City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
CITY HALL
1666 N. MAIN STREET, WALNUT CREEK
CouncilMembers:
DARLING
HASKEW
WILK
mAYOR pRO tEM SILVA
mayor FRANCOIS
Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on October 11, 2022.
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 PM
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
1. OPENING
a.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
b.
ROLL CALL - all Councilmembers were in attendance.
c.
PRESENTATION: Goodwill of the San Francisco Bay
d.
PRESENTATION: Youth Leadership Commission & Commission Youth Seats - Introduction of New Members
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Francois opened the Consent Calendar for public comment. No public comments were received for items on the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Wilk, second by Mayor Pro Tem Silva,
carried unanimously
, to APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR as follows:
YEAS:
Darling, Haskew, Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Silva, Mayor Francois. a.
APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of September 6, 2022, as provided in their amended format at the meeting.
Meeting Minutes - SEP 06 2022
Addendum - Updated Meeting Minutes
b.
ACCEPTED WARRANT REGISTERS dated August 26, 2022 and September 9, 2022; and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated September 9, 2022.
Warrant Registers
c.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 22-47 authorizing the Mayor to accept the Grant of Easement for right-of-way purposes at 690 Ygnacio Valley Road (Deed 21-0001) from Darakar, Inc., a California Corporation to the City.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ATTACHMENT 2 - VICINTY MAP
ATTACHMENT 3 - GRANT OF RIGHT OF WAY AND PLAT MAP
d.
AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Walnut Creek and The American Red Cross clarifying the existing working relationship between the two organizations and providing a broad framework for cooperation and support.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
ATTACHMENT 2 - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE RED CROSS AND DHS-FEMA e.
APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED the submission of the City's Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)..
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - DRAFT FY2021-2022 CAPER
f.
AWARDED CONTRACT 22-04, the South Locust Street Parking Garage Elevator Rehabilitation project to Dream Ride Engineering, Inc. for a contract price of $341,750 with a contingency not to exceed $35,000 for an authorized total of $376,750.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - BID EVALUATION FOR CONTRACT 22-04
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
In-person oral comments were received from Renee Zeimer. Remote public comments were received from: Pete Bennett; Barbara G.; Charles Clancy; Sue Hamill; and Ogie Strogatz;. Written public comments were also received and provided to the City Council, and posted online as part of the meeting record.
By consensus, the City Council agreed to agendize a Resoltuion stating their committment for free and fair elections for the October 11 City Council meeting.
Public Comment Received BEFORE 4 PM
Public Comment Received at Dais
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - none.
b.
City Manager reports - none.
c.
City Councilmember reports on AB1234 Activities, Councilmember assignments and various activities and upcoming events Councilmembers announced upcoming events, reported on meetings and other local events attended since the last meeting.
5. CONSIDERATION
a.
DRAFT 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT
Senior Planner Andy Smith introduced the item. He reported that the City is updating its Housing Element for the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) planning period, pursuant to California law. The Housing Element Update (HEU) presents a comprehensive assessment of local housing conditions and lays out a series of goals, policies, and programs to assist the City in meeting the housing needs of current and future residents. Hitta Mosesman and Irlanda Martinez, Harris & Associates, assisted with the presentation. The City Council was asked to provide feedback on the Draft HEU.
Mayor Francois opened the item for public comment. Remote public comments were received from Kevin Burke, East Bay for Everyone; and Jan Warren.
The City Council provided feedback on the draft 2023-2031 Walnut Creek Housing Element Update. No formal action was taken.
Agenda Report
Agenda Report
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL at 8:49 p.m. ________________________________________
Suzie Martinez, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Walnut Creek
Approved:
_______________________________________
Matt Francois
2021-22 Mayor of the City of Walnut Creek