TOWN OF MORAGA
REGULAR MEETING
October 26, 2022
Rovember 1914 MINUTES
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
35 Rheem Boulevard, Moraga, California 94556
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Steve Woehleke.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Mayor Steve Woehleke, Vice Mayor Renata Sos, and Councilmembers Mike McCluer and Teresa Onoda
Councilmembers absent: Councilmember Sona Makker
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Wendell Baker, Moraga, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Woehleke reported the Town Council had held a Special Meeting just prior to the regular meeting to address a vacancy on the Planning Commission; held interviews; and by motion appointed Alexis Maple to fill the vacant position on the Planning Commission.
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation Declaring October 2022 as Bullying Prevention and Moraga Kind Project Month
The Town Council read into the record a proclamation declaring October 2022 as Bullying Prevention and Moraga Kind Project Month.
Wendell Baker, Moraga Kind Project, thanked the Town Council for the recognition and noted the Moraga Kind Project had been introduced to the community eight years ago and the Town and school boards had been very supportive. He provided an overview of being an upstander when bullying or harassment occurred, which involved different kinds of bystanders in that an upstander would step up when they saw something happening. The Moraga Kind Project theme for 2022 was Be Kind, Be Brave, Be an Upstander, which was being promoted in all local schools.
The Town Council thanked Mr. Baker for his work with the Moraga iKind Project and his constant and consistent disciple as messenger of kindness in the community. Mr. Baker was also recognized for his volunteerism during the recent Community Service Day and his ability to change the culture over the years, which was needed and welcomed.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
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There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
There were no public comments or suggestions.
ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Acceptance of Consent Items
No Consent Items were removed from the Consent Agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
ACTION: It was M/S (Onoda/McCluer) to adopt Consent Agenda Items 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6. Vote: 4-0-1. Absent: Makker.
6.1 Receive Accounts Payable Claims for 10/7/22 ($572,222.08) Approved
6.2 Approve Minutes for the Regular Council Meeting on July 13, Approved 2022
6.3 Continuing the Local Emergency Approved
Consider Resolution 81-2022 Renewing and Continuing the Local Emergency Relating to COVID-19 as Proclaimed by the Director of Emergency Services on March 17, 2020 and Ratified by Town Council on March 23, 2020
6.4 Public Agency Post-Employment Benefits Trust Approved Consider Resolution 82-2022 Authorizing Participation in the Public Agency Retirement Service (PARS) Post-Employment Benefits Trust Program and Approving the Agreement for
Administrative Services Between the Town of Moraga and PARS to Pre-Fund Pension Benefits; Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute Agreement Documents; and Appropriating $1,500,000 From Fund 100 - One-Time Developer Fees (Palos Colorados Fund) to Fund the PARS Public Agencies Post-Employment
Benefits Trust
6.5 Flavored Tobacco Ordinance Approved
Consider Waiving the Second Reading and Adopting Ordinance 502 Amending Chapter 7.24 (Restrictions on the Advertising, Sale and Promotion of Tobacco Products) of Title 7 of the Moraga Municipal Code (Health and Safety) to Prohibit the Sale of Flavored Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices
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6.6 2021 Street Resurfacing Project Approved
1) Consider Resolution 83-2022 Accepting Improvements for Phase 2 of the 2021 Street Resurfacing Project (CIP 21-401) as Completed Under the Joint Moraga-Lafayette Agreement
Regarding Joint Pavement Maintenance Surface Seal Project 2022; and
2) Consider Resolution 84-2022 Approving the Second
Amendment to the Consultant Services Contract with Anchor Engineering (Lafayette) in an Amount of $10,000 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $44,800 for Construction Inspection Services for CIP 21-401; and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute the Second Amendment
B. Consideration of Consent Items Removed for Discussion No Consent Items had been removed for discussion.
7. ADOPTION OF MEETING AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
ACTION: It was M/S (Onoda/Sos) to approve the meeting agenda, as shown. Vote: 4-0-1.
Absent: Makker.
8. REPORTS
A. Town Manager Update - Town Manager Cynthia Battenberg introduced the new Parks and Recreation Director, Mackenzie Brady, who had come from the City of Millbrae having managed Millbrae's recreation programs.
Parks and Recreation Director Mackenzie Brady introduced herself to the Town Council and was excited to work with the Town of Moraga and get to know and work with everyone.
The Town Council welcomed new Parks and Recreation Director Brady to the Town of Moraga recognizing the Parks and Recreation Department as an integral part of the community.
Ms. Battenberg also reported the Planning Department had held a very successful Developers Roundtable, which included an impressive group of contractors and developers who shared insights on affordable housing. The meeting had been recorded and posted on the Make Moraga Home page of the Town website. She also reported the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Housing Element would be released on October 27, 2022, with a 45-day public review period, and with responses to comments to be prepared before the Final EIR was released. A Special Meeting of the Town Council had been scheduled for November 16, 2022 to discuss planning issues.
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Ms. Battenberg further reported the ballot drop-off box located at Saint Mary's College (SMC) had been damaged and another drop-off box was located at the Moraga Library or persons could drop their vote-by-mail ballots in the USPS mailbox with no postage necessary. She also reported the Administrative Services Department was completing the audit to be presented to the Audit and Finance Committee (AFC) in November and the Town Council in December. The 2022 Pavement Project had been scheduled to start November 2, 2022, with engineering staff working with the members of the community who would be impacted by sidewalks, curbs and gutters to be replaced. Anyone with questions was asked to contact the Public Works Director/Town Engineer.
B. Mayor's and Councilmembers' Reports
Mayor Woehleke - Referenced the Liaison Meeting and his understanding that once he left the Mayor's position, the Mayor would take on the coordination job for the monthly liaison meetings. He reported he had watched the Developers Roundtable discussion on video; as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee, he had focused on and supported the Town Council's effort to recruit a new Town Manager; focused on the noise concerns between the residents and Wedgewood Weddings at the Hacienda de las Flores; had interfaced with some residents with respect to the 2022 Pavement Project to address some of their concerns; and had been interfacing with residents on traffic safety related to recent accidents in the community.
Vice Mayor Sos - Reported she had been unable to attend the Developers Roundtable meeting due to Brown Act considerations but had watched the discussion on video and found it to be an outstanding meeting. She thanked the developers for their time and input and stated their perspectives had been invaluable. She also thanked the Planning Director, Senior Planner Brian Horn, and Assistant Planner Mio Mendez for their support and for providing an excellent presentation for the discussion. She looked forward to seeing those comments woven into the work as they moved forward. Again, the video of the meeting was available on the Town website. She also reported she had participated as a panelist of six female elected officials at the National Charity League Civics for Teens Forum hosted by the Acalanes and Lamorinda Chapters of the National Charity League and briefed the Council on the discussions to inspire and provide education on public service and civic leadership.
Councilmember McCluer - Reported he had also attended the Developers Roundtable and thanked staff for hosting the meeting and briefed the Council on the discussions. He suggested that before the November 16, 2022 Special Town Council meeting, a Town Hall with residents should be considered since they were stakeholders as well. He had also attended a County Connection Board meeting; had conversations about United Against Hate Week (UAHW) to be held in November; spoke to the ever-changing and volatile stock markets which impacted pension liabilities: continued to receive comments from residents about noise issues at the Hacienda de las Flores and trusted staff and Wedgewood Weddings were working towards a resolution.
Councilmember Onoda - Reported she had attended a Moraga Youth Involvement Committee (MYIC) meeting; had lunch with the President of SMC along with the Vice Mayor and discussed opportunities for the Town and SMC to come together; attended the Developers Roundtable and also thanked staff for hosting the meeting and was pleased the discussion was available online.
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Councilmember Onoda had also attended the Liaison Meeting and briefed the Council on the discussions and announced the Sperry's would be retiring; and attended the Future of Water in Contra Costa County forum sponsored by Rossmoor in the City of Lafayette and briefed the Council on the discussions on using water more efficiently.
Councilmember Makker - Absent.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Local Density Bonus Ordinance
Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider Waiving the First Reading and Introducing by Title Only an Ordinance Amending Section 8.04.020, Definitions, and Chapter
8.172, Density Bonus, of Title 8, Planning and Zoning, of the Moraga Municipal Code, to Adopt Government Code Section 65915-65918 by Reference and Bring the Local Density Bonus Ordinance into Conformance with State Density Bonus Law (CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061[b][3] - General Rule Exemption)
When asked, Councilmembers had no ex-parté communications to report.
Town Manager Battenberg introduced Senior Planner Brian Horn to provide the staff report and who was congratulated on his recent promotion.
Senior Planner Brian Horn provided a PowerPoint presentation of an overview of the Local Density Bonus Ordinance, including the background of recent legislation which highlighted Assembly Bill (AB) 2501 involving amendments to application procedures and submittal requirements, AB 2556 which clarified replacement unit requirements, AB 2753 which streamlined the application process, and Senate Bill (SB) 290 which clarified that a specific adverse impact on the physical environment was not an allowed basis to deny a requested concession or waiver.
He also highlighted all of the amendments to Definitions Section 8.04.020 and Chapter 8.172, Density Bonus of Title 8, Planning and Zoning of the Moraga Municipal Code (MMC), as detailed in the October 26, 2022 staff report.
The Town Council was asked to waive the first reading and introduce by title only an Ordinance Amending Section 8.04.020, Definitions and Chapter 8.172, Density Bonus of Title 8, Planning and Zoning, of the MMC to adopt Government Code Sections 65915-65918 (State Density Bonus Law) by reference. If no significant changes were made to the Ordinance, the second reading would be scheduled for the December 14, 2022 Town Council meeting.
Responding to questions from the Council, Mr. Horn, Planning Director Afshan Hamid and Assistant Town Attorney Denise Bazzano clarified:
• This item was only about the State Density Bonus Law (SDBL) and not Inclusionary Housing, which was a separate Ordinance. Staff confirmed the proposed amendments would conform the Town's Ordinance to state law and lay the tracks by which applicants could avail themselves to the SDBL. If the SDBL changed, the changes in the MMC had been set up to allow the Planning Director the flexibility to adjust the different application requirements as needed. (Vice Mayor Sos).
• Page 7 of the staff report, 2015-2023 Housing Element Policy, H4.1: Improve the Town Council Regular Meeting 5 October 26, 2022
infrastructure, was a Town-wide policy but an affordable housing component would be required to be added to the project. This policy could apply to a subdivision if a portion of that subdivision had affordable housing such as duplexes or townhomes that were more affordable. (Onoda)
• Page 6 of the staff report, Section 8.172.070, Affordability Requirements, clarified that the Affordability Agreement would be reviewed as part of the development process and would be reviewed by the Town Attorney's Office as to form to ensure the provisions were in the agreement that conformed to the requirements in the code. The Town Attorney's review would be paid through the developer's fees like any other project. (Onoda) • The Local Density Bonus Ordinance was described as the "base" but the Town may add additional incentives, such as if a day care was included, or something else the Town desired. (Mayor Woehleke)
Pages 4 and 5, Section 8.172.040 Adoption of State Density Bonus Law C 2, which reads:
The extent to which requested incentives or concessions are necessary to make the project economically feasible, was identified as current language that was no longer valid, which was why the Ordinance was being adopted, with the state no longer allowing the Planning Commission to enact that role and which had been clarified under the SDBL, as shown on Page 5 of the staff report which reads: To clarify, under current SDBL if an applicant requests a Density Bonus and the Planning Director determines that the application is complete and meets all requirements, then an incentive or waiver is required to be granted and is not subject to any public hearing. Once an application is submitted, the staff role only determines if the adequate information is provided in order to make a determination on the requested incentives, or waivers or reductions of development standards. Attachment D, Redline of Existing and Proposed Code, had shown that Section 8.172.040 C 2 had been stricken. (Onoda)
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
Vice Mayor Sos understood this needed to be done, and the Town was effectuating state law and could not modify or change but only add to, which was a separate and different effort, but she found this was an efficient way of doing it and she liked the fact a lot was self-updating and would not require future action.
