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CITY OF
CITY COUNCIL
FINANCING AUTHORITY
FEBRUARY
3, 2009
AGENDA
1:00 p.m. - Special Ordinance
Committee Meeting, Council Chamber
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
2:00 p.m. - Special Financing
Authority Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SPECIAL ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 1:00 P.M. IN
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)
Recommendation: That the Ordinance Committee hear a report
from staff providing a conceptual overview of proposed changes to Chapter 4.52
of the Municipal Code specifying the City's procedures for the purchase of
ordinary goods and services.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
SPECIAL FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING –
2:00 P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
Subject: Proclamation Declaring February 2009 As Black
History Month (120.04)
2.
Subject: Employee Recognition - Service Award Pins
(410.01)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the City Administrator to express the City's appreciation to
employees who are eligible to receive service award pins for their years of
service through February 28, 2009.
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 6,
2009 (cancelled due to lack of a quorum), the special meetings of January 8 and
12, 2009, and the regular meeting of January 13, 2009.
4.
Subject: Poet Laureate Guidelines Language Change
(610.04)
Recommendation: That Council
approve recommended changes to the Poet Laureate Guidelines.
Recommendation: That Council
accept a Caltrans Bicycle Transportation Account grant of $461,260 for vehicle
detection equipment, increase the Streets Grant Capital Fund estimated revenues
by this amount, and appropriate such revenues to the Fiscal Year 2009 capital
budget.
6.
Subject: Contract For Construction Of The Carrillo
Sidewalk Infill Project (530.04)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Reject
the bid protest, and award and authorize the Public Works Director to execute a
contract with V. Lopez Jr. & Sons (Lopez), waiving minor bid
irregularities, in their low bid amount of $366,731, for construction of the Carrillo
Sidewalk Infill Project (Project), Bid No. 3551, and authorize the Public Works
Director to approve expenditures up to $36,675 to cover any cost increases that
may result from contract change orders for extra work and differences between
bid quantities and actual quantities measured for payment;
B. Authorize
the Public Works Director to accept the final contract amount, with approved
changes, and to file the Notice of Completion (NOC) with the County Clerk
Recorder; and
C. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Fugro West, Inc.
(Fugro), in the amount of $3,500 for material testing services, and authorize
the General Services Manager to approve expenditures of up to $350 for extra
services of Fugro that may result from necessary changes in the scope of work.
FINANCING
AUTHORITY
Recommendation: That the
Financing Authority Board waive the reading and approve the minutes of the
special meeting of December 23, 2008.
NOTICES
8.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, January 29, 2009,
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.
9.
Received a letter of resignation from Water
Commissioner Kathleen Rees; the vacancy will be part of the next City Advisory
Group recruitment.
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
10.
Subject: Introduction Of Ordinance For 2008-2010
General Unit Memorandum Of Understanding (440.02)
Recommendation: That Council :
A. Ratify
the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Santa Barbara City
Employees' Association, Local 620, Service Employees' International Union, for
the period of October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010, by introduction and
subsequent adoption of, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council
of the City of Santa Barbara Adopting the Memorandum of Understanding Between
the City of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara City Employees' Association
(General Unit); and
B. Cancel
the Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in honor of Cesar
Chavez Holiday.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
11.
Subject: Public Education Research Study For
Foodscraps Recovery And Composting (630.01)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Finance Director to execute a professional services agreement
with Ideocore for an amount not to exceed $45,750 for the implementation of a
public education research study for the Foodscraps Recovery and Composting Program
in the Business Sector.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
12.
Subject: Conference with Real Property Negotiator (330.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to provide instructions to negotiators regarding the renewal
of a lease of the Haley Street Youth Sports Center, former Fire Station #2,
located at Haley and Quarantina Streets, Assessor's Parcel Number 031-232-018
(701 E. Haley Street). Negotiations will
be conducted by Nancy L. Rapp, Parks and Recreation Director, and the City
Attorney's Office on behalf of the City of
Scheduling: Duration, 30 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
ADJOURNMENT