Tuesday, December 19, 2006

AGENDA

FREMONT CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AND WORK SESSION

DECEMBER 19, 2006

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3300 CAPITOL AVE., BUILDING A

5:30 P.M. (Please Note Time Change)

1.       PRELIMINARY

1.1     Call to Order

1.2     Salute the Flag

1.3     Roll Call

1.4     Announcements by Mayor / City Manager

Times Are

Approximate

2.       WORK SESSION ITEMS

2.1     FISCAL YEAR 2006/07 - FIRST QUARTER              5:30-6:30 p.m.

BUDGET UPDATE

Public Comment

2.2     CONSIDERATION OF LARGE HOME POLICIES          6:30-7:30 p.m.

Public Comment

3.       CEREMONIAL ITEMS

3.1     Presentation of a City Pin from Nader Ayad Commemorating the City of Fremont’s 50th Anniversary

4.       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.

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

4.2     Approval of Minutes – for the Regular Meeting of November 14, 2006.

4.3     Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fremont Amending Chapter 2, Title VIII of the Fremont Municipal Code by Rezoning Property Located on the Property Fronting State Street from “Central Business (CBD)” District to “Planned District (P-2005-256)” District

RECOMMENDATION: Adopt ordinance.

4.4     Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of the City of Fremont, California, Amending the Fremont Municipal Code Title VIII, Planning and Zoning, Related to Convenience Medical Clinics

RECOMMENDATION: Adopt ordinance.

4.5     AMENDMENT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

         SERVICES CONTRACT

Authorization for the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the FY 2006/07 Agreement with Alameda County for Mental Health Services at the Fremont Family Resource Center

Contact Person:

Name: Judy Schwartz                        Suzanne Shenfil

Title:   FRC Administrator                    Director

Dept.: Human Services                       Human Services

Phone: 510-574-2007                        510-574-2051

E-Mail: jschwartz@ci.fremont.ca.us      sshenfil@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the FY 2006/07 amendment with Alameda County in the amount $42,855 for the FST project at the Fremont Family Resource Center, for a total contract amount of $170, 166, and appropriate additional $42,855 in FY 2006/07 CalWORKs Mental Health Services funding to account code 172.5338.

4.6     SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH GARAVAGLIA ARCHITECTURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR NILES TOWN PLAZA HISTORIC BUILDING RENOVATION AND RELATED SITE UTILITIES

Approval of a Service Agreement with Garavaglia Architecture, Inc., for the Preparation of Construction Documents for the Relocation and Renovation of the Historic Building Components of the Proposed Niles Town Plaza (PWC 8614), Niles Passenger Depot and Freight Building, and the Installation of the New Site Utilities Necessary to Facilitate Their Use

Contact Person:

Name: Keith Anderson                        Norm Hughes

Title:   Consultant Project Manager      City Engineer

Dept.: Community Development           Community Development

Phone: 510-494-4762                        510-494-4748

E-Mail: kanderson@ci.fremont.ca.us     nhughes@ci.fremont.ca.us

RECOMMENDATION: Staff requests that the City Council:

1.       Approve the use of the specialty items services provisions in the City’s Purchasing Code for this Contract.

2.       Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Service Agreement between the City of Fremont and Garavaglia Architecture, Inc. in the amount of $103,700 for the preparation of Phase I construction documents for the Niles Town Plaza.

5.       PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

5.1     Written Communications – None.

5.2     Oral Communications

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY – The Redevelopment Agency Board will convene at this time and take action on the agenda items listed on the Redevelopment Agency Agenda. See separate agenda (yellow paper).

PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY – None.

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR

6.       SCHEDULED ITEMS – None.

7.       REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY

7.1     Report Out from Closed Session of Any Final Action

8.       REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER – None.

9.       COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

9.1     Council Referrals – None.

9.2     Legislation

9.2.1   Discussion of City Position on Proposed Legislation Described in the League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 47-2006. 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)

9.3     Oral Reports on Meetings and Events

10.     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. Items on the agenda may be moved from the order listed.

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