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March 5, 2024 ·7:16 PM Final - Amended ·--AMENDED--

Council Chambers / Teleconference

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Agenda — 43 items

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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. Proclamation Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Proclaiming The Month Of March 2024 As American Red Cross Month ID-2024-063
  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. (Lawrence Chiu) ID-2024-067 accept Pass
  19. 10.2. Action Minutes Of The February 20, 2024, Special City Council Closed Session. (April Richardson) ID-2024-060 approve Pass
  20. 10.3. Action Minutes Of The February 20, 2024, City Of Emeryville Regular City Council Meeting. (April Richardson) ID-2024-061 approve Pass
  21. 10.4. Phone System Migration. (Michael Parenti) ID-2024-054
  22. 22 sub-items
  23. 10.4.1. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With CallTower To Provide Telephone Services and Microsoft Licensing In The Amount Of Two Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($223,453.66), And As Adjusted By Taxes, Fees, And Phone Line Count Changes ID-2024-055 approve Pass
  24. 10.4.2. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Spectrotel To Provide POTS Transformation As A Service (PTaaS) Telephone Services In The Amount Of Sixty-Nine Thousand Fifty-Six Dollars ($69,056.00). ID-2024-056 approve
  25. 25 /sub-items
  26. 10.5. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Submit An Application For Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Funds To The California Department Of Housing And Community Development, Execute A Request For Funds, And Enter Into A California Standard Agreement. (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo) ID-2024-072 approve Pass
  27. 10.6. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Third Amendment With West Coast Arborists Services Inc. Maintenance Contract to Add Additional Tree Trimming And Removal Maintenance For A Total Increased Amount of $75,000, And A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount of $735,871. (Mohamed Alouai/Daniel Gonzales) ID-2024-071 approve Pass
  28. 10.7. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Agreement With Lyft Bikes And Scooters, LLC To Deploy Fifty-five Docked Electric-Assist Bicycles, And Three New Bikeshare Stations in Emeryville. (Mohamed Alaoui/Nancy Humphrey) ID-2023-449 approve Pass
  29. 10.8. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A First Amendment To The Professional Services Agreement with PlaceWorks, Retroactive to January 1, 2024, In An Amount Not To Exceed $179,225 For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $259,349 For Preparing Plans Specifications and Estimates For Planting Trees In The Public Right of Way. CEQA Determination: Exempt Under Sections 15308 and 15061(b)(3) (Mohamed Alaoui/Nancy Humphrey) ID-2024-066 approve Pass
  30. 10.9. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase One Ford Explorer Hybrid Patrol Vehicle From Folsom Lake Ford For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $56,662.79, And Purchase Necessary Emergency Patrol Vehicle Equipment For The Vehicle From Lehr, At An Estimated Amount Of $21,965.88. (Jeff Jennings/ Andrew Cassianos) ID-2024-038 approve Pass
  31. 10.10. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City of Emeryville Approving And Adopting A Memorandum of Understanding With The Service Employees International Union Local (SEIU) 1021 Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The Memorandum Of Understanding And Approving An Amendment To The City’s Classification And Compensation Plan In Conformance With California Code Of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5. (Paul Buddenhagen) ID-2024-089 approve Pass
  32. 10.11. Resolution Of the City Council Of The City of Emeryville Authorizing An Amendment To The MESA Compensation and Benefits Plan for Unrepresented Classifications In Conformance With California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 570.5. (Paul Buddenhagen) ID-2024-088 approve Pass
  33. 10.12. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Approving And Consenting To The Agreement Of Employment Between The Management Of Emeryville Services Authority (MESA) And John Kennedy As City Attorney And Authorizing The Chair Of The Board Of Directors To Execute The Agreement. (Mayor Welch) ID-2024-092 approve Pass
  34. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  35. 34 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Emeryville City Council. /s/ April Richardson, CMC City Clerk
  36. 12. ACTION ITEMS
  37. 13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
  38. 13.1. Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the February 22, 2024 meeting: (a) General Plan Annual Progress Report - Review of the annual progress report on implementation of the General Plan, including the Housing Element, in Calendar Year 2023, for submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.* * This item is scheduled for City Council review on March 19, 2024. The packet for the February 22, 2024 Planning Commission meeting can be viewed online at https://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=5588 ID-2024-065
  39. 14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
  40. 15. ADJOURNMENT
  41. 40 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608, AND VIA TELECONFERENCE.
  42. 41 LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
  43. 42 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. March 19, 2024 - Special Meeting - Committee Reports - Study Session - Tobacco Retail License Ordinance - Homebuyer Program Guidelines Revisions April 2, 2024 - Special Meeting: Committee Reports and Committee Appointments When published, the packets for City Council meetings can be viewed online at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. ID-2024-062