Emeryville City Hall
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Emeryville, CA 94608
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ACTION MINUTES
City Council
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Members:
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7:16 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:17 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Mayor Courtney Welch
Vice Mayor David Mourra
Council Member John J. Bauters
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Present: 4 -
Absent: 1 - Council Member Sukhdeep Kaur
3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA
A motion was made by Council Member Bauters, seconded by Vice Mayor Mourra, to approve the final agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Welch, Vice Mayor Mourra, Council Member Bauters, and Council Member Priforce
4 -
Absent: 1 - Council Member Kaur
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES
6. COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING
ATTENDANCE
7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
8. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communications were reported.
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9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA There were no public comments.
10. CONSENT ITEMS
Council Member Kaur was present at 7:18 p.m.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Mourra, seconded by Council Member Bauters, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mayor Welch, Vice Mayor Mourra, Council Member Bauters, Council Member Kaur, and Council Member Priforce
5 -
10.1. ID-2024-366 Warrants. (Lawrence Chiu)
Staff Report City
Wire Transfers City
Check Register City
Attachments:
A motion was made to accept this Informational Report.
10.2. ID-2024-364 Action Minutes Of The September 9, 2024, City Of Emeryville Special Study Session Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
A motion was made to approve the Minutes.
10.3. ID-2024-371 Action Minutes Of The September 17, 2024, Special City Council Closed Session Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
A motion was made to approve the 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
A motion was made to approve the Minutes.
10.5. ID-2024-373 Action Minutes Of The September 17, 2024, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Richardson)
Attachments: Action Minutes
A motion was made to approve the Minutes.
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 City of Emeryville Page 2 of 6 Printed on 4/23/2025
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Through January 2025. (April Richardson)
(Inc Conjunction With Successor Agency Agenda Item 6.4) Staff Report
Draft Resolution
APPROVED Resolution No. 24-116
Attachments:
A motion was made to approve this Resolution.
Enactment No: Reso No. 24-116
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:
A motion was made to approve this Resolution.
Enactment No: Reso No. 24-117
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:
A motion was made to approve this Resolution.
Enactment No: Reso No. 24-118
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:
A motion was made to approve this Resolution.
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Enactment No: Reso No. 24-119
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:
A motion was made to approve this Resolution.
Enactment No: Reso No. 24-120
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:
A motion was made to approve this Resolution.
Enactment No: Reso No. 24-121
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)
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Staff Report
Attachment 1 - September 3, 2024, Staff Report
Draft Ordinance
Exhibit A - CalPERS Contract Amendment
APPROVED Ordinance No. 24-010
Attachments:
A motion was made to approve this Ordinance.
Enactment No: Ord No. 24-010
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. ACTION ITEMS
13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
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
Vice Mayor Mourra requested and received majority support for a Study Session on See-Click-Fix.
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15. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Emeryville City Council.
/s/ April Richardson, CMC
City Clerk
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