CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 1000 SAN PABLO AVENUE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Approved Minutes

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, January 19, 2010.

Staff recommendation: Approve.

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $201,722.70; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $168,049.56. Total payroll in the amount of $369,772.26. Payroll period: 01/15/10.

4-3. b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $63,790.90; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $43,736.74. Total payroll in the amount of $107,527.64. . Payroll period: 01/15/10.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-4. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $611,757.06. Period: 01/08/10.

4-5. 2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) City-County Agreement.

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Agreement

Staff recommendation: Approve the use of FY 2010-11 CDBG funds projected to be in the amount of $91,845 ($85,245 jurisdictional improvements plus $6,600 general administration) for the following projects: Meals on Wheels program - $15,000; Alameda County Homeless Management Information System - $1,473; 2-1-1 Program - $5,000; Senior Center Expansion - $63,772.

4-6. Resolution No. 2010-2 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Approving and Accepting Improvements and Directing the Filing of the Notice of Completion for Contract No. C08-29, Ocean View Sports Field Improvements.

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Reso 10-2
4-6C Notice Of Completion

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2010-2.

4-7. Consideration of Claim #AL618; Kamooneh v. City of Albany.

4-7 Staff report

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

4-8. Ratification of letter sent by Mayor Wile in support of East Bay Municipal Utility District funds for recycled water.

4-8A Letter
4-8B Points

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-9. Letter in Support of Attorney General’s Petition to the California Supreme Court for review of Court decision nullifying Penal Code Section 12370, which prohibits a violent felon from possessing “body armor”.

4-9A Staff Report
4-9B Attachment

Staff recommendation: Authorize the issuance of a letter in support of the Attorney General’s Petition for Review in this matter.

4-10. Ratification of Police & Fire Pension payments in the amount of $116,707.54 for the month of January, 2010.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Presentation of Proclamation to Cub Scouts Pack 3.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Concept Design for the Senior Center Expansion Project.

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Expansion Plans
7-1C Expansion Info

Parks & Recreation Commission and staff recommendation: Approve the concept design.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Concept from Mayor Wile for Street Art.

8-1 Concept

Staff recommendation: Refer to the Arts Committee for inclusion in the draft Arts Master Plan, with review by the Traffic & Safety Commission.

8-2. Teen Center and Friendship Club location switch.

8-2 Staff Report

Parks & Recreation Commission and staff recommendation: Approve switching the locations of the Friendship Club and the Teen Center.

8-3. Alcoholic Beverage “Open Container” Ordinance.

8-3 Staff Report

Mayor Wile recommendation: Ask the Social & Economic Justice Commission to report back to the City Council in three months with: 1) Advantages and disadvantages of the City adopting an “open container” ordinance. 2) Provisions the Commission would recommend to be considered for inclusion or exclusion if an ordinance were to be adopted.

8-4. Request by Council Member Lieber for letter to Environmental Protection Agency regarding disclosure of inert ingredients in pesticides.

8-4. Letter to EPA

Council Member Lieber recommendation: Authorize Mayor Wile to send a letter.

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. City offices will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2010 in observance of President’s Day.

9-2. Due to the President’s Day holiday the regular scheduled Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

10. ADJOURNMENT

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