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AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – 8:30 p.m. Meeting Location El Cerrito City Hall 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito Bill Jones – Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Greg Lyman Councilmember Ann Cheng Councilmember Rebecca Benassini Councilmember Janet Abelson 8:30 p.m. CONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG – Observed earlier. 2. COUNCIL / STAFF COMMUNICATIONS (Reports of Closed Session, commission appointments and informational reports on matters of general interest which are announced by the City Council & City Staff.) 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC All persons wishing to speak should sign up with the City Clerk. Remarks are limited to 3 minutes per person. Please state your name and city of residence for the record. Comments regarding non-agenda, presentation and consent calendar items will be heard first. Comments related to items appearing on the Public Hearing or Policy Matter portions of the Agenda are taken up at the time the City Council deliberates each action item. Individuals wishing to comment on any closed session scheduled after the regular meeting may do so during this public comment period or after formal announcement of the closed session. 4. PRESENTATIONS – None 5. ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR – Item Nos. 5A through 5J Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received prior to the time Council votes on the motion to adopt. A. Minutes for Approval Approve the following: 1) March 6, 2012 Special City Council, Regular City Council and ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 of 4 Version: 3/29/2012 Special City Council Closed Session meeting minutes; and 2) March 20, 2012 Special City Council and City Council Closed Session meeting minutes. B. Proclaiming April 2012 as Child Abuse Prevention Month Approve a proclamation proclaiming the month of April 2012 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of El Cerrito and calling upon all residents, community agencies, faith groups, medical facilities and businesses to increase their participation in efforts to support safe and strong families, thereby preventing child abuse and strengthening the communities in which we live. C. Co-Sponsorship for the use of the Community Center Garden Room and Cerrito Vista Park by the American Cancer Society for Relay for Life Adopt a resolution approving City co-sponsorship for American Cancer Society Relay For Life El Cerrito. Approval of co-sponsorship will make available the Community Center Garden Room for two hour meetings, once per month January to July 2012, and Cerrito Vista Park on July 21 and 22, 2012 and waive all fees associated with the use of these facilities. Available rooms or clubhouses will be used for the Relay’s planning meetings in order to prevent conflicts with potential rentals. Cerrito Vista Park will be used for the Relay itself. D. Annual Parcel Assessment for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Adopt a resolution establishing the annual NPDES assessment Equivalent Runoff Unit rate at the current rate of $38.00 and direct the Contra Costa Flood Control & Water Conservation District to adopt Stormwater Utility Area levies based on this amount. E. Curb Marking Modifications in front of Prospect Sierra Elementary School (2060 Tapscott Avenue) Adopt a resolution authorizing the Public Works Director/City Engineer to modify white and yellow curb markings in front of Prospect Sierra Elementary School located at 2060 Tapscott Avenue as shown on Exhibit A to the Resolution. F. Fiscal Year 2012-13 Landscape and Lighting Assessment District Report Adopt a resolution directing NBS Local Government Solutions (NBS), the designated Engineer of Work for the Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 1988-1, to prepare and file the annual report for Fiscal Year 2012-13. G. Ordinance Establishing the Measure A Swim Center Parcel Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2012-13 Introduce by title, waive any further reading and approve an Ordinance establishing the Measure A (Swim Center) Parcel Tax rate for FY 2012-13. Staff recommends that the City adopt an Ordinance establishing the Measure A Parcel Tax Rate at the current level of $38.61 per single- family residential unit, $29.73 per multifamily residential unit, and $270.66 per acre of non- residential property for FY 2012-13. H. Quarterly Investment Report Receive and file the City’s December 31, 2011 Quarterly Investment Report. I. Annual Progress Report on General Plan 2011 Receive and file the attached General Plan Annual Progress Report. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 3 of 4 Version: 3/29/2012 J. El Cerrito Wall of Fame Nominations Receive nominations of two individuals for the El Cerrito Wall of Fame. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None 7. POLICY MATTERS – None 8. COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS/LIAISON REPORTS A. Mayor Jones Assignments: Contra Costa County Mayors’ Conference, Crime Prevention Committee, Design Review Board, Disaster Preparedness Council Delegate, Municipal Service Corporation Chair, Oversight Board of the Successor Agency for the Former El Cerrito Redevelopment Agency, Pension Board Chair, Temporary Permits Committee, Tom Bates Regional Sports Field JPA, Underground Utilities Committee, West County Integrated Waste Management Authority Alternate and West County Mayors’ & Supervisors’ Association. B. Mayor Pro Tem Lyman Assignments: Commission/Committee Rules Subcommittee, Contra Costa County Mayors’ Conference Alternate, Disaster Preparedness Council Alternate, Economic Development Board, Municipal Services Corporation Vice-Chair, Pension Board Alternate, Planning Commission, Tree Committee, West County Integrated Waste Management Authority Delegate and West County Mayors’ & Supervisors’ Association Alternate. C. Councilmember Abelson Assignments: Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) General Assembly Alternate, Committee on Aging, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Environmental Quality Committee, League of California Cities East Bay Division Delegate and West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee Delegate. D. Councilmember Benassini Assignments: Arts and Culture Commission, Park and Recreation Commission, Redevelopment Agency Vice-Chair, and Tom Bates Regional Sports Field JPA Alternate. E. Councilmember Cheng Assignments: Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) General Assembly Delegate, Commission/Committee Rules Subcommittee, Financial Advisory Board, Human Relations Commission, League of California Cities East Bay Division Alternate, Redevelopment Agency Chair and West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee Alternate. 9. ADJOURN SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING The next City Council meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito. The City of El Cerrito serves, leads and supports our diverse community by providing exemplary and innovative services, public places and infrastructure, ensuring public safety and creating an economically and environmentally sustainable future. Council Meetings can be heard live on FM Radio, KECG – 88.1 and 97.7 FM and viewed live on Cable TV - KCRT- Channel 28. The meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 28 the following Thursday and Monday at 12 noon, except on holidays. Live and On-Demand Webcast of the Council Meetings can be accessed from the City’s website http://www.el-cerrito.org/ind-ex.aspx?NID=114. Copies of the agenda bills and other written documentation relating to items of business referred to on the agenda are on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, at the El Cerrito Library and posted on the City’s website at www.el-cerrito.org prior to the meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 4 of 4 Version: 3/29/2012 contact the City Clerk, (510) 215-4305. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title The Deadline for agenda items and communications is eight days prior to the next meeting by 12 noon, City Clerk’s Office, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA. Tel: 215–4305 Fax: 215–4379, email [EMAIL REDACTED] IF YOU CHALLENGE A DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. ACTIONS CHALLENGING CITY COUNCIL DECISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TIME LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.6. The City Council believes that late night meetings deter public participation, can affect the Council’s decision-making ability, and can be a burden to staff. City Council Meetings shall be adjourned by 10:30 p.m., unless extended to a specific time determined by a majority of the Council.