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CITY OF
CITY
COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
JULY 14,
2009
AGENDA
12:30 p.m. - Finance
Committee Meeting, David Gebhard Public Meeting Room,
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
2:00 p.m. - Redevelopment Agency
Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:30 P.M. IN THE DAVID
GEBHARD PUBLIC MEETING ROOM,
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
1. Subject: Statement Of Investment Policy For Fiscal
Year 2010
Recommendation: That Finance Committee review the City's
Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2010 and recommend approval to
City Council.
2. Subject: Loans For Affordable Housing At 416-424 East
Cota Street
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee consider and
recommend that the Redevelopment Agency Board and the City Council take the
following actions regarding the proposed 56-unit "Artisan Court"
affordable housing project at 416-424 East Cota Street to be developed by the
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara using new City and Agency loans
totaling $3,200,000:
A. That the Agency Board approve a loan of
$2,284,583 of Redevelopment Agency Housing Setaside funds to Artisan Court
L.P., and appropriate this amount from the Agency's housing fund unappropriated
reserves;
B. That the Agency Board approve amending
the terms of its 2006 site acquisition loan of $2,000,000 to the Housing
Authority so that the terms of the existing Agency loan are consistent with
those of the new Agency loan, approve subordination of the existing loan to the
construction financing and to regulatory agreements required under the tax
credit program, and assignment of the existing loan to Artisan Court L.P.;
C. That Council approve a loan of $915,417
of federal Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds to Artisan Court
L.P.;
D. That Council and the Agency Board
approve the subordination of their affordability control covenant to the lien
of the construction lender and to regulatory agreements required under the tax
credit program, and make the finding that there is no reasonably available and
economically feasible alternative for financing this project without
subordination of the affordability control covenant; and
E. That the Agency and Council take these
actions subject to the condition that Artisan Court L.P. receives approval of a
commitment of low income housing tax credits according to their application to
the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee dated June 9, 2009.
3. Subject: Loan For Affordable Housing At 421 East Cota
Street
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee recommend that the
City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board take the following actions
regarding the proposed "Mom's Place" affordable housing project at
421 East Cota Street to be developed by Transition House using a new City loan
of $680,000:
A. That Council approve a loan of $680,000
of federal Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds to Transition
House with subsequent assignment to Mom's L.P.;
B. That Council approve funding the
proposed new HOME loan subject to the condition that Mom's L.P. receives low
income housing tax credits and state loan funds, or other comparable financing
as approved by staff and the City Attorney;
C. That the Agency Board approve amending
its 1999 acquisition loan and its 2009 predevelopment loan to Transition House
so that the terms of the existing loans are consistent with the proposed new
HOME loan and to approve assignment of the two existing Agency loans to Mom's L.P.; and
D. That the Agency Board approve
subordination of the Agency loans to a new bridge loan, to a new permanent loan
from the State of
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
REGULAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING –
2:00 P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1.
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 July 31, 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 June 16,
2009.
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of
4.
Subject: Adoption Of Amendments To The Purchasing
Code, Chapter 4.52 Of The Municipal Code (340.02)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Amending Chapter 4.52 of Title 4 of the Santa Barbara Municipal
Code Providing Procedures for the Purchase of Equipment, Supplies and Services.
5.
Subject: Introduction Of Ordinance Establishing A
Building Safety Assessment Placard System (640.04)
Recommendation: That Council
introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the
Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Title 22 of the Santa Barbara
Municipal Code to Add Chapter 22.09 Establishing a Building Safety Assessment
Placard System.
6.
Subject: Used Oil Recycling Block Grant Application -
Fifteenth Cycle (630.01)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
B. If
the grant is funded, accept the Used Oil Recycling Block Grant - Fifteenth
Cycle, in the amount of $22,812, for Fiscal Year 2010; and
C. Increase
Fiscal Year 2010 Miscellaneous Grants Fund estimated revenue and appropriations
by $22,812, for the Used Oil Recycling Block Grant.
7.
Subject: Agreement For Funding Of Swimming Programming
(570.07)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize
the Parks and Recreation Director to execute an agreement for funding of
swimming programming with the Friends of Los Baños del Mar Pool; and
B. Appropriate
$9,100 in revenue and expenditures to the Parks and Recreation Miscellaneous
Grants Fund.
Recommendation: That Council
approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute Amendment No. 1 to the
existing License Agreement No. 21,535 with Santa Barbara Certified Farmer's
Market, Inc., for the operation of the Old Town Farmer's Market located in the
500-600 Blocks of State Street, the Downtown Farmer's Market located in the
Cota Commuter Parking Lot at 119 East Cota Street, and the Coast Village
Farmer's Market located in the 1100-1200 Blocks of Coast Village Road.
