City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
137 W. Merrimack St., #2
Manchester, New Hampshire
Monday, July 24, 2023
6:00
p.m.
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July 24, 2023 Agenda with Zoom Hyperlink
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1)
Call to Order 6:00 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.
Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director
Introduction of Lafayette interns Anika Ramaswamy (Planning), Freya William and Will Francis (Engineering) Recommendation:
Receive and file.
B.
Lt. Ben Alldritt
1. Citizen Police Academy Graduates from Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Recommendation:
Recognize and congratulate Lafayette’s Citizens Police Academy Graduates.
2. Mid-Year Police Department Report
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
C.
EBMUD Reservoir Tower: Report from citizen’s group
Recommendation:
Receive and provide comments.
8)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes – July 10, 2023
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 8A
B.
Authorize the City Manager to sign Grant Applications and Funding Agreements for the Lamorinda Spirit Van Senior Transportation Program and for Program Coordinator to sign reports and invoices for payment Recommendation:
1) Authorize the City Manager or her designee to sign grant applications and funding agreements for the Lamorinda Spirit Van Senior Transportation Program; 2) Authorize the City Manager or her designee to sign the new 5310 Federal Grant application due August 30, 2023 requesting operating funds; 3) Authorize the Program Coordinator to sign periodic grant reports and invoices for payment of funds.
Item 8B
C.
Resolution 2023-46 Ministerial Review of SB 35 Applications Recommendations: Adopt Resolution 2023-46 Directing staff to review all SB 35 applications at a staff level, with public notice but without a public hearing before the City Council: 1) noticing to property owners within 300’, 2) Planning Director’s report to Planning Commission, 3) City Manager’s report to City Council, and 4) Inclusion of SB 35 applications in the Planning Applications Received monthly reports.
Item 8C
D.
Matching Funds with Local Nonprofit All Ages Recreation Downtown (AARD) Recommendation:
Direct staff to bring the Memorandum of Understanding with Local Nonprofit All Ages Recreation Downtown (AARD) to City Council for approval. Approve a $35,000 transfer of General Funds to the Park Facilities Fund for the conceptual design phases of Leigh Creekside and Gazebo parks, in advance of receiving donated funds from AARD.
Item 8D
Item 8D Public Comment
E.
Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Approval of HDP05-23 Reddy (Owner), R-20 Zoning: Request for reapproval of: (1) Phase I Hillside Development siting & massing; (2) Exception for Development within a Class II Ridgeline Setback; (3) Design Review for height exceeding 17’; (4) Grading to exceed 200 cu. yards; and (5) Tree removal of seven trees, to construct a new 2,850 sq. ft., 35’ tall single-family residence on an undeveloped lot within the Hillside Overlay District and Class II Ridgeline Setback located at 3933 Quail Ridge Road. APN 248-130-012. CEQA: The City Council certified the EIR for the project on September 30, 2020 (SCH# 2019071038) Recommendation:
The appellant has requested a continuance. Continue the matter to September 11, 2023 without discussion on July 24, 2023.
Item 8E Public Comment
F.
Legislation Committee Recommendations on Bills of Local Importance Item 8F-Staff Report & Items 1-5
1. AB 531 (Irwin): The Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2023 Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to send a letter of support.
2. ACA 10 (Haney): Fundamental Human Right to Housing
Recommendation:
Watch
3. SB 450 (Atkins): Housing Development: Approvals
Recommendation:
Watch
4. SB 532 (Wiener): San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridges: Tolls: Transit Operating Expenses Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to send a letter opposing the bill.
5. Bill Matrix
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
9)
Old Business
10)
Staff Reports
A.
Greg Wolff, Planning & Building Director; Renata Robles, Senior Planner; Diana Elrod, Housing Consultant 6th Cycle Housing Element Update – verbal report out on staff’s meeting with HCD regarding additional housing programs to meet statutory requirements to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing, based on direction from the City Council provided on July 10, 2023.
Recommendation:
Receive verbal report from staff on meeting with HCD and direct staff.
Item 10A Public Comments
B.
Patrick Golier, Transportation and Circulation Program Manager Local Road Safety Plan
Recommendation:
Adopt the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) for Lafayette.
Item 10B
Item 10B Public Comments
Item 10B Additonal Public Comments
11)
Public Hearings
A.
Arly Cassidy, Senior Planner
GP02-23 Safety Element Update: City-initiated update of the General Plan Safety Element to analyze and improve the City’s preparedness for and resilience to local hazards related to drought, wildfire, hazardous materials, flooding, inundation, landslides, and climate change. CEQA Determination: A Safety Element Addendum to the Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Recommendation:
Receive a presentation summarizing the Draft Safety Element, ask questions of staff, hold a public hearing to receive public input, provide feedback to staff, and continue the item to August 28, 2023.
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.
Councilmember Candell and Vice Mayor Dawson
Resolution 2023-45 Appointing members to the Design Review Commission Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2023-45 Appointing members to the Design Review Commission.
Item 13C
D.
Mayor Anduri
Resolution 2023-47 Support the Exoneration of the Port Chicago 50 Recommendation:
Adoption Resolution 2023-47.
Item 13D
14)
Written Communications
A.
Designation of voting delegate and alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference on September 20-22, 2023 Recommendation:
Discuss and direct staff.
Item 14A
B.
E-mail from Jackie Curtis, Vice President Marketing Communications for the Assistance League Diablo Valley, requesting a proclamation recognizing their 45th Anniversary celebration on July 29th.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing the 45th Anniversary celebration for the Assistance League Diablo Valley.
Item 14B
Item 14B Proclamation
C.
Email from Bay Area Council requesting that the City adopt a resolution opposing SB 532 (Bay Area Toll Increase) Recommendation:
Discuss and direct.
Item 14C
15)
Adjournment
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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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1. “Board†is used here as a generic term for the City Council, commissions, committees, task forces, and other public decision-making boards. ↩