El Cerrito City Council
March 18, 2025

Mayor Councilmembers
Carolyn Wysinger William Ktsanes
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Motoyama
Gabe Quinto AGENDA Rebecca Saltzman

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TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING (5:00 PM)
Hillside Conference Room - 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING (6:00 PM)
Council Chambers - 10890 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito
Closed Captions Available Via Zoom:
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1. Cable T.V. Broadcast on KCRT Channel 28

2. Livestream Online at www.el-cerrito.org/CouncilMeetingMaterials Accommodations: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 510-215-4305.

Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations. Closed Captions available via zoom.

Conduct: This meeting shall be conducted pursuant to the El Cerrito City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, including adjourning by 11:00 PM unless extended to a specific time determined by a majority of the Council.

Public Comments:

1. In-person by submitting a request to speak to the City Clerk.

2. By Email to [email protected] identified in the subject line as Public Comments – Agenda Item #.

Written comments received by 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided to the City Council and posted online in advance of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline will be provided to the City Council and will be posted after the meeting.

Agenda Packet Page 1 of 230
Mayor Councilmembers
Carolyn Wysinger William Ktsanes
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Motoyama
Gabe Quinto AGENDA Rebecca Saltzman

5:00 PM ROLL CALL - CONVENE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ANY REQUEST FROM A

COUNCILMEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING REMOTELY DUE TO EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB 2449

2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
All persons wishing to speak should sign up with the City Clerk. Remarks are typically limited to 3 minutes per person and to items on the special meeting agenda only.

3. CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: Karen Pinkos, City Manager; Alexandra Orologas, Assistant City Manager; Shannon Bassi, Human Resources Manager; Glenn Berkheimer, Labor Negotiator; and Sky Woodruff, City Attorney.

Employee Organizations: Management/Confidential Employees; Police Employees Association (PEA); Public Safety Management Association (PSMA); Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021; and United Professional Firefighters Local 1230.

Contact: Sky Woodruff, City Attorney, City Management

4. ADJOURN SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
6:00 PM ROLL CALL – CONVENE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ANY REQUEST FROM A

COUNCILMEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING REMOTELY DUE TO EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT TO AB 2449

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OR OBSERVATION OF A

MOMENT OF SILENCE

3. TELECONFERENCE AND PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS

4. COUNCIL/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Reports of closed session, commission appointments and informational reports on matters of general interest which are announced by the City Council and staff.

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Mayor Councilmembers
Carolyn Wysinger William Ktsanes
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Motoyama
Gabe Quinto AGENDA Rebecca Saltzman

5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Remarks are typically limited to 3 minutes per person. The Mayor may reduce the time limit per speaker depending upon the number of speakers and may limit the total time for public comment to facilitate the completion of business on the agenda. Comments regarding non-agenda, presentation and consent calendar items will be heard first.

Comments related to items appearing on the Public Hearing or Policy Matter portions of the Agenda will be heard prior to the City Council taking action on each item.

6. PRESENTATIONS

7. ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the consent calendar shall be acted upon in one motion, unless a member of the City Council or staff request separate consideration.

A. The Rosie the Riveter/WWII National Historical Park’s 25th Anniversary Proclamation
Action Proposed: Approve a proclamation recognizing the 25th Anniversary of Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park.

Contact: Holly M. Charléty, City Clerk, City Management B. Monthly Disbursement and Check Register Report for February 2025
Action Proposed: Receive and file the Monthly Disbursement and Check Register Report for the month of February 2025.

Contact: Crystal Reams, Finance Director/City Treasurer, Finance Department
C. Annual Progress Report for the General Plan & Housing Element Action Proposed: Receive and file the attached 2024 Annual Progress Reports on the General Plan and Housing Element.

Contact: Diego Romero, Associate Planner; Jeff Ballantine, Senior Planner; Sean Moss, Planning Manager; Aissia Ashoori, HousingEconomic Development Manager, Community Development Department Agenda Packet Page 3 of 230
Mayor Councilmembers
Carolyn Wysinger William Ktsanes
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Motoyama
Gabe Quinto AGENDA Rebecca Saltzman

D. Calendar Year 2022 and 2023 Contra Costa Transportation Authority Growth Management Compliance Checklist
Action Proposed: Adopt a resolution approving the Calendar Years 2022 and 2023 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist for allocation of Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 Measure J, Local Street Maintenance and Improvement Funds by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA).

Contact: A'shanti Coleman, Management Assistant; Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Public Works Department
E. El Cerrito del Norte Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Complete Streets Project, City Project No. C4014, Federal Project No. CML 5239(029) – Increase in Contract Change Order Approval Authority Action Proposed: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve contract change orders in an additional amount of $400,000 for the construction of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Project, bringing the total change order approval amount to $1,340,000.

Contact: Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Public Works Department

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS

9. POLICY MATTERS
A. Dissolution of the El Cerrito Pension Board
Notice published 3/8/2025
Action Proposed: Introduce by title and waive any further reading of an ordinance to amend and restate El Cerrito Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 to dissolve the pension board due to inactive status of the El Cerrito Pension Fund.

Contact: Sky Woodruff, City Attorney; Holly M. Charlety, City Clerk, City Management
B. Annual Parcel Assessment for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program and Drainage Maintenance Activities for Fiscal Year 2025-26
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Mayor Councilmembers
Carolyn Wysinger William Ktsanes
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Motoyama
Gabe Quinto AGENDA Rebecca Saltzman

Action Proposed: Adopt a resolution establishing the annual parcel assessment for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program and Drainage Maintenance activities at the current rate of $38.00 per Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) and authorizing the Contra Costa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District to adopt Stormwater Utility Area (SUA) levies based on said amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26.

Contact: Christina Leard, Management Analyst III; Amelia Timbers, Operations & Environmental Services Division Manager; Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Public Works Department

10. CITY COUNCIL LOCAL & REGIONAL LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor and City Council communications regarding local and regional liaison assignments, committee reports, and any required reporting under AB 1234 for meetings (as defined by the Brown Act) attended at the public's expense.

11. ADJOURN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

12. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
The City of El Cerrito serves our diverse community by providing exceptional services that create a safe and resilient future for all.

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Agenda Item No. 7.A.

EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION
Recognizing 25th Anniversary of Rosie the Riveter/
WWII Home Front National Historical Park
WHEREAS, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park was established in 2000 to honor and preserve the remarkable contributions of the millions of American women and men who worked on the home front during World War II; and WHEREAS, for 25 years, this National Historical Park has served as a vital educational and historical resource, sharing the diverse stories of the courageous women who stepped into industrial roles, broke barriers, and shaped the future of the American workforce; and
WHEREAS, the park stands as a national symbol of resilience, determination, and the pursuit of equality, inspiring future generations to learn from the past and strive toward a more inclusive and equitable society; and
WHEREAS, through partnerships, public programs, and historical preservation, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park has connected communities across the country with the enduring legacy of the home front workers; and WHEREAS, 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the park, offering a momentous occasion to reflect on its impact, celebrate its achievements, and reaffirm our commitment to honoring the contributions of all those who served on the home front during World War II.

NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of El Cerrito does hereby proclaim 2025 as the 25th Anniversary of Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park and encourage all citizens to celebrate this landmark year with events, educational programs, and activities that pay tribute to the spirit and sacrifice of the home front workers.

Dated: March 18, 2025

___________________________
Carolyn Wysinger, Mayor
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AGENDA BILL
Agenda Item No. 7.B.

Date: March 18, 2025
To: El Cerrito City Council
From: Crystal Reams, Finance Director/City Treasurer, Finance Department Subject: Monthly Disbursement and Check Register Report for February 2025

ACTION PROPOSED
Receive and file the Monthly Disbursement and Check Register Report for the month of February 2025.

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
California Government Code, Title 4. Government of Cities, Division 3, Part 3, Chapter 3, Section 41004 states, “Regularly, at least once each month, the city treasurer shall submit to the city clerk a written report and accounting of all receipts, disbursements, and fund balances. The city treasurer shall file a copy with the legislative body.” In addition, the City’s Comprehensive Financial Policy, Item 5.1 Accounting Standards indicates the City’s accounting and financial reporting systems shall be maintained in conformance with all state and federal laws.
• Month ending February 28, 2025, reflecting 270 Accounts Payable General Warrant Nos. 92157 through 92426, 33 ACH/EFT transactions, and 590 payrollrelated checks and EFTs for a grand total of $5,755,147.39.

STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS
The City’s Comprehensive Financial Policy, which includes ensuring policies, procedures, and systems represent best practices in financial management, is aligned with requirements referenced in California Government Code, Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 41004.

This action supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal(s) of:
• High Performing Organization by ensuring the City maintains a strong financial position and a high-preforming organization where employees feel a sense of inclusion and belonging.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
This section is not applicable to this agenda item.

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Agenda Item No. 7.B.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
There is no fiscal impact associated with acceptance of the Monthly Disbursement and Check Register Report.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
This section is not applicable to this agenda item.

Reviewed by:

Karen Pinkos, City Manager
Attachments:

1. Monthly Payment Register February 2025
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Number Date Status Void Reason Reconciled/ Voided Date Source Payee Name Description Transaction Amount Check
92157 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable RICOH USA, INC LEASE PAYMENT FOR MP C307 AT CORPYARD $1,591.71 92158 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. ENGINE CHARGERS $114.64 92159 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable AVILA PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2025 ACCESS MODIFICATION DEC 24 $3,375.00 92160 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable BERTRAND, FOX, ELLIOT, OSMAN & WENZEL LLP PERSONNEL MATTER 01/01/2024 - 01/31/2024 $17,436.25 92161 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION CBSC FEES FY2024 Q4 $1,613.90 92162 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable CINTAS CORPORATION #054 UNIFORMS COPY YARD UNIFORMS WEEKLY RENTALS $1,032.90 92163 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable DATA TICKET, INC. BUILDING & SAFETY DEC 24 $405.58 92164 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable EAST BAY - LEAGUE OF CA CITIES MEMBERSHIP DUES 2025 $300.00 92165 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable FOLGERGRAPHICS, INC. SUMMER 2025 REC GUIDE $3,854.94 92166 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable GARDA CL WEST,INC. ARMORED TRANSPORT SVC - FEB25 $296.35 92167 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable GHIRARDELLI ASSOCIATES DEL NORTE TOD SVCS 11/1-11/30/24 $56,202.98 92168 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable HDL COREN & CONE CONTRACT SERVICES PROPERTY TAX JAN-MAR 202 $2,880.00 92169 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable J & O'S COMMERCIAL TIRE CENTER E55 TIRES $1,857.62 92170 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable MUNICIPAL POOLING AUTHORITY UNMET LIABILITY DEDUCTIBLE $4,806.09 92171 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC OFFICE SUPPLIES $118.82 92172 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PASTIME HARDWARE FOR SHOWER $19.82 92173 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PAYMENTUS CORPORATION CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES DEC 2024 $2,401.01 92174 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PLACEWORKS SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE SVC 12/01-12/31/24 $1,957.13 92175 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PREMIER GRAPHICS BUSINESS CARDS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SALTZMA $262.40 92176 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable STERICYCLE, INC. MEDICAL WASTE $814.36 92177 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable TRB AND ASSOCIATES, INC. PROFESSIONAL SVCS/STAFFING 12/01-12/31/2024 $7,787.40 92178 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable TWO BROTHERS POOL & SPA, INC JAN SERVICE REAGENTS $3,650.72 92179 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable UNIVERSAL BUILDING SERVICE LIBRARY CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES NOV 24 $220.35 92180 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES FY 2023/24 DISCLOSURE SUCCESSOR RDA 2016 A& $2,403.00 92181 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable NUNOKAWA, YOK0 POSTAGE FORM 843 TO IRS MAILED $10.99 92182 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable EPM PROPERTIES LLC REFUND OF PENALTY FEES FOR BUSINESS LICENSE $578.20 92183 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable TAILOR CONSTRUCTION REFUND BUSINESS LICENSE ACCOUNT $529.92 92184 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable DAWSON , ANTHONY REIMBURSE CAL FIRE INSTRUCTOR 1 CLASS $400.00 92185 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable 4LEAF, INC. PLAN REVIEW SERVICES 10/01-10/31/24 $155,150.85 92186 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable JON OWENS LLC WINDOW TINTING - SOCIAL HALL + RECREATION O $4,520.00 92187 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALPERS LONG TERM CARE PROGRAM PER3 - CALPERS Longterm Care Ins $43.62 92188 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable HEALTH CARE DENTAL TRUST DEN1 - Dental 1* $17,911.13 92189 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable IAFF LOCAL 1230 DUE4 - UNION LOCAL 1230 $5,730.15 92190 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN K1 - Kaiser 1* $259,814.03 92191 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable LEGALSHIELD LEGL - PRE-PAID LEGAL SRVC $153.50 92192 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable MUNICIPAL POOLING AUTHORITY LIFE - Supp Life Insu. Invo #920-39741_Feb 2025 $14,182.42 92193 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable NATIONWIDE TRUST COMPANY, FSB FHEA - Fire Health Savings Acct $18,175.00 92194 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable SEIU LOCAL 1021 COPE - VOLUNTARY COPE DEDUCTION* $1,882.54 92195 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable U.S. BANK - INSTITUTIONAL TRUST - W REGION PAR - PARS - ARS 457* $2,657.43 92196 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable 24 HOUR FITNESS USA, LLC MEMBERSHIPS JAN 2025 $503.86 92197 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable 4LEAF, INC. DECEMBER FIRE PLAN REVIEW DEC 2024 $1,040.00 92198 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DUI TRAINING $1,062.00 92199 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ALL STAR FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC. FD CLOTHING UNIFORM $267.80 92200 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. STATION SUPPLIES $435.89 92201 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable AVILA PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2023 MISC STORM DRIAN REPAIRS $12,304.00 92202 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. AXON CAMERAS $164,417.87 92203 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable BLUECOSMO FD SATELLITE PHONES 02/01/25 - 02/28/25 $133.90 92204 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY GROUP INC. GRANT WRITING & LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY JAN 2 $6,500.00 Accounts Payable - Checks
City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 user: Jill Du Pages: 1 of 7 Monday, March 10, 2025
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City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 92205 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CANN, COLETTE OPEN CERAMICS FRIDAY JAN 2025 $153.60 92206 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CHILDCARE CAREERS, LLC FAIRMONT CHILDCARE TEMPS $2,432.80 92207 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CIVIC CENTER AUTO CARE PATROL CAR TOW TO W.C. FORD FOR SERVICE $570.00 92208 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST COMCAST BUSINESS INTERNET 01/11/25 - 02/10/2 $1,931.36 92209 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CONCORD UNIFORMS UNIFORMS STRAITEN $484.65 92210 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable DUNNIGAN PSYCHOLOGICAL & THREAT ASSESSMENTS PSYCH EVAL $625.00 92211 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable EAGLE BUSINESS FORMS CITATION PRINTING $3,982.68 92212 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable EBMUD EBMUD 12/4/24-2/3/25 $6,963.44 92213 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable FUJIWARA, PATTY OPEN CERMAICS & INTRO TO HANDBUILDING JAN $1,094.40 92214 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable GABRIEL, BARBARA, A. ADULT BALLET JAN 2025 $470.40 92215 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable HONEY BUCKET PORTA POTTY SERVICE 1/16/25 $60.00 92216 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable JACKSON, DOUGLAS, W. CHESS BASICS JAN 2025 $30.00 92217 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable JAFFE, SCOT OPEN CERAMICS JAN 2025 $374.40 92218 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable JONES, HIROMI HATHA YOGA JAN 2025 $936.00 92219 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KI RESEARCH INSTITUTE AIKIDO JAN 2025 $384.00 92220 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KINSEY, KATHRYNE ANN BRIDGE JAN 2025 $220.80 92221 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KISTER,SAVIO & REI INC MAP CHECKING PL24-0085 $1,350.00 92222 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable L.N. CURTIS & SONS FD UNIFORM PARTS $2,244.14 92223 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable LEAGUE OF CALIF.CITIES ANNUAL DUES FOR 2025 $12,022.00 92224 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC OFFICE SUPPLIES $110.23 92225 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PASTIME HARDWARE LIGHT BULBS & SPRAY BOTTLES $363.87 92226 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable RICOH USA, INC OVERAGE CHARGE $1,453.66 92227 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable RIDE ART, LLC SAN PABLO AVE WIND SCULTURE ART REPAIR $9,500.00 92228 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable RIVERA, NICOLE WOMEN'S FBW JAN 2025 $480.00 92229 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ROADSAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, INC. AC4D FLASHER LED D CELL 4 QTY & BATTERY D CEL $530.32 92230 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SESAC, INC. SESAC LICENSE RENEWAL $1,217.00 92231 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SHAHKAR, MEHRAN STRENGTH & BALANCE JAN 2025 $702.00 92232 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable STRYKER CORPORATION MEDICAL SUPPLIES $1,157.70 92233 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable UNIVERSAL BUILDING SERVICE JANITORIAL SERVICES -RECYCLE CENTER JAN 2025 $6,001.00 92234 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable DAWSON, ANTHONY REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAINING CLASS $400.00 92235 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable STROUD, DARREN REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAINING CLASS $400.00 92236 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. URINAL FLUSHOMETER $195.03 92237 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable AMERIGAS PROPANE INC PROPANE FOR FORKLIFTS $1,949.34 92238 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ARMOUR PETROLEUM SERVICE & EQUIPMENT CORP UST VISUAL INSPECTION $2,045.00 92239 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ARROW GLASS COMPANY CASTRO CLUBHOUSE GLASS WINDOW REPLACEME $238.02 92240 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ASBURY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MOTOR OIL RECYCLING $548.00 92241 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ATCO Pest Control COMMUNITY CENTER MONTHLY PEST CONTROL S $375.00 92242 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable BEND MAILING GREENER EL CERRITO NEWSLETTER WINTER 24-25 $838.69 92243 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALIFORNIA CASTING ARLINGTON PARK PLAQUE $1,543.50 92244 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CARROLL, JAMES BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION $1,750.00 92245 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CCCSO LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY FEES $4,385.00 92246 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable COIT CITY HALL CARPET & TIRE CLEANING $6,775.00 92247 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CENTERS, INC. MIXED PAPER+ NON-CRV PLASTIC RECYCLING -NO $1,075.30 92248 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CONTRA COSTA HEALTH SERVICES FY 23-24 TRAVEL + REPORTS $2,985.00 92249 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO ON-LINE INVENTORY T $2,100.00 92250 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable FLEET MANAGEMENTHOLDINGS, LLC C4: BRAKES INSPECTION & FORCE REGEN $6,317.74 92251 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable IACP IACP MEMBERSHIP $440.00 92252 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KATHY KRAMER CONSULTING 2025 BRINING BACK THE NATIVES GARDEN TOUR S $1,500.00 92253 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KEL-AIRE HVAC $712.21 92254 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KENNEDY AND ASSOCIATES MRP 3.0 COMPLIANCE CONSULTATION $331.38 92255 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable LEETE GENERATORS STA 71 REPLAVE BLDG. BREAKER $5,970.26 user: Jill Du Pages: 2 of 7 Monday, March 10, 2025
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City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 92256 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable NORGE CLEANERS DRY CLEANING JAN 2025 $426.15 92257 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC SUPPLIES $255.24 92258 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable OIL CHANGERS OIL CHANGE CAR 36 $262.13 92259 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable OLIVERO PLUMBING PLUMBING $232.66 92260 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PASTIME HARDWARE KEYS $5.49 92261 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SAN DIEGO POLICE EQUIPMENT CO. AMMO $5,471.55 92262 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SPEAKWRITE LLC TRANSCRIPTION $34.40 92263 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable STERICYCLE, INC. SHREDDING SVCS JAN 2025 $85.88 92264 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable THOMSON REUTERS/BARCLAYS PC/VC BOOKS $1,040.76 92265 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ASHER, MALIK LUNCH DURING DUI DETECTION COURSE $24.00 92266 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable BROSAS, DONOVAN PER DIEM PAYMENT $150.00 92267 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable HERNANDEZ, DANIELLE LUNCH DURING FTO UPDATE $24.00 92268 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable Herrera , Fabian EMPLOYEE WORK BOOT REIMBUSEMENT $250.00 92269 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable OLIVIERI, MICHAEL LUNCH FOR TRAINING - INNER PERSPECTIVES $16.00 92270 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PERALES, EDWARD, J. LUNCH - DUI DETECTION $24.00 92271 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable TRAC, RYAN, L. LUNCH - FTO UPDATE $40.00 92272 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable WAHRLICH, JOHN-TRACY LUNCH -RED DOT INSTRUCTOR $16.00 92273 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable HERNANDEZ, BRYAN EMPLOYEE BOOT ALLOWANCE FOR WORK BOOTS $250.00 92274 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable E&J TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR LLC RECYCLING TRUCK R4: TRANSMISSION SVC, SOFTW $4,956.06 92275 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable EBMUD EBMUD 12/7/24-2/5/25 $339.21 92276 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ENTHALPHY ANALYTICAL, LLC STORMWATER TRESTING 12/16/2024 $1,262.00 92277 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable FLEET MANAGEMENTHOLDINGS, LLC C3: BRAKES INSPECTION AND FORCE REGEN $13,206.01 92278 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable GOLDEN BEAR TRANSFER STATION SWEEP SPOIL 12/3/24-12/9/24 $1,559.29 92279 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable GRAINGER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLIES COLD PATCH 60 LB BA $2,506.26 92280 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable HONEY BUCKET CENTRAL PARK SERVICE 1/7/25-2/3/25 $241.05 92281 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable JED BUILDING AND LIGHTING LLC CERRITO VISTA TENNIS COURT LIGHTS $24,922.00 92282 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable JOHNSON CONTROLS SECURITY SOLUTIONS CITY HALL ALARM SERVICE 2/1/25-4/30/25 $496.67 92283 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable KEL-AIRE FIRE STATION #51 HVAC SERVICE CALL INSTALLED $853.20 92284 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. PHASE 2 & 3 THRU OCTOBER $4,700.00 92285 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable NAPA RECYCLING & WASTE SERVICES, LLC CURGSIDE SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING PROCESSIN $15,287.80 92286 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC CORP YARD BREAK ROOM SUPPLIES $57.97 92287 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PG&E RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $1,696.00 92288 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PLAZA AUTO SERVICE INC M35 SEMI ANNUAL HEAVY TRUCK SERVICE $1,559.26 92289 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable R3 CONSULTING GROUP SOLID WASTE CONSULTING SERVICES DEC 2024 $900.00 92290 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable RUBICON ENTERPRISES INC EXTRA WORK COMPLETED 7/5/24 IRRIGATION CO $16,015.32 92291 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SINGLE CYLINDER REPAIR INC SMALL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT - TWO MOWIN $60.32 92292 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable BESS TESTLAB, INC. RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $3,392.00 92293 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE MAYORS CONFERENCE 2025 ANNUAL ASSESSMEN $2,606.00 92294 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable DUVALL CONSTRUCTION RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $823.00 92295 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable IRON MOUNTAIN OFF SITE RECORD STORAGE AND SERVICES $762.28 92296 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable LARRIETA SANITATIION CONSTRUCTION RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $1,730.00 92297 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable MORTON'S URBAN PEST MANAGEMENT FIRE STATION 52 PERST CONTROL SVC SEPT24 $1,050.00 92298 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PG&E RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $7,276.00 92299 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable PLAZA AUTO SERVICE INC M23 SERVICE- LIGHT FUSE WATER PUMP ENGINE T $7,108.52 92300 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable QUINTO, GABRIEL MILEAGE, TOLL TO CCC AGENCY FOUNDATION & M $54.20 92301 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SEWER MASTER RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $2,462.00 92302 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable SSD ALARM TASSAJARA CLUBHOUSE ALARM SVC NOV24 $1,556.10 92303 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC TS & SL MAINTENANCE RESPONSE DEC 24 USA $11,381.50 92304 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable UNIVERSAL BUILDING SERVICE LIBRARY MONTHLY JANITORIAL SVC DEC24 $1,016.00 92305 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable WESTERN STATES OIL COMPANY RENEWABLE DIESEL $14,697.67 92306 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable BUZZER 9 DEVELOPMENT INC RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $18,145.00 user: Jill Du Pages: 3 of 7 Monday, March 10, 2025
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City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 92307 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable LEE, DORIS RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $265.20 92308 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable MONARCH PLUMBING AND ROOTER INC. RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $1,696.00 92309 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable MONARCH PLUMBING AND ROOTER INC. RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $718.00 92310 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable STREAMLINE PLUMBING & DRAIN CO RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $1,696.00 92311 02/13/2025 Open Accounts Payable STUART, JAMES RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $1,802.00 92312 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALPERS LONG TERM CARE PROGRAM PER3 - CALPERS Longterm Care Ins $43.62 92313 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable EL CERRITO FIRE DEPT MGMT GRP MGT1 - FIRE DEPT MGMT GROUP $50.00 92314 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable EL CERRITO PUBLIC SFTY EE MGMT MGT2 - SAFETY EMPLYEE MGMT GROUP $693.00 92315 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRE ASSOCIATION DUE2 - FIRE ASSN DUES $525.00 92316 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable LIFE INSURANCE OF NORTH AMERICA ACCD - Accidental Death & Dismembermt $61.00 92317 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable POLICE ASSN. DUE1 - POLICE ASSN DUES $5,795.25 92318 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable PRO FIREFIGHTERS ASSN DUES DUE3 - EC PRO FIREFIGHTERS DUES $300.00 92319 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable SEIU LOCAL 1021 COPE - VOLUNTARY COPE DEDUCTION* $1,901.83 92320 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable U.S. BANK - INSTITUTIONAL TRUST - W REGION PAR - PARS - ARS 457* $2,555.51 92321 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. STATION SUPPLIES $71.63 92322 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T FIBER FROM 51 TO RICHMOND 12/25/24-1/24/25 $660.66 92323 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable BERTRAND, FOX, ELLIOT, OSMAN & WENZEL LLP PERSONNEL MATTER $780.00 92324 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable BLAISDELL'S BUSINESS PRODUCTS GENERAL OFFICE SUPPLIES $101.39 92325 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable CHILDCARE CAREERS, LLC MADERA TEMP $759.00 92326 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable CINTAS CORPORATION #054 UNIFORMS CORP YARD UNIFORMS WEEKLY RENTALS $471.46 92327 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable COLLER INDUSTRIES INC LOCKER NAME PLATE $18.42 92328 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable COMCAST COMCAST BUSINESS INTERNET 02/11/25 - 03/10/2 $1,968.53 92329 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable DON'S TIRE SERVICE, INC. R3R TWO TIRES CAR 13 $383.55 92330 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EAST BAY SANITARY CO. INC. MONTHLY STREET SWEEPING DEC 2024 $8,913.57 92331 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EDUCATION TO GO ED260 JAN 2025 $79.00 92332 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EHSD-CC SENIOR NUTRITION CAFE COSTA SENIOR LUNCH PROGRAM CONTRIBU $622.01 92333 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EKI ENVIRONMENT & WATER, INC. STORMWATER CONSULTING & SWPPP TRAINING $2,676.96 92334 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EL CERRITO HISTORICAL SOCIETY EL CERRITO HISTORICAL SOCIETY DEPOSIT REFUND $72.60 92335 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EVANS & ASSOCIATES CAR 7 COLLISION REPAIR $4,024.91 92336 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EVEREST PLUMBING & DRAIN RELEASE OF BONDS -JAN 2025 PART 2 $5,613.00 92337 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable FLEET MANAGEMENTHOLDINGS, LLC C2: BRAKES INSPECTION AND FORCE REGEN $2,684.70 92338 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable GHIRARDELLI ASSOCIATES DEL NORTE TOD 12/1-12/31/24 $104,019.66 92339 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable GOLDEN BEAR TRANSFER STATION SWEEP SPOIL 1/3/2025 $227.43 92340 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable GYMDOC INC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE $345.00 92341 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable HILLYARD CITYWIDE JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $2,430.07 92342 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE CONSULTANTS ERMA PERSONNEL INVESTIGATION KW $11,089.25 92343 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable KATO PLUMBING RELEASE OF BONDS - JAN 2025 PART 2 $1,871.00 92344 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable KENNEDY, GREG, C JAN EMS REVIEW $2,000.00 92345 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable KREISBERG LAW FIRM EMPLOYEE ADVICE $225.00 92346 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable L.N. CURTIS & SONS ED JACKET $1,696.73 92347 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable LANER ELECTRIC SUPPLY LIGHT BULBS - LIBRARY & FAIRMONT CLUBHOUSE $439.55 92348 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. PHASE 2 $3,092.50 92349 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable NAPA RECYCLING & WASTE SERVICES, LLC CURGSIDE RECYCLING PROCESSING -DEC 2024 $17,149.55 92350 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC SUPPLIES $136.90 92351 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PASTIME HARDWARE LIBRARY BUILDING SUPPLIES PLUMBERS PUTTY & $73.79 92352 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PINNACLE PETROLEUM INC UNLEADED FUEL $14,594.39 92353 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable RAMOS, STEPHANIE, R ZUMBA JAN 2025 $4,633.95 92354 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW, LLP CITY COUNCIL (LABOR) $32,859.53 92355 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable RUIZ, JOE XFIT ADULT AND YOUTH CLASSES $1,560.30 92356 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable S.P. AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK SUPPLIES: MOTOR OIL, HYDRAULIC FLUID D $1,177.07 92357 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable SHABABO, TRACEY, ELISE ASEP TEXTILE CC SEWING $2,049.60 user: Jill Du Pages: 4 of 7 Monday, March 10, 2025
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City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 92358 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable SSD ALARM CASTRO, HARDING, MADERA & FAIRMONT CLUBH $932.03 92359 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable SSP DATA PRODUCTS 3 YEARS PAYMENT FOR SAFETY'S SOPHOS MDR $58,075.00 92360 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC STREETSCAPE ART INSTALLATION $995.00 92361 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable TERRYBERRY EE RECOGNITION PINS $1,726.05 92362 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable THE RADAR SHOP, INC. RADAR / LIDAR CERTIFICATION $342.00 92363 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable UNIVERSAL BUILDING SERVICE BUILDING SUPPLIES $868.80 92364 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable VERIZON WIRELESS VERIZON WIRELESS 12/24/24-01/23/25 $1,287.91 92365 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ARECHIGA, JORGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAINING CLASS $350.00 92366 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable ELLIOTT, MARIELLE LUNCH - FTO UPDATE $24.00 92367 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable FERREIRA-CLIFTON, JOEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAINING CLASSES $800.00 92368 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable KATANSKI, ALEXANDER LUNCH -CSI (5 DAYS) $40.00 92369 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable OLIVIERI, MICHAEL LUNCH - INNER PERSPECTIVES $16.00 92370 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable PAUL KEITH COMMAND COLLEGE TRAINING PER DIEM $300.00 92371 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable SEPE, WILLIAM LUNCH - RED DOT PISTOL (2 DAYS) $16.00 92372 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable BECKER , HENRY Employee Expense Reimbursement $328.73 92373 02/20/2025 Open Accounts Payable EBMUD TCP FOR 11425 SAN PABLO AVE $3,052.50 92374 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable Alameda Health System SART EXAM $1,548.00 92375 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable AT&T COPPER LAND PHONE LINE FOR CITY STAFFS $12,511.76 92376 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable AVILA PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2023 MISC STORM DRIAN REPAIRS $10,036.00 92377 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BADGE FRAME, INC. ORGANIZATION CHART $98.00 92378 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BAY ALARM COMPANY STATION 51 ALARM $330.51 92379 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BKF ENGINEERS SWIM CENTER ADA $14,120.00 92380 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BMI AUDIT SERVICES, LLC 1ST INSTALLMENT - BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AUDIT $4,720.00 92381 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BOUNDTREE MEDICAL LLC MEDICAL SUPPLIES $1,589.80 92382 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable CALIFORNIA ROOFING CO., INC. COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF REPAIR C5055 $226,589.06 92383 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable CARROLL, JAMES BACKGROUND $1,850.00 92384 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable CORODATA SHREDDING INC. SHREDDING SVCS $223.79 92385 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable EAST BAY BLUE PRINT & SUPPLY CO. HP SERVICE JAN 2025 $75.00 92386 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable EBMUD EBMUD 12/7/24-2/5/25 $2,914.29 92387 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable EL CERRITO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RENTAL FEES & DEPOSIT REFUND $876.00 92388 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable J & O'S COMMERCIAL TIRE CENTER MAINTENANCE TRUCK M35 -TIRES, TIRE DISPOSAL $9,623.63 92389 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable KEL-AIRE COMMUNITY CENTER MAINTENANCE JAN 2025 $848.67 92390 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable KNORR SYSTEMS, INC. CHLORINE $2,338.30 92391 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable LEAF SOPHOS LICENSING LEASE PAYMENT $1,300.43 92392 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable MCAVOY, IAN WINTER BREAK LEGO CAMPS 2024 $3,888.00 92393 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable MERCURIO BROS. PRINTING, INC, FIRE INSPECTION FORMS $246.96 92394 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable MUNICIPAL POOLING AUTHORITY UNMET LIABILITY JUN 2024 $21,626.80 92395 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC OFFICE SUPPLIES $274.56 92396 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable PASTIME HARDWARE STATION KEY $68.50 92397 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable R.S. HUGHES CO. SCBA PARTS $98.75 92398 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable RICOH USA, INC LEASE PAYMENT FEB 2025 $1,524.76 92399 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable RILE, KATHRYN OPEN CERAMICS MON JAN 2025 $397.80 92400 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable RINGCENTRAL, INC. VOIP PHONE SERVICE FOR CITY STAFFS $2,044.78 92401 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable SSD ALARM COMMUNITY CENTER MAR 2025 #339947 $205.22 92402 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable STERICYCLE, INC. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS $191.45 92403 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable STEWART'S BODY SHOP CAR 7 COLLISION REPAIR $4,024.91 92404 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable THEIS ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATES DEL NORTE TOD COMPLETE STREET $10,073.75 92405 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable TRIPEPI SMITH AND ASSOCIATES, INC. COMMUNICATION SUPPORT $3,750.00 92406 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable UNIVERSAL BUILDING SERVICE BUILDING SUPPLIES $604.00 92407 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BASSI, SHANNON TUITION REIMBURSEMENT $1,404.38 92408 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable COONEY, BRIDGET PETTY CASH REIMBURSEMENT $278.99 user: Jill Du Pages: 5 of 7 Monday, March 10, 2025
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City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 92409 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable COONEY, BRIDGET MIELAGE REIMBURSEMENT PARATRANSIT $34.30 92410 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable GHILOTTI BROS, INC DEL NORTE TOD COMPLETE STREETS IMPROVEME $630,000.21 92411 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable JONES, CHRIS PURCHASE FOR 2025 EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION D $300.48 92412 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable MELTON, TAYLOR CASH ADVANCE FOR REAC DEPT CRAB FEED CHAN $500.00 92413 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable RANDHAWA, ARISHDEEP LUNCH - DUI DETECTION $24.00 92414 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable RATLIFF, WILLIAM PALS & ACLS CLASSES REIMBURSEMENT $390.00 92415 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BILL'S UNDERGROUND RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $4,534.00 92416 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable CABLECOM RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $823.00 92417 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable EVEREST PLUMBING & DRAIN RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $9,355.00 92418 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable PG&E RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $25,450.78 92419 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable STAR ROOTER AND PLUMBING RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $1,871.00 92420 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable TERRA NOVA ENGINEERING INC RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $1,871.00 92421 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable CARTER, BRIAN RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $823.00 92422 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable COUNTERFORCE INC RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $823.00 92423 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable DATALINX COMMUNICATIONS INC RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $732.00 92424 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable ENGARGIOLA, GREGORY RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $823.00 92425 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable SKYBAR CONSTRUCTION RELEASE OF BONDS -FEB 2025 PART 1 $792.00 92426 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable BASSI, SHANNON TUITION REIMBURSEMENT $442.35 TOTAL CHECKS 270 Transactions $2,398,530.00
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City of El Cerrito
Payment Register
From Payment Date: 2/1/2025 - To Payment Date: 2/28/2025 3155 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable EDD - PAYROLL TAX DEPOSIT CA - CA Tax $44,250.39 3156 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable IRS FED - Fed Tax* $179,555.30 3157 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable MIssionSquare (name chg 03-2021 formerly ICMA) ICM1 - ICMA-457 #300530 FLAT DOLLAR* $66,682.86 3158 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable P E R S PE1% - PERS SEIU* $214,830.76 3159 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable EDD - PAYROLL TAX DEPOSIT CA - CA Tax $44,800.80 3160 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable IRS FED - Fed Tax* $181,257.28 3161 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable MIssionSquare (name chg 03-2021 formerly ICMA) ICM1 - ICMA-457 #300530 FLAT DOLLAR* $65,276.05 3162 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable P E R S PE CM PEPRA - PERS CM PEPRA* $212,968.20 3164 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable PG&E PG&E 01/02/25-02/02/25 $39,358.91 3165 02/07/2025 Open Accounts Payable CalPERS (CA Public Employees' Retirement System) CALPERS SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN FEES $400.00 3166 02/21/2025 Open Accounts Payable U.S. BANK SA RDA EL CERRITO 2016 A AND B TTE $1,061,396.81 3167 02/06/2025 Open Accounts Payable PITNEY BOWES PURCHASE POWER PURCHASE POWER PASTAGE CL PYMT $1,000.00 3168 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable STRYKER CORPORATION STRYKER EQUIPMENT/ SVC LEASE AGRMNT FEB 20 $6,308.59 3169 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable KS STATEBANK 2023 CHEVROLET TAHOE SPECIAL SERVICE VEHICL $4,907.41 3170 02/26/2025 Open Accounts Payable SPLASHTACULAR, LLC FUND SPLASHTACULAR'S CONTRUCTION & COMPL $16,090.50 3171 02/27/2025 Open Accounts Payable SUTTER HEALTH PLUS SUTTER HEALTH PLAN - MAR PAYMENT $35,448.40 3172 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $928.47 3173 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $44.36 3174 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $296.62 3175 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $179.42 3176 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $312.25 3177 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $38.37 3178 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $38.39 3179 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES INC MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $38.39 3180 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable AMEX/AMERICAN EXPRESS MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $50.29 3181 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable CLOVER MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $23.90 3182 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable AUTHORIZE.NET MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $40.02 3183 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable AUTHORIZE.NET MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $33.40 3184 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable AUTHORIZE.NET MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $20.00 3185 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable CARDCONNECT MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $7,796.03 3186 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable CARDCONNECT MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $3,723.96 3187 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable CARDCONNECT MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $4,721.40 3188 02/28/2025 Open Accounts Payable MECHANICS BANK MERCHANT FEE EXPENSE - JANUARY 2025 $239.76 TOTAL EFT's: 33 Transactions $2,193,057.29
Checks & EFT's Status Count Transaction Amount
Open 303 $4,591,587.29
Voided 0 $0.00
Total 303 $4,591,587.29
All Status Count Transaction Amount
Total Checks 86 $63,998.13
Voided Checks 0 $0.00
Total EFT's 504
Total 590 $1,163,560.10
GRAND TOTAL 893 $5,755,147.39
Accounts Payable EFTs

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

PAYROLL
$1,099,561.97
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AGENDA BILL
Agenda Item No. 7.C.

