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Members:
Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur
Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon
Council Member David Mourra
Council Member Kalimah A. Priforce
Council Member Courtney Welch
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 596-4300 phone
(510) 450-7831 fax
www.emeryville.org
Tuesday, March 03, 2026 7:00 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur, Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon, Council Member David Mourra, Council Member Kalimah Priforce, Council Member Courtney Welch
Absent: None
3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA
MOVED by Welch and SECONDED by Solomon to approve the final agenda.
RESULT: Passed [5 TO 0]
AYES: Kaur, Solomon, Mourra, Priforce, Welch
NOES: None
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
5. COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS ON MEETING ATTENDANCE
6. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
7. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
No ex parte communication were reported.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA City Council MINUTES March 03, 2026
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Council Member Priforce recused himself (7:07 p.m. – 7:11 p.m.) as there were public comments on the 40th Street Multimodal project.
5 speakers.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting as a quorum was not present 7:14 p.m. – 7:23 p.m.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 9.5 was pulled by Council Member Mourra.
MOVED by Welch and SECONDED by Solomon approve the consent calendar.
RESULT: Passed [5 TO 0]
AYES: Kaur, Solomon, Mourra, Priforce, Welch
NOES: None
9.1. ALL ORDINANCES DEEMED READ BY TITLE ONLY AND ALL FURTHER READING WAIVED
9.2. ACTION MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2026, CLOSED SESSION
9.3. ACTION MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2026, CITY COUNCIL MEETING
9.4. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
EMERY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEARS 2025/2026, 2026/2027, AND 2027/2028 FUNDED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, PROPOSITION 49, IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR THOUSAND ($104,000) PER YEAR AND FUNDED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM, IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND ($260,000) PER YEAR
9.5. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR THE INSTALLATION OF LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHTOF-WAY
1 speaker.
MOVED by Mourra and SECONDED by Solomon to approve the resolution as amended to remove the requirement for letter of support and grandfather in existing little libraries (that existed prior to March 3, 2026) excluding those with safety or pedestrian access issues.
RESULT: Passed [5 TO 0]
AYES: Kaur, Solomon, Mourra, Priforce, Welch
NOES: None
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
11. ACTION ITEMS
12. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
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12.1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION/COMMITTEE VACANCIES
12.2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS AT THE FEBRUARY 26, 2026 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 2025, for submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.*
(b) Housing Element Implementation: Programs B, HH and KK (ORD26-001) - Consideration of a recommendation to the City Council to approve proposed amendments to the Title 9 (Planning Regulations) of the Emeryville Municipal Code to implement Programs B, HH, and KK of the approved 2023-2031 Housing Element. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and 15164, the City Council adopted an addendum to the General Plan EIR when it approved the 2023-2031 Housing Element, and the proposed amendments implement the Housing Element and are thus within the scope of activities analyzed by the Addendum and the General Plan EIR.
Further, the proposed amendments are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.085 because they implement the schedule of actions in an approved Housing Element.**
*This item is scheduled for City Council review on March 17, 2026 **This item is scheduled for City Council review on April 7, 2026
13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
Vice Mayor Solomon was absent 7:56 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Mayor Kaur requested a received majority support for a zero emissions appliance standards support resolution.
14. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council.
/s/ April Foran, CMC
City Clerk