City Council: April 4, 2017
Commendation to International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association
The Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) recently updated its enrollment projections. An MUSD representative will present current enrollment projections and share the District’s future school facility needs
City staff had a request from several elected officials who would like a briefing on the City’s volunteer program and internship program. The Milpitas Volunteer Program (MVP) was formed in the early 1990s. MVP’s purpose is to provide community service opportunities to both youth and adults at City of Milpitas events, special projects, and site specific programs. The Milpitas Volunteer Program’s mission is to utilize the diverse talents of volunteers for the benefit of the City of Milpitas and the community as a whole. The Milpitas Volunteer Program is handled by the Recreation Department.
Staff was directed to research options and cost for adding closed captioning for Council meeting and Planning Commission meeting broadcast to Channel 15 and webcast via the City’s website.
Pursuant to Milpitas Municipal Code I-500-1.14, Compensation for Attending Meetings, the City of Milpitas Planning Commission receives a compensation in the amount of $25.00 for attending any regularly or specially scheduled Planning Commission meetings.
This purchase is to replace Police Vehicle (PT03-2011) which was totaled in the line of duty. The City of Milpitas received $50,273.66 in insurance reimbursement from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to replace the vehicle and its equipment. The vehicle cost is $36,231.20. The replacement equipment and additional paint work cost is estimated at $13,000.00. The vehicle will be purchased cooperatively through the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA). Cooperative purchasing through NJPA is specifically authorized pursuant to Municipal Code Section I-2-3.08 “Cooperative Procurement.
In 2003, the City of Milpitas partnered with Tropos brought forward one of the first Citywide public WiFi (wireless fidelity) service of its kind. In 2006, Earthlink took over operations with the objective to grow the network with newer equipment and customer base. Earthlink invested $1.8 million and expanded the network to 300 nodes with 802.11g Motorola Canopy backhaul. With the new investment, Earthlink started the subscription-based model along with free public WiFi at City sites. The subscription-based business model did not attract enough subscribers to sustain operations. In 2008, the City took over operations and ownership of the network. The City then decided to partner with the non-profit Silicon Valley Unwired to move away from the subscription-based model. Even with the free non-subscription based model, adoption rate was low. At its daytime peak usage, there were about 650 users or less than 1% of the population.
From February 10 through March 9, 2017, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) forwarded 210 complaints originating in Milpitas. 102 complaints identified a garbage odor, 3 complaints identified a sewage odor, 100 complaints did not identify an odor source, and 5 identified multiple odor sources. As of the last Council update, the City’s odor reporting website has received 40 reported complaints.
The City’s budget policy requires that any additional appropriations to a department, capital improvement project’s budget or re-appropriation of monies from one fund to another must be approved by the City Council. These requests are summarized below and quantified in the schedule included in the agenda packet.
The Milpitas Chamber of Commerce is proposing the 4th Annual International BBQ and Festival event. The Chamber requested the City to participate as a sponsor by waiving fees for City services for the event. The event is scheduled for May 20 – 21, 2017 between the hours of 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Alder Drive between McCarthy Blvd. and E. Tasman Drive.
The most recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Milpitas and the Milpitas Police Officers Association (MPOA) expired on December 31, 2016. City representatives and representatives from the MPOA have met and conferred in good faith to negotiate a new contract. Agreement has been reached with a new successor Memorandum of Understanding effective January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021. The MOU is included in the City Council’s agenda packet and has been available for public review for the required ten day period.
On November 15, 2011, the City Council approved a 276-unit Residential development project known as “the Harmony Subdivision” located at 1765 McCandless Drive (northwest corner of Montague Expressway and McCandless Drive, south of the East Penitentia Creek) by D.R. Horton Bay, Inc. (Developer). On October 16, 2012, the City Council approved the first final map Tract No. 10137, the Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) for the subject project to ensure that the Developer will complete all public improvements required by the project. On April 16, 2013, the City Council approved the second final map Tract No. 10159
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