City Council

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Agenda — 47 items

1. 1 This meeting is being conducted in-person at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California
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6. 6 The AGENDA for this regular meeting is as follows:
7. 1. CALL TO ORDER
8. 2. ROLL CALL
9. 3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA approve Pass
10. 4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
11. 4.1. Administration Of Oath of Office To City Manager LaTanya Bellow. (April Richardson) ID-2025-027
12. 5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES
13. 6. COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING ATTENDANCE
14. 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
15. 8. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
16. 9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
17. 10. CONSENT ITEMS Approved the Consent Agenda Pass
18. 10.1. Warrants. (Lilybell Nakamura) ID-2025-017 accept Pass
19. 10.2. Action Minutes Of The December 10, 2024, Special City Council Closed Session Meeting. (April Richardson) ID-2025-001 approve Pass
20. 10.3. Action Minutes of December 10, 2024, Emeryville City Council Special Meeting. (April Richardson) ID-2025-002 approve Pass
21. 10.4. Action Minutes Of The December 10, 2024, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Richardson) ID-2025-004 approve Pass
22. 10.5. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Adopting The City Council Regular Meeting Calendar For February 2025 Through January 2026. (April Richardson / Lorrayne Leong) (In Conjunction With Successor Agency Agenda Item 6.3) ID-2025-009 approve Pass
23. 10.6. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Extending The Current Term For The Resident Position On The ACTC’s Paratransit Advisory And Planning Commission To March 4, 2025; Amending And Publicly Noticing FPPC Form Number 806 As Required By FPPC Regulation 18705.5; And Amending The 2025 City Roster Of County, Regional And Statewide Bodies Accordingly. (April Richardson / Lorrayne Leong) ID-2025-019 approve Pass
24. 10.7. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Appointing Standby Officers For City Council Member Succession In The Event Of A Declared Emergency For Calendar Year 2025. (April Richardson / Lorrayne Leong) ID-2025-025 approve Pass
25. 10.8. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Retroactively Accept And Expend A Three-Year Grant Award On Behalf Of The Police Department From The State Of California’s Department Of Justice (DOJ), In The Amount Of $99,780, Related To Reducing Youth Access To Tobacco. (Jeff Jennings / Fred Dauer) ID-2025-006 approve Pass
26. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
27. 11.1. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Granting An Annual Card Room License To The Oaks Card Club For The Calendar Year 2025. (Jeff Jennings / Andrew Cassianos) ID-2025-005 approve Pass
28. 12. ACTION ITEMS
29. 28 Introduction And First Reading Of An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending Emeryville Municipal Code Section 4-.9.01 Combining The Transportation Committee And Sustainability Committee, With Expanded Oversight, And Rebranding It The Transportation And Sustainability Committee; CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant To CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3) ID-2025-020 approve first reading Pass
30. 12.1. Fiscal Year 2024 Affordable Housing Expenditure Plan And Program Annual Report. (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo) ID-2025-014 approve
31. 12.2. City Council Committee Reorganization And Amendment To The Housing Committee Membership: (April Richardson) ID-2025-011
32. 31 sub-items
33. 12.2.1. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending The Public Safety Committee And Community Services Committee Meeting Schedule To Every Other Month With Meetings In January, March, May, July, September, And November With A Regular Meeting Date And Time To Be Determined By The Committee Membership At Their First Meetings Each Year ID-2025-012 approve Pass
34. 32 Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Appointing City Council Members To City Council Committees For One-Year Terms; And Amending The FY2024-25 Local Roster Of Boards, Commissions And Committees Accordingly. (April Richardson / Lorrayne Leong) ID-2025-022 approve Pass
35. 12.2.2. Introduction And First Reading Of An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending Emeryville Municipal Code Section 4-.9.01 Combining The Transportation Committee And Sustainability Committee, With Expanded Oversight, And Rebranding It The Transportation And Sustainability Committee; CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant To CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3) ID-2025-020 approve first reading Pass
36. 12.2.3. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Amending The Membership Of The Housing Committee From To Seven Community Members; And Amending The FY2024-25 Local Roster Of Boards, Commissions And Committees Accordingly ID-2025-021 approve Pass
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38. 12.3. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Appointing City Council Members To City Council Committees For One-Year Terms; And Amending The FY2024-25 Local Roster Of Boards, Commissions And Committees Accordingly. (April Richardson / Lorrayne Leong) ID-2025-022 approve Pass
39. 12.4. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Appointing City Council Representatives To Various County, Regional And Statewide Boards, Commissions And Committees For One-Year Terms Unless Otherwise Noted; Publicly Noticing FPPC Form Number 806 As Required By FPPC Regulation 18705.5; And Amending The 2025 City Roster Of County, Regional And Statewide Bodies Accordingly. (April Richardson / Lorrayne Leong) ID-2025-024 approve Pass
40. 37 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
41. 13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
42. 14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
43. 15. ADJOURNMENT
44. 41 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608.
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46. 43 LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
47. 44 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. February 4, 2025 - Cultural District Update/Art Installation February 18, 2025 - Dissolution of MESA When published, the packets for City Council meetings can be viewed online at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. ID-2025-026