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, February 22, 2011.

Staff recommendation: Approve

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $204,207.69; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $264,592.36. Total payroll in the amount of $468,800.05.Payroll period: 02/25/11.
b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $50,173.85; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $61,845.48. Total payroll in the amount of $112,019.33. Payroll period: 02/25/11.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. a. Resolution No. 2011-11 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Amending the Albany Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) to Include Buchanan Street as a Class I Bicycle Facility and Modify Relevant Test.
b. Resolution No. 2011-12 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Submitting an Applicant to the Bicycle Transportation Account Program (BTA) for $600,000 in Grant Funding and Commit to Providing the Required 10% Local Match for the Buchanan Bikeway Project.

4-3A Staff Report
4-3B Reso 2011-11
4-3C Reso 2011-12
4-3D Exh A Master Plan
4-3E Exh B Plan Map

Staff recommendation: Approve.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Resolution No. 2011-9 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Opposing the Governor’s Proposal to Abolish Redevelopment Agencies in California.

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Reso 2011-9
7-1C Proposed Summary
7-1D RDA Summary

Staff recommendation: Approve.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Ordinance No. 2011-1 – An Ordinance of the Albany City Council to Amend the Albany Municipal Code to Allow Council via Resolution to Set Hours of Operation for Parks not Currently Listed in the Municipal Code. First Reading.

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B Ord 2011-1

Staff recommendation: Approve for first reading.

8-2. Shared Fire Chief Services and Continuation of Temporary Services.

8-2A Staff Report
8-2B Reso 2011-14
8-2C Citygate Excerpt

Staff recommendation: 1) Consider sharing a Fire Chief with the City of Piedmont, on a trial basis, and agendize a City Council action item to authorize entering into a contract with Piedmont for a trial period. 2) Approve Resolution No. 2011-14 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Authorizing Continuation of a Contract with Marc McGinn to Provide Part-Time Fire Chief Services on a Temporary, hourly basis.

8-3. Resolution No. 2011-10 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract With Caltrans Upon Receipt of a Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant for the Development of a Study for Complete Streets for Buchanan Street and San Pablo.

8-3A Staff Report
8-3B Reso 2011-10

Staff recommendation: Approve.

8-4. Resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to rectify the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission that rolled back limits on corporate spending on election campaigns.

8-4 Draft Resolution

Council Member Atkinson’s recommendation: Refer the resolution to the Social & Economic Justice Commission for analysis on pros and cons, and suggestions for any alternative language, with a report back to Council within six months.

8-5. Council Member Lieber report on the Associated Community Action Program (ACAP).

Council Member Lieber’s recommendation: That Council receive an oral report for review and discussion from its representative to the ACAP Joint Powers Authority on recent managerial and financial developments.

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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