Councilmember McCluer recognized the need for the action to be taken.
Councilmember Onoda also recognized the need for action but was very concerned since it would be Town-wide, it could be in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and there were many challenges, although she understood the Town had no choice. She was delighted with the opportunity for infill development but was not excited about it anywhere else.
Mayor Woehleke understood that revised fire maps would be issued in January 2023, and those areas rated in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone would be exempt from these laws.
Ms. Bazzano was unaware of any specific exemption for development in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone under the SDBL, although there were exemptions for concessions and waivers that related to health and safety concerns.
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Mayor Woehleke understood that for the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the Fire Chief would set the requirements and he was intent on being fire safe and not increase traffic in those rural areas given the potential need for evacuation.
Ms. Hamid confirmed that the Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) would be involved in the review of these projects. There were also building code updates in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone that would be coming forward and which would be another layer, with a third layer as part of Phase 2 of the General Plan Update where an evacuation analysis would be conducted.
Mayor Woehleke recognized many residents in the Town may not be excited about these regulations, but it was a State mandate and the Town would be adopting the minimum. He was ready to move forward.
ACTION: It was M/S (Sos/Onoda) to waive the First Reading and Introduce by Title Only an Ordinance Amending Section 8.04.020, Definitions, and Chapter 8.172, Density Bonus of Title 8, Planning and Zoning, of the Moraga Municipal Code, to adopt Government Code Section 65915-65918 by Reference and Bring the Local Density Bonus Ordinance into Conformance with State Density Bonus Law (CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061[b][3] - General Rule Exemption). Roll Call Vote: 4-0-1.
Absent: Makker.
Vice Mayor Sos acknowledged the work of the Planning Director and Senior Planner.
10. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ACTION
A. Recruitment and Selection of a New Town Manager
Consider Resolution 85-2022 Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates in the Amount of $28,000 for the Recruitment of a Town Manager; and Provide Direction on Process and Timeline for Recruitment and Authorize Town Manager Ad Hoc Committee to Take Further Actions Relating to Interim/Acting Town Manager Councilmember McCluer believed the agenda item had gone beyond the Town Council approval for the authority of the Ad Hoc Committee, which was to complete one task: interview executive search firms and make a recommendation to the Town Council. The Town Council did not need to discuss other items related to the replacement of the Town Manager and he recommended the Ad Hoc Committee present what it had been asked to do related to the executive search firms and the recommendations, with Town Council discussion of the possible selection of a recruiter that would complete the specific purpose of the Ad Hoc Committee, which would then sunset. A new Ad Hoc Committee could be created with a new set of authority if desired.
Councilmember McCluer also recommended the Town Council discuss a process of who would lead the Interim Town Manager candidate search of internal and external candidates, as referenced in the agenda, and then discuss the candidate process and marketing brochure including community engagement, which would take the Town Council through the marketing brochure and hand-off to the recruiter. The other items in the recruiting process should be left to the recruiter selected.
Councilmember McCluer reported he had spoken to Gary Phillips with Bob Murray & Associates who would be very pleased to provide a process with timelines and with a sense of urgency.
Mayor Woehleke suggested when going through the process, Councilmember McCluer would have the opportunity to provide his input on this item. He advised that the staff report had been prepared by Vice Mayor Sos with assistance from legal counsel. He presented the staff report at Town Council Regular Meeting 7 October 26, 2022
this time and identified the recommendation for the Town Council to adopt the resolution contained in Attachment A to the staff report.
Vice Mayor Sos reiterated the reasons articulated by the Mayor to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates in the amount of $28,000 for the recruitment of a Town Manager. She suggested Bob Murray & Associates had direct experience with a comparable City, the City of Orinda, that had done the most recent search for the Orinda City Manager, and had demonstrated to her a keen sense of what the community was looking for; a Town Manager who had the soft skills, ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a high-tech environment in a town where residents were active and engaged. Based on her experience with Gary Phillips, he had been the recruiter for the Executive Director position for RecyleSmart, a public agency serving a large swath of residents in Contra Costa County, and whose search had resulted in many qualified candidates who could lead the agency well.
Vice Mayor Sos suggested Bob Murray & Associates understood the Town's needs very well and could complete this effort in a very compressed timeframe as outlined.
Councilmember McCluer highlighted the timeline for the Town Manager's resignation, the first time the Town Council had discussed the item and created the Ad Hoc Committee to identify search firms, as shown in the staff report, although the proposal from Bob Murray & Associates had been dated October 5, 2022. He questioned how the firm had sent a proposal with private information and with no Town Council meeting having been held prior to that date and with no direction from the Town Council prior to that time.
Ms. Battenberg explained that in order to help facilitate the process, she had contacted four executive recruitment firms and had spoken to them about submitting proposals and to let them know the Town Council would consider whether or not to hire an executive recruiter and would want to have those proposals to evaluate. She had taken that initiative and added that both she and Town Attorney Michelle Kenyon had been working to identify individuals who may be interested and qualified to serve as an Interim Town Manager; however, no promises had been made. They had not been involved in the process but had simply tried to identify possibilities for the Town Council to have things in place to be able to expeditiously move forward. She clarified she had announced her retirement on October 4, 2022, and had contacted Bob Murray & Associates on October 5, 2022.
Mayor Woehleke stated in response to Councilmember McCluer that the Town Manager's resignation letter of October 4, 2022 had not been marked confidential and he had not treated it as confidential.
Councilmember McCluer commented that two of the three recruiter candidates had included community engagement. The proposal from Bob Murray & Associates included engagement with stakeholders and an optional module for community engagement. He reported he had contacted Mr. Phillips about the proposal and had been informed as part of the stakeholder process the price could include a community Town Hall Zoom meeting which could provide input on the Town Manager candidate profile, a meeting with three groups via Zoom as part of the candidate process, and a Survey Monkey beyond the candidate profile to allow for specific questions.
Mayor Woehleke understood that what had been included in the proposal from Bob Murray & Associates at a base cost was a survey that could be more effective than community engagement meetings, but he deferred to Vice Mayor Sos based on her direct experience with that particular issue.
