Summary of Council Actions – October 11, 2022
This is provided as a summary of actions taken by the City Council. Official motions and votes will be included in the meeting minutes. Please contact the City Clerk for additional information: [email protected] October 11, 2022
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Mendoza Meyer Rarey Rodriguez Bryant
5:30 PM – Special City Council Meeting (Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
[Gov’t. Code § 54956.9(d)(1)]
Name of Case: Discovery Builders, Inc., et al. v. City of Brentwood, et al.
Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No.: N22-1738
There was no reportable action.
7:00 PM – City Council Meeting
B.1. Proclaimed the second week of October as Code Enforcement Appreciation Week. Y Y Y Y Y
B.2. Proclaimed October 24, 2022 as World Polio Day. Y Y Y Y Y B.3. Adopted Resolutions approving the continued use of teleconferencing for meetings of (1) 2022-124 of the City Council and all subsidiary City legislative bodies, (2) 2022-18-SA the Successor Agency to the Brentwood Redevelopment Agency, and (3) BIFA 48 the Brentwood Infrastructure Financing Authority, from October 11, 2022 through November 10, per AB 361 (2021) (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly)
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B.4. Adopted Ordinance 1047 Amending Section 2.08.010 of the Brentwood Municipal Code to Increase City Council Monthly Salaries (Sukari Beshears)
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B.5. Adopted Resolution 2022-125 accepting the work performed by TNB Contractors, Inc. for the Pavement Management Program 2022 (Concrete Repairs), CIP Project No. 336-31699; and requesting the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder. (Miki Tsubota/Renee Payette/Aman Grewal)
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October 11, 2022
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Mendoza Meyer Rarey Rodriguez Bryant
C.1. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Brentwood to (1) adopt an Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Priority Area 1 (PA-1) Specific Plan project (State Clearinghouse No. 2018042064); (2) approve a resolution amending the PA-1 Specific Plan (SPA 22-001); and (3) adopt an ordinance to amend Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 17.295 (PA-1 [Priority Area One] zone) and the zoning map of the City of Brentwood accordingly (RZ 22-001). (Darin Gale/Joshua Ewen)
The City Council selected Plan D, and adopted Resolution 2022-126, adopting the Addendum to the PA-1 Specific Plan and Specific Plan Amendment 22-001, using Alternative ‘D; and
Introduced and waived first reading of Ordinance 1048 included in the agenda packet implementing Specific Plan Amendment 22-001, using Alternative ‘D
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D.1. City Council Direction Regarding the Surplus and Sale of the City Owned Women's Club Building - 648 2nd Street (Darin Gale/Joshua Ewen)
The City Council directed staff to not proceed with the surplus of the property and to return at a future meeting with options for the property.
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D.2. Adopted Resolution 2022-127 of the City Council of the City of Brentwood Amending the City Council’s Ethics and Conduct Policy (No. 110-5) to allow discussion of alleged City policy violations by members of the City Council, when following the Policy could otherwise result in a quorum of the City Council discussing such allegations outside of a noticed meeting. (Tim Ogden/Damien Brower)
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October 11, 2022
Legend: Y=Yes N=No A=Absent Absn=Abstain R=Recused
Mendoza Meyer Rarey Rodriguez Bryant
E.2.1 Future agenda item request from Council Member Mendoza for City Council discussion of, and possible direction to staff, related to possible amendments of the City Council’s Ethics and Conduct Policy (No. 110-5). (Tim Ogden/Damien Brower)
Make a motion to spend staff time and resources on the following to update the City of Brentwood Ethics & Conduct Policy
Benchmark other cities ethic and conduct policies, include copies of the policies in a future staff report and highlight best practices Benchmark policies from Cities that might have recently updated their policy or dealt with recent violations
Review City Council option to discuss possible violations of State & Federal Law during regular council meetings and to refer to the appropriate legal agencies
Specifically consider Council options for possible Brown Act Violations
Once information is collected as mentioned above, hold a workshop for Council and Public discussion to recommend updated Council Ethics & Conduct Policy.
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E.2.2 Future agenda item request from Council Member Mendoza for City Council discussion of, and possible direction to staff, related to increasing teen/young adult events and adding teen/young adult resource links to the City website. (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly) Authorized staff time and resources on developing a webpage with resources for parents teens/young adults, and to direct staff to bring an item to the Youth Commission to develop an entertainment event for teen/young adults. Y Y Y Y Y
Adjournment: Adjourned at 10:10 p.m. Y Y Y Y Y