Date: March 18, 2025
To: El Cerrito City Council
From: Diego Romero, Associate Planner; Jeff Ballantine, Senior Planner; Sean Moss, Planning Manager; Aissia Ashoori, Housing-Economic Development Manager, Community Development Department
Subject: Annual Progress Report for the General Plan & Housing Element

ACTION PROPOSED
Receive and file the attached 2024 Annual Progress Reports on the General Plan and Housing Element.

BACKGROUND
Government Code Section 65400(b) requires that an annual General Plan progress report be provided to the local legislative body, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The purpose of the report is to discuss the City’s progress in implementing its General Plan, meeting its share of regional housing needs, and removing governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement and development of housing. The Planning Commission reviewed the progress report at their March 5, 2025 meeting and recommended that the City Council receive and staff file the report with LCI and HCD.

ANALYSIS
The attached report covers the period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, and reports on the City of El Cerrito’s progress toward achieving each policy identified in the General Plan. The Housing Element is one of the seven required elements, or topics, of the General Plan. HCD provides specific tables for jurisdictions to use for reporting on the progress of Housing Element implementation. The 2024 Housing Element Progress Report is included as Attachment 2. After the City Council’s review, the report will be forwarded to LCI and HCD. The following two sections highlight important achievements of the City that are detailed in the reports with respect to implementation of the General Plan and the Housing Element.

General Plan Highlights
In 2024, the City approved the Master Plan application for the El Cerrito Plaza Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. The El Cerrito Plaza TOD Master Plan application proposes a total of 743 new residential units (47% of which will be below market rate units), approximately 2,100 square-feet of commercial ground-floor retail, an approximately 0.5-acre community open space plaza along Fairmount Avenue, connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels, and an opportunity for a new 20,000 square foot public library.

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On January 17, 2024, a joint body of the Planning Commission and Design Review Board provided advisory comments on the proposed Master Plan. The El Cerrito Plaza TOD presents an unparalleled opportunity to implement a significant amount of General Plan goals with a single project. As noted in the progress report, the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project and associated multi-modal transportation improvements advance numerous General Plan goals related to land use, community design, housing, and transportation.

In 2024, the City also adopted the updated Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) to achieve more ambitious targets, with the citywide goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. The CAAP includes strategies and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase resilience and prepare for climate impact. The CAAP identifies encouraging higher-density, transit-oriented development and improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to reduce overall vehicle miles traveled and resource conservation measures to achieve greater energy and water efficiency as methods to achieve the City’s greenhouse gas reduction targets.

The City also commenced work on multiple policy documents related to public safety in 2024. Staff began work on an update of the Safety Element of the General Plan. The Safety Element identifies natural and human-caused hazards that may result in personal injury, loss of life, property damage, or environmental damage and contains policies intended to address the risks of these hazards. The City also commenced development of the Hillside Natural Area Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to guide the City’s fire fuel reduction, native forest conservation, and maintenance activities in the Hillside Natural Area.

The El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and the Active Transportation Plan, began construction in spring 2024. This project is intended to support and catalyze transit oriented development and create a safe and comfortable environment that balances the needs of all street users, to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access to housing and the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, to encourage modeshift to walking, biking and taking transit, and to support economic development in Uptown El Cerrito by creating an enhanced sense of place. Most recently, the City also began design of the Richmond Street Complete Streets project to provide safe and accessible multimodal connections between El Cerrito’s residential neighborhoods, the city’s BART Stations, the El Cerrito Plaza BART TOD project, schools, civic and recreational destinations, commercial districts, and the City’s San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area.

Housing Element Highlights
In 2024, the City completed several efforts to address the current and projected housing needs of everyone in the City. Some of these key initiatives are described further below.

While this list is not exhaustive, it is intended to focus on implementation efforts that will advance through the 6th Cycle Housing Element between 2023-31.

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The 6th Cycle Housing Element was adopted by the City Council on August 15, 2023, and certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development on August 22, 2023.

In 2024, the City issued the building permit for Mayfair Affordable Housing, which is currently under construction. The project is targeted for completion in 2026 and will deliver 69 units of affordable housing adjacent to the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station.

In 2024, the Design Review Board also reviewed and approved a project which includes a new 6-story building with 305 residential units totaling 222,000 square feet at 1711- 1755 Eastshore Boulevard. The City also received two design review applications and one SB 35 preliminary application for a total of three proposed new multifamily residential buildings pursuant to the City's streamlined review process in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. In addition, the City submitted a grant application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. The tasks in this grant application include increasing the minimum and maximum residential densities of certain properties within a half mile of city’s BART stations.

In 2024, City staff partnered with Related California in a successful grant application to the State's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program. This $39.1 million grant award will help finance a 70-unit affordable housing building adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station along with essential infrastructure and transportation enhancements that will benefit the entire community. This project also received $2.4 million grant award from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, Regional Early Action Plan 2.0 Priority Sites Program in 2024 to support predevelopment. And, in 2024, Contra Costa County awarded $1.8 million grant award through the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program.

In 2024, the City authorized a contract with Contra Costa Health, Housing and Homeless Services to launch the Coordinated Outreach Referral Engagement (CORE) Program. CORE works on the frontline providing homeless outreach services to the El Cerrito community. In addition, the City funded the Housing Security Fund which aims to cover gaps in services for people who are currently experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness for the purpose of rapidly housing or diverting persons from homelessness and the emergency shelter system.

In December 2024, the City held a community workshop that presented information and resources on a number of housing related topics and included a presentation from Housing Authority staff regarding the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. At this same workshop the City also presented information and resources on a number of housing related topics including information on ADU regulations, financing, and general resources.

Senate Bill 341
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Cerrito Redevelopment Agency. SB341 requires the City, as Housing Successor Agency, to report on how the funds in the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) are spent each fiscal year. This report must be sent to the Housing Successor Board members (designated as the City Council), posted to a City’s webpage, and attached as an addendum to the Annual Progress Report that the City submits to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development annually. SB341 for Fiscal Year 2023-204 was prepared using the audited financial information contained in the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. As of June 30, 2024, the balance in the LMIHAF was $6,802,047 of which $446,172 is available, as detailed in Attachment 3.

STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS
The Strategic Plan establishes the vision and goals for El Cerrito which are consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan. Each goal of the Strategic Plan is represented within the programs, policies, and efforts that have been identified in these reports.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
Preparation and submission of this report is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and is therefore not subject to environmental review. All required environmental review of projects identified in the report will be conducted prior to commencing each project.

Further, many of the plans, programs and actions highlighted in the Annual Progress Report advance the City's environmental policies.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Expenditures for projects and efforts identified in these reports are evaluated on an ongoing basis through the City’s budget process.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
The City Attorney has reviewed this agenda bill and the attached reports.

Reviewed by:

Karen Pinkos, City Manager
Attachments:

1. 2024 General Plan Progress Report

2. 2024 Housing Element Progress Report

3. 2023-2024 SB341 Report
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Annual Progress Report on the
General Plan 2024
March 2025
City of El Cerrito
Community Development Department
10890 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Agenda Item No. 7.C.

Attachment 1
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2 INTRODUCTION
As required by Government Code Section 65400, each local jurisdiction (city council or board of supervisors) must submit an annual progress report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the implementation status of the jurisdiction’s General Plan. The annual report must also include discussion on the City's progress in providing its required share of affordable housing pursuant to Government Code Section 65584 and its efforts to remove governmental constraints for the maintenance, improvement and development of affordable housing per Section 65583.c(3) of the California Government Code.

Each jurisdiction’s Annual Progress Report (APR) must be submitted to HCD and LCI by April 1 of each year, covering the previous calendar year. This General Plan Annual Progress Report covers the period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

The purpose for the APR is to assess how the General Plan is being implemented in accordance with adopted goals, policies and implementation measures; identify any necessary adjustments or modifications to the General Plan as a means to improve local implementation; provide a clear correlation between land use decisions that have been made during the 12-month reporting period and the goals, policies and implementation measures contained in the General Plan; and, to provide information regarding local agency progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs.

The City’s current Strategic Plan (2024-2029) identifies updating the General Plan to reflect and address current community needs as strategy within the goal of Livability and Belonging. The current General Plan was adopted in 1999. The prior General Plan was adopted in 1975.

BACKGROUND
On August 30, 1999, the El Cerrito City Council adopted the City's current General Plan (Resolution 99-66). The General Plan contains four chapters: Community Development and Design, Transportation and Circulation, Public Facilities and Services, and Resources and Hazards. The state-required topic areas, known as “elements,” (land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, safety, and noise) as well as one county-required element (growth management) are contained within these chapters. The State allows the combining of elements or the addition of new elements as long as the required elements are present.

The General Plan is intended to be a blueprint for meeting the City’s long-term vision of the future consistent with state law. The process of preparing the General Plan took place in 1998 and 1999 as the City embarked on a program to bring its 1975 General Plan up to date so that it could better meet future challenges. The 1998 process resulted in the following ten key principles designed to improve the quality of development and the longterm fiscal health of the City so that it can remain an attractive place to live and work:

1. No major changes in land-use patterns are expected to occur.

2. Emphasis will be on quality of development.

3. Incentives, if used, will have clear criteria and limits.

4. Emphasis will be on impacts of development, not on the type of development itself.

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3 5. Increased residential development, where allowed, must be done with care in order to enhance neighborhoods.

6. New development in the San Pablo Avenue Corridor will be encouraged to take place in mixed-use activity centers that may extend up selected perpendicular streets in order to allow a more pedestrian friendly environment.

7. The preservation and enhancement of natural features – trees, creeks, natural open space areas – and historical features will be a high priority for the City.

8. The City should have distinct destination areas, including commercial areas, a civic center and community meeting places.

9. Development should contribute to the fiscal health of the City while minimizing adverse impacts.

10. Access should be improved by balancing automobile use with improved transit, bicycle, and pedestrian opportunities.

The General Plan sets forth the City’s policies regarding the types and locations of future land uses and activities. It describes the desired character and quality of development as well as the process for how development should proceed.

While the General Plan can address many City issues, factors beyond El Cerrito’s control have significant influence over its land use and development patterns, including the following:
• Market forces play a determining role in what types of uses are economically feasible and, therefore, built.
• Land use and transportation decisions in other cities and counties, and by state and regional agencies, affect El Cerrito.
• Our system of property rights places certain limitations on what cities can do in prescribing or restricting future land uses.
• California environmental law requires that a city to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of new development and mitigate those impacts, as achievable.
• State laws that require the City to allow for a minimum level of housing development and that limit the ability to restrict development or impose certain requirements.

Thus, in creating the current (1999) General Plan, El Cerrito went through a process that ascertained the community’s values for future land uses and activities, and balanced these values with market factors, city revenues, environmental constraints, and private property rights. When funding is identified, an updated General Plan will aim to understand how these values and factors have changed over time and become a blueprint for the next approximately twenty years.

The City’s General Plan reflects the aspirations and values of El Cerrito residents, business owners and their elected representatives. The City Council, Planning Commission and staff use the Plan in considering land use and planning-related decisions.

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4 development activity. Citizens can use the Plan to understand the City’s approach to regulating development, protecting resources, and upholding community values.

In order to continue to make progress on the principles listed above regarding the San Pablo Avenue Corridor, the City Council adopted the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, Complete Streets Plan, and a General Plan amendment in 2014 and updated the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in 2022. The Specific Plan required an amendment to the General Plan. Consistent with the policies of the General Plan, the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan articulates a vision for the future of San Pablo Avenue, identified improvements, and adopted context-sensitive regulations for the San Pablo corridor. The Plan created a framework for transforming the Avenue into a multimodal corridor that functions, not just as a thoroughfare, but as a place that provides a multitude of opportunities for living, working and community life. The Specific Plan and associated documents are the most significant amendments that have occurred since the General Plan’s 1999 adoption. Also, as shown in the tables below, the Housing Element is regularly updated pursuant to State law, and the Safety Element, similarly, is currently being updated.

GENERAL PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS

1. Adoption Dates of Mandatory General Plan Elements
General Plan Element Latest Adoption
Land Use 1999
Circulation 1999
Housing 2023
Open Space 1999
Conservation 1999
Safety 1999 (update in progress)
Noise 1999

2. List of General Plan Amendments
• 2013 Growth Management Element Update (Required by Contra Costa County Measure J-2004; Resolution 2013-06).
• 2014 amendments to enable adoption of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, including amendments to Chapter 2: Strategic Approach, Chapter 4: Community Development and Design, Chapter 5: Transportation and Circulation and amendments to the General Plan land use map (Resolution 2014-51). • 2022 amendment to the General Plan land use map to enable the adoption of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan update (Resolution 2022-91). • 2023-2031 Housing Element (Required by State Housing Element Law [Government Code Sections 65580-65589]; Resolution 2023-64).

GENERAL PLAN UPDATES
Safety Element
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5 In accordance with various state laws, including SB 1035 and SB 379, which require that the Safety Element be updated every eight years, the City is currently updating its Safety Element. In fall of 2023 the City commenced a process to update the Safety Element. City Council action on the updated Safety Element is expected in 2025.

Overall General Plan Update
The City’s Strategic Plan (2024-2029) states that updating the General Plan to reflect and address current community values is a priority. Funding for a General Plan update has not yet been identified.

GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 4: Community Development and Design
Land Use
Goal LU1: A high-quality residential character within El Cerrito.

The City continued to implement the 2008 Zoning Ordinance and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which promote a high-quality of development. In 2024, the City issued 1,666 building permits, took in 2,2690 building permit applications, conducted 6,067 building inspections, and 93 rental housing inspections. It also reviewed 112 planning entitlements.

Goal LU2: A land use pattern and mix of uses that contribute to the financial health and stability of the community.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and processed several land use applications in the Specific Plan area that represented a range of land uses, including a preschool and mixed use project. This included six Tier I Design Review applications that improved the façades, added signs and generally improved storefronts of new and existing businesses. In 2024, one new application (11965 San Pablo Ave.) was submitted to the City for a new multifamily development project, which proposes 154 new affordable dwelling units.

New developments often entail a transfer of property and are reassessed both at transfer and upon development (if an exemption does not apply, such as for Affordable Housing.) New development also provides opportunities for new businesses (for properties containing commercial, live-work space or home occupations) and new customers and pedestrian-traffic for existing commercial properties and businesses.

Goal LU3: A development pattern that enhances a strong sense of community.

Implementation of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan continued to move forward, albeit at a slower pace than hoped for due to market forces. New applications slowed, several entitled projects have not moved forward to submit building permit applications, and several in the building permit review phase have not proceeded to pull permits.

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6 applications and one SB 35 preliminary application for a total of three proposed new multifamily residential buildings pursuant to the City's streamlined review process in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan.

In 2024, the City approved the Master Plan for the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD). The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes a total of 743 new residential units, 47% of which will be below market rate units, approximately 2,100 square-feet of commercial ground-floor retail, 446 automobile parking spaces, an approximately 0.5-acre community open space plaza along Fairmount Avenue, and connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels. This project includes the potential for a new City Library which would help enhance the sense of place of the downtown node. In addition, the vision of the master plan is to create a mixed-income, mixed-use transit-oriented community that serves as a central downtown node for existing and future residents, patrons, businesses, customers, commuters, and visitors.

In 2024 the City also approved the building permit application for BRIDGE Affordable Housing at Mayfair, for a 69 unit building that is now under construction.

Goal LU4: A safe, attractive, and interesting community The City continued to implement community policing to promote public safety.

Building projects within the City, both large and small, were subject to a vigorous review and inspection process.

The City’s Arts and Culture Commission continued to promote efforts to support public art in the community, including considering the incorporation of public art into new public bike parking areas.

New development participates in the City’s 1% for Art program, by either contributing to the City’s public art fund or installing art on site. New art installations have recently been completed at the Mayfair project facing the del Norte BART station and a on the facade of a freeway facing self storage facility. A new preschool will also be installing art on site.

Goal LU5: A land use pattern and types of development that support alternatives for the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

The City continued implementation of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which aims for development that contributes to walkability and is located in transit rich areas. The City’s Transportation Impact Fee (TIF), which was adopted in 2019 (see discussion under Goal GM4) applies to new development and contributes funding and leverages outside funding toward building and improving the City’s bicycle and pedestrian network.

The City continuously seeks funding and develops projects for improvements identified in the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, which promotes transportation modes that are alternatives to the automobile. Numerous Active Transportation Plan projects are being pursued in conjunction with the El Cerrito Plaza TOD discussed above. Additionally, the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, began construction Agenda Packet Page 25 of 230
7 in spring 2024. This project is intended to support and catalyze Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and create a safe and comfortable environment that balances the needs of all street users, to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access to housing and the del Norte BART Station, to encourage mode-shift to walking, biking and taking transit, and to support economic development in Uptown El Cerrito by creating a “sense of place”. Most recently, the City began design of the Richmond Street Complete Streets to provide safe and accessible multimodal connections between El Cerrito’s residential neighborhoods to the El Cerrito del Norte and Plaza BART Stations and TOD, schools, civic and recreational destinations, commercial districts, and the City’s San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area.

As mentioned previously, in 2024, the City approved the master plan for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. This project incorporates connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels.

Goal LU6: Development patterns that promote energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, and use of renewable rather than nonrenewable resources.

The City continued to implement the Zoning Ordinance, adopted in 2008, and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, adopted in 2014, and updated in 2022. The Specific Plan puts a focus on more intense development within the Plan area and specifically near the City’s two BART stations. By focusing development near existing public transportation infrastructure, the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan aims to fulfill goals of the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan by facilitating mode shift, reducing per capita dependence on automobile trips and increasing public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian trips.

In 2024, the City adopted the updated Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) to achieve more ambitious targets, with the citywide goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. The CAAP includes strategies and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase resilience and prepare for climate impacts. The CAAP identifies encouraging higher-density, transit-oriented development and improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to reduce overall vehicle miles traveled and resource conservation measures to achieve greater energy and water efficiency as methods to achieve the City’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. The City also continued to monitor and evaluate energy use in the organization’s operations to identify opportunities to reduce usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs. In late 2023, the City entered into a contract to procure renewable diesel fuel for City vehicles, which estimates a 65-75% reduction in CO2 emissions in addition to reductions in fine particles, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons as compared to petroleum-based diesel.

The City continued to implement the California Green Building Standards Code, which requires high levels of energy efficiency in new construction.

In 2024, the City continued to implement a property transfer tax and offered a rebate program for qualifying energy and water conservation measures and for seismic upgrades.

In 2024, 20 properties utilized this rebate.

As discussed above, the City approved the master plan for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project, which proposes to add 743 total units (including 53% market rate & 47% below Agenda Packet Page 26 of 230
8 market rate units) adjacent to a major transit station, providing sustainable transportation options for new residents consistent with the City’s climate action goals. This project also proposes the following sustainable initiatives:
• Each building within the TOD will be fully electric with no connections to natural gas or installation of gas appliances to reduce long-term reliance on fossil fuels. • The affordable housing buildings will seek a minimum GreenPoint Rating Gold certification. This includes exceeding the applicable California Energy Code efficiency requirements, WaterSense plumbing fixtures, and reducing waste during construction and once operational.
• A new public bike station with storage capacity up to approximately 275 bikes of varying sizes to accommodate users of various mobility levels. • A series of east-west protected bike lanes connecting the San Pablo Avenue commercial corridor to the eastern residential neighborhoods.

Community Design
Goal CD1: A city organized and designed with an overall attractive, positive image and “sense of place.”
The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which promotes high-quality development along San Pablo Avenue in order to promote vibrant public spaces and enhance the sense of place. The Specific Plan also requires the provision of publicly accessible open space in larger projects, or payment of an in-lieu fee for the City to invest in open space. Development of new open spaces along San Pablo Avenue will further enhance the attractiveness and sense of place along the City’s primary mixed use corridor.

The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes approximately 22,000 square feet of new public open space area which primarily consists of a proposed new 20,700 square foot public plaza immediately adjacent to a potential 20,000 square foot public library. The proposed plaza and potential library present an opportunity to have a 21st century library with a full complement of contemporary services that would serve as a destination and anchor El Cerrito’s downtown, in proximity to other amenities and services. The City’s Strategic Plan identifies creating a downtown community hub anchored by the Plaza Transit Oriented Development and a new library as a key strategy supporting the Strategic Plan goal of Livability and Belonging.

Goal CD2: A city with attractive, safe, and functional streets, parking areas, and pedestrian walkways.

In 2024, the City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, City Complete Streets Policy, and City Active Transportation Plan along with the more recently adopted Climate Action and Adaption Plan. These provide a blueprint for continuing the City’s investment in improving safety and providing facilities and infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, based on the changing demands and standards as well as the current goals of the City.

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9 facilities to public spaces while making streets more attractive through the addition of landscaping and water features.

As noted above, the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, began construction in March 2024. Improvements to be constructed as part of the project consist of enhanced and new protected crosswalks, new context-sensitive bikeways, bus boarding islands, circulation improvements, and various streetscape enhancements.

Most recently, the City began design of the Richmond Street Complete Streets project to provide safe and accessible multimodal connections between El Cerrito’s residential neighborhoods to the El Cerrito del Norte and Plaza BART Stations and TOD, schools, civic and recreational destinations, commercial districts, and the City’s San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area
New development within the Specific Plan area are also required to improve their sidewalk frontages. The Mayfair development, near the del Norte BART station, which is nearly complete also adds a public pedestrian walkway which shortens the block for pedestrians between Cutting and Knott, providing a connection between San Pablo Avenue and Kearney.

Goal CD3: A city with attractive landscaping of public and private properties, open space, and public gathering spaces.

The Design Review Board continued to review new landscaping plans on private properties within the Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan continued to require the provision of publicly accessible, privately maintained open space or the payment of an inlieu fee to create new open spaces and enhance existing open spaces.

As mentioned previously the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes approximately 22,000 square feet of new public open space area which primarily consists of a proposed new 20,700 square foot public plaza. The plaza would function as a park and include paved gathering space, possible play areas, and stormwater treatment planters, along with a variety of benches, pathways, trees and landscaping. The potential public library also presents the opportunity to offer both expanded and new programs including adult, teen and children’s areas, multipurpose rooms, community meeting spaces, enhanced services and technologies, and emergency response capabilities such as providing clean air, warming, cooling, and electronics charging in the event of extreme weather and other emergencies.

Goal CD4: Well designed buildings that are compatible with their surroundings.

The City continued to implement the design review process pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan to ensure that new development is well-designed.

Through advisory reviews, consistent with state law, for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project, the Planning Commission and the Design Review Board continued to ensure that the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project would be a well-designed asset for the community. In 2024 the Design Review Board reviewed and approved a project which includes a new 6-story Agenda Packet Page 28 of 230
10 building with 305 residential units totaling 222,000 square feet at 1711-1755 Eastshore Boulevard.

Goal CD5: A design process that achieves design objectives while being efficient and allowing for flexibility.

The City continued to utilize the design review process to achieve the General Plan goals above. Design review in the City of El Cerrito is intended to encourage high-quality design, well-crafted and maintained buildings and landscaping, the use of higher-quality building materials, and attention to the design and execution of building details and amenities in both public and private projects. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan’s Tier IV Design Review process is intended to provide flexibility for projects that do not comply with all development standards in the Specific Plan in order to improve feasibility and respond to specific site conditions. Additionally, the Specific Plan also allows administrative approval waivers to specified development standards. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan update, adopted in December 2022 revised and clarified the Tier IV Design Review and waivers processes to improve flexibility.

Goal CD6: An urban form that sustains a vital commercial community to meet the diverse needs of the local and regional population.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. It encourages mixed use development including ground floor commercial uses in specific commercial nodes, in addition to intensified residential uses along San Pablo Avenue. The plan strives to create a range of residential unit types which will provide diverse housing types along the Avenue. The new residents of these units will help support successful commercial businesses along San Pablo Avenue and contribute to more vitality in the commercial nodes along San Pablo Avenue.

Housing
See attachment for Housing Element annual report.

Growth Management
Goal GM1: A coordinated regional and sub-regional planning system that provides better service and less congestion for residents of El Cerrito.

City staff continued to serve on the West Contra Costa Transportation Commission’s (WCCTC) Technical Advisory Committee on planning and funding efforts for regional transportation improvements in Contra Costa County. City staff provided input on various planning studies for the region including: AC Transit’s Realign, a systemwide evaluation and restructuring of the agency’s existing bus service network prompted by the COVID19 pandemic’s effect on travel patterns; and, the next phase of the San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study, which will be led by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and focus on public outreach and engagement around potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and/or other transit priority features on San Pablo Avenue.

The City is collaborating with the CCTA in a Countywide Smart Signals Project to upgrade traffic signal and communication systems at 328 intersections within Contra Costa County, Agenda Packet Page 29 of 230
11 7 of which are in El Cerrito. Implementation of the planned Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) elements will unify Contra Costa County’s signal technology and communication systems to optimize traffic flow. It will provide an interconnected Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) with the ability to monitor traffic conditions in realtime, safely and efficiently manage incidents, and share information between agencies and the public.

Caltrans is planning to repave State Route 123 within El Cerrito (San Pablo Avenue between Cutting Blvd. and the Alameda County line and Cutting Boulevard between San Pablo Ave and I-80). City staff collaborated with Caltrans staff during the preliminary design phase to add six new mid-block crosswalks and safety upgrades at three existing crosswalks to the project scope, consistent with the City’s San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The project is principally a pavement maintenance and rehabilitation project but Caltrans’ policy, consistent with the state’s Complete Street Act, identifies routine maintenance projects as an opportunity to better accommodate the needs of all road users. In late 2024, Caltrans staff informed City staff that budget constraints may limit the number of new and upgraded crosswalks, but staff in both agencies continue to collaborate to prioritize locations with the greatest safety and connectivity needs. The project is in the development and design stage now and Caltrans staff anticipates construction will start in 2026 and conclude in 2027.

Finally, the City executed a grant pass-through agreement with BART to receive up to $10 million from the State’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) to plan, develop, and implement on-street parking management and complete street upgrades that support the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project. In 2022, BART applied for and received approximately $49 million in TIRCP funding for transportation infrastructure that supports station access and transit-oriented development on BART land around East Bay BART stations. Approximately $24 million is allocated to the El Cerrito Plaza station with $10 million supporting the above-mentioned access strategies, and the remaining $14 million supporting infrastructure on BART property such as the BART rider parking garage and bus transit center. Since parking management and complete street upgrades are primarily within City right-of-way, the City is best suited to lead implementation of these projects, in the manner of a typical street improvement project.

Goal GM2: Compliance with applicable level of service standards.

The City, through the CEQA review process, continued to ensure that new development meets the level of service standards in the General Plan and San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The Plan adopted new service standards for streets within the plan area. These service standards are in greater compliance with the City’s complete streets goals.

City staff collaborated with other public agencies in Contra Costa County on the update to the CCTA Growth Management Program to implement SB743. This state legislation changed CEQA evaluation methods for transportation from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The CCTA, with input from local and sub-regional agencies, developed a countywide evaluation method and recommended VMT significance criteria, and is now working on a mitigation framework. In November 2021 consistent with this guidance, the City adopted VMT thresholds of significance and local criteria for purposes Agenda Packet Page 30 of 230
12 of analyzing transportation impacts under CEQA. The City continues to utilize these thresholds as part of the environmental review process for new development.

Goal GM3: Timely review of projects that are heavy traffic generators.

All development projects processed by the City are evaluated against and comply with applicable service standards. All applications, regardless of traffic generation, are processed in a timely fashion.

Goal GM4: Effective community-wide programs to reduce traffic impacts of new projects.

City staff developed and the City Council adopted the El Cerrito Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) Program in 2019 to ensure new development pays its fair share of the transportation improvements needed to accommodate growth in El Cerrito. In Fiscal Year 2023-24, the City collected $204,243.00 in fees for the TIF Program. The list of potential capital improvements eligible for funding with the TIF is based on prior planning studies completed to support the City’s growth and the impact of that growth on the transportation system, as well as to support the City’s Climate Action and Active Transportation goals.

The focus of these improvements is to connect El Cerrito residents to employment and activity centers and major transit facilities within the City and in neighboring jurisdictions. These improvements focus on San Pablo Avenue, the City’s primary transportation corridor serving all modes. More specifically, the TIF project list is a selection of projects from the following City-Council adopted plans: San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, Active Transportation Plan, and Ohlone Greenway Master Plan. To date, the TIF revenues have been used for design and construction of the Del Norte Complete Streets Project.

Goal GM5: An effective system of providing urban services.

The City continued to offer a high-level of services to residents and the City continued to work with other agencies (such as the Stege Sanitary District) to ensure that services are provided effectively.

Chapter 5: Transportation and Circulation
Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle.

In 2024, the City continued implementation of the City Complete Streets Policy and El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan (ATP). The ATP provides a blueprint for continuing the City’s investment in improving traffic safety and providing facilities and infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, based on the changing demands and standards as well as the current goals of the City.

The City also continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, specifically the Complete Streets component to encourage all modes of transportation and creates opportunities to support mode shift away from auto use and towards transit use, walking and biking.

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13 In 2024, these efforts included developing multi-modal projects in several areas of town as described below.
• El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements: The City began construction of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements Project, which consists of access, safety and circulation improvements for bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists to support the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and transit-oriented development in the San Pablo Avenue Uptown district. The project limits span several streets including San Pablo Avenue from Ohlone Greenway near the northern city limit to Potrero Avenue, Eastshore Boulevard from Potrero Avenue to San Pablo Avenue, Hill Street from San Pablo Avenue to Liberty Street, Cutting Boulevard from I-80 to Key Boulevard, and Knott Avenue from San Pablo Avenue to Key Boulevard.
• Richmond Street Complete Streets Project: The City secured $8 million in federal funding and commenced a project to improve safety and connectivity along the entire length of Richmond Street to connect El Cerrito’s residential neighborhoods, schools, civic and recreational destinations, and commercial districts to BART Stations and TOD. Project elements include high-visibility crosswalk markings, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), safety lighting, and red curb daylighting at intersections to enhance visibility and safety of pedestrians; bikeway improvements; curb bulb-outs, raised intersections, and more street trees to further calm speed of vehicles and beautify the area; and installing curb ramps, replacing non-conforming sidewalks, and rehabilitating the pavement to meet current standards for ADA compliance.
• As part of regional efforts with WCCTC and CCTA, City staff has been participating in the next phase of the San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study, which will be led by CCTA and focus on public outreach and engagement around potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and/or other transit priority features on San Pablo Avenue.

In May 2024, the City continued its support of the regional “Bike to Wherever Day” initiative, a regional effort to increase bicycling. In 2024, 307 cyclists were counted either passing or stopping at the City’s “Energizer Station” at El Cerrito Plaza BART Station between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.

The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project will feature a variety of transportation system improvements in the area surrounding the El Cerrito Plaza station which will help to make alternative modes of travel more efficient and safer for the users of this system. These improvements include a Class IV separated bikeway along the project’s Central Avenue frontage. The project also proposes to narrow the roadway of Fairmount Ave. by removing the existing center median and converting the existing angled parking along the north side of the street to parallel parking. This will provide additional space to be allocated to the Project’s public open space. The existing one-way busway on the east side of the station is proposed to be removed and the west side busway is proposed to be reconfigured from one-way to two-way travel. This reconfiguration will allow for eight bus bays to be provided along the new busway and three pedestrian crosswalks, and it allows for additional capacity for future bus service increases.

In late 2024, Gig Car Share ended all operations in its remaining market areas, which included the Bay Area and in parts of El Cerrito. Gig operated a “floating” car share service, Agenda Packet Page 32 of 230
14 which allowed its members to take one-way trips so long as they started and ended in Gig’s service area. Gig was operating in El Cerrito as a pilot program, and Gig shared valuable travel data with the City. The data showed that Gig members took over 8,000 car share trips that started or ended in El Cerrito between Q1 2023 and Q2 2024. More importantly however, each Gig vehicle in El Cerrito was shared among 12 unique users, indicating the vehicles were in fact shared among many. In contrast, a typical private vehicle is shared among one or two users.

Goal T2: A land use pattern that encourages walking, bicycling, and public transit use.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which includes a Complete Streets Plan. It serves to implement contemporary land use planning strategies near transit and amenities and thereby encourages walking, biking and public transit use.

Those strategies include increased heights, lower parking minimums, a flexible approach to mixed-use development, and complete streets guidelines to accommodate all modes of transportation on San Pablo Avenue specifically prioritizing pedestrians and public transit along this corridor.

In 2024, the City continued to process development applications for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. This project will feature connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels. This project will encourage existing and future residents to consider and use alternative modes of transportation. The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project will total of 743 new residential units directly adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station which will encourage the future residents to consider using Public Transit.

Also see Goal LU5: A land use pattern and types of development that support alternatives for the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

Goal T3: A transportation system that maintains and improves the livability of the City.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan to transform San Pablo Avenue into a multimodal, livable corridor.

The City also continued to implement the Urban Greening Plan, which identifies strategies for creating a greener, more environmentally sustainable and livable city. Key objectives and strategies include Greener Gateways to reinforce community identity and sense of place that improve and highlight natural elements and Green Streets to continue to invest in making the public right-of-way more sustainable by reducing impervious surfaces, accommodating additional modes of transportation, adding landscaping, and creating streets that are safe, comfortable and attractive for everyone. In 2024, the City submitted a grant application to design & construct improvement near Key & Conlon as identified in the Urban Greening Plan.

Goal T4: A minimum amount of land used for parking and minimal parking intrusion in neighborhoods.

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15 The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The Plan adopted new parking standards for both commercial and residential development. It generally reduced off-street parking requirements within the plan area, while ensuring that adequate parking is provided. Further reductions of parking require preparation of a parking study and may require enhanced transportation demand management, e.g. measures beyond those which are already required in the Specific Plan developed in conjunction with the City’s own TDM and mode shift efforts. In addition, Assembly Bill 2097 was signed into law in 2023, it now prohibits a public agency from imposing any minimum parking requirement on any residential, commercial, or other development project that is located within 1/2 mile of a frequent transit stop.

Additionally, the City continued to implement the revised development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) which do not require off-street parking. These standards allow for the development of additional housing units without requiring further land in residential areas to be used for parking. In 2024, the City’s Planning Division reviewed 26 applications for ADUs.

As part of BART’s planned Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, BART staff, in collaboration with City staff, finalized the Berkeley-El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan (BECCAP). Enabled by state law, the TOD project addresses city, state, and regional goals to provide new housing near transit, build new public spaces, and encourage alternatives to driving alone. Because the TOD development will not replace all existing rider parking spaces, the BECCAP identified multimodal access strategies at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station, which include new bicycle and pedestrian linkages; new and enhanced existing bus service; and a new on-street parking management program around the El Cerrito Plaza BART station to maintain station access for those who don’t have alternatives to driving and parking.

The BECCAP’s on-street parking management concept study proposed several key features, including the use of pricing and a modern permit management system to make it easy for anyone to find a space around the station and, at a minimum, sufficient revenue generation to cover all costs of operation. Due to the timing of the TOD project’s first phase breaking ground in approximately 2025, and the remaining surface lots being built on over the subsequent 2-4 years, City staff launched development of the parking program in 2024 and anticipate presenting parking regulation concepts with the public and City Council for discussion and feedback starting in Spring 2025. This program will maximize the efficient use of the available parking supply for various user groups.

Chapter 6: Public Facilities and Services
Parks, Recreations and Open Space
Goal PR1: Adequate, diverse, and accessible recreational opportunities for all residents – including children, youth, seniors, and others with special needs – in parks, school yards, and open space.

In 2023, the City was able to use proceeds from Measure H to improve several recreational facilities and resurface the activity pool at the El Cerrito Swim Center. Utilizing funds from Agenda Packet Page 34 of 230
16 Measure H, California Proposition 68 (Parks & Water Bonds), and the City’s General Fund, renovations to the Arlington Clubhouse and four picnic sites were completed in 2024.

The City raised funds for the City’s David Hunter Memorial Scholarship Fund which helps families pay for classes and services for their children through the Recreation Department which they would otherwise not be able to afford.

In 2024, the City sponsored a number of special events including the popular worldOne 4 th of July Festival at Cerrito Vista Park, Holiday Pancake Breakfast, Senior Resources Fair, Blood Drivers, and new events such as Adult Line Dances and Play Like a Girl+. The City also hosted, supported, and participated in a number of environmental events and programs in 2024. These included: Bike to Wherever Day, Earth Day and hosting a number of volunteer work parties.

The City continued to offer a range of programs for seniors at the El Cerrito Community Center as well as a range of programs for youth at various City facilities. The City also has a Joint Facilities Use Agreement with the West Contra Unified School District to increase program offerings especially on the Fairmont, Harding and Madera Elementary schools’ and Korematsu Middle school’s (Castro Park) campuses.

Goal PR2: High quality open space protected for the benefit of present and future generations, reflecting a variety of important values: ecological, educational, aesthetic, economic and recreational. These values are interwoven throughout the community in numerous ways so that the preservation of open space is very important to the well being of the City.

The Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan’s (mentioned in Goal PR1) Goal E is to Improve Natural Areas and identifies a series of policies and actions based on previous City planning efforts and community engagement.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which requires that new projects greater than 25,000 square feet either provide public open space or contribute funds toward the creation or enhancement of open space.

In 2024, the City continued to implement the expanded Public Tree and Shrub Ordinance, adopted by the City Council in 2019, providing greater protections for public trees throughout the community to support the long-term health of the urban forest.

In 2022, the City received a $145,000 grant from the California Coastal Conservancy to develop a Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan for the El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area (HNA), which began development in 2023 with public outreach throughout 2024. The Draft Plan identifies fire hazard mitigation projects and forest conservation activities, and was released for public comment in Fall 2024. The environmental review process will begin in early 2025.

Goal PR3: Public access to open space areas while protecting important habitats.

In 2024, the City completed the wayfinding signage for trails within the Hillside Natural Area. The overall goal of the project is to continue to enhance the City’s largest open space, which is 102.5 acres in size and a home to small creeks, grasslands and forests.

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17 The Hillside Natural Area provides a very large active recreation space for hikers, bikers, and dog walkers who have easy access through several neighborhood entry points and enjoy the quiet oak groves, open fields, and expansive views of the San Francisco Bay.

The project will increase visibility, access, and use of the city’s existing network of trails, pathways, and stairs within the open space and improve connectivity between identified citywide bicycle and pedestrian routes, key community destinations, and existing trails.

The City also continued to organize and support volunteer work parties, led by the El Cerrito Green Teams, El Cerrito Trail Trekkers, and Friends of Five Creeks, throughout the year, to support and enhance habitats and wildlife throughout the City’s owned and controlled open spaces. The City continued to support several annual events that increase public awareness and access to the Hillside Natural Area, including Earth Day and an Annual Hillside Festival each Spring.

Non-Recreational Facilities
Goal CF1: Safe and adequate community facilities that allow the City to offer better services and inspire a sense of community pride.

The City continued to provide high-quality services to the community at the Recycling and Environmental Resources Center which was completed in 2012.

The City continued to serve the community from the City Hall facility which was completed in 2009.

In 2024, the City continued to collaborate with BART and the developer of the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project to explore the potential to include a new public library as part of the project. The need for a new library was identified in numerous needs assessments and would provide 20,000 square feet in a contemporary building allowing both the Contra Costa County Library system and the City to expand programs and services to better serve the public, including the provision of a cooling-heating, clean air and charging center in the event of an emergency.

Public Services and Infrastructure
Goal PS1: An adequate, comprehensive, coordinated law enforcement system consistent with the needs of the community.

The City continued its deployment of both patrol and specialty police units to address crime trends. These units coordinated their efforts internally, by sharing and collaborating on projects and investigations, and externally, with residents and community groups, to continue to meet the safety needs of the community.

Goal PS2: A community that has minimized the risks to lives and property due to fire hazards.

The City continues to minimize fire hazards by enforcing its comprehensive fire hazard reduction program that focuses upon reducing fire hazards in four areas: (1) on City property, (2) on property owned by other public agencies (3) large landowners, and (4) on residential property.

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18 In 2024, the Fire Department continued to implement the Vegetation Management Policy which was rewritten in 2020 to make it easier to understand and align it with the State guidelines. The policy creates zones centered around structures on the property with goals to avoid home ignition from ember assault, and to reduce the heat and movement of the fire.

The history of the fire hazard abatement program was designed to reduce fire hazards on a large number of private properties with efforts concentrating during the spring and early summer months, prior to the State entering the annual “Fire Season”. However, with climate change, continued below average rainfall and increasing northeast wind events leading to more Red Flag Warnings, the City faces fire season almost year-round.

A process of advance notice and hearings for property owners is coupled with a public education program involving the promulgation of standards for vegetation management in residents’ yards and vacant lots. These notices and public education are aimed at increasing the resident’s knowledge and awareness of proper management of combustible materials on their property, especially within the first five feet of the structure.

This program seeks to remove weeds, rubbish, litter or other flammable material from private properties where such flammable material endangers the public safety by creating a public nuisance and a fire hazard. Most property owners voluntarily abate these hazards without Fire Department involvement. For the small number of property owners that do not abate the hazards, the City completes the necessary abatement and places the costs on the property owner’s tax bill.

Based on lessons learned over the last five years of record fires in the State, improved efforts have been made for the incorporation of fire and ember resistant construction materials and careful selection of landscape material, proper placement and maintenance of residents landscaping. Further amendments will need to be incorporated into the vegetation management program to comply with AB3074, a state bill passed in 2020 addressing fire prevention, wildfire risk, defensible space, and ember-resistant zones requiring enforcement of more intense fuel reductions to create an ember resistant zone withing five feet of any structure.

Over the past 25 years, the City’s public education efforts and annual fire hazard abatement program has been very successful in reducing fire hazards throughout the hills which are designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Additionally, the Public Works Department completes vegetation management activities and projects each year to reduce the risk of fire hazards in the El Cerrito community.

Goal PS3: Safe and adequate public infrastructure to serve El Cerrito’s residents, now and in the future.

The City continued implementation of the Annual Street Improvement Program funded by Measure A and the Access Modifications (Streets) Program funded by SB 1. Also, as a result of new transportation funding provided by SB 1, the City has continued funding annual sidewalk projects to repair tripping hazards throughout the City.

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19 Implementation of the Complete Streets component of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and implementation of the Active Transportation Plan will enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety throughout the City and provide infrastructure which accommodate all modes of transportation. Implementation of these plans will continue to occur as new development occurs and as funding is secured.

Goal PS4: An adequate storm drainage system to serve existing and future planned development
In March 1993, the voters of the City of El Cerrito approved the issuance of $6.3 million in revenue bonds for the reconstruction of the City’s storm drain system. In June 1993, the City Council adopted Ordinance 93-4, providing for the imposition and collection of Storm Drain Fees to pay the debt service on the revenue bonds. Ordinance 93-4 set the Storm Drain Fee and provided that the fees are collected through the property tax based on amounts specified in an annual Engineer’s report. This Engineer’s report contains the description of each parcel of real property receiving storm drain services and the amount of the annual fee for each parcel.

The City actively participated in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to implement the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Regional Permit Order No. R2-2015-0049 (MRP 2.0) which became effective January 1, 2016. In 2022, City Staff also began to prepare for and implement the newly issued Municipal Regional Permit Order No. R2-2022-0018 (MRP 3.0), which became effective July 1, 2022. This included taking specific stormwater management actions to control trash litter, 303(d) listed pollutants, and other pollutants of concern (POCs). In compliance with the MRP, the City developed a Green Infrastructure Plan, adopted by the City Council in 2019.

The City will be updating the City’s Storm Drain Master Plan, which was last updated in 1999. The scope considers the green infrastructure requirements and is expected to be finalized in 2025-2026. Moreover, it will identify opportunities to improve the City’s Storm Drain system by improving the condition and capacity of the storm sewer network.

Goal PS5: A system that minimizes the City’s generation and disposal of solid waste materials by providing an adequate and integrated waste management program and related facilities to serve existing and future planned development.

In 2012, the City completed construction of a new state-of-the-art Recycling + Environmental Resource Center. In addition to the City’s continued curb-side collection program, the Recycling + Environmental Resource Center (RERC) provides convenient drop-off facilities for a wide array of items. The Center allows the City to expand the range of items accepted for disposal, improving collection options for all constituents and for many residents of surrounding communities. The Center has expanded the items that the City is able to accept, including compact fluorescent light bulbs, books, sharps, expired medications, and scrap textiles. The Center has been designed as a facility that will provide maximum flexibility to meet future, changing waste disposal needs. In 2018, the City began to collect household hazardous waste at the Recycling + Environmental Resource Center with a popular once per week collection event. Notably, in 2020, the RERC was one of the first City facilities to reopen to the public after the first COVID-19- related shelter at home order, with safety protocols in place.

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20 Additionally, in 2021, the City Council adopted two ordinances moving related goals forward. The City Council adopted an updated Foodware Ordinance that requires all foodware (e.g., cups, plates, utensils, etc.) served by food providers in El Cerrito to be either reusable or compostable, starting July 1, 2022. This Ordinance will serve to significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic waste in El Cerrito and increase waste diversion. In 2021, the City Council also adopted a “Mandatory Organics Recycling” Ordinance, implementing the requirements of California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 and requiring participation in the City’s recycling and composting programs with limited exceptions.

In 2022, City Staff entered into a new franchise agreement with the City’s garbage and green waste hauler, East Bay Sanitary, which adds a number of integrated waste management services to the community, including new programs targeting waste diversion in multi-family apartment complexes. A new brochure was developed outlining all the services available and mailed to all solid waste accounts. Staff is also continuing to move forward with other programs to implement SB 1383 and to increase composting and recycling in El Cerrito.

In July 2023, the City completed a citywide curbside cart swap project in order to comply with State Law, Senate Bill 1383. Over the course of three weeks, the City successfully collected approximately 8,500 old grey recycling and blue garbage carts, swapping them for new blue recycling and black garbage carts. This standardizing of cart colors will take place throughout California for ease of separating materials and recycling statewide.

In 2024, the City was awarded a grant from Calrecycle to implement SB 1383 outreach to encourage customers to dispose of green waste in green bins. This grant will run through 2025. In 2024, El Cerrito was also awarded a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to plan the electrification of its recycling fleet; this grant will also run through 2025.

Chapter 7: Resources and Hazards
Natural and Historic Resources
Goal R1: Protected natural resources (important habitat, ecological resources, key visual resources, ridges and ridgelines, creeks and streambanks, steeper slopes, vista points, and major features), and clean air and water.

The City continued to implement the Zoning Ordinance, which contains specific standards aimed at protecting creeks and hillside areas.

The City continued to implement Chapter 13.28 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code, the Public Tree and Shrub Ordinance, the primary purpose of which is to preserve and protect public trees.

City Staff also actively participated in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to implement the City’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Regional Permit to protect stormwater.

For additional Clean Water activities, see Goal PS4.

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21 Goal R2: Protected and rehabilitated architectural, historical, cultural, and archaeological resources that are of local, state, or federal significance.

In 2014, the City Council approved the 1715 Elm Street project. As part of the project, the existing house will be relocated on the property and rehabilitated to the Department of the Interior’s standards. In 2021, the City issued the building permit application which will allow the construction of the project and the relocation and rehabilitation of the existing house. Construction of the project began in 2022. The project is expected to be completed in 2025.

Hazards
Goal H1: Minimal potential for loss of life, injury, damage to property, economic and social dislocation and unusual public expense due to natural and man-made hazards, including protection from the risk of flood damage, hazards of soil erosion, fire hazards, weak and expansive soils, potentially hazardous soils materials, other hazardous materials, geologic instability, seismic activity, and release of hazardous materials from refineries and chemical plants in West County.

The City continued to oversee the Residential Rental Inspection Program (RRIP).

The City continued implementation of the Unreinforced Masonry (URM) building hazard mitigation ordinance. The last URM building was demolished in 2021.

In 2021, City staff issued a Request for Qualifications for seeking qualified engineers/consultants to complete an inventory and analysis of soft story residential buildings in El Cerrito and develop program recommendations. In 2022, the City completed the soft-story inventory for multi-unit buildings with three or more units through at Planning Grant from Cal OES. This grant funded an analysis of potential at-risk residential buildings and provided the City with data to inform future policy direction in consideration with the needs of the residents and property owners. This program aims to reduce risks to human life, structures and infrastructure in the event of a powerful earthquake. The program was completed in 2023. The City will continue to monitor the availability of funding through State/Federal programs to develop/implement further risk reduction policies.

In 2024, the City commenced an update of the City’s General Plan Safety Element. As required by State law, the updated Safety Element will contain goals and policies that address emergency preparation and a range of natural and manmade hazards. The City hosted two community meetings in 2024 to provide information and gather feedback on this effort.

Goal H2: Government agencies, citizens and businesses are prepared for an effective response and recovery in the event of emergencies or disasters.

The City is planning to offer the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program in fall of 2025. The program teaches neighbors to help themselves and help each other.

Through CERT, citizens receive hands-on training in Disaster First Aid, Disaster Preparedness, Basic Firefighting, Light Search and Rescue, Damage Assessment, and Agenda Packet Page 40 of 230
22 How to Turn Off Utilities. The program was temporarily paused in 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic.

The City continued to offer National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) training for City staff. In October 2024, City staff participated in an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) training that simulated the operation of the EOC in the event of a local emergency. Through these trainings, staff members directly involved in managing an emergency are trained in understanding command reporting structures, common terminology, and the roles and responsibilities inherent in a response operation.

As discussed under Goal H1 above, in 2024, the City worked to develop the update of the General Plan Safety Element.

Goal H3: New development complies with the noise standards established in the General Plan, all new noise sources are within acceptable standards, and existing objectionable noise sources are reduced or eliminated.

All new development is evaluated under CEQA using the noise standards currently in the General Plan. These noise standards were incorporated into updated Zoning Ordinance in 2008 as performance standards required of all development.

CONCLUSION
The City has continued to faithfully implement the City's 1999 General Plan as the actions, plans, programs and projects documented in this report represent the City’s commitment to achieve the goals and objectives set forth in the elements of the El Cerrito General Plan.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. HCD - Housing Element Annual Report
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
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573111008 948 LENEVE PL BD23-1395 SFD O
502360021 1420 RICHMOND
ST BD24-0002 ADU R
504242020 320 POMONA AVE BD24-0039 ADU R
505282009 715 GELSTON PL BD24-0077 ADU R
505273019 845 BATES AVE BD24-0089 ADU R
502270012 1511 ELM ST BD24-0094 ADU R
503255033 837 NORVELL ST BD24-0112 ADU R
503256011 819 EVERETT ST BD24-0169 ADU R
500271009 2546 EDWARDS
AVE BD24-0561 ADU R
503236001 6322 WALDO AVE BD24-0661 ADU R
500260005 2529 MIRA VISTA
DR BD24-0708 ADU R
504061027 518 EVERETT ST BD24-0721 ADU R
503110010 1205 NAVELLIER
ST BD24-0857 ADU R
500380020 2437 EDWARDS
AVE BD24-0886 ADU R
503311027 7517 TERRACE
DR BD24-0994 ADU R
505221041 7750 MOESER
LANE BD19-0729 SFD O
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE
UNIT A BD20-0710 ADU R
503256015 6831 STOCKTON
AVE UNIT A BD21-0570 ADU R
503255024 832 EVERETT ST
UNIT B BD21-0828 ADU R
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE BD21-0961 ADU R
505181017 1319 BREWSTER
CT UNIT A BD21-1154 ADU R
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A BD21-1162 ADU R
500291011 2507 YUBA ST BD22-0042 ADU R
505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT BD22-0161 ADU R
505061041 7409 POTRERO
AVE UNIT A BD22-0505 ADU R
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST BD22-0871 SFD R
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST BD22-0871 ADU R
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT LN BD22-1155 ADU R
503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A BD22-1225 ADU R
503256013 813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A BD22-1311 ADU R
502260025 6516 POTRERO
AVE UNIT A BD22-1360 ADU R
502202005 1601 NORVELL ST BD22-1473 ADU R
505230029 804 SEA VIEW DR
UNIT A BD23-0172 ADU R
503311013 851 GALVIN DR BD23-0429 ADU R
503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST BD23-0848 ADU R
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PL22-0015 5+ R 73
1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes
4 Project Identifier
Agenda Packet Page 43 of 230
Current APN Street Address
ry Row: Start Data Entry Below
505032018 1745 ARLINGTON
BLVD
503272013 7201 WALDO AVE
504182031 321 CORONADO
ST
502370022 1421 RICHMOND
ST
503321028 7630 TERRACE
DR
504231037 216 ASHBURY
AVE
500272009 2500 EDWARDS
AVE
502062028 11690 SAN PABLO
AVE
504011031 546 KEARNEY ST
501201009 2210 HUMBOLDT
AVE
509080005 6250 CYPRESS
AVE
503384003 647 ELM ST
500302008 5337 ROSALIND
AVE
503330004 751 BALRA DR
505190005 8320

BUCKINGHAM DR
500460020 2545 ARLINGTON
BLVD
573111008 948 LENEVE PL
502360021 1420 RICHMOND
ST
504242020 320 POMONA AVE
505282009 715 GELSTON PL
505273019 845 BATES AVE
502270012 1511 ELM ST
503255033 837 NORVELL ST
503256011 819 EVERETT ST
500271009 2546 EDWARDS
AVE
503236001 6322 WALDO AVE
500260005 2529 MIRA VISTA
DR
504061027 518 EVERETT ST
503110010 1205 NAVELLIER
ST
500380020 2437 EDWARDS
AVE
503311027 7517 TERRACE
DR
505221041 7750 MOESER
LANE
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE
UNIT A
503256015 6831 STOCKTON

AVE UNIT A
503255024 832 EVERETT ST
UNIT B
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE
505181017 1319 BREWSTER

CT UNIT A
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
500291011 2507 YUBA ST
505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT
505061041 7409 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT LN
503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A
503256013 813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
502260025 6516 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
502202005 1601 NORVELL ST
505230029 804 SEA VIEW DR
UNIT A
503311013 851 GALVIN DR
503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST
513371005
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1 Project Identifier
5 6
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Entitlement
Date Approved # of Units issued
Entitlements
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
15 0 221 309 44 0 24 0
1 2/29/2024 1
1 7/25/2024 1
1 8/15/2024 1
1 8/29/2024 1
0 0
0 0
44 24
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 15 217 2/7/2024
305
0 Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Build 7 Agenda Packet Page 44 of 230
Current APN Street Address
y Row: Start Data Entry Below
505032018 1745 ARLINGTON
BLVD
503272013 7201 WALDO AVE
504182031 321 CORONADO
ST
502370022 1421 RICHMOND
ST
503321028 7630 TERRACE
DR
504231037 216 ASHBURY
AVE
500272009 2500 EDWARDS
AVE
502062028 11690 SAN PABLO
AVE
504011031 546 KEARNEY ST
501201009 2210 HUMBOLDT
AVE
509080005 6250 CYPRESS
AVE
503384003 647 ELM ST
500302008 5337 ROSALIND
AVE
503330004 751 BALRA DR
505190005 8320

BUCKINGHAM DR
500460020 2545 ARLINGTON
BLVD
573111008 948 LENEVE PL
502360021 1420 RICHMOND
ST
504242020 320 POMONA AVE
505282009 715 GELSTON PL
505273019 845 BATES AVE
502270012 1511 ELM ST
503255033 837 NORVELL ST
503256011 819 EVERETT ST
500271009 2546 EDWARDS
AVE
503236001 6322 WALDO AVE
500260005 2529 MIRA VISTA
DR
504061027 518 EVERETT ST
503110010 1205 NAVELLIER
ST
500380020 2437 EDWARDS
AVE
503311027 7517 TERRACE
DR
505221041 7750 MOESER
LANE
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE
UNIT A
503256015 6831 STOCKTON

AVE UNIT A
503255024 832 EVERETT ST
UNIT B
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE
505181017 1319 BREWSTER

CT UNIT A
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
500291011 2507 YUBA ST
505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT
505061041 7409 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT LN
503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A
503256013 813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
502260025 6516 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
502202005 1601 NORVELL ST
505230029 804 SEA VIEW DR
UNIT A
503311013 851 GALVIN DR
503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST
513371005
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8 9
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Building Permits
Date Issued
# of Units Issued
Building Permits
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
0 0 28 96 0 0 0 0
0 1 8/8/2024 1
0 0
1 8/21/2024 1
1 6/25/2024 1
1 5/16/2024 1
1 6/7/2024 69
1 1/22/2024 1
1 7/31/2024 1
1 2/6/2024 1
1 3/4/2024 1
1 1/24/2024 1
1 1/25/2024 1
1 6/11/2024 1
1 7/23/2024 1
1 5/14/2024 1
1 4/3/2024 1
1 4/18/2024 1
1 4/3/2024 1
1 4/29/2024 1
1 8/9/2024 1
1 10/7/2024 1
1 6/3/2024 1
1 11/21/2024 1
1 9/18/2024 1
1 11/25/2024 1
1 10/14/2024 1
1 10/21/2024 1
1 10/24/2024 1
1 12/17/2024 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits Affordability by Household 10 Agenda Packet Page 45 of 230
Current APN Street Address
ary Row: Start Data Entry Below
505032018 1745 ARLINGTON
BLVD
503272013 7201 WALDO AVE
504182031 321 CORONADO
ST
502370022 1421 RICHMOND
ST
503321028 7630 TERRACE
DR
504231037 216 ASHBURY
AVE
500272009 2500 EDWARDS
AVE
502062028 11690 SAN PABLO
AVE
504011031 546 KEARNEY ST
501201009 2210 HUMBOLDT
AVE
509080005 6250 CYPRESS
AVE
503384003 647 ELM ST
500302008 5337 ROSALIND
AVE
503330004 751 BALRA DR
505190005 8320

BUCKINGHAM DR
500460020 2545 ARLINGTON
BLVD
573111008 948 LENEVE PL
502360021 1420 RICHMOND
ST
504242020 320 POMONA AVE
505282009 715 GELSTON PL
505273019 845 BATES AVE
502270012 1511 ELM ST
503255033 837 NORVELL ST
503256011 819 EVERETT ST
500271009 2546 EDWARDS
AVE
503236001 6322 WALDO AVE
500260005 2529 MIRA VISTA
DR
504061027 518 EVERETT ST
503110010 1205 NAVELLIER
ST
500380020 2437 EDWARDS
AVE
503311027 7517 TERRACE
DR
505221041 7750 MOESER
LANE
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE
UNIT A
503256015 6831 STOCKTON

AVE UNIT A
503255024 832 EVERETT ST
UNIT B
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE
505181017 1319 BREWSTER

CT UNIT A
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
500291011 2507 YUBA ST
505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT
505061041 7409 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT LN
503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A
503256013 813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
502260025 6516 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
502202005 1601 NORVELL ST
505230029 804 SEA VIEW DR
UNIT A
503311013 851 GALVIN DR
503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST
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1 Project Identifier Streamlining Infill
11 12 13 14 15
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions) Date
Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates of
Occupancy or
other forms of
readiness
How many of the
units were
Extremely Low
Income?
Please select the
state streamlining
provision the project
was APPROVED
pursuant to. (may
select multiple)
Infill Units?
Y/N+
0 0 25 25 15
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 15 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
1 12/13/2024 1 NONE Y
1 11/21/2024 1 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
1 11/21/2024 1 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
1 11/21/2024 1 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
1 12/2/2024 1 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
1 4/23/2024 1 NONE Y
1 1/10/2024 1 NONE Y
1 4/23/2024 1 NONE Y
1 4/19/2024 1 NONE Y
1 2/22/2024 1 NONE Y
1 11/21/2024 1 NONE Y
1 11/21/2024 1 NONE Y
1 8/13/2024 1 NONE Y
1 5/2/2024 1 NONE Y
1 1/11/2024 1 NONE Y
1 2/15/2024 1 NONE Y
1 2/15/2024 1 NONE Y
1 10/11/2024 1 NONE Y
1 1/3/2024 1 NONE Y
1 4/5/2024 1 NONE Y
1 11/21/2024 1 NONE Y
1 9/3/2024 1 NONE Y
1 6/8/2024 1 NONE Y
1 5/6/2024 1 NONE Y
1 3/4/2024 1 NONE Y
0 NONE Y
0 Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy Agenda Packet Page 46 of 230
Current APN Street Address
mary Row: Start Data Entry Below
505032018 1745 ARLINGTON
BLVD
503272013 7201 WALDO AVE
504182031 321 CORONADO
ST
502370022 1421 RICHMOND
ST
503321028 7630 TERRACE
DR
504231037 216 ASHBURY
AVE
500272009 2500 EDWARDS
AVE
502062028 11690 SAN PABLO
AVE
504011031 546 KEARNEY ST
501201009 2210 HUMBOLDT
AVE
509080005 6250 CYPRESS
AVE
503384003 647 ELM ST
500302008 5337 ROSALIND
AVE
503330004 751 BALRA DR
505190005 8320

BUCKINGHAM DR
500460020 2545 ARLINGTON
BLVD
573111008 948 LENEVE PL
502360021 1420 RICHMOND
ST
504242020 320 POMONA AVE
505282009 715 GELSTON PL
505273019 845 BATES AVE
502270012 1511 ELM ST
503255033 837 NORVELL ST
503256011 819 EVERETT ST
500271009 2546 EDWARDS
AVE
503236001 6322 WALDO AVE
500260005 2529 MIRA VISTA
DR
504061027 518 EVERETT ST
503110010 1205 NAVELLIER
ST
500380020 2437 EDWARDS
AVE
503311027 7517 TERRACE
DR
505221041 7750 MOESER
LANE
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE
UNIT A
503256015 6831 STOCKTON

AVE UNIT A
503255024 832 EVERETT ST
UNIT B
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE
505181017 1319 BREWSTER

CT UNIT A
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
500291011 2507 YUBA ST
505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT
505061041 7409 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT LN
503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A
503256013 813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
502260025 6516 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
502202005 1601 NORVELL ST
505230029 804 SEA VIEW DR
UNIT A
503311013 851 GALVIN DR
503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST
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Housing without Financial
Assistance or Deed
Restrictions
Term of Affordability
or Deed Restriction
16 17 18 19 20
Assistance Programs
for Each Development
(may select multiple -
see instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select multiple -
see instructions)
For units affordable without
financial assistance or deed
restrictions, explain how the
locality determined the units
were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of Affordability or
Deed Restriction (years)
(if affordable in perpetuity
enter 1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Destroyed
Units
Demolished or
Destroyed Units
0 AHSC, IIG, LHTF,
CDLAC, Other, LIHTC Other
affordable units were provided as a
public benefit as part of a larger
devlopment
55 Other DB
Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Demolished/Destroyed Units
Agenda Packet Page 47 of 230
Current APN Street Address
mary Row: Start Data Entry Below
505032018 1745 ARLINGTON
BLVD
503272013 7201 WALDO AVE
504182031 321 CORONADO
ST
502370022 1421 RICHMOND
ST
503321028 7630 TERRACE
DR
504231037 216 ASHBURY
AVE
500272009 2500 EDWARDS
AVE
502062028 11690 SAN PABLO
AVE
504011031 546 KEARNEY ST
501201009 2210 HUMBOLDT
AVE
509080005 6250 CYPRESS
AVE
503384003 647 ELM ST
500302008 5337 ROSALIND
AVE
503330004 751 BALRA DR
505190005 8320

BUCKINGHAM DR
500460020 2545 ARLINGTON
BLVD
573111008 948 LENEVE PL
502360021 1420 RICHMOND
ST
504242020 320 POMONA AVE
505282009 715 GELSTON PL
505273019 845 BATES AVE
502270012 1511 ELM ST
503255033 837 NORVELL ST
503256011 819 EVERETT ST
500271009 2546 EDWARDS
AVE
503236001 6322 WALDO AVE
500260005 2529 MIRA VISTA
DR
504061027 518 EVERETT ST
503110010 1205 NAVELLIER
ST
500380020 2437 EDWARDS
AVE
503311027 7517 TERRACE
DR
505221041 7750 MOESER
LANE
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE
UNIT A
503256015 6831 STOCKTON

AVE UNIT A
503255024 832 EVERETT ST
UNIT B
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE
505181017 1319 BREWSTER

CT UNIT A
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
500291011 2507 YUBA ST
505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT
505061041 7409 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
504192005 317 BEHRENS ST
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT LN
503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A
503256013 813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A
502260025 6516 POTRERO

AVE UNIT A
502202005 1601 NORVELL ST
505230029 804 SEA VIEW DR
UNIT A
503311013 851 GALVIN DR
503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST
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1 Project Identifier Notes
21 22 23 24 25
Demolished/Des
troyed Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus Applied to
the Project (Percentage
Increase in Total Allowable
Units or Total Maximum
Allowable Residential Gross
Floor Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions, Waivers,
or Other Modifications
Given to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project receive a
reduction or waiver of
parking standards? (Y/N)
Notes+

40.0%
8 Development
Standards
Modification, On-Site
Improvements
No
Demolished/Destroyed Units Density Bonus
Agenda Packet Page 48 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
1 Projection Period 3 4
RHNA Allocation by
Income Level
Projection Period -
06/30/2022-
01/30/2023
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Total Units to
Date (all years)
Total Remaining
RHNA by Income
Level
Deed Restricted - - 44 - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - 24 - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Above Moderate 624 13 50 28 - - - - - - - 91 533
1,391
13 50 96 - - - - - - - 159 1,232
5 6 7
Extremely low-Income
Need 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Total Units to
Date
Total Units
Remaining
167 - 15 - - - - - - - 15 152
VLI Deed Restricted
VLI Non Deed Restricted
168
Please note: For the last year of the 5th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted during the portion of the year that was in the 5th cycle. For the first year of the 6th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted since the start of the planning period. Projection Period units are in a separate column.

Total RHNA
Total Units
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Extremely Low-Income Units*
Note: units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income RHNA progress and must be reported as very low-income units in section 7 of Table A2. They must also be reported in the extremely low-income category (section 13) in Table A2 to be counted as progress toward meeting the extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). *Extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). Value in Section 5 is default value, assumed to be half of the very low-income RHNA. May be overwritten.

Progress toward extremely low-income housing need, as determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1).

Please Note: Table B does not currently contain data from Table F or Table F2 for prior years. You may login to the APR system to see Table B that contains this data.

Please note: The APR form can only display data for one planning period. To view progress for a different planning period, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected].
241
44 This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs.
- Moderate
334
192
241
Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here 24 2
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
290
Agenda Packet Page 49 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Date of Rezone Rezone Type
2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Date of Rezone Very Low-Income Low-Income Moderate-Income Above ModerateIncome Rezone Type Parcel Size
(Acres)
General Plan
Designation Zoning Minimum Density Allowed
Maximum
Density Allowed
Realistic
Capacity
Vacant/Nonvacant
Description of Existing
Uses
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
3 8
Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C
Agenda Packet Page 50 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
1 2 3 4
Name of Program Objective Timeframe in H.E Status of Program Implementation H-1.A Maintain Sites Inventory Ongoing
The City developed a tracking spreadsheet that is to be used by all planners processing entitlements to compare actual unit count by income level to assumptions in the inventory.

H-1.B
Promote Mixed-use Development and
Amenities in San Pablo Avenue
Specific Plan Area (no discrete actions)
Ongoing
In 2024, the City approved the Master Plan for the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD). This project includes a total of 6 buildings that will provide 743 new housing units. 47% of the total units will be rented at below-market rents. The project includes a total of 22,000 square feet of new public open space, including a new community plaza along Fairmount Avenue that will be approximately 0.5 acre in size. The City also continued efforts on the "BART to Bay Trail" project to create an east-west bicycle corridor along Central Avenue that would connect El Cerrito Plaza BART station and the I-80 / Central Avenue undercrossing, where any envisioned bikeway would connect with a new Caltrans bicycle facility beneath I-80 which is fully funded and scheduled to start construction in 2025.

In 2024, the City also approved a Tier II Design Review application for a proposed 305 residential unit building at 1711-1755 Eastshore Blvd. and also received two design review applications and one SB 35 preliminary application for a total of three proposed new multifamily residential buildings pursuant to the City's streamlined review process in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan.

In addition, the City submitted a grant application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. The tasks in this grant application include increasing the minimum and maximum residential densities of certain properties within a half mile of the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station and the Del Norte BART Station.

H-1.C Accessory Dwelling Unit Tools and
Resources
Annual
The City created an ADU webpage (http://www.el-cerrito.org/ADU) that details the ADU application process, summarizes ADU regulations, describes applicable fees, provides responses to Frequently Asked Questions, and includes links to a variety of ADU resources.

In December 2024, the City held a community workshop that presented information and resources on a number of housing related topics including information on ADU regulations, financing, and general resources.

In 2024, the City issued 26 building permits for ADUs.

H-1.D Objective Design Standards 2024
In 2024, the City submitted a grant application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. One of the tasks in this grant application is the creation of Objective Design Standards. The City was awarded the grant and expect to commence the development of Objective Design Standards in 2025.

H-1.E Zoning to Expand Housing Choice in
Single-family Neighborhoods 2025-2028
In 2024, the City along with a consultant began work on updating the City's General Plan Safety Element. As part of this effort, the City intends to explore conducting fire risk evaluation and development mitigation program to allow more devlopment in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone of the City.

In 2024, the City submitted a grant application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. The scope of work for this grant application includes increasing the minimum and maximum allowable density of undeveloped residentially zoned properties within a half mile of the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station and of the del Norte BART Station.

H-1.F
Facilitate Development of Pipeline
Projects
Ongoing
In 2024, the City approved the Master Plan for the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD). This project includes a total of 6 buildings that will provide 743 new housing units. The City also approved a Tier II Design Review application for a proposed 305 residential unit building at 1711-1755 Eastshore Blvd. The City issued a building permit for Mayfair Phase II (Affordable) at 11690 San Pablo Avenue. The City also approved a Final Subdivision Map These sites are in the City's Housing Element Planned and Approved sites list.

In 2024, the City received design review applications for proposed new developments at 921 Kearney Street and 10135 San Pablo Avenue. These sites are on the City's Housing Element Vacant and Underutilized Sites list.

H-1.G SB 35 Ministerial Approval Procedure 2024 In 2024, the City began developing a SB 35 submittal checklist.

H-1.H Monitor Land Use Controls Ongoing The City has developed an internal tracking spreadsheet to track specific land use controls that developers are seeking exceptions from.

H-2.A Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance 2024
In 2024, the City released a request for proposals to hire an economic consultant to update the City's Inclusionary Financial Feasibility Analysis. Work on the project began in January 2025.

H-2.B
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Priorities
2024
In 2024, the City released a request for proposals to hire an consultant to update the City's Affordable Housing Implementation Strategy. This effort will include affordable housing funding priorties. Work on the project began in January 2025.

H-2.C New Local Sources of Affordable
Housing Funding Ongoing
In 2024, City commited $620,000 in funding received through the Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program to support the predevelopment of a 70-unit TOD affordable housing building adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station.

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.

Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Agenda Packet Page 51 of 230
H-2.D Assist in Affordable Housing
Development
Ongoing
In 2024, City staff partnered with Related California in a successful grant application to the State's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program. This $39.1 million grant award will help finance a 70-unit affordable housing building adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station along with essential infrastructure and transportation enhancements that will benefit the entire community. This project also recevied $2.4 million grant award from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, Regional Early Action Plan 2.0 Priority Sites Program in 2024 to support predevelopment. And, in 2024, Contra Costa County awarded $1.8 million grant award through the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program.

H-2.E Develop Mixed Income Housing and
Amenities on BART Lands
Ongoing
The City has established a main point of contact with BART, and the City meets regularly with BART Staff regarding the devlopment of housing at the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station. See Program H-1.B for updates on the El Cerrito Plaza BART TOD project.

City staff met with BART staff to initiate discussions on development of the goals and objectives for development of the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station.

H-2.F Coordinate Transportation Projects
with Affordable Housing Ongoing
In 2024, City staff partnered with Related California in a successful grant application to the State's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program. This $39.1 million grant award will help finance a 70-unit affordable housing building adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station that includes more than $13 million for active transportation infrastructure. The El Cerrito Plaza Station TOD also recevied $2.5 million grant award in 2024 from HUD's PRO Housing Program to improve connections between the Ohlone Greenway and the project. Additionally, the West Contra Costa Transportation Commission awarded the project $1M in 2024 to support active transportation improvements. Visit www.el-cerrito.org/TOD for details.

The City also partnered with Community Housing Works to apply for a $20 million Environmental & Climate Just Community Change Grant Program through the EPA in 2024. The grant request for this 154-unit affordable housing project at 11965 San Pablo Avenue includes $17.5M for housing and $2.5M for active transporation improvements.

H-2.G Shelter and Housing Solutions for
Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Ongoing
In 2024, the City authorized a contract with Contra Costa Health, Housing and Homeless Services to launch the Coordinated Outreach Referral Engagement (CORE) Program. CORE works on the frontline providing homeless outreach services to the El Cerrito community. In addition, the City funded the Housing Security Fund which aims to cover gaps in services for persons who are currently experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness for the purpose of rapidly housing or diverting persons from homelessness and the emergency shelter system. The agenda packet is available at
https://elcerritoca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/557/files/report/1447.

H-2.H
Zoning Amendments for Special Needs
Housing
2024 In 2024, City staff contacted consultants and received a proposal to accomplish these zoning amendments. The City intends to begin this work in early 2025.

H-2.I State Density Bonus 2024 In 2024, City staff contacted consultants and received a proposal to accomplish this zoning amendment. The City intends to begin this work in early 2025.

H-2.J
Affordable Housing and Places of
Assessmbly 2026 In 2024, City staff contacted consultants and received a proposal to accomplish this zoning amendment. The City intends to begin this work in early 2025.

H-2.K
Infrastructure Priority for Affordable
Housing
2023
The City has sent a copy of the Housing Element with a cover memo, explaining the requirements of Government Code Section 65589.7, to East Bay Municipal Utility District and to Stege Sanitary District.

H-3.A Residential Rental Inspection Program Ongoing The Residential Rental Inspection Program (RRIP) continued in 2024. 36 initial RRIP inspections and 50 reinspections were conducted in 2024.

H-3.B
Continue to encourage the
rehabilitation of existing housing units Ongoing Ongoing H-3.C Tenant Protections 2024, 2028
On May 21, 2019, the City Council adopted the Just Cause for Eviction and Prohibition on Harassment of Tenants Ordinance, El Cerrito Municipal Code Chapter 10.300 (Ordinance No. 2019-04), which was to become effective June 20, 2019. On June 10, 2019, a referendum petition was filed with the City Clerk related to Just Cause for Eviction and Prohibition on Harassment of Tenants Ordinance. This process, allowed by California Elections Code, suspended implementation of the ordinance. On June 27, 2019, the Contra Costa County Elections Office determined that petition contained the required valid voter signatures. At a Special Meeting on July 31, 2019, the City Council passed a motion to repeal the Just Cause for Eviction and Prohibition on Harassment of Tenants Ordinance and also passed a motion to amended the duties and responsibilities of the Tenant Protections Task Force to include the Just Cause for Eviction policy. In August 2019, the City Council appointed an adhoc Tenant Protections Task Force made up equally of tenants and landlords to make policy recommendations for the Council. The Task Force convened five times and completed their workplan in Dec. 2020 which included a final report to the City Council on March 2, 2021.