Vice Mayor Sos clarified that all three of the recruiters interviewed by the Ad Hoc Committee had been asked about community engagement and all three had recommended a survey during the application period. That period was defined as the time from which the word was out in the market Town Council Regular Meeting 8 October 26, 2022
that the position was open to the close of applications for the position. Based on deep experience that community forums were not as helpful as a community survey for a number of reasons, including the fact that not many people participated. She explained that a survey allowed people to participate when able and due to the anonymity, the recruiters were of the opinion it provided better information on the community preferences.
Vice Mayor Sos reported that Mr. Philips had recommended if the Town wanted some information at the front end that was why there had been key stakeholder language in the proposal. If there were key stakeholders the Town Council wanted to include in the writing of the candidate profile, the recruiter could consider that, but he had not recommended a community forum.
Vice Mayor Sos added that Mr. Phillips was willing to speak with any Councilmember but had suggested one point of contact for the search firm to ensure there was no confusion as to who was speaking on behalf of the Town Council.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Councilmember Onoda thanked the Ad Hoc Committee for their work. As a member of RecycleSmart, she had worked with Bob Murray & Associates and had also worked with Peckham & McKenney, two of the recruiting firms the Ad Hoc Committee had interviewed. She suggested the Ad Hoc Committee was the decision maker on the recruiting firm, she trusted their opinion, appreciated their time, and looked forward to the next step.
Councilmember McCluer also thanked the Ad Hoc Committee for its work, appreciated its recommendation but stated it was the decision of the Town Council and not the Ad Hoc Committee as to who to select as the recruitment firm. He was comfortable with the recommendation from the Ad Hoc Committee and had heard good things about both Bob Murray & Associates and Peckham & McKenney; however, community engagement was very important and based on his conversations with Mr. Phillips, the Survey Monkey process would not influence the candidate profile. He preferred a community engagement process that influenced the candidate profile.
Councilmember McCluer added that while a community engagement could take more time, in his opinion it would fit in the timeline laid out by Bob Murray & Associates, although he acknowledged it would not necessarily allow the recruiter window to open after the November 9, 2022 Town Council meeting, which was not the recruiter's timeframe. His recommendation would allow the Town Council to move forward with a sense of urgency on timing and keep the process at a brisk pace. His intention was to secure a quality Town Manager, let the recruiter do its job, and the timeframe and activities should follow what had been laid out by the recruiter, not a timeline and process laid out by the Town Council.
Councilmember Onoda understood Councilmember McCluer's comments and the importance of allowing the community to have a say but suggested the best way for the community to have input would be via a survey. She had participated in many Zoom meetings where no one spoke, which for a lot of people was not a comfortable process, whereas a survey allowed anonymous input. She wanted to see the results of the survey before the Town Council interviewed a potential Town Manager candidate.
Mayor Woehleke understood the results of the survey would be available to the Town Council prior to the Council interviews for a Town Manager candidate. He was comfortable with Councilmembers and possibly a few select others being interviewed and using that to create a Town Council Regular Meeting 9 October 26, 2022
candidate profile with the Town Council representing the citizens of the Town. He understood the risks in everything that was done but suggested there was no real risk that additional community engagement via a Zoom meeting would significantly impact the Town Manager candidate profile.
Vice Mayor Sos recognized that community input was very important and was always available to be provided at Town Council meetings. She suggested the Town had heard loud and clear over the years what the community was looking for and the survey results would be available to the Town Council, which would help as it created a profile for the candidates. But in terms of marketing and writing the brochure for Town Council candidates, she agreed with the Mayor and Councilmember Onoda that it was important that be done timely and efficiently. She added that the template already existed for the document, and it would be reflective of the characteristics the community was looking for in a new Town Manager, especially after all of the Councilmembers and staff members had been interviewed. The Town Council represented the people and when they provided their comments to the recruiter at the front end, they would be expressing what the community wanted and needed as they moved forward. She suggested there had been no shortage of community input already and there would be no shortage of community input in the process of writing the marketing materials.
Councilmember McCluer pointed out the survey would inform the Town Council before the candidate interviews but would not inform the candidate profile. He disagreed that the Town Council was aware of the issues with residents, which was a different question from what residents wanted in a Town Manager candidate. While he liked the recruiting firm being recommended, their write-up and timeline, he wanted an agreement to have stakeholder engagement as part of the fee at no additional cost via some type of community engagement that influenced the Town Manager candidate profile, details to be further discussed with the recruiter.
Vice Mayor Sos could not support the recommendation since it would slow the process by at least a month. She suggested the recommendation was not additive to the process of getting an ideal Town Manager candidate profile.
When asked by the Mayor, Vice Mayor Sos stated she was confident if Mr. Phillips was of the opinion he needed to speak to the Chamber of Commerce or the Moraga Citizens Network (MCN), or whomever was considered to be reflective of the stakeholder input as part of the initial stakeholder interviews, that would be done.
Councilmember McCluer also reported he had been informed as part of a conversation with a long-time Orinda City Councilmember that the Orinda City Council had rejected three recruiting firms before they had been happy, and in that case, they had spoken with community groups and community leaders and that process had been helpful.
Ms. Battenberg provided her perspective as someone who had looked for City Manager positions and commented that everyone wanted the same thing: someone who was collaborative, worked with the community and had development and finance experience, with the candidate profiles generally looking the same. The Town of Moraga was unique based on the number of staff, types of services offered and community values. She suggested it came down to interested candidates watching the Town meetings and making a determination of whether it was an organization they wanted to work for or not, and the candidates would also go through the process and learn about the Town as part of that process. The survey was valuable prior to the interview of candidates by the recruiter and the Town Council.
Councilmember Onoda offered a motion, seconded by Mayor Woehleke, to adopt the resolution contained in Attachment A to the staff report.
On the motion, Councilmember McCluer commented the resolution had been written in a way where the Ad Hoc Committee would be ongoing. Once a recruitment firm was chosen, the Ad Town Council Regular Meeting 10 October 26, 2022
Hoc Committee that had been authorized at the October 12, 2022 Town Council meeting would sunset, and he stated an authorization would be needed for a new Ad Hoc Committee to take additional steps. He asked the Town Attorney to opine.
