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 22, 2024
6:00 PM
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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 Yessika Castro, 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 TO A SPECIFIC TIME BY COUNCIL VOTE
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Council Member Sturken
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. Presentation by the San Mateo County Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission
4.C. Presentation by Center for Creativity on Feasibility Study
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
6. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 9
6.A. Wireless Communication Site License Agreement with GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless to license a portion of the Radio Road Tower for wireless communication infrastructure Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Wireless Communication Site License Agreement with GTE Mobilnet of California Limited Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless to license a portion of the Radio Road Tower located at 1000 Radio Road for an initial term of five years at $13,000 annually with a 3% annual cost escalator with revenue of $69,019 for the initial term and three automatic renewals of five years each for a total term of 20 years, commencing on January 23, 2024 and expiring on January 22, 2044, with total revenue of $349,315.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities, Class 2. Replacement or Reconstruction; and Class 4. Minor Alterations to Land
6.B. Award of contract for the Hawes Park Synthetic Turf Field Replacement Project Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the standard form construction contract documents and award a contract for the Hawes Park Synthetic Turf Field Replacement Project to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, FieldTurf USA, Inc. of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for their low
bid of $749,532; and authorize the City Manager, or their designee, to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10 percent of the original contract amount, for a not to exceed total in the amount of $824,485.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
6.C. Award Sanitary Sewer Pump Station 8 & 9 Improvements Project Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract documents and award the contract for the Sanitary Sewer Pump Station 8 & 9 Improvements Project to Casey Construction, Inc. of Emerald Hills for their responsive and responsible low total bid of $3,118,510; and authorize the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10 percent of the amount awarded in an amount not to exceed $3,430,361.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 2. Replacement or reconstruction
6.D. Resolution approving and adopting revisions to the Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution approving and adopting revisions to the Engineering Standards for the City of Redwood City.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.E. Waive first reading and introduce an ordinance amending Redwood City Code Chapter 38 (Water System Regulations), Article VI (Water Main Upgrade), Section 38.26 relating to water main upgrade standards
Recommendation:
Waive first reading and introduce an ordinance amending Redwood City Code Chapter 38 (Water System Regulations), Article VI (Water Main Upgrade), Section
38.26 relating to water main upgrade standards.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.F. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance adopting the Transportation Impact Fee Nexus Study and associated Transportation Fee Project List, and amending Article XV (Transportation Impact Fee) of Chapter 18 of the Redwood City Municipal Code updating the City’s Transportation Impact Fee and an ordinance amending Chapter 38, Articles III (Connection Fees) and VII (Cross Connection Control), and Chapter 27, Articles IX (Fees and Charges) and X (Sewer Fund), of the Redwood City Municipal Code updating the City’s water capacity and connection fees, wastewater collection capacity and connection fees, and water and wastewater user and penalty fees
Recommendation:
1. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance adopting the Transportation Impact Fee Nexus Study and associated Transportation Fee Project List, and amending Article XV (Transportation Impact Fee) of Chapter 18 of the Redwood City Municipal Code updating the City’s Transportation Impact Fee; and
2. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 38, Articles III (Connection Fees) and VII (Cross Connection Control), and Chapter 27, Articles IX (Fees and Charges) and X (Sewer Fund), of the Redwood City Municipal Code updating the City’s water capacity and connection fees, wastewater collection capacity and connection fees, and water and wastewater user and penalty fees.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.G. Amendment to agreement with WeHOPE to provide comprehensive mobile hygiene services to people experiencing homelessness in Redwood City through June 30, 2024 and authorize agreement extension for an additional year, subject to available funding
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Agreement for Services with WeHOPE to provide mobile hygiene services in an amount not to exceed $20,200 for a total contract amount of $210,370 through June 30, 2024, and authorizing the City Manager to extend the term of the agreement for one additional year in an amount not to exceed $94,570, subject to available funding.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.H. Agreement with All-Star Talent marketing firm to develop a comprehensive marketing, advertising, and recruitment campaign for sworn police officer and non-sworn professional positions
