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, October 14, 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 - Council Member Aguirre
4. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Page 6
4.A. Port of Redwood City annual update
4.B. Proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
6. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 10
6.A. Agreement for Services with Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) to assess the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement for services with Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) to conduct an assessment of the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system’s effectiveness in meeting the City’s specific needs in the areas of human resources, payroll, project portfolio management (cost recovery), purchasing and procurement, and potentially other areas and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the system including a contingent amount for optional services, in an amount not to exceed $160,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.B. Award contract to Kimley-Horn to complete the outreach and design phase for Roosevelt Avenue Permanent Traffic Calming Project, with funding provided by grant funds
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement for Services with Kimley-Horn to develop Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) and assist with neighborhood outreach for the Roosevelt Avenue Permanent Traffic Calming Project in the amount of $379,305 and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of the contract amount, not to exceed $417,236.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
6.C. Final acceptance of the Belmont Slough Emergency Levee Repair project Recommendation:
1. By motion, accept the Belmont Slough Emergency Levee Repair project and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures; and
2. By motion, approve the City Manager’s emergency action and determine that the Belmont Slough Emergency Levee Repair project was necessary to respond to the emergency, retroactively authorize the City Manager’s execution of the construction contract with Dixon Marine Services, Inc. for $667,789, Agreement for Services for geotechnical design and inspection with ENGEO, Inc. for $36,000, Agreement for Services for biological monitoring with Montrose Environmental Solutions, Inc. for $46,339, and amendment to the Agreement for Services with Montrose Environmental Services, Inc. for $13,345.
CEQA:
Statutorily exempt per CEQA Guidelines Section 15269, Emergency Projects
6.D. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Municipal Code Chapters 18 (Local Improvements & Planning) and 27A (Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Program) and repealing and replacing Municipal Code Chapter 30 (Subdivisions), to conform to current laws, provide greater streamlining of subdivision applications, and improve flexibility to accommodate housing developments
Recommendation:
Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 18 (Local Improvements & Planning) and Chapter 27A (Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Program) of the Redwood City Municipal Code, and repealing and replacing Chapter 30 (Subdivisions).
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.E. Agreement for Services with OverDrive, Inc. for electronic materials access Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year Agreement for Services with OverDrive, Inc. for electronic materials access (eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics and streaming movies, music, television) for a an amount of $150,000 from September 2024 to September 2027, and authorize the City Manager to extend the agreement for two additional two-year terms in an
amount not to exceed $100,000 per extension, through September 2031, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $350,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6.F. Approve September 23, 2024 City Council Minutes
6.G. Approve claims and checks from October 14, 2024 to October 28, 2024 and the usual and necessary payments through October 28, 2024
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. STAFF REPORTS Page 187
8.A. Consideration of a phased approach to allowing digital billboards in Redwood City, with phase one allowing one digital billboard in Redwood City Recommendation:
Authorize a phased approach to the City’s consideration of digital billboards and direct staff to prepare a solicitation to allow one billboard in Redwood City.
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 A. City Council Report of Meetings/Conferences Attendance
9.B. City Council Committee Reports
A. Finance/Audit Sub-Committee
B. Transportation/Mobility Sub-Committee
C. Equity & Social Justice Sub-Committee
D. 2x2x2 (RCSD/RWC/SUHSD)
E. 101/84 Ad Hoc Committee
F. 1900 Broadway Development Agreement Ad Hoc Committee G. City Attorney Compensation Ad Hoc Committee
9.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
10. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for October 28, 2024