AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Loella Haskew
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Darling
Councilmember Matt Francois
Councilmember Cindy Silva
Councilmember Kevin Wilk
DATE:
March 19, 2024
TIME:
4:00 pm - City Council Special Meeting - Closed Session 6:00 pm - City Council Regular Meeting
PLACE:
City Hall at 1666 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek - locations listed below CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00 PM Council Chamber, 1st Floor
1. OPENING AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Consider and take action on any request from a Councilmember to participate in a meeting remotely due to emergency circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1). Receive notice that a Councilmember is participating in the meeting due to just cause circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1) - none.
2. CLOSED SESSION
After an opportunity for public comment, the City Council reconvened in closed session in the 2nd Floor Conference Room pursuant to:
a.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Duggan v. City of Walnut Creek, Case No. MSC21-02700
3. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION at 5:20 p.m. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 PM
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
1. OPENING
Consider and take action on any request from a Councilmember to participate in a meeting remotely due to emergency circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1). Receive notice that a Councilmember is participating in the meeting due to just cause circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1) - none. a.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
b.
ROLL CALL - all Councilmembers were in attendance.
c.
PRESENTATION: California State Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan d.
RECOGNITION: American Public Works Association, Leader of the Year, Northern California Chapter - Rich Payne, Public Works Manager e.
PRESENTATION: Walnut Creek Public Safety Update
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of March 5, 2024.
Minutes
b.
ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANT REGISTERS dated February 16, 2024 (2) and February 23, 2024 (2); and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated February 23, 2024 (2).
Warrant Registers
c.
ADOPTION OF 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 2024-2025; APPROVAL OF the Clean Water Program Budget for FY 2024-2025: and APPROVAL OF the appropriation of $102,414 in the FY 2025 budget for the Clean Water Program (NPDES Fund).
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 Proposed FY 24-25 Budget
d.
APPROVAL OF revised Calendar Year 2024 City Council meeting schedule.
Agenda Report
Attachment Revised Schedule
e.
ACCEPTANCE OF the 2024 2nd Quarter Budget Update Report, as recommended by the Finance Committee.
Agenda Report
Attachment GF Summary
f.
ACCEPTANCE OF INVESTMENT REPORT for the December 2023 Investment and IRS Section 115 Pension Trust Report.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Investment Detail Report
Attachment 2 Supplementary Info by Investment Type
Attachment 3 Dec 2023 WC Section 115 Pension Trust Statement Attachment 4 Dec 2023 WC Section 115 Pension Trust Economic Overview g.
APPROVAL OF the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and authorization of City staff to submit it to the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Agenda Report
Attachment Housing Element Progress Report
Addendum- Table D Edits
h.
AWARD OF CONTRACT 24-02, the Locust Street Rehabilitation project to McKim Corporation for $2,186,719, with a contingency not to exceed $300,000; AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to execute a Consultant Services Agreement addendum with Nichols Consultant Engineers for an additional $33,370 to complete design for the Locust Street Rehabilitation project; and AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to transfer the remaining balance from the Locust Street Streetscape Conceptual Planning project CP009925, and remaining balance from the Ygnacio Valley Road Median Project CP010011 to the Arterial Overlay 2023 (Locust Street Rehabilitation) Project CP010122.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Project Location
Attachment 2 Bid Evaluation
Attachment 3 Addendum to Task Order No. 7
i.
AWARD OF CONTRACT for the Creekside Drive Crosswalk Improvements project to Concrete Visions Inc., for a contract price of $121,415, with a contingency not to exceed $40,000, for an authorized total of $161,415.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Proposed Improvements
Attachment 2 Bid Evaluation
j.
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to execute a Consultant Service Agreement with Verde Design for the Heather Farm Sports Field project, for preconstruction design and engineering in the amount of $428,550.
Agenda Report
Attachment Consultant Services Agreement
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICAITONS
Addendum- Public Comments
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - none.
b.
City Manager reports - City Manager Dan Buckshi reported that Matt Regan, Bay Area Council, provided an update on the economy of the Bay Area at the Chamber of Commerce Civic Affairs Meeting; city staff attended a human trafficking training; and Congressman DeSaulnier’s office helped obtain two federal grants - $960,000 for new radio equipment for public safety and $1.2 million for paving Ygnacio Valley Road and numerous traffic and safety improvements in the area. c.
City Councilmember reports on AB1234 Activities, Councilmember assignments and various activities and upcoming events
5. CONSIDERATION
a.
CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON PROPOSED SHADELANDS PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BRANDING.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Shadelands Implementation Plan
Attachment 2 Survey Results Excerpt
Attachment 3 Logo Options
Attachment 4 Color Palette
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING at 9:20 p.m.
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https://www.walnutcreekca.gov/
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