AMENDED AGENDA 

Approved Minutes

6:30

Executive Session

Call to order

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

Executive session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 to discuss Public Employee Performance Evaluation:

City Administrator Beth Pollard

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 7 & 21, 2010

Staff recommendation: Approve

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $203,889.56; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $257,480.76. Total payroll in the amount of $461,370.32. Payroll period: 06/18/10.
b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $49,839.49; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $55,765.92. Total payroll in the amount of $105,605.41. Payroll period: 06/18/10.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $17,984.49, Period: 06/01/10. $593,678.31. Period: 06/11/10.

4-4. Ratification of pension payments for the month of June, 2010 in the amount of $116,712.19.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-5. Ordinance No. 2010-04 – An Ordinance of the Albany City Council Adding Municipal Code Chapter 8-7 Prohibiting the Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages in Public Places.

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Ord 2010-04

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

4-6. Solano Stroll.

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Encroachment Permit

Staff recommendation: 1) Direct staff to issue a no fee Street Event permit to the Solano Avenue Association for the 2010 Solano Stroll scheduled for Sunday, September 12, 2010 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.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Landscaping & Lighting Assessment Districts 1988-1 & 1996-1.

6-1A Staff Report
6-1B Reso 2010-36
6-1C Reso 2010-37
6-1D June 21 Staff Report
6-1E June 21 Reso 2010-29
6-1F June 21 Reso 2010-30
6-1G June 21 Eng Report 1988-1
6-1H June 21 Eng Report 1996-1
6-1I 1988-1 LLAD (Revised 6-23-10)

Staff recommendation: 1) Conduct public hearing. 2) Approve Resolution No. 2010-36 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Confirming the Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District Diagram and Assessment and Levying Assessment for LLDA No. 1988-1 for FY 201- 11. 3) Approve Resolution NO. 2010-37 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Confirming the Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District Diagram and Assessment and Levying Assessment for LLDA No. 1996-1 for FY 2010-11.

6-2. Master Fee Schedule.

6-2A Staff Report
6-2B Reso 2010-35
6-2C Draft Master Fee Schedule, 2010

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2010-35 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Establishing and Amending the City of Albany Master Fee Schedule for Various Permits, Services and Fines, Effective July 1, 2010.

6-3. A public hearing about setting the fees for Fiscal Year 2010-11 on the Clean water fee and library tax rate.

Staff recommendation: Open the public hearing, take public comment and then continue the public hearing to July 19, 2010.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Vehicle Parking Regulations

a. Ordinance No. 2010-05 for First Reading which amends Albany Municipal Code Section 9-1.1 to change the definition of annual holidays relative to traffic and parking enforcement, and adds definitions for oversized and recreational vehicles.

7-1aA Staff Report
7-1aB Ord 2010-05

b. Ordinance No. 2010-02 for First Reading which amends Albany Municipal Code Section 9-10.21 prohibiting oversized and recreational vehicle parking on any public street or highway with certain exemptions, including a grace period for recreational vehicles currently owned by Albany residents.

7-1bA Staff Report
7-1bB Ord 2010-02

Staff recommendation: Waive reading and introduce 1) Ordinance 2010-05 – An Ordinance of the City of Albany Amending the Parking Enforcement Provisions in Section 9-1.1 of the Albany Municipal Code. 2) Ordinance No. 2010-02 - An Ordinance of the Albany City Council Amending Section 9-10.21 of the Albany Municipal Code Related to Oversized and Recreational Vehicle Parking.

7-2. Climate Action Plan – Implementation Plan

7-2A Staff Report
7-2B Att 1 Implementation Plan
7-2C Att 2 Grant Summary


Staff recommendation: Approve the proposed Implementation Plan for the Climate Action Plan.

7-3. Living Wage Ordinance.

7-3A Staff Report
7-3B Ord 09-016
7-3C Minutes Excerpt
7-3D Comparisons
7-3E Classifications & Costs

Social & Economic Justice Commission recommendation: Approve for First Reading Ordinance No. 09-016 – An Ordinance of the Albany City Council Adopting Section 2-26 entitled “Living Wage Ordinance” to the Albany Municipal Code with the following changes: a) Change the word “increase” to “adjust” in Section 2-26.5(c); b) Remove Section 2-26.8(e) so that all City employees fall within this act.

7-4. Consideration of job title change from City Administrator to City Manager.

7-4A CM Thomsen Report
-4B Charter Review Commission Att
7-4C Excerpt CM 051710

Council Member Thomsen recommendation: That Council establish “City Manager” as the operative title for the position of Administrative Officer referred to in the Charter and Municipal Code, without a change in duties or responsibilities at this time.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Ordinance No. 201-06 – An Ordinance of the Albany City Council Amending Chapter XI, Fire Prevention of the Albany Municipal Code to Include Regulations for Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detectors. First Reading.

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B Ord 2010-06

Staff recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. 2010-06 for First Reading.

8-2. City Council Health Benefits.

8-2 Staff Report

Social & Economic Justice Commission recommendation: Review the health benefit cap is higher than that for employees, and suggest that for the next Open Enrollment period, they have the same lower cap.

8-3. Appointments to the Alameda County Transportation Commission

8-3A Staff Report
8-3B ACCMA & ACTIA Att


Staff recommendation: Appoint one Council Member as the Member and one Council Member as the Alternate.

8-4. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate – League of California cities Annual Conference – September 15-17, 2010.

8-4A Staff Report
8-4B LCC Att


Staff recommendation: Appoint one Council Member as the Voting Delegate and one Council Member as the Alternate.

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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