City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, March 13, 2023
6:00
p.m.
2023.03.13 CC Action Agenda
March 13, 2023 Agenda with Zoom Hyperlink
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Call to Order 6:00pm
2)
Roll Call
3)
Disclosure and/or Take Action on Remote Participation due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances Pursuant to AB 2449 (Gov. Code section 54953(f).) 4)
Adoption of Agenda
5)
Public Comments (for closed session item)
6)
Closed Session
A.
Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code section 54957.6) Agency designated representatives: Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager and Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director Employee organization: Association of Lafayette Employees (ALE) B.
Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code section 54957.6) Agency designated representatives: Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager and Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director Employee organization: All employees, excluding the City Manager and those within ALE 7)
Pledge of Allegiance 7:00pm
8)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda)
9)
Presentations
A.
Mary McCosker
History Presentation
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
10)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes
1. February 11, 2023
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 10A1
2. February 27, 2023
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 10A2
3. March 2, 2023
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 10A3
B.
Employee Negotiations 2023 Extending current MOU to June 30, 2023.
Recommendation:
Direct the City Manager to draft a memo to ALE proposing that the current MOU be extended for six months with an expiration of June 30, 2023.
Item 10B
C.
Resolution 2023-16 Changing the regular meeting day and time for the Crime Prevention Commission to the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-16.
Item 10C
D.
Revised meeting calendar for 2023 to reflect the change to the Crime Prevention Commission meeting dates.
Recommendation:
Adopt the attached revised meeting calendar for 2023.
Item 10D
E.
Resolution 2023-13 Re-establishing the Environmental Task Force, reducing the number of members from nine to seven.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-13.
Item 10E
11)
Old Business
A.
Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager
City Council Priorities for FY2023-2024
Recommendation:
Confirm the priorities for the next fiscal year.
Item 11A
12)
Staff Report
A.
Jonathan Katayanagi, Parks and Recreation Director
Staff for Senior Services Commission and Collaboration with Lamorinda Village Recommendation:
Approve the City Supported Lamorinda Village Membership Program for a period of 2 years. Approve the reallocation of $142,000 from the Lamorinda Village Partnership in the Senior Service Commission Program in the City?s FY2022-23 budget to $60,000 to fund City supported memberships in Lamorinda Village for Lafayette residents and the hiring of a Recreation Coordinator to support the Senior Services program.
Item 12A
B.
Matt Luttropp, Engineering Manager
Modifications to the Scope of Work for 2023 Overlay Project Including Safety Improvements to the Roundabout Recommendation:
Approve the change of scope for the 2023 Pavement Overlay Project as recommended by the Transportation and Circulation Commission and amended by staff and find that the project continues to have a CEQA Categorical Exemption (Class 15301, 15302, 15304).
Item 12B
Item 12B Public Comments
13)
Public Hearings
14)
Items Removed from Consent
15)
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 Gerringer
Bills and Initiatives of Local Importance and Bill Matrix Recommendations:
a.
AB 478 (Connolly) Wildfires: Insurance
Recommendation:
Support.
b.
SB 411 (Portantino) Open Meetings: teleconferences: bodies with appointed membership Recommendation:
Support.
c.
SB 423 (Wiener) Land Use: streamlined housing approvals: multifamily housing developments Recommendation:
Oppose unless amended.
d.
Resolution 2023-19 Opposing Initiative 21-0042A1: Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-19.
e.
Bill Matrix
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 15C
D.
Mayor Anduri
1. 2023 Lamorinda Sustainability Challenge and the 2023 Lamorinda Zero Waste Challenge Recommendation:
Approve the attached 2023 Lamorinda Sustainability Challenge and the 2023 Lamorinda Zero Waste Challenge.
Item 15D1
2. Resolution 2023-17 Support for the Park Theater Trust Renovation Campaign Application for $2.5M as part of U.S. Senate 2024 Congressionally Directed Spending Request and Resolution 2023-18 Support for the Park Theater Trust Renovation Campaign Application for $2.5M as part of The House of Representatives Fiscal Year 2024 CA-10 Community Project Funding Request.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-17 and 2023-18.
Item 15D2
16)
Written Communications
A.
E-mail from Gayle Israel, Contra Costa County Leadership Council Member, requesting a proclamation recognizing March 2023 as Red Cross Month in Lafayette.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing March 2023 as Red Cross Month in Lafayette.
Item 16A
B.
E-mail from Callie Cranfill, Contra Costa County MEDS Coalition Member, requesting a proclamation recognizing March 2023 as Prescription Drug Awareness Month in Lafayette.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing March 2023 as Prescription Drug Awareness Month in Lafayette.
Item 16B
C.
Letter from Brad Crane, Sustainable Lafayette Board Member, requesting permission to use Lafayette Plaza on Sunday, April 23rd from 11am to 2pm for their annual Earth Day Festival including street closure and no parking areas as described in Resolution 2023-14.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-14.
Item 16C
17)
Closed Session
A.
Conference with Legal Counsel- Existing Litigation (Gov. Code 54956.9(d)(1) Save Lafayette Trees, et al. v City of Lafayette, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. 17-1142 B.
PG&E Corporation v. City of Lafayette, United State Bankruptcy Court ? Northern District of California, Case No. 19-30088 (DM) 18)
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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