AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Loella Haskew
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Darling
Councilmember Matt Francois
Councilmember Cindy Silva
Councilmember Kevin Wilk
DATE:
November 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 4:00 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 REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA
Agency negotiators: Dan Buckshi, City Manager; Rich Payne, Public Works Director; and Valerie Sukhu, Administrative Analyst II Negotiating parties: City of Walnut Creek and Heather Farm Garden Center Under negotiation: Price and terms for lease of property b.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 1605 Locust Street, Walnut Creek, CA
Agency negotiators: Dan Buckshi, City Manager; Rich Payne, Public Works Director; and Valerie Sukhu, Administrative Analyst II Negotiating parties: City of Walnut Creek and Rudy and Tina Spits dba Urban Loxx Salon Under negotiation: Price and terms for lease of property c.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 1617 Locust Street, Walnut Creek, CA
Agency negotiators: Dan Buckshi, City Manager; Rich Payne, Public Works Director; and Valerie Sukhu, Administrative Analyst II Negotiating parties: City of Walnut Creek and Michael Vecchia dba Wine Hardware of Walnut Creek Under negotiation: Price and terms for lease of property
3. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION at 5:40 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.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
a.
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES of October 15, 2024.
Minutes
b.
ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANT REGISTERS dated October 10, 2024 (2), October 18 ,2024, October 25, 2024, November 1, 2024(2), and November 8, 2024(2); and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated October 18, 2024(2) and November 1, 2024(2).
Warrant Registers
c.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE amending title 10 (Planning and Zoning) of the Walnut Creek Municipal Code pertaining to automobile and bicycle parking requirements and greater clarity and consistency with state law (introduced 10/15/24).
Ordinance
Addendum
d.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION appointing Planning Commissioner Molly P. Clopp to the Transportation Partnership and Cooperation (TRANSPAC), the Regional Transportation Planning Committee for Central Contra Costa County.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1- Draft Resolution
Attachment 2- Map
e.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION approving the Salary and Wage Plan dated and effective as of November 24, 2024.
Agenda Report
Attachment - Draft Resolution with Exhibit A
f.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION authorizing a budget appropriation of $491,800 within the Golf Course - City Administration Enterprise Fund from the Golf Course Capital Equipment & Improvement Reserve Fund to complete the Boundary Oak driving range renovation project.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Boundary Oak Post Construction Memo
Addendum
g.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION approving the new street name "Abigail Place" for Major Subdivision No. 9608, The Minert Residences, located at 730 and 748 Minert Road.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Location Map
Attachment 3 - Approved Site Plan and Subdivision
h.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION authorizing the City to submit a Prohousing Incentive Program application to the state’s Housing and Community Development Department and APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION for an amount up to $1,000,000 to support the City’s affordable housing and preservation efforts.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Prohousing Designation Award
Attachment 2 - Prohousing Public Application Tracker
Attachment 3 - PIP Draft Application
Attachment 4 - Draft Resolution
i.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION accepting a grant and authorizing execution of the grant agreement between the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation and the Lesher Center for the Arts, in the amount of $500,000 over 5 years, and appropriating up to $100,000 each fiscal year in the Lesher Foundation Fund budget beginning in Fiscal Year 2025 and ending Fiscal Year 2029, to fund arts programming and facility upgrades at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
Agenda Report
Attachment Resolution
j.
ACCEPTANCE OF WORK for Contract 24-04, the Mt. Diablo Boulevard Base Failure Repair project as complete; and AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY CLERK to file a Notice of Completion for the Project with the County Recorder.
Agenda Report
k.
AUTHORIZATION OF CITY MANAGER to execute a contract change order with Western Allied Mechanical dba Dynamic Technical Solutions for the Lesher Center Building Automation Systems Improvements Project (Contract 22-33) by an additional project by $35,300 for a new authorized total of $531,498.
Agenda Report
l.
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY MANAGER to enter into a consultant services agreement with Spektrix Inc., in the amount of $688,410, to provide three years of annual subscription services for Lesher Center ticketing.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement
Attachment 2 - Lesher RFP
m.
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER to enter into Master Consultant Services Agreements with five (5) consulting firms (Callander Associates (CALA), Gates and Associates, Royston, Hanamoto, Alley, and Abey (RHAA), Tanaka Design Group, and Verde Design, Inc.) to provide various landscape architecture consulting services for a not-to-exceed amount of $400,000 each, for a period of no more than five (5) years starting from the contract execution date, in substantially the same form as provided.
Agenda Report
Attachment Master Consultant Services Agreement
n.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION for an amount of $179,837.87 within the Grant Fund, the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) accelerator state funds for homeowner rebates and activities related to enhancing the City’s portfolio of pre-reviewed ADU plans; and AUTHORIZATION OF CITY STAFF to proceed with the necessary steps to utilize the grant funds.
Agenda Report
Attachment Resolution 24-61
o.
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) for the Walnut Creek Police Department Radio Replacement project; and APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION for an amount of $963,000 within the Grant Fund.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1- Grant Award Letter
Attachment 2- Congressman Desaulnier Letter
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment
Public Comment Handout
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcements - City Attorney Steve Mattas reported that the City Council provided direction on all three Closed Session items. He reported that by a 5-0 vote, the City Council authorized the City to resolve an insurance claim that the City has against one of its insurance companies. b.
City Manager reports - City Manager Dan Buckshi reported out on the recent November 5, 2024 election and shared that the City received a Beacon Award related to sustainability from the Institute for Local Government. c.
City Councilmember reports on AB1234 Activities, Councilmember assignments and various activities and upcoming event
5. CONSIDERATION
a.
DISCUSSION OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS AND RELATED POTENTIAL OPTIONS REGARDING THE HEATHER FARM AQUATICS AND COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT Agenda Report
Addendum
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING at 8:38 p.m.
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