(a) Accept the report presented to the Community & Economic Development Committee on June 23, 2008 regarding the Mexican Heritage Plaza transition update.

(b) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a cooperation agreement with the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley to join the City in managing the business planning process for the Mexican Heritage Plaza transition to community cultural center. CEQA: Not a Project. Council District 5. (City Manager's Office/General Services) [Community and Economic Development Committee referral 06/23/08 - Item (h)] (Deferred from 8/5/08 - Item 4.3 and 8/19/08 - Item 4.2)

(a) Conduct a hearing to determine whether the low bid submitted by Zolman Construction & Development, Inc. for the Bascom Library and Community Center Project should be rejected on the ground that Zolman was not qualified to submit a bid.

(b) Award the construction contract for the project to the low bidder, John Plane Construction, Inc., to include the base bid and add alternative Nos. 1 and 3, in the amount of $17,974,000 and approve a contingency in the amount of $1,797,000. CEQA: Exempt, File No. PP07-081. Council District 6. SNI: Burbank/Del Monte. (Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services/Library/Public Works) (Deferred from 6/10/08 - Item 5.3 and et. al., and 8/12/08 - Item 5.2)

(a) Execute a three and a half year agreement with Green Waste Recovery, Inc. (San José, CA) with a not-to-exceed compensation of $1,357,950 for the first 18 months (January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010).

(b) Exercise a compensation adjustment after the first 18 months of the term subject to the Refuse Rate Index, an index based on a combination of the Consumer Price and Producer Price Indexes, and appropriation of funds.

(c) Execute change orders as required to add or delete Neighborhood Clean-Up bin services based on changing program requirements.

(d) Exercise one two-year option to extend the term of the agreement, from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, subject to the Refuse Rate Index and annual appropriation of funds. CEQA: Negative Declaration, File No. PP06-119. (Finance)

(a) Adoption of a resolution by the City Council making certain determinations required by Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33445, for Redevelopment Agency funding of City-owned improvements.

(b) Adoption of a resolution by the Redevelopment Agency Board approving the award of a construction contract to Joseph J. Albanese, Inc., the low bidder, for construction of improvements on the site surrounding the South Hall, in the amount of $294,000, and authorizing a construction contingency in the amount of $44,100 or 15% of the contract amount, for a total funding authorization of $338,100. CEQA: Exempt, File No. PP08-167. [MERGED]

(a) Adoption of a resolution by the City Council accepting the 33433 Summary Report and Reuse Valuation and finding that the sale of the property located at 1696 Story Road and 1101 South King Road will assist in the elimination of blight, is consistent with the Implementation Plan for the Story Road Redevelopment Project Area, and that the consideration for the property is not less than the fair reuse value for the proposed use, with the covenants and conditions and development costs authorized by the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA).