City Council Minutes Page 1 of 31 April 27, 2026
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City of Lafayette
City Council Minutes
Lafayette Library and Learning Center – Don Tatzin Community Hall April 27, 2026 3491 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California 7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M.
Mayor Anduri called the Regular City Council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: City Council: Mayor Anduri, Vice Mayor McCormick; Councilmember Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon
Absent: None
Present: Environmental Task Force: Chair Ashley Louisiana and Member Derrick Seaver Staff Present: Niroop Srivatsa, City Manager; Tracy Robinson, Assistant City Manager; Greg Wolff, Planning and Building Director; Nichole Zittel, Associate Planner; Patrick Golier, Transportation Program Manager; Stefanie Cervantes, Assistant Planning Director; Monica Ly, Consultant Planner; Mala Subramanian, City Attorney; Joanne Robbins, City Clerk
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3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
ACTION: It was M/S/C (McCormick/Candell) to adopt the agenda. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Anduri led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (For items not on the agenda) – None.
6. CITY MANAGER’S UPDATE
City Manager Niroop Srivatsa gave the following update:
• The Spring Vistas has been mailed to all households. This edition covers the City Council’s top priorities, on-going challenges in maintaining public infrastructure, including their aging Community Center. It also introduces the Mt. Diablo Boulevard Corridor Multi-Modal Mobility Plan which the Council will discuss later this evening. • From Parks, Trails and Recreation:
o Registration for Afterschool Awesome is complete and there are a record number of children enrolled this fall helping to address the on-going shortage of afterschool care for elementary students.
o The Parks team is making strong progress on fire abatement work across the City’s parks, trails, and open spaces hoping to meet the June 1st deadline. o The Public Art Committee held the Third Annual Poetry for the Ages last week and more than 30 attendees enjoyed the readings. This is to celebrate National Poetry Month each April.
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o Next up is a reception for the Spring Exhibitions at the Community Hall Gallery on May 11th from 5-6:30 p.m.
• From the Police Department:
o They have finished its springtime Citizens Academy and the Crime Prevention Commission will present the certificates at an upcoming City Council meeting. o The City’s emergency services personnel will take part in the Be Connect exercise this Thursday simulating an 8.8 San Andreas earthquake which will disrupt all communications. This is a drill designed to test the City’s radio based communications and coordination, and to gather damage reports and resource needs from the community, from Public Works, and from the schools. This information is then relayed to County EOS. It is an annual ritual to test the City’s communications. • Regarding the future of BART service in Lamorinda and how local stations will be potentially impacted in the years ahead, the Lafayette Homeowners Council is hosting an informative community meeting featuring a presentation by BART Director Matt Rinn, Lafayette’s representative on the BART Board, followed by an open Q&A session. It will be held in this room on Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
7. PRESENTATIONS
A. Assistant Fire Chief Chris Bachman, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Update Recommendation: Receive and file.
Assistant Fire Chief Chris Bachman, CCC Fire Protection District, gave a PowerPoint presentation and update for the first quarter of 2026, a summary of their call volume experience last year, and what is new coming forward.
2025 Accomplishments:
• Completed the Rodeo/Hercules Annexation on July 1, 2025 and have a new Fire District website they have rolled out;
• Finished their Fire Academy 61 and paramedic training; • They are currently in the process of remodeling the communications center which is almost done and ready to go live;
• Held a Station 94 groundbreaking ceremony in Brentwood Upcoming in 2026:
• The Haz Mat Program Expansion which will include their merger now with County Health and Haz Mat. Their Haz Mat team and County Health and Haz Mat will be annexing in under Contra Costa County Fire on the inspection side, and they are meeting with the Fire Inspection Bureau Inspectors. The Haz Mat program currently with County Health will be under the Community Risk Reduction (CRR) so both Fire Prevention and the Haz Mat program will be under CRR moving forward;
• They have new fire stations starting in Station 90 and 94 in Brentwood; City Council Minutes Page 4 of 31 April 27, 2026
• There are two new Traffic Safety Units. He displayed apparatus not being utilized front line any longer, and they have a great need with an additional safety piece on the back, similar to Cal Trans where it goes down, has a sign board on it warning people there is an accident ahead and lane closure. If someone were to strike the rear of the apparatus, it has an extended bumper and cushion to help absorb the blow. They did this due to numerous occasions where their aerial ladder trucks or engines have been struck on the interstate highways. Between the additional signage, cushion, and lights, they hope this will reduce accidents on freeways, and they have two more units that will be placed in service.
• They have the seasonal aerial firefighting helicopter coming back again. The contract begins on May 1st and they will be holding a ceremony next week for the helicopter coming back to their jurisdiction.
Summary of 2025:
• Total incidents were 131,286. Regarding this breakdown, fires were roughly 3 ½% of that of structure, vegetation, vehicle and other totaling 46,166. All other incidents such as alarms, public service, hazmat, rescue vehicle accidents total approximately 15% totaling just over 19,000. EMS which is both medical and ambulance only were 81% of calls totaling just over 107,000. • For the first two months of this quarter, in January they were at 347 of which is consistent with what they see across the entire jurisdiction.
• Over 80% of calls in Lafayette are associated with medical ambulance only at 10; alarms at 15; public assists at 11; vehicle accidents at 21 and these are higher in close proximity to Hwy 24 and 680. Hazardous conditions are at 28 because Station 15 houses one of their hazmat units. They are responding countywide and skew the numbers because the unit is in Lafayette. Rescues are at 7; structure fires at 2; fire vehicles at 1 and other fire at 2. One of the structure fires was an assist to a neighboring city whereas the other one occurred on March 17th as a structure fire on Haslemere Court. This fire caused some smoke damage but it was more of a smoke investigation due to an air fryer.
• Regarding wildfire preparedness, the message emphasizes the importance of wildfire preparedness by encouraging residents to protect their homes through measures such as home hardening, creating defensible space, and developing evacuation plans. It also recommends exploring participation in Firewise communities and becoming familiar with the Ready, Set, Go program. Additionally, a QR code is provided to access a Google folder containing resources on home protection, defensible space, evacuation zones, and community warning system registration.
What’s New?
• Fuel breaks have been mapped for several years, though previously only for internal fire personnel use. These projects are largely funded through CAL FIRE grants and documented in the Cal Mapper system, including the Lafayette/Walnut Creek Shaded Fuel Break. The recently completed grant project exceeded expectations, finishing slightly under budget while expanding the treated area from an initial commitment of about 190 acres to over 200 acres. • He highlighted the importance of mapping Measure X and locally funded fuel break projects and making this information publicly accessible in response to community demand. A public-facing platform, including a dashboard, is scheduled to launch on June 1. The system will follow the updated Cal Mapper format and incorporate data from LandFire, a nationwide dataset used by insurance companies in catastrophe modeling. The platform will allow users to view project details such as completion year, acreage, treatment type, and funding source.
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• Their agency is launching a pilot Ambassador Program in Lafayette and Brentwood, recently approved by the Fire Board/Board of Supervisors, in partnership with Zylo Plan and Fire Side. Zylo Plan will conduct fire modeling to identify likely wildfire entry points under extreme wind conditions, focusing initially on north Lafayette. Fire Side will support home hardening and vegetation assessments, carried out by staff and trained community members through Firewise programs.
• The initiative is primarily educational, especially in areas not classified as very high fire severity zones, aiming to help residents understand and meet wildfire preparedness standards increasingly recognized by insurers. Each home will receive a preparedness score, which will remain confidential and not be shared individually with insurance companies. Instead, aggregated community-level data will be used to demonstrate risk reduction efforts, helping inform insurers and potentially improve coverage availability in these areas. They will start in Brentwood in the Trilogy area because they already have a group of Ambassadors from the HOA ready to be trained.
They are setting up the programming and he is meeting with Lafayette Emergency Preparedness Commission next week and they will be discussing this further on the specific Firewise communities they are looking at and starting to identify Ambassadors interested in this concept.
Their goal is to have this done in one year, and he noted it is limited to 2,500 homes between the two communities and anticipate between 1,000 to 1,500 homes. This will provide a good assessment of both communities to identify how does the wildfire prepared standard or score play out and how does it relate to what the insurance companies are currently using. • Regarding weed abatement deadlines, Lafayette is June 1, 2026 and CCC Fire Protection District has established a minimum weed abatement standard and the QR code can be scanned to learn more. Should they feel an extension is needed, it can only be submitted until a final notice has been issued and requests will not be accepted after July 4th. For those needing to report a weed abatement violation, he asked to visit their website or scan the QR code.
Chief Bachman reminded everyone to stay connected with them through Facebook, Instagram, or email through their PIO with any questions, and he was able to answer questions.
Councilmember Cervantes expressed support for the Ambassador Program as an effective way to extend fire prevention efforts through trained community participation and confirmed that individual homeowner scores will not be shared with insurance companies.
