CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COMMUNITY CENTER, MAIN HALL
1249 MARIN AVENUE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008

Approved minutes

8:00 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. Council Minutes, September 15, 2008.

Staff recommendation: Approve.

4-2. a. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $194,005.01; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $159,724.01. Total payroll in the amount of $353,729.02. Payroll period: 09/12/08.

b. Ratification of City of Albany net payroll in the amount of $196,520.23; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $242,381.17. Total payroll in the amount of $438,901.40. Payroll Period: 09/26/08.

c. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $56,693.97; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $42,250.30. Total payroll in the amount of $98,944.27. Payroll period: 09/12/08.

d. Ratification of Albany Municipal Services JPA net payroll in the amount of $54,951.74; taxes, benefits & withholdings in the amount of $58,785.47. Total payroll in the amount of $113,737.21. Payroll period: 09/26/08.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-3. a. Ratification of bills, claims & demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $1,167,714.62. Period: 09/09/08.

b. Ratification of bills, claims & demands against the City of Albany in the amount of $1,045,464.85. Period: 09/19/08.

c. Ratification of bills, claims & demands against the City of Albany JPA in the amount of $150. Period: 09/19/08.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-4. Pension payments in the amount of $111,069.65 for the month of September, 2008.

Staff recommendation: Ratify.

4-5. Neilson Street Storm Drain Project Geotechnical Services.

Staff Report
Amendment #2
URS Memorandum

Staff recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C07-13 Agreement for Consultant Services with URS Corporation for geotechnical engineering and inspection services during construction.

4-6. Links to Candidate Websites on the City Website.

Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Information only.

4-7. Annual Green Albany Day Event.

Staff Report
Sustainability Committee Letter

Staff recommendation: Authorize an annual Green Albany Day, hosted by the City and administered by the Sustainability Committee in coordination with City staff, to promote environmental awareness within the community.

5. GOOD OF THE CITY/PUBLIC FORUM/ANNOUNCEMENTS

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6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC HEARING

6-1. Mayor Lieber presenting a Proclamation acknowledging the 2008 Solano Avenue Stroll and Certificate of Appreciation to Robert Cheasty and Allen Cain.

Staff Report
Proclamation

6-2. Albany Centennial Letters, Resolutions, Proclamations and Recognitions.

Staff Report 
Centennial Proclamations Received 
City of Albany's Proclamation

Staff recommendation: 1) Receive letters and proclamations sent by elected officials, cities and other public agencies honoring the 100th Anniversary of the City of Albany.

2) Recognize the Albany Historical Society, the Recreation & Community Services Department and the Albany volunteers, City Staff members and groups for their work on the “Dinner with Albany” event on September 28, the Centennial weekend, and other Centennial events and activities throughout Albany’s 100th year.

3) Present Certificates of Appreciation to Joan Larson, Jack Rosano, Dorothy Brown, Jewel Okawachi, Kim Denton, Ruth Ganong, Peggy McQuaid, Marsha Skinner, Karen Sorensen and Chelle Putzer.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7-1. Waterfront Planning Process.

Staff Report  
Status Report May 5-Sep 15


Staff recommendation: Council receive a status report from Fern Tiger & Associates on the Waterfront Planning Process that started in May, 2008.

7-2. Unaudited Financial Statements, June 30, 2007, Inter-fund Transfers and Self-Insurance Reserves.

Staff Report  
Statements Of Revenues   
Review

Staff recommendation: Council accept the unaudited financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 (Exhibits A&B), approve the updated schedule of inter-fund transfers (Exhibit C) and approve the carry-forward of the self-insurance reserve balances, as reported at June 30, 2008.

8. NEW BUSINESS

8-1. Resolution No. 08-62 – A Resolution of the Albany City Council Urging the State of California to Repeal Preemption of Local Regulations of Pesticides.

Staff Report  
Resolution 08-62

Mayor Lieber recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 08-62.

8-2. Gilman Sports Field Joint Powers Authority Alternate Representative.

Staff Report

Staff recommendation: Council appoint an alternate representative to the Gilman Sports Field Joint Powers Authority.

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. October 11, 2008: Firefighters’ Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to Noon, Monroe Street Fire Station; Citywide Garage sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

9-2. October 18th: Police Bike Rodeo, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cornell School.

10. ADJOURNMENT

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