City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, June 10, 2024
7:00
p.m.
2024.06.10CCAction
June 10, 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)
Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 pm
6)
Mayor Dawson Land Acknowledgment Statement
7)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda)
8)
City Manager’s Update
9)
Presentations
10)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes – May 28, 2024
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 10A
B.
Resolution 2024-23 Ordering a General Municipal Election Requesting and Consenting to Consolidation of Elections; and Setting Specifications of the Election Order for November 5, 2024 Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2024-23.
Item 10B
C.
Bills of Local Importance
1. AB 1567 (Garcia) Bond Act of 2024
Recommendation:
Support
2. SB 867 (Allen) Bond Act of 2024
Recommendation:
Support
3. AB 1893 (Wicks) Housing Accountability Act
Recommendation:
Oppose
4. AB 2243 (Wicks) Affordable Housing and High Roads Job Act of 2022 Recommendation:
Oppose
5. SB 1037 (Wiener) Planning and Zoning: Housing Element enforcement Recommendation:
Oppose
6. AB 2560 (Alvarez) Density Bonus Law: Coastal Act of 1976 Recommendation:
Oppose
7. SB 951 (Wiener) Coastal Zone Development: Coastal Act of 1976 Recommendation:
Watch
8. SB 1077 (Blakespear) Coast Resources: ADUs and JADUs Recommendation:
Watch
9. SB 1092 (Blakespear) Coast Resources: coastal development permits: appeals Recommendation:
Watch
Lafayette Adopted Bill Positions and Legislative Bill Matrix Recommendation:
Receive and file
Item 10C
11)
Old Business
12)
Staff Reports
A.
Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager and Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director
1. ARPA Spending Report Update
Recommendation:
The ARPA Subcommittee recommends that the remaining $1.99M in ARPA funds be allocated to General Fund expenses in FY24-25 which will extend the City’s ability to meet the General Fund reserve requirement for an additional year through FY25-26 and give the Council time to make thoughtful and strategic decisions about how best to balance the budget.
Item 12A1
2. Fiscal Sustainability Subcommittee Recommendation
Recommendation:
Consider a sales tax increase of up to 1%, which would bring the rate up to 9.75% - the same as is currently in Moraga and Orinda.
Item 12A2
Item 12A2 Public Comments
Item 12A2 Additional Public Comments
3. Department Work Plans for FY 24-25
Recommendation:
Approve work plans as presented. Conduct midyear review in December in conjunction with the adoption of the Final Budget.
Item 12A3
13)
Public Hearings
A.
Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager; Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director
1. Resolution 2024-22 Adopting the Proposed Budget/Workplan; Appropriating Revenue And Expenses; Confirming The City’s Investment Policy; Determining The Appropriation Limit For Fiscal Year 2024-25; Determining Fees For All City Services And Authorizing Transfers And Expenditures Including the 2024 Capital Improvement Program And Related CEQA Findings Recommendation:
Discuss and continue to June 24th for adoption of Resolution 2024-22.
FY24-25 Proposed Budget
Resolution 2024-22
Letter from School District for Crossing Guards
Item 13A1 Public Comment
2. Budget Reduction Options and Impacts
Recommendation:
Delay immediate cuts while considering a potential ballot measure to increase sales tax up to 1% and make cuts to the FY24-25 Final Budget in December, if necessary, or in June 2025. Staff recommends this option with the stipulations:
a.
Freeze hiring the four FTEs positions previously listed in this report. b.
No new tasks or projects to be added to the current workload.
Item 13A2
Request to revisit Agreement of Services between City and Chamber 2024 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. 16)
Written Communications
17)
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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