Chief Bachman clarified that assessment results will be shared only with homeowners. The Fire Side program will map parcels and display color-coded, community-level data reflecting participation and overall preparedness. Unlike programs in very high fire severity zones, these assessments are voluntary and not tied to enforcement or violations. Instead, they are intended to educate residents—particularly those near open space—about wildfire risk and preparedness.
Homeowners will receive information on defensible space, vegetation management, and home hardening, along with a preparedness score aligned with national wildfire standards. While no actions are mandated, the assessments can help residents understand expectations from insurers, potentially qualify for discounts, or reduce the risk of policy non-renewal.
Vice Mayor McCormick said while it does not directly apply to most homes in Lafayette, but the Zone 0 is 2 feet instead of 5 feet of clearance, and he asked for an update on whether the State is still looking at this in terms of the standard.
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Chief Bachman responded with updates to the draft vegetation management standards, including refining “Zone 0” to require a non-combustible area within 1 foot of structures, with limited vegetation allowed up to the distance of the eave or a maximum of 3 feet. The fence requirement remains, but the proposed implementation timeline has been extended from three to five years in response to public feedback regarding cost and feasibility.
The proposal, which has not yet been adopted, reflects a phased approach that may gradually reduce allowable vegetation near structures. Limited groundcover, potted plants, and certain vegetation may still be permitted in the 3–5 foot zone, while fences would be prohibited within 5 feet. Final timelines and requirements will be determined by local jurisdictions, with further community outreach and input from residents, staff, and elected officials anticipated before implementation. They should know more in June as they are still tallying all of the public comments and whether the new draft will be acceptable or need more modifications.
Councilmember Candell referred to the Ambassador program and asked if this would return to the Council or to their Emergency Preparedness Commission on what the results are.
Chief Bachman confirmed and said if this is successful, they can do it in phased approaches in other areas that have very high fire severity zones and are experiencing issues with insurance. At a minimum, it will educate residents and this is the whole idea of an ambassador program. They are hoping that by tracking the data and results it has another positive outcome on maybe providing relief on insurance premiums.
Councilmember Wotherspoon referred to the traffic safety units and asked how will they be dispatched.
There are two and she asked if they will cover all of the freeways.
Chief Bachman said they now have three and the idea is that they would have one in central, one in west, and one in east. The corridors would be on Hwy 24, I-680, and Hwy 4 and I-80. As far as the exact station or when they are called out, they are still working on that and trying different models as to what works well. They have had a very positive result so far when it is out there which slows traffic down and provides notification of what is ahead. They have also had other fire agencies reaching out to them asking them how they did it, what was the cost, and tracking their success and doing something similar.
Councilmember Wotherspoon asked whether the Community Warning System (CWS) sends notifications for evacuation warnings.
Chief Bachman confirmed that subscribers do receive alerts when a zone is placed under warning, serving as an early notice of nearby fire activity, such as smoke or emergency response, and advising residents to prepare for possible evacuation.
These alerts encourage residents—especially those with mobility challenges or specific needs—to gather essentials and be ready to leave if conditions escalate. Residents may also choose to evacuate early based on visible conditions. Additional tools, including wildfire camera systems and zone-based platforms like Genesis, provide real-time information on fire activity and evacuation status, helping residents assess their proximity to danger and stay informed as situations evolve.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period.
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BRIAN PARSONS expressed appreciation for the Fire District’s work and, noting the number of fires this year, asked whether there is a need for more smaller, mobile vehicles instead of primarily large fire engines. He also thanked Chief Bachman for coming to the Cub Scouts event.
Chief Bachman explained that apparatus needs are continuously evaluated, but response decisions depend on real-time conditions and overlapping calls. Crews may already be deployed when another incident occurs, requiring coordination with dispatch to determine whether to respond with the current unit or return for more specialized equipment. While smaller wildland engines (Type 3 or Type 6) offer mobility, larger Type 1 engines are often necessary for structure protection.
He emphasized that rapid initial response is critical—keeping vegetation fires small within the first 10 minutes allows incidents to remain manageable with limited resources. If fires grow beyond 30–40 minutes, they can quickly outpace available resources and require significantly more personnel and aerial support. At the same time, the department must continue to respond to other emergencies, such as medical calls and vehicle accidents, adding to the complexity of resource allocation.
Mayor Anduri and Councilmembers thanked Chief Bachman for his update.
B. Environmental Task Force Annual Update
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Associate Planner Nichole Zittel introduced the item and asked that members introduce themselves and Chair Ashley Louisiana and Member Derrick Seaver introduced themselves.
Ms. Zittel gave a PowerPoint presentation on the 2025/26 annual update on the Task Force’s goals and accomplishments.
2025 Accomplishments:
• They were awarded from Cal Recycle the Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program. These funds were reimbursed to the Chamber of Commerce for their recycling activities during the Art and Wine Festival. Funds are available to the City and ETF for activities that promote recycling programs.
• Regarding Cal Recycle’s construction and demolition waste diversion monitoring, Lafayette diverted 85% of all construction debris from landfills. Of that, 1,679 tons were recycled materials and 104 tons of debris where either reused or salvaged. They use a green halo tracking system and this past year Lafayette was recognized as an exemplary City for accurate reporting of recycled materials during construction activities.
• The ETF began researching State and local regulations regarding single-use food ware and plastic waste, reviewed the creation of a draft ordinance on single-use food ware and plastic waste, created a survey to gage information and interest from local restaurants and businesses on what this could look like, began collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, and through discussion and meetings they began shifting towards providing restaurants and local businesses with education and resources of what currently exists to further reduce the use of single use food ware and plastic waste.
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• They continued to monitor their gas-powered leaf blower ordinance and through 2025, the electric leaf blower lending program was available to all residents. They maintained their public information on the ordinance on their website, provided lawn signs for residents interested in promoting the ordinance, as well as spreading more information through the City weekly blurb, Chamber of Commerce email blasts, and attended various community events where they provided resources to residents.
2026 Work Plan:
Chair Ashley Louisiana then described ETF’s 2026 Work Plan, as follows:
• The 2026 leaf blower ordinance passed in July 2024, is still one of the highest code enforcement complaints received every year which is encouraging to make neighbors make this transition.
They still have work to do to get the word out to residents and this will still be a goal over the next year.
• They want to work with local organizations like Sustainable Lafayette and the Chamber of Commerce, and members from each of those organizations have been attending their meetings over the last six month. She was able to go out with the Chamber of Commerce to walk all of the downtown to support their Taste of Lafayette event coming up in May. They spoke with local food generators and restaurants about food ware, waste prevention, composting, and recycling. • Work with the City to support Mayor Anduri and Vice Mayor McCormick’s 2-year goal of encouraging more residents to get food scraps into the green cart. This is one of the easiest things residents can do to have an impact on climate and reduce methane emissions. • They will continue work to reduce single-use plastic food ware in the community and worked on a new brochure they will use to provide information to restaurants about reducing waste, resources available and funding from Recycle Smart to transition. • They are updating their website right now and still have a community survey going for residents if they are interested in providing feedback about different initiatives to reduce plastic waste in Lafayette, and they want to continue to work with the Chamber.
Chair Louisiana concluded the presentation, said they currently have 4 members of a 7-member task force, and asked for those passionate about the environment with interest in water, energy, climate, waste and recycling to apply to be a member.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
Mayor Anduri and Councilmembers applauded the work on the single-use food ware and plastic waste, recognized the need for continued education, partnerships, and asked the Task Force to let them know if resources are needed.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Anduri asked if the Council wished to remove any items, and Councilmember Cervantes requested removal of Item E. Vice Mayor McCormick referred to Item D and said he would abstain. There were no further requests or public comments.
A. April 13, 2026
Recommendation: Receive and file.
B. Quarterly Financial Report
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Recommendation: Receive and file.
C. Declare equipment described as surplus property
Recommendation: Declare equipment described is surplus and donate or sell as appropriate.
D. Temporary Use of City-Owned Parking Spaces at the Oakbridge Parking Lot by the Park Theater Trust (TPTT)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with TPTT for the temporary use of parking spaces at the Oakbridge Parking Lot from May – November 2026. Upon Council approval, staff will finalize and execute an agreement with TPTT.
F. Award of Construction Contract for the 2026 Pavement Management Project, No. 014-9745 Recommendation: Award construction contract to Rapid Grading Services, in the amount of $3,176,684.58 for the 2026 Pavement Management Project, No. 014-9745 No. 2026-27.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (McCormick/Wotherspoon) to approve Consent Calendar Items 8 A, B, C, and F.
Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Cervantes, Candell, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
Item 8 D Vote 4-0-1 (Ayes: Anduri, Cervantes, Candell, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None; Abstain:
McCormick)
9. OLD BUSINESS – None.
10. STAFF REPORTS
A. Patrick Golier, Transportation Program Manager
1. Downtown Lafayette Parking Management Study
Recommendation: 1) Receive the Downtown Lafayette Parking Management Study. 2) Affirm the study’s strategic direction emphasizing improved management, coordination, and communication of existing parking resources. 3) Provide direction to staff on the proposed Phase 1 implementation work program and associated priorities. 4) Direct staff to return to City Council with a detailed implementation work program and any associated budget requests as part of a future funding cycle.
Transportation Program Manager Patrick Golier gave the staff report and background of the Downtown Lafayette Parking Management Study. He is joined by Siqing Yi and Ben Miller from Alta Consulting who provided a high level overview of the study, process and findings and how they led to strategy recommendations.
Mr. Golier then described recommended next steps in implementing a phased approach towards improved parking management in the downtown and how they relate directly to the findings of the study.
The key take-away is that the plan is focused on managing what the City already has and not building new parking. As a next step, the City is prioritizing foundational high-impact visible actions and improvements that will immediately improve how the system functions for users. Among other things, they will focus on clarity, coordination, and utilization, making it easier for people to understand where to park and making better use of existing spaces.
Implementation is being structured as a phased approach so they can remain flexible and adjust over time based on real data and real experience. Phase I is about getting the fundamentals right and they organized this in four key areas:
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1. Parking data and inventory—understanding what they have and how it is being used.
2. Employee and shared parking—this directly addresses the issue of long-term employee parking as well as identifying opportunities for opening up additional parking supply through shared parking agreements.
3. Rules, enforcement and governance—this is simplifying and making the system more consistent.
4. Information and wayfinding—helping people find available parking and understanding how the system works.
The following actions will be made in Phase I:
1. Developing a comprehensive inventory of both public and private parking supply.
2. Establishing a basic data program to track performance over time.
3. On the employee side, identifying and facilitating expanded long-term parking options often in partnership with private parking owners, shared use agreements to unlock under-utilized parking, simplifying parking rules, and improving enforcement consistency and developing clear maps and public facing information.
By the end of this phase, the parking system will be better understood through a complete inventory and on-going data tracking. It will be easier to navigate clear information and improved wayfinding. It will be more predictable because they will have more simplified and consistent rules across downtown. It will be better balanced by expanding and organizing employee parking options, and to become more adaptable because they will have the tools and the data in place to adjust the system over time based on how it is actually performing.
Staff is recommending starting these actions because the approach directly reflects what they heard from the community and businesses, particularly around employee parking, confusion about rules, and difficulty finding available spaces. It also focuses on how the system functions without requiring new construction. It prioritizes visible practical improvements so things users will see and notice day to day, and it sets the City up for better decision-making in the future by establishing a data-driven foundation so that additional strategies are based on how the system is actually performing.
In terms of implementation, Phase I is designated primarily to be staff-led. They would be using targeted consultant support for more technical components, primarily the data collection and wayfinding planning with an estimated cost over a 3-year period of approximately $80,000 to $160,000 a year. This is a relatively modest investment focused on improving how the system functions rather than building new infrastructure which is much more costly. Many of these actions can begin incrementally using existing staff resources.
Regarding next steps, staff is looking for direction from the Council to receive the study findings, affirm the overall strategic direction, and provide input on Phase I priorities.
Mayor Anduri thanked staff and the consultants, said he appreciates the precise way this was presented, and suggested taking questions from Councilmembers, hold public comment, and then they will return to the Council for discussion.
Vice Mayor McCormick said he was curious that they were leading with more data acquisition as it feels they have received multiple reports and information already. He asked why they would prioritize that in Phase I.
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Mr. Golier said they had a great data collection effort done in 2024 by Alta Consultants. What he wants to do now is expand that and identify all parking in the downtown. That would be parking that is currently not publicly accessible that they may want to open up for potential new uses or shared uses.
Vice Mayor McCormick asked if those were sequential items or he asked if they need to complete the data work before doing steps 2-5. Mr. Golier said no, this can happen in alignment with the other steps.
Mayor Anduri said given what staff has now, he asked how much more work it would be to get a complete inventory. Ms. Yi said a study was done 10 years ago that included a broader inventory of the downtown parking spaces and that study counted over 11,000 spaces. Of that, 5,000 are publicly accessible and the rest are not publicly accessible and private.
Mayor Anduri asked the work is very granular in identifying the property and number of units on each property and asked if this is what they want to do. Mr. Golier confirmed and said they want to understand the total parking supply and not just the 4,500ish that are currently publicly accessible.
Councilmember Candell said she agrees with what the team is doing here and thinks data collecting is excellent. Her bigger question is that she thought that in order to develop a transit-oriented development on BART they had to have the parking study done as part of a transit-oriented community. She thought parking management was going to go more in the direction of, if they got a development on BART, how will they survive if they have no parking. She knows this is a Phase I but she thinks it is actually part of the requirements and she asked when that will come into this parking management study if not in Phase I.
Mayor Anduri said he was going to ask how the BART lot situation was factored into this because if the BART lots were to be developed, he asked what would that mean for the downtown. He understands they took into account the City’s Housing Element and RHNA numbers, looked at the spots they would lose and concluded they still had enough space. But, he did not see an explicit recognition of the BART lot and what it would mean if they did not have BART lots where people who would be taking transit and looking for spaces.
Mr. Golier said Ben Miller conducted the future parking demand analysis, and Ms. Yee noted that their assumption included 12 different housing projects totaling over 300 housing units, plus over 600 units under RNHA. So, combined there are over 900 units. This is all over the downtown area and not just the BART parking lot.
Mayor Anduri asked if this clearly does not include the BART parking lot and this is why they are questioning this. Mr. Golier confirmed this does not include the BART parking lot.
Ms. Yee said the occupancy is currently at about 53%. BART ridership is still recovering from COVID conditions and 53% is what they have now, meaning there is enough capacity to build new housing.
Mayor Anduri said he understands what the current situation is but looking to the future he asked how they built in what might happen with BART parking. If all of the lots are developed, there will be zero parking. Ms. Yi said this is also where walking and biking connections are considered.
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Mr. Golier confirmed that the future analysis did not assume any loss in BART parking because they do not have any concrete plans from BART yet. It was focused on the RHNA allocations and the Housing Element.
Councilmember Candell said she has seen many charging stations and asked if this the kind of study that should include banks of charging stations. Mr. Golier said they did not consider EV charging stations, as this is parking supply and demand and balancing that and not different uses for parking.
Ms. Yi said as of now, the EV requirements is for new development. During the permitting process, developers must provide adequate EV parking spaces, but she agreed that is not the focus of this particular study.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said this is a comprehensive study and she voiced appreciation of all of the work that went into it, public engagement and data collection. She referred to C.2; Create an exception process for non-standard time limits, and asked to clarify that and asked why it is in Phase I.
Mr. Golier said the idea behind the exceptions would be, for example, if they had a standard of 2-hour parking throughout the core of downtown and they have a new land use where the parking demand is more for 15-minute or quick parking in and out, and setting up a process to evaluate those types of requests for changing the parking to a different use. They want to make sure it is based in data and the data being collected on how each space is being used, the occupancy, and the occupancy time. But, they want to make sure the process established is data driven but also is fair to the land uses around it.
Councilmember Wotherspoon asked if they have been getting requests for changing the time limitations, and Mr. Golier said yes, but they are one-off’s and he does not have a process for considering these versus the business owner that is next door to it that wants longer term parking as an example.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said there is no recommendation for a municipal parking structure further out and she asked why. Mr. Golier said he thinks it is because the conclusion from the data collection is that the City has enough parking. Parking structures are very, very expensive to construct and maintain so with better management and identifying hot spots and under-utilized areas, they can better manage demand over the whole system.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said she noted they talked about changing behaviors to park once and walk. She asked what are possible approaches for making that change in behavior. Mr. Golier said he sees this study as being a foundation to the multi-modal study he will talk about next so they have the infrastructure, the urban design, and the walking/biking infrastructure that helps to make the entire network feel more comfortable so people do not feel like they are walking three blocks, getting back in their car and make a very short trip and circulate through the system looking for more parking. The idea is to have the systems and network in place to make people want to make people park once and then walk from destination to destination.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said she understands that. They do have sidewalks in downtown which is great and a large part of this. There are facilities that exist and this is where she was thinking that if people are not using them and are driving from lot to lot, how else could the City incentivize or encourage this.
Mr. Golier said they know that many of the crossings are uncomfortable for people, as well as being on a bike for many people so it is looking at the whole network.
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Councilmember Cervantes thanked the team for their work. He was taken aback by the occupancy figures for parking—52% on weekdays and 55% on weekends. He thought it would be higher than that like most of the public comment included. He asked how did the team validate that and asked if this is a good percentage.
Ms. Yi said this is the overall number of 52% and 55% includes the entire downtown, including the downtown core and east, west, and mixed use areas. In looking just at the downtown core for off-street the overall occupancy will be 70% and for on-street 50%. So 50% for on-street parking is still low. Another reference is that they have about half metered spaces and half unmetered spaces. So, it is fair to assume people just prefer unmetered spaces over metered spaces. They have nearly 99 hot spots which are 100% occupied, such as the Lafayette Plaza Center, Diablo Foods, and small private lots near the La Fiesta Square area. But, across the street or next door they may have 50% in the Safeway parking lot or Wells Fargo across the street at 20%. So, combined they have 70%. There is still space available, but it is just not in front of their destinations.