The City evalautes the Rent Registry data annually which is posted at www.elcerrito.org/RentRegistry.

H-3.D Continue to maintain a database of
assisted housing units
Annual The City continues to make this database available on the City website at www.el-cerrito.org/625/Affordable-Housing-in-El-Cerrito.

H-3.E
Direct City investments in ways that
serve to maintain older residential
neighborhoods and transform low and
moderate resource areas into areas of
opportunity
Annual
In 2024, the City hired a contractor and began work on the del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project. The project consists of improvements for bicyclists, pedestrians, transit users and motorists to support transitoriented development in the Uptown area of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The project area is in a low resource area. Key elements of the project include:
- New and enhanced protected crosswalks
- Context-sensitive bikeways
- Bus boarding islands
- Vehicle circulation improvements
- Various streetscape enhancements around and leading to the Del Norte BART Station
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H-3.F Seismic Retrofit Program Ongoing
In 2021, City staff issued a Request for Qualifications for seeking qualified engineers/consultants to complete an inventory and analysis of wood-frame target story residential buildings in El Cerrito and develop program recommendations. In 2022, the City completed the wood-frame target story inventory for multi-unit buildings with three or more units through a Planning Grant from Cal OES. This grant funded an analysis of potential at-risk residential buildings and provided the City with data to inform future policy direction in consideration with the needs of the residents and property owners.

This program aims to reduce risks to human life, structures and infrastructure in the event of a powerful earthquake. The program was completed in 2023. The City will continue to monitor the availability of funding through State/Federal programs to develop/implement further risk reduction policies. The City also publicizes the State Brace and Bolt grant program.

H-4.A
Continue to distribute information
about fair housing services offered by
the Contra Costa Housing Services
Collaborative, including tenantlandlord counseling, fair housing services, and legal advice and
representation for residents.

Annual The City continues to distribute this information via email newsletters, City website, and flyers at www.el-cerrito.org/AffordableHousing.

H-4.B
Review and update Reasonable
Accommodation Ordinance 2026 In 2024, City staff contacted consultants and received a proposal to accomplish this zoning amendment. The City intends to begin this work in early 2025.

H-4.C Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Program
2024
In December 2024, the City held a community workshop that presented information and resources on a number of housing related topics and included a presentation from Housing Authority staff regarding the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Visit www.el-cerrito.org/CommDevEvents for workshop materials.

H-4.D Community Opportunity to Purchase
Act
2025/2026 The City expects to start this effort in 2025.

H-4.E Home Match Contra Costa 2027
The City met with Home Match staff in 2024 to discuss their programs and expanded partnership opportunities. The City also posts Home Match housing opportunites at www.el-cerrito.org/AffordableHousing.

H-4.F Community Engagement and Capacity
Building
2025 This effort will begin in 2025.

H-5.A
Partnerships for Energy and Water
Efficiency Ongoing
The City adhers to the the CA Green, Energy and Plumning Codes. The City participates in and promotes MCE's Deep Green plan which provides customers with 100% renewable energy.

H-5.B
Marketing strategy to encourage
resident participation in energy and
water efficiency programs
Ongoing
The City encourages the use of efficient and all electric appliances instead of natural gas, on City handouts where it is relevant. The City participates in and promotes MCE's Deep Green plan which provides customers with 100% renewable energy.

H-5.C Develop and/or Pursue Funding for
Energy Efficiency Programs Annual
The City developed a rebate program for energy efficiency and water conservation imporvements as part of the adoption of the City's real property transfer tax. The City continues to pursue funding for energy effiency proframs, when available.

H-5.D
Encourage homeowners to undertake
energy and water conservation
projects that save energy, lower costs
and protect the environment
Ongoing The City's transfer tax rebate program provides financial incentives for property owners to make energy efficiency and water conservation improvements.

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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Description of Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
3 4
APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate
Income
Above Moderate
Income
Description of Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Units Constructed as Part of Agreement
Commercial Development Bonus Approved pursuant to GC Section 65915.7 Table E
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
1 2
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Annual Progress Report January 2020
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
The description should adequately document how
each unit complies with subsection (c) of Government
Code Section 65583.1
+
.

For detailed reporting requirements, see the chcklist
here:

Extremely LowIncome+ Very Low-Income+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+Extremely LowIncome+Very LowIncome+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+ https://www.hcd.ca.gov/communitydevelopment/docs/adequate-sites-checklist.pdf Rehabilitation Activity
Preservation of Units At-Risk
Acquisition of Units
Mobilehome Park Preservation
Total Units by Income
Table F
Please note this table is optional: The jurisdiction can use this table to report units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from non-affordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved, including mobilehome park preservation, consistent with the standards set forth in Government Code section 65583.1, subdivision (c). Please note, motel, hotel, hostel rooms or other structures that are converted from non-residential to residential units pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c)(1)(D) are considered net-new housing units and must be reported in Table A2 and not reported in Table F.

Activity Type
Units that Do Not Count Towards RHNA+
Listed for Informational Purposes Only
Units that Count Towards RHNA +
Note - Because the statutory requirements severely limit what can be counted, please contact HCD at [email protected] and we will unlock the form which enable you to populate these fields.

Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c) Annual Progress Report January 2020
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Planning Period El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates
an optional field
Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Notes
2 3 6
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(2 to 4,5+)
Tenure
R=Renter
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Moderate- Income
Deed Restricted
ModerateIncome Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Moderate Income Units
Converted from Above
Moderate
Date Converted Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table F2
Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income Pursuant to Government Code section 65400.2 For up to 25 percent of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional housing need allocation, the planning agency may include the number of units in an existing multifamily building that were converted to deed-restricted rental housing for moderate-income households by the imposition of affordability covenants and restrictions for the unit. Before adding information to this table, please ensure housing developments meet the requirements described in Government Code 65400.2(b). 5 Project Identifier Unit Types
1 4
Affordability by Household Incomes After Conversion Units credited toward Moderate Income RHNA
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito
Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation
2 3 4
APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Realistic Capacity
Identified in the
Housing Element
Entity to whom the site
transferred Intended Use for Site
1 Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
Table G
Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of Project Identifier
NOTE: This table must only be filled out if the housing element sites inventory contains a site which is or was owned by the reporting jurisdiction, and has been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of during the reporting year.

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Jurisdiction El Cerrito Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2024
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
Designation Size Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
APN Street Address/Intersection Existing Use Number of
Units
Surplus
Designation
Parcel Size (in
acres) Notes
NOTE: This table must contain an invenory of ALL
surplus/excess lands the reporting jurisdiction owns
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Parcel Identifier

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table H
Locally Owned Surplus Sites
For Contra Costa County jurisdictions, please format the APN's as follows:999-999-999-9 Agenda Packet Page 58 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Project Type Date
Units (Beds/Student
Capacity) Granted
Density Bonus
Notes
2 3 5 6
APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Unit Category
(SH - Student Housing) Date Very Low- Income Deed Restricted Very Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Non
Deed Restricted
Moderate- Income
Deed Restricted
Moderate- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Additional Beds
Created Due to Density
Bonus
Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Table J
Student housing development for lower income students for which was granted a density bonus pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 65915 Project Identifier Units (Beds/Student Capacity) Approved 1 4
NOTE: STUDENT HOUSING WITH DENSITY BONUS ONLY. This
table only needs to be completed if there were student housing projects WITH a density bonus approved pursuant to Government Code65915(b)(1)(F)
Annual Progress Report January 2020
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
No Does the Jurisdiction have a local tenant preference policy? If the jurisdiction has a local tenant preference policy, provide a link to the jurisdiction's webpage containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials.

Notes
Table K
Tenent Preference Policy
Local governments are required to inform HCD about any local tenant preference ordinance the local government maintains when the jurisdiction submits their annual progress report on housing approvals and production, per Government Code 7061 (SB 649, 2022, Cortese).

Effective January 1, 2023, local governments adopting a tenant preference are required to create a webpage on their internet website containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials, no more than 90 days after the ordinance becomes operational.

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Jurisdiction El Cerrito
Reporting Year 2024 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Total Award Amount Total award amount is auto-populated based on amounts entered in rows 15-26.

Task $ Amount Awarded $ Cumulative Reimbursement
Requested
Other
Funding
Notes
HE 2023-2031: Project Admin. $ 20,249.00 $ 20,249.00 Other Winter 2021 - Fall 2023 HE 2023-2031: Community
Engagement $ 12,253.00 $ 12,253.00 Other Spring 2022 - Summer 2023 HE 2023-2031:Draft HE
Preparation $ 65,426.00 $ 65,426.00 Other Spring 2022 - Summer 2023 HE 2023-2031: HCD Review $ 27,680.00 $ 27,680.00 Other Fall 2022 - Summer 2023 HE 2023-2031: Environmental Compliance $ 11,520.00 $ 11,520.00 Other Spring 2022 - Summer 2023 HE 2023-2031: Final Documents & Adoption $ 3,606.00 $ 3,606.00 Other Summer 2023 Technology Upgrade $ 9,266.00 $ 9,266.00 Other Summer 2021 Summary of entitlements, building permits, and certificates of occupancy (auto-populated from Table A2) Current Year
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 73
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 15
Non-Deed Restricted 0
221
309
Current Year
Deed Restricted 44
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 24
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 0 Moderate
Completed Entitlement Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Reporting
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Completed
Please update the status of the proposed uses listed in the entity’s application for funding and the corresponding impact on housing within the region or jurisdiction, as applicable, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in Section 50515.02 or 50515.03, as applicable.
$ 150,000.00
Task Status
Completed
Completed
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Non-Deed Restricted 0
28 96
Current Year
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 0
Non-Deed Restricted 0
25 25
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Total Units
Certificate of Occupancy Issued by Affordability Summary Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
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HOUSING SUCCESSOR ANNUAL REPORT

REGARDING THE

LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING ASSET FUND
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024

PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34176.1(F)

FOR THE

CITY OF EL CERRITO HOUSING SUCCESSOR
This Housing Successor Annual Report (Report) regarding the Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) has been prepared pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 34176.1(f). This Report sets forth certain details of the City of El Cerrito (Housing Successor) activities during Fiscal Year 2023/2024 (Fiscal Year). The purpose of this Report is to provide the governing body of the Housing Successor an annual report on the housing assets and activities of the Housing Successor under Part 1.85, Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code, in particular sections 34176 and 34176.1 (Dissolution Law).

The following Report is based upon information prepared by Housing Successor staff and information contained within the independent financial audit of the Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, or ACFR) for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 (Fiscal Year) as prepared by Chavan & Associates, LLP (Auditor), which Audit is separate from this annual summary Report; further, this Report conforms with and is organized into sections I. through XI., inclusive, pursuant to Section 34176.1(f) of the Dissolution Law:

I. Amounts Received and Deposited Pursuant to 34191.4(b)(3)(A): This section provides the total amount of funds paid to the City and the amount deposited into the LMIHAF allocable to 20% of the repayments on reinstated City/Agency loans per Section 34191.4.

II. Amount Deposited into LMIHAF: This section provides the total amount of funds deposited into the LMIHAF during the Fiscal Year. Any amounts deposited for items listed on the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) must be distinguished from the other amounts deposited.

III. Ending Balance of LMIHAF: This section provides a statement of the balance in the LMIHAF as of the close of the Fiscal Year. Any amounts deposited for items listed on the ROPS must be distinguished from the other amounts deposited.

IV. Description of Expenditures from LMIHAF: This section provides a description of the expenditures made from the LMIHAF during the Fiscal Year. The expenditures are to be categorized.

V. Statutory Value of Assets Owned by Housing Successor: This section provides the statutory value of real property owned by the Housing Successor, the value of loans and grants receivables, and the sum of these two amounts.

Agenda Item No. 7.C.

Attachment 3
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VI. Description of Transfers: This section describes transfers, if any, to another housing successor agency made in previous Fiscal Year(s), including whether the funds are unencumbered and the status of projects, if any, for which the transferred LMIHAF will be used. The sole purpose of the transfers must be for the development of transit priority projects, permanent supportive housing, housing for agricultural employees or special needs housing.

VII. Project Descriptions: This section describes any project for which the Housing Successor receives or holds property tax revenue pursuant to the ROPS and the status of that project.

VIII. Status of Compliance with Section 33334.16: This section provides a status update on compliance with Section 33334.16 for interests in real property acquired by the former Redevelopment Agency prior to February 1, 2012. For interests in real property acquired on or after February 1, 2012, this section provides a status update on the project.

IX. Description of Outstanding Obligations under Section 33413: This section describes the outstanding inclusionary and replacement housing obligations, if any, under Section 33413 that remained outstanding prior to dissolution of the former Redevelopment Agency as of February 1, 2012 along with the Housing Successor’s progress in meeting those prior obligations, if any, of the former Redevelopment Agency and how the Housing Successor’s plans to meet unmet obligations, if any.

X. Income Test: This section provides the information required by Section 34176.1(a)(3)(B), or a description of expenditures by income restriction for five year period, with the time period beginning January 1, 2019 and whether the statutory thresholds have been met. This report contains the information required to be reported for the five-year period starting FY 2019/20 and ending FY 2023/24.

XI. Senior Housing Test: This section provides the percentage of units of deed-restricted rental housing restricted to seniors and assisted individually or jointly by the Housing Successor, its former Redevelopment Agency, and its host jurisdiction within the previous 10 years in relation to the aggregate number of units of deed-restricted rental housing assisted individually or jointly by the Housing Successor, its former Redevelopment Agency and its host jurisdiction within the same time period. For this Report the ten-year period reviewed is July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2024.

XII. Excess Surplus Test: This section provides the amount of excess surplus in the LMIHAF, if any, and the length of time that the Housing Successor has had excess surplus, and the Housing Successor’s plan for eliminating the excess surplus.

XIII. Inventory of Homeownership Units: This section provides a summary of covenanted homeownership units assisted by the former Redevelopment Agency or the housing successor that include an equity sharing and repayment provisions, including (a) number Agenda Packet Page 64 of 230
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of units; (b) number of units lost to the portfolio in the last fiscal year and the reason for those losses, and (c) any funds returned to the housing successor pursuant to losses or repayments.

This Report is to be provided to the Housing Successor’s governing body. In addition, this Report, ACFR and the former Redevelopment Agency’s pre-dissolution Implementation Plans are to be made available to the public on the City’s website.

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I. AMOUNTS RECEIVED AND DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO 34191.4(B)(3)(A) The former Redevelopment Agency and City did not enter into any loans that are to be repaid.

II. AMOUNT DEPOSITED INTO LMIHAF
A total of $39,928 was deposited into the LMIHAF during the Fiscal Year. The deposits are allocated as follows:

FY 2023/24
Totals
% of
Total
Loan Payments $0 0%
Interest Payments 39,928 100%
Misc. Revenue 0%
Loan Payments for item listed on the ROPS1 0 0%
Total LMIHAF Deposits2 $39,928 100%
III. ENDING BALANCE OF LMIHAF
At the close of the Fiscal Year, the ending balance in the LMIHAF was $6,802,0473, of which $446,172 is available.4 There are no ROPS items included in the ending balance.

IV. DESCRIPTION OF EXPENDITURES FROM LMIHAF
The following is a description of expenditures from the LMIHAF by category:

FY 2023/24
Monitoring & Administration Expenditures $18,240
Homeless Prevention & Rapid Rehousing Services Expenditures $0 Housing Development Expenditures5
 Expenditures on Moderate Income Units $0
1 The final SERAF payment of $167,275 was deposited in FY 2019/20. 2 Expressed as cash and does not include accrued interest income, unrealized gain on investment, and accrued interest on notes receivables.
3 Reflects the Ending Asset Balance consisting of Cash and Investments ($446,172), Interest Receivable ($1,324,788), and Loans Receivable ($5,031,087) as reported in the FY 23/24 ACFR. Does not include Liabilities or Deferred Inflows of Resources.
4 Refers only to cash available and excludes nonspendable portion of fund balance such as deposits and accounts payable, land and improvements held for resale. 5 In FY 23/24 a total of $350,000 in LMIHAF was disbursed for an acquisition/pre-development loan for the El Cerrito Plaza project located at 515 Richmond Street, also known as Parcel A-South, a 70-unit affordable housing project consisting of 19 units at 30% AMI, 21 units at 50% AMI, 29 units at 60% AMI, and 1 unrestricted manager’s unit.

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 Expenditures on Low Income Units 147,101
 Expenditures on Very-Low Income Units 106,522
 Expenditures on Extremely-Low Income Units 96,377
Total Housing Development Expenditures $0
Total LMIHAF Expenditures $368,240
The Housing Successor is allowed to spend up to the greater of $263,0006 or 5% of the value of the Housing Assets Portfolio (defined and calculated in Section V), which totals $317,794, on Monitoring and Administration Expenditures. The Housing Successor expended approximately 6% of the maximum allowable $317,794 for Monitoring and Administration Expenditures, therefore the Housing Successor is in compliance.

V. STATUTORY VALUE OF ASSETS OWNED BY HOUSING SUCCESSOR IN LMIHAF Under the Dissolution Law and for purposes of this Report, the “statutory value of real property” means the value of properties formerly held by the former Redevelopment Agency as listed on the housing asset transfer schedule approved by the Department of Finance as listed in such schedule under Section 34176(a)(2), the value of the properties transferred to the Housing Successor pursuant to Section 34181(f), and the purchase price of property(ies) purchased by the Housing Successor. Further, the value of loans and grants receivable is included in these reported assets held in the LMIHAF.

The following provides the statutory value of assets owned by the Housing Successor.

As of End of
FY 2023/24
Statutory Value of Real Property Owned by Housing Successor $0 Value of Loans and Grants Receivables 6,355,875
Total Value of Housing Assets $6,355,875
VI. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSFERS
The Housing Successor did not make any LMIHAF transfers to other Housing Successor(s) under Section 34176.1(c)(2) during the Fiscal Year.

VII. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
The Housing Successor does not receive or hold property tax revenue pursuant to the ROPS for projects.
6 The expenditure cap is subject to annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) changes. In FY 2023-24 the HCD increased the expenditure cap to $263,100 based on changes to the CPI.

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VIII. STATUS OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 33334.16
Section 34176.1 provides that Section 33334.16 does not apply to interests in real property acquired by the Housing Successor on or after February 1, 2012; however, this Report presents a status update on the project related to such real property.

With respect to interests in real property acquired by the former Redevelopment Agency prior to February 1, 2012, the time periods described in Section 33334.16 shall be deemed to have commenced on the date that the Department of Finance approved the property as a housing asset in the LMIHAF; thus, as to real property acquired by the former Redevelopment Agency now held by the Housing Successor in the LMIHAF, the Housing Successor must initiate activities consistent with the development of the real property for the purpose for which it was acquired within five years of the date the DOF approved such property as a housing asset.

The Housing Successor no longer holds real property or housing asset(s) that were acquired prior to February 1, 2012.

IX. DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 33413 Replacement Housing: According to the 2010 – 2014 Implementation Plan for the former Redevelopment Agency, no Section 33413(a) replacement housing obligations were transferred to the Housing Successor.

Inclusionary / Production Housing. According to the 2010 – 2014 Implementation Plan for the former Redevelopment Agency, no Section 33413(b) inclusionary/production housing obligations were transferred to the Housing Successor.

The former Redevelopment Agency’s Implementation Plans are posted on the City’s website.

X. INCOME TARGETING TEST
Section 34176.1(a)(3)(A) states that all funds remaining after the monitoring and administrative and homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services expenditures must be used for the development of housing affordable to and occupied by households earning 80% or less of the area median income (AMI), with at least 30% of these remaining funds expended for the development of rental housing affordable to and occupied by households earning 30% or less of the AMI and no more than 20% of these remaining funds expended for the development of housing affordable to and occupied by households earning between 60% and 80% of the AMI.

Every five years, starting January 1, 2014, the Housing Successor must demonstrate in the annual report that expenditures during the previous five-year period complied with these requirements.

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remaining in the LMIHAF be expended on households earning 30% or less of the AMI until the Housing Successor demonstrates compliance with the Extremely-Low Income requirement.

If the Housing Successor exceeds the expenditure limit for households earning between 60% and 80% of the AMI in any five year report, the Housing Successor shall not expend any of the remaining funds for households earning between 60% and 80% of the AMI until the Housing Successor demonstrates compliance with this limitation in an annual report.

For purposes of this calculation, “development” means new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, substantial rehabilitation as defined in Section 33413, acquisition of long-term affordability covenants on multifamily units as described in Section 33413, or the preservation of an assisted housing development that is eligible for prepayment or termination or for which the expiration of rental restrictions is scheduled to occur within five years.

The FY 2018/19 Annual Report found the Housing Successor to be in compliance with the Income Targeting Test for the period of January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019 (Prior Reporting Period).

The following table provides the Housing Successor’s Income Targeting Test as of June 30, 2024 for the period of FY 2019/20 through FY 2023/24 (Current Reporting Period):

Extremely-Low
Income (≤30% AMI)
LMIHAF
Expenditures
31% - 59% AMI
LMIHAF
Expenditures
60% - 80% AMI
LMIHAF
Expenditures
Total
LMIHAF
Spent
FY 2019/2020 22,059 42,647 35,294 100,000
FY 2020/2021 22,059 42,647 35,294 100,000
FY 2021/2022 22,059 42,647 35,294 100,000
FY 2022/2023 11,029 21,324 17,647 50,000
FY 2023/2024 96,377 106,522 147,101 350,000
Total July 1, 2019 – June
30, 20247 $173,583 $255,787 $270,630 $700,000
The following table provides a summary of the Income Targeting Test for the Current Reporting Period:

For the Period: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2024
Extremely-Low
Income Targeting
Test
60% to 80% AMI
Income Targeting
Test
Expenditures as a % of Total Expenditures 25% 39%
7 Between FY 2019/20 and FY 2023/24 total Housing Development Expenditures of $700,000 were expended as follows: $350,000 was disbursed to Mayfair Affordable, LLC for pre-development activities for the 11600 and 11690 San Pablo Ave and 1925 Kearney Street project, consisting of 15 units at 30% AMI, 14 units at 40% AMI, 15 units at 50% AMI, and 24 units at 60% AMI; and $350,000 was disbursed to the El Cerrito Plaza project, consisting of 19 units at 30% AMI, 21 units at 50% AMI, 29 units at 60% AMI.

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Requirements At least 30% of Total
Expenditures
At most 20% of Total
Expenditures
As illustrated above, the Housing Successor is not in compliance with the Income Targeting Test for the five-year period starting FY 2019-2020 and ending FY 2023/2024. Therefore, in every subsequent Annual Report, the Housing Successor will be required to demonstrate the progress made towards compliance with the income requirements for the previous five-year period, including expending at least 50% of funds each year towards the development of rental housing for Extremely-Low Income Households, until the Housing Successor has met all the appropriate spending thresholds.

XI. SENIOR HOUSING TEST
The Housing Successor is to calculate the percentage of units of deed-restricted rental housing restricted to seniors and assisted by the Housing Successor, the former Redevelopment Agency and/or the City within the previous 10 years in relation to the aggregate number of units of deed-restricted rental housing assisted by the Housing Successor, the former Redevelopment Agency and/or City within the same time period. If this percentage exceeds 50%, then the Housing Successor cannot expend future funds in the LMIHAF to assist additional senior housing units until the Housing Successor or City assists and construction has commenced on a number of restricted rental units that is equal to 50% of the total amount of deed-restricted rental units.

The following summarizes the number of deed-restricted rental housing units produced by the former Redevelopment Agency and the Housing Successor over the past 10 years (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2024):

Project Name
Year
Built
# of Senior
Units
# of NonSenior
Units
Total # of
Units
Ohlone Gardens 2015 0 56 56
Metro 510 (Creekside Walk) 2017/18 0 19 198
Hana Gardens 2019 62 0 62
Totals 62 75 137
The following provides the Housing Successor’s Senior Housing Test for the 10-year period of July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2024:

FY 2023/2024
# of Assisted Senior Rental Units 62
# of Total Assisted Rental Units 137
8 Metro 510 (Creekside Walk) is an inclusionary housing project totaling 126 units; however, this table includes only the 19 units that were assisted by the Housing Successor with LMIHAF for the purposes of correctly calculating the Senior Housing Test.

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Senior Housing Percentage 45%
In Fiscal Year 2023/24 a total of 45% of deed-restricted rental housing units are restricted to seniors. Thus, the Housing Successor is in compliance with the Senior Housing Test requirement.

XII. EXCESS SURPLUS TEST
Excess Surplus is defined in Section 34176.1(d) as an unencumbered amount in the account that exceeds the greater of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the aggregate amount deposited into the account during the Housing Successor’s preceding four Fiscal Years, whichever is greater. The following provides the Excess Surplus test for the preceding four Fiscal Years:

Available Housing Funds – FY 2023/24
FY 23/24 LMIHAF Ending Fund Balance (Section III) $6,802,047 (Less) Loans Receivable ($5,031,087)
(Less) Interest Receivable ($1,324,788)
Available Housing Funds – FY 2023/24 $446,172
Limitation on Available Housing Funds FY 2023/24
Greater of:
 Base Amount $1,000,000
 Four Years of Deposits
FY 2019/20 $280,696
FY 2020/21 47,351
FY 2021/22 16,886
FY 2022/23 17,734
Total Deposits $362,667
Limitation on Available Housing Funds $1,000,000
The available cash balance of $446,172 is less than the $1,000,000 limitation on available housing funds. Therefore, the LMIHAF does not have an Excess Surplus.

XIII. HOMEOWNERSHIP
The Housing Successor is to provide an inventory of homeownership units assisted by the former Redevelopment Agency or the Housing Successor that are subject to covenants or restrictions or to an adopted program that protects the former Redevelopment Agency’s investment of moneys from the LMIHAF pursuant to Section 33334.3(f). The inventory for the Housing Successor is as follows:
 The following summarizes the current inventory of the Housing Successor’s homeownership portfolio:

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# of
Units
Restricted homeownership units as of June 30, 2024 0
 There was no loss of homeownership inventory during FY 2023/24.  The Housing Successor has not contracted with an outside entity for the management of the ownership portfolio.

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AGENDA BILL
Agenda Item No. 7.D.

Date: March 18, 2025
To: El Cerrito City Council
From: A'shanti Coleman, Management Assistant; Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Public Works Department
Subject: Calendar Year 2022 and 2023 Contra Costa Transportation Authority Growth Management Compliance Checklist

ACTION PROPOSED
Adopt a resolution approving the Calendar Years 2022 and 2023 Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist for allocation of Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024- 25 Measure J, Local Street Maintenance and Improvement Funds by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA).

BACKGROUND
In 1988, voters in Contra Costa County approved Measure C imposing a half-cent sales tax to generate revenue for transportation improvement projects over 20 years. In 2004, the voters approved Measure J extending the sales tax for another 25 years. A portion of the sales tax funds, referred to as the “Local Street Maintenance and Improvement (LSM) program” funds, is allocated by the CCTA to cities on a formula basis. To receive these funds and to be eligible for funds from the Transportation for Livable Communities program, Measure J requires each jurisdiction in Contra Costa to comply with all the components of its Growth Management Program (GMP). The CCTA assesses compliance with the GMP through the review and approval of a jurisdiction’s GMP Compliance Checklist. Each jurisdiction must complete and approve the checklist. On April 26, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-32 approving the Calendar Years 2020 and 2021 GMP Compliance Checklist for allocation of Fiscal Years 2021-22 and 2022-23 Measure J Funds.

ANALYSIS
The current GMP Compliance Checklist, attached as Exhibit A to the proposed Resolution, is for the reporting period of Calendar Years 2022 and 2023, and allocation period of Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25. This GMP Compliance Checklist must be submitted to the CCTA prior to June 30, 2025. The Measure J GMP currently requires compliance in the following areas:
• Implementation of the West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance (2017)
• Continuation of Development Mitigation Programs
• Addressing of Housing Options
• Conducting of Traffic Impact Studies
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• Preparation of Minimum Five-Year Capital Improvement Program • Adoption of Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Ordinance • Adoption of Voter-Approved Urban Limit Line
• Adoption of Growth Management Element of General Plan • Posting of Signs
• Maintenance of Effort
• Submittal of LSM Reporting and Audit Forms.

Since the last reporting period, there have been no required actions related to the TSM Ordinance, Urban Limit Line (ULL), Growth Management Element or Posting of Signs.

Development projects approved during this reporting period were previously evaluated under the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which complied with the West County Action Plan and CCTA traffic impact study requirements, and therefore did not require additional traffic impact studies.

During this reporting period, the City actively participated in the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) and the implementation of the West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance, and was closely involved with various multi-jurisdictional planning efforts as described in detail in GMP Compliance Checklist Attachment 1. A key accomplishment during the reporting period was the City Council’s adoption of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan Update in December 2023.

The City also continued to implement the Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP), as part of our adopted Master Fee Schedule. During this period, the City had an adopted five-year Capital Improvement Program, which was prepared as part of the City’s biennial budget process. The City continued to make progress in achieving the objectives of the Housing Element. Finally, due to the passage of the City’s own half-cent sales tax (Measure A) in 2008 and SB 1, the City provided funds for street improvement projects using non-Measure J funds, thereby exceeding the Maintenance of Effort required by Measure J.

The City has satisfied the requirements of Measure J in all other areas as summarized above and demonstrated in the GMP Compliance Checklist. The City Council is required to review and approve the GMP Compliance Checklist for submittal to the CCTA. The GMP Compliance Checklist will then be reviewed by the CCTA’s Citizens Advisory Committee and Planning Committee. After review by these two committees, the GMP Compliance Checklist is considered for final approval by the CCTA Board.

STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS
The City’s compliance with the various components of the Measure J GMP is consistent with the following El Cerrito Strategic Plan Goals:
• High-Performing Organization by continuing to strengthen relationships with public partners, including other Contra Costa County jurisdictions and regional transportation agencies;
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required to meet the demands resulting from that growth; and • Foster environmental sustainability citywide by supporting programs, plans and projects that encourage alternative modes of transportation to the singleoccupancy vehicle.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
This section is not applicable to this agenda item.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
If the CCTA finds the City in compliance with the requirements of Measure J GMP for Calendar Years 2022 and 2023, the CCTA will allocate an estimated $606,855 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 funds to the City. The payment from CCTA is anticipated in June 2025.

The payment of Fiscal Year 2024-25 funds will occur automatically on the one-year anniversary of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 payment date.

The City Council appropriates expenditures of these Measure J funds (Fund 204) as part of its biennial budget. City staff will provide an update on the estimated Measure J funds as part of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget process. The funds are used for the operations, maintenance, and improvement of the City's transportation system, which include Engineering and Maintenance personnel, safety evaluations, West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) dues, utilities, infrastructure supplies, and City administration.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
The City Attorney has reviewed the proposed action and found that legal considerations have been addressed.

Reviewed by:

Karen Pinkos, City Manager
Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Exhibit A to Resolution
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RESOLUTION 2025-XX

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO APPROVING THE CALENDAR YEARS 2022 AND 2023 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST FOR ALLOCATION OF FISCAL YEARS 2023-24 AND 2024-25 MEASURE J, LOCAL STREET MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUNDS

BY THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, in 1988 Contra Costa County voters approved Measure C imposing a half-cent sales tax to generate revenue for transportation improvement projects over 20 years and approved Measure J in 2004 extending the sales tax for another 25 years; and WHEREAS, to receive Local Street Maintenance and Improvement (LSM) program funds and to be eligible for funds from the Transportation for Livable Communities program, Measure J requires each jurisdiction in Contra Costa to comply with all components of its Growth Management Program (GMP); and WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority requires that local jurisdictions complete a biennial Growth Management Program Compliance Checklist (Compliance Checklist) to demonstrate compliance with Measure J; and WHEREAS, the City has satisfied all requirements necessary to be in compliance with Measure J including those involving implementation of the West County Action Plan for Regional Routes of Regional Significance; development mitigation programs; housing options; traffic impact studies; cooperative, multi-jurisdictional planning; minimum fiveyear Capital Improvement Program; Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Ordinance; Voter-Approved Urban Limit Line; Growth Management Element of General Plan; Posting of Signs; Maintenance of Effort; and submittal of required LSM forms.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito that it hereby finds the actions, policies and programs of the City to be in conformance with the provisions of the Measure J Contra Costa GMP and hereby approves the Calendar Years 2022 and 2023 GMP Compliance Checklist, attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, for allocation of Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 funds by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption.

I CERTIFY that at a regular meeting on March 18, 2025 the City Council of the City of El Cerrito passed this Resolution by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

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IN WITNESS of this action, I sign this document and affix the corporate seal of the City of El Cerrito on .
________________________
Holly M. Charléty, City Clerk
APPROVED:
________________________
Carolyn Wysinger, Mayor
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023
Measure J Growth Management Program Compliance Checklist

1. Action Plans YES NO N/A
a. Is the jurisdiction implementing the actions called for in the applicable Action Plan for all designated Routes of Regional Significance within the jurisdiction?
b. Has the jurisdiction implemented the following procedures as outlined in the Implementation Guide and the applicable Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance?
i. Circulation of environmental documents,
ii. Analysis of the impacts of proposed General Plan amendments and recommendation of changes to Action Plans, and
iii. Conditioning the approval of projects consistent with Action Plan policies?
c. Has the jurisdiction followed the procedures for RTPC review of General Plan Amendments as called for in the Implementation Guide?

2. Development Mitigation Program YES NO
a. Has the jurisdiction adopted and implemented a local development mitigation program to ensure that new development pays its fair share of the impact mitigation costs associated with that development?
b. Has the jurisdiction adopted and implemented the regional transportation mitigation program, developed, and adopted by the applicable Regional Transportation Planning Committee, including any regional traffic mitigation fees, assessments, or other mitigation as appropriate?
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023

3. Address Housing Options YES NO
a. Has the jurisdiction prepared and submitted a report to the Authority demonstrating reasonable progress in providing housing opportunities for all income levels under its Housing Element? The report can demonstrate progress by
(1) comparing the number of housing units approved, constructed, or occupied within the jurisdiction over the preceding five years with the number of units needed on average each year to meet the housing objectives established in its Housing Element; or
(2) illustrating how the jurisdiction has adequately planned to meet the existing and projected housing needs through the adoption of land use plans and regulatory systems which provide
opportunities for, and do not unduly constrain, housing development; or
(3) illustrating how its General Plan and zoning regulations facilitate improvement or development of sufficient housing to meet the Element’s objectives.

Note: A copy of the local jurisdiction’s annual progress report (Tables A thru C) to the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is sufficient.
b. Does the jurisdiction’s General Plan—or other adopted policy document or report—consider the impacts that its land use and development policies have on the local, regional, and countywide transportation system, including the level of transportation capacity that can reasonably be provided?
c. Has the jurisdiction incorporated policies and standards into its development approval process that support transit, bicycle, and pedestrian access in new developments?
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023

4. Traffic Impact Studies YES NO N/A
a. Using the Authority’s Technical Procedures, have traffic impact studies been conducted as part of development review for all projects estimated to generate more than 100 net new peak-hour vehicle trips? (Note: Lower traffic generation thresholds established through the RTPC’s Action Plan may apply).
b. If the answer to 4.a. above is “yes”, did the local jurisdiction notify affected parties and circulate the traffic impact study during the environmental review process?

5. Participation in Cooperative, Multi-Jurisdictional
Planning YES NO
a. During the reporting period, has the jurisdiction’s Council/Board representative regularly participated in meetings of the appropriate Regional Transportation Planning Committee (RTPC), and have the jurisdiction’s local representatives to the RTPC regularly reported on the activities of the Regional Committee to the jurisdiction's council or board? (Note: Each RTPC should have a policy that defines what constitutes regular attendance of Council/Board members at RTPC meetings.)
b. Has the local jurisdiction worked with the RTPC to develop and implement the Action Plans, including identification of Routes of Regional Significance, establishing Multimodal Transportation Service Objectives (MTSOs) for those routes, and defining actions for achieving the MTSOs?
c. Has the local jurisdiction applied the Authority’s travel demand model and Technical Procedures to the analysis of General Plan Amendments (GPAs) and developments exceeding specified
thresholds for their effect on the regional transportation system, including on Action Plan MTSOs?
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023
YES NO
d. As needed, has the jurisdiction made available, as input into the countywide transportation computer model, data on proposed improvements to the jurisdiction’s transportation system, including roadways, pedestrian circulation, bikeways, and trails, planned and improved development within the jurisdiction, and traffic patterns?

6. Five-Year Capital Improvement Program YES NO
Does the jurisdiction have an adopted five-year capital improvement program (CIP) that includes approved projects and an analysis of project costs as well as a financial plan for providing the improvements? (The transportation component of the plan must be forwarded to the Authority for incorporation into the Authority’s database of transportation projects)

7. Transportation Systems Management Program YES NO
Has the jurisdiction adopted a transportation systems management ordinance or resolution that incorporates required policies consistent with the updated model ordinance prepared by the Authority for use by local agencies or qualified for adoption of alternative mitigation measures because it has a small employment base?

8. Adoption of a voter-approved Urban Limit Line YES NO N/A a. Has the local jurisdiction adopted and continually complied with an applicable voter-approved Urban Limit Line as outlined in the Authority’s annual ULL Policy Advisory Letter?
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023
b. If the jurisdiction has modified its voter approved ULL or approved a major subdivision or General Plan Amendment outside the ULL, has the jurisdiction made a finding of consistency with the Measure J provisions on ULLs and criteria in the ULL Policy Advisory Letter after holding a noticed public hearing and making the proposed finding publicly available?

9. Adoption of the Measure J Growth Management
Element YES NO N/A
Has the local jurisdiction adopted a final GME for its General Plan that substantially complies with the intent of the Authority’s adopted Measure J Model GME?

