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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Monday, November 3, 2025
7:00 PM - REGULAR MEETING
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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. October 21, 2025 Regular Meeting.
F.2. Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 Recommendation:
Accept the Quarterly Investment Report for the period ending September 30, 2025.
F.3. Hardiman Construction Inc. Contract Acceptance - Group 2 Stormdrain Lining Project (CIP Project Nos. 3101 and 3102) Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 55-25, Accepting the Work and Contract with Hardiman Construction Inc. as Complete for the Group 2 Stormdrain Lining Project Nos. 3101 and 3102.
F.4. Public Hearing to Consider Certain Findings and Approve Energy Service Contract with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC to Retrofit Sports Field Lights at Wilder Sports Fields #1 and #2 with LED Fixtures (CIP 4195)
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution 51-25 Adopting Required Findings and Approving a Contract with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC to Retrofit Lighting for Wilder Sports Fields, CIP Project #4195.
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F.5. 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.
3) Direct staff to actively monitor state housing element law requirements in relation to the October 10, 2025 Court of Appeal decision in New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of Redondo Beach so that Staff can bring back, for timely Council consideration, any further amendments that might be appropriate to ensure compliance.
G. PUBLIC HEARING
H. POLICY MATTERS
H.1. Sign Committee Recommendation, Update on Project and Request to Rebrand from Crossroads Mini Park to Crossroads Plaza
Recommendation:
Receive the update on the project and approve the Ad-Hoc Sign Committee recommendation for the entryway monument sign and the project name as Crossroads Plaza.
H.2. Infrastructure Committee Date Extension
Recommendation:
Receive an update from the Infrastructure Committee and extend the term to December 2026.
I. COUNCILMEMBERS' REPORTS
J. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
K. MATTERS INITIATED
L. CLOSED SESSION
1. OPEN SESSION IDENTIFICATION of Closed Session Matters
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS of Closed Session Matters
3. CLOSED SESSION
4. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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a. CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957, performance evaluation of City Manager Linda Smith
b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, conference with the City's designated labor negotiators (Councilmembers Gee and Riley), City Manager M. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Orinda City Council will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 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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