City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, January 27, 2025
6:15
p.m.
2025.01.27CCAction
January 27, 2024 Agenda with Zoom Hyperlink
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1)
Call to Order 6:15 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 Item 6:15 pm
6)
Closed Session
7)
Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 pm
8)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) 7:00 pm
9)
City Manager’s Update
10)
Presentations
A.
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
Update from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 10A
B.
Duncan Seibert, Chair, Lafayette Emergency Preparedness Commission Lafayette Commodity Points of Distribution (C-POD) Logistics Plan Recommendation:
Approve the Lafayette Commodity Points of Distribution (C-POD) Logistics Plan, dated May 2024, as required by FEMA.
Item 10B
C.
Jennifer Wakeman, Assistant Administrative Services Director Fiscal Year 2023/24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 10C
11)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes – January 13, 2025
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 11A
B.
Fee for Lafayette Little League’s use of Buckeye Fields for 2024 Recommendation:
Approve a use fee rate of $45,609.13 for Lafayette Little League’s 2024 use of Buckeye Fields per the conditions in the Lease Agreement with the City.
Item 11B
C.
Quitclaim of Trail Easement on APN 245-070-017
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the quitclaim deed for recordation, quit claiming the trail easement on APN 245-070-017 upon receipt of a new executed trail agreement.
Item 11C
12)
Old Business
13)
Staff Reports
A.
Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager and Tracy Robinson, Administrative Services Director Consider whether to market the Campana property for sale. Property located at 990 Moraga Road, APN 243-222-023 Recommendation:
Should the Council decide to market the property, it should direct staff to draft a resolution declaring the property located at 990 Moraga Road as “exempt surplus land” under the Surplus Land Act, return to Council for adoption, and then submit to HCD for approval.
Item 13A
Item 13A Public Comment
14)
Public Hearings
15)
Items Removed from Consent
16)
Council / Commission Reports
17)
Written Communications
A.
Request from Sara Regan, Executive Director, Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, and Brad Crane, Sustainable Lafayette, for upcoming events in 2025
1. Request to use Lafayette Plaza on Tuesday, May 20 from 4:00-8:30pm for the annual Taste of Lafayette. The Chamber will secure an ABC daily liquor license and provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit A.
2. Request to use Lafayette Plaza for the Rock the Plaza summer concert series on Friday evenings, June 6, 13 and 20 from 4:00-10:00pm and Friday, June 27 for the Lamorinda Arts Council’s annual Lamorinda Idol performances. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit B.
3. Request for the annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival from 7:00pm Friday, September 19 until 10:00pm Sunday, September 21. Permission to continue the banner program on the medium light poles, cooperation and coordination with the police and public works departments, and the City’s assistance in publicizing the event in Vistas, Roundup and the Parks and Recreation newsletter. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit C.
4. Request for the annual Res Run for Education on Sunday, October 19 from 6:00-11:00am. Assistance and cooperation and coordination with the police and public works departments, the City’s assistance in publicizing the event in the Vistas, Roundup and the Parks and Recreation newsletter. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit D.
5. Request to use Lafayette Plaza on Friday, October 24 for the annual Trick-or-Treat Street from 3:00-6:30pm. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit E.
6. Request to use Lafayette Plaza on Sunday, December 7 from 4:00-6:00pm for the annual It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette Holiday Celebration. A Holiday Tree will go up in the Plaza on until January 1, 2026. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit F.
7. Request to use Lafayette Plaza on Sunday, April 27 from 8:00-4:00pm for the annual Lafayette Earth Day Festival. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2025-10 Exhibit G.
Recommendation:
Approve these special events and adopt Resolution 2025-10 for the special event street closures and no parking areas.
Item 17A
18)
Adjournment
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Location of Agendas and Agenda Packets:
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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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