SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL

 

AMENDED AGENDA

 

MARCH 30, 2004

 

 

LINDA J. LE ZOTTE

DISTRICT 1

 

KEN YEAGER

DISTRICT  6

FORREST WILLIAMS

DISTRICT 2

 

TERRY O. GREGORY

DISTRICT  7

CINDY CHAVEZ

DISTRICT 3

RON GONZALES  MAYOR

DAVID D. CORTESE

DISTRICT  8

CHUCK REED

DISTRICT 4

 

JUDY CHIRCO

DISTRICT  9

NORA CAMPOS

DISTRICT 5

 

PAT DANDO, VICE MAYOR

DISTRICT 10

 

 

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·                   Call to Order and Roll Call

            9:30 a.m.  -   Closed Session, Room 600, City Hall

                                    See Separate Agenda

            1:30 p.m.  -   Regular Session, Council Chambers, City Hall

 

·                   Invocation (District 3)

            Father William Stout, San José Fire Chaplain

 

·                   Pledge of Allegiance

·                   Orders of the Day

 

            Items marked with an asterisk (*) denote changes or additions to the previously published Agenda for this meeting.

            Items recommended to be added, dropped, or deferred are usually approved under Orders of the Day unless the Council directs otherwise.

 *          See New Item 1.3, Commendation to the San José YWCA Rape Crisis Center.

*          See New Item 1.4, Presentation of a commendation to the San José Earthquakes for a successful season.

*          See New Item 2.13, Approval to submit a grant application for the Improvement of Education.

 

1     CEREMONIAL ITEMS


 

1.1       Administer the Oath of Office for Jeff Clet, Fire Chief.  (City Manager's Office/City Clerk's Office)

            (Deferred from 3/16/04 – Item 1.1)

 

*1.2            Presentation of a commendation recognizing the Sustainable Silicon Valley Initiative.  (LeZotte; Mayor)

            (Rules Committee referral 3/24/04)

 

*1.3            Commendation to the San José YWCA Rape Crisis Center for their commitment in providing support services and education to the community.  (Dando)

            (Orders of the Day)

 

*1.4            Presentation of a commendation to the San José Earthquakes for a successful season. (Mayor)
(Orders of the Day)

 

 

2     CONSENT CALENDAR


 

Notice to the public:  There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one motion.  If a member of the City Council, staff, or public requests discussion on a particular item, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.

 

2.1              Approval of Minutes.

 

            Recommendation:  Approval of City Council Minutes for:

            (a)        Regular meeting of March 9, 2004

            (b)        Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency Board meeting of March 9, 2004

 

2.2              Final adoption of ordinances.

 

            Recommendation:  Final adoption of ordinances:

            (a)        ORD. NO. 27088 – Amends Chapter 11.48 of Title 11 of the San José Municipal Code to add a Cahill Park Residential Permit Parking Program.

 

            (b)        ORD. NO. 27089 – Amends Chapter 11.48 of Title 11 of the San José Municipal Code to add a Delmas Park Neighborhood Permit Parking Program.

 

            (c)        ORD. NO. 27090 – Amends Chapter 11.24 of Title 11 of the San José Municipal Code to add a new section to designate Seventeenth Street between San Fernando Street and San Antonio Street as a one-way street.

 

            (d)        ORD. NO. 27091 – Amends Title 20 of the San José Municipal Code to revise provisions relating to the Downtown Zoning Districts.

 

            (e)        ORD. NO. 27092 – Rezones certain real property situated in the area generally bounded by Balbach Street (north), South Market Street (east), Interstate 280 (south), and Almaden Boulevard (west), to DC Downtown Commercial Neighborhood Transition 1 Zoning District.  C 03-072

 

            (f)         ORD. NO. 27093 – Rezones certain real property situated on the north side of Berryessa Road, approximately 50 feet easterly of Mabury Road (929 Berryessa Road), to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 03-106

 

            (g)        ORD. NO. 27094 – Rezones certain real property situated on the easterly side of Vera Lane, approximately 100 feet westerly of Roeder Road, to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 03-031

 

            (h)        ORD. NO. 27095 – Rezones certain real property situated on the east side of Boynton Avenue, approximately 150 feet north of Underwood Drive, to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 03-063

 

            (i)         ORD. NO. 27096 – Rezones certain real property located on the east side of South Cypress Avenue, approximately 70 feet northerly of Adra Avenue, to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 03-055

