City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, February 24, 2025
7:00
p.m.
2025.02.24CCAction
February 24, 2025 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)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) 7:00 pm
7)
City Manager’s Update
8)
Presentations
A.
Public Art Committee and Jenny Rosen, Staff Liaison to the Public Art Committee Annual Update on Goals and Accomplishments and Introduce the 2025 Public Art Plan Recommendation:
Receive annual update and introduction of the 2025 Public Art Plan.
Item 8A
Item 8A.Presentation
9)
Consent Calendar
A.
Minutes ?February 10, 2025
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 9A
B.
2024 Storm Drain Project, Final Acceptance of Construction Contract No. 014-9744 Recommendation:
Accept the 2024 Storm Drain Project, No. 014-9744, as complete and authorize staff to file a Notice of Completion.
Item 9B
C.
Resolution 2025-07 Ordering the Preparation of a Report Proposing the Levy of Assessments for FY 2025-26 for the Core Area Landscape and Lighting District 1979-1 Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-07.
Item 9C
D.
Resolution 2025-08 Ordering the Preparation of a Report Proposing the Levy of Assessments for FY 2025-26 for the Residential Lighting District 1979-2 Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-08.
Item 9D
E.
Resolution 2025-09 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program - Establishing the Rate Per Equivalent Runoff Unit for FY2025-265 and Requesting the County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Adopt an Annual Parcel Assessment for Drainage Maintenance and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-09.
Item 9E
F.
Resolution 2025-12 Deem the City owned property at 949 Moraga Road ?exempt surplus? under the Surplus Land Act to facilitate eventual sale to an affordable housing developer Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-12.
Item 9F
Item Item 9F Public Comments
G.
Resolution 2025-11 Adopting the 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) City of Lafayette Annex (LHMP) Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-11.
Item 9G
H.
First Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding By and Between the City of Lafayette and All Ages Recreation Downtown Regarding Funding for Design of the Two-Park Collaborative Concept Recommendation:
Approve the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with All Ages Recreation Downtown (AARD) and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
Item 9H
I.
Resolution 2025-15 Adopting the 2025 Public Art Plan
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-15.
Item 9I
J.
Surplus Property Report
Recommendation:
Declare that the equipment described is surplus property and donate or sell as appropriate.
Item 9J
10)
Old Business
11)
Staff Reports
A.
Jonathan Katayanagi, Parks and Recreation Director
Resolution 2025-13 Adopting the Age Friendly Action Plan as prepared by the Lafayette Senior Services Commission and acknowledge the First Year Implementation Plan as a guiding framework for priority actions during the fiscal year.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-13.
Item 11A
Item 11A.Presentation
B.
Stefanie Cervantes, Senior Planner and Greg Wolff, Planning and Building Director Potential sale of City owned property at 949 Moraga Road (APNs 243-210-013, -014, -015, and -016) to an affordable housing developer to construct below-market-rate housing. Staff seeks direction to enter into negotiations with Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (Eve Stewart) and Sunflower Hill (Rosemary Kirbach) for potential sale of the property.
Recommendation:
Direct staff to enter into negotiations and for the Council to meet in closed session to discuss price and terms of payment.
Item 11B
Item 11B Public Comments
12)
Public Hearings
13)
Items Removed from Consent
14)
Council / Commission Reports
A.
Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda.
B.
Councilmember Cervantes and Mayor Candell
1. Legislative Platform for 2025
Recommendation:
Approve changes to the legislative platform.
Item 14B1
2. Consideration of a Lamorinda legislation committee to consider bills and funding opportunities of subregional importance Recommendation:
Approve the idea in concept and direct staff to work with Townsend Public Affairs to prepare a proposal and costs for regional advocacy to be approved by the City Council at a later date Item 14B2
3. Legislative Bill Matrix, Legislative Update and Legislative Calendar Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 14B3
C.
Councilmembers Anduri and Dawson
Resolution 2025-14 Appointing members to the Senior Services Commission Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 2025-14 Appointing members to the Senior Services Commission.
Item 14C
15)
Written Communications
16)
Public Comments for Closed Session Items
17)
Closed Session
A.
Conference with Real Property Negotiators:
Government Code section 54956.8
Property: 949 Moraga Road (APN 243-210-013, -014, -015, and -016) Agency Negotiators: Niroop Srivatsa, Greg Wolff, and Stefanie Cervantes Negotiation Parties: Eve Stewart, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates and Rosemary Kirbach, Sunflower Hill Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
18)
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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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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