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with AECOM, USA,
Incorporated (AECOM), in the amount of $109,065 for design services for the
Escondido and Bothin Water Pump Stations Rehabilitation, and authorize the
Public Works Director to approve expenditures of up to $10,900 for extra
services of AECOM that may result from necessary changes in the scope of work.
Recommendation: That Council
waive the formal bidding process, as authorized by Municipal Code Section
4.52.080(k), and authorize the City General Services Manager to issue a Blanket
Purchase Order to Mead West Vaco Corporation in the amount of $57,420 for the
purchase of up to 66,000 pounds (two loads) of Mead West Vaco's Aqua Nuchar
Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) for use at the William B. Cater Water Treatment
Plant (Cater).
Recommendation: That Council
approve the proposed revised substantial amendment to the City's 2008-2009
Consolidated Action Plan to include utilizing $289,274 in American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds.
12.
Subject: Set A Date For Public Hearing Regarding
Appeal Of Planning Commission Denial For
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Set
the date of November 10, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. for hearing the appeal filed by
Steven Amerikaner of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Agent representing
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Seybold, of the Planning Commission denial of an
application for their property located at 415 Alan Road, Assessor's Parcel No. 041-091-024,
A-1/SD-3 One-Family Residence Zone and Coastal Overlay Zone, General Plan
Designation: Residential, One Unit Per
Acre. The proposed project involves the
request to initiate a Zone Change, General Plan Amendment and Local Coastal
Program Amendment for a portion of the parcel; and
B. Set
the date of November 9, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. for a site visit to the property
located at
REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
Recommendation:
A. That
Council introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Approving a Grant of
Easement to Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
for the Lower Mission Creek Project; and
B. That
the Agency Board approve the Grant of Easement to Santa Barbara County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District for the Lower Mission Creek Project and
authorize the Executive Director to execute the easement.
Recommendation: That the
Redevelopment Agency Board authorize the Deputy Director to execute a grant
agreement for capital improvements to the Alhecama Theatre with the Santa
Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation in a form acceptable to Agency Counsel.
15.
Subject: Contract For Construction For The West
Downtown Pedestrian Improvement Project (530.04)
Recommendation:
A. That
the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Board authorize the expenditure of $2,852,845 for
the West Downtown Pedestrian Improvement Project (Project);
B. That
Council reject the bid protest and award and authorize the Public Works
Director to execute a contract with C.S. Legacy Construction, Inc. (Legacy),
waiving minor irregularities, in their low bid amount of $2,299,220, for
construction of the Project, Bid No. 3481, and authorize the Public Works
Director to approve expenditures up to $230,000 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,
and to accept the final contract amount, with approved changes, and filing all
Notices of Completion (NOC) with the County Clerk-Recorder's Office;
C. That
Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with Penfield
& Smith in the amount of $50,325 for design support services during
construction;
D. That
Council authorize the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to
Fugro in the amount of $12,000 for material testing services and to approve
expenditures of up to $2,000 for extra services of Fugro that may result from
necessary changes in the scope of work; and
E. That
Council adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the
City of
16.
Subject: Purchase Order For Additional Soil And
Groundwater Sampling At 631 Garden Street (540.10)
Recommendation:
A. That
the Agency Board authorize the expenditure of $34,400 for additional soil and
groundwater sampling efforts at
B. That
Council authorize the General Services Manager to execute a Purchase Order
Contract with Trak Environmental (TRAK), in an amount not to exceed $28,670,
and up to $5,730 for extra services for additional soil and groundwater
sampling at
NOTICES
17.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, July 9, 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.
18.
The site visit and appeal hearing scheduled for
July 13, and July 14, 2009, respectively, for the property located at 1642 and
1654 Calle Canon and 2418 Calle Montilla have been continued indefinitely at
the request of the appellant.
19.
Received letter of resignation from Measure P
Committee Member Brendan Hamme; the vacancy will be included in the next City
Advisory Group recruitment.
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
20.
Subject: Cabrillo Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project
(330.03)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of Necessity by the Council of
the City of Santa Barbara for Permanent and Temporary Easements Located on Real
Property Commonly Known as 22 W. Cabrillo Boulevard, 6 and 10 State Street, and
13 E. Cabrillo Boulevard, Assessor's Parcel Numbers 033-102-017; 033-111-011,
-012, and -006.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider instructions to City Staff regarding real property
negotiations for the real property located at 1200 Punta Gorda Street, Santa
Barbara, California, pursuant to the authority of Government Code
§54956.8. Instructions to negotiator
concern the terms of an encroachment permit allowing an encroachment over a
City interest in the real property and the terms of a short-term lease for the
property. Property:
Scheduling: Duration, 20 minutes; anytime
Report: None
anticipated
ADJOURNMENT