City Council Regular Meeting at 6 pm with Closed Session to follow Tuesday, May 20, 2025
CITY HALL
1666 N. MAIN STREET, WALNUT CREEK
CouncilMembers:
DEVINNEY
FRANCOIS
sILVA
mAYOR pRO tEM Wilk
mayor Darling
Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council at the regular meeting held on June 3, 2025 REGULAR MEETING: CITY COUNCIL 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 - Mayor Pro Tem Wilk participated remotely, Councilmember Francois was absent (Councilmember Francois joined the meeting at 7:09pm.) c.
PROCLAMATION: Affordable Housing Month
d.
PRESENTATION & PROCLAMATION: National Public Works Week e.
PRESENTATION: Las Lomas Wellness Center
f.
PRESENTATION: Lesher Center Strategic Plan Update and New Season Announcements Public comment was received from Sandeep Kaujalgi, Mike Weintraub and Bob Linscheid.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Silva pulled Consent Calendar Item 2e to provide comments and ask questions of staff. No public comments were received relating to items on the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Silva, second by Francois,
carried unanimously
, to APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 2a-d and 2f as follows:
YEAS:
DeVinney, Francois, Silva, Mayor Pro Tem Wilk, Mayor Darling. a.
APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES dated May 6, 2025.
May 6, 2025 Minutes
b.
ACCEPTED WARRANT REGISTERS dated May 2, 2025 (2) and May 9, 2025 (3) ; and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated May 2, 2025 (2).
Warrant Registers
c.
AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER to enter into a Consultant Services Agreement with TruePoint Solutions to purchase the "G-Wiz" software-as-a-service platform in the amount of $120,569.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Proposed CSA With TruePoint Solutions
Attachment 2 Existing Agreement with TruePoint Solutions d.
REJECTED BIDS for Contract 24-07, the 2025 Unsignalized Pedestrian Crossing project; and AUTHORIZED STAFF to solicit new bids for the project.
Agenda Report
Attachment Bid Evaluation
f.
APPROVED INFORMAL BID LIMIT INCREASE for public construction project contracts from $200,000 to $220,000, consistent with changes to the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Resolution 14-74
Attachment 2 Ordinance 2136
Attachment 3 AB2249
Attachment 4 AB 2192
e.
AUTHORIZATION OF THE AWARD OF $1,000,000 to Habitat for Humanity for Esperanza Place Phase 2 and $1,000,000 conditionally to Resources for Community Development for Civic Crossing, with disbursement contingent upon exhaustion of other funding options and a demonstrated need for additional support to ensure Civic Crossing’s viability.
Councilmember Silva pulled Consent Calendar Item 2e to provide comments and ask questions of staff. No public comments were received.
Motion by Silva, second by Francois,
carried unanimously
, to AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF $1,000,000 to Habitat for Humanity for Esperanza Place Phase 2 and $1,000,000 conditionally to Resources for Community Development for Civic Crossing, with disbursement contingent upon exhaustion of other funding options and a demonstrated need for additional support to ensure Civic Crossing's viability.
YEAS:
DeVinney, Francois, Silva, Mayor Pro Tem Wilk, Mayor Darling.
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 Resolution 23-65
Attachment 2 Affordable Housing Funds Allocation Process Attachment 3 FY25 Affordable Housing Subsidy Request for Proposals Attachment 4 Habitat Proposal
Attachment 5 RCD Proposal
Attachment 6 Sierra Garden Proposal
Attachment 7 Comparison Chart
Attachment 8 HCD Presentation
Public Comment
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
No public comments were received.
4. COUNCILMEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS a.
Closed Session announcement - none.
b.
City Manager reports - City Manager Dan Buckshi reported on the revised state budget and Contra Costa County’s Annual Report. 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.
The meeting was recessed from 7:41 p.m. to 7:51 p.m.
5. CONSIDERATION
a.
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026 PRIORITIES SCOPES OF WORK Administrative Analyst Joe Carozza introduced the five strategic priorities for the City for calendar years 2025 and 2026 as identified by Council at a special meeting held on February 11, 2025. Department staff (Mike Nimon, Economic Development Manager, Candice Rankin Mumby, Sustainability Manager, Erika Vandenbrande, Community Development Director, Rich Payne, Public Works Director, and Jamie Knox, Chief of Police) presented on each of the five strategic priorities and their respective draft general scopes of work.
No public comments were received.
No formal action was taken. The City Council provided input and feedback on the draft general scopes of work for each priority presented by City staff.
Agenda Report
Attachment Draft City Council Priorities Scopes of Work Public Comment
b.
SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR UNSCHEDULED COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS Deputy City Clerk Ellena Branson introduced the unscheduled vacancies on the Design Review Commission, Planning Commission, Board of Appeals and for an alternate representative on the Contra Costa County Library Commission and provided Council with an overview of options on how to move forward with candidate selections.
Mayor Darling provided the following recommendations for the Council to consider: interview both Board of Appeal applicants, interview all five Library Commission applicants, keep the one candidate on the list and re-open the Design Review Commission recruitment to gather additional qualified applicants; and ballot for the Planning Commission applicants – selecting 8 to interview.
No public comments were received.
Motion by Silva, second by Darling,
carried unanimously
, to interview both Board of Appeal applicants, interview all five Library Commission applicants, and keep the one candidate on the list and re-open the Design Review Commission recruitment to gather additional qualified applicants.
YEAS:
Cindy Silva, Cindy Darling, Craig DeVinney, Kevin Wilk, Matt Francois.
Ballots were distributed for the selection of eight candidates to interview for the vacancies on the Planning Commission.
The meeting was recessed from 9:45 p.m. to 10:02 p.m. to provide an opportunity for ballot tabulation.
Deputy City Clerk Branson provided the results of the ballot tabulations with the eight highest vote getters being: Jonathan Bartlett, Casey Case, Matthew Guichard, Cherise Khaund, Katherine Ming, Brendan Moran, Rob Rees and Eric Wright.
Motion by Francois, second by DeVinney,
carried unanimously
, to interview the following candidates for the vacancies on the Planning Commission: Jonathan Bartlett, Casey Case, Matthew Guichard, Cherise Khaund, Katherine Ming, Brendan Moran, Rob Rees and Eric Wright.
YEAS:
DeVinney, Francois, Silva, Mayor Pro Tem Wilk, Mayor Darling.
Agenda Report
Attachment List of Applicants
Mayor Darling adjourned the regular meeting in memoriam of former Contra Costa Board Supervisor Federal D. Glover. After an opportunity for public comment (no public comments were received), the City Council reconvened in closed session in the 2nd Floor Conference Room pursuant to:
6. CLOSED SESSION (not on video)
a.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Trish Raver, Kelly Guertin & Jesse Lad Employee Organizations: Police Officers Association (POA) and Police Management Association (PMA)
7. ADJOURNMENT- CLOSED SESSION at 10:40 p.m.
________________________________________
Ellena Branson
Deputy City Clerk of the City of Walnut Creek
Approved:
_______________________________________
Cindy Darling
2024-25 Mayor of the City of Walnut Creek