MAY 24, 2022
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/BIFA MINUTES
Pursuant to Section 54956 of the California Government Code, a special meeting of the City Council is hereby called for May 24, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible.
Mayor Bryant called the special meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Jovita Mendoza Council Member Remote
Susannah Meyer Council Member Remote
Karen Rarey Council Member Remote
Johnny Rodriguez Vice Mayor Remote
Joel R. Bryant Mayor Remote
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There was no one wishing to speak.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
It was moved/seconded by Meyer/Mendoza to recess to closed session at 5:46 p.m. Roll call vote found Council Member Mendoza, Council Member Meyer, Council Member Rarey, Vice Mayor Rodriguez, and Mayor Bryant in favor.
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
[Gov’t. Code §54957]
Title: City Manager
B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
[Gov’t. Code § 54957.6]
City Designated Representatives: Mayor Joel Bryant
Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez
Tim Davis, Esq.
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL
It was moved/seconded by Mendoza/Meyer to adjourn the special meeting Roll call vote found Council Member Mendoza, Council Member Meyer, Council Member Rarey, Vice Mayor Rodriguez, and Mayor Bryant in favor.
7:00 PM – CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Mayor Bryant called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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Attendee Name Title Status
Jovita Mendoza Council Member Remote
Susannah Meyer Council Member Remote
Karen Rarey Council Member Remote
Johnny Rodriguez Vice Mayor Remote
Joel R. Bryant Mayor Remote
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
There was no action to report.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Danny Dohrmann, resident, spoke regarding the ability to access Zoom and the features in Zoom. He felt the public comments provided via e-mail should be read aloud by staff.
Sandra Myers, resident, spoke regarding developers of the Bridal Gate project, and felt the developer needed to be held to one 4-acre park site should the project be resubmitted.
Rod Flohr, resident, spoke regarding the importance of participating in City Council meetings and voicing opinions on agenda items and encouraged other residents to participate on items of interest to them.
Isabelle Kirske, Senior Health Education Specialist for the Contra Costa Health Services Tobacco Prevention Program, thanked Council for their commitment to protect youth from a lifetime of tobacco addiction.
There was a power outage in the City.
It was moved/seconded by Mendoza/Meyer to recess for five minutes. Roll call vote found Council Member Mendoza, Council Member Meyer, Council Member Rarey, Vice Mayor Rodriguez, and Mayor Bryant in favor.
Vice Mayor Rodriguez left the meeting and notified the Mayor he was unable to reconnect.
It was moved/seconded by Rarey/Mendoza to adjourn the City Council/Successor Agency/BIFA, with Agenda Items C.11 (Teleconference Meetings) and D.2. (Oil and Gas Drilling Urgency Ordinance Extension) being continued to May 26, 2022, at the hour of 4:00 p.m. Roll call vote found Council Member Mendoza, Council Member Meyer, Council Member Rarey, and Mayor Bryant in favor, and Vice Mayor Rodriguez absent.
It was moved/seconded by Rarey/Meyer to adjourn the meeting. Roll call vote found Council Member Mendoza, Council Member Meyer, Council Member Rarey, and Mayor Bryant in favor, and Vice Mayor Rodriguez absent.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AND THE AGENDA ITEMS BELOW WERE CONTINUED:
A. PRESENTATIONS
A.1 Recognition of the City of Brentwood 2021/22 Redistricting Commission.
B. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMITTEES,
LIAISONS AND STAFF
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C. CONSENT CALENDAR
C.1. Proclamation Proclaiming June 2022 as Pride Month.
C.2 Proclamation Proclaiming June 2022 as Safety Month.
