Tri-City Council Meeting
Special Joint Meeting Agenda
City of Lafayette-City Council
Town of Moraga-City Council
City of Orinda-City Council
Orinda Library Auditorium
25 Orinda Way
Orinda, California
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
6:00
p.m.
2025.05.07.CCAction
May 7, 2025 Tri-Cities Agenda with Zoom Hyperlink
1. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING IN PERSON, OR VIEW ON ZOOM OR YOUTUBE AS LISTED BELOW:
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@cityoforinda9535/streams Zoom Webinar link: https://tinyurl.com/OrindaCityCouncil Phone:669 444 9171; Webinar ID: 810 2271 2723
2. REMOTE COMMENTS: Remote Public Comments are not available for this meeting.
3. IN PERSON SPEAKER CARDS: If you would like to speak during the public forum or on an item listed on the agenda, you are invited to submit a speaker card to the City Clerk. You will be permitted to speak even if you elect not to submit a speaker card or decline to provide information requested on the card. After the City Council has heard from everyone who submitted speaker cards, anyone electing not to submit a speaker card may form a line at the lectern. Public comment is generally limited to 3 minutes per speaker per agenda item.
4. SUBMIT COMMENTS BEFORE THE MEETING: You may also submit a public comment in advance of the meeting by following instructions:
Deliver to City Hall at 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA or send an e-mail to [email protected] by 3pm on the day of the meeting. Those comments will be forwarded to the City Council. They will also be made a part of the public record and be available to view in the public review binder at Orinda City Hall, 22 Orinda Way. In addition, they will be available electronically by 5pm on the day of the meeting by selecting the date of the meeting in this Box account link: https://tinyurl.com/Orinda-Public-Comment Agenda on page 2
1)
Call to Order 7:00 pm
2)
Roll Call
3)
Pledge of Allegiance
4)
Adoption of Agenda
5)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) 7:00 pm
6)
Policy Matters
A.
Presentation by Contra Costa Transportation Authority Staff Updates on CCTA Efforts, including Smart Signals and the Upcoming Evacuation Study Recommendation:
Discuss and direct.
B.
Presentation by Townsend Public Affairs
Proposal for a Regional Legislative Approach, and an Update on Legislative Matters Recommendation:
Discuss and direct.
C.
Tri-Cities Meeting Frequency from Annually to Semi-Annually Recommendation:
Discuss and direct.
D.
Possible Items for Future Joint Meeting
Recommendation:
Discuss and direct.
7)
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. ↩