City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, California
Monday, February 9, 2026
6:00
p.m.
Action Agenda Feb. 9, 2026
February 9, 2026 Agenda with Zoom Hyperlink
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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)
Comments for items on the Closed Session 6:00 PM
6)
Closed Session
A.
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)
Mayor Anduri – Land Acknowledgment Statement
9)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) 7:00 PM
10)
City Manager’s Update
11)
Presentations
A.
Kathy Bowles, Board Member, Park Theater Trust
Lafayette Civic Values: Lifelong Learning and the Arts
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 11A
B.
Chief James Williams
Introduction of Officers Daniel Harper and Hunter Barreuther; Youth Services Officer Tanner Blank; and 2025 Lafayette PD Officer of the Year, Detective Michael Polen Recommendation:
Receive and file.
12)
Consent Calendar
A.
City Council Minutes
January 26, 2026
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 12A
B.
Lifting the suspension of approvals of special events at Lafayette Plaza and City-owned Parking Lots Recommendation:
Lift the suspension on the approval of special events in Lafayette Plaza and City-owned parking lots.
Item 12B
Item 12B Public Comments
C.
Declare equipment described as surplus property
Recommendation:
Declare that the equipment described is surplus property and donate or sell as appropriate.
Item 12C
13)
Old Business
14)
Staff Reports
A.
Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager and Heather Ward, Management Analyst Food Trucks Activity in Downtown Lafayette
Recommendation:
Discuss and provide direction to staff.
Item 14A
Item 14A Public Comments
15)
Public Hearings
A.
Greg Wolff, Planning and Building Director; Nichole Zittel, Associate Planner APPEAL BY MICHAEL HOFFMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF: V14-24, LLR04-24 Robinson Family Trust (Owner), LR-5 Zoning 19 Springhill Lane and 20 Springhill Lane: Request for a lot line revision to adjust the lot line between 19 & 20 Springhill Lane, and a variance to allow a 120 sq.ft. garden shed to be located 25-ft. from the northern property line. APNs 231-060-014 and 231-050-005.
Recommendation:
Review the project, conduct a public hearing, find the project exempt from CEQA, and adopt Resolution 2026-12 denying the appeal in part and approving the lot line adjustment subject to conditions and denying the variance.
Item 15A
Item 15A.Project.Plans
Item 15A Public Comments
16)
Items Removed from Consent
17)
Council / Commission Reports
A.
Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda. 18)
Written Communications
A.
Requests from Steve Poling, Lafayette DEIB Committee; Brad Crane, Sustainable Lafayette; Sara Regan, Executive Director, Lafayette Chamber of Commerce; Eric Shawn, Principal, Acalanes High School; Matt Pease, Rotary Club of Lafayette; for upcoming events in 2026.
1. Request from Lafayette DEIB Committee, Acalanes High School, and the Acalanes Parent Club Campus Culture Committee to use Lafayette Plaza on Saturday, April 11, 2026, to include amplified sound, music, and food. The Lafayette DEIB, Acalanes High School, and Acalanes Parents’ Club will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closures and No Parking areas as described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit A.
2. Request from Sustainable Lafayette to use Lafayette Plaza on Sunday, April 26, 2026 for Earth Day Festival from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Sustainable Lafayette will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closures and No Parking areas as described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit B.
3. Request from the Chamber of Commerce to use Lafayette Plaza on Tuesday, May 19 from 4:00pm -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. The Chamber will work in cooperation and coordination with the police and public works departments, and the City’s will assist in publicizing the event in Vistas, Roundup and the Parks and Recreation newsletter. Street closure and No Parking areas as described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit C.
4. Request from Eric Shawn, Principal of Acalanes High School, to use Lafayette Plaza Thursday, May 21, 2026 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm for the Acalanes Senior Rally end-of-year celebration honoring the Class of 2026. Acalanes High School District will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas as described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit D.
5. Request from the Chamber of Commerce to use Lafayette Plaza for the “Rock the Plaza” summer concert series on Friday evenings, June 5 and June 12 from 4:00-10:00pm and Friday, June 26 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 and work in cooperation and coordination with the Police and Public Works departments. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit E.
6. Request from the Chamber of Commerce for the annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival from 7:00pm Friday, September 18 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 2026-15 Exhibit F.
7. Request from the Chamber of Commerce for the annual Res Run for Education on Sunday, October 18 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 2026-15 Exhibit G.
8. Request from the Chamber of Commerce to use Lafayette Plaza on Friday, October 30 for the annual Trick-or-Treat Street from 4:00- 6:00pm. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit H.
9. Request from the Chamber of Commerce to use Lafayette Plaza on Friday, December 4 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, 2027. The Chamber will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit I.
10. Request from the Rotary Club of Lafayette to use Plaza on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 9:30-11:00am for the annual Candy Scramble. The Rotary Club will provide a certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional insured. Street closure and No Parking areas described in Resolution 2026-15 Exhibit J.
Recommendation:
Approve these special events and adopt Resolution 2026-15 for the special event street closures and no parking areas.
Item 18A
Item 18A Public Comments
19)
Adjournment
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Board
1 Discussion:
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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.
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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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