REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONCORD CITY COUNCIL/ THE CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CONCORD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
5:30 p.m. - Planning Commission Interviews
Garden Conference Room
6:30 p.m. - Regular Meeting
City Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA
CITY COUNCIL MATTERS
PLANNING COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
5:30 p.m. - Garden Conference Room
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
- Interviews - with applicants for Planning Commission.
(These Interviews are continued from the meeting of Tuesday, February 7, 2012/) - Recess - to reconvene in a regular meeting in the Council Chambers.
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 p.m. City Council Chamber
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG - Councilmember Grayson
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY COUNCIL MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL CONSENT ITEMS:
- Approving - minutes for the meeting of January 24, 2012. (No Fiscal Impact) Recommended by the City Clerk.
- Approving - a Master Professional Services Agreement with Kennedy and Associates in the amount not to exceed $150,000 to provide Interim Engineering Managerial Services and City Surveyor Services; and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement. (Funded by Stormwater and General Funds) Recommended by City Engineer.
- Approving - an amendment to Employment Agreement with Assistant City Manager Valerie Barone supporting her appointment by the City Council as Interim City Manager. (General Fund) Recommended by Mayor Leone.
- CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS
- Accepting - the AB 1600 annual report regarding development fee transactions, in compliance with State Government Code Section 66006, and finding that there remains a reasonable relationship between current needs for developer fees and the purposes for which they were originally charged Government Code Section 66001(d). Data is available as required by Government Code Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 8, Section 66006. Resolution No. 12-8 for adoption. Report by the City Engineer.
Staff Recommendation: Hear the report, take public testimony, and adopt Resolution No. 12-8. - Consideration - - of the appointment of an applicant to the Design Review Board for a term ending February 28, 2015. Report by Chair of the Housing and Economic Development Committee.
Staff Recommendation: Hear the report, take public testimony, and re-appoint one member to the Design Review Board for a 3-year term ending February 28, 2015. - Consideration - of the appointment of two applicants to the Planning Commission for terms ending February 28, 2015. Report by Mayor Leone.
Staff Recommendation: Hear the report, take public testimony, and vote by ballot. Following balloting, appoint two members to the Planning Commission for three-year terms ending February 28, 2015.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CONCORD - Accepting - the AB 1600 annual report regarding development fee transactions, in compliance with State Government Code Section 66006, and finding that there remains a reasonable relationship between current needs for developer fees and the purposes for which they were originally charged Government Code Section 66001(d). Data is available as required by Government Code Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 8, Section 66006. Resolution No. 12-8 for adoption. Report by the City Engineer.
- SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CONCORD CONSENT ITEM:
- Approving - the preparation of the Draft First Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) pursuant to Section 34177 of the California Health and Safety Code and Future Schedules. Resolution No. 12-9 for adoption. Recommended by Redevelopment and Housing Manager.
CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY - CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS THE LOCAL REUSE AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS:
- Approving - an amendment to the Rules of the Local Reuse Authority to provide the City Manager the ability to designate another appointee to serve as the Executive Director of the Authority; and that the Council direct that Michael Wright be appointed as the Authority's Executive Director. LRA Resolution No. 12-1 for adoption. Report by Mark Coon, Acting City Attorney.
Staff Recommendation: Hear the report, take public testimony and adopt LRA Resolution No. 12-1.
- Approving - an amendment to the Rules of the Local Reuse Authority to provide the City Manager the ability to designate another appointee to serve as the Executive Director of the Authority; and that the Council direct that Michael Wright be appointed as the Authority's Executive Director. LRA Resolution No. 12-1 for adoption. Report by Mark Coon, Acting City Attorney.
- CORRESPONDENCE - City Council correspondence not selectively included in the following list is available for inspection during normal business hours by contacting the City Clerk at 671-3495.
- January 30, 2012 letter from Mayor Leone to Governor Brown requesting the reinstatement of the State library funding to help support literacy programs, resource sharing and the Braille and Talking Book Library.
- CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
- COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
- Recent Conference Attendance
- ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
CLOSED SESSION: The City Council may convene in closed session immediately prior to or at the conclusion of the above meeting. If a closed session is to be held, an agenda will be posted on the Friday prior to the meeting. For additional information regarding the closed session, contact the City Attorney's Office at 671-3160.
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The following is a list of regular Council Committee meeting dates. Most meetings are held in the Garden Conference Room, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord.
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Correspondence: Correspondence received that constitutes a public record under the Public Records Act concerning any matter on this agenda is available for inspection during normal business hours by contacting the City Clerk's office at 1950 Parkside Drive, Wing A, Concord, CA
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| Committee | Chair/Member | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|
| Housing & Economic Development | Helix/Leone | 3rd Wednesday, 5:30 pm |
| Infrastructure & Franchise | Hoffmeister/Helix | 2nd Thursday, 5:30 pm |
| Neighborhood & Community Services | Shinn/Grayson | 4th Thursday, 5:30 pm |
| Policy Development & Internal Operations | Leone/Shinn | 2nd Monday, 5:30 pm |
| Recreation & Cultural Affairs | Grayson/Hoffmeister | 3rd Monday, 5:30 pm |