City Council Meeting
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall Monday, September 28, 2026
6:30
p.m.
September 28, 2026 City Council Meeting Action Agenda
September 28, 2026 Agenda with Hyperlink
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Call to Order 6:30 PM
2)
Roll Call
3)
Circumstances Pursuant to AB 2449 (Gov. Code section 54953(f).) 4)
Adoption of Agenda
5)
Public Comments on Closed Session item only 6:30 PM
6)
Closed Session
A.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
Contra Costa Superior Court, Case No. N26-1665
7)
Pledge of Allegiance
8)
Public Comments (for items not on the agenda) 7:00 PM
9)
City Manager’s Update
10)
Presentations
A.
Officer Daniel Harper and K-9 Elwood
Introduction of Police Department Canine
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
B.
Tracy Robinson, Assistant City Manager
Introduce New Employees - Planning Technicians Aamna Lodhi and Sutter Morris Recommendation:
Receive and file.
C.
Appeals Hearing Board
Annual Update – Goals and Accomplishments
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
D.
Sarah Blumenfeld, Lafayette’s Representative to the Contra Costa Library Commission E-Rate Funding Program Update – Proposed changes to Federal E-Rate Funding Program, which provides discounted internet access and equipment to public libraries and K-12 schools.
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
Item 10D
E.
Relocate the November 23, 2026 City Council meeting from the Don Tatzin Community Hall to the Arts and Science Room or reschedule the meeting to November 30, 2026.
Recommendation:
Recommendation: Hold the November 23, 2026 City Council meeting in the Arts and Science Room at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center so the Don Tatzin Community Hall's floors can be refinished.
Item 10E
11)
Consent Calendar
A.
City Council Minutes
September 14, 2026
Recommendation:
Approve.
Item 11A
B.
Ordinance 704 Amending Sections 8-8161 and 8-8165 of Title 8, Chapter 8-8, Article 15 of the Lafayette Municipal Code Relating to Parking Meter Zones and Parking Fees Recommendation:
Ordinance 704, waive the second reading, and adopt.
Item 11B
C.
Measure H Funded Wildfire Preparedness Projects
Recommendation:
Approve $48,500 for Wildfire Preparedness Projects as listed in the staff report.
Item 11C
D.
Letter of Support for Contra Costa County Olympic Boulevard Corridor Trail Connector Grant Application Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to provide Contra Costa County with a signed letter from the City of Lafayette in support of its Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant application for the Olympic Boulevard Corridor Trails Connector.
Item 11D
12)
Old Business
A.
Jonathan Katayanagi, Parks and Recreation Director and Heather Ward, Administrative Analyst Proposed Services Agreement with All Ages Recreation Downtown (AARD) Recommendation:
Direct staff to develop and enter into a services agreement with All Ages Recreation Downtown (AARD) for community recreation programming, senior services programming, youth and teen services, intergenerational programming, and related recreation services; and approve $30,000 in additional FY 2026-27 General Fund allocations, consisting of $12,000 for Senior Services (11-141-866), $12,000 for Youth Commission (11-142-866), and $6,000 for Parks, Trails and Recreation Commission (11-140-866.
Item 12A
13)
Staff Reports
14)
Public Hearings
A.
Arly Cassidy, Senior Planner
Ordinance 703 Amending Chapter 6-39 of the Lafayette Municipal Code to Incorporate Objective Design Standards (Phase 2) Housing Element Implementation Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance 703, waive first reading, take public testimony and continue to October 13th for second reading and adoption.
Item 14A
Item 14A Public Comments
15)
Council / Commission Reports Councilmembers report on activities and consideration of matters a Councilmember wishes to initiate for placement on a future agenda.
A.
Mayor Anduri and Vice Mayor McCormick
Seventh Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement with Niroop K. Srivatsa Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to execute the Seventh Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement with Niroop K. Srivatsa.
Item 15A
16)
Written Communications
A.
Proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month In Lafayette Recommendation:
Approve the proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Lafayette.
Item 16A
17)
Adjournment
City of Lafayette
City Council
Lafayette Library & Learning Center-Don Tatzin Community Hall
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