1.

(2) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54956.9 (a) FOR CITY COUNCIL TO MEET WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION: EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT v. CITY OF SAN RAMON, et al.
VICE MAYOR LIVINGSTONE MOVED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS DISTRICT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SERVICES, APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND APPROVED AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.  THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PERKINS AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0).
 

2.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Brownie Troop 472, Walt Disney School

3.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

3.1

Changes and additions to the agenda.

3.2

Boards, Committee and Commission meetings. All meetings are held in City Hall unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday – April 9

5:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

Finance Committee – Planning Conference Room
Parks and Community Services Commission  

Thursday – April 10

2:00 P.M.
3:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

Architectural Review Board – Cancelled
Zoning Administrator – Cancelled
Housing Advisory Committee – Planning Conference Room

Tuesday – April 15

6:30 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

Teen Council – The Loft at the Dougherty Station Community Center
Planning Commission

Wednesday – April 16

6:30 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

Street Smarts – Character Counts! Skate Night – Golden Skate
Arts Advisory Committee – Dougherty Station Community Center, West Meeting Room

Thursday – April 17

6:30 P.M.

Transportation Advisory Committee – Planning Conference Room

Friday – April 18

8:00 A.M.

San Ramon Valley Unified School District Liaison Meeting – Planning Conference Room

4.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

4.1

Recognition of the Sponsors for the 2007 Jazz at the Library Series and a Proclamation Recognizing April 2008 as Jazz Appreciation Month. Presented by Mayor Wilson to Pauline Chiew Nolte, San Ramon Library Foundation representative.

4.2

Recognition of Christopher Low, Associate Engineer, and Jean-Paul Ripert, Senior Engineering Inspector, as Employees of the Month for April 2008. Presented by Mayor Wilson.

5.

CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS

6.

PUBLIC COMMENT
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. Those wishing to have an item brought before the City Council for consideration must request so during a City Council meeting. Upon Council approval, the item will be placed on the Council Policy Committee Agenda for further consideration.

7.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

7.1

Minutes of the March 25, 2008 meeting.
APPROVED AS PRESENTED 5-0

8.

CONSENT CALENDAR

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

Resolution No. 2008-69 – Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of San Ramon and the Police Services Employees.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-69.
APPROVED 5-0

8.2

Resolution No. 2008-70 – Accepting the Improvements for Culvert No. 4 Beneath Windemere Parkway Within RA 1129 for Maintenance (Windemere BLC, Land Development Company, LLC).

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-70.
APPROVED 5-0

8.3

Resolution No. 2008-71 – Accepting Certain Landscape Dedications and Certain Landscape Improvements in RA 1137 (Portion of East Branch Parkway) for Maintenance (Windemere BLC, Land Development Company, LLC).

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-71.
APPROVED 5-0

8.4

Resolution No. 2008-72 – Accepting Certain Landscape Dedications and Certain Landscape Improvements within Parcels D, E, and F of Subdivision 8509; Parcels B, C, and D of Subdivision 8773; Parcel A of Subdivision 8774; Parcel A of Subdivision 8776; and Parcel A of Subdivision 8777, Installed as Part of RA 1151 (Portions of East Branch Parkway and Sherwood Way) for Maintenance (Windemere BLC, Land Development Co., LLC).

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-72.
APPROVED 5-0

8.5

Resolution No. 2008-73 – Accepting Certain Landscape Dedications and Certain Landscape Improvements in RA 1151 (Portions of East Branch Parkway and Sherwood Way) for Maintenance (Windemere BLC, Land Development Company, LLC).

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-73.
APPROVED 5-0

8.6

Resolution No. 2008-74 – Appropriating $57,250 from the South Contra Costa County Joint Exercise of Powers Authority Regional Traffic Impact Fee Fund and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Reimbursement Agreement with Shapell Industries for the Design of the Dougherty Road Widening Project (CIP 5332) in an Amount not to Exceed $57,250.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-74.
APPROVED 5-0

8.7

Resolution No. 2008-75 – Establishing a Rate of $35 per Equivalent Runoff Unit for Fiscal Year 2008/09 for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Program and Requesting the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to Adopt an Annual Parcel Assessment.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-75.
APPROVED 5-0

8.8

Resolution No. 2008-76 – Authorizing the Appropriation of $61,716 from the City Manager’s Contingency Fund to be Allocated to the Tri-Valley Community Television Corporation (TV30) for Emergency Funding for Fiscal Year 2007/08.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-76.
APPROVED 5-0

8.9

Resolution No. 2008-77 – Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment No. 2 with Calsense to Provide Centralized Irrigation System Upgrades (CIP 5404) for an Additional Year in an Amount Not to Exceed $112,500 for Amendment No. 2 and a Total Agreement Amount Not to Exceed $252,500.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-77.
APPROVED 5-0

8.10

Resolution No. 2008-78 – Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Existing Agreement with White Oak Landscape, Inc. to Renew the Agreement for One Year for Parks Turf Mowing Services and Increase the Scope of Work to Include Additional Dougherty Valley Parks in a Total Annual Amount Not To Exceed $214,217.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-78.
APPROVED 5-0

8.11

Resolution No. 2008-79 – Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment
No. 1 to the Existing Agreement with FloraTech Landscape Management, Inc. to Renew the Agreement for One Year for Parks Turf Mowing Services in a Total Annual Amount Not To Exceed $282,677.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-79.
APPROVED 5-0

8.12

Resolution No. 2008-80 – Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. for the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Project (CIP 5425) in an Amount Not to Exceed $699,061.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-80.
APPROVED 5-0

9.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9.1

Resolution No. 2008-81 – Submitting a Charter Amendment to the Voters at the General Election on November 4, 2008 Providing for the Change of the Mayor’s Term if the General Municipal Election Date is Held on the Date of the Statewide General Election.
Staff report by Byron Athan, City Attorney.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-81.
APPROVED 5-0

9.2

Resolution No. 2008-82 – Submitting a Charter Amendment to the Voters at the General Election on November 4, 2008 Providing for the Salary for the Mayor to be Determined by Resolution of the City Council.
Staff report by Byron Athan, City Attorney.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-82.
APPROVED 4-0; WILSON ABSTAINED

10.

NEW BUSINESS

11.

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS

No Council deliberation or decision is anticipated.

12.

CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS

No Council deliberation or decision is anticipated.

12.1

Councilmembers’ Reports and Comments.

12.2

Mayor’s Reports and Comments.