Councilmember Cervantes said in terms of the data collection process, there are almost 5,000 parking spaces in the downtown. This seems like a big number, and he asked if they can track and manage that process through a system to determine the output. Ms. Yi said they have different data collection methodology for different areas. For private lots, they received other data from those providing that data to them on an hourly basis, so this is pretty accurate and also very frequent. For other areas, they collected data through a data vendor who does four times a day on weekdays and weekends. They also did some spot checks using the Near Map data which is an aerial photo taken by airplanes. They can zoom in and count occupied parking spaces for some locations. So, they believe this is a pretty accurate data set.
Councilmember Cervantes said one of the key elements is the employee parking part. He asked if there are strategies being thought of for outreach to businesses for that or he asked if this would be coming later.
Mr. Golier said they want to facilitate existing relationships with the Chamber of Commerce, reach out to some of the larger employers in the City, and has made many of those connections through outreach they conducted where they sent postcards to every business in the downtown. So, those relationships have been made but they want to start to find some of the under-utilized parking today where they can perhaps expand an employee permit parking program. This would include both public and private lots.
Councilmember Cervantes said in the staff report it mentioned under-strategy areas—demand responsive management tools. He asked what this is. Mr. Golier said it means using real world data to adjust parking rules over time rather than just setting a regulation and letting it be. If they are collecting data over time and see certain areas that are consistently full and others that are under-utilized that maybe they change their Wayfinding plan, over time raise the rates in the higher demand areas and lower the rates in the under demand area—it is responding to real world conditions to make decisions about what happens next.
Ms. Yi said she also wanted to mention that this strategy is commonly used in some other cities. In San Francisco they do this monthly or a semi-monthly basis and they have other cities like Austin, Texas or Milwaukee, Wisconsin where they do it on a real time basis. Lafayette is not there yet, but they can check the data and adjust pricing strategies from time to time.
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Mayor Anduri said if they are concerned about people being confused because the rules change, he asked how do we make them less confused by having demand pricing so they do not know until they get to the meter what they will pay for their parking. Mr. Golier said they are not there yet in terms of doing demand based parking and that is not one of the recommendations.
Ms. Yi added that in some other cities they have an on-line GIS data base for public-facing information, so the public can check pricing and rules and information on-line and just zoom in and zoom out on an interactive map. There are also apps where software can do the same thing.
Mayor Anduri referred to page 12 and noted that several Commissioners noted that bicycle parking should be considered as part of the broader parking management discussion. He asked if staff could confirm that the multi-modal mobility study the Council will be looking at will consider bike parking. Mr. Golier confirmed it will be.
Mayor Anduri said he was intrigued when bullet points were shown under the forums. Under the local business forum, item 4 was “Downtown Shuttle.” He asked if this was something mentioned by more than one person or business as something they would like to see and wondered how much support there was for this.
Ms. Yi said she recalls at least one person mentioning that during the business workshop, but it is more suitable for a stand-alone parking structure as an adjunct downtown so they can transfer people from that parking garage to the rest of downtown. But, it is not the case for their recommendation.
Mayor Anduri referred to public parking and across the street are Safeway and Wells Fargo available parking. He said one of the top 10 items was “Manage downtown parking as a coordinated system” and he asked how this is done. Mr. Golier said this could mean a number of things. They could align signage across public and private parking lots, clarify rules and time limits, improve public-facing information like maps that would include both public and private accessible parking, and working with property owners to coordinate access and use. There are a number of things that strive to make the system feel like one system to users rather than disparate.
Mayor Anduri asked how this would be coordinating in working with the center with Safeway and Wells Fargo so they would tolerate or allow shoppers going to the south side of Mt. Diablo Boulevard to park there and do their shopping. Mr. Golier said he envisions trying to bring the City and private lot owners together to try and make it feel like one system. He is not sure it is fully achievable because the City does not have any jurisdiction over the private parking lots, but they want to work together to make it feel like one parking network.
Councilmember Cervantes said it is up to three years for Phase I and by July 1st of 2027, he asked where they might be other than the data collected. Mr. Golier said by this time they would like to have the parking inventory complete, be on his way to set up a more robust employee parking permit program in the City, identify opportunities and have a process in place for shared parking, and start to think about wayfinding and branding.
Mayor Anduri referred to recommendation #4; Direct staff to return to Council the detailed implementation of work program, and asked and confirmed with Mr. Golier that this could be done by June.
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Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period.
KIRK WANDY raised concerns about downtown parking practices, particularly with Park Smart enforcement. She argued that strict and early ticketing creates a negative visitor experience for shoppers and families, discouraging people from staying and exploring downtown. She suggested that private lots, more than public ones, contribute to the problem and highlighted the need for better coordination and more customer-friendly options like app-based parking extensions. She urged the City to clarify how it plans to improve parking management and the overall downtown experience.
SEBASTIAN VOLLERING referenced his European background and expressed support for more public plazastyle spaces in Lafayette. He reflected positively on COVID-era parklets along Mt. Diablo Boulevard and questioned their removal in favor of restoring parking. He also asked about the City’s decision-making process around that change. Additionally, he suggested exploring whether privately owned areas near Lafayette Circle and Fiesta Lane could be redesigned or rezoned to function more like public plazas, similar to their use during events like the Art & Wine Festival.
ROB LAVOIE expressed concern that parking demand may be underestimated when using averages, arguing this can hide real shortages. He urged the City to proactively expand public parking options before future growth and increased demand make it harder. He cited the loss of the 949 Moraga Road parking area as a missed opportunity for employee parking and warned that land availability could tighten as development and commuting patterns change.
He suggested exploring revenue-sharing agreements with private lot owners to allow unused spaces to serve the public while preserving priority access for businesses and employees. He also noted that some existing private parking, such as near Wells Fargo, is not effectively used by nearby shoppers and proposed better coordination so employee parking does not take space needed by customers.
Mr. Golier responded regarding possible leverage with Park Smart, stating this is a partner of the City’s and have engaged them as part of this study but they do not have leverage on how they manage private parking supply. He is happy to hear that the speaker acknowledged that improved technology helps to make it easier to park and not overstay at their space and meter, but the City has limited leverage over Park Smart.
Regarding the question regarding the parklet decision, Mayor Anduri noted the Council liked having the parklets there. There are two factors—one is that they are not able to definitely maintain parklets under State law. They kept them as long as they could, but with respect to the Mt. Diablo Boulevard parklets, the merchants did not want them. With respect to Lafayette Circle, it was split 50/50 with one not wanting the parklet and the other opting for what he thinks is a nice solution where parking was converted on a temporary basis to outdoor dining.
With La Fiesta Plaza and the ability to rezone, he asked whether the City could do some sort of rezoning with La Fiesta parking lot and Fiesta Lane parking lot in order to get some sort of use other than parking.
City Attorney Subramanian said those projects did require a certain level of parking, so she would be concerned with rezoning it and mandating they not be used for parking. If there was an interest in working with the property owner, she thinks staff could look into this. So, the City could not do anything without the cooperation of the property owner.
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Mayor Anduri returned to the Council for discussion and deliberation, stating there are four recommendations. This was an excellent piece of data and analytical work with a lot of good information.
It gave the Council a lot of information they did not have.
He referred to the recommendations, stating number 1 can easily be done. The second recommendation is to affirm the study’s strategic direction, emphasizing improved management coordination and communication of existing parking resources. The third recommendation is to provide direction to staff on the proposed Phase I implementation work program, and he suggested taking comments on both of these. The fourth recommendation is to direct staff to return to City Council with detailed implementation work program and associated budget requests.
Vice Mayor McCormick said he attended several of the workshops, thinks it was well done, but there is still confusion about the business owner versus the property owner. Often times, they hear from business owners who are frustrated with Park Smart, but they have little control because the property owner is the one who owns the parking lot. It might make sense at some point to clarify that a bit because it is confusing who actually has control over it.
A point the Chamber advocated before about standardizing of the hours of the spots of the on-street/offstreet parking between Park Smart and the City to ensure the hours, rules and signage are consistent. It does not feel that requires a lot more analysis other than to address concerns about staffing of the parking and how that works, the timing that Park Smart has which does not align with staffing of parking attendants, so he would like to see that pushed up. It feels like a relatively easy win to get the consistent customer experience because they have heard it is confusing when people get tickets.
He echoed Mr. Lavoie’s point was quite good, as they will be losing 949 Moraga parking as well as Campana which are both used as semi-official employee parking lots. So, it makes that employee need much greater and while those were not in the report directly, they will happen much quicker than RHNA implications are, so they might hone in on these. Personally, he thinks the Phase I recommendations were great. He is worried about too much analysis beyond doing things that seems they know common-sense to do, but he liked the Phase I ideas and he would like to see the done in less than 3 years.
