Saturday – November 2

8:30 A. M.

Special City Council Meeting – Closed Session pursuant to Government Code §54957 for the purpose of interviewing City Manager candidates.

Monday – November 4

10:00 A. M.
3:00 P. M.

Tuesday – November 5

7:00 P. M.

Wednesday – November 6

7:00 P. M.

Thursday – November 7

2:00 P. M.
6:30 P. M.

Friday – November 8

8:00 A. M.

San Ramon Unified School District Liaison Meeting

4.

4.1

Introduction of new employee: Lionel McNeely, Maintenance Technician II, by Doug Udell, Public Services Director.

4.2

Smart Permitting - Contra Costa 2002 Award. Presented to Development Services Department staff by Mayor Tatarka and Don Manning, Contra Costa Economic Partnership.

4.3

Proclamation recognizing Steve Ferguson, California High School, perfect SAT score. Presented by Mayor Tatarka.

4.4

Proclamation recognizing Ryan Moon, California High School, The O’Neill Festival Award recipient. Presented by Mayor Tatarka.

4.5

Proclamation recognizing the Odyssey of the Mind team. Presented by Mayor Tatarka.

4.6

Recognition of the City of San Ramon for participating in the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative (CCLI). Presented to Mayor Tatarka by Robin Snyder, Commuter Choice Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

4.7

Proclamation declaring October 2002 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Presented to Joanne Sturdivant, representative from STAND! Against Domestic Violence, by Mayor Tatarka.

5.

5.1

Arts Advisory Committee     APPOINTED CAROL KISLING 

6.

At this time, those in the audience are encouraged to address the City Council on any item not already included in tonight’s agenda. No Council action can be taken at this meeting on issues raised during Public Comment. Comments should not exceed five minutes. If this is not considered sufficient time to address the issue, please arrange with a member of the City Council to have your item placed on the agenda for a future City Council meeting.

7.

7.1

Minutes of the August 27, 2002 meeting.    APPROVED AS AMENDED

7.2

Minutes of the October 8, 2002 meeting.    APPROVED

8.

CONSENT CALENDAR      APPROVED

Consent Calendar items are considered routine and are acted upon by the City Council with a single action. Members of the audience wishing to provide public input may request that the City Council remove the item from the Consent Calendar.

8.1

Register of Demands as submitted by the City Treasurer.

It is recommended the City Council ratify the Register of Demands.

8.2

Resolution No. 2002-115 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Francisco & Associates for planning, engineering and financial services relating to the Dougherty Valley in an amount not to exceed $75,000.

It is recommended the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2002-115.

8.3

Resolution No. 2002- 119 Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Parsons Brinckerhoff (formerly dba Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.), for engineering design and construction support services the Alcosta/I-680 Interchange Project (CIP 8144), in an amount not to exceed $235,344.

It is recommended the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2002-119.

8.4

Quarterly Investment Report – period ending September 30, 2002.

It is recommended the City Council accept the report.

8.5

Resolution No. 2002-112 Denying Land Use Permit (LUP-02-500-005; 2641 Camino Ramon), filed by Sunset Land Company, Bishop Ranch Heliport, 2641 Camino Ramon.

It is recommended the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2002-112.

9.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

10.

10.1

Public Hearing – Ordinance – Regulating massage services and transferring administration from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office to the City of San Ramon. Staff Report by Brian Lindblom, Chief of Police.
APPROVED

It is recommended the City Council hold the public hearing and adopt the ordinance.

10.2

Public Hearing – Ordinance – Amending the Municipal Code regarding the City Clerk. Staff Report by Jim Randall, City Manager.
APPROVED (3-2)

It is recommended the City Council hold the public hearing and adopt the ordinance.

10.3

Resolution No. 2002-98 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Joe Queirolo for provision of garden maintenance services at Crow Canyon Gardens, in an amount not to exceed $72,000. Staff Report by Doug Udell, Interim Public Services Director.
CONTINUED

It is recommended the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2002-98.

10.4

Consideration of Forest Home Farms Issues

1. Status Report on steps being taken to proceed with restoration of the Glass House and Forest Home Farms. Staff Report by Jim Randall, City Manager.
2. Reinstatement of Lisa Cooke to the Forest Home Farms Advisory Committee. Staff Report by Judy Macfarlane, City Clerk.

CONTINUED TO 11/12/02

It is recommended that City Council defer action on these issues until the November 12, 2002 City Council meeting.

11.

11.1

Selection of Civic/City Center Project Manager. Staff Report by Jim Randall, City Manager.
SELECTED SWINERTON MANAGEMENT

It is recommended the City Council select the Civic/City Center Project Manager.

11.2

Consideration of amending the interview process for City Council Board and Committee Candidates. Staff Report by Jim Randall, City Manager.
STAFF DIRECTED TO PREPARE APPLICATIONS FOR EACH COMMITTEE

It is recommended the City Council approve one of the three options presented.

11.3

Consideration and approval of Open Space Advisory Committee Guidelines and By-Laws. Staff Report by Esther Lucas, Division Manager, Recreation Services.
APPROVED – DIRECTED CITY CLERK TO RECRUIT FOR APPLICANTS

It is recommended the City Council approve the guidelines and by-laws for the committee.

12.

CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS