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, July 22, 2024
6:00 PM
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, or observe the remotely as provided below.
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PUBLIC COMMENT: All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor, in accordance with the City Council's Guide to Communications & Business, available here.
Public comment is accepted in person at the physical meeting location, or via email to [email protected]. If submitting comments by email, please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line. Emailed comments within the City’s subject matter jurisdiction received by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date may be read into the record during the meeting at the Mayor’s discretion and in any event will be made part of the final meeting record.
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 BY COUNCIL VOTE
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Council Member Sturken
4. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - None
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
6. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 6
6.A. Amendment No. 6 to Agreement for Services with CherryRoad Technologies to authorize the option to renew the Global CherryRoad/Oracle Cloud Services Agreement and authorize the CherryRoad Cloud Services Ordering Document Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 6 to Agreement for Services with CherryRoad Technologies to renew the Global CherryRoad/Oracle Cloud Services Agreement and authorize the CherryRoad Cloud Services Ordering Document for one additional year for a total contract amount of $6,454,639 through June 30, 2025.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.B. Excess insurance policy renewal and annual premium payment to Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM) for the City’s Workers’ Compensation Program
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to renew an agreement for services with Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, to cover the losses that exceed $350,000 and authorize the excess insurance premium payment in a total not to exceed $739,520.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.C. Annexation of 23 Don Court, Assessor’s Parcel Number 058-048-180, to the Oak Knoll Sewer Maintenance District
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution consenting to the new sewer service annexation of 23 Don Court, Assessor’s Parcel Number 058-040-180, to the Oak Knoll Sewer Maintenance District (District) subject to designated conditions and approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Annexation Agreement with the property owner.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.D. Final acceptance of the Hopkins Avenue Traffic Calming Project, a primarily grant-funded project established to reduce vehicle speeds and increase safety for all road users on Hopkins Avenue
Recommendation:
By motion, accept the Hopkins Avenue Traffic Calming 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)
6.E. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 29 to remove property owner consent requirement and make other clarifying changes to the Outdoor Business Activity Program (Parklets and Sidewalk Cafes) to provide greater flexibility in the program Recommendation:
Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Redwood City Municipal Code Chapter 29 to remove property owner consent requirement and make other clarifying changes to the Outdoor Business Activity Program.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.F. Agreement for Services with Crossing Guard Services LLC for crossing guard services
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year agreement for services not to exceed $1,202,354, with Crossing Guard Services LLC to provide crossing guard services for the Fiscal Years 2024-2027.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.G. Approve July 15, 2024 City Council Minutes
6.H. Approve claims and checks from July 22, 2024 to August 26, 2024 and the usual and necessary payments through August 26, 2024
7. STAFF REPORTS Page 291
7.A. Ballot measure to modernize the City’s Business License Tax to sustain essential City services, subject to voter approval
Recommendation:
The City Council Business License Tax Ad Hoc Committee recommends that the City Council take the following action:
Adopt a resolution calling for an election to be consolidated with the General Municipal Election and Statewide General Election on November 5, 2024, and submitting to the voters at that election a measure modernizing categories of businesses subject to the City’s Business License Tax and increasing the business license tax rate. (Requires 5/7 vote)
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.B. City Council appointments to the Housing and Human Concerns Committee and Police Advisory Committee
Recommendation:
1. By roll call vote, appoint one full-term seat on the Housing and Human Concerns Committee (HHCC) expiring May 31, 2028 from the list of eligible applicants established during the spring 2024 recruitment; and
2. Council Member Martinez Saballos to reappoint Max Discher to the Police Advisory Committee (PAC) for the remainder of the partial term expiring May 31, 2025, a seat which he previously held as a result of direct appointment by Council Member Martinez Saballos in June 2023.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS Page 339
8.A. Waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance amending the Zoning Code to implement yearly code maintenance, required Housing Element programs, and policies from the El Camino Real Corridor Plan
Recommendation:
Waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance amending the Zoning Code to implement the 2023-2031 Housing Element, the El Camino Real Corridor Plan, and maintain the Zoning Code.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
9.A. City Council Member Report of Conferences Attended A. City Council Report of Meeting/Conference Attendance
9.B. City Council Committee Reports
A. Business License Tax Ad Hoc Committee
9.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
10. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for August 17, 2024