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with All-Star Talent for recruiting marketing and advertising services, covering the time period February 2024 to February 2026 for a not-to-exceed amount of $161,350.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.I. Amendment No. 3 to agreement with CSG Consultants, Inc. for engineering inspection services required to address workload exceeding staff capacity Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Services with CSG Consultants, Inc. for engineering inspection services in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for a six month term, for a total not to exceed amount of $1,500,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.J. Increase in benefit amounts for the Utility Rate Assistance Program to assist low-income customers with planned and adopted increases to water, solid waste, and sewer utility rates in 2024
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and direct the Public Works Services Director to implement increases to the benefit amount for the Utility Rate Assistance Program in coordination with planned and adopted increases to water, solid waste, and sewer rates in 2024.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.K. Amend the City of Redwood City’s Classification and Salary and Wage Plan to reflect salary ranges previously approved for Police Officers Association (POA), Police Supervisors’ Association (PSA), Police Officer Trainee, Police Captain, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), and Fire Fighter Trainee; update the salary range for certain classifications to meet 2024 local minimum wage requirements; amend the job description for Lead Equipment Mechanic; and amend the adopted Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to update the full-time equivalent employee table
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution 1) amending the City of Redwood City's Classification and Salary and Wage Plan to reflect salary ranges previously approved for the Redwood City Police Officers Association, Redwood City Police Supervisors’ Association, Police Officer Trainee, Police Captain, San Mateo County Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400, and Fire Fighter Trainee, to update the salary range for certain classifications to meet 2024 local minimum wage requirements, and to amend the job description for classification of Lead Equipment Mechanic, and 2) amending the adopted fiscal year 2023-24 budget to update the full-time equivalent employee table.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.L. Approve January 8, 2024 City Council Minutes
6.M. Approve claims and checks from January 22, 2024 to February 12, 2024 and the usual and necessary payments through February 12, 2024
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. STAFF REPORTS Page 685
8.A. Waive first reading and introduce an ordinance to amend Section 5.1 of Article 1 of Chapter 5 of the Redwood City Municipal Code to adopt by reference the Animal Control Ordinance of San Mateo County Consisting of Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the County of San Mateo; and Article VII (Penalty) of Chapter 5 of the Redwood City Municipal Code to establish penalties for violations of the Animal Control Ordinance Recommendation:
1. Waive the first reading and introduce an Ordinance amending Section 5.1 of Article I of Chapter 5 of the Redwood City Municipal Code to adopt by reference the Animal Control Ordinance of San Mateo County consisting of Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the County of San Mateo; and Article VII (Penalty) of Chapter 5 of the Redwood City Municipal Code to establish penalties for violations of the Animal Control Ordinance; and
2. Set a Public Hearing on the second reading and adoption of the ordinance on February 12, 2024.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8.B. Amendments to the City of Redwood City Classification and Salary and Wage Plan incorporating new classifications of Engineering and Transportation Director and Assistant Engineering and Transportation Director and amending job descriptions for Assistant Community Development & Transportation Director and Community Development and Transportation Director related to Community Development Proposed Reorganization, amending job descriptions for classifications of Assistant City Manager, Finance Director, and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director, incorporating salary range adjustments for the classifications of Assistant City Manager and Police Chief due to salary compaction, incorporating a salary range adjustment for the classifications of Library Director, Community Development Director, and Community Development Manager – Building for internal alignment, and deleting classifications of Deputy Police Chief and Community Development Manager – Engineering, and amendments to Executive Management Summary of Benefits updating list of classifications, amending internal alignment language, and amending salary ranges for certain Executive Management classifications
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution 1) amending the City of Redwood City Classification and Wage and Salary Plan to establish new classifications of Engineering and Transportation Director and Assistant Engineering and Transportation Director, to amend job descriptions for classifications of Assistant City Manager, Finance Director, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director, Community Development and Transportation Director including title change to Community Development Director, and Assistant Community Development and Transportation Director including title change to Assistant Community Development Director, to adjust the salary ranges for the classifications of Assistant City Manager, Police Chief, Library Director, Community Development Director, and Community Development Manager – Building, and to delete the classifications of Deputy Police Chief and Community Development Manager – Engineering; and 2) amending the Executive Management Summary of Benefits effective January 22, 2024.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
9.A. City Council Member Report of Meetings and Conferences Attended
9.B. City Council Committee Reports
9.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
10. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for February 03, 2024