Ms. Bazzano understood that had been the discussion of the Town Council at the October 12 meeting. She stated the motion could be amended to include who the Ad Hoc Committee was going to be, if it was going to be the continuation of the Ad Hoc Committee previously established or something else and that action could be taken separately.
Ms. Battenberg explained the resolution was specifically related to the Professional Services Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates, nothing else, although Ms. Bazzano noted the motion also stated to work with Bob Murray & Associates. She recommended it may be simpler to have the maker of the motion amend the motion to be just for the Professional Services Agreement.
She also recommended the maker of the motion focus on the first request on the meeting agenda description.
Councilmember Onoda offered a motion, seconded by Mayor Woehleke, to adopt a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates in the Amount of $28,000 for the Recruitment of a Town Manager.
On the motion, Councilmember McCluer asked for an amendment to the motion to include some type of community engagement, to be determined as part of the stakeholder portion of the agreement.
Mayor Woehleke suggested the amendment was not needed since that type of engagement would be addressed with the recruiter.
ACTION: It was M/S (Onoda/Woehleke) to adopt Resolution 85-2022 Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Bob Murray & Associates in the Amount of $28,000 for the Recruitment of a Town Manager. 4-0-1. Absent: Makker.
On the question of whether the Ad Hoc Committee should be retained, Mayor Woehleke suggested there needed to be a single point of contact with the recruiter and having that as an Ad Hoc Committee of two would be beneficial.
Councilmember McCluer suggested the Ad Hoc Committee had sunset and it should be established whether an Ad Hoc Committee was needed or not. If so, two Ad Hoc Committee members should be selected.
Vice Mayor Sos suggested it was also appropriate for the Town Council to amend the authority of the existing Ad Hoc Committee to continue its life and to define its next task or tasks, and she suggested it did not have to be reconstituted.
Ms. Bazzano understood that Councilmember McCluer's position was the Ad Hoc Committee had been established for one purpose. Now that the purpose had been completed, the Town Council could establish a new Ad Hoc Committee to pursue other requests. The Town Council may also decide to just extend the authority of the Ad Hoc Committee to continue its work and complete the tasks.
Councilmember McCluer pointed out the Town Attorney had made it clear during the October 12 Town Council meeting that the Ad Hoc Committee had been established for one item. The Vice Mayor had asked after that one item whether another Ad Hoc Committee could be established, and the Town Attorney confirmed that could be done.
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Ms. Bazzano stated the Town Council could decide at this time to do whatever it wanted to do in terms of the Ad Hoc Committee, establish a new one or have the existing Ad Hoc Committee consisting of the Mayor and Vice Mayor continue to accomplish other requests they would be given the authority to accomplish.
Councilmember McCluer stated that in his conversations with Mr. Phillips, that Mr. Phillips was comfortable working with the entire Town Council or working with an Ad Hoc Committee, and who had stated once the firm had prepared the candidate brochure and outreach there was no reason for an Ad Hoc Committee. With that in mind, the Ad Hoc Committee could get into the Interim Town Manager process and work with the recruiter on the candidate profile and marketing outreach brochure.
Vice Mayor Sos explained that the Ad Hoc Committee would work with the recruiter on a draft brochure and candidate profile that would come back to the Town Council on November 9 for approval and would bring to the Town Council a list of potential/acting professionals who would assist in the period between the current Town Manager's departure and the seating of a new Town Manager.
As to whether the Ad Hoc Committee should work with the recruiter on the candidate brochure, Councilmember McCluer commented the Town Council had previously discussed the fact the recruiter would interview all Town Councilmembers, staff and then compile the candidate profile.
At that point, he suggested it was critical for each Town Councilmember to sign off or provide input and because of that he questioned why an intermediary (Ad Hoc Committee) was necessary.
Vice Mayor Sos detailed her experience with a similar situation with the RecycleSmart agency, which had involved an arduous effort to prepare a draft. This experience could take a month or less and she emphasized even with the Ad Hoc Committee that would provide efficiency, it would not cut the Town Council from the process, it just allowed the preliminaries to be done by a smaller group of people. Once a draft was complete, the Town Council would have the opportunity to review and make modifications before a final draft was distributed. She emphasized the Ad Hoc Committee was not about locking the Town Council out of the process but being more efficient at the front end
Ms. Battenberg explained that she was limited in her ability to facilitate this process and if there was no Ad Hoc Committee, Mr. Phillips still had to get his information to the Town Council, and it would all go through the Town Attorney's Office with the Town Attorney being paid to do that work.
She had reviewed the Town Attorney invoices related to the last time the Town had conducted recruitment for a Town Manager and there had been significant Town Attorney costs. An Ad Hoc Committee could help the Town save money in this process.
Councilmember McCluer suggested the Ad Hoc Committee could help with the outreach brochure, but the candidate profile was too important to have any type of edits in between.
Councilmember Onoda offered a motion, seconded by Mayor Woehleke to authorize the extension of the existing Ad Hoc Committee to provide recommendations to the Town Council at the November 9, 2022 Town Council meeting on two discrete items; the final edit and approval to proceed to develop candidate search deliveries including candidate profile, marketing recruiting brochure, and advertising and recruiting plan; and research and report out on efforts to identify candidates for an Acting or Interim Town Manager during the period that Moraga would not have a permanent Town Manager, which would start at the end of the year.
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amended and just address the question whether or not there should be an Ad Hoc Committee to work with the recruiter on counseling on the candidate profile and brochure.
While Councilmember Onoda had initially accepted the amendment as long as it involved the existing Ad Hoc Committee to work on an Interim Town Manager, which she thought the Town Council had already addressed. The Mayor pointed out that had already been addressed as part of the existing Ad Hoc Committee, and as such, Councilmember Onoda did not accept the amendment to her motion.
Ms. Bazzano clarified that while Councilmember McCluer had requested an amendment to the motion, the maker of the motion denied the amendment and that discussion had been completed.
