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
Members:
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7:16 PM Council Chambers
This meeting is being conducted in-person at
1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California
Please note the following change to the City’s public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
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City Council AGENDA October 1, 2024
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All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the Council votes on the motion to adopt. Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Presiding Officer calls for comments from those persons who are in support of or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the Hearing is closed and brought back to Council level for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless requested by the Council.
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Public Comment: Each speaker is limited to three minutes to present their comments to the City Council at each speaking opportunity. At the discretion of the Presiding Officer, time limits may be further adjusted.
The City Council welcomes comments, including criticism, about the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the City, or of the acts or omissions of the City Council. Speakers shall not use threatening, profane, or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of a City Council, Successor Agency, Management of Emeryville Services Authority, or related meeting. The City is committed to maintaining a workplace free of unlawful harassment and is mindful that City staff regularly attend Council meetings. Discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act – i.e., statements or conduct that is hostile, intimidating, oppressive, or abusive – is per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated.
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City Council AGENDA October 1, 2024
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
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-2024-366 Warrants. (Lawrence Chiu)
Staff Report City
Wire Transfers City
Check Register City
Attachments:
10.2. ID-2024-364 Action Minutes Of The September 9, 2024, City Of Emeryville Special Study Session Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
10.3. ID-2024-371 Action Minutes Of The September 17, 2024, Special City Council Closed Session Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
10.4. ID-2024-372 Action Minutes Of The September 17, 2024, City Of Emeryville Special Study Session Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
10.5. ID-2024-373 Action Minutes Of The September 17, 2024, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
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10.6. ID-2024-376 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending The City Council Regular Meeting Calendar For October 2024 Through January 2025. (April Richardson)
(Inc Conjunction With Successor Agency Agenda Item 6.4) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-116
Attachments:
10.7. ID-2024-379 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Providing An Excused Absence To Public Art Committee Member Laura Rifkin On October 3, 2024, For Religious Reasons. (April Richardson) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-117
Attachments:
10.8. ID-2024-312 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Two 2024 Westward Industries GO-4 Gas Model, Parking Utility Vehicle, In The Amount Not To Exceed $101,744.78 From Turf Star Western. (Jeff Jennings / Andrew Cassianos) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - One Vehicle Bid
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-118
Attachments:
10.9. ID-2024-375 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Accept A Grant Award Retroactively On Behalf Of The Police Department From The FY2019 Byrne Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) In The Amount Of $9,190.80 For Funds Related To Police Portable Radios. (Jeff Jennings / Oliver Collins) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Grant MOU
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-119
Attachments:
10.10. ID-2024-378 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Accepting A Donation In The Amount Of $10,000 From Stanford Health Care And A Donation In The Amount Of $2,500 From Ava Community Energy To The Community Services Department To Support Annual Community Events. (Rebecca Sermeno)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-120
Attachments:
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10.11. ID-2024-368 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The First Amendment Of The
Professional Services Contract With West Coast Code Consultants For Building Division And Fire Prevention Plan Review Increasing The Contract Amount By $776,527.63 To An As Amended Total Amount Not To Exceed $3,694,525.63 For Expanded Fire Plan Check Services, And Amending The Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Operating Budget To Increase Fire Plan Check Fee Revenue By $1,080,376.14 And Professional Services - Fire Plan Check Fees Expenditures By $776,527.63. (Chadrick Smalley / Victor Gonzales) Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Original Contract
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A to Resolution - Amendment No 1
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-121
Attachments:
10.12. ID-2024-363 Second Reading And Adoption Of An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing An Amendment To The Contract Between The City Of Emeryville And The Board Of Administration Of The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) To Provide For The Merger Of The Management Of Emeryville Services Authority’s (MESA) PERS Contract Into The City Of Emeryville’s PERS Contract. (John Kennedy)
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - September 3, 2024, Staff Report
Draft Ordinance
Exhibit A - CalPERS Contract Amendment
APPROVED Ordinance No. 24-010
Attachments:
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. ACTION ITEMS
13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
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13.1. ID-2024-369 Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the September 26, 2024 meeting:
(a) Tesla Collision Center (UP24-002) - Consideration of a Major Conditional Use Permit to allow an electric vehicle collision center (“Motor Vehicle Sales and Services - Repair and Service”) in an existing building at 1295 67th Street. The 47,383 square-foot facility will repair collision damage to Tesla electric vehicles with ancillary storage and office uses. This project is exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, which applies to infill development projects, and the “common sense exemption” at Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposal may have a significant effect on the environment. General Plan Land Use Classification: Industrial; Zoning District: Light Industrial (INL). (Applicant: WT Group/Leslie Freeman)(Owner: HCP Emeryville Partners II, LLC c/o Hackman Capital Partners, LLC/Hong Ho) (APN 04-1508-010-02)
(b) Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (GPA24-001) - A study session to solicit comments on the update of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) that was adopted in 2019 and incorporated as an appendix to the Safety Element of the General Plan. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 is a federal law that requires communities to adopt and update the LHMP every five years.*
*This item is was the topic of a City Council Study Session on September 17, 2024
14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
15. ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608.
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LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
ID-2024-374 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.
October 15, 2024
- Annual Purchase Award
- Avalon Senior/EBALDC Regulatory Agreement and Loan
Amendment
- 1st Reading of Decriminalization Ordinance Group III Amendments - Doyle Street Phase 3 Greenway
October 29, 2024 - Special Meeting
- Study Session - Little Libraries
- 40th Streetscape Public Art Contract
- HDS Grant Acceptance
November 5, 2024 - Cancelled
When published, the packets for City Council meetings can be viewed online at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil.
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