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 David Mourra
Vice Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Council Member Matthew Solomon
Council Member Courtney Welch
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 7:16 PM Council Chambers
This meeting is being conducted in-person 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
5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES
COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING
ATTENDANCE
6. 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
8. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
9. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
10. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
11. CONSENT ITEMS
11.1. ID-2025-252 Warrants. (Sharon Friedrichsen)
Staff Report City
Wire Transfers City
Check Register City
Attachments:
11.2. ID-2025-256 Action Minutes Of The July 1, 2025, Special City Council Closed Session Meeting. (April Foran)
Attachments: Action Minutes
11.3. ID-2025-257 Action Minutes Of The July 1, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Foran)
Attachments: Action Minutes
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11.4. ID-2025-259 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Cooperative Agreement With The Alameda County Fire Department For The Purchase And Installation Of The Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System At City Fire Stations, In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred And Seventeen Thousand Four Hundred And Ninety-Nine Dollars And Eighty Two Cents $217,499.82 For The Project, Appropriating Eighty-Six Thousand Dollars And Authorizing The City Manager To Increase The Agreement Amount By $86,000 From The General Capital Improvement Fund 475 To Project 24475015. (LaTanya Bellow / Pedro Jimenez / Mohamed Alaoui)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A – Cooperative Agreement with Alameda County Fire Department
Attachments:
11.5. ID-2025-237 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending The City Of Emeryville Investment Policy To Provide Quarterly Investment Reports. (Sharon Friedrichsen / Brian Moura) Staff Report
Draft Statement of City Investment Policy (Redline)
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - Statement of Investment Policy (Clean)
Attachments:
11.6. ID-2025-247 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Amend A Professional Services Contract With Hinderliter De Llamas & Associates (HdL Companies) For An Additional Amount Not to Exceed $130,000 for Fiscal Years 2025-26 And 2026-27 For Business License Tax and Fees
Administration Services. (Sharon Friedrichsen)
Staff Report
Attachment A - Professional Services Contract
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A to Resolution - Professional Services Contract 1st Amendment
Attachments:
11.7. ID-2025-251 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Adopting The Investment Policy Statement For The City Of Emeryville Section 115 Trust Pension Fund. (Sharon Friedrichsen)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A to Resolution - Investment Policy Statement
Attachments:
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11.8. ID-2025-242 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Services Contract With Economic And Planning Systems, Inc. For Preparation Of An Inclusionary Housing Policy Study And A Development Impact Fee Update Study For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed
$433,409. (Chadrick Smalley / Miroo Desai)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A to Resolution - Professional Services Contract Attachments:
11.9. ID-2025-222 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville To Approve The Updated Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP). (Mohamed Alaoui / Nik Ignacio)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - Sewer System Management Plan
Attachments:
11.10. ID-2025-248 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Los Loza Inc. In The Amount Of $712,130.00 For Planting Of Trees In Marina Park And Various Streets In Emeryville, Project No. EPW-24251004, And Authorizing The City Manager To Increase The Contract By $177,870.00 For A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount Of $890,000; CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant To CEQA
Guideline 15301(C). (Mohamed Alaoui / Matt Anderson)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A to Resolution - Construction Contract
Attachments:
11.11. ID-2025-261 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Settlement Agreement With The Emeryville Police Officers' Association (POA) For A Full Compromise And Release Of Overtime Claims And To Amend
Adopted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget To Increase The
Appropriation In The General Fund, Police Department, Account 2200-71050 By $262,868.29. (Lilybell Nakamura)
Staff Report
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - EPOA Settlement Agreement
Attachments:
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11.12. ID-2025-260 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Patatas, LLC In An Amount Not To Exceed $156,158.40 Per Fiscal Year 2025-2026 And 2026-2027 For A Total Of $312,329.48 To Provide Food Service At The Emeryville Child Development Center. (Rebecca Sermeno / Desiree Garland)
Staff Report
ECDC Vended Meals Program RFP
Patatas Proposal Vended Meal Program
Latin Asian Fusion Bid Packet
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A - Patatas, LLC Professional Services Contract Attachments:
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12.1. ID-2025-223 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Approving A Modification To A Waiver From The Noise Ordinance For Sewer Rehabilitation Work On The Sanitary Sewer Interceptor Line Owned By East Bay Municipal Utility District For A Period Of Twelve Weeks, Beginning In July 2025, To East Bay Municipal Utility District And Its Contractor. (Mohamed Alaoui / Nik Ignacio)
Staff Report
Resolution No. 24-153
EBMUD Presentation
Draft Resolution
Attachments:
13. ACTION ITEMS
13.1. ID-2025-243 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Accept Funds And Execute Funding
Agreements With The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development And For All Other Agreements Necessary To
Implement The 40th Street Transit-Only Lanes And Multimodal Enhancements Project. (Mohamed Alaoui / Ryan O'Connell) Staff Report
Attachment A - HUD Grant Award Letter
Draft Resolution
Exhibit A – HUD Grant Agreement
Attachments:
14. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
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16. ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608.
LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
ID-2025-258 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.
September 2, 2025
- Study Session - Advisory Body Composition and Appointments - Design Immunity Delegation
When published, the packets for City Council meetings can be viewed online at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil.
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