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CITY OF
CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009
AGENDA
12:30 p.m. - Finance
Committee Meeting, David Gebhard Public Meeting Room,
2:00 p.m. - City Council Meeting
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:30 P.M. IN THE DAVID
GEBHARD PUBLIC MEETING ROOM,
1. Subject: Fiscal Year 2009 Preliminary Year-End Results
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee recommend that
Council:
A. Accept the Fiscal Year 2009 Interim
Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2009; and
B. Hear a report from staff on the General
Fund's preliminary year-end results of operations and options for addressing
the shortfall of revenues in relation to expenditures.
(See Council Agenda Item
No. 17)
2. Subject: July 2009 Investment Report
Recommendation: That the Finance Committee recommend that
Council accept the July 2009 Investment Report.
(See Council Agenda Item No. 2)
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING – 2:00 P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT CALENDAR
Recommendation: That Council
waive the reading and approve the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of
August 3, 2009, and the regular meetings of August 4, and August 11, 2009.
2.
Subject: July 2009 Investment Report (260.02)
Recommendation: That Council
accept the July 2009 Investment Report.
3.
Subject: Adoption Of Ordinance Regulating Aggressive
Panhandling (520.04)
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Amending Title Nine of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code to Enact
a Revised Ordinance Prohibiting Abusive Panhandling by Amending and Revising
Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 9.50.
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Director or Designee to
Apply, Negotiate and Execute a Financial Assistance Agreement, and Any
Amendments Thereto, with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).
Recommendation: That Council
adopt, by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
Santa Barbara Authorizing the Parks and Recreation Director or Designee to
Apply, Negotiate and Execute a Financial Assistance Agreement, and Any
Amendments Thereto, with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).
6.
Subject: Contract For Design Of The Airline Terminal
Improvement Project - Specialty Items (560.04)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with Howard, Needles,
Tammen & Bergendoff, California Architects, P. C. (HNTB), in the amount
of $216,904 for professional services for the Airline Terminal Improvement
Project (Project), and authorize the Public Works Director to approve
expenditures of up to $22,000 for extra services of HNTB that may result from
necessary changes in the scope of work.
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize
the Parks and Recreation Director to execute a professional services agreement
with HDR Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $511,600 to prepare final design
plans and construction specifications for the Mission Creek Fish Passage
Project at the Caltrans Channels; and
B. Authorize
the Parks and Recreation Director to increase these services by 10
percent, or $51,160, to cover any cost increases that may result from final
design review and construction requirements.
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the City Administrator to execute a Representative Services Agreement
between the City of Santa Barbara and Carpi & Clay Inc., doing business as
Carpi, Clay & Smith, for liaison and contact services with the United
States Government regarding federal assistance to the City's waterfront, at a
rate not to exceed $1,500 per month, and in a total amount not to exceed
$36,000, for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011.
9.
Subject: Renewal Of Agreement With Major League
Softball (570.06)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to execute an agreement with Major
League Softball, Inc. (MLS), to perform adult softball league services.
10.
Subject: License Agreement With Commercial Fishermen
Of Santa Barbara, Inc. (330.08)
Recommendation: That Council authorize
the City's execution of a five-year license agreement between the City and
Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, Inc., for the berthing of commercial
fishing boats on the north side of Cabrillo Landing in the Santa Barbara
Harbor.
Recommendation: That Council
approve additional change order expenditure authority for the Santa Barbara
Airport Temporary Facilities and Site Preparation Contract No. 23,004, in the
amount of $202,069, for a total change order expenditure authority of $552,069.
12.
Subject: Renewal Of Passenger Facility Charge
Application (560.01)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize staff to submit an "impose and use" Passenger Facility
Charge (PFC) application, continuing the $4.50 PFC fee, in the amount of
$19,945,000 to finance a portion of the debt service for the Airline Terminal
Improvement Project.
NOTICES
13.
The City Clerk has on Thursday, August 20, 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.
14.
Cancellation of the regular City Council and
Redevelopment Agency meetings of September 1, and September 8, 2009.
This concludes the Consent Calendar.
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
15.
Subject: New Sister City Of Kotor, Montenegro (130.03)
Recommendation: That Council adopt,
by reading of title only, A Resolution of the Council of the City of
FIRE DEPARTMENT
16.
Subject: StormReady
Community Designation (120.08)
Recommendation: That Council
accept an award by the National Weather Service designating the City of
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
17.
Subject: Fiscal Year 2009 Preliminary Year-End Results
(250.02)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Accept
the Fiscal Year 2009 Interim Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30,
2009; and
B. Hear
a report from staff on the General Fund's preliminary year-end results of
operations and options for addressing the shortfall of revenues in relation to
expenditures.
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Find
that, in accordance with City Charter Section 519, and as stated in this staff
report, the City may dispense with the public bidding process for the
Streetlight Improvements Project (Streetlight Project) in Underground Utility
District No. 10 Cliff Drive;
B. Award
and authorize the Public Works Director to execute a contract with the
successful bidder, Tidwell Excavation Acquisition Co, Inc. (Tidwell), in the
amount of $567,697.51, for construction of the Streetlight Project, City Bid
No. 3569, and authorize the Public Works Director to approve expenditures up to
$56,700 to cover any cost increases that may result from contract change orders
for extra work and differences between estimated quantities and actual
quantities measured for payment, and authorize the Public Works Director to
accept the final contract amount, with approved changes, and to file all
Notices of Completion with the County Clerk-Recorder's Office;
C. Authorize
the Public Works Director and City Attorney to negotiate with Verizon California,
Inc. (Verizon) and Cox Communications (Cox) to delete or reduce the private
service lateral costs in the City's contract with Tidwell, in accordance with
the California Public Utilities Code (CPUC) regulations, or other regulations
and ordinances, as applicable;
D. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Facilities Management
Specialists (FMS) in the amount of $40,000 for construction support services,
and authorize the General Services Manager to approve expenditures of up to
$4,000 for extra services of FMS that may result from necessary changes in the
scope of work;
E. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Steve Friesen Utility
Consultant in the amount of $5,000 for construction support services; and
F. Authorize
the General Services Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Santa Barbara
Electrical Design (SBED), in the amount of $10,000 for design support services
during construction.
19.
Subject: Gibraltar Pass-Through Agreement - Contract
For Computer Modeling (540.09)
Recommendation: That Council
authorize the Public Works Director to negotiate and execute a professional
services agreement with Stetson Engineers for computer modeling services
related to implementation of pass-through operations under the Upper Santa Ynez
River Operations Agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney and in an
amount not to exceed $40,700.
COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
CLOSED SESSIONS
20.
Subject: Conference With Real Property Negotiators -
Fremont Hall Army Reserve Center (330.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session pursuant to the authority of Government Code §54956.8 to
provide direction to the City Administrator and to the City Attorney regarding
the possible City acquisition of the real property known as Fremont Hall Army
Reserve Center. Property:
Scheduling: Duration, 20 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
21.
Subject: Conference With Legal Counsel - Pending
Litigation (160.03)
Recommendation: That Council hold
a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (a) of
section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as
needed. The pending litigation is
Citizens Planning Association v. Peak-Las Positas Partners, Mark Lee, Michael
Bollag, et al., SBSC Case Number 1243174.
Scheduling: Duration, 15 minutes; anytime
Report: None anticipated
ADJOURNMENT