Regular City Council/Successor Agency/Public Financing Agency

Diane Howard, Mayor Shelly Masur, Vice Mayor Alicia C. Aguirre, Council Member Ian Bain, Council Member Janet Borgens, Council Member Giselle Hale, Council Member Diana Reddy, Council Member

## MINUTES TELECONFERENCE MEETING BROADCASTED LIVE VIA CITY WEBSITE: www.redwoodcity.org LOCAL CHANNEL 26 COMCAST CHANNEL 27 AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99

# JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Monday, May 4, 2020 7:00 PM

TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS COUNCIL MEMBERS AGUIRRE, BAIN, BORGENS, HALE AND REDDY, VICE MAYOR MASUR AND MAYOR HOWARD WILL PARTICIPATE BY TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 PURSUANT TO RALPH M. BROWN ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953, ALL VOTES SHALL BE BY ROLL CALL

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Council Member Reddy led the pledge of allegiance.

## 4. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - None

## 5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

The Assistant City Clerk read public comment received via email into the record from the following members of the public: • Todd Gumbrecht • Joseph Zoucha • Joan Ferguson

## 6. CONSENT CALENDAR

Motion and second, Aguirre and Borgens, to approve all items on the Consent Calendar, passes 6-0-1 by roll call vote with Vice Mayor Masur absent.

6.A. Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Redwood City Municipal Code relating to purchasing (305) Ord (514) 2481 Recommendation: Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Article VII of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Redwood City Municipal Code relating to purchasing

CEQA: This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

6.B. Approve Minutes of April 27, 2020 City Council meeting (301) MO 20-066

6.C. Approve claims and checks from May 4, 2020 - May 18, 2020 and the usual and necessary payments through May 18, 2020 (303) MO 20-067

## 7. PUBLIC HEARING

7.A. Amendments to the fiscal year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan and Community Participation Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (454)

Housing Leadership Manager Alin Lancaster made a presentation.

Mayor Howard opened the Public Hearing.

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The City Clerk read public comment received for this item via email into the record from the following members of the public: • Vice Mayor Shelly Masur • Kristen Anderson

Motion and second, Bain and Reddy, to close the Public Hearing, passes 6-0-1 by roll call vote with Vice Mayor Masur absent.

## Recommendation: Hold public hearing, and: 1. Adopt a resolution approving an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, to allocate $448,039 in CDBG Coronavirus funding, made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and to reprogram $321,000 in unspent 2019 CDBG funding to the City’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related documents; and Res (0029) 15839 2. Adopt a resolution approving an amendment to the Community Participation Plan. Res (0030) 15840

## CEQA: This is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and is categorically excluded under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)

Motion and second, Aguirre and Hale, to approve the staff recommendations as presented, with a friendly amendment to allocate $100k for child care providers in need of rental assistance and direct staff to return with an update on the funding balance.

1. Adopt a resolution approving an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan, to allocate $448,039 in CDBG Coronavirus funding, made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and to reprogram $321,000 in unspent 2019 CDBG funding to the City’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all related documents; and 2. Adopt a resolution approving an amendment to the Community Participation Plan; with a friendly amendment to allocate $100,000 to childcare providers.

The motion passes 6-0-1 by roll call vote with Vice Mayor Masur absent.

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## 8. STAFF REPORTS

## 8.A. Oral update on the City's response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz gave a presentation.

Recommendation: Oral informational update on the City's response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

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