 

            (j)         ORD. NO. 27097 – Rezones certain real property situated at the northwest corner of Almaden Avenue and W. Virginia Street to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 02-057

 

            Recommendation:  Final adoption of ordinances:

            (k)        ORD. NO. 27098 – Rezones certain real property situated on the north side of Blossom Hill Road opposite the terminus of Croydon Avenue, to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 03-088

 

            (l)         ORD. NO. 27099 - Rezones certain real property situated on the south side of Wabash Street, approximately 440 feet easterly of North First Street (also approximately 460 feet easterly of Archer Street) to R-M Residential Zoning District.  C 04-005

 

            (m)       ORD. NO. 27100 – Rezones certain real property situated on the north side of Hillsdale Avenue, opposite the northerly terminus of Vistapark Drive, to A(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.  PDC 03-107

 

2.3              Approval of various fiscal actions for Redevelopment Agency Capital Projects.

 

            Recommendation:  Adoption of appropriation ordinance and funding sources resolution amendments in the Services for Redevelopment Capital Projects Fund (City-side Redevelopment Fund) for the King and Story Road Improvements Project and the Children’s Discovery Museum Enhancements, with a net impact to the fund of $742,010.  CEQA:  Not a Project.  Council Districts 3 and 5.  (City Manager’s Office)

 

2.4              Approval of the Foreign Trade Zone Agreement.

 

Recommendation:  Approval of a continuation agreement to the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Agreement with San José Distribution Services to continue the term of the agreement to June 30, 2004, with no change to any other terms and conditions of the agreement.  CEQA:  Not a Project.  (Economic Development)

 

*2.5              Approval to submit a grant agreement.

 

            Recommendation: 

            (a)        Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a grant agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to conduct a Silicon Valley Energy Collaborative Program and to accept a grant in an amount not to exceed $516,742, for the term from March 30, 2004 through June 30, 2006.

            (b)        Adoption of the following appropriation ordinance and funding sources resolution amendments in the General Fund:

                        (1)        Increase the Environmental Services Department’s Personal Services appropriation by $65,189.

                        (2)        Increase the Environmental Services Department’s Non-personal/Equipment appropriation by $10,000.

                        (3)        Increase the estimate for Revenue from Local Agencies by $75,189.

            CEQA:  Not a Project.  (Environmental Services/City Manager’s Office)

 

2.6              Approval of open purchase orders for the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, and services.

 

            Recommendation:  Approval of award of open purchase orders for supplies, materials, equipment, and services for FY 2003-2004 #17, and authorization for the Director of General Services to execute the purchase orders.  CEQA:  See memo for CEQA designation(s).  (General Services)

 

2.7              Approval of various actions related to the annexation of McKinley No. 109.

 

            Recommendation:  Adoption of a resolution initiating proceedings and setting April 13, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. as the date for Council consideration of the reorganization of territory designated as McKinley No. 109, which involves the annexation to the City of San José of 0.67 gross acre, located at the southeast corner of White Road and Buckner Road, and the detachment of the same from the following special districts, including:  County Lighting Service, Central Fire Protection, Area No. 01 (Library Services) County Service, and County Sanitation Districts 2 and 3.  CEQA:  Resolution No. 65459.  Council District 5.  (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)

 

2.8              Approval of actions related to the absorption of vacant industrial space. 

 

*          Recommendation:  Adoption of the following proposed actions to amend Title 20, the Zoning Code, of the San José Municipal Code pertaining to allowing additional uses in the IP Industrial Park District:

            (a)        Adoption of an urgency ordinance of the City of San José amending Section 20.50.100 of Title 20, the Zoning Code, to modify the uses allowed in the Industrial Zoning Districts; and

(b)   Adoption of a resolution initiating an ordinance of the City of San José amending Section 20.50.100 of Title 20, the Zoning Code, to modify the uses allowed in the Industrial Zoning Districts, to be heard by the Planning Commission on July 28, 2004, and setting a public hearing to be heard by the City Council on August 17, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.

