CCMIN072115 - Laserfiche WebLink

Human Resources 17. Approved and authorized the City Manager to execute a contract with Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $900,722 to provide third-party administration of the City's workers' compensation claims Operation Services 18. Adopted and waived full reading of Resolution No. 15-776 approving guidelines for the submission and tabulation of protests in connection with water and sewer rate public hearings conducted pursuant to Article XIIID, Section 6, of the California Constitution MOTION: It was m/s by Olson/Narum to approve the Consent Calendar, as amended. Motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Brown, Narum, Olson, Pentin, Mayor Thome NOES: None ABSENT: None MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 19. Presentation of Proclamation proclaiming July "Park and Recreation Month" Councilmember Narum introduced the members of the Parks and Recreation Commission and read the Proclamation into the record. Chair Streng thanked the Council for the recognition and said he is very excited about the number of amenities the Commission is working to bring on line in the coming year. 20. Public Comment Michael Tree, Livermore Amador Valley Transportation Authority (LAVTA) Executive Director, announced that LAVTA is undertaking a comprehensive planning effort to improve the Wheels bus system. He encouraged the public to share their comments and desired improvements at one of the upcoming public workshops or at www.wheelsforward.com where they can find various transportation resources and more information about the planning effort. The first public workshops will be held Thursday July 30, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm at the Pleasanton Senior Center. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 21. Drought update: California Emergency Declaration and Stage 3 Mandatory Reductions Director of Operations Services Smith presented the monthly drought update, including the recommendation to continue the local emergency declaration and maintain Stage 3 Mandatory Reductions at 25%. He reviewed local conservation statistics, stating that as a whole the Pleasanton community reduced its June usage 48% over the same period in 2013. Year to date the community has reduced consumption by 37.1% or nearly double the savings realized for the same period last year. He reminded the Council and public that the State conservation mandates went into effect June 1, 2015 and continue through the end of February 2016. While there has been some recent discussion of El Nino and off season rains throughout the state improving the outlook, the future stills remains very unclear. He reported that as water supplies continue to dwindle water quality has also started to degrade, perhaps most evident locally is the effect of salt water instruction into the Delta. He also reported that the City of City Council Minutes Page 4 of 17 July 21,2015