City Council
AGENDA
Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 596-4300 phone
(510) 450-7831 fax
www.emeryville.org
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
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Members:
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 7:16 PM Council Chambers / Teleconference This meeting is being conducted in a hybrid (in-person / Zoom) format at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California
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The AGENDA for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
4.1. ID-2024-063 Proclamation Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Proclaiming The Month Of March 2024 As American Red Cross Month
5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES
COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING
ATTENDANCE
6. 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
8. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
10. CONSENT ITEMS
10.1. ID-2024-067 Warrants. (Lawrence Chiu)
Staff Report
Wire Transfers
Check Register
Attachments:
10.2. ID-2024-060 Action Minutes Of The February 20, 2024, Special City Council Closed Session. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
10.3. ID-2024-061 Action Minutes Of The February 20, 2024, City Of Emeryville Regular City Council Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
10.4. ID-2024-054 Phone System Migration. (Michael Parenti)
Attachments: Staff Report
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10.4.1. ID-2024-055 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With CallTower To Provide Telephone Services and Microsoft
Licensing In The Amount Of Two Hundred Twenty-Three
Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($223,453.66), And As Adjusted By Taxes, Fees, And Phone Line Count Changes
Draft Resolution
Proposal
Quote
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-19
Attachments:
10.4.2. ID-2024-056 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Spectrotel To Provide POTS Transformation As A Service
(PTaaS) Telephone Services In The Amount Of Sixty-Nine
Thousand Fifty-Six Dollars ($69,056.00).
Draft Resolution
Enrollment Terms
Master Service Agreement
Quote
Spec Sheet
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-20
Attachments:
10.5. ID-2024-072 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Submit An Application For Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Funds To The California Department Of Housing And Community Development, Execute A Request For Funds, And Enter Into A California Standard Agreement. (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-21
Attachments:
10.6. ID-2024-071 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Third Amendment With West Coast Arborists Services Inc. Maintenance Contract to Add Additional Tree Trimming And Removal Maintenance For A Total Increased Amount of $75,000, And A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount of $735,871. (Mohamed Alouai/Daniel Gonzales)
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Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Attachment B - Original Maintenance Services Contract
Attachment C - Maintenance Services Contract - 1st Contract Amendment
Attachment D - 2nd Contract Amendment
3rd Contract Amendment
WCA Exhibit A
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-22
Attachments:
10.7. ID-2023-449 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Agreement With Lyft Bikes And Scooters, LLC To Deploy Fifty-five Docked Electric-Assist Bicycles, And Three New Bikeshare Stations in Emeryville. (Mohamed Alaoui/Nancy Humphrey)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Attachment A - Regional Funding Agreement
Attachment B - Docked Ebike Deployment Agreement
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-23
Attachments:
10.8. ID-2024-066 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A First Amendment To The
Professional Services Agreement with PlaceWorks, Retroactive to January 1, 2024, In An Amount Not To Exceed $179,225 For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $259,349 For Preparing Plans Specifications and Estimates For Planting Trees In The Public Right of Way. CEQA Determination: Exempt Under Sections 15308 and 15061(b)(3) (Mohamed Alaoui/Nancy Humphrey)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
First Contract Amendment
Exhibit A Proposal and Fees
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-24
Attachments:
10.9. ID-2024-038 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One Ford Explorer Hybrid Patrol Vehicle From Folsom Lake Ford For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $56,662.79, And Purchase Necessary Emergency Patrol Vehicle Equipment For The Vehicle From Lehr, At An Estimated Amount Of $21,965.88. (Jeff Jennings/ Andrew Cassianos)
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Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Patrol Vehicle Bid
Patrol Vehicle Build Bid
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-25
Attachments:
10.10. ID-2024-089 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City of Emeryville Approving And Adopting A Memorandum of Understanding With The Service Employees International Union Local (SEIU) 1021 Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Memorandum Of Understanding And Approving An Amendment To The City’s Classification And Compensation Plan In Conformance With California Code Of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5. (Paul Buddenhagen) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - SEIU MOU Tracked Changes
Exhibit B - SEIU MOU Clean
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-26
Attachments:
10.11. ID-2024-088 Resolution Of the City Council Of The City of Emeryville Authorizing An Amendment To The MESA Compensation and Benefits Plan for Unrepresented Classifications In Conformance With California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 570.5. (Paul Buddenhagen) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - Compensation and Benefits Plan for Unrepresented tracked changes
Exhibit B - Compensation and Benefits Plan for Unrepresented clean
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-27
Attachments:
10.12. ID-2024-092 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Approving And Consenting To The Agreement Of Employment Between The Management Of Emeryville Services Authority (MESA) And John Kennedy As City Attorney And Authorizing The Chair Of The Board Of Directors To Execute The Agreement. (Mayor Welch)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - Agreement
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-28
Attachments:
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. ACTION ITEMS
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13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
13.1. ID-2024-065 Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the February 22, 2024 meeting:
(a) General Plan Annual Progress Report - Review of the annual progress report on implementation of the General Plan, including the Housing Element, in Calendar Year 2023, for submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.*
* This item is scheduled for City Council review on March 19, 2024.
The packet for the February 22, 2024 Planning Commission meeting c a n b e v i e w e d o n l i n e a t
https://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=5588
14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
15. ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608, AND VIA TELECONFERENCE.
LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
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ID-2024-062 Please Note: This list is for informational purposes only. All items shown here are tentative at this time and are not confirmed until the agendas for the meeting dates are published and posted, 11 days prior to the meeting. Other items may be added. Also note that this list shows working titles, which may be revised slightly before the item becomes final.
Please continue to check the final, published agenda for the latest information.
March 19, 2024
- Special Meeting - Committee Reports
- Study Session - Tobacco Retail License Ordinance
- Homebuyer Program Guidelines Revisions
April 2, 2024
- Special Meeting: Committee Reports and Committee
Appointments
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