City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, February 12, 2024
7:00
p.m.
2024.02.12CCAction
February 12, 2024 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)
Public Comments (for closed session Items only)
6)
Closed Session
7)
Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 pm
8)
Land Acknowledgment Statement
A.
Mayor Dawson
Land Acknowledgment Statement
9)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda)
10)
City Manager’s Update
11)
Presentations
A.
Kristin B. Connelly, County Clerk Recorder Registrar
Update on the March Primary
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 11A
B.
Youth Commission
Update on Goals and Accomplishments
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
C.
Transportation and Circulation Commission
Update on Goals and Accomplishments
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 11C
Item 11C Public Comments
12)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes
1. January 22, 2024
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 12A1
2. January 29, 2024
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 12A2
B.
Mt. Diablo Court Signal and Intersection Improvement Project, Final Acceptance of Construction Project No. 014-9723 Recommendation:
1. Allocate approximately $121,220 from the Capital Improvement Fund 014 balance to cover the project deficit. 2. Accept the Mt. Diablo Blvd. at Mt. Diablo Court Intersection Improvements Project (014-9723) as complete and authorize staff to file a Notice of Completion.
Item 12B
Item 12B Public Comments
C.
Lafayette City Council Assignments for 2024
Recommendation:
Adopt the Lafayette City Council Assignments for 2024.
Item 12C
13)
Old Business
14)
Staff Reports
15)
Public Hearings
16. Items Removed from Consent
17)
Council / Commission Reports
A.
Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda.
18. Written Communications
A.
E-mail from Gayle Israel, Chief of Staff for Supervisor Candace Andersen, requesting a proclamation in honor of Red Cross Month, March 2024.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation in honor of Red Cross Month, March 2024.
Item 18A
B.
E-mail from Mariella Sanding, CCC MEDS Coalition Coordinator, Bay Area Community Resources, Inc. (BACR) requesting a proclamation recognizing March 2024 as Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing March 2024 as Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month.
Item 18B
C.
Requests from Jay Lifson, Rotary Club of Lafayette, for upcoming events in 2024 1)
Requesting permission to use Lafayette Plaza for the Annual Candy Scramble to include closure of Plaza Way and a portion of Golden Gate Way with No Parking area on Saturday, March 30 from 9:30am to 10:45am. Street Closures and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2024-08 Exhibit A. 2)
Requesting a change to the” Keep on Truckin” event scheduled for Saturday, April 27th for Street Closures and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2024-08 Exhibit B.
Item 18C
D.
Letter from Tim Ewell, Chief Assistant County Administrator, requesting a letter of support from the City of Lafayette for Federal grant funding for Contra Costa County’s Head Start and Early Head Start program that provides countywide Head Start services throughout Contra Costa County.
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to sign and send the letter of support.
Item 18D
19. 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/ .
Location of Agendas and Agenda Packets: Agendas and packets shall be made available at least 72 hours in advance of regular meetings and 24 hours in advance of special meetings on the City website https://www.lovelafayette.org/ .
Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item provided to a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be made available on the City website https://www.lovelafayette.org/ All comments received by the close of the public comment period will be available after the meeting as supplemental materials and will become part of the official meeting record. Please note that due to the remote nature of the meeting, the City of Lafayette cannot guarantee that the network or its site will not experience technical interruptions. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments, we strongly encourage you to submit your comments in writing in advance of the meeting.
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) 284-1968 as soon as possible before the meeting.
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
before the meeting, if possible.
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. ↩