REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
AGENDA
12:00 p.m. - Special Ordinance
Committee Meeting, Council Chamber
1:00 p.m. - Finance Committee
Meeting, Room 15
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SPECIAL ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:00 P.M. IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)
Subject: Ordinance Committee Agenda
1.
Subject: Project
Compatibility Analysis
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 1:00 P.M. IN ROOM 15
(120.03)
Subject: Finance Committee Agenda
1.
Subject:
Contract For Financial Management System Needs Assessment (See Council Agenda Item No. 15)
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring February As
Firefighter Appreciation Month (120.04)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the special meeting of January 28,
the regular meeting of January 29, and the special meeting of January 30, 2008.
3.
Subject: Adoption Of Ordinance Regarding Peak Las
Positas Subdivision (680.04)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City
of
4.
Subject: Fire Management Salary Increases (410.06)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 07-053, the Position and Salary Control
Resolution for Fiscal Year 2008, Affecting Fire Battalion Chief Salaries.
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Award
and authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with Lash
Construction, Inc. (Lash) in their low bid amount of $2,175,995, for
construction of the Mission Street at Route 101 Class II Bike Lane and Sidewalk
Improvements, Bid No. 3435A, which includes Bid Alternate C-1, in the amount of
$102,350; and to approve expenditures up to $174,080 to cover any cost
increases that may result from contract change orders for extra work and
differences between estimated bid quantities and actual quantities measured for
payment;
B. Authorize
the Public Works Director to execute a contract with MNS Engineers, Inc. (MNS),
in the amount of $19,000 for construction support services, and approve
expenditures of up to $2,000 for extra services that may result from necessary
changes in the scope of work;
C. Accept
Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Grant funding in the amount of
$611,000; increase the estimated Fiscal Year 2008 Streets Capital Program Fund
revenues by $611,000, and appropriate this amount to the Fiscal Year 2008
Streets Capital Program;
D. Accept
Regional Surface Transportation Program Grant funding in the amount of
$865,000; increase the estimated Fiscal Year 2008 Streets Capital Program Fund
revenues by $865,000, and appropriate this amount to the Fiscal Year 2008
Streets Capital Fund;
E. Accept
Local Surface Transportation Program (LSTP) Grant funding in the amount of
$347,000; increase the estimated Fiscal Year 2008 Streets Capital Program Fund
revenues by $347,000, and appropriate this amount in the Fiscal Year 2008
Streets Capital Fund;
F. Approve
the Freeway Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans and authorize the City
Administrator to sign said agreement;
G. Introduce
and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council
of the City of Santa Barbara Approving an Agreement Between the City of Santa
Barbara and the State of California Department of Transportation Obligating
City to Maintain, Repair, and Replace as Necessary the Special Coating Applied
on Traffic Signals and Lighting Poles and Appurtenances Installed Within the
State Highway Route 101 Right-of-Way in the City, and authorize the City
Administrator to sign said agreement; and
H. Authorize
the Public Works Director to execute a contract with Penfield & Smith for
construction inspection services in the amount of $85,000.
6.
Subject: Lease Agreement With Nicholas Ise, Doing
Business As Marina Network (330.04)
Recommendation: That Council
approve and authorize the Waterfront Director to execute a one-year lease
agreement, with a one-year option, with Nicholas Ise for an information
technology center at a monthly base rent of $375 involving a 167 square-foot
office space at 125 Harbor Way #21, in the Santa Barbara Harbor.
Recommendation: That Council find
it in the City's best interest to waive the formal bid process, as authorized
by Municipal Code 4.52.080 (k), and authorize the City's General Services
Manager to execute a sole source purchase order with Environmental Systems
Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI, Inc.), in an amount not to exceed $50,000 to
upgrade the City's Desktop GIS software to the most current version.
8.
