Review and Action on
Draft
City Council Agenda for September 21, 2004.
Action:
All items approved for placement on the agenda with the following
additions, deletions or changes:
Item
30: Support Proposition 63: California Mental Health Services Act
Initiative
From: Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Support Proposition 63 which would add a 1% tax on personal incomes above
$1 million to provide dedicated funding for expansion of mental health
services and programs.
Contact: Kriss Worthington, Councilmember
District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Combine with Item 29 on the same topic from Mayor Bates, with
Worthington and Breland as the secondary authors.
Item
32: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
From: Councilmembers Maio and Breland
Recommendation:
Refer
to the City Manager the request to develop an Ordinance that established
a quota on the number of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries at no greater
than three, and to ensure that they are reasonably located away from
schools and not concentrated in one particular area.
Contact: Linda Maio, Councilmember District 1,
981-7110 and Margaret Breland, Councilmember District 2, 981-7120
Action: Move to Action Calendar at the
request of Councilmember Worthington.
Item 43: University Avenue Pedestrian Improvement
Plan
a.
From: Transportation Commission
Recommendation:
Adopt
the recommendations listed in the “Summary: Pedestrian Friendly
University Avenue Corridor Plan” to augment the 1996 University Avenue
Strategic Plan.
Financial Implications: Unknown.
Contact: Peter
Hillier, Secretary, 981-7010
b.
From: City Manager
Recommendation:
The
City Manager takes no position concerning the recommendations of the
Commission.
Contact: Peter Hillier, Transportation, 981-7010
Action: Move to
Action Calendar by City Manager with a revised City Manager
recommendation.
Item 49: Daylighting of Strawberry Creek
From: Councilmember Spring and Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution supporting the daylighting of Strawberry Creek in the
downtown, if feasibility is demonstrated.
Contact: Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4,
981-7140 and Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100
Action: Held over to October 5, 2004 as
requested by Councilmember Spring.
The following additional items were submitted for
placement on the Council agenda:
Contract: Emergency Repair of Strawberry Creek
Culvert on Allston Way
From: City
Manager
Recommendation:
Adopt
a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to award a contract and any
amendments to perform emergency repair work on the failed sections of
the Strawberry Creek Culvert generally under Allston Way near Harold
Way.
Contact: Rene
Cardinaux, Public Works, 981-6300
Action:
Approved for placement on the agenda
Agenda
for September 28th Public Hearing on Creeks Ordinance
From:
Council Agenda Committee
Recommendation:
Approve
the order of order and time allotted for staff presentation, Council
comment and public testimony for the agenda of September 28th
and the public hearing on the Creeks Ordinance.
Contact:
Sherry
M. Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
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