            CEQA:  Exempt, PP04-03-073.  SNI Area:  All.  (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)

 

2.9              Approval to award a contract for the King Road Improvement Project.

 

            Recommendation:  Reports on bids and award of contract for the King Road Improvement Project, from 200 feet south of Barberry Lane to King Court, to the low bidder, Golden Bay Construction, Inc., in the amount of $244,167, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $49,000.  CEQA:  Exempt, PP03-10-321.  Council Districts 7 and 8.  SNI:  West Evergreen.  (Public Works/Transportation)

 

2.10          Approval to award a contract for the Street Lights Neighborhood Enhancement Project.

 

            Recommendation:  Report on bids and award of contract for the Street Lights Neighborhood Enhancement Project to the low bidder, San José Signal Electric Construction Inc., in the amount of $125,000, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $12,500.  CEQA:  Exempt, PP01-02-023.  Council Districts 1, 3, and 5.  SNI: Washington/Winchester/Delmas Park.  (Public Works)

 

2.11          Approval of an agreement for the Silicon Valley-Intelligent Transportation System Infrastructure Master Plan.

 

            Recommendation:  Approval of an agreement with ThirdWave Corporation for consultant services for the development of a Silicon Valley-Intelligent Transportation System Infrastructure Master Plan, for the period February 17, 2004 to December 30, 2004, in an amount not to exceed $180,000.  CEQA:  Exempt, PP00-02-026.  (Transportation)

 

2.12          Approval of actions for the 3rd and 4th Street Couplet Conversion Project.

 

            Recommendation:  Approval of the following actions to support implementation of the 3rd and 4th Street Couplet Conversion Project:

            (a)        Approval of an agreement with BKF Engineers to provide transportation engineering services in an amount not to exceed $265,000.

            (b)        Approval of agreements with Union Pacific Railroad for modifications to the railroad crossings on 3rd and 4th Streets in an amount not to exceed $520,773. 

            CEQA:  Negative Declaration, PP02-05-115.  Council District 3.  SNI: 13th Street.  (Transportation)

 

2.13            Approval to submit a grant application for the Improvement of Education.

 

*          Recommendation: 

            Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:

            (a)        Submit a grant application to the United States Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education; and

            (b)        Negotiate and execute a grant agreement not to exceed $397,640, for a term from June 1, 2004 through June 1, 2006.

            (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)

            (Orders of the Day)

 

 

3     STRATEGIC SUPPORT SERVICES


 

3.1              Report of the Study Session

            Mayor Gonzales, Chair

 

3.2              Report of the Rules Committee – March 17, 2004

            Vice Mayor Dando, Chair

            (a)        Redevelopment Agency items reported out at Redevelopment Agency meeting

            (b)        City Council

                        (1)        Review March 30, 2004 Draft Agenda

                        (2)        Add New Items to March 23, 2004 Amended Agenda

·        Mayor and Council Member Requests

·        City Manager Requests

·        City Attorney Requests

·        City Clerk Requests

            (b)        (3)        List of Reports Outstanding

            (c)        Legislative Update

                        (1)        State

                                    (a)        Request to support “The Local Tax Payers and Public Safety Protection Act”

                                                HEARD BY COUNCIL ON 3/23/04

                        (2)        Federal

            (d)        Meeting Schedules

            (e)        The Public Record

 

            (f)         Appointment to Boards, Commissions and Committees

            (g)        Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

                        (1)        City Manager’s report on senior staff hiring

                        (2)        City Manager’s report on the San José Family Camp Manager hiring process
DEFERRED TO 3/24/04 RULES COMMITTEE

            (h)        Oral communications

            (i)         Adjournment

 

3.3              Report of the Making Government Work Better Committee

            Council Member Campos, Chair

 

3.4              Public Hearing on the cost of sidewalk repairs.

 

            Recommendation:  PUBLIC HEARING and adoption of a resolution confirming the report of the Directors of Finance and Transportation on the cost of sidewalk repairs, confirming the assessments contained in the report and directing the recording of liens.  CEQA:  Not a Project.  (Finance/Transportation)

            Supplemental Memo
Supplemental Attachment A

 

 

*3.5            Acceptance of the Office of the City Auditor’s Report on Sales and Business Tax Audit Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2003.

 

            Recommendation:  Acceptance of the Office of the City Auditor’s Report on Sales and Business Tax Audit Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2003.  (City Auditor)

            (Rules Committee referral 3/24/04)

 

*3.6            Adoption of a resolution supporting the United Nations Millenium Development Goals.

 

            Recommendation:  Adoption of a resolution supporting the United Nations Millenium Development Goals.  (Chavez)

            (Rules Committee referral 3/24/04)

 

*3.7            Approval of actions related to the March 2, 2004 and November 2, 2004 Elections.

