REVISED AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Matt Francois
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Silva
Councilmember Cindy Darling
Councilmember Loella Haskew
Councilmember Kevin Wilk
DATE:
March 15, 2022
TIME:
6:00 PM - City Council Special Meeting
PLACE:
City Hall, Council Chamber, 1666 North Main Street, Walnut Creek CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00 PM Council Chamber, 1st Floor and Via Teleconference
1. OPENING AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
2. CLOSED SESSION
a.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 3066 Naranja Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Agency negotiators: Jeff Schwob and Steve Mattas
Negotiating parties: City of Walnut Creek and Smith
Under negotiation: Terms Related to Property Interest
3. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION at 5:48 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 PM
Council Chamber, 1st Floor and Via Teleconference
1. OPENING
a.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
b.
ROLL CALL - all Councilmembers were in attendance. Mayor Pro Tem Silva and Councilmember Wilk attended via teleconference. c.
PROCLAMATION: American Red Cross Month
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of February 15, 2022 and March 1, 2022.
Meeting Minutes - February 15, 2021
Meeting Minutes - March 1, 2021
b.
ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANT REGISTERS dated February 18, 2022 and February 25, 2022 and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated February 25, 2022.
Warrant Registers
d.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION authorizing $2.1 million from Housing Funds 175 (Inclusionary Housing Fees) and 177 (Housing Successor Funds) to Resources for Community Development as a permanent affordable housing loan for predevelopment and development of a new mixed-used affordable housing development at 699 Ygnacio Valley Road; and approve the allocation of $500,000 from the In Lieu Underground Fee Fund as a reimbursement for the undergrounding of utilities adjacent to the property.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - CITY COUNCIL FUNDING RESOLUTION
ATTACHMENT 2 - RCD FUNDING REQUEST
e.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION requesting the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District maintain the City’s Stormwater Utility Area (SUA) fee at $35 per Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) for FY 2022-2023; and APPROVAL OF the Clean Water program budget for FY 2022-2023.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - RESOLUTION
ATTACHMENT 2 - FY 22-23 CLAEN WATER BUDGET
f.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION of Intention to modify the assessment rates of the Downtown Walnut Creek Business Improvement District, setting the public meeting for April 19, 2022 and the public hearing for May 3, 2022; and ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION of Intention to modify the assessment rates for the Downtown Walnut Creek South Business Improvement District, setting the public meeting for April 19, 2022 and the public hearing for May 3, 2022.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - RESOLUTION OF INTENT BID WITH EXHIBITS A and B ATTACHMENT 2 - RESOLUTION OF INTENT SBID WITH EXHIBITS A and B ATTACHMENT 3 - PROPOSED BID-SBID ASSESSMENT INCREASE
g.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION approving the Salary and Wage Plan dated and effective as of December 26, 2021.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - DRAFT RESOLUTION
EXHIBIT A TO ATTACHMENT
h.
ACCEPTANCE OF the 2021 Annual Progress Report on the status of the Housing Element program implementation and direct City staff to submit the document to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
i.
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to execute a Master Consultant Services Agreement and subsequent Task Order with Fehr & Peers to complete the Local Road Safety Plan in the amount of $115,000; and authorize transfer of $35,000 from General Fund Traffic Engineering Budget to Capital Budget Work Order (CP100025).
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - MASTER AGREEMENT
ATTACHMENT 2 - TASK ORDER NO 1
j.
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to execute the proposed amendment to the MOU with the Diablo Regional Arts Association to spend up to $120,000 of the City’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant funding to secure artists for the 2022-23 season.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - DRAA LETTER
k.
DIRECT STAFF to schedule interviews with the four Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Advisory Committee applicants for a Walnut Creek representative on April 5, 2022.
Agenda Report
c.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE adopting Title 4 (Public Welfare, Morals, And Conduct) Chapter 15 (Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code to prohibit individuals from harassing, intimidating, or obstructing persons seeking access to a reproductive health care facility and excessive noise within 100 feet of an entrance to a reproductive health care facility (introduced on March 1, 2022).
DRAFT Ordinance
ADDENDUM - Amended Ordinance Presented at Dais
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - City Attorney Mattas stated no reportable action as a result of the Closed Session. In response to a public comment, he noted that liability associated with trails in the open space is governed by Government Code section 831.4 which offers an immunity for public agencies associated with public trails. b.
City Manager reports - City Manager Dan Buckshi provided an update on the A3 program - Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime Crisis Response Program. c.
City Councilmember reports on AB1234 Activities, Councilmember assignments and various activities and upcoming events
5. CONSIDERATION
a.
DOWNTOWN NEXT STUDY SESSION II
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - OUTDOOR DINING DESIGN OPTIONS
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING at 9:14 p.m.
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www.walnut-creek.org
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