10. Posting of Signs YES NO N/A
Has the jurisdiction posted signs meeting Authority specifications for all projects exceeding $250,000 that are funded, in whole or in part, with Measure C or Measure J funds?

11. Maintenance of Effort (MoE) YES NO
Has the jurisdiction met the MoE requirements of Measure J as stated in Section 6 of the Contra Costa Transportation
Improvement and Growth Management Ordinance (as amended)? (See the Checklist Instructions for a listing of MoE requirements by local jurisdiction.)

12. Submittal of LSM Reporting and Audit Forms YES NO
Has the local jurisdiction submitted a Local Street Maintenance and Improvement Reporting Form and Audit Reporting Form for eligible expenditures of 18 percent funds covering FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23?

YES NO N/A
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023

13. Other Considerations YES NO N/A
If the jurisdiction believes that the requirements of Measure J have been satisfied in a way not indicated on this checklist, has an explanation been attached below?
Review and Approval of Checklist
This Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist was prepared by:

Signature Date
Name & Title (print)
Phone Email
The Council/Board of ___________ has reviewed the completed Checklist and found that the policies and programs of the jurisdiction as reported herein conform to the requirements for compliance with the Contra Costa Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program.

Certified Signature (Mayor or Chair) Date
Name & Title (print)
Attest Signature (City/Town/County Clerk) Date
Name (print)
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023
Supplementary Information (Required)

1. Action Plans
a. Please summarize steps taken during the reporting period to implement the actions, programs, and measures called for in the applicable Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance:
b. Attach, list, and briefly describe any General Plan Amendments that were approved during the reporting period. Please specify which amendments affected ability to meet the standards in the Growth Management Element and/or affected ability to implement Action Plan policies or meet Multimodal Traffic Service Objectives (MTSOs). Indicate if amendments were forwarded to the jurisdiction’s RTPC for review, and describe the results of that review relative to Action Plan implementation:

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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023
Provide a summary list of projects approved during the reporting period and the conditions required for consistency with the Action Plan:

2. Development Mitigation Program
a. Describe progress on implementation of the regional transportation mitigation program:

3. Address Housing Options
a. Please attach a report demonstrating reasonable progress in providing housing opportunities for all income levels. (Note: A copy of the local jurisdiction’s annual report (Tables A thru C) to the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is sufficient).

Add Attachments
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023
Please attach the jurisdiction’s adopted policies and standards that ensure consideration of and support for walking, bicycling, and transit access during the review of proposed development.

Add Attachments

4. Traffic Impact Studies
Please list all traffic impact studies that have been conducted as part of the development review of any project that generated more than 100 net new peak hour vehicle trips. (Note:

Lower traffic generation thresholds established through the RTPC’s Action Plan may apply).

Note whether the study was consistent with the Authority’s Technical Procedures and whether notification and circulation were undertaken during the environmental review process.

5. Participation in Cooperative, Multi-Jurisdictional Planning No attachments necessary
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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023

6. Five-Year Capital Improvement Program
Please attach the transportation component of the most recent CIP version, and list the resolution number and date of adoption of the most recent five-year CIP.

7. Transportation Systems (Demand) Management Program
Please attach a copy of the jurisdiction’s TSM (TDM) ordinance or list the date of ordinance or resolution adoption and its number.

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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023

8. Adoption of a voter-approved Urban Limit Line
The local jurisdiction’s adopted ULL is on file at the Authority offices. Please specify any actions that were taken during the reporting period regarding changes or modifications to the voter approved ULL, which should include a resolution making a finding of consistency with Measure J and a copy of the related public hearing notice.

9. Adoption of the Measure J Growth Management Element
Please attach the adopted Final Measure J Growth Management Element to the local jurisdiction’s General Plan or list the date of ordinance or resolution adoption and its number.

10. Posting of Signs
Provide a list of all projects exceeding $250,000 within the jurisdiction, noting which ones are or were signed according to Authority specifications.

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Measure J GMP Compliance Checklist
Reporting Jurisdiction: _______________________________________ For Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Reporting Period: Calendar Years 2022 & 2023

11. Maintenance of Effort (MoE)
Please indicate the jurisdiction’s MoE requirement and MoE expenditures for the past two fiscal years (FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23). See the Instructions to identify the MoE requirements.

12. Submittal of LSM Reporting Form and Audit Reporting Form Please attach LSM (Summary) Reporting and LSM Audit (Detail) Forms for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23.

Add Attachments

13. Other Considerations
Please specify any alternative methods of achieving compliance for any components for the Measure J Growth Management Program
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GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation City of El Cerrito
Measure J Growth Management Program Checklist
Reporting Period
CY 2022 and 2023
The City of El Cerrito has taken the actions summarized in the table below to implement the 2017 West County Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance. The actions listed are the responsibility of local agencies on a region-wide basis as well as those related to Routes of Regional Significance in El Cerrito, which include San Pablo Avenue, Central Avenue and Carlson Boulevard.

Action # Action City Implementation
1 Work with local transit providers and
regional funding agencies to identify
funding for and provide busoriented improvements and better bus stop amenities along local
routes, and to improve headways
and expand bus service along
important corridors in West County.

During this reporting period, City staff provided input on key planning efforts related to bus-oriented improvements as follows:
• San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study Phase 2, led by WCCTAC consists of the advancement of design concepts to incorporate Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along the entire length of San Pablo Avenue, as well as transit and traffic analysis and design to better suit West County’s needs; and the next phase of the San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study, led by CCTA to focus on public outreach and engagement around potential BRT and/or other transit priority features. • West County Action Plan Update that included various actions to funding and provide bus-oriented improvements for operations, maintenance, and infrastructure. • Berkeley El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan a collaborative effort between BART and the cities along its R-line to identify station access strategies, including bus-oriented improvements, for communities served by the El Cerrito Plaza, North Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley, and Ashby BART stations before 2500 mixed-income apartments are built on the three parking lots.
• AC Transit’s Realign, a systemwide evaluation and restructuring of the agency’s existing bus service network prompted by the pandemic’s effect on travel patterns.

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GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation Additionally, in February 2023, the City executed a Cooperative Agreement between the City of El Cerrito (City) and the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) for Design, Construction, Operations and Maintenance of the Rapid Corridors Project. The project improved the transit signal priority (TSP) system along San Pablo Avenue as well as Telegraph Avenue and West Grand/Grand Avenues in the cities of Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland, Richmond, and San Pablo.
2 Implement transit-oriented
development in the designated
Pedestrian-Bicycle-Transit (PBT)
zones using design principles that
support local bus services and
pedestrian/bicycle access.

During the reporting period, the City actively continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (adopted in 2014), which promotes high-quality transit-oriented development (TOD) and complete streets improvements along San Pablo Avenue. This corridor is a PBT Zone. The Form-Based Code is one of the essential elements of the Specific Plan. The Code regulates development to achieve a specific urban form, including a form that supports walking, biking, and taking transit on both AC Transit buses and BART trains. The other essential element of the Specific Plan is the Complete Streets Plan, which works with the Form-Based Code to provide direction for the redesign and development of the street rightof-way (ROW) in the Plan Area.

In 2022, the Design Review Board approved one new residential development project within the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan area. This project at 6115 Potrero Ave represents an entitlement of a total 63 new residential units and 6,220 square feet of ground floor commercial space. This project will provide important amenities for the community.

In December 2022, an update to the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report were adopted to allow for additional development capacity.

The City also used a Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development to help fund the City’s Housing Element update.

This update will allow for continued development pursuant to the Specific Plan, building on the plan’s success, to date.

During the reporting period, the City processed development applications for the El Cerrito Plaza Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. More specifically, in 2023, the Design Review Board Agenda Packet Page 91 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation provided advisory comments on one proposed building within the project. This proposed 70-unit multifamily residential building at 515 Richmond Street was given ministerial approval on April 3, 2023, pursuant to the streamlined ministerial process created by Senate Bill 35.

Additionally, the City continued to process the application for the master plan for the remainder of the site. The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes a total of 743 new residential units, 47% of which will be below market rate units, approximately 2,100 squarefeet of commercial ground-floor retail, 446 automobile parking spaces, an approximately

0.5-acre community open space plaza along Fairmount Avenue, and connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels. This project includes the potential for a new City Library which would help enhance the sense of place of the downtown node. In addition, the vision of the master plan is to create a mixed-income, mixed-use transit-oriented community that serves as a central downtown node for existing and future residents, patrons, businesses, customers, commuters, and visitors.

Finally, the City began reviewing the building permit application for a 67-unit BRIDGE Affordable Housing at Mayfair.
3 Encourage development of plans,
programs and projects that support
transit-oriented development (TOD)
within all Priority Development
Areas.

As noted under Action No. 2, the City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan (adopted in 2014 and updated in 2022), which is intended to promote highquality transit-oriented development and complete streets improvements along San Pablo Avenue. This corridor is a Priority Development Area (PDA). Additionally, in 2022, the City created a new position and hired a Sustainable Transportation Program Manager to support programs such as this.

The City continued the development of a significant capital project - the Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project with the design completion and bidding in 2023.

This project is a showcase project for El Cerrito and will implement multimodal transportation improvements identified in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan to support transit-oriented development in the San Pablo Avenue del Norte Area (also known as Uptown Area). Improvements include new and enhanced bicycle Agenda Packet Page 92 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation and pedestrian facilities connecting to the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and TOD, bus and automobile circulation improvements, and streetscape elements including bus stop enhancements.

The City began the Richmond Street Complete Streets Project – securing $8 million in federal funding to improve safety, connectively, and accessibility along the entire length of Richmond Street to connect El Cerrito’s residential neighborhoods, schools, civic and recreational destinations, and commercial districts to two BART Station and the PDA.

In 2023, City staff began collaborating with Caltrans staff to include new and upgraded pedestrian crosswalks and safety features as part of the project Caltrans is planning to repave State Route 123 (San Pablo Avenue between Cutting Blvd and the Alameda County line and Cutting Boulevard between San Pablo Ave and I-80) within El Cerrito. Although principally a pavement maintenance and rehabilitation project, Caltrans’ policy, consistent with the State’s Complete Street Act, identifies routine maintenance projects as an opportunity to better accommodate the needs of all road users. The project was in the development and design stage in 2023 and Caltrans staff anticipated construction would start in 2026.

Finally, the City executed a grant pass-through agreement with BART to receive up to $10 million from the State’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) to plan, develop, and implement on-street parking management and complete street upgrades that support the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project. In 2022, BART applied for and received approximately $49 million in TIRCP funding for transportation infrastructure that supports station access and transit-oriented development on BART and around East Bay BART stations. Approximately $24 million is allocated to the El Cerrito Plaza station with $10 million supporting the abovementioned access strategies, and the remaining $14 million supporting infrastructure on BART property such as the BART rider parking garage and bus transit center. Since parking management and complete street upgrades are primarily within City right-of-way, the City is best suited to lead implementation of these projects, in the manner of a typical street improvement project.

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GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation 8 Support projects and programs that
improve the passenger experience,
upgrade systems, and expand the
capacity of BART stations in West
County.

During this reporting period, as part of BART’s planned Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, City staff participated in the completion of the Berkeley-El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan (BECCAP) in 2023. Development of the BECCAP, was a collaborative effort between BART and the cities along its R-line to identify station access strategies for communities served by the El Cerrito Plaza, North Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley, and Ashby BART stations before 2,500 mixed-income apartments are built on the three parking lots. The proposed development will change how BART riders in the surrounding communities get to and from the stations. The goal of the plan was to develop strategies that equitably distribute investments in walking, rolling, biking, riding transit, driving, and parking.

Because the TOD development will not replace all existing rider parking spaces, the BECCAP identified multimodal access strategies at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station, which include new bicycle and pedestrian linkages; new and enhanced existing bus service; and a new onstreet parking management program around the El Cerrito Plaza BART station to maintain station access for those who don’t have alternatives to driving and parking. 9 Continue to update and implement
local and regional bicycle and
pedestrian plans, and support the
preparation of bicycle and pedestrian
plans in those communities where
they do not currently exist.

During the reporting period, the City worked to advance recommendations in the El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan (ATP), adopted by the City Council in 2016. The ATP includes nine detailed projects, revised bicycle and pedestrian networks, a policy toolkit and program framework to make walking and biking easier in El Cerrito. The nine detailed projects are:

1. BART to Bay Trail Access Improvements at Central Avenue, Carlson Boulevard, and Cerrito Creek Connections between Plaza BART and the Bay Trail

2. Ohlone Greenway Crossing Improvements - Citywide

3. Citywide Wayfinding at Key Walking and Biking Routes

4. Arlington Boulevard Pedestrian Improvements

5. East Side Bicycle Boulevard – Blake Street, Norvell Street, Schmidt Lane, Richmond Street, Moeser Lane, Norvell Street, Lincoln Avenue, Albemarle Street, Behrens Street

6. East Side Bicycle Boulevard Wayfinding

7. Key Boulevard Improvements – between Humboldt Street and Hill Street

8. Fairmount Avenue Improvements – between Carlson Boulevard and Colusa Avenue

9. Potrero Avenue Improvements – between western City limit and Ohlone Greenway Agenda Packet Page 94 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation The City evaluated concepts and sought grant funding for components of these projects. 10 Support the WCCTAC TDM program
in promoting commute methods and
modes that reduce single-occupant
vehicle travel at peak times.

During the reporting period, City staff continued to work with WCCTAC staff to support TDM in West County. The City participated in two Bike to Wherever Days, rebranded from Bike to Work during the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting it through our outreach efforts. In 2022 and 2023, 260 and 278 cyclists were counted, respectively, either passing through or stopping to check out the City’s “Energizer Station” at El Cerrito Plaza BART Station.

In 2022, the City created a new position and hired a Sustainable Transportation Program Manager to support programs such as this.
13 Consider bicycle and pedestrian
needs in all neighborhood and
roadway planning and design efforts,
particularly within Priority
Development Areas (PDA).

See implementation under Action Item Nos. 2, 3, and 9. As noted, during the reporting period, the City continued implementation of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, the City’s PDA, and Active Transportation Plan, which includes several projects in and directly serving the PDA; and developed concepts and completed design on various projects that included pedestrian and bicycle improvements within or near the PDA. 14 Require new development projects
to provide bike racks, lockers, and
other secure bike parking options at
appropriate locations, and seek
funding to provide bike parking at
key activity centers throughout West
County.

Bicycle parking facilities are located at all parks and schools in the City in addition to each bus stop on San Pablo Avenue. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, adopted in 2014, requires short- and long-term bicycle parking for all projects within the Specific Plan area.

The Plan includes design guidelines and sitting requirements to maximize access and ease of use. The City has installed bike parking at each bus stop on San Pablo Avenue. The City participates with WCCTAC to install additional bike racks through their program.

In 2016, the Active Transportation Plan was adopted and includes the following recommended actions:
• Update the bicycle parking requirements of the City’s Municipal Code to reflect national best practice in the form of the Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professional’s (APBP’s) Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2nd Edition.
• Outreach to and coordinate with businesses, business districts, and residents to create an on-street bicycle corral program.
• Place bicycle parking in bulb outs or bus bulbs.

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GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation The plan also includes proposed bicycle parking locations throughout the city. The City will use this document to seek additional funding.

The Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project will install additional bike racks. 15 Support and fund programs, such as
the Street Smarts Program, to
increase the level of public education
about bicycle safety and to reduce
injuries due to pedestrian or bicycle
collisions.

The City is working with CCTA on developing a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP). The LRSP will provide a data-driven approach to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety improvements on local roads. In El Cerrito, the LRSP will build off the Active Transportation Plan adopted by City Council in 2016 and be coordinated with Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s Vision Zero Action Plan.
17 Improve pedestrian and bicycle
access through freeway interchange
areas.

One of the goals of the City’s Active Transportation Plan is to enhance access through and across key barriers, such as freeway interchanges and to achieve goals such as improved Bay Trail access, pursue multi-jurisdictional funding applications with neighboring cities and other potential partners, including BART, East Bay Regional Park District, City of Richmond, City of Albany, Contra Costa County, AC Transit, and Caltrans. The plan’s recommended actions are the following:
• Establish a policy for pedestrian crossings at barrier locations, such as safe crossing every ¼ or ½ mile
• Implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan to addresses San Pablo Avenue as a barrier
• Collaborate with the City of Richmond and Caltrans to address I-80 barriers Under the Active Transportation Plan, one of the detail project concepts developed was a connection to the Bay Trail via Central Avenue as well as several other streets and paths. The project concept includes various improvements including a Class I path underneath the freeway overpass. A few years ago, the City successfully collaborated with Caltrans, WCCTAC and City of Richmond to submit a grant application for design and construction in the 2024- 2025 timeframe.

In addition, the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements Project described Agenda Packet Page 96 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation under Action Item No. 3 includes pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Cutting Boulevard approaching and under the I-80 Overcrossing.
21 Support implementation, operations,
and maintenance of the I-80
Integrated Corridor Mobility project.

During the reporting period, the City continued participation in the operations of the I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility (ICM). The ICM was activated in 2016 representing the most comprehensive Intelligent Transportation Systems in the State. The City previously entered into the I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between all project stakeholders to support the implementation of active traffic management measures including ramp metering and lane use control on the freeway and trailblazer signs, signal coordination and intersection operational improvements along and near San Pablo Avenue and Central Avenue to improve overall corridor mobility and minimize impacts on local streets. The City has also previously entered into I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Project Operations and Maintenance Cooperative Agreement No. 07W.04 between the CCTA and local jurisdictions along the corridor for funding the operations and maintenance (O&M) of project components.
26 Complete the improvements
associated with the I-80/Central
Avenue interchange.

CCTA initiated work on a Project Study Report in late 2006 to analyze access improvements from/to I-80 at Central Avenue. Sixteen alternatives were examined but were later dropped due to public input, limited benefits, significant community impacts and high cost. Instead, two smaller projects were recommended that would provide near-term congestion relief and improved traffic operations: A near-term "Operational Improvements Project" and a longer-term "Local Roads Realignment Project". The "Operational Improvements Project" (also known as Phase 1), which was aimed at eliminating the blockage of through traffic along westbound Central Avenue caused by vehicles turning left onto I-80 westbound (toward SF) during weekend peak hours), was completed in 2018. At that time, City staff also began working with City of Richmond and CCTA on the development of the Phase 2 project and public outreach efforts.

During 2022 and 2023, City staff met with City of Richmond to review design development documents for the project.
27 Close gaps in the regional trail and
bicycle route systems, and develop
During this reporting period, the City continued development of one of the detail project concepts developed in the Active Transportation Plan, a connection to the Bay Trail via Agenda Packet Page 97 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation local bike route links to the Bay Trail
and Richmond and Ohlone
Greenways to facilitate longerdistance bicycle travel through West County and to neighboring regions.

Central Avenue as described under Action No. 17.
28 Maintain pavement management
systems and schedules, and continue
to seek additional funding for local
roadway maintenance.

During this reporting period, the City continued to provide on-going street maintenance and rehabilitation program to ensure the streets remain in good pavement condition and to address a handful of streets that remain in the poor category. While the City’s average Pavement Condition Index has decreased, the City is committed to using its Measure A Sales Tax revenue in combination with additional funding, such as from SB 1, to keep the average PCI in good condition.

In 2022, the City completed construction of the Gladys-El Dorado-B Street Improvements Project. The project rehabilitated the roadway pavement; reconstructed sections of sidewalk, curb, and gutter; installed new and modified curb ramps; reconstructed valley gutters; and installed enhanced traffic signing and pavement markings. The pavement on these roadways was in poor condition.

In 2023, the City completed the 2022-2023 Slurry Seal Project by resurfacing 16 street segments throughout the City that had minor distressed pavement as listed below. 30 Comply with the CCTA Growth
Management Program through
monitoring of new development
proposals and General Plan
amendments, and allowing for
collaboration and comment from
other jurisdictions.

The City Public Works and Community Development Departments work closely together to review and process development proposals and General Plan amendments, and to ensure compliance with the CCTA Growth Management Program.
32 Investigate and support
opportunities for using new
technologies to reduce singleoccupant vehicle travel and to use As noted under Action Item No. 21, the City continued participation in the operations for the I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility (ICM). The ICM was activated in 2016 representing the Intelligent Transportation Systems in the State. The ICM includes technologies such as transit priority at ramp meters that assist bus transit and technologies such as lane use Agenda Packet Page 98 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation existing system capacity more
efficiently; examples may include
real-time ridesharing programs,
online traveler information systems,
smart highways, connected vehicles,
and other technologies.
control on the freeway and trailblazer signs to use existing transportation system capacity more efficiently.

Additionally, in 2023, the City began collaborating with the CCTA in a Countywide Smart Signals Project to upgrade traffic signal and communication systems at 328 intersections within Contra Costa County, 7 of which are in El Cerrito. Implementation of the planned Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) elements will unify Contra Costa County’s signal technology and communication systems to optimize traffic flow. It will provide an interconnected Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) with the ability to monitor traffic conditions in real-time, safely, and efficiently manage incidents, and share information between agencies and the public.
33 Support and implement the West
County Subregional Transportation
Mitigation Program (STMP), which
generates funds to support specific
capital improvements throughout
West County.

The City adopted an updated STMP Ordinance in April 2019 and new fees went into effect in July 2019. During this reporting period, the City annually adopted the STMP fees as part of its Master Fee Schedule and collected STMP fees from development projects for transmittal to WCCTAC.
34 Improve the reliability and efficiency
of bus service along San Pablo
Avenue.

See implementation under Action Nos. 1 and 54.
35 Implement the recommendations of
the Complete Streets plans that
affect San Pablo Avenue.

Since the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan including the Complete Streets Plan was under development, City staff has been seeking out opportunities to implement the anticipated San Pablo Avenue Complete Streets improvements including applying for, securing funding, and developing designs for projects in several segments of the Plan area. In addition, as noted under Action Item No. 3, the City completed the design and bid the Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements Project during the reporting period. The project limits span several streets around the BART Station including San Pablo Avenue, Eastshore Boulevard, Hill Street, Cutting Boulevard, and Knott Avenue. Project elements include new protected crossings for pedestrians, new context-sensitive bikeways, conversion of one-way to twoway streets and corresponding reduction in turning lanes to provide for multimodal transportation.

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GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation 43 Implement the recommended
actions in the I-80 Corridor System
Management Plan (CSMP).

During this reporting period, City staff continued participating on the I-80 Design Alternatives Analysis (DAA). The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) collaborated with its partners to deliver a suite of near-term and low-cost operational efficiency projects to improve transit and carpool operations by reducing delay and serving more people in fewer vehicles. In August 2023, MTC completed the I-80 DAA recommending four operational strategies for advancement. 45 Continue to evaluate long-term
solutions to congestion around the
El Cerrito del Norte BART station,
with particular attention to methods
that could improve local and
regional transit and auto access to
the station, along with improving
multimodal access and circulation for
transit-oriented development and
businesses in the area.

See response to Action Items Nos. 3 and 35, specifically related to the Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project.
49 Support the investigation and
development of innovative
transportation-related technologies
that could improve air quality and
public health; examples include
fueling/charging stations for
alternative-fuel vehicles, new cleaner
bus technology, software
applications to facilitate ride-sharing,
and many other opportunities.

The City regularly participates in WCCTAC and CCTA discussions regarding innovative transportation-related technologies that could improve air quality and public health. The City has an EV charging station at City Hall and, in 2021, installed one at the Recycling + Environmental Resources Center. The City annually participates in and promotes National Drive Electric Week and similar Electric Vehicles workshops.

In addition, the City continues to be a member of several JPAs that provide Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Programs to El Cerrito property owners. These programs help with financing or refinancing of the acquisition, installation, and improvement of energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure improvements permanently affixed to private or publicly-owned real property.

The City is also working regionally to introduce programs and technologies that support Agenda Packet Page 100 of 230
GMP Checklist Attachment 1 – West County Action Plan Implementation density and reduce the reliance on and need for car ownership. In 2022, the City began a pilot program with GIG carshare to launch a dockless car sharing program, providing an additional transportation option for individuals that do not own a car and supporting firstmile, last-mile, solutions to increase use of public transportation. 50 Implement the Express Bus
recommendations from the West
County High-Capacity Transit Study
In prior years, City staff participated in the development of the West Contra Costa County Express Bus Implementation Plan, led by WCCTAC, to identify the opportunities for expanded express bus service from Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, Richmond, and unincorporated West Contra Costa County communities to destinations in west Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and San Francisco. More recently, the City has supported WCCTAC in efforts to prioritize funding for additional development of the recommendations in the study.
54 Participate in San Pablo Avenue
Multimodal Corridor Project
As described under Action No. 1, during this reporting period, the City and other West Contra Costa agencies continued to participate in the San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project, specifically Phase 2 and the next phase for public outreach. This is a multiagency effort to improve transit performance, implement complete streets, accommodate anticipated growth, and address competing demands along this critical regional corridor.

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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2022 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 5th Cycle 01/31/2015 - 01/31/2023
Date
Application
Submitted
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Application
Status Notes
2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID+
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted+
(see
instructions)
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total PROPOSED
Units by Project
Total

APPROVED
Units by project
Total

DISAPPROVED
Units by Project
Was APPLICATION

SUBMITTED
Pursuant to GC
65913.4(b)?
(SB 35
Streamlining)
Ddi the housing
development
application seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government Code
section 65915?
Were incentives
or concessions
reqested
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915 approved?
Please indicate
the status of the
application.

Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 69 0 5 0 247 321 6 0 513371002 1711-1755
Eastshore Blvd
5+ R
12/16/2022
69 5 241 315 No Yes N/A Pending
502280006 1531 Richmond st ADU R 2/14/2022 1 1 1 No No No Approved 505221040 956 Sea View Dr SFD O 4/12/2022 1 1 1 No No No Approved 573111008 LENEVE PL SFD O 7/5/2022 1 1 1 No No No Approved 504192005 317 Behrens St SFD R 12/21/2022 1 1 1 No No No Approved 504192005 317 Behrens St ADU R 12/21/2022 1 1 1 No No No Approved 502472027 104 Janie Ct ADU R 12/8/2022 1 1 1 No No No Approved 0 0
0 0
0 0
Table A
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
1 5
Project Identifier Unit Types Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes Density Bonus Law Applications
10 Housing Development Applications Submitted
Attachment 3a
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2022 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 5th Cycle 01/31/2015 01/31/2023
Table A2
Streamlining Infill
Housing without
Financial Assistance or
Deed Restrictions
Term of
Affordability or
Deed Restriction
Notes
2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID+
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Entitlement
Date Approved # of Units issued
Entitlements
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Building Permits
Date Issued
# of Units Issued
Building Permits
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions)
Date Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates of
Occupancy or
other forms of
readiness
How many of
the units were
Extremely Low
Income?+
Was Project
APPROVED using
GC 65913.4(b)?
(SB 35
Streamlining)
Y/N
Infill Units?
Y/N+
Assistance Programs
for Each Development
(may select multiple -
see instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select
multiple - see
instructions)
For units affordable without
financial assistance or deed
restrictions, explain how the
locality determined the units
were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of Affordability or
Deed Restriction (years)
(if affordable in perpetuity
enter 1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Des
troyed Units
Demolished or
Destroyed Units
Demolished/De
stroyed Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus Applied
to the Project (Percentage
Increase in Total Allowable
Units or Total Maximum
Allowable Residential Gross
Floor Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions, Waivers,
or Other Modifications
Given to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project receive a
reduction or waiver of
parking standards? (Y/N)
Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 513372035 6115 Potrero Ave 5+ R 63 5/4/2022 63 0 0 0 N INC 504192005 317 Behrens St SFD R 1 12/21/2022 1 0 0 0 N
504192005 317 Behrens St ADU R 1 12/21/2022 1 0 0 0 N
502280006 1531 Richmond
t ADU R 1 2/14/2022 1 1 6/14/2022 1 0 0 N
505221040 956 Sea View Dr SFD O 1 6/15/2022 1 0 0 0 N
573111008 LENEVE PL SFD O 1 7/5/2022 1 0 0 0 N
502112038 1715 Elm St 5+ R 0 14 4/21/2022 14 0 0 N INC
500430016 2332 ALVA AVE SFD O 0 1 9/14/2022 1 0 0 N
502100032 1739 Lexington
Ave ADU R 0 1 4/12/2022 1 0 0 N
501380003 2057 TAPSCOTT
AVE ADU R 0 1 9/1/2022 1 0 0 N
504271006 102 RAMONA AVE ADU R 0 1 4/12/2022 1 0 0 N
503440017 600 CLAYTON
AVE UNIT A ADU R 0 1 4/5/2022 1 1 10/10/2022 1 0 N
503256020 816 RICHMOND
ST ADU R 0 1 1/25/2022 1 0 0 N
501400019 6643 CUTTING
BLVD ADU R 0 1 4/12/2022 1 0 0 N
504182030 313 CORONADO
ST ADU R 0 1 8/30/2022 1 0 0 N
504061027 518 EVERETT ST ADU R 0 1 2/10/2022 1 0 0 N
503256015 6831 STOCKTON
AVE ADU R 0 1 1/3/2022 1 0 0 N
503255024 832 EVERETT ST ADU R 0 1 6/14/2022 1 0 0 N
500210002 6332 BARRETT
AVE ADU R 0 1 2/10/2022 1 0 0 N
504402004 7720 EUREKA
AVE ADU R 0 1 2/2/2022 1 1 6/27/2022 1 0 N
502290006 1528 RICHMOND
ST ADU R 0 1 2/8/2022 1 0 0 N
503256017 804 RICHMOND
ST ADU R 0 1 8/29/2022 1 0 0 N
502462008 1327 NORVELL
ST ADU R 0 1 2/22/2022 1 1 11/21/2022 1 0 N
500020036 464 CARLSTON
ST SFD O 0 1 3/17/2022 1 0 0 N
503330029 752 COLUSA AVE ADU R 0 1 5/24/2022 1 0 0 N
504111011 409 NORVELL ST ADU R 0 1 2/28/2022 1 0 0 N
505221044 7760-7760A
MOESER LANE ADU R 0 1 5/10/2022 1 1 8/10/2022 1 0 N
502030001 6600 CUTTING
BLVD ADU R 0 1 4/18/2022 1 0 0 N
500291011 5427 HILLSIDE
AVE ADU R 0 1 8/18/2022 1 0 0 N
504292019 126 CARMEL AVE ADU R 0 1 8/24/2022 1 0 0 N
502461003 1344 NORVELL
ST ADU R 0 1 8/9/2022 1 0 0 N
502212019 1629 RICHMOND
ST ADU R 0 1 5/11/2022 1 0 0 N
503490012 7219
HOTCHKISS AVE ADU R 0 1 6/7/2022 1 0 0 N
503243008 933 LIBERTY ST ADU R 0 1 7/12/2022 1 0 0 N
573111001 1036 LENEVE PL
UNIT A ADU R 0 1 12/21/2022 1 0 0 N
502260023 1532 LEXINGTON
AVE ADU R 0 1 10/7/2022 1 0 0 N
510026002 5716 SAN DIEGO
ST ADU R 0 1 8/25/2022 1 0 0 N
505262047 8190 TERRACE
DR ADU R 0 1 12/6/2022 1 0 0 N
504403011 7824 EUREKA
AVE ADU R 0 1 9/24/2022 1 0 0 N
502260023 1532 LEXINGTON
AVE ADU R 0 1 10/7/2022 1 0 0 N
505273005 8338 TERRACE
DR SFD O 0 0 1 11/22/2022 1 0 N
0 0 0
510037002
5805 AVILA

STREET BLDG
100
SFA O
0 0 9 9/15/2022 9 0 N
504061041 510A EVERETT
ST ADU R 0 0 1 3/31/2022 1 0 N
503241020 930 ELM ST ADU R 0 0 1 11/2/2022 1 0 N
500302014 5340 BARRETT
AVE ADU R 0 0 1 7/25/2022 1 0 N
502122023 6851 BLAKE ST ADU R 0 0 1 8/2/2022 1 0 N
502051007 1910 KEY BLVD ADU R 0 0 1 7/19/2022 1 0 N
501330022 6437 HAGEN
BLVD ADU R 0 0 1 8/8/2022 1 0 N
503292018 7439 TERRACE
DR ADU R 0 0 1 8/25/2022 1 0 N
501400018 6645 CUTTING
BLVD ADU R 0 0 1 5/11/2022 1 0 N
501270004 2021 JUNCTION
AVE ADU R 0 0 1 6/8/2022 1 0 N
502270027 1536 LIBERTY ST ADU R 0 0 1 11/3/2022 1 0 N
504231025 219 POMONA
AVE ADU R 0 0 1 3/8/2022 1 0 N
504262012 120 POMONA
AVE ADU R 0 0 1 6/8/2022 1 0 N
504242010 311 RAMONA AVE ADU R 0 0 1 10/26/2022 1 0 N
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Project Identifier Demolished/Destroyed Units Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units Density Bonus
1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy 4 7 10
Attachment 3a
Agenda Packet Page 103 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2022 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 5th Cycle 01/31/2015 - 01/31/2023
1 Projection Period 3 4
RHNA Allocation by
Income Level 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Units to Date (all years) Total Remaining
RHNA by Income
Level
Deed Restricted - - - 62 - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - 6 - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - 13 - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - -
Above Moderate 166 - 120 9 12 18 136 171 56 48 - 570 -
398
- 139 9 74 18 136 171 56 48 - 651 151
5 6 7
Extremely low-Income
Need 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Units to Date Total Units
Remaining
50 - - - - - - - - - - 50
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56 62
This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs.
13 Moderate
100
63 69
Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here 6 2
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
38 57
Please note: For the last year of the 5th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted during the portion of the year that was in the 5th cycle. For the first year of the 6th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted since the start of the planning period. Projection Period units are in a separate column.

Total RHNA
Total Units
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Extremely Low-Income Units*
Note: units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income RHNA progress and must be reported as very low-income units in section 7 of Table A2. They must also be reported in the extremely low-income category (section 13) in Table A2 to be counted as progress toward meeting the extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). *Extremely low-income houisng need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). Value in Section 5 is default value, assumed to be half of the very low-income RHNA. May be overwritten.

Progress toward extremely low-income housing need, as determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1).

Attachment 3a
Agenda Packet Page 104 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2022 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 5th Cycle 01/31/2015 - 01/31/2023 Date of Rezone Rezone Type
2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Date of Rezone Very Low-Income Low-Income Moderate-Income Above ModerateIncome Rezone Type Parcel Size
(Acres)
General Plan
Designation Zoning Minimum Density Allowed
Maximum
Density Allowed
Realistic
Capacity Vacant/Nonvacant Description of Existing Uses
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
3 8
Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C
Attachment 3a
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Date
Application
Submitted
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Application
Status Project Type Notes
2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted+
(see
instructions)
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total PROPOSED
Units by Project
Total

APPROVED
Units by project
Total

DISAPPROVED
Units by Project
Please select
streamlining
provision/s the
application was
submitted pursuant
to.

Did the housing
development
application seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government Code
section 65915?
Were incentives
or concessions
reqested
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915
approved?
Please indicate
the status of the
application.

