CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COMMUNITY CENTER, MAIN HALL
1249 MARIN AVENUE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

7:15 p.m.

ALBANY MUNICIPAL JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY

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, September 8, 2009.

Staff recommendation: Approve.

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $196,035.29; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $147,480.70. Total payroll in the amount of $343,515.99. Payroll period: 09/11/09.
b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $53,961.32; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $38,435.54. Total payroll in the amount of $92,396.86. Payroll period: 09/11/09.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. a. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $244,701.51. Period: 07/10/09; $1,215,820.34. Period: 07/24/09; $32,902.81. Period: 08/01/09; $177,003.47; Period: 08/07/09; $736,781.05. Period: 08/21/09.
b. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany JPA in the amount of $456.00. Period: 08/21/09.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-4. Unaudited Financial Statements, June 30, 2009, Inter fund Transfers, Self-Insurance Reserves and Appropriations Limit.

4-4A Staff Report
4-4B Reso 09-43
4-4C Reports

Staff recommendation: Accept the unaudited financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 (Exhibits A&B), approve the updated schedule of inter-fund transfers (Exhibit C), approve the carry-forward of the self-insurance reserve balances, as reported at June 30, 2009 and adopt Resolution No. 09-43 - A Resolution of the Albany City Council Establishing the Appropriations Limit for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year.

4-5. Repeal – Finance Campaign Reform. Second Reading.

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Ord 09-014

Staff recommendation: Approve Second Reading – Pass-to-Print, waiving reading of entire Ordinance.

4-6. Resolution No. 09-42 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council of the City of Albany Approving the Memorandum of Understanding between City of Albany and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021.

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Reso 09-42
4-7A Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 09-42 and waive reading of entire Resolution.

4-7. Draft Environmental Impact Report, Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying.

4-7A Staff Report
4-7B Letter

Council Member Lieber Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a comment letter on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) being prepared by Earth Justice.

4-8. City of Albany comments on Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Pt. Molate Mixed Use Tribal Destination Resort and Casino.

4-8A Staff Report
4-8B Draft Letter

Staff recommendation: Approve the transmittal of a letter to the City of Richmond commenting on the draft environmental impact report.

4-9. Request for Temporary Street Closure around Memorial Park and Albany High School for a Race sponsored by Albany High School Athletic Boosters.

4-9A Staff Report
4-9B Attachment

Staff recommendation: Approve request to close off the streets immediately around Memorial Park and Albany High School (Key Route northbound, Portland, Thousand Oaks and Carmel) on Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Waive fee in the amount of $131.09.

4-10. Measure WW Fund Allocation – Conflict of Interest.

4-10 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Continue this item to a future meeting when the FPPC advice letter is available.

4-11. Temporary Street Closure on Key Route, Sunday, October 11, 2009, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

4-11 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Approve the closure of a three-block area of Key Route Boulevard between Solano Avenue and Thousand Oaks Boulevard for the Albany Streets Event.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Continued public hearing for First Reading of Ordinance No. 09-011
An Ordinance of the Albany City Council Amending Chapter 20, Planning and Zoning of the Albany Municipal Code.

6-1A Staff Report
6-1B Ord 09-011
6-1C Excerpts

Staff recommendation: Approve for First Reading Ordinance No. 09-011 and waive reading of entire Ordinance.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Buchanan/Jackson Traffic Signal Design Concept.

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Exhibits

Traffic & Safety recommendation: Approve the design alternate for the Buchanan/Jackson traffic signal, as recommended by the Traffic & Safety Commission and presented in Exhibit A, which includes: A new traffic signal with two-way protected left turn arrows on Buchanan Street onto northbound and southbound Jackson Street, with an option in the future to implement a four-way protected left turn from Jackson Street onto eastbound and westbound Buchanan Street.

7-2. Endorsement of AUSD Ballot Measures.

7-2A Staff Report
7-2B 2009-10-01
7-2C 2009-10-02

Mayor recommendation: That the Albany City Council go on record endorsing the AUSD ballot measures, Proposition I & J, which will appear on the November 3, 2009 ballot.

7-3. Monthly Progress Report: July-August 2009 Civic Center.

7-3a staff report
7-3B Budget Update

Staff recommendation: Receive monthly progress report and also authorize the City Administrator to sign a contract for telephone equipment, installation and maintenance with either American Telesource, Inc. (ATI), American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) or Maverick Networks, Inc., for a cost not to exceed $120,000.

8. NEW BUSINESS

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).

10. ADJOURNMENT

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