Elmer Martínez Saballos, Mayor
Kaia Eakin, Vice Mayor
Isabella Chu, Council Member
Jeff Gee, Council Member
Diane Howard, Council Member
Marcella Padilla, 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:
https://redwoodcity.zoom.us/j/99481825639
Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Monday, August 24, 2026
6:00 PM
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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. NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PARTICIPATION BY TELECONFERENCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953.8.3
5. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5.A. Oath of Office for newly appointed Board, Commission and Committee (BCC) Members
5.B. Proclamation recognizing International Youth Day
6. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
7. CONSENT CALENDAR Page 10
7.A. Consider updating the City’s “Oppose Unless Amended” position by adopting a “Neutral” position on State Legislation: SB 1164 (Cervantes) Elections Recommendation:
By motion, rescind the City’s “Oppose Unless Amended” position on State legislation SB 1164 (Cervantes) Elections, adopt a position of “Neutral” based on the version of the bill as amended August 13, 2026, and direct staff to finalize and submit a letter communicating the City’s revised position to the author and to the appropriate State legislative representatives.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.B. Final acceptance of the Spinas Park Restroom Building Project Recommendation:
By motion, accept the Spinas Park Restroom Building Project as complete, and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.C. Approve large, recurring purchases necessary for operations in compliance with the City’s Purchasing Policy
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize payment of annual operating expenditures in excess of $112,000 per fiscal year per vendor for Fiscal Year 2026-27 as provided in Table 1, for a total aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $148,531,206.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.D. Award of contract for the 2026 Centennial Neighborhood MicroSurfacing Project to improve roadway pavement, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure Recommendation:
By motion, authorize the City Manager to execute contract documents and award the standard form construction contract for the 2026 Centennial Neighborhood MicroSurfacing Project to O’Grady Paving, Inc., in the amount of $2,851,242; authorize the bid alternate for microsurfacing improvements along the Broadway Pedestrian Mall in the amount of $119,844; and authorize a 10 percent construction contingency of $297,109, for a total authorized amount not to exceed $3,268,195.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
7.E. Approve and authorize the execution of 14 Agreements for Services for on-call multi-disciplinary services for engineering and transportation services Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the following Agreements for Services:
1. Agreement for Services with Alisto, Inc. (Alisto) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $450,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $150,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $750,000;
2. Agreement for Services with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. (Bureau Veritas) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $1,700,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $580,000 per year, for a maximum not-to- exceed amount of $2,860,000;
3. Agreement for Services with Construction Testing Services, Inc. (CTS) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $700,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an
amount not to exceed $240,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $1,180,000;
4. Agreement for Services with Mariposa Planning Solutions LLC (Mariposa) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $400,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $140,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $680,000;
5. Agreement for Services with Colorado Martin/Martin Inc. (Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $720,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $240,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000;
6. Agreement for Services with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Incorporated (MIG) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $200,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $70,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $340,000;
7. Agreement for Services with PEC Water, Inc. (PEC) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $750,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $250,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $1,250,000;
8. Agreement for Services with RRM Design Group for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $400,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $140,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $680,000;
9. Agreement for Services with Salas O’Brien Engineers, Inc. (Salas O’Brien) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $100,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $40,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $180,000;
10. Agreement for Services with Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers, Inc. (Schaaf & Wheeler) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $1,600,000;
11. Agreement for Services with Donald M. Duggan dba Skyrak Engineering Services (Skyrak) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $300,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one- year periods in an amount not to exceed $100,000 per year, for a maximum not- to-exceed amount of $500,000;
12. Agreement for Services with S.S.A. Landscape Architects, Inc. (SSA Landscape Architects) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $200,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $70,000 per year, for a maximum not-to- exceed amount of $340,000;
13. Agreement for Services with Verde Design, Inc. (Verde Design) for a three- year term in an amount not to exceed $200,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $70,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $340,000; and