Is the project
considered a
ministerial
project or
discretionary
project?
Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 35 0 34 0 0 0 25 94 85 0 502-202-005 1601 Norvell
Ave PL23-0015 ADU R2/8/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
503-260-021
834 Ashbury PL23-0031
2 to 4 R
11/21/2023
1 1 1 SB 9 (2021) -
Duplex in SF
Zone
No No Approved Ministerial
500460020 2545 Arlington PL23-0089 ADU R 9/1/2023 1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial 502360021 1420 Richmond
st PL23-0172 ADU R11/27/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
504050012 RICHMOND ST PL22-0150 5+ R
3/2/2023
35 34 1 70 70 SB 35 (2017) Yes Yes Approved Ministerial 505303017 800

ARLINGTON
BLVD
BD23-0012
ADU R
1/9/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
505230029 804 SEA VIEW
DR BD23-0172 ADU R3/1/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
503201001 6742 PORTOLA
DR BD23-0206 ADU R3/8/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
503421005 615 NORVELL
ST BD23-0263 ADU R3/22/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
501201009 2210
HUMBOLDT ST BD23-0314
ADU R
3/29/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
504226014 19 POMONA
AVE BD23-0423 ADU R4/13/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
503311013 851 GALVIN DR BD23-0429 ADU R
4/14/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
573120024 1115 IVY CT BD23-0453 ADU R 4/24/2023 1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial 504151023 430 KEARNEY
ST A BD23-0491
ADU R
4/28/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
505273009 868 GELSTON
PL BD23-0736 ADU R6/16/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
503253023 930
RICHMOND ST BD23-0848
ADU R
7/14/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
502440003 1341
RICHMOND ST BD23-0944
ADU R
8/4/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
500291003 5416 BARRETT
AVE BD23-0953
ADU R
8/7/2023
1 1 1 NONE No No Approved Ministerial
502113010 1736

LEXINGTON
AVE
BD23-0621
ADU R
5/24/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
509080005 6250 CYPRESS
AVE BD23-0757
ADU R
6/20/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
503384003 647 ELM ST BD23-0891 ADU R 7/24/2023 1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial 500302008 5337
ROSALIND AVE BD23-0973
ADU R
8/11/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
503241026 925
RICHMOND ST BD23-0986
SFD O
8/16/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
503330004 751 BALRA DR BD23-1065 ADU R
9/5/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
504011026 528 KEARNEY
ST BD23-1547 ADU R12/27/2023
1 1 NONE No No Pending Ministerial
0 0
0 Table A
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
1 5
Project Identifier Unit Types Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes Density Bonus Law Applications
10 Housing Development Applications Submitted
Attachment 3a
Agenda Packet Page 106 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 01/31/2031
Table A2
Streamlining Infill
Housing without
Financial Assistance or
Deed Restrictions
Term of
Affordability or
Deed Restriction
Notes
2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Entitlement
Date Approved # of Units issued
Entitlements
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Building Permits
Date Issued
# of Units Issued
Building Permits
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions)
Date Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates of
Occupancy or
other forms of
readiness
How many of
the units were
Extremely Low
Income?
Please select the
streamlining
provision the
project was

APPROVED
pursuant to. (may
select multiple)
Infill Units?
Y/N+
Assistance Programs
for Each Development
(may select multiple -
see instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select
multiple - see
instructions)
For units affordable without
financial assistance or deed
restrictions, explain how the
locality determined the units
were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of Affordability or
Deed Restriction (years)
(if affordable in perpetuity
enter 1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Destroyed
Units
Demolished or
Destroyed Units
Demolished/De
stroyed Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus Applied
to the Project (Percentage
Increase in Total Allowable
Units or Total Maximum
Allowable Residential Gross
Floor Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions, Waivers,
or Other Modifications
Given to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project receive a
reduction or waiver of
parking standards? (Y/N)
Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 35 0 34 0 0 0 5 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 189 0 0 502-202-005 1601 Norvell Ave PL23-0015 ADU R 1 2/16/2023 1 0 0 NONE Y 503-260-021 834 Ashbury PL23-0031 2 to 4 R 1 12/11/2023 1 0 0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone Y
500460020 2545 Arlington PL23-0089 ADU R 1 9/11/2023 1 0 0 NONE Y 502360021 1420 Richmond
st PL23-0172 ADU R 1 12/6/2023 1 0 0 NONE Y
504050012 RICHMOND ST PL22-0150 5+ R 35 34 1 4/3/2023 70 0 0 SB 35 (2017) Y IIG, RDA Other 55 Affordable units are being provided due to
503244014 802 ELM ST BD19-0211 2 to 4 R 0 1 4/17/2023 1 0 NONE Y 505181017 1319 BREWSTER
CT UNIT A BD21-1154 ADU R 0 1 3/7/2023 1 0 NONE Y
504111023 428 EVERETT ST
UNIT A BD21-1162 ADU R 0 1 4/3/2023 1 0 NONE Y
504212002 139 BEHRENS
ST BD21-1449 ADU R 0 1 4/24/2023 1 1 12/12/2023 1 NONE Y 505130025 1531 REGENCY
CT BD22-0161 ADU R 0 1 3/9/2023 1 0 NONE Y
505130025 10810 SAN
PABLO AVE BD22-0171 ADU R 0 4 5/1/2023 4 0 NONE Y
504283011 24 SAN CARLOS
AVE UNIT A BD22-0297 ADU R 0 1 2/28/2023 1 1 10/31/2023 1 NONE Y 502440029 6706 DONAL AVE BD22-0421 ADU R 0 1 10/10/2023 1 0 NONE Y 504231037 216 ASHBURY
AVE UNIT A BD22-0447 ADU R 0 1 6/26/2023 1 0 NONE Y
505061041 7409 POTRERO
AVE UNIT A BD22-0505 ADU R 0 1 3/1/2023 1 0 NONE Y
503020007 6415 SCHMIDT
LN BD22-0827 ADU R 0 7 6/26/2023 7 0 NONE Y
503130016 6530 SCHMIDT BD22-0829 ADU R 0 1 6/20/2023 1 0 NONE Y 504310007 227 COLUSA AVE
UNIT A BD22-0862 ADU R 0 1 2/3/2023 1 0 NONE Y
504090026 7200 CENTRAL
AVE BD22-0863 ADU R 0 1 6/5/2023 1 0 NONE Y
504192005 317 BEHRENS
ST BD22-0871 SFD R 0 1 2/13/2023 1 0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone Y 504192005 317 BEHRENS
ST BD22-0871 ADU R 0 1 2/13/2023 1 0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone Y 505102007 1102 SHEVLIN
DR BD22-1055 ADU R 0 1 5/8/2023 1 0 NONE Y
504425017 300 SEA VIEW
DR BD22-1072 ADU R 0 1 7/14/2023 1 0 NONE Y
503040026 6615 SCHMIDT
LN BD22-1155 ADU R 0 2 3/15/2023 2 0 NONE Y
503413001 622 ELM ST BD22-1156 ADU R 0 1 4/12/2023 1 0 NONE Y 503392023 743 KEARNEY ST
UNIT A BD22-1225 ADU R 0 1 3/16/2023 1 0 NONE Y
503256013
813 EVERETT ST
UNIT A BD22-1311 ADU R 0 1 4/10/2023 1 0 NONE Y
504011029 540 KEARNEY ST BD22-1326 ADU R 0 1 7/17/2023 1 0 NONE Y 502260025 6516 POTRERO
AVE BD22-1360 ADU R 0 1 3/16/2023 1 0 NONE Y
503130016 6540 SCHMIDT
LN BD22-1431 ADU R 0 1 7/3/2023 1 0 NONE Y
503010015 6420 SCHMIDT
LN BD22-1435 ADU R 0 2 7/5/2023 2 0 NONE Y
502202005 1601 NORVELL
ST BD22-1473 ADU R 0 1 10/5/2023 1 0 NONE Y
505273006 8336 TERRACE
DR BD22-1476 ADU R 0 1 4/27/2023 1 1 11/21/2023 1 NONE Y 505303017 800 ARLINGTON
BLVD BD23-0012 ADU R 0 1 6/5/2023 1 0 NONE Y
505230029 804 SEA VIEW
DR BD23-0172 ADU R 0 1 7/17/2023 1 0 NONE Y
503201001 6742 PORTOLA
DR BD23-0206 ADU R 0 1 6/6/2023 1 1 10/17/2023 1 NONE Y 504226014 19 POMONA AVE BD23-0423 ADU R 0 1 8/3/2023 1 0 NONE Y 503311013 851 GALVIN DR BD23-0429 ADU R 0 1 10/5/2023 1 0 NONE Y 573120024 1115 IVY CT BD23-0453 ADU R 0 1 8/22/2023 1 1 8/24/2023 1 NONE Y 504151023 430 KEARNEY ST
A BD23-0491 ADU R 0 1 10/23/2023 1 1 11/7/2023 1 NONE Y 505273009 868 GELSTON PL BD23-0736 ADU R 0 1 8/22/2023 1 0 NONE Y 503253023 930 RICHMOND
ST BD23-0848 ADU R 0 1 10/18/2023 1 0 NONE Y
502440003 1341 RICHMOND
ST BD23-0944 ADU R 0 1 12/15/2023 1 0 NONE Y
500291003 5416 BARRETT
AVE BD23-0953 ADU R 0 1 10/31/2023 1 0 NONE Y
500430016 2332 ALVA AVE BD19-1307 SFD O 0 0 1 10/24/2023 1 NONE Y 501110017 7140 CUTTING
BLVD BD20-0265 SFD O 0 0 1 5/30/2023 1 NONE Y
502100032 1739 LEXINGTON
AVE BD20-0464 ADU R 0 0 1 5/1/2023 1 NONE Y
502300012 6919 GLADYS
AVE BD20-0650 ADU R 0 0 1 5/9/2023 1 NONE Y
503256020 816 RICHMOND
ST BD20-0882 ADU R 0 0 1 1/10/2023 1 NONE Y
503402008 601 LEXINGTON
AVE BD21-0203 5+ R 0 0 6 12/19/2023 6 NONE Y
504112002 441 EVERETT ST BD21-0321 SFD O 0 0 1 4/19/2023 1 NONE Y 503440003 635 ASHBURY
AVE UNIT A BD21-0463 ADU R 0 0 1 3/23/2023 1 NONE Y
502290006 1528 RICHMOND
ST BD21-1027 ADU R 0 0 1 3/23/2023 1 NONE Y
503256017 804 RICHMOND
ST UNIT A BD21-1111 ADU R 0 0 1 1/19/2023 1 NONE Y
500020036 464 CARLSTON
ST BD21-1135 SFD O 0 0 1 1/5/2023 1 NONE Y
503330029 752 COLUSA AVE BD21-1159 ADU R 0 0 1 3/9/2023 1 NONE Y 504111011 409 NORVELL ST BD21-1203 ADU R 0 0 1 2/7/2023 1 NONE Y 502030001 6600 CUTTING
BLVD BD21-1452 ADU R 0 0 1 6/12/2023 1 NONE Y
504292019 126 CARMEL AVE BD22-0158 ADU R 0 0 1 8/17/2023 1 NONE Y 502461003 1344 NORVELL
ST UNIT A BD22-0192 ADU R 0 0 1 8/30/2023 1 NONE Y
502212019 6708 BLAKE ST BD22-0262 ADU R 0 0 1 6/21/2023 1 NONE Y 503490012 7219
HOTCHKISS AVE BD22-0312 ADU R 0 0 1 8/15/2023 1 NONE Y
503243008 933 LIBERTY ST BD22-0445 ADU R 0 0 1 4/16/2023 1 NONE Y 510026002 5716 SAN DIEGO
ST BD22-0620 ADU R 0 0 1 8/30/2023 1 NONE Y
502260023 1532 LEXINGTON
AVE BD22-0852 ADU R 0 0 1 6/20/2023 1 NONE Y
502260023 1532 LEXINGTON
AVE BD22-0855 ADU R 0 0 1 6/20/2023 1 NONE Y
502062029 11600 SAN
PABLO AVENUE BD19-0076 5+ R 0 0 156 7/31/2023 156 NONE Y Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Project Identifier Demolished/Destroyed Units Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units Density Bonus
1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy 4 7 10
Attachment 3a
Agenda Packet Page 107 of 230
Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
1 Projection Period 3 4
RHNA Allocation by
Income Level
Projection Period -
06/30/2022-
01/30/2023
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total Units to Date (all years)
Total Remaining
RHNA by Income
Level
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Above Moderate 624 13 50 - - - - - - - - 63 561
1,391
13 50 - - - - - - - - 63 1,328
5 6 7
Extremely low-Income
Need 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total Units to Date Total Units
Remaining
167 - - - - - - - - - - 167
192
Please note: For the last year of the 5th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted during the portion of the year that was in the 5th cycle. For the first year of the 6th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted since the start of the planning period. Projection Period units are in a separate column.

Total RHNA
Total Units
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Extremely Low-Income Units*
Note: units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income RHNA progress and must be reported as very low-income units in section 7 of Table A2. They must also be reported in the extremely low-income category (section 13) in Table A2 to be counted as progress toward meeting the extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). *Extremely low-income houisng need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). Value in Section 5 is default value, assumed to be half of the very low-income RHNA. May be overwritten.

Progress toward extremely low-income housing need, as determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1).

Please note: The APR form can only display data for one planning period. To view progress for a different planning period, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected].
241
-
This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs.
- Moderate
334
192
241
Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here -
2 Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
334
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Jurisdiction El Cerrito ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Date of Rezone Rezone Type
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Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C
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Annual Progress Report on the
General Plan 2022
March 2023
City of El Cerrito
Community Development Department
10890 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
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2 INTRODUCTION
As required by Government Code Section 65400(b), every city must submit an annual progress report to their legislative body, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the implementation status of their General Plan. The annual report must also include discussion on the City's progress in providing its required share of affordable housing pursuant to Government Code Section 65584 and its efforts to remove governmental constraints for the maintenance, improvement and development of affordable housing per Section 65583.c(3) of the California Government Code.

This General Plan Annual Progress Report covers the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

The purpose for the Annual Progress Report is to assess how the General Plan is being implemented in accordance with adopted goals, policies and implementation measures; identify any necessary adjustments or modifications to the General Plan as a means to improve local implementation; provide a clear correlation between land use decisions that have been made during the 12-month reporting period and the goals, policies and implementation measures contained in the General Plan; and, to provide information regarding local agency progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs.

BACKGROUND
On August 30, 1999, the El Cerrito City Council adopted the City's current General Plan for implementation. The General Plan has nine elements contained within four separate chapters: Community Development and Design, Transportation and Circulation, Public Facilities and Services, Resources and Hazards. The General Plan contains the seven state-required elements which are land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, safety and noise. The State allows the combining of elements or the addition of new elements as long as the required seven elements are present in some fashion.

The General Plan is the City’s vision for achieving more balanced residential, commercial, and civic uses within the city. The process of preparing the General Plan took place in 1998 and 1999 as the City embarked on a program to bring its 1975 General Plan up to date so that it could better meet future challenges. The process resulted in the following ten key principles designed to improve the quality of development and the long-term fiscal health of the City so that it can remain an attractive place to live and work:

1. No major changes in land-use patterns are expected to occur.

2. Emphasis will be on quality of development.

3. Incentives, if used, will have clear criteria and limits.

4. Emphasis will be on impacts of development, not on the type of development itself.

5. Increased residential development, where allowed, must be done with care in order to enhance neighborhoods.

6. New development in the San Pablo Avenue Corridor will be encouraged to take place in mixed-use activity centers that may extend up selected perpendicular streets in order to allow a more pedestrian friendly environment.

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3 7. The preservation and enhancement of natural features – trees, creeks, natural open space areas – and historical features will be a high priority for the City.

8. The City should have distinct destination areas, including commercial areas, a civic center and community meeting places.

9. Development should contribute to the fiscal health of the City while minimizing adverse impacts.

10. Access should be improved by balancing automobile use with improved transit, bicycle, and pedestrian opportunities.

The General Plan sets forth the City’s policies regarding the types and locations of future land uses and activities. It describes the desired character and quality of development as well as the process for how development should proceed.

While this General Plan can address many City issues, factors beyond El Cerrito’s control have significant influence over its future land use and development patterns:
• Market forces play an important role in determining what types of uses are economically feasible and, therefore, built.
• Land use and transportation decisions in other cities and counties, and by state and regional agencies, affect El Cerrito.
• Our system of property rights places certain limitations on what cities can do in prescribing future land uses.
• California environmental law requires that we designate land uses in accordance with available infrastructure capacity (streets, sewer, water, natural resources, etc.).

Thus, in creating the current General Plan, El Cerrito went through a process that ascertained the community’s values for future land uses and activities, and balanced these values with market factors, city revenues, environmental constraints, and private property rights.

The El Cerrito General Plan reflects the aspirations and values of El Cerrito’s residents and their elected representatives. The City Council, Planning Commission and staff use the Plan in considering land use and planning-related decisions. City staff uses the Plan on a day-to-day basis to administer and regulate land use and development activity.

Citizens can use the Plan to understand the City’s approach to regulating development, protecting resources, and upholding community values.

GENERAL PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS

1. Adoption Dates of Mandatory General Plan Elements
General Plan Element Latest Adoption
Land Use 1999
Circulation 1999
Housing 2015
Open Space 1999
Conservation 1999
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4 Safety 1999
Noise 1999

2. List of General Plan Amendments
• The 2013 Growth Management Element Update.
• 2014 amendments to enable adoption of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, including amendments to Chapter 2: Strategic Approach, Chapter 4: Community Development and Design, and Chapter 5: Transportation and Circulation and amendments to the General Plan land use map.
• The 2015-2023 Housing Element.

GENERAL PLAN UPDATES
Safety Element
City staff plans to issue a Request for Proposals for an update to the City’s Safety Element in 2023. Staff will return to the City Council with a budget authorization for this effort.

Overall General Plan Update
At this time, funding for a complete General Plan update must be identified.

GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 4: Community Development and Design
Land Use
Goal LU1: A high-quality residential character within El Cerrito.

The City continued to implement the 2008 Zoning Ordinance and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which promote a high-quality of development. In 2022, the City issued 1,377 building permits, took in 1,506 building permit applications, conducted 7,398 building inspections, and 170 rental housing inspections. It also reviewed 160 planning entitlements.

Goal LU2: A land use pattern and mix of uses that contribute to the financial health and stability of the community.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and processed several land use applications in the Specific Plan area that represented a range of land uses, including a preschool and mixed use project. This included six Tier I Design Review applications that improved the façades, added signs and generally improved storefronts of many new and existing businesses. In 2022, two new applications were submitted to the City for new multifamily development projects, which propose 322 new dwelling units.

An update to the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report were adopted in December 2022 to allow for additional development capacity.

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5 New developments often entail a transfer of property and are reassessed both at transfer and upon development and contribute substantially higher property taxes to the City then the previous uses, as well as providing both opportunities for new businesses (for properties containing commercial and/or live-work space) and new customers and pedestrian-traffic for existing commercial properties and businesses.

In 2022, the City continued to use grant funding to assist in the preparation of program Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan update, which was certified in December 2022. In 2022, the City also used a Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) from the California Department of Housing and Community Development grant to help fund the City’s Housing Element update. These updates will allow for continued development pursuant to the Specific Plan, building on the plan’s success, to date.

Goal LU3: A development pattern that enhances a strong sense of community.

Implementation of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan continued to move forward. In 2022, the Design Review Board approved one new residential development project within the Specific Plan area. This project represents an entitlement of a total 63 new residential units and 6,220 square feet of ground floor commercial space. This project at 6115 Potrero Ave was approved by the Design Review Board on May 4, 2022.

The project at 6115 Potrero Ave is expected to add activity to the City’s Uptown area with a proposed brewery and restaurant and a 1,000 square foot outdoor patio along San Pablo Avenue. This project will enhance the sense of place along Potrero and San Pablo Avenue and add activity to the City’s major corridor. These new spaces will serve as important amenities for the community.

Goal LU4: A safe, attractive, and interesting community The City continued to implement community policing to promote public safety.

The City’s building projects, both large and small were subject to a vigorous review and inspection process.

The City’s Arts and Culture Commission continued to promote efforts to support public art in the community.

In 2022, the Design Review Board approved two projects (1755 Eastshore & 6115 Potrero) which will either provide public art as part of the project or make an in-lieu contribution equal to one percent of development cost (up to a maximum of $150,000).

Goal LU5: A land use pattern and types of development that support alternatives for the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

The City continued implementation of San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan including identifying sources of funding for the Complete Streets component of the Plan which addresses the safety and usability of streets in the plan area. The City’s Transportation Impact Fee (TIF), which was adopted in 2019 (see discussion under Goal GM4) will Attachment 3b
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6 provide funding for improvements in the Complete Streets chapter of the Specific Plan.

The City also continues to seek funding and develop projects for improvements identified Active Transportation Plan, which promotes transportation modes that are alternatives to the automobile. The City also continues to seek funding and develop projects for improvements identified Active Transportation Plan, which promotes transportation modes that are alternatives to the automobile. Notably, in 2022 the design of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, was substantially completed and construction as anticipated to begin in fall 2023. This project is intended to support and catalyze Transit Oriented Development (TOD) by creating a safe and comfortable environment that balances the needs of all street users, to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access to housing and the del Norte BART Station, to encourage mode-shift to walking, biking and taking transit, and to support economic development in Uptown El Cerrito by creating a “sense of place”.

In addition, the City continued to implement the Active Transportation Plan, which promotes transportation modes that are alternatives to the automobile.

Goal LU6: Development patterns that promote energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, and use of renewable rather than nonrenewable resources.

The City continued to implement the Zoning Ordinance, adopted in 2008, and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, adopted in 2014, and updated in 2022. The Specific Plan puts a focus on more intense development within the Plan area and specifically near the City’s two BART stations. By focusing development near existing public transportation infrastructure, the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan aims to achieve mode shift, reduce dependence on automobile trips and increasing public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian trips. Additionally, in updating the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in 2022, the City is now requiring residential projects of 5 units or more located in the Specific Plan Area to only use electricity, with limited exceptions for natural gas use, which will help transition buildings to run on 100% renewable energy as the energy grid transitions to a higher levels of renewable energy.

The City continued to implement the Climate Action Plan which identifies encouraging higher-density, transit-oriented development and improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to reduce overall vehicle miles traveled and resource conservation measures to achieve greater energy and water efficiency as methods to achieve the City’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. The City also continued to monitor and evaluate energy use in the organization’s operations to identify opportunities to reduce usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs. In 2022, the City issued an RFP for the preparation of an update to the City’s Climate Action Plan. In 2023, the City will begin the Climate Action Plan update to achieve more ambitious targets, likely with the goal of achieving net zero emissions citywide.

The City continued to implement the California Green Building Standards Code, which requires high levels of energy efficiency in new construction.

In 2022, the City continued to implement a property transfer tax and offered a rebate program for qualifying energy and water conservation measures and for seismic upgrades.

In 2022, 29 properties utilized this rebate.

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Goal CD1: A city organized and designed with an overall attractive, positive image and “sense of place.”
The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which promotes high-quality development along San Pablo Avenue in order to promote vibrant public spaces and enhance the sense of place. The Specific Plan also requires the provision of publicly accessible open space in larger projects, or payment of an in-lieu fee for the City to invest in open space. Development of new open spaces along San Pablo Avenue will further enhance the attractiveness and sense of place along the City’s primary mixed use corridor.

Goal CD2: A city with attractive, safe, and functional streets, parking areas, and pedestrian walkways.

In 2022, the City continued to implement the El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan. The plan provides a blueprint for continuing the City’s investment in improving safety and providing facilities and infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, based on the changing demands and standards as well as the current goals of the City.

The City has also continued implementation of the Green Infrastructure Plan, approved by the El Cerrito City Council in 2019, to add stormwater facilities to public spaces while making streets more attractive for pedestrians and cyclists. In 2021, construction was completed on the San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project, which was included in the Urban Greening Plan.

As noted above, in 2022, the design of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, was substantially completed and construction as anticipated to begin in fall 2023. Improvements to be constructed as part of the project consist of enhanced and new protected crosswalks, new context-sensitive bikeways, bus boarding islands, circulation improvements, and various streetscape enhancements.

Projects within the Specific Plan area are also required to improve their sidewalk frontages. The Mayfair development, near the del Norte BART station, which is nearly complete also adds a public pedestrian “mew” or walkway which cuts through the block from San Pablo Avenue to Kearney Street.

Goal CD3: A city with attractive landscaping of public and private properties, open space, and public gathering spaces.

The Design Review Board continued to review new landscaping plans on private properties within the Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan continued to require the provision of publicly accessible, privately maintained open space or the payment of an inlieu fee to create new open spaces and enhance existing open spaces.

Goal CD4: Well designed buildings that are compatible with their surroundings.

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8 The City continued to implement the design review process pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan to ensure that new development is well-designed.

Goal CD5: A design process that achieves design objectives while being efficient and allowing for flexibility.

The City continued to utilize the design review process to achieve the General Plan goals above. Design review in the City of El Cerrito is intended to encourage high-quality design, well-crafted and maintained buildings and landscaping, the use of higher-quality building materials, and attention to the design and execution of building details and amenities in both public and private projects. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan’s Tier IV Design Review process is intended to provide flexibility for projects that do not comply with all development standards in the Specific Plan. Additionally, the Specific Plan also allows administrative approval waivers to specified development standards. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan update, adopted in December 2022 revised and clarified the Tier IV Design Review and waivers processes to improve flexibility.

Goal CD6: An urban form that sustains a vital commercial community to meet the diverse needs of the local and regional population.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. It encourages mixed use development including commercial uses in addition to intensified residential uses along San Pablo Avenue. The plan strives to create a range of residential unit types which will provide diverse housing types along the Avenue. The new residents of these units will help support successful commercial businesses along San Pablo Avenue and contribute to more vitality in the commercial nodes along San Pablo Avenue.

Housing
See attachment for Housing Element annual report.

Growth Management
Goal GM1: A coordinated regional and sub-regional planning system that provides better service and less congestion for residents of El Cerrito.

The City continued to serve on the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC), Technical Advisory Committee and Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), Technical Coordinating Committee on planning and funding efforts for regional transportation improvements in Contra Costa County. City staff provided input on various planning studies for the region including WCCTAC’s San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study Phase 2 Study and the CCTA’s update to the West County Action Plan.

City staff is participating in the I-80 Design Assessment Alternative Study focusing on improving conditions for public transit and HOVs.

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9 pilot program with GIG carshare to launch a dockless car sharing program, providing an additional transportation option for individuals that do not own a car and supporting firstmile, last-mile, solutions to increase use of public transportation.

Finally, City staff continued participating in BART’s Berkeley El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan a collaborative effort between BART and the cities along its R-line to identify station access strategies for communities served by the El Cerrito Plaza, North Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley, and Ashby BART stations before 2500 mixed-income apartments are built on the three parking lots. The proposed development will change how BART customers in the surrounding communities get to and from the stations. The goal of the plan is to develop strategies that equitably distribute investments in walking, rolling, biking, riding transit, driving, and parking. The public draft plan was review for public comment in late 2022 and the plan is already helping City staff and BART seek funding for transportation improvements.

Goal GM2: Compliance with applicable level of service standards.

The City, through the CEQA review process, continued to ensure that new development meets the level of service standards in the General Plan and San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The Plan adopted new service standards for streets within the plan area. These service standards are in greater compliance with the City’s complete streets goals.

City staff collaborated with other public agencies in Contra Costa County on the update to the CCTA Growth Management Program to implement SB743. This state legislation changed CEQA evaluation methods for transportation from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The CCTA, with input from local and sub-regional agencies, developed a countywide evaluation method and recommended VMT significance criteria, and is now working on a mitigation framework. In November 2021 consistent with this guidance, the City adopted VMT thresholds of significance and local criteria for purposes of analyzing transportation impacts under CEQA.

Goal GM3: Timely review of projects that are heavy traffic generators.

All development projects processed by the City are evaluated against and comply with applicable service standards. All applications, regardless of traffic generation, are processed in a timely fashion.

Goal GM4: Effective community-wide programs to reduce traffic impacts of new projects.

City staff developed and the City Council adopted the El Cerrito Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) Program in 2019 to ensure new development pays its fair share of the transportation improvements needed to accommodate growth in El Cerrito. In Fiscal Year 2021-22, the City collected approximately $117,387 in fees for the TIF Program. The list of potential capital improvements eligible for funding with the TIF is based on prior planning studies completed to support the City’s growth and the impact of that growth on the transportation system, as well as to support the City’s Climate Action and Active Attachment 3b
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10 Transportation goals. The focus of these improvements is to connect El Cerrito residents to employment and activity centers and major transit facilities within the City and in neighboring jurisdictions. These improvements focus on San Pablo Avenue, the City’s primary transportation corridor serving all modes. More specifically, the TIF project list is a selection of projects from the following City-Council adopted plans: San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, Active Transportation Plan and Ohlone Greenway Master Plan.

Goal GM5: An effective system of providing urban services.

The City continued to offer a high-level of services to residents and the City continued to work with other agencies (such as the Stege Sanitary District) to ensure that services are provided effectively.

Chapter 5: Transportation and Circulation
Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle.

In 2022, the City continued implementation of the El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan.

The Plan provides a blueprint for continuing the City’s investment in improving safety and providing facilities and infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, based on the changing demands and standards as well as the current goals of the City.

The City also continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, specifically the Complete Streets component to encourage all modes of transportation and creates opportunities to maximize mode shift away from auto use and towards transit use, walking and biking.

These efforts included developing concept and detailed designs for projects in several areas of town as described below.
• El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements - substantially completing design of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements Project, which consists of access, safety and circulation improvements for bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists to support the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and transit-oriented development in the San Pablo Avenue Uptown district. The project limits span several streets including San Pablo Avenue from Ohlone Greenway near the northern city limit to Potrero Avenue, Eastshore Boulevard from Potrero Avenue to San Pablo Avenue, Hill Street from San Pablo Avenue to Liberty Street, Cutting Boulevard from I-80 to Key Boulevard, and Knott Avenue from San Pablo Avenue to Key Boulevard. The project is expected to begin construction in fall 2023.
• Access Modification/ Sidewalk Repair Program – completed construction of sidewalk repairs, focusing on San Pablo Avenue.

In May 2022, the City continued its support of the regional “Bike to Work Day” initiative, a regional effort to increase bicycling. In 2022, 260 cyclists were counted, either passing through or stopping to check out the City’s “Energizer Station” at El Cerrito Plaza BART Station.

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11 The City continues to monitor opportunities to add bike-sharing and other “micro-mobility’ infrastructure and programs to support alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle.

Goal T2: A land use pattern that encourages walking, bicycling, and public transit use.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which includes a Complete Streets Plan. It serves to implement contemporary land use planning strategies near transit and amenities and thereby encourages walking, biking and public transit use.

Those strategies include increased heights, lower parking minimums, a flexible approach to mixed-use development, and complete streets guidelines to accommodate all modes of transportation on San Pablo Avenue specifically prioritizing pedestrians and public transit along this corridor.

Goal T3: A transportation system that maintains and improves the livability of the City.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which includes a Complete Streets Plan. The Complete Streets Plan includes facilities along San Pablo Avenue that will enhance the usability for pedestrians, transit riders and bicyclists. In 2022, the City approved one project along Potrero Avenue which will be required to pay for a Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) that will fund improvements planned in the Complete Streets Plan. Other projects previously approved were either under construction or are still in the pipeline to be approved and will contribute to the TIF.

The City continued to implement the Urban Greening Plan, which identifies strategies for creating a greener, more environmentally sustainable and livable city. Key objectives and strategies include Greener Gateways to reinforce community identity and sense of place that improve and highlight natural elements and Green Streets to continue to invest in making the public right-of-way more sustainable by reducing impervious surfaces, accommodating additional modes of transportation, adding landscaping and creating streets that are safe, comfortable and attractive for everyone. In 2021, construction was completed on the San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project, which was included in the Urban Greening Plan.

Goal T4: A minimum amount of land used for parking and minimal parking intrusion in neighborhoods.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The Plan adopted new parking standards for both commercial and residential development. It generally reduced parking requirements within the plan area, while ensuring that adequate parking is provided. Further reductions of parking require preparation of a parking study and may require enhanced transportation demand management, e.g. measures beyond those which are already required in the Specific Plan.

Additionally, in 2022, the City continued to implement the revised development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) which do not require off-street parking for ADUs.

These standards allow for the development of additional housing units without requiring further land in residential areas be used for parking. In 2022, the City’s Planning Division reviewed 32 applications for ADUs.

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12 As part of BART’s planned Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, BART staff, in collaboration with City staff, continued developing the Berkeley-El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan and evaluating mobility and on-street parking management strategies. While pursuing TOD at the BART station helps to fulfill numerous local, regional, and state goals regarding housing, climate, and economic development, a key issue to be analyzed and addressed has to do with how to provide adequate access to BART stations as the current surface parking lots are converted to mixed-use, transitoriented development. BART staff evaluated and refined strategies to more equitably distribute BART’s investments in walking, biking, riding transit, driving drop off, and parking for existing and future BART patrons using the stations along the corridor (including Ashby, North Berkeley, and El Cerrito Plaza). The Corridor Access Plan considers the tradeoffs between providing homes and community amenities versus building structured parking spaces for BART riders who drive to the station(s). The Corridor Access Plan will help identify multimodal strategies and investments needed to facilitate getting to and from BART. One key near-term strategy is working with the City to develop on-street parking management strategies that will balance parking needs of many user groups. These strategies include charging BART riders (e.g. full day users) to park on city streets as well as updating residential permit parking (RPP) programs.

In 2022, the City created a new position and hired a Sustainable Transportation Program Manager who, among other things, will be tasked with developing a new Residential Parking Permit program to efficiently manage parking around the BART TOD project.

Chapter 6: Public Facilities and Services
Parks, Recreations and Open Space
Goal PR1: Adequate, diverse, and accessible recreational opportunities for all residents – including children, youth, seniors, and others with special needs – in parks, school yards, and open space.

In 2022 the City was able to use proceeds from Measure H to fix several deficiencies in recreational facilities.

The City raised funds for the City’s David Hunter Memorial Scholarship Fund which helps families pay for classes and services for their children through the Recreation Department which they would otherwise not be able to afford.

In 2022, the City was able to return to sponsoring special events including the popular world One 4th of July Festival at Cerrito Vista Park. The City also hosted, supported, and participated in a number of environmental events and programs in 2022. These included:

Bike to Work Day, the “Bringing Back the Natives” Garden Tour, and hosting a number of volunteer work parties.

The City continued to offer a range of programs for seniors at the El Cerrito Community Center as well as a range of programs for youth at various City facilities. The City also has a Joint Facilities Use Agreement with the West Contra Unified School District to increase program offerings especially on the Fairmont, Harding and Madera Elementary schools’ campuses.

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13 Goal PR2: High quality open space protected for the benefit of present and future generations, reflecting a variety of important values: ecological, educational, aesthetic, economic and recreational. These values are interwoven throughout the community in numerous ways so that the preservation of open space is very important to the well being of the City.

The City has completed plans for additional new wayfinding signage in the Hillside Natural Area that will be installed in the next year.

The Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan’s (mentioned in Goal PR1) Goal E is to Improve Natural Areas and identifies a series of policies and actions based on previous City planning efforts and community engagement.

Over the last few years, the City also rehabilitated pathways at Arlington Park, Castro Park, and Cerrito Vista, painted all the clubhouses, resurfaced multiple tennis courts, and completed a major roof repair at Harding Clubhouse. Utilizing Measure H, Proposition 68 funds and developer related fees, the City plans to continue improving City Parks including picnic areas at Arlington and Cerrito Vista Parks, Arlington Park Clubhouse renovation, Phase II of Centennial Park. Additionally Measure H continues to fund “immediate work priority” projects identified in the Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan, and a number of small Immediate Work Priorities were completed in 2022.

The City continued to implement the Urban Greening Plan. The Hillside Natural Area (HNA) Pilot Project was identified in the Urban Greening Plan and included acquiring the 8-acre Madera property that became part of the HNA open space in 2015, as well as, improving vegetation management, trail rehabilitation, and development throughout. As described in the Urban Greening Plan, the project provides multiple opportunities to increase service levels including “connectivity” to improve trail connections between natural areas, schools and other community assets using best practice trail building techniques; “Park Expansion Integration” by integrating the Madera property, investigating opportunities to acquire additional property, and exploring other opportunities for access, recreation and/or conservation easements on adjacent properties; “natural amenities” by celebrating and preserving creek corridors, diverse plant and animal communities, forests, and grasslands; “green gateways/trailheads” by creating more welcoming park gateways and trailheads; and “active recreation” by enhancing opportunities for active recreation through construction of bicycle trails, parks and other amenities.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which requires that new projects greater than 25,000 square feet either provide public open space or contribute funds toward the creation or enhancement of open space. 6111 Potrero Avenue, approved in 2022, contributed open space plus contributions towards Centennial Park.

In 2022, the City continued to implement the expanded Public Tree and Shrub Ordinance, adopted by the City Council in 2019, providing greater protections for public trees throughout the community to support the long-term health of the urban forest.

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14 Hillside Natural Area (HNA), which will begin development in 2023. The Plan will include a public process that ultimately identifies fire hazard mitigation projects, recommends forest conservation activities, and includes a CEQA analysis. The resulting Plan will also address emergency access and public recreation elements in the HNA.

Goal PR3: Public access to open space areas while protecting important habitats.

In 2022, the City continued design on wayfinding signage for trails within the Hillside Natural Area with installation planned in the next year. The overall goal of the project is to continue to enhance the City’s largest open space, which is 102.5 acres in size and a home to small creeks, grasslands and forests. The Hillside Natural Area provides a very large active recreation space for hikers, bikers, and dog walkers who have easy access through several neighborhood entry points and enjoy the quiet oak groves, open fields, and expansive views of the San Francisco Bay. The project will increase visibility, access, and use of the city’s existing network of trails, pathways, and stairs within the open space and improve connectivity between identified citywide bicycle and pedestrian routes, key community destinations, and existing trails. In 2020, several fire trails in the Hillside Natural Area were repaired using grants funds from FEMA and the final and sixth site was completed in 2021. Utilizing Measure H funds, the City was able to almost double funding for fire mitigation projects in the HNA in 2020 and that level of funding continued in 2022.

The City also continued to organize and support volunteer work parties, led by the El Cerrito Green Teams, El Cerrito Trail Trekkers, and Friends of Five Creeks, throughout the year, to support and enhance habitats and wildlife throughout the City’s owned and controlled open spaces.. The City continued to support several annual events that increase public awareness and access to the Hillside Natural Area, including Earth Day and an Annual Hillside Festival each Spring.

Non-Recreational Facilities
Goal CF1: Safe and adequate community facilities that allow the City to offer better services and inspire a sense of community pride.

The City continued to enhance operations at the Recycling and Environmental Resources Center which was completed in 2012.

The City continued to serve the community from the City Hall facility which was completed in 2009.

Public Services and Infrastructure
Goal PS1: An adequate, comprehensive, coordinated law enforcement system consistent with the needs of the community.

The City continued its deployment of both patrol and specialty police units to address crime trends. These units coordinated their efforts internally, by sharing and collaborating on projects and investigations, and externally, with residents and community groups, to continue to meet the safety needs of the community.

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15 Goal PS2: A community that has minimized the risks to lives and property due to fire hazards.

The City continues to minimize fire hazards by enforcing its comprehensive fire hazard reduction program that focuses upon reducing fire hazards in four areas: (1) on City property, (2) on property owned by other agencies (3) large landowners, and (4) on residential property.

In 2022, the Fire Department continued to implement the Vegetation Management Policy which was rewritten in 2020 to make it easier to understand and align it with the State guidelines. The policy creates zones centered around structures on the property with goals to avoid home ignition from ember assault, and to reduce the heat and movement of the fire.

The history of the fire hazard abatement program was designed to reduce fire hazards on a large number of private properties with efforts concentrating during the spring and early summer months, prior to the State entering the annual “Fire Season”. However, with climate change, continued below average rainfall and increasing northeast wind events leading to more Red Flag Warnings, the City faces fire season almost year-round.

A process of advance notice and hearings for property owners is coupled with a public education program involving the promulgation of standards for vegetation management in residents’ yards and vacant lots. These notices and public education are aimed at increasing the resident’s knowledge and awareness of proper management of combustible materials on their property, especially within the first five feet of the structure.

This program seeks to remove weeds, rubbish, litter or other flammable material from private properties where such flammable material endangers the public safety by creating a public nuisance and a fire hazard. Most property owners voluntarily abate these hazards without Fire Department involvement. For the small number of property owners that do not abate the hazards, the City completes the necessary abatement and places the costs on the property owner’s tax bill.

Based on lessons learned over the last five years of record fires in the State, improved efforts have been made for the incorporation of fire and ember resistant construction materials and careful selection of landscape material, proper placement and maintenance of residents landscaping. Further amendments will need to be incorporated into the vegetation management program to comply with AB3074, a state bill passed in 2020 addressing fire prevention, wildfire risk, defensible space, and ember-resistant zones requiring enforcement of more intense fuel reductions to create an ember resistant zone withing five feet of any structure.

