CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
1000 SAN PABLO AVENUE
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010

 Approved minutes

6:45 p.m.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

City Council convenes in the Council Chamber and then adjourns to Executive Session to discuss the following pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.8

Agency Negotiator: City Administrator and Glenn Berkheimer, IEDA
Employee Organization: Albany Peace Officers’ Association

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, March 1, 2010.

Staff recommendation: Approve.

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $213,085.72; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $273,949.31. Total payroll in the amount of $487,035.03. Payroll period: 02/26/10.
b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $49,621.26; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $55,622.62. Total payroll in the amount of $105,243.88. Payroll period: 02/26/10.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. a. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany JPA in the amount of $804.00. Period: 02/05/10.
b. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $886,993.28. Period: 02/19/10 & $45,286.68. Period: 03/01/10. $571,257.86. Period: 03/05/10.

4-4. Federal Stimulus II bill.
a. Resolution No. 2010-11 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Federal Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010 (Stimulus II) Funding and Stating the Assurance to Complete the Project.
b. Resolution No. 2010-12 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Federal Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010 Funding (Stimulus II) and Stating the Assurance to Complete the Project.

4-4A Staff Report
4-4B Reso 2010-11
4-4C Reso 2010-12

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2010-11 & 2010-12.

4-5. Consideration of Claim #AL619; Schock v.City of Albany.

4-5 Staff Report

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

4-6. Call for bids and award of contract for Lower Codornices Creek Restoration, Phase 3, Step 2.

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Site Layout
4-6C Vegetation Layout

Staff recommendation: Authorize the City Clerk to invite bids for the Lower Codornices Creek Restoration – Phase 3, Step 2, to complete the restoration of the creek between 6th & 8th Streets and the construction of a Class I bicycle/pedestrian trail along this segment.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Presentation of Proclamations:
Josephine Marini, celebrating her 97th Birthday
Alice Minellone, celebrating her 95th Birthday

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. City of Albany Climate Action Plan and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration.

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Previous Staff Reports
7-1C Reso 2010-09
7-1D Reso 2010-10
7-1E Mitigation & Initial Study
7-1F Final Draft
7-1G Sustainability Committee Edits
7-1H Written Public Comments
7-1I Monitoring Program

Staff recommendation: 1) Approve Resolution No. 2010-10 – A Resolution of the Albany City Adopting the Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration for the City of Albany Climate Action Plan. 2) Approve Resolution No. 2010-9 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Adopting the City of Albany Climate Action Plan. 3) Direct staff to return to Council with a draft implementation schedule and potential funding mechanism(s).

7-2. Final Monthly Progress Report: March 2010 Civic Center.

7-2A Staff Report
7-2B Budget Update

Staff recommendation: 1) Receive final monthly progress report on the Civic Center retrofit and renovation project. 2) Announce Open House and Rededication Ceremony for Monday, March 22, 2010, 6-7 Open House, 7-7:30 Rededication Ceremony.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Six Month Fiscal Year 2009-10 Financial Statements and Projection.

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B Comparison Budget & Projection


Staff recommendation: Receive and file report.

8-2. State of the City and Department Presentations.

8-2A Staff Report
8-2B Attachment

Staff recommendation: Receive presentations on the State of the City and its departments at the City Council meetings of March 1 & 15, 2010. The presentations scheduled for March 15th are:

• Mike McQuiston, Police Chief
• Marc McGinn, Fire Chief
• Rich Cunningham, Public Works Manager
• Beth Pollard, City Administrator: Capital Projects
• Judy Lieberman, Assistant City Administrator
• Robert Zweben, City Attorney.

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. Albany Civic Center Open House & Rededication, March 22, 2010, 6-7 p.m. Open House, 7-7:30 p.m. Rededication.

10. ADJOURNMENT

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