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February 6, 2024 ·7:16 PM Final - Amended ·--AMENDED--

Council Chambers / Teleconference

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Agenda — 37 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. Presentation: UC Berkeley Advanced Urban Design Studio - Emeryville ID-2024-031
  12. 4.2. Proclamation Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Proclaiming February 2024 As Black History Month ID-2024-046
  13. 5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION / COMMITTEE VACANCIES
  14. 6. COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / REPORTS ON MEETING ATTENDANCE
  15. 7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
  16. 8. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
  17. 9. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA / ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
  18. 10. CONSENT ITEMS Approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  19. 10.1. Warrants. (Lawrence Chiu) ID-2024-028 accept Pass
  20. 10.2. Action Minutes Of The January 16, 2024, Special City Council Closed Session. (April Richardson) ID-2024-022 approve Pass
  21. 10.3. Action Minutes Of The January 16, 2024, City Of Emeryville Study Session Meeting. (April Richardson) ID-2024-023 approve Pass
  22. 10.4. Action Minutes Of The January 16, 2024, City Of Emeryville Special City Council Meeting. (April Richardson) ID-2024-024 approve Pass
  23. 10.5. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Three (3) Year Agreement To Pay Compensation To The City Of Oakland For Library Services In the Following Amounts: Fiscal Year 2023-2024, One Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Dollars ($126,000), Fiscal Year 2024-2025, One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($132,300) And Fiscal Year 2025-2026, One Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($138,915). (Paul Buddenhagen / Pedro Jimenez) approve Pass
  24. 10.6. Second Reading And Adoption Of An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Approving And Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into And Execute A Lease Disposition And Development Agreement Between The City Of Emeryville And EAH, Inc. And Related Ground Leases For The Development And Operation Of An Affordable Housing Project At 5890, 5900 And 6150 Christie Avenue (APNs 049-1493-003, 049-1493-004 And 049-1493-005) And Authorizing The City Manager To Take Action To Effectuate The Lease Disposition and Development Agreement And Related Ground Leases (CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268(a) And 15332) (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo) ID-2024-018 approve Pass
  25. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  26. 11.1. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Granting A Waiver From The Noise Ordinance To Pacific Gas And Electric Company To Install New Equipment And Energize A New Customer At 5621 Bay Street From 7:00 P.M. On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 To 6:00 A.M. On Thursday, February 8, 2024 (CEQA Status: Exempt Pursuant To State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(B)(3)) (Chadrick Smalley / Miroo Desai / Alyssa Chung) ID-2024-019 approve Pass
  27. 11.2. Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Granting A Waiver From The Noise Ordinance For Sewer Rehabilitation Work On West MacArthur Boulevard, Ohlone Way, And The Greenway Path Adjacent To The South Bayfront Bridge For Dates To Be Determined Between February 7, 2024 And March 15, 2024 To The City Of Emeryville And Corcus Construction Inc. For Work Related Sanitary Sewer Spot Repair As Part Of The Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Sanitary Sewer Spot Repairs Project (CIP Number 15511005). (Mohamed Alaoui/Nik Ignacio) ID-2024-027 approve Pass
  28. 12. ACTION ITEMS
  29. 28 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
  30. 12.1. Consideration Of Travel Authorization For Council Member Bauters. (John Bauters) ID-2024-030 approve Pass
  31. 13. DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
  32. 13.1. Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the January 25, 2024 meeting: (a) Grass Prohibition (ORD24-001) - Consideration of a recommendation to the City Council to approve adding Section 9-4.508 (“Prohibiting the installation of grass in new residential development”) to the Emeryville Municipal Code and amending Section 6-10.02 (“Nuisances: Weeds”) of the Emeryville Municipal Code. CEQA Status: This project is exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), “common sense exemption”, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposal may have a significant effect on the environment* * This item is scheduled for a public hearing by the City Council on February 20, 2024. The packet for the January 25, 2024 Planning Commission meeting can be viewed online at https://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/Archive.aspx?ADID=5582 ID-2024-020
  33. 14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
  34. 15. ADJOURNMENT
  35. 34 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024, AT EMERYVILLE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1333 PARK AVENUE, EMERYVILLE, CA 94608, AND VIA TELECONFERENCE.
  36. 35 LIST OF UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT AGENDA ITEMS
  37. 36 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 20, 2024 - Protecting Pollinators Ordinance - Art Center Feasibility Contract/Update March 5, 2024 - Fist Time Homebuyer Guidelines Revision When published, the packets for City Council meetings can be viewed online at www.emeryville.org/citycouncil. ID-2024-026