Over the past 25 years, the City’s public education efforts and annual fire hazard abatement program has been very successful in reducing fire hazards throughout the hills which are designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Additionally, the Public Works Department completes vegetation management activities and projects each year to reduce the risk of fire hazards in the El Cerrito community.

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16 Goal PS3: Safe and adequate public infrastructure to serve El Cerrito’s residents, now and in the future.

In addition to the projects noted under Goal T1, the City continued implementation of the Annual Street Improvement Program funded by Measure A and the Access Modifications (Streets) Program funded by SB 1. Also, as a result of new transportation funding provided by SB 1, the City has continued funding a new Sidewalk Repair Program to repair tripping hazards throughout the City with a robust project completed in 2022.

In 2021, the City completed construction of the Carlson Boulevard and Central Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation Project. The project rehabilitated the roadway pavement, replaced traffic signal loop detectors, and enhanced traffic striping. The project location is on Central Avenue from Santa Clara Avenue to San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard from the north City Limits to Central Avenue. The project was the second component of the Central Avenue and Carlson Boulevard Street Improvements Project in the Capital Improvement Program. The first component consisting of curb ramp and sidewalk work was completed as part of the 2018 Curb Ramp and Sidewalk Repair Project in 2019. The project was largely funded by a federal One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Program grant with additional funding from the State’s SB 1 Local Partnership Program (LPP) grant and the City’s Measure A Street Improvement funds. Both roadways carry a significant volume of traffic and are classified as arterial streets. The pavement on these roadways currently has several areas with cracking and potholes due to the amount and type of traffic, including trucks and buses, as well as prior heavy rainy seasons. The project will benefit the many commuters, transit services and bicyclists who utilize these roadways on a daily basis.

In 2022, the City contained construction of the Gladys-El Dorado-B Street Improvements Project. The project will rehabilitate the roadway pavement; reconstruct sections of sidewalk, curb, and gutter; install new and modified curb ramps; reconstruct valley gutters; and install enhanced traffic signing and pavement markings. The project is located on Gladys Avenue from Lexington Avenue to Richmond Street, on El Dorado Street from Carlson Boulevard to San Pablo Avenue, and on B Street from Behrens Street to Ashbury Avenue. The pavement on these roadways is currently in poor condition, three of the lowest in the City. In addition, street trees have severely displaced sections of pavement, sidewalk, curb and gutter, and a valley gutter facility within the roadway is damaged and needs repairs to facilitate stormwater drainage across B Street. The project will benefit residents and the community in general by providing safe and accessible walking, biking, and driving routes to important destinations in this area. The project is funded by the City’s Measure A Street Improvement funds with additional funding from the SB 1 LPP.

Implementation of the Complete Streets component of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and implementation of the Active Transportation Plan will enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety throughout the City and provide infrastructure which accommodate all modes of transportation. Implementation of these plans will continue to occur as new development occurs and as funding is secured. The San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project was completed in June 2021, implementing the City’s vision for Complete Streets by adding green infrastructure and a separated bike-lane alongside a small portion of the corridor.

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17 Goal PS4: An adequate storm drainage system to serve existing and future planned development
In March 1993, the voters of the City of El Cerrito approved the issuance of $6.3 million in revenue bonds for the reconstruction of the City’s storm drain system. In June 1993, the City Council adopted Ordinance 93-4, providing for the imposition and collection of Storm Drain Fees to pay the debt service on the revenue bonds. Ordinance 93-4 set the Storm Drain Fee and provided that the fees are collected through the property tax based on amounts specified in an annual Engineer’s report. This Engineer’s report contains the description of each parcel of real property receiving storm drain services and the amount of the annual fee for each parcel.

The San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project in El Cerrito was completed in June 2021, retrofitting portions of the public right-of-way to install green infrastructure. Green infrastructure is a landscape-based stormwater treatment approach that uses natural processes to infiltrate, retain, re-use, and filter stormwater runoff to reduce the amount of pollutants that reach local waterways and ultimately the San Francisco Bay.

The City actively participated in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to implement the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Regional Permit Order No. R2-2015-0049 (MRP 2.0) which became effective January 1, 2016. In 2022, City Staff also began to prepare for and implement the newly issued Municipal Regional Permit Order No. R2-2022-0018 (MRP 3.0), which became effective July 1, 2022. This included taking specific stormwater management actions to control trash litter, 303(d) listed pollutants, and other pollutants of concern (POCs). In compliance with the MRP, the City developed a Green Infrastructure Plan, adopted by the City Council in 2019.

The City will be updating the City’s Storm Drain Master Plan, which was last updated in 1999. The scope considers the green infrastructure requirements and is expected to be adopted in 2023. Moreover, it will identify opportunities to improve the City’s Storm Drain system by improving the condition and capacity of the storm sewer network.

Goal PS5: A system that minimizes the City’s generation and disposal of solid waste materials by providing an adequate and integrated waste management program and related facilities to serve existing and future planned development.

In 2012, the City completed construction of a new state-of-the-art Recycling + Environmental Resource Center. In addition to the City’s continued curb-side collection program, the Recycling + Environmental Resource Center (RERC) provides convenient drop-off facilities for a wide array of items. The Center allows the City to expand the range of items accepted for disposal, improving collection options for all constituents and for many residents of surrounding communities. The Center has expanded the items that the City is able to accept, including compact fluorescent light bulbs, books, sharps, expired medications, and scrap textiles. The Center has been designed as a facility that will provide maximum flexibility to meet future, changing waste disposal needs. In 2018, the City began to collect household hazardous waste at the Recycling + Environmental Resources Center with a popular once per week collection event. Notably, in 2020, the RERC was one of the first City facilities to reopen to the public after the first COVID-19- related shelter at home order, with safety protocols in place.

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18 Additionally, in 2021, the City Council adopted two ordinances moving related goals forward. The City Council adopted an updated Foodware Ordinance that requires all foodware (e.g., cups, plates, utensils, etc.) served by food providers in El Cerrito to be either reusable or compostable, starting July 1, 2022. This Ordinance will serve to significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic waste in El Cerrito and increase waste diversion. In 2021, the City Council also adopted a “Mandatory Organics Recycling” Ordinance, implementing the requirements of California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 and requiring participation in the City’s recycling and composting programs with limited exceptions.

In 2022, City Staff entered into a new franchise agreement with the City’s garbage and green waste hauler, East Bay Sanitary, which adds a number of integrated waste management services to the community, including new programs targeting waste diversion in multi-family apartment complexes. Staff is also continuing to move forward with other programs to implement SB 1383 and to increase composting and recycling in El Cerrito.

Chapter 7: Resources and Hazards
Natural and Historic Resources
Goal R1: Protected natural resources (important habitat, ecological resources, key visual resources, ridges and ridgelines, creeks and streambanks, steeper slopes, vista points, and major features), and clean air and water.

The City continued to implement the Zoning Ordinance, which contains specific standards aimed at protecting creeks and hillside areas.

In 2022, the City continued to implement Chapter 13.28 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code, the Public Tree and Shrub Ordinance, the primary purpose of which is to preserve and protect public trees.

City Staff also actively participated in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to implement the City’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Regional Permit to protect stormwater.

For additional Clean Water activities, see Goal PS4.

Goal R2: Protected and rehabilitated architectural, historical, cultural, and archaeological resources that are of local, state, or federal significance.

In 2014, the City Council approved the 1715 Elm Street project. As part of the project, the existing house will be relocated on the property and rehabilitated to the Department of the Interior’s standards. In 2021, the City issued the building permit application which will allow the construction of the project and the relocation and rehabilitation of the existing house. Construction of the project began in 2022.

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Goal H1: Minimal potential for loss of life, injury, damage to property, economic and social dislocation and unusual public expense due to natural and man-made hazards, including protection from the risk of flood damage, hazards of soil erosion, fire hazards, weak and expansive soils, potentially hazardous soils materials, other hazardous materials, geologic instability, seismic activity, and release of hazardous materials from refineries and chemical plants in West County.

The City continued to oversee the residential rental inspection program.

The City continued implementation of the Unreinforced Masonry (URM) building hazard mitigation ordinance. The last URM building was demolished in 2021 to prepare for development of a new mixed use project at 10919 San Pablo Avenue.

In 2021, City staff issued a Request for Qualifications for seeking qualified engineers/consultants to complete an inventory and analysis of soft story residential buildings in El Cerrito and develop program recommendations. In 2022, the City finished work on the Soft-Story Inventory through a Soft-Story Retrofit Planning Grant from Cal OES. This grant is funded an analysis of potential at-risk residential buildings andprovided the City with data to inform future policy direction in consideration with the needs of the residents and property owners. This program aims to reduce risks to human life, structures and infrastructure in the event of a powerful earthquake. The program will be completed in 2023.

Goal H2: Government agencies, citizens and businesses are prepared for an effective response and recovery in the event of emergencies or disasters.

The City Council declared a local state of emergency on March 13, 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Due to Contra Costa County public health orders, many City facilities, including City Hall, were closed to the public for part of 2021 to prevent transmission of COVID-19. Throughout 2022, the City has adapted and provided new ways of delivering service to be able to continue providing excellent emergency services to the community while adapting to public health rules and guidelines. In September 2022, the City Council passed a resolution that would end the local state of emergency as of December 31, 2022.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City was not able to continue the very popular Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. The program teaches neighbors to help themselves and help each other. Through CERT, citizens receive hands-on training in Disaster First Aid, Disaster Preparedness, Basic Firefighting, Light Search and Rescue, Damage Assessment, and How to Turn Off Utilities. The City hopes to offer this program again in 2023.

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20 roles and responsibilities inherent in a response operation. The City hopes to offer this program once it is safe again to do so.

On March 25, 2020, the City Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance enacting a temporary moratorium to halt evictions for residential and commercial tenants financially impacted by COVID-19, which expired on February 28, 2023. The Ordinance did not establish rent forgiveness but provided temporary rent forbearance to those who qualify by providing 180 days, from the Ordinance expiration date, to catch up on unpaid rent and suspends late fees from being charged for qualified residential and commercial tenants who can demonstrate loss of income or revenue due to COVID-19.

Goal H3: New development complies with the noise standards established in the General Plan, all new noise sources are within acceptable standards, and existing objectionable noise sources are reduced or eliminated.

All new development is evaluated under CEQA using the noise standards currently in the General Plan. These noise standards were incorporated into updated Zoning Ordinance in 2008 as performance standards required of all development.

CONCLUSION
To date, staff believes the City has continued to faithfully implement the City's 1999 General Plan as the actions, plans, programs and projects documented in this report represent the City’s commitment to achieve the goals and objectives set forth in the elements of the El Cerrito General Plan.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. HCD - Housing Element Annual Report
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Annual Progress Report on the
General Plan 2023
March 2024
City of El Cerrito
Community Development Department
10890 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
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2 INTRODUCTION
As required by Government Code Section 65400, each local jurisdiction (city council or board of supervisors) must submit an annual progress report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the implementation status of the jurisdiction’s General Plan. The annual report must also include discussion on the City's progress in providing its required share of affordable housing pursuant to Government Code Section 65584 and its efforts to remove governmental constraints for the maintenance, improvement and development of affordable housing per Section 65583.c(3) of the California Government Code.

Each jurisdiction’s Annual Progress Report (APR) must be submitted to HCD and OPR by April 1 of each year, covering the previous calendar year. This General Plan Annual Progress Report covers the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

The purpose for the Annual Progress Report is to assess how the General Plan is being implemented in accordance with adopted goals, policies and implementation measures; identify any necessary adjustments or modifications to the General Plan as a means to improve local implementation; provide a clear correlation between land use decisions that have been made during the 12-month reporting period and the goals, policies and implementation measures contained in the General Plan; and, to provide information regarding local agency progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs.

The City’s Strategic Plan identifies updating the General Plan to reflect and address current community needs as strategy within the goal of Livability and Belonging. The current General Plan was adopted in 1999. The prior General Plan was adopted in 1975.

BACKGROUND
On August 30, 1999, the El Cerrito City Council adopted the City's current General Plan.

The General Plan contains four chapters: Community Development and Design, Transportation and Circulation, Public Facilities and Services, and Resources and Hazards. The state-required elements (land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, safety, and noise) as well as one county-required element (growth management) are contained within these chapters. The State allows the combining of elements or the addition of new elements as long as the required elements are present.

The General Plan is intended to be the City’s vision for achieving balanced residential, commercial, and civic uses within the city. The process of preparing the General Plan took place in 1998 and 1999 as the City embarked on a program to bring its 1975 General Plan up to date so that it could better meet future challenges. The process resulted in the following ten key principles designed to improve the quality of development and the longterm fiscal health of the City so that it can remain an attractive place to live and work:

1. No major changes in land-use patterns are expected to occur.

2. Emphasis will be on quality of development.

3. Incentives, if used, will have clear criteria and limits.

4. Emphasis will be on impacts of development, not on the type of development itself.

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3 5. Increased residential development, where allowed, must be done with care in order to enhance neighborhoods.

6. New development in the San Pablo Avenue Corridor will be encouraged to take place in mixed-use activity centers that may extend up selected perpendicular streets in order to allow a more pedestrian friendly environment.

7. The preservation and enhancement of natural features – trees, creeks, natural open space areas – and historical features will be a high priority for the City.

8. The City should have distinct destination areas, including commercial areas, a civic center and community meeting places.

9. Development should contribute to the fiscal health of the City while minimizing adverse impacts.

10. Access should be improved by balancing automobile use with improved transit, bicycle, and pedestrian opportunities.

The General Plan sets forth the City’s policies regarding the types and locations of future land uses and activities. It describes the desired character and quality of development as well as the process for how development should proceed.

While the General Plan can address many City issues, factors beyond El Cerrito’s control have significant influence over its land use and development patterns, including the following:
• Market forces play an important role in determining what types of uses are economically feasible and, therefore, built.
• Land use and transportation decisions in other cities and counties, and by state and regional agencies, affect El Cerrito.
• Our system of property rights places certain limitations on what cities can do in prescribing future land uses.
• California environmental law requires that we designate land uses in accordance with available infrastructure capacity (streets, sewer, water, natural resources, etc.). • State laws that require housing development and limit the ability to restrict development or impose certain requirements.

Thus, in creating the current General Plan, El Cerrito went through a process that ascertained the community’s values for future land uses and activities, and balanced these values with market factors, city revenues, environmental constraints, and private property rights. An updated General Plan will respond to how these factors have changed over time.

The El Cerrito General Plan reflects the aspirations and values of El Cerrito’s residents and their elected representatives. The City Council, Planning Commission and staff use the Plan in considering land use and planning-related decisions. City staff uses the Plan on a day-to-day basis to administer and regulate land use and development activity.

Citizens can use the Plan to understand the City’s approach to regulating development, protecting resources, and upholding community values.

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4 In order to continue to make progress on the principles listed above regarding the San Pablo Avenue Corridor and improved access, the City Council adopted the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, Complete Streets Plan, and a General Plan amendment in 2014 and updated the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in 2022. The Specific Plan required an amendment to the General Plan. Consistent with the policies of the General Plan, the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan articulates a vision for the future of San Pablo Avenue, identified improvements, and adopted context-sensitive regulations for the San Pablo corridor. The Plan created a framework for transforming the Avenue into a multimodal corridor that functions, not just as a thoroughfare, but as a place that provides a multitude of opportunities for living, working and community life.

GENERAL PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS

1. Adoption Dates of Mandatory General Plan Elements
General Plan Element Latest Adoption
Land Use 1999
Circulation 1999
Housing 2023
Open Space 1999
Conservation 1999
Safety 1999
Noise 1999

2. List of General Plan Amendments
• 2013 Growth Management Element Update.
• 2014 amendments to enable adoption of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, including amendments to Chapter 2: Strategic Approach, Chapter 4: Community Development and Design, Chapter 5: Transportation and Circulation and amendments to the General Plan land use map.
• 2023-2031 Housing Element.

GENERAL PLAN UPDATES
Safety Element
In accordance with various state laws, including SB 1035 and SB 379, which require that the Safety Element be updated every eight years, the City is currently updating its Safety Element. In fall of 2023 the City commenced a process to update the Safety Element.

Adoption of updated Safety Element is expected in the spring of 2025.

Overall General Plan Update
The City’s Strategic Plan states that updating the General Plan to reflect and address current community values is a priority. Funding for a General Plan update has not yet been identified or secured.

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5 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 4: Community Development and Design
Land Use
Goal LU1: A high-quality residential character within El Cerrito.

The City continued to implement the 2008 Zoning Ordinance and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which promote a high-quality of development. In 2023, the City issued 1,562 building permits, took in 2,215 building permit applications, conducted 7,398 building inspections, and 227 rental housing inspections. It also reviewed 169 planning entitlements.

Goal LU2: A land use pattern and mix of uses that contribute to the financial health and stability of the community.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and processed several land use applications in the Specific Plan area that represented a range of land uses, including a preschool and mixed use project. This included six Tier I Design Review applications that improved the façades, added signs and generally improved storefronts of many new and existing businesses. In 2023, three new applications (EL Cerrito Plaza TOD master plan, 921 Kearney, and 10167 San Pablo Ave.) were submitted to the City for new multifamily development projects, which propose 816 new dwelling units.

An update to the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report were adopted in December 2022 to allow for additional development capacity.

New developments often entail a transfer of property and are reassessed both at transfer and upon development and contribute substantially higher property taxes to the City than the previous uses, as well as providing both opportunities for new businesses (for properties containing commercial and/or live-work space) and new customers and pedestrian-traffic for existing commercial properties and businesses.

In 2022, the City used grant funding, including SB2 funds, to assist in the preparation of program Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan update, which was certified in December 2022. In 2023, the City also used a Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) from the California Department of Housing and Community Development grant to help fund the City’s Housing Element update. The City’s Housing Element update was adopted by the City Council and certified by the State in the summer of 2023. These updates will allow for continued development pursuant to the Specific Plan, building on the plan’s success, to date.

Goal LU3: A development pattern that enhances a strong sense of community.

Implementation of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan continued to move forward. In 2023, the City continued to process development applications for the El Cerrito Plaza Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. In 2023, the Design Review Board provided advisory Attachment 3b
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6 comments on one proposed building within the project. This proposed 70-unit multifamily residential building at 515 Richmond Street was given ministerial approval on April 3, 2023, pursuant to the streamlined ministerial process created by Senate Bill 35.

The City continued to process the application for the master plan for the remainder of the site. The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes a total of 743 new residential units, 47% of which will be below market rate units, approximately 2,100 square-feet of commercial ground-floor retail, 446 automobile parking spaces, an approximately 0.5-acre community open space plaza along Fairmount Avenue, and connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels. This project includes the potential for a new City Library which would help enhance the sense of place of the downtown node. In addition, the vision of the master plan is to create a mixed-income, mixed-use transit-oriented community that serves as a central downtown node for existing and future residents, patrons, businesses, customers, commuters, and visitors.

The City is also currently reviewing the building permit application for BRIDGE Affordable Housing at Mayfair and the 67 unit building is expected to break ground in Summer.

Goal LU4: A safe, attractive, and interesting community The City continued to implement community policing to promote public safety.

The City’s building projects, both large and small were subject to a vigorous review and inspection process.

The City’s Arts and Culture Commission continued to promote efforts to support public art in the community, including considering the incorporation of public art into new public bike parking areas.

New development participates in the City’s 1% for Art program with new art installations recently completed at the Mayfair project adjacent to del Norte BART and a mural being installed on the facade of a freeway facing self storage facility currently under construction.

Goal LU5: A land use pattern and types of development that support alternatives for the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

The City continued implementation of San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which aims for development that contributes to walkability and is located in transit rich areas. The City’s Transportation Impact Fee (TIF), which was adopted in 2019 (see discussion under Goal GM4) applies to new development and contributes funding and leverages outside funding toward building and improving the City’s bicycle and pedestrian network.

The City continuously seeks funding and develops projects for improvements identified in the Active Transportation Plan, which promotes transportation modes that are alternatives to the automobile. Numerous Active Transportation Plan projects are being pursued in conjunction with the El Cerrito Plaza TOD discussed above. Notably, the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, is slated to begin construction in spring 2024. This project is intended to support and catalyze Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and create a safe and comfortable environment that balances the Attachment 3b
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7 needs of all street users, to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and access to housing and the del Norte BART Station, to encourage mode-shift to walking, biking and taking transit, and to support economic development in Uptown El Cerrito by creating a “sense of place”.

As mentioned previously, in 2023, the City continued to process development applications for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. This project incorporates connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels. This project will encourage existing and future residents to consider and use alternative modes of transportation.

Goal LU6: Development patterns that promote energy efficiency, conservation of natural resources, and use of renewable rather than nonrenewable resources.

The City continued to implement the Zoning Ordinance, adopted in 2008, and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, adopted in 2014, and updated in 2022. The Specific Plan puts a focus on more intense development within the Plan area and specifically near the City’s two BART stations. By focusing development near existing public transportation infrastructure, the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan aims to achieve mode shift, reduce dependence on automobile trips and increasing public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian trips. Additionally, in updating the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in 2022, the City now requires residential projects of 5 units or more located in the Specific Plan Area to only use electricity, with limited exceptions for natural gas use, which will help transition buildings to run on 100% renewable energy as the energy grid transitions to a higher levels of renewable energy.

The City continued to implement the Climate Action Plan which identifies encouraging higher-density, transit-oriented development and improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to reduce overall vehicle miles traveled and resource conservation measures to achieve greater energy and water efficiency as methods to achieve the City’s greenhouse gas reduction targets. The City also continued to monitor and evaluate energy use in the organization’s operations to identify opportunities to reduce usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs. In 2022, the City issued an RFP for the preparation of an update to the City’s Climate Action Plan. In 2023, the City began developing the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) to achieve more ambitious targets, with the citywide goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. The CAAP will include strategies and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase resilience and prepare for climate impacts.

In late 2023, the City entered into a contract to procure renewable diesel fuel for City vehicles, which estimates a 65-75% reduction in CO2 emissions in addition to reductions in fine particles, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons as compared to petroleum-based diesel.

The City continued to implement the California Green Building Standards Code, which requires high levels of energy efficiency in new construction.

In 2023, the City continued to implement a property transfer tax and offered a rebate program for qualifying energy and water conservation measures and for seismic upgrades.

In 2023, 28 properties utilized this rebate.

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8 As discussed above, the City continued to process development applications for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project, which proposes to add 743 total units (including 53% market rate & 47% below market rate units) adjacent to a major transit station, providing sustainable transportation options for new residents consistent with the City’s climate action goals.

Community Design
Goal CD1: A city organized and designed with an overall attractive, positive image and “sense of place.”
The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which promotes high-quality development along San Pablo Avenue in order to promote vibrant public spaces and enhance the sense of place. The Specific Plan also requires the provision of publicly accessible open space in larger projects, or payment of an in-lieu fee for the City to invest in open space. Development of new open spaces along San Pablo Avenue will further enhance the attractiveness and sense of place along the City’s primary mixed use corridor.

The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes approximately 22,000 square feet of new public open space area which primarily consists of a proposed new 20,700 square foot public plaza immediately south of a potential 20,000 square foot public library. The proposed plaza and potential library present an opportunity to have a 21st century library with a full complement of contemporary services that would serve as a destination and anchor El Cerrito’s downtown, in proximity to other amenities and services. The City’s Strategic Plan identifies creating a downtown community hub anchored by the Plaza Transit Oriented Development and a new library as a key strategy supporting the Strategic Plan goal of Livability and Belonging.

Goal CD2: A city with attractive, safe, and functional streets, parking areas, and pedestrian walkways.

In 2023, the City continued to implement the El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan. The plan provides a blueprint for continuing the City’s investment in improving safety and providing facilities and infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, based on the changing demands and standards as well as the current goals of the City.

The City has also continued implementation of the Green Infrastructure Plan, approved by the El Cerrito City Council in 2019, to add stormwater facilities to public spaces while making streets more attractive for pedestrians and cyclists. In 2021, construction was completed on the San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project, which was included in the Urban Greening Plan.

As noted above, in 2022, the design of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project, which implements key elements of both the Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, was substantially completed, and construction is anticipated to begin in March 2024. Improvements to be constructed as part of the project consist of enhanced and new protected crosswalks, new context-sensitive bikeways, bus boarding islands, circulation improvements, and various streetscape enhancements.

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9 Projects within the Specific Plan area are also required to improve their sidewalk frontages. The Mayfair development, near the del Norte BART station, which is nearly complete also adds a public pedestrian “mew” or walkway which cuts through the block from San Pablo Avenue to Kearney Street.

Goal CD3: A city with attractive landscaping of public and private properties, open space, and public gathering spaces.

The Design Review Board continued to review new landscaping plans on private properties within the Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan continued to require the provision of publicly accessible, privately maintained open space or the payment of an inlieu fee to create new open spaces and enhance existing open spaces.

As mentioned previously the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project proposes approximately 22,000 square feet of new public open space area which primarily consists of a proposed new 20,700 square foot public plaza. The plaza would function as a park and include paved gathering space, possible play areas, and stormwater treatment planters, along with a variety of benches, pathways, trees and landscaping. The potential public library also presents the opportunity to offer both expanded and new programs including adult, teen and children’s areas, multipurpose rooms, community meeting spaces, enhanced services and technologies, and emergency response capabilities such as providing clean air, warming, cooling, and electronics charging in the event of extreme weather and other emergencies.

Goal CD4: Well designed buildings that are compatible with their surroundings.

The City continued to implement the design review process pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan to ensure that new development is well-designed.

Through advisory reviews for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project, the Planning Commission and the Design Review Board continued to ensure that the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project would be a well-designed asset for the community.

Goal CD5: A design process that achieves design objectives while being efficient and allowing for flexibility.

The City continued to utilize the design review process to achieve the General Plan goals above. Design review in the City of El Cerrito is intended to encourage high-quality design, well-crafted and maintained buildings and landscaping, the use of higher-quality building materials, and attention to the design and execution of building details and amenities in both public and private projects. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan’s Tier IV Design Review process is intended to provide flexibility for projects that do not comply with all development standards in the Specific Plan. Additionally, the Specific Plan also allows administrative approval waivers to specified development standards. The San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan update, adopted in December 2022 revised and clarified the Tier IV Design Review and waivers processes to improve flexibility.

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10 Goal CD6: An urban form that sustains a vital commercial community to meet the diverse needs of the local and regional population.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. It encourages mixed use development including commercial uses in addition to intensified residential uses along San Pablo Avenue. The plan strives to create a range of residential unit types which will provide diverse housing types along the Avenue. The new residents of these units will help support successful commercial businesses along San Pablo Avenue and contribute to more vitality in the commercial nodes along San Pablo Avenue.

Housing
See attachment for Housing Element annual report.

Growth Management
Goal GM1: A coordinated regional and sub-regional planning system that provides better service and less congestion for residents of El Cerrito.

City staff continued to serve on the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC), Technical Advisory Committee and Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), Technical Coordinating Committee on planning and funding efforts for regional transportation improvements in Contra Costa County. City staff provided input on various planning studies for the region including: AC Transit’s Realign, a systemwide evaluation and restructuring of the agency’s existing bus service network prompted by the pandemic’s effect on travel patterns; and, the next phase of the San Pablo Avenue Multimodal Corridor Study, which will be led by CCTA and focus on public outreach and engagement around potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and/or other transit priority features on San Pablo Avenue.

The City is collaborating with the CCTA in a Countywide Smart Signals Project to upgrade traffic signal and communication systems at 328 intersections within Contra Costa County, 7 of which are in El Cerrito. Implementation of the planned Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) elements will unify Contra Costa County’s signal technology and communication systems to optimize traffic flow. It will provide an interconnected Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) with the ability to monitor traffic conditions in realtime, safely and efficiently manage incidents, and share information between agencies and the public.

City staff concluded their involvement in BART’s Berkeley El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan (BECCAP), upon its completion in 2023. Development of the BECCAP, was a collaborative effort between BART and the cities along its R-line to identify station access strategies for communities served by the El Cerrito Plaza, North Berkeley, Downtown Berkeley, and Ashby BART stations before 2,500 mixed-income apartments are built on the three parking lots. The proposed development will change how BART riders in the surrounding communities get to and from the stations. The goal of the plan is to develop strategies that equitably distribute investments in walking, rolling, biking, riding transit, driving, and parking.

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11 Caltrans is planning to repave State Route 123 (San Pablo Avenue between Cutting Blvd and the Alameda County line and Cutting Boulevard between San Pablo Ave and I-80) within El Cerrito and City staff are currently collaborating with Caltrans staff to include new and upgraded pedestrian crosswalks and safety features as part of the project, which is principally a pavement maintenance and rehabilitation project. However, Caltrans’ policy, consistent with the state’s Complete Street Act, identifies routine maintenance projects as an opportunity to better accommodate the needs of all road users. The project is in the development and design stage now and Caltrans staff anticipates construction will start in 2026 and conclude in 2027.

Finally, the City executed a grant pass-through agreement with BART to receive up to $10 million from the State’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) to plan, develop, and implement on-street parking management and complete street upgrades that support the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project. In 2022, BART applied for and received approximately $49 million in TIRCP funding for transportation infrastructure that supports station access and transit-oriented development on BART land around East Bay BART stations. Approximately $24 million is allocated to the El Cerrito Plaza station with $10 million supporting the above-mentioned access strategies, and the remaining $14 million supporting infrastructure on BART property such as the BART rider parking garage and bus transit center. Since parking management and complete street upgrades are primarily within City right-of-way, the City is best suited to lead implementation of these projects, in the manner of a typical street improvement project.

Goal GM2: Compliance with applicable level of service standards.

The City, through the CEQA review process, continued to ensure that new development meets the level of service standards in the General Plan and San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The Plan adopted new service standards for streets within the plan area. These service standards are in greater compliance with the City’s complete streets goals.

City staff collaborated with other public agencies in Contra Costa County on the update to the CCTA Growth Management Program to implement SB743. This state legislation changed CEQA evaluation methods for transportation from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The CCTA, with input from local and sub-regional agencies, developed a countywide evaluation method and recommended VMT significance criteria, and is now working on a mitigation framework. In November 2021 consistent with this guidance, the City adopted VMT thresholds of significance and local criteria for purposes of analyzing transportation impacts under CEQA.

Goal GM3: Timely review of projects that are heavy traffic generators.

All development projects processed by the City are evaluated against and comply with applicable service standards. All applications, regardless of traffic generation, are processed in a timely fashion.

Goal GM4: Effective community-wide programs to reduce traffic impacts of new projects.

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12 City staff developed and the City Council adopted the El Cerrito Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) Program in 2019 to ensure new development pays its fair share of the transportation improvements needed to accommodate growth in El Cerrito. In Fiscal Year 2022-23, the City collected approximately $91,148 in fees for the TIF Program. The list of potential capital improvements eligible for funding with the TIF is based on prior planning studies completed to support the City’s growth and the impact of that growth on the transportation system, as well as to support the City’s Climate Action and Active Transportation goals. The focus of these improvements is to connect El Cerrito residents to employment and activity centers and major transit facilities within the City and in neighboring jurisdictions. These improvements focus on San Pablo Avenue, the City’s primary transportation corridor serving all modes. More specifically, the TIF project list is a selection of projects from the following City-Council adopted plans: San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, Active Transportation Plan, and Ohlone Greenway Master Plan.

Goal GM5: An effective system of providing urban services.

The City continued to offer a high-level of services to residents and the City continued to work with other agencies (such as the Stege Sanitary District) to ensure that services are provided effectively.

Chapter 5: Transportation and Circulation
Goal T1: A transportation system that allows safe and efficient travel by a variety of modes and promotes the use of alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle.

In 2023, the City continued implementation of the El Cerrito Active Transportation Plan (ATP). The ATP provides a blueprint for continuing the City’s investment in improving traffic safety and providing facilities and infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, based on the changing demands and standards as well as the current goals of the City.

The City also continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, specifically the Complete Streets component to encourage all modes of transportation and creates opportunities to maximize mode shift away from auto use and towards transit use, walking and biking.

These efforts included developing multi-modal projects in several areas of town as described below.
• El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements - completing design and bidding of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvements Project, which consists of access, safety and circulation improvements for bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists to support the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station and transit-oriented development in the San Pablo Avenue Uptown district.

The project limits span several streets including San Pablo Avenue from Ohlone Greenway near the northern city limit to Potrero Avenue, Eastshore Boulevard from Potrero Avenue to San Pablo Avenue, Hill Street from San Pablo Avenue to Liberty Street, Cutting Boulevard from I-80 to Key Boulevard, and Knott Avenue from San Pablo Avenue to Key Boulevard. The project is expected to begin construction in early 2024.

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13 • Richmond Street Complete Streets Project – securing $8 million in federal funding to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility along the entire length of Richmond Street to connect El Cerrito’s residential neighborhoods, schools, civic and recreational destinations, and commercial districts to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station. Project elements include high-visibility crosswalk markings, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), safety lighting, and red curb daylighting at intersections to enhance visibility and safety of pedestrians; teardrop median striping, a raised intersection, and more street trees to further calm speed of vehicles and beautify the area; and installing curb ramps, replacing nonconforming sidewalks, and rehabilitating the pavement to meet current standards for ADA compliance.
• In February 2023, the City executed a Cooperative Agreement between the City of El Cerrito (City) and the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) for Design, Construction, Operations and Maintenance of the Rapid Corridors Project.

The project will improve the transit signal priority (TSP) system along San Pablo Avenue as well as Telegraph Avenue and West Grand/Grand Avenues in the cities of Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Oakland, Richmond, and San Pablo. In addition, the project will update signal timing coordination and, together with the TSP system, will provide more efficient transit operations.

In May 2023, the City continued its support of the regional “Bike to Work Day” initiative, a regional effort to increase bicycling. In 2023, 278 cyclists were counted, either passing through or stopping to check out the City’s “Energizer Station” at El Cerrito Plaza BART Station.

The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project will feature a variety of transportation system improvements in the area surrounding the El Cerrito Plaza station which will help to make alternative modes of travel more efficient and safer for the users of this system. These improvements include a Class IV separated bikeway along the project’s Central Avenue frontage. The project also proposes to narrow Fairmount Ave. by removing the existing center median and converting the existing angled parking along the north side of the street to parallel parking, this will provide additional space to be allocated to the Project’s public open space. The existing one-way busway on the east side of the station is proposed to be removed and the west side busway is proposed to be reconfigured from one-way to two-way travel. This reconfiguration will allow for Eight bus bays to be provided along the new busway and three pedestrian crosswalks, and it allows for additional capacity for future bus service increases.

The City continues to monitor opportunities to add bike-sharing and other “micro-mobility’ infrastructure and programs to support alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle.

Goal T2: A land use pattern that encourages walking, bicycling, and public transit use.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which includes a Complete Streets Plan. It serves to implement contemporary land use planning strategies near transit and amenities and thereby encourages walking, biking and public transit use.

Those strategies include increased heights, lower parking minimums, a flexible approach to mixed-use development, and complete streets guidelines to accommodate all modes of transportation on San Pablo Avenue specifically prioritizing pedestrians and public transit along this corridor.

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14 In 2023, the City continued to process development applications for the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project located on the existing surface parking lots of the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. This project will feature connectivity improvements to the existing Ohlone Greenway for pedestrians and bicyclists of all ability levels. This project will encourage existing and future residents to consider and use alternative modes of transportation. The El Cerrito Plaza TOD project will total of 743 new residential units directly adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station which will encourage the future residents to consider using Public Transit.

Goal T3: A transportation system that maintains and improves the livability of the City.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which includes a Complete Streets Plan. The Complete Streets Plan includes facilities along San Pablo Avenue that will enhance the usability for pedestrians, transit riders and bicyclists.

The City continued to implement the Urban Greening Plan, which identifies strategies for creating a greener, more environmentally sustainable and livable city. Key objectives and strategies include Greener Gateways to reinforce community identity and sense of place that improve and highlight natural elements and Green Streets to continue to invest in making the public right-of-way more sustainable by reducing impervious surfaces, accommodating additional modes of transportation, adding landscaping, and creating streets that are safe, comfortable and attractive for everyone. In 2021, construction was completed on the San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project, which was included in the Urban Greening Plan.

Goal T4: A minimum amount of land used for parking and minimal parking intrusion in neighborhoods.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan. The Plan adopted new parking standards for both commercial and residential development. It generally reduced parking requirements within the plan area, while ensuring that adequate parking is provided. Further reductions of parking require preparation of a parking study and may require enhanced transportation demand management, e.g. measures beyond those which are already required in the Specific Plan. In addition, Assembly Bill 2097 was signed into law in 2023, it now prohibits a public agency from imposing any minimum parking requirement on any residential, commercial, or other development project that is located within 1/2 mile of a major transit stop.

Additionally, in 2023, the City continued to implement the revised development standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) which do not require off-street parking. These standards allow for the development of additional housing units without requiring further land in residential areas to be used for parking. In 2023, the City’s Planning Division reviewed 48 applications for ADUs.

As part of BART’s planned Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project at the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, BART staff, in collaboration with City staff, finalized the Berkeley-El Cerrito Corridor Access Plan (BECCAP). Enabled by state law, the TOD project addresses city, state, and regional goals to provide new housing near transit, build new public spaces, and encourage alternatives to driving alone. Because the TOD development will not Attachment 3b
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15 replace all existing rider parking spaces, the BECCAP identified multimodal access strategies at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station, which include new bicycle and pedestrian linkages; new and enhanced existing bus service; and a new on-street parking management program around the El Cerrito Plaza BART station to maintain station access for those who don’t have alternatives to driving and parking.

The BECCAP’s on-street parking management concept study proposed several key features, including the use of pricing and a modern permit management system to make it easy for anyone to find a space around the station and, at a minimum, sufficient revenue generation to cover all costs of operation. Due to the timing of the TOD project’s first phase breaking ground in approximately 2025, and the remaining surface lots being built on over the subsequent 2-4 years, City staff are developing the parking program and anticipate presenting parking regulation concepts with the public and City Council for discussion and feedback starting in Summer-Fall 2024. This program will maximize the efficient use of the available parking supply for various user groups.