ACTION: It was M/S (Onoda/Woehleke) to authorize the extension of the existing Ad Hoc Committee to provide recommendations to the Town Council at the November 9, 2022 Town Council meeting on two discrete items; the final edit and approval to proceed with search firm developed candidate search deliveries including candidate profile marketing recruiting brochure and advertising, and recruiting plan; and research with a report out on efforts to identify candidates for an Acting or Interim Town Manager during the period that Moraga would not have a permanent Town Manager, which would start at the end of the year. 3-1-1. Noes: McCluer. Absent: Makker.
B. Comprehensive Advanced Planning Initiative
Receive a Status Report and Revised Housing and Community Development Schedule on the Comprehensive Advanced Planning Initiative (CEQA Status:
Exempt)
Planning Director Afshan Hamid emphasized the work on the Comprehensive Advanced Planning Initiative, Planning Commission input, robust public input and additional community meetings at the Pear Festival and Developers Roundtable. She also reported that Town staff had recently heard from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) that the dates for the submittal of the Housing Element had been firmly committed for January 31, 2023, although different information had been provided in the past.
Ms. Hamid provided a PowerPoint presentation on the revised schedule for the Comprehensive Advanced Planning Initiative and reiterated the Housing Element must be submitted by January 31, 2023, with the Town to have 120 days after that period to take up any additional HCD comments. As a result, a revised schedule for the Housing Element Timeline Requirements had been proposed, included as Attachment A to the staff report, which was highlighted at this time.
Segment 1 would include the adoption of the Housing Element, rezone of Bollinger Canyon Study Area, adoption of the EIR, General Plan consistency, Safety Element and Inclusionary Zoning to be completed by January 25, 2023. Segment 2 for the rezone and objective standards for the Rheem Center, rezone Moraga Center and parking standards would need to be completed by mid-April 2023, with Segment 2 to occur while the Town was being certified for the Housing Element by HCD.
Ms. Hamid again detailed the scheduled meeting dates for all of the components of the Advanced Planning Initiative and clarified in the event communities failed to adopt and receive certification of their Housing Elements, it could result in the loss of local control, loss of grant funding for affordable housing and transportation, and the "builders remedy" whereby the Town could not deny a project with 20 percent affordable units.
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• The components and meeting schedules for Segments 1 and 2 were again highlighted as shown in the PowerPoint presentation and October 26, 2022 staff report and confirmed that all jurisdictions in the state were under the same schedule to submit their Housing Elements to HCD. During a recent Contra Costa County Developer's meeting, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) had been present; there had been conflicting information on the dates for submittal and ABAG did not have the correct information, but all jurisdictions were now aware what needed to be done. (Mayor Woehleke)
Ms. Battenberg commended the Town Council for its work to date and stated that while the Town of Moraga had been late starting this project, Moraga was in the early group in terms of submittal of the Draft Housing Element and while a push, she believed the timeline that had been outlined by staff would be feasible.
• A copy of the PowerPoint presentation would be provided to the Town Council and the public. (Vice Mayor Sos)
• Little HCD feedback had been received to date with respect to Inclusionary Ordinances since the same formula could not be applied to every city in the state, and every city had to review its background and context to develop a strategy. The area in which HCD was providing the most comments and identified red flags in submitted Housing Elements was related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH). The City of Orinda had provided feedback that had been an area of comment from HCD in its Housing Element and during a recent League of California Cities meeting, Southern California cities had provided input that their Housing Elements had taken three rounds of comments from HCD, with AFFH being the biggest hurdle. (Vice Mayor Sos)
The Town Council commended the Planning Director, staff and the consultant team for all their efforts, and Ms. Hamid agreed that staff, the Housing Element consultant and the Town Attorney's Office had been working very hard on this effort.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Councilmember Onoda recognized that staff was aware and understood the challenges facing the Town, and along with the adoption of the Safety Element amendments and as part of the General Plan Consistency Amendments, had considered $75,000 in funding during the mid-year budget adjustments for an evacuation analysis, to be completed during Phase Two of the Advanced Planning Initiative. She noted that issue was a topic many people had asked her about.
Councilmember McCluer asked how comfortable staff was with the hard deadline of January 31, 2023, to which Ms. Hamid suggested moving forward on the meeting schedule with as much clarity as possible, understanding the larger perspective and the consequences if the Town did not have a certified Housing Element.
Ms. Battenberg encouraged the Town Council to read the Planning Commission package when it was available since the schedule of meetings between the Planning Commission and Town Council would be tighter than they would like, and what the Planning Commission would review would be very similar to what would be brought to the Town Council and reading that information prior to the Town Council meeting would be helpful. She added the EIR for the Housing Element would be published on October 27, 2022.
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Ms. Bazzano explained that due to the tight timelines, there would not be an opportunity to continue the meetings if a meeting needed further discussion and it was important to be prepared for the meetings and have concise discussions.
Councilmember McCluer stated he had read the articles provided on the consequences of not having a certified Housing Element and urged staff to keep the Town Council on track. He again commended the work of Town staff and found this had been a good process, they were moving forward, the process was clear and while much needed to be done it would get done.
Mayor Woehleke understood a formal motion was not required since the report was an informational item to the Town Council.
C. Information Technology Consultation Services
Consider Resolution 86-2022 Authorizing the Award of a Professional Services Agreement to Silicon Connections, LLC for Managed Information Technology Services for a Five-Year Period at a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $736, 136, with the Option to Extend Services for Two Subsequent Years at an Annual Cost Increase of No More than 2% for the Additional Two-Year Term; and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute the Agreement
Administrative Services Director Annie To presented the staff report and introduced Mark Dahlen, with Silicon Connections, LLC, who would be making a presentation on the scope of work to be provided. She explained that staff had prepared a Fiscal Year 2022/23 IT Budget Comparison with a comparison of costs for the Town of Moraga with Silicon Connections, the City of Lafayette with Precision IT, and the City of Orinda also with Precision IT, which was highlighted at this time.
