City Council Special Meeting 4pm/ Regular Meeting at 6 pm Tuesday, October 15, 2024
CITY HALL
1666 N. MAIN STREET, WALNUT CREEK
CouncilMembers:
FRANCOIS
SILVA
wILK
mAYOR pRO tEM Darling
mayor Haskew
Meeting minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting on November 19, 2024.
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - STUDY SESSION AT 4:00 PM Council Chamber, 1st Floor
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
a.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
b.
ROLL CALL - all Councilmembers were in attendance.
2. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
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.
Mayor Haskew reported that under California law, public comments at special meetings are limited to subjects on the agenda only; therefore, public comments would be received during the City Council consideration of the item.
3. STUDY SESSION
a.
NEW AQUATIC AND COMMUNITY CENTER AT HEATHER FARM PARK: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION PACKAGE Arts + Recreation Director Kevin Safine provided the staff presentation. He provided the project overview and background and reported that staff is seeking Council direction on the updated Design Development Presentation Package., including the recommended options of exterior building materials, landscape plan and planting palette, recreational pool play structure, and updated site plan for the new facility.
Jocelyn Lawrence Barish, Noll & Tam Architects, discussed the design development presentation package, including site and building plans, pool plans and recreation pool play structure, exterior building materials palette and perspective illustrations.
Gina Chavez, RRM Design Group, discussed the landscape design.
Lawrence Barish, Noll & Tam, discussed the building materials palette.
Arts + Recreation Director Safine discussed next steps.
Public comments were received from Brendan Moran and David Harder (provided a handout which was identical to the written comment submitted). Written public comments were received, provided to the Council and posted online as part of the meeting record.
Motion by Silva, second by Mayor Pro Tem Darling,
carried unanimously
, to ACCEPT the Heather Farm Aquatic and Community Center Design Development Package elements (updated project site plan, including the circulation plan; exterior building materials palette (Palette A); landscape planting palette and plan; and recreational pool play structure with more life-like aquatic themed features) presented in order to move the project into the construction documentation phase.
YEAS:
Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Darling, Mayor Haskew, Francois, Silva.
Agenda Report
Attachment A Project Assumptions and Principles
Attachment B Design Development Presentation Plans
Attachment C Design Development Presentation Palette
Attachment D Design Development Presentation Renderings Attachment E Parking Circulation
Addendum Public Comment
4. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - STUDY SESSION at 5:21 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: Walnut Creek Sisters Cities Student Ambassadors d.
PRESENTATION: Walnut Creek Youth Leadership Commission
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
No public comments were received for items on the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Silva, second by Mayor Pro Tem Darling,
carried unanimously
, to APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR as follows:
YEAS:
Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Darling, Mayor Haskew, Francois, Silva. a.
APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of October 1, 2024.
Minutes
b.
ACCEPTED WARRANT REGISTERS dated September 27,2024 and October 4, 2024 (2); and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated October 4, 2024 (2).
Warrant Registers
c.
ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 2245 amending title 10 (Planning and Zoning) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code to conform with the California Employee Housing Act and to remove constraints on persons with disabilities consistent with the 2023-2031 Housing Element (introduced 10/1/24).
Ordinance
d.
ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 2246 amending title 10 (Planning and Zoning) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code, pertaining to the regulations for accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units (introduced 10/1/24).
Ordinance
e.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 24-62 declaring that there is no need for the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency to function in the community and requesting that the Contra Costa County Countywide Oversight Board approve the dissolution of the Successor Agency, and authorizing the City Manager to take necessary actions to dissolve the Successor Agency.
Agenda Report
Attachment Draft Resolution
f.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 24-63 authorizing the submittal of an application to CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program.
Agenda Report
Attachment Draft Resolution
g.
APPROVED the FY25 Affordable Housing Development Subsidy Request for Proposals soliciting proposals for affordable housing for an amount not to exceed 80% of the total funds currently available in the City's Commercial Linkage (Fund 173) and Housing In-Lieu Fees (Fund 175) funds.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Resolution 23-65
Attachment 2 Affordable Housing Funds Allocation Process h.
AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to execute a Consultant Services Agreement with LWP Claims Solutions, Inc. for workers' compensation claims administration services with a contract effective date of December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2027.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 RFP Response
Attachment 2 RFP
Attachment 3 Consultant Services Agreement
i.
AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to enter into a First Amendment to the Master Consultant Services Agreement with BSK Associates for on-call material testing and inspection services, increasing the maximum compensation from $250,000 to $500,000.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Executed MSA
Attachment 2 First Ammendment
j.
ADOPTED PROCLAMATION declaring October 23-31, 2024 Red Ribbon Week in the City.
Agenda Report
Attachment Proclamation
k.
ADOPTED PROCLAMATION declaring October 2024 Medicine Abuse Awareness Month.
Agenda Report
Attachment Proclamation
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Public comments were received from Jess Kerlin, Ernest Lavagetto, Laura Patch and Brendan Moran. Written public comments were received, provided to the Council and posted online as part of the meeting record.
Addendum Public Comment
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - none.
b.
City Manager reports - City Manager Dan Buckshi announced Election Day is November 5 and encouraged all to vote. 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.
WAIVE READING AND INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE MAKING ZONING AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE PROVISIONS FOR OFF-STREET PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (Item continued from the regular meeting on 7/23/24) Assistant Planner Henry Rood provided the staff presentation. He reported that the purpose of this hearing is for the City Council to review, waive reading, and introduce a proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance to: (1) implement and comply with Assembly Bill (AB) 2097 and other recent state laws; (2) update bicycle parking requirements; and (3) make other minor "clean-up" amendments. This Ordinance was previously presented to the Council during a public hearing at its July 23, 2024 meeting. Consequently, the proposed ordinance and the public hearing was continued to October 15, 2024.
Assistant Planner Rood noted that an Errata sheet was provided and posted online as part of the meeting record.
No in-person public comments were received. Written public comments were received, provided to the Council and posted online as part of the meeting record.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Darling, second by Francois,
carried unanimously
, to WAIVE READING AND INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE making CEQA exemption findings under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines and amending Title 10 (Planning and Zoning) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code to (1) implement and comply with Assembly Bill (AB) 2097 and other recent state laws; (2) update bicycle parking requirements; and (3) make other minor "clean-up" amendments, including the changes presented in the errata provided and the additional clerical changes proposed at the meeting by Councilmember Silva.
YEAS:
Wilk, Mayor Pro Tem Darling, Mayor Haskew, Francois, Silva.
City Attorney Mattas noted for the record that the ordinance edits proposed in the motion are minor, non-substantive edits to help the reader understand the document.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Proposed Ordinance
Attachment 2 AB 2097 Full Text
Attachment 3 AB 894 Full Text
Attachment 4 AB 1308 Full Text
Errata Sheet
In closing, Mayor Haskew reported that the City has been awarded the platinum level award for sustainability best practices by the California Non-Profit Institute for Local Government.
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING at 7:34 p.m. ________________________________________
Suzie Martinez, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Walnut Creek
Approved:
_______________________________________
Loella Haskew
2023-24 Mayor of the City of Walnut Creek