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
Council Member Aguirre
participating remotely
from the following location:
867 Edgewood Road
Redwood City, CA 94062
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Monday, September 9, 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.
OBSERVE THE MEETING REMOTELY: City Council meetings are 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 observe the meeting via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639.
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 Martinez Saballos
4. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4.A. Proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15, 2024)
4.B. Proclamation recognizing Welcoming Week and United Against Hate Week (September 13-28, 2024)
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
6. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 7
6.A. Rejection of general liability claims by Aurelia Gomez, by and through her Conservator Leonor Gomez, and Leonor Gomez, both through their attorney, Mark S. Sigala of Sigala and Stoddard, LLP
Recommendation:
Approve rejection of subject claims.
6.B. Rejection of general liability claim by Paul Shannon Gunning, through attorney, Aram Bagrazyan of Dordulian Law Group
Recommendation:
Approve rejection of subject claim.
6.C. Rejection of general liability claim by Alex Gordon Recommendation:
Approve rejection of subject claim.
6.D. Acceptance of Public Utility Easement (PUE) dedication at 250 Upland Road Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Clerk to accept a Public Utility Easement (PUE) dedication at 250 Upland Road to document maintenance rights of existing City-owned infrastructure.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.E. Agreement for Services with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. for the design of the Recycled Water Main Downtown Extension Project to expand the recycled water system and enhance the resiliency of the City’s water supply Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement for Services with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. for the design and civil engineering consulting services for the Recycled Water Main Downtown Extension Project for a not to exceed amount of $537,153, and authorize the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of contingency ($53,715), for a total not-to-exceed amount of $590,868.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.F. Response to the San Mateo Civil Grand Jury Report - "Restaurant Exteriors: The Neglected Space"
Recommendation:
By motion, approve letter responding to San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Report titled "Restaurant Exteriors: The Neglected Space" and authorize the Mayor to execute and transmit the letter.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.G. Agreement for Services with NAZ & CO. dba True Blue Automation Services for electrical control system inspection, testing, and repair services to keep, operate, and maintain City-owned waste disposal and water pump systems Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a one-year Agreement for Services with NAZ & CO. dba True Blue Automation Services for pump control system inspection, testing, and repair services in an amount not to exceed $400,000 through 2025, including City Manager authority to extend the agreement for two additional two-year terms, in an amount not to exceed $836,360 for the first extension and $887,295 for the second extension, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,123,655 through 2029.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
6.H. Agreement for Services with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc. to provide as-needed backfill materials
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Master Purchase Agreement for Goods, Commodities, and Services with Stevens Creek Quarry, Inc. to provide as-needed backfill materials for a one-year term through 2025 in an amount not to exceed $85,000, including City Manager authority to extend the agreement for two additional, two-year periods through 2029, for a potential aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $460,388.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.I. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Article VII (Public Contracting and Purchasing) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Redwood City Municipal Code to enhance operating efficiency by allowing on-call agreements for public works projects
Recommendation:
Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Article VII (Public Contracting and Purchasing) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Redwood City Municipal Code.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.J. Approve August 22, 2024 and August 26, 2024 City Council Minutes
6.K. Approve claims and checks from September 9, 2024 to September 23, 2024 and the usual and necessary payments through September 23, 2024
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. STAFF REPORTS Page 131
8.A. Update on the City's Homelessness Initiatives Work Plan Recommendation:
Receive update on the City's Homelessness Initiatives Work Plan. No formal action will occur at this meeting.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9. ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEES Page 138
9.A. Approve updates to City Council Policy 2018-1: A Guide to City Council Communications and Business as recommended by the City Council’s Governance Sub-Committee (Mayor Gee, Vice Mayor Espinoza-Garnica, and Councilmember Martinez Saballos)
Recommendation:
By motion, approve revisions to City Council Policy 2018-1: A Guide to City Council Communications and Business as recommended by the Governance Sub- Committee.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9.B. Approve updates to the Boards, Commissions, and Committees Handbook, as recommended by the City Council’s Governance Sub-Committee (Mayor Gee, Vice Mayor Espinoza-Garnica, Councilmember Martinez Saballos) Recommendation:
By motion, approve updates to the Boards, Commissions, and Committees Handbook, as recommended by the City Council’s Governance Sub-Committee.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
10. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
10.A. City Council Member Report of Conferences and Meetings Attended A. City Council Report of Meeting/Conference Attendance
10.B. City Council Committee Reports
A. Governance Sub-Committee
10.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
11. CLOSED SESSION Page 211 Closed Session will be held for approximately 1 hour.
11.A. Closed session regarding labor negotiations pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6
SUBJECT: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City’s Negotiators: Kelly Tuffo, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Michelle Katsuyoshi, Human Resources Director
Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Redwood City Management Employees Association
Service Employees International Union Local 521
San Mateo County Fire Fighters International
Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400
Chief Officers Association
Redwood City Police Officers Association
Redwood City Police Supervisors' Association
Executive Management
Confidential Employees
12. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for September 23, 2024