) Tentative Parcel Map; (3) Downtown Planned Community Permit; (4) Concessions and Waivers of Development Standards under State Density Bonus Law and (5) Affordable Housing Plan
Recommendation:
1) Adopt a Resolution approving a Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) Amendment, Downtown Planned Community Permit, Tentative Parcel Map, Concessions and Waivers of Development Standards under State Density Bonus Law, and an Affordable Housing Plan for the Project and considering the previously certified Downtown Precise Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2006052027) pursuant to sections 15162, 15168, and 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
CEQA:
Project consistent with Previous Plan EIR
8. STAFF REPORTS
8.A. Informational Update on Potential San Mateo County-Sponsored Extremely Low Income Affordable Supportive Housing Project at 1580 Maple Recommendation:
Receive an update on the County of San Mateo 1580 Maple Extremely Low Income Affordable Supportive Housing Development Project and provide individual Council feedback, if any, to the County of San Mateo and MidPen Housing.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
9.A. Approval of the 2023 regional appointments to joint powers authorities (Advanced Life Support, Emergency Services Council, Peninsula Clean Energy, Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, South Bayside Waste Management Authority, Silicon Valley Clean Water, City/County Association of Governments Board of Directors, City/County Association of Governments Airport Land Use Committee, Caltrain's CalMod/Local Policy Maker Group and San Francisco Airport Roundtable), and approve assignments to the City Council’s subcommittees and ad hoc committees
Recommendation:
By motion, approve the 2023 regional appointments to joint powers authorities (Advanced Life Support, Emergency Services Council, Peninsula Clean Energy, Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, South Bayside Waste Management Authority, Silicon Valley Clean Water, City/County Association of Governments Board of Directors, City/County Association of Governments Airport Land Use Committee, Caltrain's CalMod/Local Policy Maker Group and San Francisco Airport Roundtable), and approve assignments to the City Council’s subcommittees and ad hoc committees.
9.B. City Council Member Report of Conferences Attended
9.C. City Council Committee Reports
9.D. City Manager (Oral) Update
10. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2023