Tuesday, September 13, 2005

AGENDA

FREMONT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3300 CAPITOL AVE., BUILDING A

7:00 P.M.

1.       PRELIMINARY

1.1     Call to Order

1.2     Salute the Flag

1.3     Roll Call

1.4     Announcements by Mayor / City Manager

2.       CONSENT CALENDAR

Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Additionally, other items without a “Request to Address Council” card in opposition may be added to the consent calendar. The City Attorney will read the title of ordinances to be adopted.

2.1     Motion to Waive Further Reading of Proposed Ordinances (This permits reading the title only in lieu of reciting the entire text.)

2.2     Approval of Minutes – None.

2.3     ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT - CITYWIDE (PLN2005-00356)

Public Hearing (Published Notice) to Consider an Annual Report on the Status of the General Plan and Implementation of the City’s Housing Element

Contact Person:

Name: Kathleen Livermore                     Jeff Schwob

Title:   Senior Planner                           Planning Director

Dept.: DES                                        DES

Phone: (510) 494-4438                         (510) 494-4527

E-Mail: klivermore@ci.fremont.ca.us        jschwob@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.       Hold public hearing.

2.       Find the Annual Report is statutorily exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies.

3.       Find that the Annual Report of the General Plan and Housing Element accurately depicts the current status of the City of Fremont with respect to the General Plan and Housing Element.

4.       Direct staff to forward the Annual Report on the General Plan and Housing Element of the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Planning and Research, as required by Government Code Section 65400 (b).

2.4     NEW CONTRACT FOR AUTOMATED RED-LIGHT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

Public Hearing (Published Notice) to Re-Authorize Use of Automated Red-Light Enforcement System and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Contract with Vendor

Contact Person:

Name: Mike Eads

Title:   Lieutenant

Dept.: Fremont Police Department

Phone: 510-790-6980

E-Mail: Meads@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., to provide maintenance and service for the existing 7 automated red-light enforcement systems and installation of an additional 8 new systems to be implemented over the term of the contract.

3.       CEREMONIAL ITEMS – None.

4.       PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

4.1     Written Communications – None.

4.2     Oral Communications

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – None.

PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY – None.

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR

5.       SCHEDULED ITEMS – None.

6.       REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY

6.1     Report Out from Closed Session of Any Final Action

7.       REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER

7.1     LETTER OF INTEREST FOR GRANT FROM FREMONT BANK FOUNDATION FOR SWIM LAGOON REDESIGN PROJECT

Letter of Interest for a $1 Million Grant from the Fremont Bank Foundation for the Swim Lagoon Redesign Project

Contact Person:

Name: Annabell Holland

Title:   Director

Dept.: Parks and Recreation

Phone: 510-494-4329

E-Mail: aholland@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.       Direct staff to negotiate a grant agreement with the Fremont Bank Foundation, subject to final approval by the City Council, documenting the terms by which the Fremont Bank Foundation will grant $1,000,000 to the City for the Water Park Facility.

2.       Direct staff to proceed with the park/facility naming process to name the Water Park Facility after Fremont Bank, and to name particular areas or venues within the Water Park Facility to be named after Morris and Alvirda Hyman.

3.       Direct staff to proceed with the park/facility naming process to name a particular area or venue within the facility after the Puerto Peñasco sister city, and to preserve the Puerto Peñasco plaque and rocks if feasible in the Puerto Peñasco area/venue.

7.2     FUNDING AND SITING OPTIONS OF PROPOSED CENTRAL PARK BAND PAVILION

Funding and Siting Options of Proposed Central Park Band Pavilion

Contact Person:

Name: Annabell Holland                        Roger Ravenstad

Title:   Director                                   Senior Landscape Architect

Dept.: Parks and Recreation                  DES

Phone: 510-494-4329                           510-494-4723

E-Mail: aholland@ci.fremont.ca.us           rravenstad@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATION: Receive report, comment, and provide direction to staff.

7.3     COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT

Update on Community Outreach Project

Contact Person:

Name: Lisa Goldman                             Christine Daniel

Title:   Intergovern. Relations Mgr.          Deputy City Manager

Dept.: City Manager’s Office                 City Manager’s Office

Phone: 510-284-4012                           510-284-4008

E-Mail: lgoldman@ci.fremont.ca.us          cdaniel@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATION: Receive information.

8.       COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

8.1     Council Referrals – None.

8.2     Legislation

8.2.1   Discussion of City Position on Proposed Legislation Described in the League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 35-2005. Council may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council.

Enclosure: League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin (Copies Available in the City Clerk’s Office)

8.3     Oral Reports on Meetings and Events

9.       ADJOURNMENT

Order of Discussion

Generally, the order of discussion after introduction of an item by the Mayor will include comments and information by staff followed by City Council questions and inquiries. The applicant, or their authorized representative, or interested citizens, may then speak on the item; each speaker may only speak once to each item. At the close of public discussion, the item will be considered by the City Council and action taken.

Consent Calendar

Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Additionally, other items without a "Request to Address the City Council" card in opposition may be added to the consent calendar. The City Attorney will read the title of ordinances to be adopted.

Addressing the Council

Any person may speak once on any item under discussion by the City Council after receiving recognition by the Mayor. Speaker cards will be available prior to and during the meeting. To address City Council, a card must be submitted to the City Clerk indicating name, address and the number of the item upon which a person wishes to speak. When addressing the City Council, please walk to the lectern located in front of the City Council. State your name. In order to ensure all persons have the opportunity to speak, a time limit will be set by the Mayor for each speaker (see instructions on speaker card). In the interest of time, each speaker may only speak once on each individual agenda item; please limit your comments to new material; do not repeat what a prior speaker has said.

Oral Communications

Any person desiring to speak on a matter which is not scheduled on this agenda may do so under the Oral Communications section of Public Communications. Please submit your speaker card to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of Oral Communications. Only those who have submitted cards prior to the beginning of Oral Communications will be permitted to speak. Please be aware the California Government Code prohibits the City Council from taking any immediate action on an item which does not appear on the agenda, unless the item meets stringent statutory requirements. The Mayor will limit the length of your presentation (see instructions on speaker card) and each speaker may only speak once on each agenda item.

To listen to a recorded message listing upcoming agenda items for the City Council, Planning Commission, Recreation Commission, Human Relations Commission, and Senior Citizens Commission, call 284-4094.

To leave a voice message for all Councilmembers and the Mayor simultaneously, dial 284-4090.

The City Council Agendas may be accessed by computer at the following Worldwide Web Address: www.fremont.gov

Information

Copies of the Agenda and Report are available in the lobbies of City Hall, 3300 Capitol Avenue, Building A, and the Development Services Center, 39550 Liberty Street, on Friday preceding a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Supplemental documents relating to specific agenda items are available at the Office of the City Clerk.

Hearing impaired earphones are available from the City Clerk 15 minutes prior to the meeting. A driver's license will be held as a deposit. 

The regular meetings of the Fremont City Council are broadcast on Cable Television Channel 27.

Council meetings are open captioned for the deaf in the Council Chambers and closed captioned for home viewing.

Information about the City or items scheduled on the Agenda and Report may be referred to:

City Clerk
City of Fremont
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, California 94538
510-284-4060