Councilmember Cervantes agreed that the consultants and staff did terrific work on this. He learned a lot and he personally likes the approach of trying to manage it better as opposed to building more parking.
He noted 20 years ago there was a $20 million price tag for a public garage and the City just does not have that money. So, making the best use of resources seems smart. There also may be some low-hanging fruit in all of this in terms of coordinating with some of the private entities and that seems like a smart way to go. He thought this is an intelligent, thoughtful way to try to better approach all of this and improve the experience. They want to encourage people to shop in the downtown. He saw some public comments of people going to Wanut Creek because they thought it was better, which confounded him, but the City should have the perception of the experience working.
Vice Mayor McCormick said interesting is that they only have one vendor they need to work with which is Park Smart. Because they manage the lots, it seems relatively cooperative and they are also the ones that manage the parking in Walnut Creek.
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Mayor Anduri referred to a comment Mr. Lavoie made about the averages. His understanding of the report was that the consultant concluded that even at the high point, there was still adequate parking.
This was not the average. Ms. Yi said they really did not average over time. They averaged geographically and also have the detailed data for each single lot. Even then, the private lot shows 70% peak occupancy on weekends around noon time. She also mentioned that future conditions analysis already accounts for parking losses for 949 Moraga Road.
Councilmember Candell said she wants to get back to the BART lots they will be facing. She would hope there is at least some thought about losing all of those parking lots because it could happen.
Vice Mayor McCormick wonders if there is a scenario on BART parking and agrees they should address this. He asked if they would lose all parking or more like they would take one of the lots and do a development. Councilmember Candell said AB 2923 says they do not have to replace any parking and Mayor Anduri said also that the City has rezoned all of the lots. He thinks they have to plan for having no parking lots. In looking at how different things can be is that the City has rezoned the BART lots for 75 du/acre, they could develop each lot and take away all transit parking and those people living in the units will need to find additional parking.
Vice Mayor McCormick asked how do you address this discussion of trying to get something over the next 2-3 years versus a longer term thing. Councilmember Candell suggested getting the data and having some analysis of it. They do not have a solution for it, but at least say they did something or did not do something so they know where they stand. Mayor Anduri thinks this is something to consider because they will be having discussions with BART and this gives them a very good basis to do some further analysis that would look at what it would mean if the BART parking lots were gone. At least they could have some numbers when they are talking to BART to say how that would impact their downtown situation.
Councilmember Candell said at some point, EBMUD had said the City could have parking there so there may be some spots on the EBMUD Aqueduct that the City does not use for the bike route but could be for employee parking.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said she supports the data collection. She thinks they have to have it as a foundation or baseline for further analysis and decision-making. She hopes that with the shared parking arrangement investigation, they are also looking at ways customers can avail themselves of potentially shared use agreements because there are some parking lots where businesses protect their lots. She thinks customers would be better served if they could just park in one and potentially go and visit other businesses in the area. She was not sure how they will be able to incentivize or encourage businesses that own lots to share parking, but it is a good goal.
Mayor Anduri asked if Ms. Yi was familiar with situations where that has happened such as agreements among private parking lots that customers of other businesses can park there with the park and go other places to shop approach.
Mr. Golier said they have that to some degree at Chase Bank and Mercantile, where businesses use the lots during the day and it opens up at night and weekends for public use.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said she is thinking of some of the small parcels on Mt. Diablo where there is even a barrier between two businesses and the lots, and if the barrier was not there and that could be pooled and shared, it would be more functional.
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Ms. Yi said both Walnut Creek and Redwood City have this shared parking program between businesses.
It is certainly possible and they can look at that in the next phase.
Mayor Anduri asked and confirmed Mr. Golier has sufficient direction, and Mayor Anduri confirmed a motion and vote was not needed.
2. Establish a Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee
Recommendation: 1) Approve the proposed role and membership structure for the MultiModal Mobility Advisory Committee. 2) Provide direction to staff on Committee composition on: Whether the Committee should include a representative from the Planning Commission or the Design Review Commission; and Identification of the two City Councilmembers who will serve on the Committee. 3) Authorize staff to advertise and recruit for three-at-large community members.
Transportation Program Manager Patrick Golier presented a proposal to establish a new Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee to help coordinate multiple overlapping transportation and urban design initiatives in and around downtown Lafayette.
He explained that the City is currently advancing several interconnected efforts, including the Mt. Diablo Corridor Multi-Modal Study, the Aqueduct Pathway Design, and the BART Access and Circulation Study, among others. While each project is significant on its own, he emphasized that they are geographically and functionally linked, and decisions in one area could affect outcomes in another—particularly regarding right-of-way allocation and competing transportation priorities.
To address this, staff is proposing a coordinated, multi-year advisory structure that would review these efforts collectively rather than independently. The committee would serve as a time-limited body (approximately 18–24 months) aligned with key project milestones, providing early-stage, cross-project input to identify tradeoffs, improve alignment, and strengthen overall project consistency before formal review by City commissions and the City Council. The committee would be advisory only and would not have decision-making authority.
The proposed structure includes seven members: two Councilmembers (one serving as Chair), one representative from the Transportation and Circulation Commission, one from either the Planning Commission or Design Review Commission, and three at-large community members. Staff noted the intent is to balance policy, technical, and community perspectives while maintaining a manageable group size.
Mr. Golier requested Council direction on: (1) confirming the committee’s advisory role and structure, (2) providing feedback on its membership composition, and (3) authorizing staff to begin recruiting at-large community members.
Councilmember Cervantes asked if there is a tie or overlap between the discussion the Council just had.
Parking seems to be all of this in the big picture. Mr. Golier said he thinks there is some overlap—he is seeing the parking study as setting a foundation for the M3 study. If they are moving towards a “park once” approach as an example, what would help to facilitate that, and the answers might come from the multi-modal study and some of these other studies. He thinks they have a foundation here with the parking study and the other studies will build on top of that.
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Councilmember Cervantes said having sat on another City committee in his prior life, he asked if they could fit this under TransCirc Commission, given much of what is going on here is in their purview. Mr.
Golier said this has been thought about, and they are seeing the multi-modal study as being multidisciplinary, combining transportation, planning, urban design, and land use and so they want to make sure the proposed committee is multi-disciplinary representing the different areas of expertise from different commissions and bringing on at-large members who have a particular interest in this type of work.
Councilmember Cervantes said the committee can get underway and whatever timeframe there is, a report will come to the Council which is a huge data dump. He asked if there would be periodic check-ins so the Council might have a sense of what is going on. Mr. Golier said this is a great idea and as he is setting this up, he would want to come back quarterly or at project milestones to provide information so the entire Council is getting periodic status updates.
Councilmember Wotherspoon said there was significant public outreach and engagement for the previous parking study item with numerous meetings, on-line surveys, and under this umbrella, the committee will be looking at four major studies. She asked if there will be substantial public outreach and engagement in this, noting the aggressive two-year timeline.
Mr. Golier said yes, each of the studies will have significant public outreach. They are seeing them coalescing under the advisory committee. For the M3 study, they are now interviewing consultant teams but what they propose is surveys, workshops, and a design charette with the advisory committee, all of which will be publicly noticed. They want to make sure their communication is clear because it is confusing how many studies there are and how they all come together.
Mayor Anduri asked if staff anticipates this advisory group carrying out public outreach, and Mr. Golier said no, but the advisory committee will be subject to the Brown Act and meetings would be public.
Councilmember Candell asked if staff would make these a hybrid meeting so people can participate remotely, and Mr. Golier stated yes.
Councilmember Candell said she and Councilmember Wotherspoon are Council liaisons to TransCirc Commission, as well as CCTA, the Lamorinda School Bus, LFFA, etc. and they often have meetings with City staff and she asked and confirmed these could continue to have discussions. City Attorney Subramanian said staff would not obtain thoughts on items going to this new committee but present information.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period.
BRIAN PARSONS, speaking as a parent, thanked the Council and referenced a $3.7 million grant as one of only three awarded in Contra Costa County. Representing Vibrant Lafayette, he expressed interest in participating in the downtown study, noting three open seats. He described the group’s focus on pedestrian safety, walkability, and community engagement, including bike safety courses, outreach to families and seniors, and gathering resident feedback.
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MAX HENINGER, Boardmember of Inclusive Lafayette, supported the M3 plan and emphasized the importance of protected walking and biking infrastructure. He shared that being able to bike independently as a child shaped his development and sense of community, and he wants similar opportunities for his own children. He noted current safety concerns for kids biking and reliance on car travel, and urged the Council to approve the proposed improvements to create safer, more independent mobility for the next generation.
DAVID CLARK suggested including the Creeks Committee in the process. He explained that it is difficult to track creek-related issues across multiple City bodies and meetings. Given Lafayette’s extensive creek system, he proposed formal representation on the committee to help integrate creekside pathways and trails into multimodal planning, noting this would support walkability and reduce reliance on driving.
