AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Loella Haskew
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Darling
Councilmember Matt Francois
Councilmember Cindy Silva
Councilmember Kevin Wilk
DATE:
April 16, 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 (not on video)
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) Name of case: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board - Case No. ADJ17534812
3. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION at 5:20 p.m. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 PM
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.
PROCLAMATION: National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week d.
PROCLAMATION: Fair Housing Month
e.
PROCLAMATION: Employee of the Year - Matt Redmond & Team of the Year - Human Resources Recruitment Team
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of April 2, 2024.
Minutes
b.
ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANT REGISTERS dated March 15, 2024 (2) and March 22, 2024; and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated March 22, 2024 (2).
Warrant Registers
d.
AWARD CONTRACT 24-01, the Overlook Storm Drain project to FJ & I Engineering Inc., for a contract price of $166,750, with a contingency and reserve not to exceed $50,000 for an authorized total of $216,750.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Site Location
Attachment 2 Bid Evaluation
e.
AWARD CONTRACT 23-12, the 2024 Slurry Seal project to VSS International, Inc. for a contract price of $794,325 with a contingency and reserve not to exceed $79,000 for an authorized total of $873,325; and TRANSFER FUND BALANCE in the amount of $141,994 from CP010134 to CP010133 (2024 Slurry Seal project) to fund the estimated project costs.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Street List
Attachment 2 Bid Evaluation
f.
APPROVAL OF TRANSFER of $370,000 from the FY24-25 General Fund Arts and Recreation Department budget and appropriate to the Capital Budget to fund the replacement of the sound system in the in the Lesher Center’s Hofmann Theater.
Agenda Report
g.
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to enter into Master Consultant Services Agreements with eight (8) consulting firms (Advanced Mobility Group (AMG); DKS Associates (DKS); Fehr & Peers; Iteris, Inc.; Kimley-Horn; Sandis; TJKM Transportation Consultants; and W-Trans) to provide traffic engineering and transportation planning services for a not-to-exceed amount of $1.25 million each for a period of no more than five (5) years starting from the contract execution date.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Master Consultant Services Agreement
Attachment 2 Consultant SOQS
Addendum
h.
APPROVAL OF a Density Bonus Agreement with Hope Solutions and an Affordable Housing Agreement with Grace Presbyterian Church, both for the Hope Village project.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Draft Density Bonus Agreement
Attachment 2 Draft Affordable Housing Agreement
c.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE amending Chapter 16 (Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities) of Title 4 (Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code to establish a restriction on the use of sound amplifiers around the reproductive health care facility located at 1357 Oakland Blvd. in the City of Walnut Creek. (Introduced 4/2/2024) Ordinance
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment Addendum
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - none. Assistant City Attorney Claire Lai served as legal counsel in the absence of City Attorney Steve Mattas. b.
City Manager reports - Arts + Recreation Director Kevin Safine served as Acting City Manager in the absence of City Manager Dan Buckshi. c.
City Councilmember reports on AB1234 Activities, Councilmember assignments and various activities and upcoming events
5. CONSIDERATION
a.
APPROVAL OF ASSESSMENT REPORTS AND ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE DOWNTOWN WALNUT CREEK BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) AND DOWNTOWN WALNUT CREEK SOUTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (SBID) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 AND SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS Agenda Report
Attachment 1 2023-25 WCD BID ANNUAL REPORT
Attachment 2 2023-25 WCD SBID REPORT
Attachment 3 DRAFT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE BID
Attachment 4 DRAFT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SBID
Attachment 5 DRAFT BID RESOLUTION TO LEVY
Attachment 6 DRAFT SBID RESOLUTION TO LEVY
Attachment 7 WCD FINANCIALS
b.
NEW AQUATIC AND COMMUNITY CENTER AT HEATHER FARM PARK: ACTION ON AQUATICS, SUSTAINABILITY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES OPTIONS Agenda Report
Attachment 1 April 10, 2024 Aquatics Schematic Design
Attachment 2 MOU with WCAF
Attachment 3 Counsilman - Hunsaker Report
Attachment 4 WCAF Letter
Addendum
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING at 9:26 p.m.
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