Based on the figures, the cost of Information Technology. (IT) services for the Town of Moraga was much lower than the costs shown for the cities of Lafayette and Orinda and almost 50 percent less than the surrounding cities.
Ms. To recommended the Town Council adopt the resolution contained in Attachment A to the staff report.
Mark Dahlen, President/Founder, Silicon Connections, LLC, reported that since 1995, Silicon Connections, LLC had been the Town's outsourced IT Department, providing a range of services including desktop support, server maintenance and upgrades, fiber optic Internet services, security, and infrastructure monitoring amongst many other services. He suggested the Town had benefitted using a firm with knowledge of the Town resulting in cost savings, with only those services and technologies that were most advantageous to the Town's IT needs integrated for the Town's maximum cost savings. When the Council Chambers had been constructed in 2015, Silicon Connections had been asked to design the audio visual system. Having recently checked the statistics for the livestream software, he reported there had been 397 events held in the Council Chambers since it had been built and over 560,000 minutes of video watched by viewers on the Internet.
Mr. Dahlen explained that the Council Chambers was an example of cost savings that Silicon Connections had helped engineer into the original building design and through working with the architect, had designed a soffit system housing miles of cabling to allow the system to work, and which had been engineered to be easily accessed. As technology improved over the years, retrofitting and updating the system would be very cost effective without major construction.
Information security was also a high priority with any computer network and Silicon Connections had utilized best-of-breed fire walls and intrusion detection prevention systems to monitor for viruses and malware, and had provided recurring educational presentations to Town employees about computer security, such as how to spot and avoid email phishing and social engineering scams, as well as monitor the Town's infrastructure on a 24/7 basis, allowing staff to proactively Town Council Regular Meeting 15 October 26, 2022
respond to any detected issues oftentimes where Town employees were not aware of any problems.
Mr. Dahlen stated that over the years Silicon Connections had guided the Town's technology through the days when the Police Department had been using IBM System 36 mainframe technology to a modern best-of-breed software and Cloud technologies. He hoped to continue to be the Town's outsourced IT Department and appreciated the opportunity to continue to serve the Town.
Councilmember McCluer was unaware of the comparisons to other cities before the staff presentation and expressed concern with the amount of the agreement, absent any competitive bidding since 2013, and while everyone was busy, he wanted to see some competitive bidding or a short-term contract as an alternative and then a competitive bidding process to validate the amount of the contract.
Ms. Battenberg advised there was a provision in the contract that allowed the Town to cancel the contract should the Town be able to go out for a Request for Proposal (RFP). In this case, staff determined there were significant benefits with Silicon Connections but if competitive bidding was sought in the future that could be considered pursuant to Pages 8 and 9 of Attachment B, Draft Professional Services Agreement with Silicon Connections, LLC, under Section 19. Termination subsections A, B, C and D.
Mayor Woehleke again clarified with the Town Manager and Administrative Services Director the Orinda's costs per capita were over $5. The Town of Moraga was also spending $25,000 this year to replace the livestream TriCaster in the Council Chambers but the equipment costs as described were comparable to Lafayette and Orinda. Fiber and Internet costs were difficult to compare since Silicon Connections was the Town's Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the Town did not contract with AT&T and Comcast as the other jurisdictions had done. The other jurisdictions had not been able to provide comparable information because the bills and allocations went everywhere. The monthly retainer and special project costs were also clarified.
Mr. Dahlen clarified the differences in the monthly retainer costs and commented that one of the benefits of being a managed service provider was that they could offer a combination of services since Silicon Connections was also an ISP and could provide telephonic services. He provided a breakdown of the figures in the Fiscal Year 2022/23 IT Budget Comparison. He also clarified the only monthly fees would be the monthly retainer that allowed Silicon Connections to be on- call and available, with the actual services provided as earlier described, and by combining that, could offer a better rate on their consulting services and a better rate on Internet services since they were an ISP purchased at a wholesale rate and passed those cost savings on to the Town.
Ms. Battenberg added that Silicon Connections was also far more responsive than AT&T.
Mr. Dahlen further clarified the breakdown was what the Town was paying for their services versus what they were offering the Town. Silicon Connections was offering to the Town both the consulting and advisory support as well as the phone services and some of the Internet services.
He confirmed, when asked, that Silicon Connections owned and leased parts of the fiber and Internet equipment but was the provider in the end. He also confirmed when asked by the Mayor that Silicon Connections may benchmark some of its services, but the change would be that the monthly retainer fee would increase since they were not getting any profit on any of the other services.
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Mayor Woehleke appreciated the services provided and the fact the Town would be paying some premium, but they were speaking of a sizable contract and if there was some way to break out pieces for benchmarking that would be what he would like to see.
Ms. Battenberg suggested there were many benefits for the Town to enter into the agreement and staff could return to the Town Council in the future with some information on the fiber and Internet costs that could be explored. She reiterated that comparable information could not be gleaned from Lafayette and Orinda because it would take staff time to determine how much it would cost to have AT&T or Comcast bid on the same services.
In response to the Vice Mayor as to the cost of change in terms of disruption, knowledge loss, reintroduction of someone new, security risks and disruption to operations, and how that had been factored in, Ms. To acknowledged there was a cost to change and getting someone new on board with a steep learning curve, particularly for the Police and Finance Departments.
Ms. Battenberg suggested the same was true with fiber and Internet services since the system had been created by Silicon Connections and there was some significant institutional knowledge and foundational work that Silicon Connections provided.
Mayor Woehleke did not see why the Town could not get some comparable numbers at some time or a commitment for telephone services, as an example, to allow substantiation that the Town Council had done its due diligence and that this agreement was competitive and would benefit all parties.
Ms. Battenberg again suggested the Town Council approve the contract at this time and staff would look into fiber and Internet services and bring that information back in the future.
As to whether the contract term could be amended for one year subject to renewal to allow the benchmarking being sought, Ms. To stated that a short-term contract could open up the Town to a risk of rate increases. A long-term contract would lock in the monthly retainer amount.
Ms. Battenberg also commented that Springbrook would be upgrading the Town's finance system, the Administrative Services Director team was working on the audit, and there would be a new Town Manager. The Administrative Services Director and a new Town Manager would be working on the budget for the first time with little time to come back with a new contract in a year.
