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 *AMENDED* AGENDA
Monday, December 9, 2024
6:00 PM
*Amended item 5A
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 Aguirre
4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
5. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 4
5.A. Declaration of Results of the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election for the City of Redwood City based on the County of San Mateo Election Official's Certification of Final Official Canvass
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution reciting the facts and declaring the results of the General Municipal Election held in the City of Redwood City on November 5, 2024.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
5.B. Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with FolgerGraphics, Inc. for Recreation Activity Guide Printing Services
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with FolgerGraphics, Inc. for Recreation Activity Guide printing services increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $85,000 and extending the term from October 6, 2024 to October 5, 2025 and further authorizing the City Manager to extend the Agreement for an additional one-year term, through October 2026 for an additional not-to-exceed amount of $85,000, resulting in a total contract amount not to exceed $255,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
5.C. Approve November 25, 2024 City Council Minutes
5.D. Approve claims and checks from December 9, 2024 to December 16, 2024 and the usual and necessary payments through December 16, 2024
6. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST Page 74
6.A. City Council Member Report of Meetings/Conferences Attended
A. City Council Report of Meetings/Conferences Attendance
6.B. City Council Committee Reports
A. Stanford University Ad Hoc Committee
7. COUNCIL TRANSITION Page 75
7.A. Recognition of outgoing Council Members
Recommendation:
Public comment and remarks recognizing outgoing Council Members.
7.B. Swearing in of new Council Members by City Clerk and presentation of Certificates of Election to newly elected Council Members Recommendation:
Public comment and remarks recognizing new Council Members.
7.C. Recognition of outgoing Mayor Jeff Gee
Recommendation:
Public comment and remarks recognizing outgoing Mayor Jeff Gee.
7.D. Selection and installation of a new Mayor and Vice Mayor in accordance with City Council Policy 2019-02 - Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor Recommendation:
By motion, install Councilmember Elmer Martínez Saballos as the new Mayor for a two-year term through December 2026 and install Councilmember Kaia Eakin as the new Vice Mayor for a two-year term through December 2026 in accordance with City Council Policy 2019-02 – Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor.
8. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for December 16, 2024