Subject: Approval Of Emergency Purchase Order For
Carbon (540.10)
Recommendation: That Council retroactively
approve the issuance of an emergency purchase order in the amount of $102,400
to Norit as the low bidder for the purchase of powdered activated carbon to be
used for treatment of water at the Cater Water Treatment Plant.
Recommendation: That Council
authorize an increase in the Parks and Recreation Director's authority to
approve expenditures for increased laboratory costs by $15,678 (from $24,322 to
$40,000) to continue the Water Quality Monitoring Program's Fiscal Year 2008
Research Plan, Purchase Order No. 377562.
10.
Subject: Notice Of Completion For Area B Slurry
Seal (530.04)
Recommendation: That Council
accept the work completed by Roy Allan Slurry Seal, Inc., Contract No. 22,446,
for the Area B Slurry Seal, Bid No. 3505, located at various locations shown on
the Attachment, in the final contract amount of $1,614,615.68, including
approved changes, and approve filing of a Notice of Completion.
11.
Subject: Set A Date For Public Hearing Regarding
Appeal Of Architectural Board Of Review Approval For 924 Jimeno Road (640.07)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Set
the date of March 18, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. for hearing the appeal filed by Tony
Fischer of the Architectural Board of Review's Approval of an application by
Vadim Hsu, Architect for Herendeen Family Trust, and located at 924 Jimeno
Road, Assessor's Parcel Number 029-052-009, E-1 Single-Family Residence Zone,
General Plan Designation: Residential, 3 Units per Acre. The project proposes the construction of a
new 1,392 square-foot first- and second-floor addition to an existing 1,657
square-foot residence, the demolition of the existing 262 square-foot two-car garage
and construction of a 500 square-foot garage on an 8,623 square-foot lot
located in the Hillside Design District; and
B. Set
the date of March 17, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. for a site visit to the property
located at
NOTICES
12.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, February 7, 2008,
posted this agenda in the Office of the City Clerk, on the City Hall Public
Notice Board on the outside balcony of City Hall, and on the Internet.
13.
Cancellation of the regular Redevelopment Agency
meeting of February 12, 2008, due to lack of business.
14.
Cancellation of the regular City Council and
Redevelopment Agency meetings of February 19, 2008, due to lack of a quorum.
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
15.
Subject: Contract For Financial Management System
Needs Assessment (210.01)
Recommendation: That Council authorize
the Finance Director to execute a professional services contract in a form
approved by the City Attorney with AEF Systems Consulting, Incorporated, in the
amount of $94,500 for a needs assessment in connection with the planned
replacement of the City's Financial Management System, and approve expenditures
of up to $9,000 for extra services that may result from necessary changes to
the scope of work.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
16.
Subject: Status Report On Underground Utility
Assessment Districts (530.07)
Recommendation: That Council
receive an update and Status Report on Underground Utility Assessment Districts
(UUAD).
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Receive
and file this report as a "Certificate of Sufficiency" that residents
between 1209 and 2535 Chapala Street, including properties along portions of
their surrounding streets, have submitted a petition signed by property owners
of not less than 60% of land area proposed to be included within the benefit
assessment district, requesting that an Underground Utility Assessment District
(UUAD) be initiated;
B. Adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa
Barbara Initiating Proceedings for the Formation of an Underground Utility Assessment
District for Chapala Street; and
C. Authorize
the Public Works Director to execute a professional services contract with
Harris and Associates (Harris) in the amount of $29,200 for Assessment Engineer
Services associated with the Chapala Street UUAD Project.
18.
Subject: Adoption Of Ahwahnee Water Principles For
Resource-Efficient Land Use (540.08)
Recommendation: That Council
consider a request from Councilmembers House and Williams to adopt, by reading
of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
19.
Subject: Conference With Real Property Negotiators -
Fremont Hall Army Reserve Center
(330.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to provide direction to City Administration staff and the City
Attorney regarding the possible City acquisition of the real property known as
Scheduling: Duration, 20 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
(Continued from February 5, 2008)
ADJOURNMENT