PIEDMONT CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting Minutes for Monday, April 28, 2025
A Special Session of the Piedmont City Council was held Monday, April 28, 2025, at 800 Magnolia Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611. In accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a), the agenda for this meeting was posted for public inspection on April 25, 2025.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL AGENDA
Study Session No. 1 of 2
of the Draft a Moraga
Canyon Specific Plan
Mayor Andersen called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Present: Mayor Betsy Smegal Andersen, Vice Mayor Conna McCarthy, and Councilmembers Jennifer Long, Tom Ramsey, and Lorrel Plimier Staff: City Administrator Rosanna Bayon Moore, Police Chief Jeremy Bowers, Fire Chief David Brannigan, Public Works Director Daniel Gonzales, Planning and Building Director Kevin Jackson, Recreation Director Chelle Putzer, City Clerk Anna Brown, BWS Attorney Karen Murphy, Senior Planner Pierce Macdonald, Communications Program Manager Echa Schneider, and Deputy City Clerk Lisa Argue
The Council considered the following items of special business:
The City Council received a presentation by consultants JZMK Partners on the following topics of the Draft Moraga Canyon Specific Plan:
• Vision and Urban Design Framework
• Development Regulations
• Implementation, Financing, and Administration
ADJOURNMENT
The council held a discussion on the specific plan options and phasing.
Written public comment was submitted by Ralph Catalano.
Public Testimony was provided by Andy Madeira.
There being no further business, Mayor Smegal Andersen adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m.