City Council: June 6, 2017
• Award Youth Advisory Commission Scholarship to Victoria Huynh • Award Arts Commission “Larry Voellger” Scholarship • Commend Milpitas Executive Lions Club for “Celebrating Differences” Event • Proclaim “Juneteenth” in Milpitas on Friday, June 16, 2017 • Recognize participants in Milpitas International Cultural Festival
On April 26, May 2 and May 16, 2016, the City Council participated in Budget Study Sessions for the FY 2017-18 Operating Budget. On April 18, 2017, the City Council adopted the FY 2017-18 Capital Improvement Program projects budget and the FY 2017-2022 Five Year Capital Improvement Program. On May 18, the City Council held a public hearing on the final budget for the City of Milpitas and the Milpitas Housing Authority for Fiscal Year 2017-18.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a federally funded community development program administered through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Funds received through this program are able to be used for a variety of purposes such as to pay for public services for homeless persons and victims of domestic violence, to pay for rehabilitation of facilities that serve income qualified persons. CDBG funds are allocated
The Milpitas Sports Center Sport Fields Project was completed and officially opened on July 2, 2016. The new outdoor field facility is currently in use by Milpitas Youth Sport organizations, Adult Sports Leagues, private rentals, and City sponsored events and programs. On March 1, 32017, the City Council requested to discuss access of the Milpitas Sports Center artificial June 6, 2017 Milpitas City Council Agenda Page 12 turf field and walking path. On May 24, 2017, staff conducted a Community Meeting on the use of the turf fields and walking paths. 33 residents including youth sport organizers, players, and Milpitas Sports Center members and general public attended the meeting that was held to receive feedback from residents on their desired use of the sports area.
Receive Mayor Tran’s recommendation and approve his re-appointment of Alternate No. 2 Vicki Young to a term of 2 years on the Emergency Preparedness Commission, which will expire in June of 2019.
On a periodic basis, staff presents a listing of accounts receivable (AR) write-offs to City Council for approval. This report covers the period prior to June 2016. Attached in the Council’s packet are two AR lists, one for utility accounts (water, sewer, solid waste) and the other for nonutility accounts that have remained unpaid for more than 12 months. When customers are first invoiced, normal accounting procedures require us to record AR revenue with the intent of collecting amounts due in a year’s time or less. However, a small percentage of receivables are ultimately found to be uncollectible for a variety of reasons and subject to bad-debt write off. When such items have been outstanding for more than a year and all collection methods have been exhausted, it is necessary to write off these accounts off. This is a routine, but important, audit and year-end procedure. Collections efforts that precede this write-off request include internal billing mailings, past due notices, phone call follow up and collection agency services. Some collection efforts may continue after write off but are expected to have a low probability of success.
Ordinance No. 38.829 was introduced following the waiving of the first reading beyond the title at the May 16, 2017 City Council meeting. This Ordinance is now ready for its second reading and adoption. This Ordinance allows the potential of religious institutions to be located less than 1,000 linear feet from any other quasi-public use within an MXD zone.
On May 18, 2016, the City Council introduced an Ordinance to re-organize the departments by separating the Human Resources and Recreation into two departments. Ordinance No. 197.14 is now ready for a second reading and adoption.
Ordinance No. 293 was introduced following the waiving of the first reading beyond the title at the May 16, 2017 City Council meeting to restrict the use of expanded polystyrene for use in foam food ware. This Ordinance is now ready for its second reading and adoption. Recommendation: Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 293 amending the Milpitas Municipal Code to restrict EPS foam food ware use.
The City of Milpitas is subject to the requirements of the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP) for municipalities and agencies in the San Francisco Bay area (Order R2- June 6, 2017 Milpitas City Council Agenda Page 17 2015-0049), which became effective on January 1, 2016. The MRP applies to 76 municipalities (cities, towns and counties) and flood control agencies (Santa Clara Valley Water District) that discharge stormwater to San Francisco Bay, collectively referred to as Permittees. A new section of the MRP requires Permittees to develop and implement a long-term Green Infrastructure (GI) Plan for the inclusion of Low Impact Development (LID) measures in storm drain infrastructure on public and private lands, including streets, roads, storm drains, parking lots, building roofs, and other elements. LID measures mimic nature and reduce stormwater runoff by minimizing impervious cover, and infiltrating, storing, and/or treating stormwater runoff through natural processes. These measures reduce the quantity of runoff and pollutants flowing into storm drains and local creeks
On June 3, 2014, the City entered into a consultant agreement with Prints Charles Reprographics in the amount of $45,000 to provide on-call printing and plan well services for various capital improvement projects and Engineering Department printing needs.
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