 

            Recommendation:  Adoption of a resolution:

            (a)        Declaring results of the March 2, 2004 Municipal Election pursuant to Elections Code Section 15400; and,

            (b)        Calling for a Run-Off Election to be held November 2, 2004, setting a deadline of August 3, 2004 for ballot measures to be added to the ballot, and authorizing the City Clerk to take such actions necessary to facilitate the Election.

            (Acting City Clerk)

            (Deferred from 3/23/04 – Item 3.4)

            RECOMMEND DEFERRAL TO 4/6/04

 

4     ECONOMIC & NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT


 

4.1              Report of the Building Strong Neighborhoods Committee – March 15, 2004

            Council Member Chavez, Chair
Summary

            (a)        Strong Neighborhood Initiative – SNI Business Plan

            (b)        Preliminary discussion on strategy to update Greenprint

            (c)        Trails Update:  Discussion on Current Trails Status and Recommended Trail Development

            (d)        Neighborhood Investment and Development Update

            (e)        Oral petitions

            (f)         Adjournment

 

4.2              Report of the Driving a Strong Economy Committee

            Council Member Williams, Chair

 

4.3              Approval to initiate proceedings to amend the San José Municipal Code to allow the concurrent sale of food and alcohol at gasoline service stations under certain circumstances. 

 

            Recommendation:  Adoption of a resolution initiating proceedings to amend Part 7 of Chapter 20.80 of Title 20 of the San José Municipal Code to allow the concurrent sale of food and alcohol at gasoline service stations under certain circumstances, setting a public hearing on May 4, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. on a proposed ordinance, and referring the proposed amendments to the Planning Commission for report or recommendation.  CEQA:  Not a Project.  (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)

            (Deferred from 1/27/04 – Item 4.4 and 2/24/04 – Item 4.4)

            DEFERRED 60 DAYS BY RULES COMMITTEE 3/17/04

 

4.4              Approval to award a contract for Improvement District No. 99-218SJ (Hellyer-Piercy).

 

            Recommendation:  Report on bids and award of contract for Improvement District No. 99-218SJ (Hellyer-Piercy), Contract #3 to the low bidder, Granite Construction, in the amount of $2,595,964, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $390,000.  CEQA:  Resolution No. 69699.  Council District 2.  (Public Works)

            (Deferred from 3/16/04 – Item 4.4)

 

4.5              Approval of actions for the Industrial Use Designation (Getting Families Back to Work Initiative).

 

*            Recommendation:  Approval of an ordinance amending Section 4.46.050 of Chapter 4.46 of Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code to:

            (a)        Clarify the industrial use designation for buildings or structures subject to collection of Building and Structure Construction Taxes;

            (b)        Add certain industrial uses to the expanded list for the purpose of collecting Building and Structure Construction Taxes;

            (c)        Clarify the procedures to collect taxes for building permits that are issued separately for building shell and the first tenant improvements.

            CEQA:  Not a Project.  (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement/Economic Development). RECOMMEND DEFERRAL TO 4/6/04

 

4.6              Approval of an agreement for the Coyote Valley Specific Plan, Design Guidelines, and Zoning Districts.

 

*            Recommendation: 

            (a)       Adoption of the following appropriation ordinance and funding sources resolution amendments in the General Fund:
(1)            Increase the City-Wide appropriation for the Coyote Valley Specific Plan by $2,000,000; and
(2)            Increase the estimate for Other Revenue by $2,000,000.

            (b)        Take the following actions in regard to the preparation of the Coyote Valley Specific Plan:

                        (1)        Approval of a consultant agreement with the Dahlin Group land planning and urban design team to prepare the Coyote Valley Specific Plan, Design Guidelines, and Zoning Districts for an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.

                        (2)        Delegate the authority to approve minor amendments to the consultant agreement to the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement to account for increases in funding received from Coyote Housing Group, LLC and minor schedule or task changes that are necessary to conform to the City Council’s Vision and Expected Outcomes for the Coyote Valley Specific Plan, and delegate to the Director the authority to extend the term of this agreement for up to 12 months to ensure the successful completion of this planning effort.

