City Council - April 08, 2025
A.
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
B.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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D.
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMITTEES, LIAISONS, AND STAFF This portion of the agenda is to provide an opportunity for Council Members to report on attendance at events, subcommittee meetings, and entities on which the Council Member has been appointed as a liaison and for staff to provide brief updates and/or information to the City Council.
E.
PRESENTATIONS
E.1
Brentwood Police Department Annual Performance Report
F.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is required, that particular item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered separately.
F.1
Meeting Minutes of March 25, 2025
1. Meeting Minutes - SCC_Mar25_2025.pdf
2. Meeting Minutes - CCM_Mar25_2025.pdf
Special City Council Meeting of March 25, 2025
City Council / Successor Agency Meeting of March 25, 2025
F.2
A Proclamation recognizing April 20 - 26, 2025, as National Volunteer Week
1. National Volunteer Week.pdf
F.3
A Proclamation recognizing April 22, 2025, as Earth Day
1. Earth Day.pdf
F.4
Award of contract to Modernscapes Innovations for the Pavement Management Program 2025 (Concrete), CIP Project No. 336-31704 for $436,523
1. Award of contract to Modernscapes Innovations for the Pavement Management Program 2025 (Concrete), - Engineering-2025-06.pdf
2. 1. Previous Action.pdf
3. 2. Resolution.pdf
4. 3. Contract.pdf
5. 4. CIP Project Sheet.pdf
Title/Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving the contract documents, awarding the bid and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a contract and necessary documents for the Pavement Management Program 2025 (Concrete), CIP Project No. 336-31704, (“Project”). Modernscapes Innovations (“Modernscapes”) is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $379,586, plus funding authorization for a 15% contingency of $56,937, for a total funding authorization not to exceed amount of $436,523.
F.5
Consideration of the proposed updated list of Proclamations for 2025
1. Update to 2025 Proclamation List - City Clerk-2025-09.pdf
2. Previous Action(1).pdf
3. Revised Draft 2025 Proclamations.pdf
4. 110-4 Procedures for Ceremonial Documents.pdf
Title/Recommendation
Approve the proposed updated list of Proclamations for 2025.
G.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Persons addressing the City Council using Zoom are asked to raise their hands using the Zoom feature. Those attending in person and wishing to address the Council may do so from the podium. 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.
G.1
Adoption of an ordinance amending Section 8.36.035 (Weed Abatement) of the Brentwood Municipal Code to ensure consistency with state law, incorporate Contra Costa County Fire Protection District standards, and clarify the use of livestock
1. Weed Abatement Ordinance Update - Community Development-2025-22.pdf
2. Previous Actions.pdf
3. Ordinance.pdf
4. Exhibit A to the Ordinance.pdf
5. CCCFPD Minimum Weed Abatement Standards.pdf
Title/Recommendation
Waive the first reading of and introduce an ordinance amending Section 8.36.035 (Weed Abatement) of the Brentwood Municipal Code to, among other things, ensure consistency with the California Health and Safety Code, incorporate Contra Costa County Fire Protection District standards, and clarify the use of livestock.
Adoption of the ordinance is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Section 15358 (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Further, adoption of the ordinance is exempt under CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (there exists no possibility that the activity will have a significant adverse effect on the environment) of the CEQA Guidelines because the ordinance will not cause a change in any of the physical conditions within the area affected by the ordinance.
H.
BUSINESS ITEMS
Persons addressing the City Council using Zoom are asked to raise their hands using the Zoom feature. Those attending in person and wishing to address the Council may do so from the podium. The Council may adopt reasonable regulations at the onset of each business item to facilitate public testimony. These regulations may include time limits. In the absence of such regulations, the item shall follow the protocol for Public Comments. Public comment on each of the following items is limited to what is described in the specific agenda item.
H.1
Amendment to Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 7.02 to address camping on City property
1. Amendments to Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 7.02 (Camping on City Property) - City Attorney-2025-02.pdf
2. Ordinance to amend Brentwood Municipal Code Ch. 7.02.pdf
3. Amendments to BMC Ch. 7.02 (redline).pdf
4. Amendments to BMC Ch. 7.02 (final).pdf
Title/Recommendation
Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance amending Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 7.02 to address camping on City property.
The Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that it may have a significant effect on the environment.
H.2
Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association Farmers Market Expansion
1. Farmers Market Expansion - Parks Recreation-2025-74.pdf
2. Previous Action.pdf
3. PCFMA Rules and Regulations 2025 FINAL.pdf
Title/Recommendation
Receive an informational report and provide direction if necessary on the expansion of the Downtown Brentwood Saturday Farmers Market.
H.3
Receive, discuss, and provide direction to City Staff on Radiant Convergence, Public Art Spaces CIP Project #337-37244, including potentially approving Amendment No. 2 for Public Art Spaces “Radiant Convergence” Agreement with Motivated Metal
1. April 2025 Radiant Convergence Update - Parks Recreation-2025-56.pdf
2. Attachment 1 Previous Actions.pdf
3. Attachment 2 Resolution - Radiant Convergence.pdf
4. Attachment 3 DRAFT - Amend No 2 - Motivated Metal.pdf
5. Attachment 4 Artist Narrative for Project History.pdf
6. Attachment 5 Artists Rising Cost Details.pdf
7. Attachment 6 City Project Delays and Rising Costs.pdf
8. Attachment 7 Engineer's Estimate.pdf
9. Attachment 8 Amended CIP Sheet CIP 337-37244.pdf
10. Attachment 9 Renderings and Scale.pdf
Title/Recommendation
Receive, discuss and provide direction to City Staff on Radiant Convergence, Public Art Spaces Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project #337-37244.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Artist Services with Motivated Metal for the “Radiant Convergence” project (“monument” or “project”), to increase compensation to the artist in the amount of $5,000, amend the scope of services, and allow for minor additional non-substantive revisions to it, in consultation with the City Attorney.
Actual installation construction costs, estimated up to $220,000, will be brought forward for approval at a future City Council meeting.
I.
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 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
J.
ADJOURNMENT
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POSTING STATEMENT
On April 4, 2025, a true and correct copy of this amended agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, outside City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 and at our website www.brentwoodca.gov
A complete packet of information is available for public review at City Hall or on our website at www.brentwoodca.gov