CC 09-21-2021 Item No. 18 City Work Program Update - Supplememental Staff Report to Council Inquiries_Desk Item
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
September 21, 2021
Subject
City Work Program Update
RESPONSE TO COUNCIL INQUIRIES
Recommended Action
No City Council action required, although the Council may “accept,” “acknowledge,” or
“receive” the report.
Discussion
This is a supplemental report provided in response to Council inquiries. Inquiries have
been consolidated and simplified for clarity.
1. Regarding “Memorial Park Improvements”: Is the bid to “remove the existing
ponds” only? Or does the bid include what is going to replace the ponds?
The bid referenced is to remove and fill the existing ponds and to landscape the
area, likely with drought‐tolerant turf. The long term “replacement” of the
ponds will be explored during the development of the specific plan, which is
expected to complete in 2022.
2. Regarding items including objective standards, such as “Residential and
Mixed‐Use Residential Design Standards” and “Review and Update General
Plan and Municipal Code”:
* Some current state laws prohibit new standards developed by the City to be
incorporated into evaluating/approving/disapproving development project
proposals.
* Will the City’s newly created objective standards conform to state law?
All objective standards recommended by staff will be drafted to comply with
state laws such as the Housing Accountability Act and SB 9. A public hearing to
consider General Plan amendments and Municipal Code amendments related to
objective standards is tentatively scheduled for the Planning Commission on
September 28, 2021 and for the City Council in October.
3. Regarding the “Bollinger Road Safety Study”: Why is there such a wide
discrepancy between the Estimated Budget of $100k and the actual Budget
Expended of $322.48?
After further review, not all expenses were recognized by the Dashboard for this
item, which has been updated to reflect the correct Budget Expended of
$41,927.50 (displayed as $41.93K). An updated Attachment A has been included
as a desk item to reflect this update. Additional expenses of approximately
$8,000 are currently being processed and will be reflected once the expenditures
are posted. This safety study was completed under budget due in part to a study
cost that was lower than expected and no additional follow‐up being needed.
Sustainability Impact
The acceptance of this report will have no sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
The acceptance of this report will have no fiscal impact.
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Prepared by: Katy Nomura, Deputy City Manager
Reviewed by: Dianne Thompson, Assistant City Manager
Christopher Jensen, City Attorney
Approved by: Greg Larson, Interim City Manager