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CITY OF
CITY
COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
JULY 21,
2009
AGENDA
12:30 p.m. - Ordinance Committee
Meeting, Council Chamber
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
2:00 p.m. - Redevelopment Agency
Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:30 P.M. IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)
Subject: Proposed Amendments To The 2007 Fire Code -
RE: Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Recommendation: That the Ordinance Committee consider
proposed changes to Chapter 8.04 of the Municipal Code specifying new fire
sprinkler requirements for both commercial and residential property, and
forward the ordinance amendments to the City Council for introduction and
adoption.
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
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 23,
2009.
Recommendation: That Council
approve a license with Web Service Company, L.L.C., and introduce and
subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of
the City of Santa Barbara Approving a Seven-Year License Agreement with Web
Service Company, L.L.C., Effective August 29, 2009, for a 156 Square-Foot
Laundry Room at 307 Shoreline Drive.
3.
Subject: Adoption Of Ordinance Establishing A Building
Safety Assessment Placard System (640.04)
Recommendation: That Council
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.
Recommendation: That Council adopt,
by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa
Barbara Adopting the Investment Policy for the City and Rescinding Resolution
No. 08-068; and
B. Authorize
the City Administrator/City Clerk/City Treasurer to invest or reinvest funds, or
to sell or exchange securities so purchased for the City of
6.
Subject: Proposed Minor Amendments To City Fee
Resolution (230.05)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 09-043 to Clarify Consent Review Fees for
Design Review, Adjust Residential Parking Permit Fees in the Downtown Parking
Program, and Add a Convenience Fee for On-Line Payment of Police Department
Charges.
7.
Subject: Contract With Jacobs Consultancy For Airport
Concessions Program (560.04)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Airport Director to execute a contract with Jacobs Consultancy
for specialized services in the development of a concession and advertising
program for the Airline Terminal Improvement Project, in an amount not to
exceed $59,270.
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Approve
and authorize the General Services Manager to execute a maintenance agreement
for $34,288 with Accela, Inc., as the only known source for such services for
the City's permit tracking software; and
B. Authorize
the renewal of the maintenance agreement on an annual basis for the next five
years, subject to annual budget approval.
9.
Subject: Community Promotion Contract With Old Spanish
Days (230.02)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Finance Director to execute a Community Promotion contract with
Old Spanish Days in an amount of $99,298 covering the period from July 1, 2009,
to May 31, 2010.
10.
Subject: Purchase Order For UCP / Work, Incorporated
(320.01)
Recommendation: That Council find
it in the City's best interest to waive the formal bid procedure as authorized
by Municipal Code Section 4.52.080 (k), and authorize the General Services
Manager to issue a purchase order to UCP / Work, Incorporated, for janitorial
services at the Waterfront Department for Fiscal Year 2010 in an amount not to
exceed $220,000.
REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
11.
Subject: Minutes
Recommendation: That the
Redevelopment Agency Board waive the reading and approve the minutes of the
special meeting of June 23, 2009.
NOTICES
12.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, July 16, 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.
13.
A City Council site visit is scheduled for Monday,
July 27, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. to the property located at
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REPORTS
14.
Subject: Loans For Affordable Housing At 416-424 East
Cota Street (660.04)
Recommendation: 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 loans of $2,000,000 to the Housing Authority of the
City of Santa Barbara and $284,583 to Artisan Court L.P., using Redevelopment
Agency Housing Setaside funds, appropriate these amounts from the Agency's
housing fund unappropriated reserves, approve suborindation of the loans to the
construction financing and regulatory agreements required under the tax credit
program, if required, and authorize the Executive Director or Deputy Director
to execute loan agreements and related documents in a form approved by Agency
Counsel;
B. That
the Agency Board approve amending the terms of the Agency's 2006 site
acquisition loan of $2,000,000 to the Housing Authority so that the terms of
the existing Agency loan are made consistent with the terms of the new Agency
loan and to approve subordination of the existing loan to the construction
financing and regulatory agreements required by the tax credit program, if
required, and authorize the Executive Director or Deputy Director to execute
the required documents in a form approved by Agency Counsel;
C. That
Council approve a loan of $915,417 of federal Home Investment Partnerships
Program (HOME) funds to Artisan Court L.P. and authorize the Community
Development Director to execute a loan agreement and related documents in a
form approved by the City Attorney;
D. That
Council and the Agency Board adopt, by reading of title only, A Joint
Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Santa Barbara Finding that the Use of Redevelopment
Agency Housing Setaside Funds for Development of Affordable Housing Located
Outside the Central City Redevelopment Project Area (CCRP) at 416-424 East Cota
Street Will Be of Benefit to the CCRP;
E. 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
F. That
the Agency and Council take the above 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.
Recommendation: 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 Mom's L.P. 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 Mom's L.P. and authorize the City Administrator or
Community Development Director to execute a loan agreement and related documents
in a form approved by the City Attorney;
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 the Agency's 1999 acquisition loan and 2009
predevelopment loan to Transition House so that the terms of the existing loans
are consistent with the proposed new HOME loan, approve assigning the two
existing Agency loans to Mom's L.P., and authorize the Executve Director or
Deputy Director to execute the required documents in a form approved by Agency
Counsel;
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 California, and to the
regulatory agreements and covenants required under the Low Income Housing Tax
Credit Program and the state's Supportive Housing Program, and authorize the
Executive Director or Deputy Director to execute required documents in a form
approved by Agency Counsel; and
E. That
Council and the Agency Board approve a new replacement affordability control
covenant with Mom's L.P. covering all 16 units and approve subordination of the
covenant to the liens of the bridge loan and the state's loan and to regulatory
agreements and covenants required under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Program and the state's Supportive Housing Program, 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
authorize the City Administrator or Community Development Director to execute
required documents in a form approved by the City Attorney.
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
16.
Subject: Proposed New Business Sector Trash And
Recycling Rates (630.01)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Receive
a report on the outreach provided to the business sector on the new proposed
rates for trash, recycling, greenwaste and foodscraps collection services; and
B. Direct
staff to initiate the noticing process per Proposition 218 requirements and
schedule a public hearing at City Council in October 2009 regarding new
Business Trash and Recycling Rates.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
To
Monday, July 27, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at