ROLL CALL

6:50 p.m.CONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Comments are limited to 3 minutes and to items listed on the Special Meeting Agenda only.)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD INTERVIEWS

The City Council will conduct interviews of applicants for the Economic Development Board. Interviews may result in an announcement of appointment at the meeting.

ADJOURN SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

ROLL CALL

7:30 p.m. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG led by Councilmember Bridges

2. POSSIBLE REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

3. COUNCIL / STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
(Informational reports on matters of general interest by Council & Staff.)

4. PRESENTATIONS

1. California Legislative Assembly Certificate of Recognition Congratulating El Cerrito on its 90th Anniversary as a City and its Contributions to the East Bay Community.

2. Precinct and Polling Place Consolidation - presentation by the Contra Costa County Election Division

3. Cerrito Theater's One Year Anniversary - presentation by Catherine and Kyle Fischer, Speakeasy Theaters

4. Introduction to the Central Avenue - I-80 Interchange Project - presentation by Andrea Glerum, Nolte & Associates

5. Sales Tax Receipts, Trends and Comparisons - presentation by Mary Flynn, MBIA, MuniServices

5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This place on the agenda is reserved for comments and inquiries from citizens regarding matters on the consent calendar and matters which do not otherwise appear on the agenda. All persons wishing to speak must sign up with the City Clerk. Remarks are limited to 3 minutes per person. Comments regarding consent calendar items will be heard first

6. ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR - Items 6A through 6D
Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received prior to the time Council votes on the motion to adopt.

A   Ordinances for Second Reading

1. Video Surveillance Ordinance (First Reading September 17, 2007 - Unanimous) Waive full reading and adopt Ordinance 2007-06 amending Title 6 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code by adding Chapter 6.90, Video Surveillance Systems for certain El Cerrito businesses. (ACTION: Adopt)

2. Street Trench Cut Permits on Streets Resurfaced Within the Past Three to Five Years (First Reading September 17, 2007 - Unanimous) Waive full reading and adopt Ordinance 2007-07 amending Section 13.12.030 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code requiring restoration of a recently paved street and providing authority to collect a fee for such restoration as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule. (ACTION: Adopt)

B   Approval of Minutes

Approve the minutes of the September 17, 2007 City Council Special Closed and Regular Meetings. (ACTION: Approve)

C  

1. Recognizing October 2007 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month

2. October 5, 2007 Soka Gakkai International Ambassador of Peace Day

D  

Establish a Custodian Team Leader Classification

Adopt a Resolution amending the City's Classification Plan, to add the job description of Custodial Team Leader and set the appropriate salary schedule. (ACTION: Adopt)

7. PUBLIC HEARING
Expenditure of Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Program

Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion adopt a Resolution authorizing the expenditure of SLESP funds for the continuation of a sworn position assigned to traffic enforcement and the remainder for the purchase of needed equipment. (ACTION: Adopt)

8. POLICY MATTERS

JOINT CITY COUNCIL / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ITEM

Establishment of a Video Surveillance System Grant Program

Adopt an Agency Resolution and City Council Resolution establishing a loan program for small businesses to comply with the video surveillance system requirements being established by City ordinance and appropriating $150,000 in redevelopment funds and $15,000 in general funds to establish the program. (ACTION: Adopt Redevelopment Agency and City Council Resolutions)

9. COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS/LIAISON REPORTS

1. Mayor Moore Assignments as Mayor: Assoc. of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), General Assembly (alternate); County Mayors' Conference; Design Review Board, Disaster Preparedness Council, League of Ca. Cities, East Bay Div. (alternate); Pension Board, Temporary Permits Committee; Underground Utilities Committee; West County Integrated Waste Management Authority (delegate), West County Mayors' & Supervisors' Assoc. (delegate), and West County Transportation Advisory Comm. (alternate).

2. Mayor Pro Tem Jones Assignments: County Mayors' Conference (alternate), Disaster Preparedness Council (alternate), Economic Development Board, Pension Board (alternate); Sports Field JPA; Temporary Permits Committee, Underground Utilities Committee, West County Integrated Waste Mgmt. Authority (alternate); and West County Mayors' & Supervisors' Assoc. (alternate), San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan Area Committee.

3. Councilmember Abelson Assignments: ABAG General Assembly (delegate), League of CA. Cities East Bay Div. (Delegate), Committee on Aging, National Organization on Disability; Park and Recreation Commission; Recycling Services Task Force; Shaping Our Future Committee, & West County Transportation Advisory Committee.

4. Councilmember Bridges Assignments: Crime Prevention Committee; Financial Advisory Board; Human Relations Commission; Planning Commission, & West County Regional Library Board (alternate).

5. Councilmember Potter Assignments: Arts & Culture Commission; East Bay Delta Housing & Financial Agency; Sports Field JPA (alternate); Tree Commission; West County Regional Library Board (delegate) & West County Unified School District Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) alternate.

10. ADJOURNMENT