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City Council Meeting


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:
a) January 9, 2012
b) January 17, 2012

Staff recommendation: Approve

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $ 215,601.04; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $170,464.91. Total payroll in the amount of $ 386,065.95. Payroll period: 12/30/2011

b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $42,563.93 ; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $ 33,997.96. Total payroll in the amount of $ 76,561.89. Payroll period: 12/30/2011

c. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $ 207,904.46; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $ 179,641.93. Total payroll in the amount of $ 387,546.39. Payroll period: 1/13/2012

d. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $48,369.15; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $ 33,618.38. Total payroll in the amount of $81,987.53. Payroll period: 1/13/2012

e. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $200,154.08; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $227,455.70. Total payroll in the amount of $ 477,609.78. Payroll period: 1/27/2012

f. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $45,736.21; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $ 53,617.70. Total payroll in the amount of $99,353.91. Payroll period: 1/27/2012

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. Ratification of Police & Fire Pension Plan payments in the amount of $118,697.48 for the month of January, 2012.

Staff recommendation: Ratify

4-4. Council Member Wile appointed Claire Napawan to the Waterfront Committee.

Staff recommendation: Information only

4-5. Approval and Acceptance of Improvements for Contract No. C11—12, 2011 Pavement Rehabilitation Project

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Notice of Completion
4-5C Reso 2012-3

Staff recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2012-3 approving and accepting improvements and directing the filing of the Notice of Completion for Contract No. C11-12, 2011 Pavement Rehabilitation Project.

4-6. Resolution No. 2012-7, A Resolution of the Albany City Council Approving the Application for Grant Funds for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentive Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84).

4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Reso 2012-7

Staff recommendation: that the Council approve Resolution No. 2012-7.

4-7. Six months financial statement for period ended December 31, 2011 and financial projection for full fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

4-7A Staff Report
4-7B Att A
4-7C Att B

Staff recommendation: Receive and file report.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. 2012 Albany Hill Creekside Master Plan

6-1A Staff Report
6-1B Draft Albany Hill Creekside Master Plan
Park & Recreation Commission Soring Sheets

Park and Recreation and Staff recommendation: That Council receive a presentation on the draft 2012 Albany Hill Creekside Master Plan, and place adoption of the Plan on a subsequent Council Agenda.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Resolution No. 2012-8 – a Resolution of the Albany City Council Calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to free democracy from corporate control, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Reso 2012-8
7-1C Citizens United v. FEC Case Summary
7-1D Citizens United Information

Social & Economic Justice Commission recommendation: That the Council adopt Resolution No. 2012-8.

7-2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory decision to select the Richmond Field Station as its preferred site for its second campus

7-2 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: That the City Council authorize the City manager to execute a contract with Fern Tiger Associates (FTA) to conduct a wrap-up session with the Golden Gate Fields/Waterfront Task Force, and to prepare a summary of lessons learned from Voices to Vision 2, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Information Technology (IT) Master Plan and Shared IT services

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B IT Master Plan Draft
8-1C Shared IT Position Draft Contract

Staff recommendation:
1) That Council accept the Information Technology Master Plan
2) That Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the City of Emeryville for an Information Technology Manager shared position.

8-2. Staff presentation on the “Sustainable Community Strategy” Regional Planning Initiative

8-2A Staff Report
8-2B Attachments

Staff recommendation: For information and provide feedback and direction to staff.

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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