CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COMMUNITY CENTER, MAIN HALL
1249 MARIN AVENUE
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009

Approved minutes

7:00 p.m.

CLOSED SESSION

OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

Closed session to discuss labor negotiations pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:

Agency Negotiator: Glenn Berkheimer, IEDA; Beth Pollard, City Administrator
Employee Organization: (SEIU, Local 1021)

7:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. ROLL CALL

3. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY

4. CONSENT CALENDAR

(Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. By approval of the Consent Calendar, the staff recommendations will be adopted unless otherwise modified by the City Council. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or a member of the audience requests removal of the items from the Consent Calendar.)


4-1. Minutes, June 1, 2009.

Staff recommendation: Approve.

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $211,890.77; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $175,829.38. Total payroll in the amount of $387,720.15. Payroll period: 06/05/09.
b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $74,037.30; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $51,515.16. Total payroll in the amount of $125,552.46. Payroll period: 06/05/09.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. a. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $539,788.08. Period: 05/29/09.
b. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $43,954.47. Period: 06/01/09.
c. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany JPA in the amount of $286.00. Period: 05/29/09.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-4. Request for Temporary Street Closure around Memorial Park for the July 19, 2009, Berkeley Bicycle Club Criterium (Races)

4-4A Staff Report
4-4B Race Course Map
4-4C Berkeley Bicycle Club Criterium Flyer

Staff recommendation: Approve the request by Berkeley Bicycle Club and East Bay Velo Club to close off the streets immediately around Memorial Park (and Albany High School) on Sunday, July 19, 2009 from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for their annual bike races.

4-5. Solano Stroll Permit and Financial Support.

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B SAA Letter

Staff recommendation: 1. Direct staff to issue a no fee encroachment permit to the Solano Avenue Association for the 2009 Solano Stroll event, scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2009 between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (event is 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). 2. Waive fees for paramedics to be on-site from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., police overtime and City maintenance services. 3. Approve allocation of $5,000 in financial support for the Solano Stroll.

4-6. 2009 Accessibility Ramps Project.

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Jacobs Proposal

Staff recommendation: 1) Amend previous authorization to call for bids for the 2009 Accessibility Ramps Project – CIP Project P27 to include additional CDBG-R Funds. 2) Authorize the City Administrator to award the construction bid to the lowest responsible bidder. 3) Authorize the City Administrator to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineers to provide construction management services for the 2009 Accessibility Ramps Project for an amount not to exceed $22,000.

4-7. Renewal of Animal Control Contract with City of Berkeley.

4-7A Staff Report
4-7B Berkeley Animal Control Contract

Staff recommendation: Authorize the City Administrator to enter into a two-year contract with the City of Berkeley for $26,127 annually to provide animal control services for the City of Albany from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010.

4-8. Ordinance No. 09-08 – An Ordinance of the Albany City Council Amending Section 10-4.2 Animals At-Large of the Albany Municipal Code. Second Reading – Pass-to-Print.

4-8A Staff Report
4-8B Ordinance 09-08

Staff recommendation: Approve second reading, waiving reading of entire Ordinance, Pass-to-Print.

4-9. Resolution No. 09-28 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Adopting the Yearly Tax Rate for the Pension Plans of the City of Albany Submitted and Approved by the Albany City Council in Accordance with Assembly Bill 377 and Assembly Bill 13, the Tax Rate Adopted is for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2009 and Ending June 30, 2010.

4-9A Staff Report
4-9B Reso 09-28

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 09-28.


4-10. Resolution No. 09-29 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Re-Delegating Investment Authority to the City Treasurer and Adopting the Investment Policy for the City of Albany.

A - Staff Report
B - Reso 09-29
C - Exhibit A: COA Inv. Policy
D - Attachment A: Code of Ethics
E - Attachment B: PMIA Inv. Policy
F - Attachment C: CalTRUST Inv. Policy

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 09-29.

4-11. Resolution No. 09-31 – A Resolution of the Albany City Authorizing the City Administrator to Enter into a Grant Funding Agreement with the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA) in the amount of $130,000 for the Completion of the City’s First Pedestrian Master Plan and the Update of the Existing Bicycle Master Plan.

4-11A Staff Report
4-11B Reso 09-31

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 09-31.

4-12. Consideration of Claim #AL596; Brown v. City of Albany.

4-12 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Reject the claim and authorize the City Clerk to out rejection letter.

4-13. Waste Management of Alameda County Annual Rate Adjustment Request.

4-13A Staff Report
4-13B Attachment 1
4-13C Attachment 2

Staff recommendation: Authorize the Annual Rate Adjustment of 0.107% by Waste Management of Alameda County.

4-13. East Bay Green Corridor Partnership.

4-14A Staff Report
4-14B Attachment

Staff recommendation: Authorize joining the East Bay Green Corridor Partnership.

4-15. Temporary Closure of Buchanan Street on July 4, 2009.

4-15A Staff Report
4-15B Map

Staff recommendation. Approve the temporary closure of Buchanan Street west of the I-80/580 freeway interchange on July 4, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

4-16. Temporary Street Closure around Memorial Park for the July 4, 2009 Celebration.

4-16 Staff Report


Staff recommendation: Approve the closure of a two-block area of Portland Avenue between Carmel Avenue and Pomona Avenue in front of Memorial Park on July 4, 2009 from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the Dog Jog and the Fourth of July Celebration.

4-17. Sewer System Management Plan.

4-17A Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Set a public hearing on the adoption of the City’s Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) for July 6, 2009.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Linjun Fan for her work on developing Albany Today.

6-2. Public Hearing on the Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District Diagram and Assessment and Levying Assessment for Assessment District No. 1988-1 and 1996-1 for Fiscal Year 2009-10.

6-2A Staff Report
6-2B Reso 09-32
6-2C Reso 09-33
6-2D Prior Staff Report
6-2E Prior Park & Rec Staff Report
6-2F Prior Engineer's Report

Staff recommendation: 1) Conduct the public hearing. 2) Approve Resolutions No. 09-32 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Confirming the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District Diagram and Assessment and Levying Assessment for LLDA No. 1988-1 for Fiscal Year 2009-10. 3) Approve Resolution No. 09-33 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Confirming the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District Diagram and Assessment and Levying Assessment for LLDA No. 1996-1 for Fiscal Year 2009-10. Waiving reading of entire Resolutions.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Monthly Progress Report: May 2009 Civic Center Project.

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Budget Update

Staff recommendation: Receive monthly progress report.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Resolution No. 09-30 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Amending the City of Albany Budget General Fund Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year 2009-10.

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B Notes
8-1C Reso 09-30
8-1D GF Budget


Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 09-30.

9. OTHER BUSINESS, REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED, ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

(Council and staff announcements: Council Member reports on State, regional and local boards, commissions and committees to which they are appointed by the City Council; Council Member announcement of requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).

9-1. Voices to Vision, May 16 through June 30. All residents are urged to RSVP and attend a session to plan Albany’s future and its waterfront. See the Voices to Vision publication sent to all Albany addresses, or go to www.voicestovision.com or 510-444-4567 to locate the sessions and RSVP.

10. ADJOURNMENT

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