City Council
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Agenda — 39 items
- 1 This meeting is being conducted in-person at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California
- 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.
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- 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 request free copies of the 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/notifyme. Simply fill out your information, check “City Council Agendas”, and click the “Subscribe” button. By doing so, you will automatically receive all of the agendas for the year via email and/or text. 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 The AGENDA for this regular meeting is as follows:
- 1. CALL TO ORDER
- 2. ROLL CALL
- 3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA
- 4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
- 4.1. Proclamation Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Recognizing April 6-12, 2025, As National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. (Mayor Mourra)
- 5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES
- 6. COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING ATTENDANCE
- 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
- 8. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
- 9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
- 10. CONSENT ITEMS
- 10.1. Warrants. (Lilybell Nakamura)
- 10.2. Action Minutes Of The March 18, 2025, Special City Council Closed Session Meeting. (April Richardson)
- 10.3. Action Minutes Of The March 18, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Richardson)
- 10.4. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A First Amendment To The Existing Agreement With Monarch Plumbing And Rooter Inc. For Sanitary Sewer Testing And Repair Services In The Amount Of $229,978.00 And Appropriating $248,514.00 To The Rehabilitation Of City Sewer Laterals Project CIP# FM-15, Project No. 20650006 From Fund 650. (Mohamed Alaoui / Nik Ignacio)
- 10.5. City Council Strategic Planning Session Outcomes Report. (LaTanya Bellow)
- 10.6. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing An Amendment To The Classification And Compensation Plan To Add A Human Resources Analyst And Senior Human Resources Analyst Classification With A Monthly Salary Range Of $9,288 To - $12,537 And Approving An Amendment To The City’s Compensation Plan In Conformance With California Code Of Regulations Title 2, Section 570.5. (Lilybell Nakamura / Qiana James)
- 10.7. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Grant Agreement In The Amount Of $266,250 Between The City Of Emeryville And Bay Bridge Corporation, A California Nonprofit Corporation, For Operating And Replacement Reserves For The Bay Bridge Apartments Affordable Housing Project, 1034-1044 36th Street. (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo)
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- 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 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, And Powell Street On Non-Holiday Dates To Be Determined Between April 2, 2025, And October 30, 2025, By 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)
- 12. ACTION ITEMS
- 28 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the Emeryville City Council. /s/ April Richardson, CMC City Clerk
- 12.1. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Commit To A Permanent Financing Development Loan In An Amount Not To Exceed $12,757,855 Between The City Of Emeryville And EAH Inc., A California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, For The Development Of Affordable Housing At 4300 San Pablo Avenue And To Authorize The City Manager To Execute The Second Amendment To The Lease Disposition And Development Agreement By And Between The City Of Emeryville And EAH, Inc. For 4300 San Pablo Avenue (CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant To California Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4) And State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268(a), 15269(c), 15332, And 15061(b)(3)). (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo)
- 12.2. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget, Amending City Financial Policies, And Transferring Funds And Assigning Funds. (Lilybell Nakamura / Brian Moura)
- 13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
- 13.1. Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the March 27, 2025 meeting: (a) Total Wine & More Signs (SIGN25-002) - Major Sign Permit for two illuminated wall signs, a monument sign, and three non-illuminated signs on the tower structure for Total Wine & More at 3938 Horton Street. CEQA Status: This project is exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15311(a), which applies to placement of on-premises signs; 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 and Regional Retail Overlay; Zoning District: Mixed Use with Residential (MUR), Regional Retail Overlay (RR), and Pedestrian Priority Zone (PP). (Applicant: Nick Ford/Golden Gate Sign Company) (Owner: HSE Associates LLC c/o Derek C. Watts) (APN: 007-0617-022) (b) Rivian Service Center (UP25-002) - A study session to review an application for a Major Conditional Use Permit to allow an electric vehicle service center (“Motor Vehicle Sales and Services - Repair and Service”) in three existing buildings at 1483, 1487, and 1499 67th Street. The 61,775-square-foot facility will service Rivian electric vehicles with ancillary storage and office uses. General Plan Land Use Classification: Industrial; Zoning District: Heavy Industrial (INH). (Applicant: Landon Bradshaw/Arcadis Architecture) (Owner: 66th and 67th Street LLC c/o Gen Yasuda) (APNs 049-1511-012-01; 049-1511-015-04 & -05)
- 14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
- 15. ADJOURNMENT
- 35 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608.
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- 37 LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
- 38 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. April 15, 2025 - Development Impact Fee Update May 6, 2025 - Study Session: Budget When published, the packets for City Council meetings can be viewed online at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil.