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November 4, 2025 ·7:16 PM Final - Amended ·--AMENDED--

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  1. 1 This meeting is being conducted in-person at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California
  2. 2 Please note the following change to the City’s public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB 2449, remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person. Public comment for Council agenda items can be submitted online via our written comment card at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. Written comments can also be submitted by email to city_council@emeryville.org or to the City Clerk at city_clerk@emeryville.org. If you would like to support, oppose, or otherwise comment on an upcoming agenda item, please send in your comments prior to the meeting.
  3. 3 The link below allows public viewing of the meeting (no public comment via Zoom): Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://emeryville-org.zoom.us/j/84809350284?pwd=H5PUZdzpmImIHA9XhhLjNJD889kdPg.bZ8V-ZxIkDuzHldj Passcode: 789401 Telephone: 669-900-6833 Webinar ID: 848 0935 0284 Passcode: 789401
  4. 4 A complete copy of the agenda packet is available for viewing at the Information Center at City Hall, located at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, and on the city’s website at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. Before the Council meeting, all writings that are public records and relate to an agenda item below which are distributed to a majority of the legislative body less than 72 hours prior to the meeting noticed above will be made available as “late correspondence” and will be published on the agenda beneath the relevant agenda item. Copies will also be available at the Information Counter at City Hall during normal business hours. The meeting is shown live on the City of Emeryville television channel (ETV), cable channel 27, and will be rebroadcast as part of the regular City Council, Successor Agency, Management of Emeryville Services Authority, and related meetings, according to the published ETV schedule of programs. Council meetings will also be available to view through live media streaming accessible from the City of Emeryville website at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. You can subscribe to receive Emeryville City Council, Successor Agency, Management of Emeryville Services Authority, and related agendas, in digital format by going to our website at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. Simply fill out your information, check “City Council Agendas”, and click the “Subscribe” button. By doing so, you will automatically receive meeting agendas via email. All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and will all be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the Council votes on the motion to adopt. Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Presiding Officer calls for comments from those persons who are in support of or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the Hearing is closed and brought back to Council level for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless requested by the Council. No animals shall be allowed at or brought in to a public meeting by any person except (i) as to members of the public or City staff utilizing the assistance of a service animal, which is defined as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability; or (ii) as to police officers utilizing the assistance of a dog(s) in law enforcement duties. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a person requiring an accommodation, auxiliary aid, or service to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 510-596-4300, as far in advance as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event. The best effort to fulfill the request will be made. Assistive listening devices are available for anyone with hearing difficulty from the City Clerk prior to the meeting and must be returned to the City Clerk at the end of the meeting. Public Comment: Each speaker is limited to three minutes to present their comments to the City Council at each speaking opportunity. At the discretion of the Presiding Officer, time limits may be further adjusted. The City Council welcomes comments, including criticism, about the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the City, or of the acts or omissions of the City Council. Speakers shall not use threatening, profane, or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of a City Council, Successor Agency, Management of Emeryville Services Authority, or related meeting. The City is committed to maintaining a workplace free of unlawful harassment and is mindful that City staff regularly attend Council meetings. Discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act – i.e., statements or conduct that is hostile, intimidating, oppressive, or abusive – is per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated.
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  6. 6 The AGENDA for this regular meeting is as follows:
  7. 1. CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:01
  8. 2. ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:07
  9. 3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA approve Pass ▶ jump to 0:26
  10. 4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY ▶ jump to 0:44
  11. 5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES ▶ jump to 0:47
  12. 6. COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING ATTENDANCE ▶ jump to 0:55
  13. 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ▶ jump to 1:46
  14. 8. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 1:55
  15. 9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA ▶ jump to 2:15
  16. 10. CONSENT ITEMS Approved the Consent Agenda Pass ▶ jump to 24:55
  17. 10.1. Action Minutes Of The October 21, 2025, Special City Council Closed Session Meeting. (April Foran) ID-2025-343 approve Pass
  18. 10.2. Action Minutes of The October 21, 2025, Emeryville City Council Special Meeting. (April Foran) ID-2025-344 approve Pass
  19. 10.3. Action Minutes Of The October 21, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Foran) ID-2025-345 approve Pass
  20. 10.4. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Consenting To The Proposed On-Street Parking Restrictions For Recreational Vehicles, Trucks, And Trailers Near Certain Public City Parks. (Mohamed Alaoui / Ryan O'Connell) ID-2025-325 approve Pass
  21. 10.5. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A First Amendment To The Maintenance Agreement With George S. Hall, Inc., For Providing Maintenance Services To Citywide Facilities To Increase The Contract Amount By An Additional Amount Of $130,000 For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $1,146,750 Budgeting The Contract To Cover Maintenance Tasks Due To Unforeseeable Yet Time Sensitive Work. (Mohamed Alaoui / Saleh Aboutaleb) ID-2025-347 approve Pass
  22. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 25:17
  23. 11.1. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Granting A Waiver From The Noise Ordinance For Paving Work On Hollis Street, Park Avenue, 45th Street, 53rd Street, Stanford Avenue, Powell Street, Doyle Street, 59th Street, And 67th Street On Dates To Be Determined Between November 5, 2025 and June 30, 2026, Excluding The Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Years’ Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Presidents Day, Memorial Day And Juneteenth Holidays, To The City Of Emeryville And Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc., For Work Related To Street Improvements As Part Of The 2024 Sustainable Streetscapes, Project No. EPW-23008 (CIP No. 24221005) (CEQA Status: Exempt Pursuant To State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)). (Mohamed Alaoui / Phillip Toste) ID-2025-317 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:19
  24. 23 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council. /s/ April Foran, CMC City Clerk
  25. 12. ACTION ITEMS ▶ jump to 40:34
  26. 13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS ▶ jump to 40:35
  27. 13.1. Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the October 23, 2025 meeting: (a) BESS Berkeley Emergency Storm Shelter (UP25-003) - Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit application for a temporary winter shelter at the former City Recreation Center located at 4300 San Pablo Avenue. The shelter will operate from December 1, 2025, to April 15, 2025. CEQA Status: This project is exempt from environmental review under California State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, which applies to minor alteration of existing structures involving negligible or no expansion of use, and the “common sense exemption” at State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposal may have a significant effect on the environment. General Plan Land Use Classification: Mixed Use with Residential, Major Transit Hub, and Neighborhood Retail Overlay; Zoning District: Mixed Use with Residential (MUR), Transit Hub Overlay (TH), Neighborhood Retail Overlay (RR) and Pedestrian Priority Zone (PP). (Applicant: Dorothy Day House - Roshone Atkins) (Owner: City of Emeryville) (APNs: 49-1079-14-1 and -17-1) (b) Bicycle Parking (ORD25-001) - Study Session considering a recommendation to the City Council to approve proposed amendments to Title 9 (the Planning Regulations) of the Emeryville Municipal Code to modify bicycle parking requirements in Section 9-4.408 (Bicycle Parking) in Article 4 of Chapter 4. This project is exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines under the “common sense exemption” at Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposal may have a significant effect on the environment. ID-2025-341 ▶ jump to 40:39
  28. 14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ▶ jump to 41:46
  29. 15. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 48:00
  30. 29 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608.
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  32. 31 LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
  33. 32 Please Note: This list is for informational purposes only. All items shown here are tentative at this time and are not confirmed until the agendas for the meeting dates are published and posted, 11 days prior to the meeting. Other items may be added. Also note that this list shows working titles, which may be revised slightly before the item becomes final. Please continue to check the final, published agenda for the latest information. November 18, 2025 - BIPOC Small Business Support December 2, 2025 - Study Session - One Council Meeting Per Month ID-2025-346