City Council Regular Meeting - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
CITY HALL
1666 N. MAIN STREET, WALNUT CREEK
CouncilMembers:
DARLING
FRANCOIS
WILK
mAYOR pRO tEM HASKEW
mayor SILVA
Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on March 21, 2023.
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.
PROCLAMATION: Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Francois pulled Consent Calendar 2m to ask questions of staff. Written public comments were received and provided to the City Council, and posted online as part of the meeting record for Consent Calendar Items 2c and 2m.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Haskew, second by Wilk,
carried unanimously
, to APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 2a-2l as follows:
YEAS:
Darling, Francois, Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Haskew, Mayor Silva. a.
APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of February 21, 2023 and February 28, 2023..
FEB 21 2023 - Meeting Minutes
FEB 28 2023 - Special Meeting Minutes
b.
ACCEPTED WARRANT REGISTERS dated February 17, 2023 and February 24, 2023 and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated February 24, 2023.
Warrant Registers
c.
WAIVED SECOND READING AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 2230 repealing Section 512 (toilet use) of Chapter 1 (Parks and Open Space regulations) to Title 11 (Parks and Recreation) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code removing restrictions on toilet use based on a person's sex. (Introduced on 2/21/23) Written public comments were received and provided to the City Council, and posted online as part of the meeting record for Consent Calendar Item 2c.
ATTACHMENT - DRAFT ORDINANCE
Public Comment Received BEFORE Meeting
d.
WAIVED SECOND READING AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 2231 amending Chapter 16 (Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities) of Title 4 (Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code removing reference to the fundamental right to privacy protected by the United States Constitution. (Introduced on 2/21/23)
ATTACHMENT - DRAFT ORDINANCE
e.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 23-14 approving the street name "Esperanza Place" for Major Subdivision / Tentative Subdivision Map No. 9470.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - DRAFT RESOLUTION
ATTACHMENT 2 - VICINITY AERIAL MAP
ATTACHMENT 3 - SUBDIVISION MAP PLANS
f.
AUTHORIZED BY FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE the continuation of the emergency procurement actions undertaken pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050 for the storm drain repair work at 525 Lakewood Circle and Roadway Repairs at Ygnacio Valley Road (East of Oak Grove Rd).
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - RESOLUTION 23-09
g.
AWARDED CONTRACT 22-20, the Heather Farm Park Tennis Court Resurfacing project, to Vintage Contractors, Inc., for a contract price of $754,975, with a contingency not to exceed $75,500, for an authorized total of $830,475; and AUTHORIZED TRANSFER in the amount of $120,000 from the In-Lieu Parkland fund to the Court Resurfacing at Heather Farm project CP010089.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - PROJECT LOCATION
ATTACHMENT 2 - BID EVALUATION
h.
AWARDED CONTRACT 22-18, the South Main Street Rehabilitation project to DeSilva Gates Construction, LLC, for a contract price of $2,383,383 with a contingency not to exceed $300,000, for an authorized total of $2,683,383; and AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to transfer $1,312,420 from the Arterial Overlay 2022 Work Order (CP010121), and remaining balance from the 2021 Ygnacio Valley Road Rehabilitation project Work Order (CP010014) to the 2021 Arterial Overlay Work Order (CP010059).
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - BID EVALUATION
ATTACHMENT 2 - PROJECT LOCATION
i.
APPROVED the first amendment to the consultant services agreement with PlaceWorks, for the preparation and update of the environmental sustainability and climate action plan, increasing the existing contract amount by $150,000, for a total amount not to exceed $400,000.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT 1 - AGREEMENT
ATTACHMENT 2 - FIRST AMENDMENT TO CSA
j.
AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to enter into a three-year enterprise agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., for expanded GIS software in an amount not to exceed $145,200.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - QUOTE
k.
AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to bid, negotiate and purchase Dell OptiPlex 7000 desktops (or the equivalent) in an amount not to exceed $230,000; and AMENDED THE EXISTING CONTRACT with Habanero Consulting for an amount not to exceed $100,000, for a total contract amount of $185,000.
Agenda Report
l.
AUTHORIZED $169,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds be used towards the proposed affordable housing development project, Hope Village; and APPROPRIATED $75,500 in the CDBG Fund.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - APPLICATION FOR HOPE VILLAGE
m.
AUTHORIZATION OF PURCHASE of four (4) Traffic Detection Video Camera Systems from Jam Services, Inc. for a price of $110,500.
Councilmember Francois pull Consent Calendar Item 2m to ask questions of staff.
Oral in-person comments were received from Jenny Schneider. Written public comments were also received and provided to the City Council, and posted online as part of the meeting record for Consent Calendar Item 2m.
Motion by Francois, second by Darling,
carried unanimously
, to AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE of four (4) Traffic Detection Video Camera Systems from Jam Services, Inc. for a price of $110,500.
YEAS:
Darling, Francois, Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Haskew, Mayor Silva.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - BID EVALUATION
Public Comment Received BEFORE Meeting
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Oral in-person comments were received from Katherine Walley; Noah Cravalho; and Inga Markey. Remote public comments were received from Jan Warren and Barbara G. Written public comments were also received and provided to the City Council, and posted online as part of the meeting record.
Public Comment Received BEFORE Meeting
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - none.
b.
City Manager reports - City Manager Dan Buckshi reported on the 2023-2024 City Council priority-setting meeting held on February 28, 2023. 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; and made comments on issues of concern.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
a.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 TO TITLE 3 OF THE WALNUT CREEK MUNICIPAL CODE REPEALING SECTION 904 REGARDING A PROHIBITION ON PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ROADWAYS, AMENDING SECTION 2206 REGARDING THE PREFERENTIAL RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM, AND CONTINUING CURBSIDE PICKUP ZONES AND RELATED RESTRICTIONS WITH AMENDMENTS Traffic Engineer Smadar Boardman provided the staff presentation. She reported that the City Council is being asked to consider a draft ordinance amending Chapter 5 (Traffic) of Title 3 (Public Safety) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code. The ordinance would remove certain references to prohibited pedestrian street crossings in compliance with State law; continue the use of loading zones and related restrictions previously adopted under Urgency Ordinance 2223, with amendments, that supports parking policy by providing high turnover parking spaces that also support economic development activity and better manages the use of curbside space; and revise language under the Preferential Residential Permit Parking (PRPP) program to establish that the applicable fee is listed within the Master Fee Schedule.
Mayor Silva opened the item for public comment. Oral in-person comments were received from Jenny Schneider and Katherine Walley. Written public comments were also received and provided to the City Council, and posted online as part of the meeting record.
Motion by Francois, second by Darling,
carried unanimously
, to INTRODUCE AND WAIVE READING OF THE ORDINANCE amending Chapter 5 of Title 3 of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code repealing Section 904 regarding a prohibition on pedestrians crossing roadways, amending Section 2206 regarding the Preferential Residential Permit Parking program, and continuing curbside pickup zones and related restrictions, with the amendment noted at the meeting (3-5.1205(a) Standing in Curbside Pickup Zone: Add back in the workd "curbside.") YEAS:
Darling, Francois, Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Haskew, Mayor Silva.
Agenda Report
ATTACHMENT - DRAFT ORDINANCE
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING at 7:51 p.m. ________________________________________
Suzie Martinez, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Walnut Creek
Approved:
_______________________________________
Cindy Silva
2022-23 Mayor of the City of Walnut Creek