ROB LAVOIE asked Mr. Golier to clarify the expertise for this committee that would not be on the TransCirc Commission, given it seems that if they can work within the existing structure, that would make more sense.
Mr. Golier stated the M3 study is an example they are seeing as having strong transportation elements but also strong urban design elements as well. It is touching land use, housing development, and they want to look at everything holistically. While the TransCirc Commission has expertise in transportation, it does not necessarily have expertise in the others. They are also hoping that, for example, each of the Commission members sitting on the advisory committee can go back and report out to their respective commissions and committees to get the word out, what is happening and decisions that have been made and discussed at meetings.
Mayor Anduri described the effort as an urban planning initiative to support a more walkable, bike- and pedestrian-friendly downtown in anticipation of new housing growth, with the goal of reducing reliance on multiple cars per household.
Vice Mayor McCormick supported the structure and emphasized leveraging community expertise and ensuring public access to the advisory process. Councilmember Cervantes supported the concept and suggested adding TransCirc representation to the committee.
Councilmember Wotherspoon raised questions about the M3 study’s scope, noting it appears to include urban design while other studies are more transportation-focused. She also suggested neighborhood representation in the committee, and raised concerns that the committee could potentially become a filter through which major policy recommendations and design choices would be shaped before the public has an opportunity to engage, and about overall governance clarity, requesting further explanation and cautioning against fragmented Council involvement. She suggested formal guidance from the City Attorney. She requested the inclusion of robust engagement for all studies the committee will review.
City Attorney Subramanian clarified that staff updates and Council liaison communication would continue, but the committee would serve as the primary forum for consolidating discussion, while avoiding Brown Act issues like serial meetings.
Councilmember Wotherspoon suggested regular Council updates and improved public access through recordings and possible hybrid meetings. She also requested additional analysis on SR-24 interchange and Pleasant Hill Road design, questioning whether existing freeway-era infrastructure should be re-evaluated for current residential and community use.
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Councilmember Candell supported adding a Creeks Committee representative given their involvement in land use and creek-adjacent planning. Mayor Anduri indicated support for including a Creeks Committee member among at-large seats, and Vice Mayor McCormick asked and confirmed these would be Lafayette residents.
Mayor Anduri clarified that the committee would include either a Planning Commission or Design Review Commission representative, not both.
Councilmember Candell objected, arguing that the DRC’s urban design expertise is distinct from the Planning Commission and should be included; Mayor Anduri indicated a Planning Commissioner is more likely, with DRC possibly secondary.
Councilmember Cervantes proposed adding both a Creeks Committee member and a DRC representative but supported keeping the committee to seven members for manageability.
Councilmember Wotherspoon supported Councilmember Candell’s point on the importance of DRC expertise, especially given its role in objective design standards, while acknowledging concerns about committee size.
Mayor Anduri reiterated that the focus is urban planning and suggested flexibility depending on the expertise of at-large members, while maintaining a seven-member structure with one representative from either PC or DRC.
Vice Mayor McCormick supported selecting at-large members first and noted willingness to include a TransCirc liaison.
City Attorney Subramanian advised against rotating Councilmembers on the committee due to Brown Act concerns, recommending fixed appointments instead.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Anduri/Candell) to 1) Approve the proposed role and membership structure for the Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee; 2) Establish the Committee composition to include Mayor Anduri, Vice Mayor McCormick, one representative from the Transportation and Circulation Commission, and one representative from either the Planning Commission or the Design Review Commission, with that designation to be determined after selection of the three at-large members; and 3) Authorize staff to advertise and recruit three at-large (resident) community members to serve on the Committee. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
BREAK
Mayor Anduri called for a brief break at 9:28, p.m. and, thereafter, reconvened the regular meeting at 9:37 p.m.
B. Stefanie Cervantes
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DB01-26, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (Applicant), MRO Zoning: Application for State Density Bonus to construct a four-story 100% affordable housing project with 47 units for verylow and low-income households and one unit for on-site property manager, 25 parking spaces and removal of at least 21 protected trees at 949 Moraga Road, APN: 243-210-013, -014, -015, and -016 CEQA: Categorically exempt under Section 15332 In-Fill Development Projects and would not have a significant effect on the environment.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 2026-30 (Attachment 1), finding the project exempt from CEQA, and approving the Project with conditions.
Mayor Anduri announced that he would like to start with public comment for Item B for those not able to stay later in the meeting.
CHRIS TREAT shared that he works doing filing and helps neighbors with tasks like bringing in their garbage cans. He supports Sunflower Hill, wants to live there, and hopes to continue attending his local day program. He also noted his parents live in Lafayette and he would like to remain nearby, and thanked the Council.
LILLIAN CALANAN KLEIN, an adult with autism and Lafayette resident since 2005, supports the project.
She emphasized the lack of affordable, high-quality housing for people with disabilities and the challenges they face maintaining employment. She cited Irby Ranch in Pleasanton as a successful example and urged Council support, noting the project would improve lives. As a nearby resident, she expressed interest in living at Sunflower Hill to remain close to her family and community.
PATSY MICKENS spoke in support of the project on behalf of her 26-year-old son, Noah, who has down syndrome and autism. A Lafayette resident for nearly 20 years, she emphasized the importance of allowing adults with disabilities to live in the communities where they feel safe, known, and included. She highlighted the need for supportive, independent housing and praised Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch as a thoughtful and enriching model. She said living at Sunflower Hill in Lafayette would be ideal for Noah and others, allowing access to programs like Las Trampas and enabling them to remain part of their community long-term.
ANNA TAGUE, a 30-year Lamorinda resident and parent of a 22-year-old with special needs, expressed support for Sunflower Hill. After visiting Irby Ranch, she described the project as a dream for Lafayette and emphasized the value people with disabilities bring to the community. She shared how her daughter has helped build meaningful connections locally and is recognized and welcomed by others. She urged the community to embrace and support individuals with special needs as valued members.
Mayor Anduri confirmed there were no other speakers needing to speak ahead of the presentation.
Assistant Planning Director Stefanie Cervantes gave the staff report and comprehensive overview of the application for State Density Bonus to construct a four-story 100% affordable housing project with 47 units for very-low and low-income households and one unit for on-site property manager, 25 parking spaces and removal of at least 21 protected trees at 949 Moraga Road.
Staff recommends the Council review the project, and adopt Resolution 2026-30 (Attachment 1), finding the project exempt from CEQA, and approving the project with conditions.
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Councilmember Cervantes said 35 units/acre is the zoning. It is a smaller parcel than that so it will allow for 29 units. They are proposing 48 units here and this is 166% of what the zone capacity would be. He wanted to better understand one of the waivers relating to building design and bulk. It is an awkward site, sort of an inverse wedding cake because the ground floor is smaller than the others, but that is a reflection of the topography here, and he asked if this is correct.
Ms. Cervantes said yes, when moving west towards the rear of the property it slopes up. In order to reduce costs, the applicant is trying to minimize grading as much as possible and that is why the first floor is not built out, and she displayed a graphic showing this. It is a long shape and there is a small building to the side which is connected and that will provide storage and access to the upper levels. The rest of that will be retained using retaining walls underneath the building.
Councilmember Cervates said Con Fire wanted submittal of alternative materials and methods to address fire safety concerns. He asked if this is addressed in this stage or more towards the building permit portion of it. Ms. Cervantes confirmed it is at the building permit portion, and she also confirmed Mr. Luttropp’s emailed comments of March 30th also are addressed in the building permit stage.
Councilmember Cervantes said there is a reference in the packet to fees and extractions from different public agencies. He thinks Lafayette has waived aspects of that and he asked to clarify that. There are other jurisdictions where, even though this is 100% affordable, they are still charging the project.
Ms. Cervantes said to her knowledge there is no state or local mandate that automatically waives development impact fees of affordable housing projects, so the City has no ordinance or policy that would allow the automatic waiving of fees. The City Council did approve the waiver of the Planning application review which was approved in February, so the applicant was not charged any fees for this review. Beyond that, there are no additional waivers that staff is recommending.
Councilmember Candell said one of the setbacks on the side is 3 feet, and she confirmed it is the north side and the second, third, and fourth stories, and Ms. Cervantes presented a graphic of this. She confirmed they will adhere to the Fire Marshal’s comments relating to safety and setbacks as well.
Councilmember Wotherspoon thanked Ms. Cervantes for her presentation. She asked about the parking lot and asked if it will primarily be staff parking. Ms. Cervantes said according to the applicant, it is very unlikely that any tenants will have vehicles and driving. Most of the tandem parking will be reserved for staff and the open spaces closer to Moraga Road will be reserved for visitors.
Vice Mayor McCormick referred to the BMR units as 47 and 48 is the total count. One is for the manager and he asked if that would have to be a BMR unit. Ms. Cervantes said no, it does not necessarily need to be below market. State density bonus law has a caveat for projects that are 100% affordable. It allows for one, on-site manager unit. It would be up to the applicant to decide if there will be a reduced rent for that unit. To her knowledge, Sunflower Hill has not proposed for it to be considered a BMR unit.
