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- Date: 02/21/2012 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Location: City Hall Council Chambers
1000 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, California 94706
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 6, 2012
Staff recommendation: Approve
4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $ 188,722.71; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $ 159,408.93. Total payroll in the amount of $ 348,131.64. Payroll period: 2/10/2012
b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $46,465.03 ; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $ 33,803.59. Total payroll in the amount of $ 80,268.62. Payroll period: 2/10/2012
Staff recommendation: Ratify.
4-3. a. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of: $335,874.14 (1/20/2012 ), $26,393.38 ( 02/01/2012 ), $373,269.99 (2/3/2012)
b. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the Albany Joint Powers Authority in the amount of: $408.38 ( 1/20/2012 )
Staff recommendation: Ratify
4-4. Claim AL656 - Bjorn Rydburg (California Casualty) v. City of Albany
4-4 Staff Report
Staff recommendation: Reject the claim and authorize the City Clerk to send out the appropriate rejection letter to California Casualty.
4-5. Resolution No. 2012-9, Allocation of Art in Public Places Fund
4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Reso 2012-9
4-5C Call for Artists-Hydrant Art Program
Arts Committee and staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2012-9 allocating $4,450 from the Art in Public Places Fund to: 1) Implement a Fire Hydrant Art Program; 2) Restore the Herons sculpture at the Albany Bulb; and 3) Purchase a zinc plaque for the Community Center Foyer Art Gallery
4-6. Alameda County Waste Management Authority Board Mandatory Recycling and Single Use Bag Ordinances
4-6A Staff Report
4-6B Att 1 Correspondence
4-6C Oct 17 11 Staff Report
Staff recommendation: That the City not “opt-out” of participation in the mandatory recycling and single use bag ordinances as developed by Stop-waste.Org and approved by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority Board.
4-7. Resolution No. 2012-10, a Resolution of the Albany City Council, Successor Agency of the Albany Community Reinvestment Agency, approving and adopting the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule pursuant to Part 1.8 of the Redevelopment Law.
4-7A Staff Report
4-7B Reso 2012-10
4-7C Recognized Obligations Payment Schedule 02 21 12
Staff recommendation: Adopt Resolution No.2012-10
4-8. Council Member Lieber appointed Paul O’Curry to the Social and Economic Justice Commission.
Staff recommendation: Information only
5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS
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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING
6-1. City Council Review of Planning Application 11-047: Conditional Use Permit & Parking Exception for a new Beer Pub at 745 San Pablo Avenue
6-1A Staff Report and Att 1-4
6-1B Att 5 Flor Plans Elevations
6-1C Att 6 Applicant Statement
6-1D Att 7 Application
6-1E Att 8 Parking Survey
6-1F Att 9 Neighbor Petition Letter
6-1G Att 10 Correspondance
6-1H Att 11 Correspondance after 01 20 12
Planning & Zoning Commission Action: The Commission conditionally approved the Beer Pub at 745 San Pablo Avenue.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7-1. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Radiofrequency Engineer for Wireless Consulting
7-1A Staff Report
7-1B Draft RFQ
Staff recommendation: That the City Council review the draft Request for Qualifications (RFQ), provide feedback to staff, and authorize staff to release the RFQ.
7-2. Public Opinion Survey update and revision
7-2 Staff Report
Staff recommendation: Receive an update regarding development of a public opinion survey and authorize restructuring the survey from 18 minutes to 20 minutes, and decreasing the survey sample from 400 to 350.
7-3. Progress report on 2010-12 City Council Objectives
7-3A Staff Report
7-3B Objectives Progress Report
Staff recommendation: Receive report.
8. NEW BUSINESS
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. Second Annual Albany Film Festival, Saturday, March 3, 2012, Noon to 7 p.m., Albany Community Center
10. ADJOURNMENT
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