Chapter 6: Public Facilities and Services
Parks, Recreations and Open Space
Goal PR1: Adequate, diverse, and accessible recreational opportunities for all residents – including children, youth, seniors, and others with special needs – in parks, school yards, and open space.

In 2023, the City was able to use proceeds from Measure H to improve several recreational facilities and resurface the activity pool at the El Cerrito Swim Center. Utilizing funds from Measure H, California Proposition 68 (Parks & Water Bonds), and the City’s General Fund, renovations to the Arlington Clubhouse and four picnic sites began and are expected to be completed in the spring of 2024.

The City raised funds for the City’s David Hunter Memorial Scholarship Fund which helps families pay for classes and services for their children through the Recreation Department which they would otherwise not be able to afford.

In 2023, the City was able to return to sponsoring and increasing the number of special events including the popular world One 4th of July Festival at Cerrito Vista Park, Holiday Pancake Breakfast, Senior Resources Fair, Blood Drivers, and new events such as Adult Line Dances and Play Like a Girl+. The City also hosted, supported, and participated in a number of environmental events and programs in 2023. These included: Bike to Work Day t and hosting a number of volunteer work parties.

The City continued to offer a range of programs for seniors at the El Cerrito Community Center as well as a range of programs for youth at various City facilities. The City also has a Joint Facilities Use Agreement with the West Contra Unified School District to increase program offerings especially on the Fairmont, Harding and Madera Elementary schools’ and Korematsu Middle school’s (Castro Park) campuses.

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16 economic and recreational. These values are interwoven throughout the community in numerous ways so that the preservation of open space is very important to the well being of the City.

The City has completed plans for additional new wayfinding signage in the Hillside Natural Area that will be installed in the next year.

The Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan’s (mentioned in Goal PR1) Goal E is to Improve Natural Areas and identifies a series of policies and actions based on previous City planning efforts and community engagement.

Over the last few years, the City also rehabilitated pathways at Arlington Park, Castro Park, and Cerrito Vista, painted all the clubhouses, resurfaced multiple tennis courts, and completed a major roof repair at Harding Clubhouse. Utilizing Measure H, Proposition 68 funds and developer related fees, the City plans to continue improving City Parks including picnic areas at Arlington and Cerrito Vista Parks, Arlington Park Clubhouse renovation, Phase II of Centennial Park. Additionally Measure H continues to fund “immediate work priority” projects identified in the Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan, and a number of small Immediate Work Priorities were completed in 2022.

The City continued to implement the Urban Greening Plan. The Hillside Natural Area (HNA) Pilot Project was identified in the Urban Greening Plan and included acquiring the 8-acre Madera property that became part of the HNA open space in 2015, as well as, improving vegetation management, trail rehabilitation, and development throughout. As described in the Urban Greening Plan, the project provides multiple opportunities to increase service levels including “connectivity” to improve trail connections between natural areas, schools and other community assets using best practice trail building techniques; “Park Expansion Integration” by integrating the Madera property, investigating opportunities to acquire additional property, and exploring other opportunities for access, recreation and/or conservation easements on adjacent properties; “natural amenities” by celebrating and preserving creek corridors, diverse plant and animal communities, forests, and grasslands; “green gateways/trailheads” by creating more welcoming park gateways and trailheads; and “active recreation” by enhancing opportunities for active recreation through construction of bicycle trails, parks and other amenities.

The City continued to implement the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan which requires that new projects greater than 25,000 square feet either provide public open space or contribute funds toward the creation or enhancement of open space.

In 2023, the City continued to implement the expanded Public Tree and Shrub Ordinance, adopted by the City Council in 2019, providing greater protections for public trees throughout the community to support the long-term health of the urban forest.

In 2022, the City received a $145,000 grant from the California Coastal Conservancy to develop a Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan for the El Cerrito Hillside Natural Area (HNA), which began development in 2023. The Plan will include a public process that ultimately identifies fire hazard mitigation projects, recommends forest conservation activities, and includes a CEQA analysis. The resulting Plan will also address emergency access and public recreation elements in the HNA.

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17 Goal PR3: Public access to open space areas while protecting important habitats.

In 2023, the City continued to design wayfinding signage for trails within the Hillside Natural Area with installation planned by Summer 2024. The overall goal of the project is to continue to enhance the City’s largest open space, which is 102.5 acres in size and a home to small creeks, grasslands and forests. The Hillside Natural Area provides a very large active recreation space for hikers, bikers, and dog walkers who have easy access through several neighborhood entry points and enjoy the quiet oak groves, open fields, and expansive views of the San Francisco Bay. The project will increase visibility, access, and use of the city’s existing network of trails, pathways, and stairs within the open space and improve connectivity between identified citywide bicycle and pedestrian routes, key community destinations, and existing trails. In 2020, several fire trails in the Hillside Natural Area were repaired using grants funds from FEMA and the final and sixth site was completed in 2021. Utilizing Measure H funds, the City was able to almost double funding for fire mitigation projects in the HNA in 2020 and that level of funding continued in 2023.

The City also continued to organize and support volunteer work parties, led by the El Cerrito Green Teams, El Cerrito Trail Trekkers, and Friends of Five Creeks, throughout the year, to support and enhance habitats and wildlife throughout the City’s owned and controlled open spaces. The City continued to support several annual events that increase public awareness and access to the Hillside Natural Area, including Earth Day and an Annual Hillside Festival each Spring.

Non-Recreational Facilities
Goal CF1: Safe and adequate community facilities that allow the City to offer better services and inspire a sense of community pride.

The City continued to provide high-quality services to the community at the Recycling and Environmental Resources Center which was completed in 2012.

The City continued to serve the community from the City Hall facility which was completed in 2009.

In 2023, the City continued to collaborate with BART and the developer of the El Cerrito Plaza TOD project to explore the potential to include a new public library as part of the project. The need for a new library was identified in numerous needs assessments and would provide 20,000 square feet in a contemporary building allowing both the Contra Costa County Library system and the City to expand programs and services to better serve the public, including the provision of a cooling-heating, clean air and charging center in the event of an emergency.

Public Services and Infrastructure
Goal PS1: An adequate, comprehensive, coordinated law enforcement system consistent with the needs of the community.

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18 on projects and investigations, and externally, with residents and community groups, to continue to meet the safety needs of the community.

Goal PS2: A community that has minimized the risks to lives and property due to fire hazards.

The City continues to minimize fire hazards by enforcing its comprehensive fire hazard reduction program that focuses upon reducing fire hazards in four areas: (1) on City property, (2) on property owned by other public agencies (3) large landowners, and (4) on residential property.

In 2023, the Fire Department continued to implement the Vegetation Management Policy which was rewritten in 2020 to make it easier to understand and align it with the State guidelines. The policy creates zones centered around structures on the property with goals to avoid home ignition from ember assault, and to reduce the heat and movement of the fire.

The history of the fire hazard abatement program was designed to reduce fire hazards on a large number of private properties with efforts concentrating during the spring and early summer months, prior to the State entering the annual “Fire Season”. However, with climate change, continued below average rainfall and increasing northeast wind events leading to more Red Flag Warnings, the City faces fire season almost year-round.

A process of advance notice and hearings for property owners is coupled with a public education program involving the promulgation of standards for vegetation management in residents’ yards and vacant lots. These notices and public education are aimed at increasing the resident’s knowledge and awareness of proper management of combustible materials on their property, especially within the first five feet of the structure.

This program seeks to remove weeds, rubbish, litter or other flammable material from private properties where such flammable material endangers the public safety by creating a public nuisance and a fire hazard. Most property owners voluntarily abate these hazards without Fire Department involvement. For the small number of property owners that do not abate the hazards, the City completes the necessary abatement and places the costs on the property owner’s tax bill.

Based on lessons learned over the last five years of record fires in the State, improved efforts have been made for the incorporation of fire and ember resistant construction materials and careful selection of landscape material, proper placement and maintenance of residents landscaping. Further amendments will need to be incorporated into the vegetation management program to comply with AB3074, a state bill passed in 2020 addressing fire prevention, wildfire risk, defensible space, and ember-resistant zones requiring enforcement of more intense fuel reductions to create an ember resistant zone withing five feet of any structure.

Over the past 25 years, the City’s public education efforts and annual fire hazard abatement program has been very successful in reducing fire hazards throughout the hills which are designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Additionally, the Public Works Department completes vegetation management activities and projects each year to reduce the risk of fire hazards in the El Cerrito community.

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19 Goal PS3: Safe and adequate public infrastructure to serve El Cerrito’s residents, now and in the future.

In addition to the projects noted under Goal T1, the City continued implementation of the Annual Street Improvement Program funded by Measure A and the Access Modifications (Streets) Program funded by SB 1. Also, as a result of new transportation funding provided by SB 1, the City has continued funding annual sidewalk projects to repair tripping hazards throughout the City.

Implementation of the Complete Streets component of the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and implementation of the Active Transportation Plan will enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety throughout the City and provide infrastructure which accommodate all modes of transportation. Implementation of these plans will continue to occur as new development occurs and as funding is secured.

Goal PS4: An adequate storm drainage system to serve existing and future planned development
In March 1993, the voters of the City of El Cerrito approved the issuance of $6.3 million in revenue bonds for the reconstruction of the City’s storm drain system. In June 1993, the City Council adopted Ordinance 93-4, providing for the imposition and collection of Storm Drain Fees to pay the debt service on the revenue bonds. Ordinance 93-4 set the Storm Drain Fee and provided that the fees are collected through the property tax based on amounts specified in an annual Engineer’s report. This Engineer’s report contains the description of each parcel of real property receiving storm drain services and the amount of the annual fee for each parcel.

The San Pablo Avenue Green Stormwater Spine Project in El Cerrito was completed in June 2021, retrofitting portions of the public right-of-way to install green infrastructure. Green infrastructure is a landscape-based stormwater treatment approach that uses natural processes to infiltrate, retain, re-use, and filter stormwater runoff to reduce the amount of pollutants that reach local waterways and ultimately the San Francisco Bay.

The City actively participated in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to implement the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Regional Permit Order No. R2-2015-0049 (MRP 2.0) which became effective January 1, 2016. In 2022, City Staff also began to prepare for and implement the newly issued Municipal Regional Permit Order No. R2-2022-0018 (MRP 3.0), which became effective July 1, 2022. This included taking specific stormwater management actions to control trash litter, 303(d) listed pollutants, and other pollutants of concern (POCs). In compliance with the MRP, the City developed a Green Infrastructure Plan, adopted by the City Council in 2019.

The City will be updating the City’s Storm Drain Master Plan, which was last updated in 1999. The scope considers the green infrastructure requirements and is expected to be finalized in 2024. Moreover, it will identify opportunities to improve the City’s Storm Drain system by improving the condition and capacity of the storm sewer network.

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20 Goal PS5: A system that minimizes the City’s generation and disposal of solid waste materials by providing an adequate and integrated waste management program and related facilities to serve existing and future planned development.

In 2012, the City completed construction of a new state-of-the-art Recycling + Environmental Resource Center. In addition to the City’s continued curb-side collection program, the Recycling + Environmental Resource Center (RERC) provides convenient drop-off facilities for a wide array of items. The Center allows the City to expand the range of items accepted for disposal, improving collection options for all constituents and for many residents of surrounding communities. The Center has expanded the items that the City is able to accept, including compact fluorescent light bulbs, books, sharps, expired medications, and scrap textiles. The Center has been designed as a facility that will provide maximum flexibility to meet future, changing waste disposal needs. In 2018, the City began to collect household hazardous waste at the Recycling + Environmental Resource Center with a popular once per week collection event. Notably, in 2020, the RERC was one of the first City facilities to reopen to the public after the first COVID-19- related shelter at home order, with safety protocols in place.

Additionally, in 2021, the City Council adopted two ordinances moving related goals forward. The City Council adopted an updated Foodware Ordinance that requires all foodware (e.g., cups, plates, utensils, etc.) served by food providers in El Cerrito to be either reusable or compostable, starting July 1, 2022. This Ordinance will serve to significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic waste in El Cerrito and increase waste diversion. In 2021, the City Council also adopted a “Mandatory Organics Recycling” Ordinance, implementing the requirements of California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 and requiring participation in the City’s recycling and composting programs with limited exceptions.

In 2022, City Staff entered into a new franchise agreement with the City’s garbage and green waste hauler, East Bay Sanitary, which adds a number of integrated waste management services to the community, including new programs targeting waste diversion in multi-family apartment complexes. A new brochure was developed outlining all the services available and mailed to all solid waste accounts. Staff is also continuing to move forward with other programs to implement SB 1383 and to increase composting and recycling in El Cerrito.

In July 2023, the City completed a citywide curbside cart swap project in order to comply with State Law, Senate Bill 1383. Over the course of three weeks, the City successfully collected approximately 8,500 old grey recycling and blue garbage carts, swapping them for new blue recycling and black garbage carts. This standardizing of cart colors will take place throughout California for ease of separating materials and recycling statewide.

Chapter 7: Resources and Hazards
Natural and Historic Resources
Goal R1: Protected natural resources (important habitat, ecological resources, key visual resources, ridges and ridgelines, creeks and streambanks, steeper slopes, vista points, and major features), and clean air and water.

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21 The City continued to implement the Zoning Ordinance, which contains specific standards aimed at protecting creeks and hillside areas.

In 2023, the City continued to implement Chapter 13.28 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code, the Public Tree and Shrub Ordinance, the primary purpose of which is to preserve and protect public trees.

City Staff also actively participated in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to implement the City’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Municipal Regional Permit to protect stormwater.

For additional Clean Water activities, see Goal PS4.

Goal R2: Protected and rehabilitated architectural, historical, cultural, and archaeological resources that are of local, state, or federal significance.

In 2014, the City Council approved the 1715 Elm Street project. As part of the project, the existing house will be relocated on the property and rehabilitated to the Department of the Interior’s standards. In 2021, the City issued the building permit application which will allow the construction of the project and the relocation and rehabilitation of the existing house. Construction of the project began in 2022. The project is expected to be completed in 2024.

Hazards
Goal H1: Minimal potential for loss of life, injury, damage to property, economic and social dislocation and unusual public expense due to natural and man-made hazards, including protection from the risk of flood damage, hazards of soil erosion, fire hazards, weak and expansive soils, potentially hazardous soils materials, other hazardous materials, geologic instability, seismic activity, and release of hazardous materials from refineries and chemical plants in West County.

The City continued to oversee the residential rental inspection program.

The City continued implementation of the Unreinforced Masonry (URM) building hazard mitigation ordinance. The last URM building was demolished in 2021.

In 2021, City staff issued a Request for Qualifications for seeking qualified engineers/consultants to complete an inventory and analysis of soft story residential buildings in El Cerrito and develop program recommendations. In 2022, the City completed the soft-story inventory for multi-unit buildings with three or more units through at Planning Grant from Cal OES. This grant funded an analysis of potential at-risk residential buildings and provided the City with data to inform future policy direction in consideration with the needs of the residents and property owners. This program aims to reduce risks to human life, structures and infrastructure in the event of a powerful earthquake. The program was completed in 2023. The City will continue to monitor the availability of funding through State/Federal programs to develop/implement further risk reduction policies.

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22 Goal H2: Government agencies, citizens and businesses are prepared for an effective response and recovery in the event of emergencies or disasters.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City was not able to continue the very popular Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. The program teaches neighbors to help themselves and help each other. Through CERT, citizens receive hands-on training in Disaster First Aid, Disaster Preparedness, Basic Firefighting, Light Search and Rescue, Damage Assessment, and How to Turn Off Utilities.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City was also not able to continue internal National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) training for City staff. Through the training, staff members directly involved in managing an emergency would understand command reporting structures, common terminology, and roles and responsibilities inherent in a response operation. In 2023 City began to offer this program once again.

On March 25, 2020, the City Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance enacting a temporary moratorium to halt evictions for residential and commercial tenants financially impacted by COVID-19, which expired on February 28, 2023. The Ordinance did not establish rent forgiveness but provided temporary rent forbearance to those who qualify by providing 180 days, from the Ordinance expiration date, to catch up on unpaid rent and suspends late fees from being charged for qualified residential and commercial tenants who can demonstrate loss of income or revenue due to COVID-19.

Goal H3: New development complies with the noise standards established in the General Plan, all new noise sources are within acceptable standards, and existing objectionable noise sources are reduced or eliminated.

All new development is evaluated under CEQA using the noise standards currently in the General Plan. These noise standards were incorporated into updated Zoning Ordinance in 2008 as performance standards required of all development.

CONCLUSION
The City has continued to faithfully implement the City's 1999 General Plan as the actions, plans, programs and projects documented in this report represent the City’s commitment to achieve the goals and objectives set forth in the elements of the El Cerrito General Plan.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. HCD - Housing Element Annual Report
Attachment 3b
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CONTRA COSTA
transportation
authority

ANNUAL REPORTING FORM
for MEASURE J LOCAL STREET MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS (LSM) FUNDS (18% LSM FUNDS & 2.09% ADDITIONAL FUNDS)
FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021-22
Jurisdiction: City of El Cerrito
If you have any questions regarding this form, please contact Matt Kelly at CCTA, [email protected].

Please return the form to CCTA, along with the LSM Audit Reporting Form spreadsheet, Attn: Jackie Reyes (at address listed below or [email protected])
Total for FY 2021-22
Starting Balance as of July 1, 2021 58,586.76
18% + 2.09% Funds Received during FY 2021-22 (actual, not accrued) 554,790.00 LSM Eligible Expenditures (Please describe all expenditures in excess of $10,000 on the LSM Audit Reporting spreadsheet)
Local Street and Roads 340,397.26
Growth Management Planning and Compliance 49,664.00
Transit Capital and Operations
Trails
Parking Facilities
Transportation Demand Management/Transportation Systems Management
Total LSM Expenditures during FY 2021-22 390,061.26
Funds Remaining 223,315.50
Interest Earned
Ending Balance as of June 30, 2022 223,315.50
Form prepared by: Sandra Dalida Phone: 510-215-4312
Email: [email protected]
Finance Director/City Treasurer
March 17, 2023
Title:

Date:
2999 Oak Road, Suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Attachment 12
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Jurisdiction: City of El Cerrito
Reporting Period: FY 2021-2022
Project Type Project Name Project Description (Location, Limits) Measure J Funds
Expended ($) Reporting Metric (see instructions)
Local Streets and Roads On-going Street Engineering and Maintenance Engineering and Maintenance Personnel $ 123,275 Staff time Local Streets and Roads Traffic Safey Evaluation Key/Elm/Hill Intersection $ 9,399 NA Local Streets and Roads I-80 Integrated Corridor Mobility Communications to field equipment on San Pablo Avenue & Central Avenue $ 1,535 NA
Other Growth Management WCCTAC Dues $ 49,664 Citywide
Local Streets and Roads On-going Street Administration City Administration Transfer $ 64,300 Citywide Local Streets and Roads On-going Street Utility Street Lighting Energy Costs $ 90,891 Street Lighting Energy Costs Local Streets and Roads On-going Street Maintenance Sign & Signal Maintenance $ 9,608 Local Streets and Roads On-going Street Maintenance Infrastructure Supplies $ 1,389 signs, paint, pavement makers, and traffic signal Local Streets and Roads CIP- various street improvements Engineering Personnel $ 40,000 Citywide TOTAL $ 390,061
CCTA Measure J Local Streets & Roads Maintenance Audit Reporting Form (for expenditures of $10,000 or more) NA
Attachment 12
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Total for FY 2022-23
Starting Balance as of July 1, 2022 223,315.50
18% + 2.09% Funds Received during FY 2022-23 (actual, not accrued) 622,130.00 Local Street and Roads 361,267.53
Growth Management Planning and Compliance 51,899.00
Transit Capital and Operations
Trails
Parking Facilities
Transportation Demand Management/Transportation Systems Management Total LSM Expenditures during FY 2022-23 413,166.53
Funds Remaining 432,278.97
Interest Earned 4,139.00
Ending Balance as of June 30, 2023 432,278.97
Form prepared by: _Crystal Reams ____________________ Phone: ________510-215-4312___________ Email: [email protected]______
Title: _Finance Director____________________________
Date: _____2/16/24__________
Please return the form to CCTA, along with the LSM Audit Reporting Form spreadsheet, Attn: Jackie Reyes (at address listed below or [email protected])
LSM Eligible Expenditures (Please describe all expenditures in excess of $10,000 on the LSM Audit Reporting spreadsheet)

ANNUAL REPORTING FORM
for LOCAL STREET MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS (LSM) FUNDS (18% LSM FUNDS & 2.09% ADDITIONAL FUNDS)
FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
Jurisdiction: City of El Cerrito
If you have any questions regarding this form, please contact Matt Kelly at CCTA, [email protected] Attachment 12
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Jurisdiction:

City of El Cerrito
Reporting Period: FY
2022-2023
Project Type Project Name Project Description (Location, Limits) Measure J Funds
Expended ($)
Reporting Metric
(see instructions)
Local Streets and Roads
On-going Street Engineering
and Maintenance Engineering and Maintenance Personnel 102,036 Staff time Local Streets and Roads
On-going Street Engineering
and Maintenance Staff Augmentation Services $ 37,329 NA Other Growth Management WCCTAC Dues 51,899 Citywide
Local Streets and Roads
On-going Street
Administration City Administration Transfer 66,872 Citywide Local Streets and Roads On-going Street Utility Street Lighting Energy Costs 113,312 Street Lighting Energy Costs Local Streets and Roads
CIP- various street
improvements Engineering Personnel 40,000 Citywide
Local Streets and Roads CIP C3081.3 - Arlington Blvd - Guardrail Replacement Project 1,719 Guardrail Replacement Project Total 413,167
CCTA Measure J Local Streets & Roads Maintenance Audit Reporting Form (for expenditures of $10,000 or more) Attachment 12
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AGENDA BILL
Agenda Item No. 7.E.

Date: March 18, 2025
To: El Cerrito City Council
From: Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Public Works Department
Subject: El Cerrito del Norte Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Complete Streets Project, City Project No. C4014, Federal Project No. CML 5239(029) – Increase in Contract Change Order Approval Authority

ACTION PROPOSED
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve contract change orders in an additional amount of $400,000 for the construction of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Project, bringing the total change order approval amount to $1,340,000.

BACKGROUND
The El Cerrito Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Project is implementing multimodal transportation improvements identified in the City’s San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan. Planned improvements consist of enhanced and new protected crosswalks, new context-sensitive bikeways, bus boarding islands, circulation improvements, and various streetscape enhancements. The project location is around the El Cerrito Del Norte BART Station and spans several streets, including San Pablo Avenue from Ohlone Greenway near the northern city limit to Potrero Avenue, Eastshore Boulevard from Potrero Avenue to San Pablo Avenue, Hill Street from San Pablo Avenue to Liberty Street, Cutting Boulevard from I-80 to Key Boulevard, and Knott Avenue from San Pablo Avenue to Key Boulevard. A significant portion of the Project is on State Route 123, requiring extensive oversight by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

The construction contract was awarded to Ghilotti Bros Inc. in December 2023 (Resolution 2023-89). At that time, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a construction contract in the amount of $9,398,889 and to approve change orders for an amount not to exceed $940,000. Construction started in March 2024.

ANALYSIS
The project site is within an older urban area, where challenges related to unforeseen underground conditions and aging infrastructure are common for roadway projects.

Variables like as-built conditions differing from record plans, unknown utilities and other buried obstructions, and infrastructure deficiencies can surface during construction, leading to delays and increased costs. The initial construction timeframe for the project was one year, with planned project completion in Spring 2025. However, we now estimate substantial completion in Fall 2025, weather permitting.

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Encountering these types of conditions has necessitated adaptability, quick decisionmaking, and sometimes redesigns to keep making progress on the project. The construction team—consisting of the designer, construction manager, contractor, and City staff—have been working together to adapt and redesign as necessary, aiming to minimize cost. Despite the construction team's efforts, City staff have determined that a contract change order amount beyond that previously approved by the City Council will be necessary.

The majority of the change orders issued to date were due to unforeseen existing conditions. Additionally, some funds were expended to enhance accessibility and final improvements, such as replacing a larger area of the frequently traveled sidewalk along Safeway. As of the end of February 2025, approximately $575,000 in change orders has already been executed, representing 61% of the $940,000 City Manager’s approval authority for contract change orders. Additionally, another $550,000 in change order requests are currently being evaluated, which would exceed the City Manager’s authority. At the current rate, the previously approved City Manager’s approval limit for change orders is projected to be exhausted before the project is completed. The change order amounts as of the end of February 2025 are summarized below.

Approved City Manager Change Order Authority $940,000.00 Executed Change Order Amount $574,327.91
Current Change Order Requests $550,000.00
Projected Contract Change Order Amount $1,124,327.91
Projected Balance $ (184,327.91)
City staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to approve change orders for an additional amount of $400,000, bringing the total change order approval amount to $1,340,000. Funding for contingencies like these is available in the Adopted Biennial Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 as detailed below.

This contract authority increase will provide additional capacity for change orders beyond those summarized above to maintain recent momentum on the project.

Concurrently, City staff have asked the construction team to begin value engineering efforts to reduce costs while ensuring the major project components are built. City staff anticipate returning to the City Council within the next few months to provide an update on the project components and request additional contract change order authority within the available project budget to address additional issues that arise, as well as, projected time-related costs for such items as traffic control maintenance, stormwater protection measures, and project administration.

STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS
This action supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal(s) of:
• Infrastructure and Amenities; and
• Environmental Sustainability.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Agenda Item No. 7.E.

The El Cerrito Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Improvement Project is a combination of projects identified in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan. The City Council approved a programmatic Environmental Impact Report and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in September 2014, and an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Active Transportation Plan in April 2016. Both documents were prepared per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

As part of the Caltrans project development process, City staff and consultants prepared a project checklist to confirm that all impacts of the project were sufficiently evaluated in these documents. The mitigation measures identified in both Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs are being implemented as appropriate in order to mitigate any identified environmental impacts of the project under CEQA.

As part of the federal funding requirements, the project was evaluated for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which included conducting several environmental studies. City staff and consultants prepared a Categorical Exclusion with Technical Studies. Caltrans is responsible for determining NEPA compliance and approved the NEPA document in March 2022 and revalidation in August 2023.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Adopted Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2024-25 and 2025-26, specifically Fiscal Year 2024-25, includes additional funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for this project in the current fiscal year. This includes $600,000 from Measure A Street Improvements, $200,000 for SB1 – Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account, and $200,000 from Transportation Impact Fee (TIF). Increasing the City Manager’s approval limit for change orders by $400,000 will mean there is still $600,000 remaining that can be allocated to additional construction management support during construction, while preserving funds for project contingencies.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
The City Attorney has reviewed the proposed action and found that legal considerations have been addressed.

Reviewed by:

Karen Pinkos, City Manager
Attachments:

1. Resolution
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RESOLUTION 2025-XX

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $400,000, BRINGING THE TOTAL CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL AMOUNT TO $1,340,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EL

CERRITO DEL NORTE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. C4014, FEDERAL PROJECT NO. CML 5239(029)
WHEREAS, the El Cerrito Del Norte TOD Complete Streets Project will implement multimodal transportation improvements including enhanced and new protected crosswalks, new context-sensitive bikeways, bus boarding islands, circulation improvements, and various streetscape enhancements as identified in the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan and Active Transportation Plan, adopted by City Council in September 2014 and April 2016, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the funding plan for the project has been developed over many years beginning in 2016 when the City successfully applied for two grants: One Bay Area Grant Program, Cycle 2 (OBAG 2) federal funds and Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) Measure J Transportation for Livable Communities Program county sales tax funds; and
WHEREAS, subsequently, the City secured funding for the project from the West Contra Costa Transportation Authority Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (WCCTAC STMP), State Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Grant (Mayfair), SB1 Local Partnership Program-Formulaic, Transportation Fund for Clear Air, Safe Routes to BART (SR2B), and City Transportation Impact Fee Program; and WHEREAS, in December 2023, the City Council awarded the construction contract to Ghilotti Bros. Inc. whose total Base Bid plus three Additive Alternates in the amount of $9,398,889, was approximately 11% below the Engineer’s Estimate (Resolution 2023-89); and
WHEREAS, at that time, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a construction contract in the amount of $9,398,889 and to approve contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $940,000; and
WHEREAS, during construction, unforeseen underground conditions and aging infrastructure have been encountered and other project elements have been enhanced to address accessibility and final improvements; and
WHEREAS, as of the end of February 2025, approximately $575,000 in change orders has already been executed, representing 61% of the City Manager’s approval authority for change orders and an additional $550,000 in change order requests are being evaluated, which would exceed the City Manager’s approval limit of $940,000; and
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WHEREAS, an increase in the City Manager’s approval authority is needed to maintain recent momentum on the project and funding for this purpose is available in the Adopted Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2024-25 and 2025-26, specifically in Fiscal Year 2024-25; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a programmatic Environmental Impact Report and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan in September 2014, and an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Active Transportation Plan in April 2016. Both documents were prepared per CEQA Guidelines. As part of the Caltrans project development process, City staff and consultants prepared a project checklist to confirm that all impacts of the Project were sufficiently evaluated in these documents. The mitigation measures identified in both Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs will be implemented as appropriate in order to mitigate any identified environmentalimpacts of the Project under CEQA. As part of the federal funding requirements, the Project was evaluated for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which included conducting several environmental studies. City staff and consultants prepared a Categorical Exclusion with Technical Studies. Caltrans is responsible for determining NEPA compliance and approved the NEPA document in March 2022 and revalidation in August 2023.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito that it hereby authorizes the City Manager to approve change orders for an additional amount of $400,000 for the construction of the El Cerrito del Norte TOD Complete Streets Project, bringing the total change order approval amount to $1,340,000.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and adoption.

I CERTIFY that at a regular meeting on March 18, 2025 the City Council of the City of El Cerrito passed this Resolution by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

IN WITNESS of this action, I sign this document and affix the corporate seal of the City of El Cerrito on .

Holly M. Charléty, City Clerk
APPROVED:

Carolyn Wysinger, Mayor
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AGENDA BILL
Agenda Item No. 9.A.

Date: March 18, 2025
To: El Cerrito City Council
From: Sky Woodruff, City Attorney; Holly M. Charlety, City Clerk, City Management
Subject: Dissolution of the El Cerrito Pension Board

ACTION PROPOSED
Introduce by title and waive any further reading of an ordinance to amend and restate El Cerrito Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 to dissolve the pension board due to inactive status of the El Cerrito Pension Fund.

BACKGROUND
On June 16, 1947, the City created a pension fund for Civil Service Employees ("Pension Plan"), providing retirement benefits for City employees. As part of this action, the El Cerrito Employees' Pension Board was established to oversee the Pension Plan, with City Council members appointed to serve as members of the Pension Board.

In 1958, the City began the process of implementing the provision of retirement benefits to employees through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).

On February 6, 1959, certain eligible employees chose not to be covered by Social Security or by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and to continue receiving pension benefits through the El Cerrito Pension Plan. These employees, once retired, remained in the Pension Plan through the rest of their lifetimes, and the City budgeted for these retired employees accordingly.

On July 1, 1959, the City formally executed a contract with CalPERS to establish retirement benefits for all other employees as well as all future City employees. At that point, the Pension Plan was no longer available to City employees, and the Pension Plan would only exist to service the included employees/retirees throughout their lifetimes. As of May 1, 2023, there are no retirees remaining to receive benefits under the Pension Plan.

As no new members may join this plan and there are no longer any retirees in the Pension Plan, there are no revenues and expenditures of the Pension Plan to be approved by the Employees' Pension Board. All funds within the Pension Plan have been distributed. While the Pension Plan continues to exist, it is inactive as it has no remaining assets, liabilities, or other obligations.

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ANALYSIS
Despite the inactive status of the Pension Plan, under Municipal Code Sections 3.20.30 and 3.20.060, the Employees' Pension Board is still required to hire an actuary once every four years to report on the cost of maintaining the Pension Plan upon a reserve basis and annually report by August 5 on the prior fiscal year regarding receipts, disbursements, pension roll members, amounts paid, and remaining balance.

Government Code Section 45306 states that any ordinance establishing a Pension Plan may only be repealed by a vote of the City's voters. There is no similar statute requiring City voter approval to dissolve the body that provides oversight when a Pension Plan is inactive. As the Pension Plan is in an inactive state, the City is seeking to dissolve the Employees' Pension Board, not repeal the Pension Plan itself. By amending the existing ordinance as proposed to add language allowing for the dissolution of the Pension Board only and not the Plan, the City can amend the ordinance without requiring City voter approval.

City staff proposes that the City Council adopt an ordinance to amend and restate Municipal Code Chapter 3.20 to dissolve the Pension Board due to the inactive status of the Pension Plan. By dissolving the Pension Board, the ordinance would also eliminate the requirement to perform any of the obligations of the Pension Board that are set forth in Chapter 3.20.

STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS
This action supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal(s) of:
• High Performing Organization by conserving city resources to achieve long-term sustainability, which includes ensuring policies, procedures, and systems represent best practices in financial management.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
This section is not applicable to this agenda item.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
The requested action will reduce City resources that would have otherwise been spent on reporting on the continued inactive status of the Pension Plan.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
The City Attorney has reviewed the proposed action and ordinance and found that legal considerations have been addressed. Notification of the proposed ordinance was publicly posted and published in the West County Times (an adjudicated subsidiary of the East Bay Times) on March 8, 2025.

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Agenda Item No. 9.A.

Reviewed by:

Karen Pinkos, City Manager
Attachments:

1. Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-XX

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER 3.20 OF THE EL CERRITO MUNICIPAL CODE TO

DISSOLVE THE EL CERRITO PENSION BOARD
WHEREAS, the City created a pension plan for City employees on June 16, 1947 to provide contributions to and payment of benefits from said plan, and created a pension board to oversee the plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to El Cerrito Municipal Code, the City Council serves as the pension board and is required under Municipal Code Sections 3.20.30 and 3.20.060 to hire an actuary once every four years to report on the cost of maintaining the pension system upon a reserve basis and annually report by August 5 on the prior fiscal year regarding receipts, disbursements, pension roll members, amounts paid, and remaining balance; and
WHEREAS, all current City employees’ are enrolled for pension benefits in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), not in the City pension fund; and
WHEREAS, all employees entitled to benefits from the City pension fund are deceased; and
WHEREAS, the pension plan continues to exist but is currently inactive as it has no funds in it and no assets, liabilities, or other obligations; and WHEREAS, there is no need for the pension board to continue to perform any functions in relation to the pension plan since the pension plan has no funds and no beneficiaries; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 45306 states that an ordinance establishing a pension plan may only be repealed only by a vote of the people, and does not require a vote of the people to dissolve a pension board overseeing an inactive pension plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has concluded that dissolving the pension board conserves City resources and maintaining the inactive pension plan does not require a repeal of the pension plan by a vote of the people; and WHEREAS, this ordinance amends and restates Chapter 3.20 to dissolve the pension board.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CERRITO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council finds that the above Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

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Section 2. Amendment of Municipal Code. Chapter 3.20 of the El Cerrito Municipal Code is hereby amended and restated as set forth in Exhibit A to dissolve the pension board.

Section 3. Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Approval of this ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq. (“CEQA”) and 14 Cal. Code Reg. §§ 15000 et seq. (“CEQA Guidelines”)). Therefore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15060, CEQA analysis is not required.

Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed the ordinance codified in this chapter, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of this chapter would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 5. No Conflict with Federal or State Law. Nothing in this Ordinance is intended to create any requirement, power or duty that is in conflict with any federal or state law.

Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty days after the date of its adoption. Prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage thereof, the ordinance or a summary thereof shall be posted or published as may be required by law, and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on March 18, 2025, and passed by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
ADOPTED AND ORDERED published at a regular meeting of the City Council held on April 1, 2025 and passed by the following vote:

AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
APPROVED:
________________________
Carolyn Wysinger, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Holly Charléty, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE CERTIFICATION
I, Holly M. Charléty, City Clerk of the City of El Cerrito, do hereby certify that this Ordinance is the true and correct original Ordinance No. (2025-XX) of the City of El Cerrito; that said Ordinance was duly enacted and adopted by the City Council of the City of El Cerrito at a meeting of the City Council held on the 1st Day of April 2025; and that said Ordinance has been published and/or posted in the manner required by law.

WITNESS my hand and the Official Seal of the City of El Cerrito, California, on ______________.
_____________________________
Holly M. Charléty, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A

3.20.010 Membership.

The pension board shall consist of five members and two ex officio members.

3.20.020 Appointment.

The council shall act as the pension board. The city manager shall act as an ex officio member of said board, and shall appoint the second ex officio member. The mayor shall act as chair.

3.20.030 Powers and duties.

The pension board shall:

A. Compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon all matters connected with its duties in the same manner as or may be provided by law for the taking of testimony before notaries public. The chair, or any member of the board, may administer oaths to such witnesses;
B. Make all needful rules and regulations for its organization and functioning in conformity with the provisions of this title;
C. Provide for the payment from the pension fund of all necessary expenses; provided, that no compensation or emolument shall be paid to any member of the board for any duty required or performed;
D. Employ an actuary to render a report, at least once during every four-year period, of the costs of maintaining upon a reserve basis the pension system; E. Accept for the benefit of the pension fund, all contributions, gifts, bequests and devises from any source whatsoever.

3.20.040 Quorum.

A quorum of the pension board shall be a simple majority of the members.

3.20.050 Records of proceedings.

The city clerk shall act as the clerk of the pension board and shall keep a record of its proceedings.

3.20.060 Financial control.

Except as provided in this chapter, the pension board shall have exclusive control of the administration and investment of the pension fund, and shall transmit to the director of finance an itemized list of the authority for all payments to be made from said fund for pensions currently payable and for all expenses of the pension board. The city shall pay all warrants therefore against said fund only when so authorized.

The director of finance and the trust officer for the pension fund may effect changes in the investment portfolio of the pension fund, and shall provide a written report documenting each such transaction to the pension board. The board shall ratify or otherwise direct changes in the investment portfolio at its next regular meeting.

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