Vice Mayor McCormick said there is one picture showing the 3D view and it looks like there are trees in the middle of the sidewalk, and asked if this is correct. Ms. Cervantes said one of the modifications made to the project after the DRC/PC joint meeting was additional trees along the street. There are two street trees proposed in wells in the sidewalk which is roughly about 6 feet wide and where tree wells are, the sidewalk shrinks down to about 4 feet.
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Mayor Anduri said he thought the sidewalk was 6 ½ feet, and Ms. Cervantes confirmed. He said rather than going from 10 feet in the south to 6 ½ feet, it will be 6 ½ feet all along now, and Ms. Cervantes confirmed.
Mayor Anduri called on the applicant to make a presentation.
Rosemary Kirbach of Sunflower Hill, project lead for 949 Moraga Road, thanked City staff and partners for their long-standing work on the project and support, including a federal earmark application advanced by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier.
She shared that the project has been recommended for approximately $5.47 million in Measure X funding, with a potential additional $644,000 if recaptured funds become available, for a total of about $6.11 million pending final approvals. The funding recommendation will go to the County Affordable Housing Finance Committee and then the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on May 19.
She emphasized the project’s role in addressing regional affordable housing needs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and noted its strong community and municipal support. She also introduced the project architect and offered to answer questions.
Adrianne Steichen of Pyatok Architects presented the Sunflower Hill project, outlining its alignment with Sunflower Hill’s mission and Pyatok’s design approach. She reviewed key project parameters, including unit count, building height (54’6”), 25 surface parking spaces, and overall site planning. She described the entitlement process, noting submittal in late January, receipt of Development Review Committee comments, and a revised submission in late March incorporating design refinements such as added trees, revised color and material palette, building step-backs, updated window groupings, and enhanced façade articulation.
Her presentation also covered architectural and site design elements, including elevations, solar considerations, façade materials, landscaping, bio-retention features, furnishings, bike racks, resident amenity areas, caregiver office and support spaces, and sample one- and two-bedroom unit layouts, including a manager’s 3-bedroom/2-bath apartment.
Council discussion focused on design tradeoffs and feasibility. Vice Mayor McCormick inquired about solar panel placement and potential battery storage; Ms. Steichen indicated solar access requirements are being met per code, while detailed electrical coordination, including storage, remains under development.
He also asked about caregiver spaces, and Ms. Steichen clarified they are designed as break, office, and support areas with amenities for staff use, informed by best practices and prior Sunflower Hill projects.
Councilmember Cervantes raised concerns about a 10-foot rear setback requirement and its impact on unit yield. Ms. Steichen explained that increasing the setback to 15 feet would eliminate approximately 12 units unless the building were shifted toward Moraga Road, which is less desirable from a design and community perspective.
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Councilmember Wotherspoon and Mayor Anduri addressed pedestrian and streetscape design, particularly sidewalk width (approximately 6.5 feet narrowing to 4 feet at tree wells). Ms. Steichen noted constraints from utilities and bio-retention requirements, and indicated efforts to mitigate perceived narrowness through tree grate design and landscape adjustments. The Mayor emphasized the importance of street trees, including a potential additional London plane tree if utility coordination allows, which the applicant agreed to evaluate.
Finally, Ms. Kirbach provided a financing update, noting progress toward low-income housing tax credit applications (potentially 4% rather than 9%), anticipated gap funding opportunities, and additional funding sources. She indicated the project is more than halfway to full financing and approaching readiness to proceed toward construction once remaining funding approvals are secured.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period.
RUBEN GALVAN, Field Representative with the North Coast State Carpenters Union Local 152, raised concerns about labor standards for the SAHA Sunflower Hill project. He called for commitments to fair wages, health benefits, apprenticeship opportunities, and strong compliance measures. He warned that without these, projects can involve unsafe conditions, underpayment, and worker misclassification. He also cited concerns about past contractors and emphasized the need for transparency and accountability, urging support for responsible labor practices alongside affordable housing.
SUZI O’BRIEN, a Moraga resident, expressed strong support for the 42-unit affordable housing project for adults with disabilities. As the parent of a daughter with Down syndrome, she emphasized the lack of independent, supportive housing options. She highlighted the project’s benefits, including community, social connection, and access to downtown amenities. She noted the importance of proximity to family and said the development reflects Lafayette’s inclusive values, urging Council approval.
REBECCA CALAHAN KLEIN, a Lafayette resident and Lillian’s mother, expressed support for the project, citing the city’s inclusivity. She highlighted three key reasons: it provides truly affordable housing for those with the greatest need, fosters meaningful connection through its location and programming, and is designed for long-term sustainability. She also noted the personal importance of ensuring her daughter will have a supportive community in the future.
NANCY WALLACE, a longtime Lamorinda advocate and parent of an adult with severe autism, expressed strong support for the project. She highlighted her experience in special education and community leadership, noting Lafayette’s inclusivity for individuals with disabilities. She emphasized the importance of allowing adults with disabilities to remain in their community as they age, maintaining relationships and access to local programs, and urged Council approval.
BRIAN WENTZEL, a volunteer and Program Director for a local Special Olympics swim team, expressed strong support for the project. Drawing on his experience with athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities, he highlighted their capabilities and the importance of community, relationships, and stability. He noted that without local supportive housing, many are forced to leave their communities, losing vital connections and support systems. He emphasized that the project would promote independence, inclusion, and continuity for residents and the broader community, and urged Council approval.
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KIRK WANDYspoke in strong support of the Sunflower Hill project, sharing a personal perspective related to her family experience. She described having a 34-year-old brother with severe intellectual disabilities and recounted the instability he has faced due to repeated housing disruptions when landlords sold properties or when placements were not suitable. She emphasized the emotional and practical importance of stable, consistent housing and support for individuals with similar needs, noting the stress this has placed on her family. She expressed that the possibility of her brother living in a community like Sunflower Hill is deeply meaningful and thanked the Council and Sunflower Hill for advancing the project, highlighting the value of its central location within the community.
ROB LAVOIE supported the project but raised bicyclist and pedestrian concerns with the width of the sidewalk. As a regular cyclist downtown, he noted that parts of the sidewalk are too narrow and obstructed, and urged the City to ensure a wider sidewalk—ideally around 10 feet. He also cautioned against placing large trees, such as London Plane trees, within the sidewalk due to their size and potential impact on infrastructure, and suggested alternative planting in bio-retention areas.
Rebuttal – Applicant
Ms. Kirbach commented that the project is absolutely paying prevailing wage and they did ask their general contractor about any claims including wage, lawsuits, etc. and they assured them they have never had a claim filed against them. She thanked all speakers and the Council for their time.
Mayor Anduri returned to Council discussion. Regarding Mr. Lavoie’s comment about London Plane trees, they are all up and down Mt. Diablo Boulevard in the median on each side, particularly in the block of Trader Joe’s and they do not grow to that height in Lafayette and do not take the entire sidewalk. He said there is a resolution and conditions of approval, and he asked for any other comments.
Mayor Anduri and Councilmember expressed appreciation for the design changes and said it will be a real asset in Lafayette in serving the IDD population. Mayor Anduri asked for comments on the resolution and conditions, and there were none.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Cervantes/McCormick) to adopt Resolution 2026-30, finding the project exempt from CEQA, and approving the project with conditions.. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
C. Monica Ly, Consultant Planner
Consideration of Pursuing Eligibility for Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Incentive Program. Exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the report on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Incentive Program and provide direction to staff on whether the City should pursue eligibility for the TOC Incentive Program.
Consultant Planner Monica Ly gave the staff report PowerPoint presentation, and overview of MTC’s updated TOC Incentive Program. Since the Council’s review, MTC has significantly revised the TOC policy and has shifted from a mandatory compliance framework to a voluntary incentive-based program. Importantly, the City’s eligibility for general OBAG transportation funding is no longer tied to TOC performance. Instead, TOC now offers access to a separate $45 million funding pool for the City that could mean approximately $1 to $2 million in additional funding if the City chooses to participate and meet scoring thresholds.
City Council Minutes Page 27 of 31 April 27, 2026
She then summarized the work the City has completed over the past year, coordination with MTC and other jurisdictions, and reassessed the City’s position based on the revised framework, and reviewed the final OBAG for framework and adopted the TOC incentive program.
The City had raised concerns about increased density, particularly in evacuation constrained areas, as well as concerns about mandated housing policies and the revised program addresses some of these concerns, which she described. The City also raised concerns about commercial office intensity standards which could result in development that is out of scale with the City’s character, and MTC has responded by reducing the weight of these standards in the scoring system, acknowledging office development is less predictable in the current market. It is likely, however, that the City would need to increase the minimum FAR for commercial office to 2.0. She then described the TOC parking requirements concerns, and MTC responded by reducing the scoring weight for residential parking minimums, reducing the need to set parking maximums for eligibility. This supports transit use, aligns with State law and can lower development costs. It also encourages more efficient strategies like shared and unbundled parking and helps the City earn points toward TOC funding.
