May 3, 2011 > Newark City Council Newark City Council April 28, 2011 Presentations and Proclamations: Commend Mona Walker, "Hometown Hero" Proclaim April 30 as Mormon Helping Hands Day Proclaim May 1-7 as Cinco de Mayo Week Proclaim May 5 as National Day of Prayer Proclaim May 6-15 as Affordable Housing Week Proclaim May as Older Americans Month Proclaim May as Aquatics Safety Month Public Hearings Consider property owner objections to 2011 Weed Abatement Program Consent: File a request to Metropolitan Transportation Commission for funding of citywide wheelchair accessible ramps. Authorize an Encroachment Permit to S.E.S. for Holy Ghost Festival July 23 and 24. Sign an agreement with Joel Nelson Productions for 2011 Music at the Grove. Non-consent: Update of regional efforts to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy. Staff and council has reservations about the "internal consistency" and "market realities" of housing and job numbers in the Initial Vision Scenario. (Informational) Presentation of Specific Plan for Dumbarton Transit Oriented Development project of approximately 200 acres in General Planning Area 2. (Informational) Mayor David Smith Yes Vice Mayor Luis Freitas Yes Alan Nagy Yes Ana Apodaca Absent Alberto Huezo Yes