            CEQA:  Exemption, PP03-06-211.  Council District 2.  (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement). RECOMMEND DEFERRAL TO 4/6/04

 

4.7              Approval of the Employment Lands Conversion Framework. 

 

*          Recommendation: 

            (a)        Approval of a framework for evaluating proposed conversions of employment lands, including direction for the City's key employment subareas and criteria to evaluate individual proposals; and

            (b)      Direction to staff to utilize the Framework approved by the City Council when analyzing proposed conversions of employment lands to other uses.
Memo C
Memo D
Memo E
Memo F
Memo G
Memo from Mayor and Councilmember Reed

            CEQA:  Not a Project.  SNI:  All.  (City Manager’s Office)

 

 

5     RECREATION & CULTURAL SERVICES


 

5.1              Report of the All Children Achieve Committee

            Council Member Yeager, Chair

 

5.2              Approval to award a contract for the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail Reach 6 Project.

 

*            Recommendation:  Report on bids and award of contract for the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail Reach 6 Project to the low bidder, Granite Rock Company dba Pavex Construction Division, in the amount of $1,833,000, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $183,300.  CEQA:  Addendum to Negative Declaration, PP03-03-084, March 27, 2003.  Council District 1.  (Public Works/Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)

 

 

6     TRANSPORTATION SERVICES


 

6.1              Report of the Building Better Transportation Committee

            Council Member Cortese, Chair

 

6.2              Report on Request for Quotation for asphalt street repair materials.

 

            Recommendation:  Report on Request for Quotation (RFQ) and authorization for the Director of General Services to execute open purchase orders to the following vendors: 

            (a)        Raisch Company in the amount of $1,072,400;

            (b)        Granite Rock, in the amount of $464,705; and

            (c)        Reed & Graham, in the amount of $690,040. 

            CEQA:  Exempt, PP04-041.  (General Services)

 

 

7     ENVIRONMENTAL & UTILITY SERVICES


 

7.1              Approval to award a contract for the Water Pollution Control Plant.

 

            Recommendation:  Report on bids and award of contract for the construction project entitled “San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant, FY 2003/2004 Capital Improvement Program, MCC G1, G2, and DAFT Console ‘A’ Replacement Project” to the low bidder, Rosendin Electric Incorporated, in the amount of $1,096,346, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $165,000, for a total not to exceed amount of $1,261,346.  CEQA:  Exempt, PP04-02-036.  (Environmental Services)

 

 

8     AVIATION SERVICES


 

 

9     PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES


 

 

10     JOINT COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY


 

            CONVENE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD TO CONSIDER ITEM 10.1 IN A JOINT SESSION

 

10.1          Approval of actions for the San José Child Care Facility Development Project.

 

            Recommendation:

            (a)        Adoption of an appropriation ordinance and funding source resolution amendments in the Services for Redevelopment Capital Projects Fund (City-side Redevelopment Fund) by the City Council to:

                        (1)        Establish an appropriation to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services for the San José Child Care Facility Development Project (PSM 345) by $856,000.

                        (2)        Increase the estimate for Earned Revenue by $856,000.

            (b)        Adoption of a resolution by the City Council authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with San José Day Nursery in an amount not to exceed $856,000 for the development and renovation of San José Day Nursery’s existing facilities located at 33 North Eighth Street, San José, CA 95112 to be operated as a Smart Start San José Early Care and Education Center for a term ending June 30, 2018.

            (c)        Adoption of a resolution by the Redevelopment Agency Board authorizing the Interim Executive Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with the City and San José Day Nursery, providing for the Agency’s monitoring of the design and construction of San José Day Nursery’s Project.

            CEQA:  Exempt, PP04-03-062.  Council District 3.  (City Manager's Office/Redevelopment Agency)

            (Deferred from 3/16/04 – Item 10.2)

 

            ADJOURN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD PORTION OF THE MEETING

 

·                   Closed Session Report

 

·                   Notice of City Engineer’s Pending Decision on Final Maps

             In accordance with Sec. 19.16.140d of the San Jose Municipal Code, this is notice of the City Engineer's pending decision on the following Final Maps:

 

Tract

Location

Council District

Developer

Lots/ Units

Type

Proposed Decision

9528

Aborn Road & Mosher Drive

8

Pinn Brothers/Blossom Valley Investors Inc.

26 units

SFD

Approve

 

 

            In accordance with Sec. 19.16.140d of the San Jose Municipal Code, this is notice of the City Engineer's receipt of the following Final Maps for review:

 

            None.

 

·                   Open Forum—To be heard jointly with Redevelopment Agency Public Discussion.

 

·                   Adjournment

 

 

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