Approved Minutes

7:00 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 to discuss the following item:

Appointment of a Public Employee pursuant to Government Code § 54957 – City Clerk.


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, March 19, 2012

Staff recommendation: Approve

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $206,391.28 ; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $177,089.13. Total payroll in the amount of $383,480.41. Payroll period: 3/09/2012

b. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $46,812.26; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $34,040.17. Total payroll in the amount of $80,852.43. Payroll period: 3/09/2012

c. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $194,319.24; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $267,424.81. Total payroll in the amount of $461,744.05. Payroll period: 3/23/2012

d. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $49,054.21; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $55,628.17. Total payroll in the amount of $104,682.38. Payroll period: 3/23/2012

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. Ratification of bills, claims and demands against the City of Albany in the amount of: $292,391.84 (2/17/2012); $26,161.37 (3/01/2012); $284,566.36 (3/02/2012)

Staff recommendation: Ratify

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

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-5. Resolution No. 2012-16, Maintenance and Operations Memorandum of Understanding Between the City and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Interstate 80 Integrated Mobility Corridor Project.

4-5A Staff Report
4-5B Reso 2012-16
4-5C Agreement

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2012-16 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Maintenance and Operations Memorandum of Understanding between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Interstate 80 Integrated Mobility Corridor Project.

4-6. Council Appointments:
a. Council Member Lieber appointed Charles Prins to the Charter Review
Committee.
b. Council Member Thomsen appointed Susan Reeves to the Traffic and
Safety Commission.

Staff recommendation: Information only

4-7. Ordinance No. 2012-01 to amend the contract between the City of Albany and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System to allow for the “Employee Sharing Cost of Additional Benefits” provision (§ 20516) and the “Different Level of Benefits” provision (§ 20475) for local Fire Safety members

4-7A Staff Report
4-7B Ord 2012-01
4-7C PERS Contract Pages

Staff recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 2012-01, an ordinance of the Albany City Council authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City of Albany and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System – Second Reading – Pass to print

4-8. 2012 Sewer Replacement on Spokane and Portland Avenues.

4-8 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Authorize staff to-
1) Invite bids and award a contract in the amount not to exceed $352,000 for the 2012 Sewer Replacement on Spokane and Portland Avenues.
2) Enter into an agreement not to exceed $20,000 with Greg Jacobs Engineering to provide project design services for 2012 Sewer Replacement on Spokane and Portland Avenues.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Proclamations:
a. Mental Health Month Proclamation

6-1a.A Proclamation: Mental Health Month
6-1a.B Flyer

b. Library Week Proclamation

6-1.b Proclamation: National Library Week

6-2. Resolution No. 2012-15 Approving the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP) and Supporting the Placement of an Extension and Augmentation of the Existing Transportation Sales Tax on the November 2012 Ballot

6-2A Staff Report
6-2B Reso 2012-15
6-2C TEP Minutes
6-2D TEP Letter
6-2E TEP Expenditure Plan
6-2F Analysis

Staff recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 2012-15 (Attachment 1) approving the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP) and supporting the placement of an extension and augmentation of the existing transportation sales tax on the November 2012 ballot.

6-3. June 30, 2011 Financial Statements and Reports of the Independent Auditors, Inter-fund Transfers

6-3A Staff Report
6-3B Exhibit A
6-3C Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
6-3D Albany Reinvestment Agency Report
6-3E Police and Fire Relief Pension Fund
6-3F ACTIA Measure B Funds
Appropriation Limit 2011
6-3H Transportation Development Act

Staff recommendations:
1) Financial Reports: That Council receive a presentation by the City’s independent auditors of the results of their examination of the City’s financial report for fiscal year end June 30, 2011.
2) Transfers: That Council approve the updated schedule of inter-fund transfers

6-4. Public Opinion Survey Results

6-4 Staff Report

Staff recommendation: That Council receive a presentation synthesizing the results of the recent public opinion survey conducted by Godbe Research, and provide direction to staff regarding a subsequent agenda item, if any, to consider potential 2012 ballot measure(s).


7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8. NEW BUSINESS

8.1 2012-13 Operating Budget Goals & Objectives

8-1A Staff Report
8-1B Draft Goals and Objectives
8-1C Department Mission, Visions and Objectives
8-1D 2012-13 Capacity Limitations

Staff recommendation: That Council receive staff’s initial draft objectives for City Council goals for the 2012-13 fiscal year operating budget, and provide comments and direction.


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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