· 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 9)

Father Stout, San Jose Fire Department 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.

ITEM 10.1 IS TO BE CONSIDERED IN A JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD SESSION.

Adjournment:  This meeting will be adjourned in memory of Katherine O'Hearn, mother of City Clerk, Patricia O'Hearn.

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.

Recommendation: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Attorney to negotiate and execute a second amendment to the agreement for consultant services with Spectrum Gaming Group to extend the term of the agreement through September 30, 2002, and to increase the amt of total compensation by $116,692.50, to a total amount not to exceed $210,000. (City Attorney’s Office)

Recommendation: Approval of award of open purchase orders for supplies, materials, equipment, and services for FY 2001-2002 #9, and authorization for the Director of General Services to execute the purchase orders. (General Services)

Recommendation: Report on bids and award of contract for The Alameda at Cleaves Improvements Project to the low bidder, Bellicitti & Pellicciotti Construction, in the amount of $251,600, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $25,000. CEQA: Exempt. Council District 6. (Public Works)

Recommendation: Approval of an agreement with Armand and Joan Kunde, husband and wife, and Al Kunde for the purchase of a parcel of land, a right of entry, and a temporary construction easement for property abutting the south side of Colleen Drive, between Evangeline Drive and Shadelands Drive, in the amount of $245,000, and authorization for the Director of Public Works to execute the necessary documents to complete the transaction. CEQA: ND. Council Districts 2, 10. (Public Works)

(a) Approval of the guidelines for use of the City and Community Events Program Fund as approved by the Arena Authority Board of Directors. (City Manager’s Office)

(b) Approval of three proposed City Events, as provided in the San José Management Agreement, for use at the Compaq Center at San José on:

(1) November 6, 2001, for a men’s basketball game featuring Santa Clara University and the Olympic Club.

(2) November 7, 2001, for a San José Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

(3) November 14, 2001, for the SharkByte Art Auction, with proceeds benefiting various nonprofit charities.

(San José Arena Authority)

Recommendation: Approval of the San José Arena Authority Board of Directors Compaq Center Management’s Advertising Plan. (San José Arena Authority)

Vice Mayor Shirakawa, Jr., Chair

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

(b) City Council

(1) Review October 23, 2001 Draft Agenda

(a) Additions

(2) Add New Items to October 16, 2001 Amended Agenda

(c) City Council Committees

(1) Amendments to Council Committee Agendas

(a) Finance and Infrastructure Committee

(b) Economic Development and Environment Committee

(c) Education, Neighborhoods, Youth, and Seniors Committee

(d) Meeting Schedules

(e) The Public Record

(f) Boards, Commissions and Committees

(g) Council Referrals for Assignment to Appropriate Committee, Administration, or Council Appointee

(h) Administrative Reviews and Approval

(1) Approve voting delegate for 2001 National League of Cities Annual Business Meeting

(i) Oral communications

(j) Adjournment

(g) Council Referrals for Assignment to Appropriate Committee, Administration, or Council Appointee

(2) Direct the City Manager to work with cultural organizations and businesses to identify and streamline processes to support new endeavors as part of the "Reunite with Friends, Reconnect with San José" campaign

SEE ITEM 4.2 FOR COUNCIL ACTION TO BE TAKEN

Council Member Dando, Chair

(a) Consent Items

(1) Monthly Investment Report for August 2001

(2) August Monthly Report

(3) Sales and Business Tax for Quarter Ending June 2001

(b) Monthly Financial Report for August 2001

(c) Report on Due Diligence Work Performed on e-Government Initiatives

(d) Oral petitions

(e) Adjournment

Recommendation:

(a) Acceptance of the Community Survey results.

(b) Acceptance of the Employee Survey results.

(City Manager’s Office)

Recommendation: Approval of the City’s position on the Open Space Authority ballot measure. (Mayor)

*  RECOMMEND DEFERRAL TO 10/30/01

Council Member Williams, Chair

Recommendation: Direct the City Manager to work with cultural organizations and businesses to identify and streamline processes to support new endeavors as part of the "Reunite with Friends, Reconnect with San José" campaign.

[Rules Committee referral 10/17/01 – Item 3.2(g)(2)]

Council Member Chavez, Chair

Recommendation: Report on bids and award of contract for the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Interim Infrastructure Improvements to the low bidder, HRB Construction, Inc., to include the base bid and Add Alternate Nos. 1 and 2 in the amount of $518,205, and approval of a contingency in the amount of $78,000. CEQA: Resolution No.66098. SNI: Tully/Senter. (Public Works)

(Rules Committee referral 10/17/01)

Recommendation: Adoption of a resolution:

(a) Approving an application to the State Department of Parks and Recreation for a grant to renovate Mayfair Park.

(b) Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all documents relating to the grant application and the associated funding agreement.

(c) Direct the Department of the Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services to complete the grant application and to submit it to the State Department of Parks and Recreation by the November 1, 2001 deadline.

Council District: 5. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)

(Rules Committee referral 10/17/01)

 

Recommendation: Adoption of a resolution supporting the efforts of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to obtain Federal funding for the clean up of all toxic materials at the former Almaden Air Force Station at Mount Umunhum. (Dando)

(Rules Committee referral 10/17/01)

Recommendation: Report back on security assessment. (Office of Emergency Services, Fire, Police)

(Council referral 10/16/01 – Item 9.2)

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

10.1 Adoption of resolutions by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board relative to the Civic Center Plaza Project.

Recommendation: Adoption of resolutions by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board approving fiscal actions relative to the Civic Center Plaza Project:

(a) Adoption of resolutions by City Council and Agency Board approving the first amendment to the cooperation agreement between the City and Agency relative to the Civic Center Project providing for the repayment of the Agency by the City for the Civic Center site and Civic Center garage site;

(b) Adoption of a resolution by the Agency Board approving the reduction of $5,850,000 to the Adopted FY 2001-2002 Capital Budget Civic Center Plaza – Infrastructure project line in the Civic Plaza Redevelopment Area; and

(c) Adoption of a resolution by the Agency Board amending the FY 2001-2002 Agency appropriations resolution to reflect the reduction of the $5,850,000.

(City Attorney’s Office)

(Deferred from 9/25/01 – Item 10.1 et al., and 10/9/01 – Item 10.1)

* RECOMMEND DEFERRAL TO 10/30/01

  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:

None filed.

 

In accordance with Sec. 1916.140d of the San Jose Municipal Code, this is notice of the City Engineer's receipt of the following Final Maps for review:

                                                    COUNCIL

TRACT    LOCATION                DISTRICT            DEVELOPER        LOTS/UNITS        TYPE

9179        Aborn Rd (S/s)                    8                    Shapell                        97 units               SFAU

                600 feet w/o                                                Industries                    

9395        E/s of US 101                       2                    Castle & Cooke           6 lots                Environmental

                eastern terminus                                            Corporation                                            Subdivision

                of Coyote Creek

                Golf Drive

 

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

· Adjournment

Adjourn to Thursday, October 25, 2001, 8:00 a.m., Council Chambers, for a Council meeting on Council Policy Priority Setting and continue to Friday, October 26, 2001, 8:00 a.m., Council Chambers, for a Council meeting on the same topic.

 *   This meeting is adjourned in memory of Katherine O’Hearn, mother of City Clerk Patricia O’Hearn.