14. Agreement for Services with Walker Consultants (Walker) for a three-year term in an amount not to exceed $250,000, with the City Manager authorized to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods in an amount not to exceed $75,000 per year, for a maximum not-to-exceed amount of $400,000.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.F. Agreement for Services with True North, Agreement for Services with TRB and Associates, Agreement for Services with West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. (WC3), Agreement for Services with 4Leaf, Inc., and Agreement for Services with BPR Consulting Group for on-call professional building services Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute:
1. Agreement for Services with True North in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for a three-year term;
2. Agreement for Services with TRB and Associates in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a three-year term;
3. Agreement for Services with West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. (WC3), in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 for a three-year term;
4. Agreement for Services with 4Leaf, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for a three-year term; and
5. Agreement for Services with BPR Consulting Group in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for a three-year term.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.G. Tentative Agreement for a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Redwood City and the San Mateo County Fire Fighters, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2400; Approve a Side Letter Agreement with the Redwood City Chief Officers Association (RCCOA) regarding a 56-Hour work schedule option for the Battalion Chief Training Officer; Amendments to the City’s Classification and Salary and Wage Plan and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Budget
Recommendation:
1. By motion, approve the successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Redwood City and the San Mateo County Fire Fighters,
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2400 for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029;
2. Adopt a resolution amending the Classification and Salary and Wage Plan for classifications represented by The International Association of Firefighters Local 2400, for the classification of Firefighter Trainee, and for classifications represented by the Chief Officers Association;
3. Approve Tentative Side Letter Agreement with Redwood City Chief Officers Association (RCCOA) regarding Battalion Chief Training Officer 56-Hour work schedule option; and
4. Adopt a resolution transferring Certain Funds for specified purposes to confirm the budgeted amounts to actual expenditures for transactions that are anticipated to occur during FY 2026-27.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.H. Garfield School Field Maintenance Agreement Amendment No. 1 between the County of San Mateo and the City of Redwood City
Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute Garfield School Field Maintenance Agreement Amendment No. 1 between the County of San Mateo and the City of Redwood City for Field Maintenance Services at Garfield School through July 1, 2027, and increase the total contract amount by $51,798 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $131,368.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.I. Resolution declaring all-way stop entrances at 14 Centennial Neighborhood intersections
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution declaring all-way stop entrances at 14 intersections within the Centennial Neighborhood, in accordance with Section 20.34 of the Redwood City Municipal Code, as part of the 2026 Centennial Neighborhood MicroSurfacing Project.
CEQA:
Categorically Exempt - Class 1. Existing Facilities
7.J. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Services with BKF Engineers for design of the Corporation Yard Reconfiguration Project using transportation grant funds Recommendation:
By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with BKF Engineers (BKF), to increase the not-to- exceed amount by $435,600, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $997,125, for additional design services related to adding three prefabricated buildings and a billboard to the design of the Redwood City Corporation Yard Reconfiguration Project.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
7.K. Approve July 27, 2026 City Council Minutes
7.L. Approve claims and checks from August 24, 2026 to September 14, 2026 and the usual and necessary payments through September 14, 2026
8. STAFF REPORTS Page 517
8.A. Receive project update and provide direction on the preferred alternative for the Redwood Shores Sea Level Rise Protection Project – 60 percent design submittal
Recommendation:
By motion:
1. Receive an update on the Redwood Shores Sea Level Rise Protection Project; and
2. Direct Engineering & Transportation Department staff to use Alternative 2, Optimized Design, as the preferred basis for the project’s 60 percent design deliverable that will be submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to satisfy the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program requirements.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
9. STUDY SESSIONS Page 531
9.A. Study Session on activities to advance the City Council's Strategic Priority of Children and Youth
Recommendation:
Hold a Study Session and receive individual City Council Member input on activities to advance the City Council's Strategic Priority of Children and Youth.
No formal action will be taken.
CEQA:
This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
10. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST
10.A. City Council Member Report of Meetings and Conferences Attended
10.B. City Council Committee Reports
A. Governance Sub-Committee
B. Intergovernmental Relations Ad Hoc
C. Project Labor Agreement Ad Hoc Committee
10.C. City Manager (Oral) Update
11. CLOSED SESSION Page 556
11.A. Closed session regarding 1) Anticipated litigation regarding initiation of litigation pursuant to California Government Code §54956.9(d)(4); and 2) Real property negotiations pursuant to California Government Code §54956.8
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): 1 Case
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Closed session regarding real property negotiations pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8:
Property: Property Commonly Referred to as a 0.32-acre parcel at the intersection of Maple and Lathrop; APN: 053-
182-030
Agency Negotiator: Patrick Heisinger, City Manager Negotiating Parties: Successor Agency to the former Redwood City Redevelopment Agency
Michelle Poché Flaherty, Successor Agency Treasurer
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms for Purchase of Property
12. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for September 14, 2026