MTC also made changes to reduce administrative burdens, and the deadline has been extended by 18 months giving cities more time to evaluate and implement the policies. Requirements to adopt a formal resolution has been removed and some standards can be met by demonstrating compliance with existing state laws, which she described. The City’s current score is approximately 43 points and to qualify for funding the City would need to reach at least 85 points.
Based on feedback staff received, a consistency strategy has been identified to reach the target score and the City would need to make several policy changes, with the primary benefit of access to additional funding for planning and capital projects as well as tradeoffs:
• In the land use and density category, the City would need to increase the minimum FAR to 2.0; • Under the housing and stabilization category, the City would need to fast-track several of the Housing Element programs;
• Under the parking management category, the City would need to remove all minimum parking requirements within the TOC area;
• The City would also need to amend to set the parking maximum to 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet for commercial and amend the Code to set the bicycle parking to 1 space/dwelling unit; • The City would need to allow unbundled parking and adopt a TDM policy; and • Under station access and circulation area, these projects are currently underway
EXTEND MEETING
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Anduri/Candell) to extend the Council meeting until midnight. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
Staff recommends the Council receive the report on MTC’s TOC Incentive Program and direct staff not to pursue eligibility for the TOC Incentive Program based on considerations outlined in the staff report.
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Vice Mayor McCormick said to clarify, he said with 85 points, this would make the City eligible for $1-2 million, and they are still competing against 30 other communities out of a total pool of $45 million. So, 85 points only allows them to be included in “the game” and they still would have to be selected to receive part of the $1-2 million.
Ms. Ly said it is her understanding that if the City has the 85 points, it would be eligible and receive a minimum of $1 million.
Mayor Anduri said if every city qualified, there is definitely not enough money, and Vice Mayor McCormick again thought the pool was not that big if everybody qualifies.
Councilmember Cervantes said it sounds like to game this right, they might need to have something more than 85 to win and he asked if this is how they would score this. Ms. Ly said a minimum of 85 points is needed to be eligible and again, when reviewing the table, it states a minimum of $1 million and a maximum of $2 million.
Mayor Anduri said in the materials that were publicly posted, the recommendation is for the Council to decide and staff’s recommendation is to direct staff not to pursue eligibility. He asked what changed the recommendation. Ms. Ly said as staff considered the administrative burden of all of the amendments needed to get into consistency and weighing that against current planning projects and other Council priorities, the tradeoff does not seem to be worth it.
Mayor Anduri asked how much assurance, if any, does the City have that when the remaining $720 million is allocated there will not be somebody saying this City got 85 points, they qualified and only got a small amount of money, so they should be more eligible for the $720 million pot. He asked if staff knows how this works in reality. Ms. Ly said “no.”
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
Mayor Anduri and Councilmembers thanked staff for their work and recognized Sue Noack, stating they came very close to a real problem.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Cervantes/Candell) to receive the report on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Incentive Program and direct staff not to pursue eligibility for the TOC Incentive Program. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
11. PUBLIC HEARING – None.
Mayor Anduri requested moving Items 13B and C and 16A ahead of Item 12.
13. COUNCIL / COMMISSION REPORTS
A. Mayor Anduri and Councilmember Wotherspoon
Resolution 2026-31 Appointing a member to the Senior Services Commission Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 2026-31.
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Mayor Anduri said he and Councilmember Wotherspoon, along with Chair Federighi, interviewed three candidates. One was Chair Black who would like to be reappointed and they had two qualified candidates.
They are recommending Jenifer Paul for the position that expires June 30, 2027 with a reapply date of 2031, and reappointment of Chair Black, with a new term that expires June 30, 2028 with a reapply date in 2032.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Wotherspoon/Anduri) to adopt Resolution 2026-31 appointing Terry Ann Black and Jenifer Paul to the Senior Services Commission. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
B. Councilmember McCormick and Mayor Anduri
Resolution 2026-35 Appointing members to the Planning Commission Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 2026-35.
Vice Mayor McCormick said they had two applicants he and Mayor Anduri interviewed, along with the Chair of the PC. Both applicants were great candidates with experience and will serve the City well.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (McCormick/Anduri) to adopt Resolution 2026-35 appointing Vincent Salimi and Thomas Snyder to the Planning Commission. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
16. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A. E-mail from Larry Blodgett, Lafayette Rotary Club 80th Anniversary Committee, requesting a proclamation recognizing Lafayette’s Rotary Club’s on their 80th Anniversary and honoring it longstanding service to the community and beyond.
Recommendation: Approve the proclamation recognizing Lafayette’s Rotary Club’s 80th Anniversary.
Councilmember Cervantes stated he has been a member of the Rotary Club for 5 years, and it is striking how involved Rotary is in the community, along with other service organizations that make up the fabric of the community. He said 80 years is a long time and decades of service to the community.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
ACTION: It was M/S/C (Cervantes/McCormick) to approve the proclamation recognizing Lafayette’s Rotary Club’s 80th Anniversary. Roll Call Vote: 5-0 (Ayes: Anduri, McCormick, Candell, Cervantes, and Wotherspoon; Noes: None).
12. ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT
E. Status Update on Plan Bay Area 2050+ and Regional Policy Implications for the City Recommendation: Receive and file.
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Councilmember Cervantes stated they went through the MTC report in October and one highlighted item was a question on their underlying demographic projections because these drive everything. They did not change those in this current version. MTC is assuming a 23-24% increase between the population of the Bay Area between 2020 and 2050. The Department of Finance is assuming 5% over that same period so this is a factor of 4.5 times. This is a time when the Congressional Budget Office is pointing out that the country will likely be at a point where deaths succeed births and only immigration is keeping the population going. Sometime in the 2050’s they will go into decline.
So, all MTC projections flies in the face of all of this and while no one knows the right answer, MTC received Lafayette’s comments and others and decided to just pass it which drives a multi-billion program.
Mayor Anduri opened the public comment period, and there were no speakers.
13. COUNCIL / COMMISSION REPORTS (continued)
A. Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda.
Councilmember Candell gave the following report:
• CCTA will have a TEP meeting in mid-May where they are deciding to go to a ballot measure and they want to discuss the priorities. She cannot go for both days and Councilmember Wotherspoon will be attending both days. They will have a pre-session with Mr. Golier, noting the last time this happened the notion of a sales tax fell flat on Lafayette because it did nothing for their area, so this is the remedy to that. They are making sure that all of the things they do get into the planning process early.
Councilmember Cervantes gave the following report:
• He voiced appreciation, stating his family spent a fair amount of time at John Muir Hospital on a family health issue and he wants to say how grateful they are in this area to have such a great healthcare facility.
Vice Mayor McCormick gave the following report:
• He and the Mayor attended the EBMUD Ward 2 briefing last week and they received more solidity around the Lafayette tower work. Their permit allows them to start deconstruction on May 1st.
They are sending out notes to those who want photos of the current tower as it still is because it will start to come down. Their permit ends October 31st and everything will be done by then. • He completed the Citizens Police Academy this past week which was great. • He attended a 4-day Economics for Energy and the Environment seminar put on by Haas. MCE paid for it and he thinks it will come to all board members of MCE to give them more grounding regarding the economics of energy.
Councilmember Wotherspoon gave the following report:
• Two weeks ago she met with Julia Mates of the Jewish Community Relations Council and they are a resource to the community.
• She attended the Springhill Neighbors Emergency Preparedness meeting which was very good and Andy Comly did a great presentation with many participants. She noted the Secretary of the HOA’s daughter is setting up the weather radios (NOAA) for people if they need help programming it. • Lastly, she attended Earth Day yesterday which was great with many people and great booths.
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Mayor Anduri gave the following report:
• He was able to be with Troop 402 for their Eagle Court of Honor, which is one of the largest scouting troops that are all girls. They had 12 Eagle Scouts which was very good. • On Saturday was the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation’s Night at the Library event and he and Councilmember Wotherspoon attended. This was a very high energy event, had a lot of young people, and a very good evening.
• He attended Earth Day and recognized Sustainable Lafayette, noting there were many participants. • He then got to go to Troop 219 Eagle Court of Honor and they came through with 12 male Eagle Scouts.
• On Wednesday is the Girl Scout Troop 30382 awards program and there are 2 gold awards and a total of 22 proclamations to be handed out.
• This morning, he attended a ribbon-cutting for 925 Dance Collective which is past the City offices in the space that had multiple restaurants in the past, next to the Benjamin Moore paint store. • Lastly, he received a communication from those promoting Measure H saying they are encountering some confusion among voters with the City’s Measure H and their Measure H. It might be useful to refer to the City’s measure as the successful 2024 City tax measure for the next couple of months so as not to confuse anyone.
17. ADJOURNMENT – 11:20 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Carl Anduri, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Joanne Robbins, City Clerk