City Council
City of Lafayette
City Council
Teleconference via Zoom
Lafayette, California
Monday, October 24, 2022
7:00
p.m.
2022.10.24.CCAction
October 24, 2022 Agenda with Hyperlinks
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1)
Call to Order 7:00pm
2)
Roll Call
3)
Adoption of Agenda
4)
Public Comments 7:00pm (for items not on the agenda
5)
Presentations
6)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes – October 11, 2022
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 6A
B.
Ordinance 669 Establishing a New Chapter in the Lafayette Municipal Code titled “Water Efficient Landscape” to implement the State mandate requiring local jurisdictions to implement water efficient landscape design and irrigation practices set forth in California Code of Regulations Title 23, Chapter 2.7. (CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 [b][3] – General Rule Exemption) Recommendation:
Waive second reading and adopt Ordinance 669.
Item 6B
C.
Ordinance 682 Amending Title 6 of the Lafayette Municipal Code to Revise the Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements for Multi-Family and Commercial Development Projects. (CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 [b][3] - General Rule Exemption) Recommendation:
Waive second reading and adopt Ordinance 682.
Item 6C
Item 6C Public Comments
D.
2023 City Council Meeting Calendar
Recommendation:
Adopt the 2023 City Council meeting calendar.
Item 6D
E.
Program Update on the Lafayette American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Recommendation:
Allocate $50,000 of ARPA funds from the 2nd tranche of 2022 ARPA funding to the Shop Local eCard Program to support Lafayette businesses during the holiday shopping season.
Item 6E
F.
Budget Adjustments for FY21-22 Necessary to Comply with Lafayette Financial Policies Recommendation:
Adjust budget for FY21-22 as detailed in the staff report.
Item 6F
7)
Old Business
A.
Greg Wolff, Planning & Building Director; Renata Robles, Senior Planner; Diana Elrod, Housing Consultant California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Review Letter on Lafayette’s Draft Housing Element Update Recommendation:
Receive status update and direct staff.
Item 7A
8)
Public Hearing
A.
Jean Eisberg, Contract Planner
DR07-20CC 950 Hough Investors, LLC (Owner) RB Zoning: Request for a Change of Conditions to modify the massing, height, parking and open space of the approved 20-unit residential building. The changes include an increase in floor area from 46,713 sq. ft. to 50,566 sq. ft., increase in building height by 1 foot, increase in parking supply from 25 to 45 through parking stackers, and increase in open space from 2,322 sq. ft.to 2,686 sq. ft. The subject property is located at 950 Hough Ave., APN 243-190-003.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2022-58, approving the design changes and Conditions of Approval modifications.
Item 8A
Item 8A.Attachments
B.
Jean Eisberg, Contract Planner; Greg Wolff, Planning & Building Director GP01-22 / RT06-22: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT & REZONING OF AB 2923-ELIGIBLE SITES: Consideration of: (1) a General Plan text-and-map amendment to create the TOD Overlay District and re-designate the land use designation of the BART parcels from Public Utilities to TOD Overlay District, and, (2) Ordinance 683 to add Chapter 6-13 to Article 5 “Special Districts” of the Lafayette Municipal Code to create a transit-oriented development overlay district and rezone the BART properties accordingly to allow for 75 units/acre, and, (3) development standards related to Implementation of AB 2923. The parcels are generally bounded by Happy Valley Road on the west, First Street Highway 24 ramps to the east and BART tracks to the south, APNs 244-180-XXX and 244-203-001, BART (Owner).
Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing to consider the matter, direct staff, and continue the matter to a future date certain for action, following certification of the environmental impact report.
Item 8B
Item 8B Public Comments
9)
Council / Commission Reports
A.
Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda.
B.
City Manager’s Update
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
C.
Councilmembers Candell and Kwok – DEIB Subcommittee
Requesting a proclamation recognizing November 13-19, 2022 as “United Against Hate Week” in Lafayette.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing November 13-19, 2022 as “United Against Hate Week” in Lafayette.
Item 9C
D.
Councilmembers Kwok and Dawson
Resolution 2022-57 Appointing 3 members to the Youth Commission Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2022-57.
Item 9D
10)
Written Communications
A.
Letter from Lori McDonald, Contra Costa CAER Group, Inc., requesting a proclamation recognizing, November 2, 2022 as “Shelter In Place Education Day”.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing November 2, 2022 as “Shelter In Place Education Day” in Lafayette.
Item 10A
B.
E-mail from Elaine Farrell, requesting a proclamation recognizing November as Family Court Awareness Month in Lafayette.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing November as Family Court Awareness Month in Lafayette.
Item 10B
11)
Adjournment
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Board
1 Discussion:
In accordance with State Law, the Board is generally prohibited from discussing and making decisions regarding items not posted on the agenda. Exceptions include items of urgency that become known to the Board after the posting of the agenda; discussion of such items requires a 2/3rds affirmative vote by the Board.
Persons Wishing to Speak:
Any person may address the Board on any item listed on this agenda. Persons wishing to address the Board should complete a speaker slip and submit it to the City staff. In addressing the Board, speakers should step to the podium and state their names and addresses for the record.
Public Comments on Agenda Items:
Persons wishing to speak on items listed on the agenda will be heard when called by the meeting chair. After the public has commented, the item will be closed to public comment and brought to the Board for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless invited by the meeting chair.
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items:
Persons wishing to speak on matters not posted on this agenda are encouraged to submit the matter in writing to the City Clerk or staff aide at least ten days prior to the next regularly scheduled Board meeting date. Persons unable to do this may address the Board under the PUBLIC COMMENTS section of this agenda. Note, however, that such matters may be referred to staff for action or posted on a future agenda.
Time Limit on Comments:
Persons will be permitted to speak for up to three minutes.
Posted Times:
Posted times are estimated and actual times will vary. Public hearings may start later but never earlier than posted time.
Reconsideration of Items:
After the Board has acted on an agenda item, it may reconsider the same item later in the meeting in accordance with Council Rules of Proceedings II.D.4.
Consent Calendar:
All matters listed under consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board or a member of the public prior to the time that the Board votes on the motion to adopt. Members of the public may request that items be removed from the Consent Calendar prior to the time that the Board votes on the motion to adopt, however, the decision to remove the item is solely at the discretion of the Board.
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