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, March 13, 2023, 6:00 PM
A Closed Session will be held at the start of the Regular Meeting, from approximately 6:00 p.m. until approximately 6:45 p.m.
Please turn off all electronic devices before the start of the meeting to prevent disruptions PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON. To maximize transparency and public access, while the primary meeting takes place at the Redwood City meeting location, members of the public may attend in person at the Redwood City meeting location, at the teleconference location, or by Zoom or phone.
PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING REMOTELY: City Council meetings will continue to be broadcast live to Redwood City residents on Astound Broadband cable Channel 26 and Comcast cable Channel 27, AT&T U-verse Channel 99 and streamed live via the City’s website www.redwoodcity.org. To join the meeting via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639.
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All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor If you wish to submit written public comment, please send an email to the City Council at [email protected]. Please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Any public comment regarding agenda items that are received from the publication of the agenda through the meeting date will be made part of the meeting record, but will not be read during the Council meeting.
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 Eakin
4. AB 2449 NOTIFICATIONS AND CONSIDERATION - MEETING PARTICIPATION BY
TELECONFERENCE
5. CLOSED SESSION
5.A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation Closed session regarding litigation that has been initiated formally pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9:
Name of Case: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, No. 1:17-MD-2804
6. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
6.A. International Transgender Day of Visibility
6.B. Proclamation Honoring My New Red Shoes upon its 17th anniversary
7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
8.A. Agreement between the City of Redwood City and WeHOPE to provide comprehensive mobile hygiene services and information about additional services to people experiencing homelessness in Redwood City three days per week
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement for Services with WeHOPE to provide mobile hygiene services in an amount not to exceed $190,170 through June 30, 2024.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.B. Agreement with the County of San Mateo for Homeless Outreach and Engagement in Redwood City in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and Fiscal Year 2023- 2024
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Grant Agreement between the County of San Mateo and the City of Redwood City in the amount of $1,047,450 to provide outreach, engagement, and case management services to unsheltered residents including intensive outreach at homeless encampments using a by-name list approach, deployment of weekly encampment waste services, hotel respite services, and provision of housing subsidies.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.C. Final acceptance of the 2021 Pavement Overlay Project Recommendation:
By motion, accept the 2021 Pavement Overlay Project and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
8.D. Final acceptance of Middlefield Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project
Recommendation:
By motion, accept the Middlefield Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.E. Agreement with Renne Public Law Group to provide State Legislative Advocacy and Grant Writing Consulting Services to the City Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a one-year services agreement with Renne Public Law Group in an amount not to exceed $90,000, including City Manager authority to extend the agreement for two additional, consecutive one-year terms, for an aggregate not to exceed amount of $270,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.F. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Services with Pivot Interiors, Inc. for specialized design services and the supply and installation of furniture covering the period from the date of execution to May 26, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 with Pivot Interiors, Inc. for specialized design services and the supply and installation of furniture covering the period from the date of execution to May 26, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.G. Final Acceptance of the Supply of General Construction Services Project at Fair Oaks Community Center
Recommendation:
By motion, accept the Supply of General Construction Services Project at Fair Oaks Community Center, and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
8.H. Final change order in the amount of $2,593 and increase of the total contract award amount of the Fair Oaks Community Center Admin Office Remodel, Electrical Services Project to MTW Builders, Inc. from $143,800 to $160,200 Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a final change order in the amount of $2,593 and increase the total contract award amount of the Fair Oaks Community Center Admin Office Remodel, Electrical Services Project to MTW Builders, Inc. from $143,800 to $160,200.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
8.I. Termination of local emergencies related to COVID-19 and winter 2023 storms
Recommendation:
1. Adopt a resolution terminating the local emergency caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19); and
2. Adopt a resolution terminating the local emergency relating to 2023 winter storms.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.J. Approve February 27, 2023 Regular City Council Minutes and March 6, 2023 Special City Council Minutes
8.K. Approve claims and checks from March 13, 2023 to April 3, 2023 and the usual and necessary payments through April 3, 2023
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. STAFF REPORTS
10.A. City Council Appointments to Planning Commission
Recommendation:
By roll call vote:
1. Make appointments to fill two partial-term seats on the Planning Commission, one expiring June 30, 2024 and one expiring June 30, 2026.
2. Keep the current applicant pool open to fill any additional vacancies on Planning Commission through January 31, 2024.
10.B. 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Recommendation:
By motion, accept the 2022 Annual Progress Report (APR), and authorize the City Manager to submit the APR to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for certification in compliance with Government Code Section 65400 (Administration of General Plan).
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
11. STUDY SESSIONS
11.A. Study Session on Long Term Planning for City Water, Sewer and Storm Drain Utilities
Recommendation:
Receive an update on the long term planning related to the City’s water, sewer and storm drain utilities and provide individual City Council member input. This is a study session and no formal action will occur at this meeting.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
12. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
12.A. City Council Member Report of Conferences and Meetings Attended
12.B. City Council Committee Reports
12.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
13. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for March 20, 2023