1. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
2.13 Approval to designate Councilmember Chu as a voting delegate for the National League of Cities Meeting on November 17, 2007.
5. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
5.3 Acceptance of the report on the public hearing conducted by the San José Parks and Recreation Commission and approval of an ordinance regarding a proposed smoking ban in public parks.
(a) Consideration of the report on the public hearing conducted by the San José Parks and Recreation Commission regarding a proposed smoking ban in public parks held on August 1, 2007; and
(b) Approval of an ordinance amending Sections 9.44.022, 9.44.030 and 9.44.040 of Chapter 9.44 of Title 9 of the San José Municipal Code to prohibit smoking in parks, community centers and libraries.
CEQA: Not a Project. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/City Attorney)
[Rules Committee referral 9/12/07 - Item (G)(1)]
TO BE HEARD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5.4 Approval of the Proposed Grants Policy and the Proposed Emergency Grants Policy and Procedure.
(b) Adoption of a resolution approving a new Council policy on Emergency Financia1 Assistance to Non-Profit Organizations.
4. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4.1 Report of the Community & Economic Development Committee - October 9, 2007 Councilmember Pyle, Chair
(c) Proposition 1C Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund. (Housing)
Deferred from August 27, 2007
4.3 Approval of actions related to the City's Sister City Program.
(a) Adoption of a resolution affirming the previously adopted Council guidelines on Sister City Affiliations and amending the guidelines to include consideration of a new Sister City affiliation only after that City has been established as an Economic Partnership City and tangible results can be demonstrated.
(b) Direction to staff to:
(2) Seek opportunities to strengthen economic and professional linkages with existing Sister Cities that are also high-tech centers, where applicable.
(3) Participate, when appropriate, with the Bay Area Council's 2007 Memorandum of cooperation with the Shanghai-Hong Kong Council for the Promotion and Development of Yangtze.
(4) Acknowledge and encourage businesses, civic organizations, schools and residents to initiate and maintain global relationships with peers and partners around the world.
(5) Create a Citywide account at mid-year to fund travel-related expenses for the mayor or councilmember to participate in an official sister city delegation or Economic Development mission, and to pay expenses associated with hosting official sister city delegations or other high-level international visitors. CEQA: Not a Project. (Economic Development)
4.5 Approval of the proposed Framework for Preservation of Employment Lands.
(b) Direct the Administration to initiate General Plan text amendments for Discretionary Alternate Use Policies to allow, without the requirement of a change in a General Plan land use designation on a site, commercial uses or a combination of commercial and industrial uses on sites designated exclusively for industrial uses if specific criteria are met and to delete text in the General Plan for Discretionary Alternate Use Policies that currently allows non-employment uses on land designated for Light Industrial or Heavy Industrial uses.
CEQA: Resolution No. 65459. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
TO BE HEARD NO EARLIER THAN 3:30 P.M.
6. TRANSPORTATION & AVIATION SERVICES
6.2 Approval of actions related to the San Pedro Street and Blewett Avenue Traffic Calming Pilot Projects.
(a) Amending the exemption approved for the San Pedro Street Traffic Calming Pilot Project at the June 05, 2007 Council meeting, to provide for traffic calming measures other than road lumps.
2.4 Approval of an amendment to the agreement with Fehr and Peers Inc., for parking analyses.
6.1 Approval of the first amendment to the agreement with Ken Kay Associates for design development services and acceptance of funds from 1st ACT Silicon Valley. Recommendations:
(a) Approval of the first amendment to the agreement with Ken Kay Associates, in the amount of $310,000 for a total amount not to exceed $350,000, to develop design development plans for the demonstration project sidewalk improvements along South First Street in the SoFA area and to develop a "Use of Public Realm Handbook" to supplement the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan; and,
6.2 Approval of a Continued, Amended and Restated Agreement with Bellecci & Associates for civil engineering services.
7.2 Approval of a Facade Improvement Program Agreement for the Sainte Claire Hotel at 302 South Market Street.
8.1 Approval of an agreement with Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey for landscape architectural and construction phase services. Recommendations:
(a) Adoption of a resolution by the City Council making certain determinations required by Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33445, for Agency funding of public improvements for the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Heritage Plaza Project.
(b) Redevelopment Agency Board approval of a consultant agreement with Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey, in the amount of $50,400, for landscape architectural and construction phase services in connection with the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Heritage Plaza Project
CEQA: Addendum to Downtown Strategy 2000 EIR, Resolution 72767, File No. PP07-226. [MERGED]
Oct 23, 2007 City Council
1. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
2.13 Approval to designate Councilmember Chu as a voting delegate for the National League of Cities Meeting on November 17, 2007.
5. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
5.3 Acceptance of the report on the public hearing conducted by the San José Parks and Recreation Commission and approval of an ordinance regarding a proposed smoking ban in public parks.
(a) Consideration of the report on the public hearing conducted by the San José Parks and Recreation Commission regarding a proposed smoking ban in public parks held on August 1, 2007; and
(b) Approval of an ordinance amending Sections 9.44.022, 9.44.030 and 9.44.040 of Chapter 9.44 of Title 9 of the San José Municipal Code to prohibit smoking in parks, community centers and libraries.
CEQA: Not a Project. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/City Attorney)
[Rules Committee referral 9/12/07 - Item (G)(1)]
TO BE HEARD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5.4 Approval of the Proposed Grants Policy and the Proposed Emergency Grants Policy and Procedure.
(b) Adoption of a resolution approving a new Council policy on Emergency Financia1 Assistance to Non-Profit Organizations.
4. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4.1 Report of the Community & Economic Development Committee - October 9, 2007 Councilmember Pyle, Chair
(c) Proposition 1C Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund. (Housing)
Deferred from August 27, 2007
4.3 Approval of actions related to the City's Sister City Program.
(a) Adoption of a resolution affirming the previously adopted Council guidelines on Sister City Affiliations and amending the guidelines to include consideration of a new Sister City affiliation only after that City has been established as an Economic Partnership City and tangible results can be demonstrated.
(b) Direction to staff to:
(2) Seek opportunities to strengthen economic and professional linkages with existing Sister Cities that are also high-tech centers, where applicable.
(3) Participate, when appropriate, with the Bay Area Council's 2007 Memorandum of cooperation with the Shanghai-Hong Kong Council for the Promotion and Development of Yangtze.
(4) Acknowledge and encourage businesses, civic organizations, schools and residents to initiate and maintain global relationships with peers and partners around the world.
(5) Create a Citywide account at mid-year to fund travel-related expenses for the mayor or councilmember to participate in an official sister city delegation or Economic Development mission, and to pay expenses associated with hosting official sister city delegations or other high-level international visitors. CEQA: Not a Project. (Economic Development)
4.5 Approval of the proposed Framework for Preservation of Employment Lands.
(b) Direct the Administration to initiate General Plan text amendments for Discretionary Alternate Use Policies to allow, without the requirement of a change in a General Plan land use designation on a site, commercial uses or a combination of commercial and industrial uses on sites designated exclusively for industrial uses if specific criteria are met and to delete text in the General Plan for Discretionary Alternate Use Policies that currently allows non-employment uses on land designated for Light Industrial or Heavy Industrial uses.
CEQA: Resolution No. 65459. (Planning, Building and Code Enforcement)
TO BE HEARD NO EARLIER THAN 3:30 P.M.
6. TRANSPORTATION & AVIATION SERVICES
6.2 Approval of actions related to the San Pedro Street and Blewett Avenue Traffic Calming Pilot Projects.
(a) Amending the exemption approved for the San Pedro Street Traffic Calming Pilot Project at the June 05, 2007 Council meeting, to provide for traffic calming measures other than road lumps.
2.4 Approval of an amendment to the agreement with Fehr and Peers Inc., for parking analyses.
6.1 Approval of the first amendment to the agreement with Ken Kay Associates for design development services and acceptance of funds from 1st ACT Silicon Valley. Recommendations:
(a) Approval of the first amendment to the agreement with Ken Kay Associates, in the amount of $310,000 for a total amount not to exceed $350,000, to develop design development plans for the demonstration project sidewalk improvements along South First Street in the SoFA area and to develop a "Use of Public Realm Handbook" to supplement the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan; and,
6.2 Approval of a Continued, Amended and Restated Agreement with Bellecci & Associates for civil engineering services.
7.2 Approval of a Facade Improvement Program Agreement for the Sainte Claire Hotel at 302 South Market Street.
8.1 Approval of an agreement with Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey for landscape architectural and construction phase services. Recommendations:
(a) Adoption of a resolution by the City Council making certain determinations required by Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33445, for Agency funding of public improvements for the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Heritage Plaza Project.
(b) Redevelopment Agency Board approval of a consultant agreement with Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey, in the amount of $50,400, for landscape architectural and construction phase services in connection with the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Heritage Plaza Project
CEQA: Addendum to Downtown Strategy 2000 EIR, Resolution 72767, File No. PP07-226. [MERGED]
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