6:45 p.m.

CLOSED 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 Closed Session on the following items:

1) Labor Negotiations pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:

a) Agency Negotiator: City Manager & Glenn Berkheimer, IEDA
Employee Organizations: Albany Peace Officers’ Association

b) Agency Negotiator: City Manager
Employee Organization: Albany Municipal Services Joint Powers Authority and City of Albany Public Safety Management

2) Recruitment, Selection and Appointment of Public Employee, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1):
Position: Public Works Director/City Engineer

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, May 21, 2012

Staff recommendation: Approve

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $ 192,435.93; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $264,545.22. Total payroll in the amount of $456,981.15. Payroll period: 5/18/2012

b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $46,215.33; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $55,350.17. Total payroll in the amount of $101,565.50. Payroll period: 5/18/2012

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. a. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of: $272,282.02 ( 04/13/2012 ); $721,863.87 ( 04/27/2012 ); $26.638/15 ( 05/01/2012)

b. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the Albany Joint Powers Authority in the amount of:
$250.00 ( 04/13/2012 ); $742.70 ( 04/27/2012 )

Staff recommendation: Ratify

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

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-5. Pierce Street Pavement and Bikeway Project Speed Hump/Crosswalk Maintenance Agreement with City of Richmond

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Agreement w/Exh A

Staff recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to sign the attached City of Richmond “Agreement for Maintenance of Speed Hump/Crosswalk on Pierce Street Adjacent to Albany City Limits”.


5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. 2012 Albany Civics Academy Graduation Ceremony

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Draft Capital Improvement Plan: FY 2012/13 – FY 2017/18

7-1A Staff Report
7-1B CIP Tables 1-4
7-1C Muni Solar

Staff recommendation:
1) Receive information regarding status of draft CIP.
2) Review proposed new projects and advise incorporation into CIP:
a. Solar energy systems
b. Solano Avenue design improvements (Masonic to City boundary)
c. Senior Center expansion design
d. Active Transportation Plan

7-2. Recommendations of Library Advisory Board regarding Library Bequest

7-2A Staff Report
7-2B Council Minutes 11 21 11
7-2C AV Upgrade Proposal
7-2D Lib Board Minutes 05 23 12

Library Advisory Board recommendation:
1) Approve $45,000 in funding from Library Bequest to City for upgrade of AV system in Edith Room
2) Request Council direction to Board to review additional library needs which may be appropriate candidates for funding from Library Bequest.

Staff recommendation:
3) Add upgrade to community center main hall for cable-casting, including addition of remote cameras in Edith Stone room, and add to Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2012/13.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Recommendation to Submit a Letter to EBMUD to Encourage Community Choice Aggregation

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B EBMUD Info on CCA
8-1C Patch Article Attachment
8-1D Sustainability Comm Letter to City Council on CCA

Staff recommendation: Authorize submittal of a letter to the East Bay Municipal Utility District stating that the City of Albany encourages them to continue research on the feasibility of Community Choice Aggregation as a method of purchasing renewable energy, and state the City’s interest in discussing a potential collaboration.

8-2. City Council Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates to California League of Cities Annual Business Meeting (Resolution No. 2012-37)

8-2A Staff Report
8-2B Attachment 1

Staff recommendation: The Council designate a primary representative and up to two alternates.


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

Adjourn in Memory of retired Fire Chief Horace (Mike) Koepke.

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