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In Person:
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Orinda, CA 94563
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
7:00 PM - REGULAR MEETING
City Council
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How to follow and/or participate in the meeting:
IN PERSON SPEAKER CARDS: If you would like to speak during the public forum or on an item listed on the agenda, you are invited to submit a speaker card to the City Clerk. You will be permitted to speak even if you elect not to submit a speaker card or decline to provide information requested on the card. After the City Council has heard from everyone who submitted speaker cards, anyone electing not to submit a speaker card may form a line at the lectern. Public comment is generally limited to 3 minutes per speaker per agenda item.
WRITTEN COMMENTS: You may also submit a public comment in advance of the meeting by following instructions below:
Deliver to City Hall at 22 Orinda Way or send an e-mail to [email protected] by 3pm on the day of the meeting. Those comments will be forwarded to the City Council. They will also be made a part of the public record and be available to view in the public review binder at Orinda City Hall, 22 Orinda Way. In addition, they will be available electronically by selecting the date of the meeting in this Box account link: https://tinyurl.com/Orinda-Public-Comment REMOTE COMMENTS: Remote Public Comments have been discontinued for the foreseeable future. This does not include teleconference locations. 7:00 PM - REGULAR SESSION
A. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Councilmembers: Darlene Gee, Cara Hoxie, Janet Riley
Vice Mayor Brandyn Iverson, Mayor Latika Malkani
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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C. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
The City Council may take action on any item listed on the agenda.
D. ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY
E. PUBLIC FORUM
The public forum provides an opportunity for members of the public to speak on any item within the jurisdiction of the City Council that is not on the agenda.
Additionally, a speaker has the option of addressing the Council on an item listed on the agenda, if the speaker will not be present when that agenda item is taken up. When an item is not listed on the agenda, State law prohibits Council discussion or action. Councilmembers may only “briefly respond” to statements made and questions posed. For example, State law allows Councilmembers to ask questions for clarification and provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information. Additionally, consistent with the “Matters Initiated” rule contained in its Policies and Procedures Manual, the Council may also direct staff to report back and/or place a matter on a future agenda for discussion.
F. CONSENT CALENDAR
F.1. Minutes Approval
Recommendation:
Approve City Council Minutes:
1. September 30, 2025 Special Meeting.
2. October 7, 2025 Regular Meeting.
F.2. Updated Records Retention Schedule
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 49-25 approving an Updated Records Retention Schedule.
F.3. Housing Element Implementation – Ordinance 25-04, Ordinance 25- 05, Resolution 52-25(A), and Resolution 52-25(B), Regarding Amendments to the General Plan and Zoning, and Adoption of Objective Design Standards
Recommendation:
Take the following actions:
1) For Housing Element Sites outside the Downtown:
a) Waive the full reading and adopt Ordinance 25-04.
b) Adopt Resolution 52-25A.
2) For Housing Element Sites within the Downtown:
a) Waive the full reading and adopt Ordinance 25-05.
b) Adopt Resolution 52-25B.
F.4. CalRecycle Payment Program Grant Application
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Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 59-25 Authorizing the City to Apply for Grants Under the CalRecycle Payment Programs.
F.5. Preliminary Quarterly Financial Report (4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2024- 25)
Recommendation:
Receive the preliminary report.
F.6. Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Professional Planning and Environmental Review Services for the Proposed Southwood Valley Subdivision
Recommendation:
Approve the Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $550,000 and authorize the City Manager to approve up to an additional 10% contingency based on evaluation of additional services.
F.7. Reject All Bids for Library Exterior Accent Tile Replacement Project #4179
Recommendation:
Reject all bids for Library Exterior Accent Tile Replacement Project.
F.8. Performance Pipeline Technologies Inc. Contract Acceptance - 2023 Annual Storm Drain Repair Project (Category B), No. 5007 Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 54-25, Acceptance of Work for the 2023 Annual Storm Drain Repair Project (Category B), City Project No. 5007 with Performance Pipeline Technologies Inc. and Authorize the City Clerk to sign and file the Notice of Completion with the Contra Costa County ClerkRecorder.
F.9. Change Order #1 with Bonetti Plumbing for City Hall Sanitary Sewer Replacement
Recommendation:
Approve Contract Change Order #1 with Frank Bonetti Plumbing, Inc. to increase the contract value by $21,525 to a new total contract value of $73,850.
G. PUBLIC HEARING
H. POLICY MATTERS
H.1. Citywide Objective Design Standards (ODS) Study Session, an Implementing Action of the Housing Element
Recommendation:
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Receive a presentation and facilitated discussion of the Citywide Objective Design Standards (ODS) and provide additional discussion and direction on the design topics, specific design standards, and architectural standards.
I. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
J. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
K. MATTERS INITIATED
L. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Orinda City Council will be held on Monday, November 03, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
Please visit the City’s website at www.cityoforinda.org to view the City Council Calendar.
I, Sheri Marie Smith, City Clerk, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that this special meeting agenda has been posted at least 24 hours in advance at the Orinda City Hall, 22 Orinda Way and the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way.
Additional copies are available at the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way, and at the City’s website at www.cityoforinda.org. At least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, this agenda was also delivered to and received by each member of the City Council as well as each local newspaper, radio station and television station requesting written notice of special meetings.
I, Sheri Marie Smith, City Clerk, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that this regular meeting agenda has been posted at least 72 hours in advance at the Orinda City Hall, 22 Orinda Way and the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way. Additional copies are available at the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way, and at the City’s website at www.cityoforinda.org
~ Notices ~
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in Court to certain City decisions that require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Further, if you file a challenge in Court, you may be limited by California law, including but not limited to Government Code §65009, to those issues raised in connection with the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting. For information on the next City Council meeting, please call 925.253.4221 or visit the website at www.cityoforinda.org. Unless otherwise noted, City Council actions include a determination that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply. ~ Accessible Public Meetings ~
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