(b) Special Minutes of November 5, 2009.

(a) Accept the 2010 Legislative Guiding Principles and Advocacy Issues for the second year of the two-year Legislative Session in Sacramento and the 111th Congress; and

(b) Approve a streamlined process for responding to legislative proposals and legislation that would enable the staff to be responsive to bills considered in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. (City Manager's Office) [Rules Committee referral 12/09/09 - Item H(4)]

(a) Supplementing the authority previously granted to issue not to exceed $13,600,000 of City of San José Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Brookwood Terrace Family Apartments), Series 2009B (the "Bonds") to allow such issuance in two series, with (i) the Series B-1 Bonds (the "Series B-1 Bonds") issued fixed rate bonds directly placed with the U.S. Treasury Department (the "Treasury"), and (ii) the Series B-2 Bonds (the "Series B-2 Bonds") issued either as a publicly offered variable rate demand bonds credit enhanced by a letter of credit from JP Morgan Chase (the "Bank") or as variable rate bonds directly placed with the Bank; and authorizing the Assistant Director of Finance to negotiate and approve changes to the Bond Documents previously approved by the City Council and to negotiate and approve other documents necessary to enable to the issuance of the Bonds in two series.

(b) Approving a request for disbursement of up to $600,000 of the existing City construction/permanent loan funding commitment; and, authorizing the Director of Housing to negotiate and execute all documents to effectuate this disbursement. CEQA: Mitigated Negative Declaration, File No. PDC08-038. Council District 3. SNI: Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace. (City Attorney's Office) (Deferred from 12/8/09 - Item 4.4)

(a) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a grant agreement with the Department of Energy to conduct the Solar America Initiative's Solar Market Transformation activities, for the term of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011, and to accept a grant in an amount not to exceed $1,101,636.

(a) Accepting the Annual Report of Financial Transactions of community redevelopment agencies for FY 2008-09 for the purpose of forwarding the annual report to the State Controller, in accordance with Community Redevelopment Law, Section 33080.1.

(b) Approving the Independent Auditor's Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting And On Compliance And Other Matters Based On An Audit Of Financial Statement Performed In Accordance With Government Auditing Standards, (Compliance Report) as required by Health and Safety Code 33080.1 CEQA: Not a Project. [MERGED]

(a) Adoption of a resolution by the Redevelopment Agency Board approving an amendment to the Redevelopment Agency's FY 2009-10 Adopted Capital Budget, adding $1,869,741 for City Support Services, and amending the FY 2009-10 Agency appropriations resolution.

(b) Adoption of resolutions by the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board authorizing the Executive Director and City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the FY 2009-10 Cooperation Agreement for the Merged Redevelopment Project Area to make payments to the City for January and February 2010 City Services and project expenses. CEQA: Not a Project. [MERGED]