City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, July 10, 2023
7:00
p.m.
2023.07.10.CCAction
July 10, 2023 Agenda with Zoom Hyperlink
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1)
Call to Order 7:00 PM
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)
Pledge of Allegiance
6)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda)
7)
Presentations
A.
Mary McCosker
Lafayette Celebrating 175+ Years - History Presentation Recommendation:
Receive and file.
8)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes – June 26, 2023
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 8A
B.
Resolution 2023-41 Establishing the Rate of Tax to Provide for Payment of Principal and Interest on Series 2011 and Series 2016 General Obligation Refunding Bonds During Year 2023-2024 Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-41.
Item 8B
C.
Reject all bids for the 2023 Surface Seal Project, No. 014-9739 Recommendation:
Reject all bids for the 2023 Surface Seal Project, No. 01-9739; add the 2023 surface seal streets to the planned 2024 surface seat streets; and let the combined project out to bid by March 2024.
Item 8C
9)
Old Business
A.
Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director
Financing for Purchase of the Police Station at 3471 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Recommendation:
Use cash from the City Offices Fund to pay for the purchase of the Police Office at 3471 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Item 9A
10)
Staff Reports
A.
Greg Wolff, Director and Sonia Urzua, Assistant Director of Planning and Building Director Request from Sunflower Hill for City contribution toward a 38-unit below-market-rate housing project for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at 3470 Mt. Diablo Boulevard.
Recommendation:
Direct staff to issue a commitment letter and prepare a long-term loan agreement for up to $1.5M from the successor agency housing fund to support Sunflower Hill at Lafayette Lane. The loan agreement will be modeled on that executed for Eden’s Belle Terre project and will be brought back to the City Council for review and approval.
Item 10A
B.
Greg Wolff, Planning & Building Director; Renata Robles, Senior Planner; Diana Elrod, Housing Consultant 6th Cycle Housing Element Update – consideration of additional housing programs to meet statutory requirements to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing.
Recommendation:
Provide direction to staff on which additional programs to include in the revised Housing Element Update.
Item 10B
Item 10B Presentation
Item 10B Public Comments
11)
Public Hearings
A.
Arly Cassidy, Senior Planner
TR9539 , DR23-19, & TP50-19 Samuel Bing & Linda Lai Lee (Owners) C-1 Zoning: Request for Re- Approval of the project with no modifications proposed at this time. Request for Re-Approval of a Major Subdivision and Design Review for the construction of 12 new townhomes that will require a grading permit for 3,000 CY of earth movement (2,000 cut/1,000 fill) and a Tree Permit for the removal of 14 protected trees, including a CA State Density Bonus request with concessions and waivers on two vacant unaddressed parcels on Stuart Street, APN(S) 233-021-011 & 233-021-012. The project was found exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on July 26, 2021.
Recommendation:
Review the materials, conduct the public hearing and adopt Resolution 2023-42 finding the project exempt from CEQA and re-approving the project, subject to conditions.
Item 11A
12)
Items Removed from Consent
13)
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 Gerringer and Candell
Resolution 2023-43 Appointing members to the Transportation and Circulation Commission Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-43.
Item 13C
D.
Councilmember Kwok and Mayor Anduri
Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the California Division of Safety of Dams regarding the Lafayette Reservoir Tower Recommendation:
Review letter and authorize the mayor to sign and send a letter to the California Division of Safety of Dams.
Item 13D
14)
Written Communications
A.
Resignations from Design Review Commissioners Eugene Sim and Kristen Sidell; Environmental Task Force member Colleen McCormick; Public Art Committee member Carolyn Considine; and Creeks Committee member Phillip Bradley Recommendation:
Accept resignations and thank Design Review Commissioner Eugene Sim for 5 years of volunteer service; Design Review Commissioner Kristen Sidell for 2 ½ years of volunteer service; Environmental Task Force member Colleen McCormick for 1 year of volunteer service; Public Art Committee member Carolyn Considine for 2 years of volunteer service; and Creeks Committee member Phillip Bradley for 8 years of volunteer service.
Item 14A
15)
Adjournment
I, Joanne Robbins, declare under penalty of perjury that this agenda has been posted at least 72 hours in advance of a Regular Meeting and 24 hours in advance of a Special Meeting at the Lafayette City Offices, 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 210, Lafayette, CA. in the glass case and on the City website https://www.lovelafayette.org/ .
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Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132). Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to Joanne Robbins, City Clerk at (925) 299-3210 at least 48 hours
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General Information for Public Meetings
Location of Agendas and Agenda Packets:
Agenda and packets are available for review by the public during regular work hours at the Lafayette City Offices, 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 210. Agendas and packets shall be made available at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting.
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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