There was also the unknown of what the new Town Council and Town Manager may prioritize and given all of the changes occurring and the need to prioritize, the shortest contract she would recommend would be three years.
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
There were no comments from the public.
PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Councilmember McCluer agreed with the need for benchmarking and suggested the only way to ensure that the contract was competitive was to put it out to bid. He could see approval of the contract with the caveat the Town Council would consider an RFP in 12 months or do a short- term contract such as a year and after that consider an RFP. He needed to know the contract amount was competitive and cost-effective and he did not have that information at this time.
Mayor Woehleke was less sure of the practicality of an RFP unless they were to go long term.
He was puzzled since if there was a five-day exit capability, the agreement could be terminated Town Council Regular Meeting 17 October 26, 2022
at any point regardless of the time of the contract. To place the work out to bid, he understood based on comments from staff and Mr. Dahlen that some of the equipment was owned by Silicon Connections, although Mr. Dahlen clarified that none of the equipment was owned by Silicon Connections.
Mayor Woehleke sought a serious effort to benchmark and to substantiate that the agreement was competitive. He was uncertain that was required for every component, but it should not be difficult to get information from AT&T on its pricing for supplemental services, which could be done mid-2023.
Councilmember Onoda suggested that the people speaking to her the most were staff and anyone who had experience with AT&T or with Comcast, those experiences were not pleasant.
Given this was a Moraga-owned business, it had the knowledge of the Town, the costs were lower than Lafayette and Orinda, and while she understood the comments and the need to be responsible, she suggested staff was being responsible and had made its case. She believed having institutional knowledge was important and having someone on-call when needed was crucial and even if more costly, she would be willing to pay more for that reliability. She supported the staff recommendation, understood the contract could be terminated, and there could not be more than a two percent increase in annual costs for the additional two year term, which was low.
Vice Mayor Sos emphasized they were doing business with a Moraga business that had served the Town extremely well for over 26 years. The data provided had shown the Town was paying half of what its sister jurisdictions were paying for IT services on a per capita basis. She stated that to make a change now was neither fiscally prudent nor operationally a good idea. Going out to an RFP in the next year was not feasible without diverting staff resources from other things like the Springbrook implementation, audit and budget. She emphasized they had a five-day escape clause, and she was in favor of accepting the staff recommendation. She thanked Ms. To for the helpful comparison chart and Mr. Dahlen for his decades of service to the Town. She supported approval of the agreement, as is.
Mayor Woehleke also thanked Mr. Dahlen for the support he had provided the Town.
ACTION: It was M/S (Onoda/Sos) to adopt Resolution 86-2022 Authorizing the Award of a Professional Services Agreement to Silicon Connections, LLC for Managed Information Technology Services for a Five-Year Period at a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $736,136, with the Option to Extend Services for Two Subsequent Years at an Annual Cost Increase of No More than 2% for the Additional Two-Year Term; and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute the Agreement Vote: 2-2-1 Noes: McCluer, Woehleke. Absent: Makker.
Mayor Woehleke reported the motion had failed. He offered a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Sos to adopt a resolution authorizing the award of a Professional Services Agreement to Silicon Connections, LLC for Managed Information Technology Services for a five-year period at a not- to-exceed amount of $736, 136, with the option to extend services for two subsequent years at an annual cost increase of no more than 2% for the additional two-year term, with benchmarking required to substantiate competitive rates by September 2023; and authorizing the Town Manager to execute the agreement.
On the motion, Councilmember McCluer commented that Lafayette and Orinda were different- sized communities than Moraga and IT involved different services.
Mayor Woehleke understood they were dealing with uncertainties and did not have the information to get more specific. He suggested it would be really difficult to go out for an RFP and get a comparable. If Silicon Connections was not providing good services or there were other problems, he would support an RFP process but there were hard and soft pieces to the decision, Town Council Regular Meeting 18 October 26, 2022
and he was trying to find the middle ground to allow the business and staff to move forward and also provide protection within a reasonable period of time that the Town would get competitive rate estimates so that if they were not, they could get serious about alternatives.
Ms. Battenberg suggested the Town Council consider appropriating $15,000 to bring in a consultant to complete the analysis and benchmarking study sought since that could not be done by in-house staff.
Mayor Woehleke was not willing to get that specific at this time and if it required funding, the Town Council could address it at that point.
ACTION: It was M/S (Woehleke/Sos) to adopt Resolution 86-2022 Authorizing the Award of a Professional Services Agreement to Silicon Connections, LLC for Managed Information Technology Services for a Five-Year Period at a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $736,136, with the Option to Extend Services for Two Subsequent Years at an Annual Cost Increase of No More than 2% for the Additional Two-Year Term, with benchmarking required to substantiate competitive rates by September 2023; and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute the Agreement Vote: 4-0-1. Absent: Makker.
Vice Mayor Sos asked that the Fiscal Year 2022/23 IT Budget Comparison be provided to the Town Council, and Ms. Battenberg advised it would be provided to the Town Council and posted on the Town website as well.
11. DISCUSSION ITEMS
There were no Discussion Items.
12. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no Council requests for future agenda items.
13. COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Woehleke read into the record the following:
A. Letter from Moraga Community Foundation Confirming Donation Check to the Town of Moraga for $100,000 Towards the Moraga Commons Enhancement Program dated October 12, 2022
Mayor Woehleke thanked the Moraga Community Foundation (MCF) for the donation.
In response to Councilmember McCluer, Ms. Battenberg clarified that MCF was conducting its fundraising efforts and the restrooms in Moraga Commons Park would be installed in the spring or later. She added the Town was not out of the funds for the restrooms yet.
14. ADJOURNMENT
ACTION: It was M/S (Sos/Onoda) to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 p.m. Vote: 4-0-1. Absent:
Makker.
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Respectfully submitted by:
Hah Alar
Yashin Abbas, Interim Town Clerk
Approved by the Town Council:
Rehmuf
Renata M. Sos, Mayor
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