C.3. A resolution adopting the 2022/23 Proposition 4 Appropriations Limit using the change in State per capita income of 7.55% as the cost-of-living factor and the change in the City population factor of 0.18% to calculate the Limit. (Kerry Breen/Clarissa Domen/Sonia Agostini)
C.4. A Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Agreements for Professional Services with On-Call Civil/Structural Design Services, Geotechnical/Construction Materials Testing Services, and Survey and Related Services in a not-to-exceed amount of $100,000 per agreement for fiscal year 2022/23; and approving and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute up to two additional one-year extensions for these agreements in a not-to-exceed amount of $100,000 per agreement, per fiscal year. (Miki Tsubota/Renee Payette/Jigar Shah) C.5. A Resolution approving a fee waiver in the amount of $64,166 for fiscal year 2022/23 and $63,920 for fiscal year 2023/24 for the use of City facilities for the operation of the County Senior Nutrition Program (Café Costa) (Bruce Mulder/Kris Farro) C.6. Consideration of an Arts Commission recommendation to appoint Gianna Baldazo as the City of Brentwood’s Poet Laureate for a two year term beginning on June 1, 2022. (Bruce Mulder/Kris Farro)
C.7. A Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Senior Citizens Club, Inc. for running a wide variety of programs, activities, and services at City facilities and approving a fee waiver for fiscal years 2022/23 - 2024/25 not to exceed $98,311.13 per fiscal year. (Bruce Mulder/Kris Farro) C.8. Consideration of actions pertaining to the City’s Landscape and Lighting Assessment Districts, Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 19-3, Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 21-1, and the Citywide Park Maintenance District No. 98-1 for Fiscal Year 2022/23. (Bruce Mulder/Aaron Wanden)
C.9. Consider appointment of new Commissioners to the City of Brentwood Youth Commission. (Bruce Mulder/Kris Farro)
C.10. A Resolution amending City Council/Administrative Policy 110-04 Procedures for Ceremonial Documents related to the process for Proclamations. (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly)
C.11. Continued to May 26, 2022 Resolutions approving the continued use of teleconferencing for meetings of (1) the City Council and all subsidiary City legislative bodies, (2) the Successor Agency to the Brentwood Redevelopment Agency, and (3) the Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, from May 24, 2022 through June 23, 2022, per AB 361 (2021). (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly)
C.12. A Resolution recognizing the completion of service by the 2021/22 Redistricting Commission. (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly/Damien Brower) MAY 24, 2022
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C.13. A Resolution approving the contract documents, awarding the bid and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a construction contract and necessary documents for the Pavement Management Program 2022 (Grind & Overlay), CIP Project No. 336- 31699, with McGuire and Hester as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $1,253,201.00, plus a 20% contingency of $250,640.20, for a total possible not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,503,841.20. (Miki Tsubota/Renee Payette/Aman Grewal)
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Persons addressing the City Council/Successor Agency are asked to raise their hand using the Zoom feature. The Council may adopt reasonable regulations at the onset of the public hearing to facilitate public testimony. These regulations may include time limits. In the absence of such regulations, the public hearing shall follow the protocol for Public Comments.
D.1. Call for Review of the Planning Commission's decision to approve a Conditional Use Permit amendment (CUP 08-31-A4) and Design Review (DR 21-009) application for the operation of Vineyard Academy Christian School, and the construction of a 3,260 square foot modular building for additional classrooms at The Rock Church, located at 1770 Adams Lane (APNs 016-040-009, 016-040-010, and 016-040-011). (Alexis Morris/Crystal De Castro)
D.2. Continued to May 26, 2022An Urgency Ordinance Extending, for an Additional Period of 10 Months and 15 Days, a Moratorium on New Oil and Gas Development in the City of Brentwood (Tim Ogden/Damien Brower/Alexis Morris)
D.3. A resolution adopting the 2022/23 – 2026/27 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) including roadway, parks and trails, water, wastewater and community facilities improvements to be constructed during the next five years; and approving a long-term interfund loan in the amount of $2,016,661, per Council/Administrative Policy 10-5, Budget and Fiscal Policies, Section 4.3, to provide capital funding for the portion of the Sand Creek Sports Complex project costs that will be repaid with Bond Refinance Savings. (Kerry Breen/Sonia Agostini)
D.4. Second reading of Ordinance No. 1038 of the City Council of the City of Brentwood amending Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) Chapter 15.06 of the Brentwood Municipal Code to adopt by reference the 2019 Edition of the California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9, as amended by Contra Costa Fire Protection District Ordinance 2019-37, including Findings in Support Amendments to the 2019 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 9, California Fire Code, and Setting a Public Hearing for May 24, 2022. (Alexis Morris) E. BUSINESS ITEMS
E.1 Direction to staff regarding the construction of duets, duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes for affordable units as an option for developers to meet the City’s affordable housing requirement, and include the City Council direction in the draft affordable housing ordinance. (Alexis Morris/Sylvia Elias)
E.2. An update related to a Council-sponsored ballot initiative to protect open space, and recreational areas, as well as provide staff with recommendations and directions regarding a ballot initiative. (Tim Ogden/Darin Gale)
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F. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
F.1. NEW REQUEST(S)
Council Members wishing to have an agenda item placed on a future agenda shall make a request under this section of the agenda. These items will be included on the agenda for the next Council meeting.
F.2. REQUESTED ITEMS
F.2.1. Future agenda item request from Council Member Mendoza for City Council discussion of, and possible direction to staff, related to an update of zoning regulations to limit or prohibit sales of tobacco. (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly) F.2.2. Future agenda item requests from Council Member Mendoza for City Council discussion of, and possible direction to staff, related to Planning Commission training on their roles and responsibilities; as well as issues and consequences of Commissioner communications. (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly)
ADJOURNMENT