City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, November 24, 2025
6:00
p.m.
November 24, 2025 City Council Meeting Action Agenda
November 24, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda
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Call to Order 6:00 pm
2)
Roll Call
3)
Circumstances Pursuant to AB 2449 (Gov. Code section 54953(f).) 4)
Adoption of Agenda
5)
Public Comment (for Closed Session Items Only) 6:00 pm
6)
Closed Session Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1)
Housing Action Coalition vs. City of Lafayette
Contra Costa Superior Court, Case No. C25-0512
7)
Pledge of Allegiance 7:00 pm
8)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda)
9)
City Manager’s Update
10)
Presentations
11)
Consent Calendar
A.
City Council Minutes
November 10, 2025
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 11A
B.
Quarterly Financial Report – 1st Quarter, Fiscal Year 25/26 Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 11B
C.
Fees for Lafayette Little League’s use of Buckeye Fields Recommendation:
Approve a use fee rate of $42,925.85 for Lafayette Little League’s 2025 use of Buckeye Fields per the conditions in the Lease Agreement.
Item 11C
12)
Old Business
A.
Jonathan Katayanagi, Parks and Recreation Director
One-Time Baseball and Softball Field Rehabilitation Package and Update on Synthetic Turf Feasibility at Buckeye Fields Recommendation:
Authorize the release of $85,680 from the Ballfields Rehabilitation Sinking Fund to support a one-time rehabilitation package for the four fields at Buckeye Fields and Lafayette Community Park.
Item 12A
13)
Staff Reports
A.
Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager
Rehabilitation of the Park Theater: Request from the Park Theater Trust for relief from payment of encroachment permit fees identified in Ordinance 638 – Lafayette Municipal Code Section 3-205 Recommendation:
Find the Park Theater renovation project exempt from encroachment permit charges under Lafayette Municipal Code Section 3-205(b)-(c) based upon a plan approved by the City Engineer, on the basis that the project functions as a City-sponsored activity that provides significant communitywide benefit.
Item 13A
B.
Andy Comly, Emergency Services Coordinator
1. Request for State Funding for Wildfire Mitigation
Recommendation:
Authorize staff to apply for State Wildfire Mitigation Funds to improve evacuation routes on Moraga Road and Springhill Road, to stage traffic control equipment at evacuation routes Citywide, and to support a three-year plan to perform fuel mitigation along smaller evacuation routes.
Item 13B1
2. Senator Grayson’s Proposed Changes to the Education Code regarding School Closures on Extreme Red Flag Days Recommendation:
Indicate support to Senator Graysons’s office.
Item 13B2
14)
Public Hearings
15)
Items Removed from Consent
16)
Council / Commission Reports
A.
Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda.
B.
Mayor Candell
1. Proclamation honoring the Roundup Saloon on its 90 years of operation and recognizing it as the oldest continuously running business in Lafayette.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation in celebration of the Roundup Saloon’s 90 years of operation and recognizing it as the oldest continuously running business in Lafayette.
Item 16B1
2. Proclamation recognizing Barbara Papini as the 2025 Don Jenkins Service Award.
Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing Barbara Papini as the 2025 Don Jenkins Service Award Recipient for her exceptional service to older adults in our community.
Item 16B2
C.
Councilmember Cervantes and Mayor Candell
Legislation Committee
1. Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Bill (SB 684 and AB 1243) Recommendation:
No Action
Item 16C1
2. Lamorinda Legislative Coalition: Legislative Framework Recommendation:
Approve
Item 16C2
3. 2025 Legislative End of Session Overview
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 16C3
D.
Mayor Candell and Vice Mayor Anduri
Sixth Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement with Niroop K. Srivatsa Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to execute the Sixth Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement with Niroop K. Srivatsa.
Item 16D
17)
Written Communications
A.
Letter from George Figone resigning from the Emergency Preparedness Commission.
Recommendation:
Accept with regret and thank Mr. Figone for 13 years of volunteer service on the Emergency Preparedness Commission.
Item 17A
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/ .
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. ↩