The council voted to approve the contract with Insidesource as written, for up to $182,900; transfer $190,043 from ARPA fund balance and $63,000 from the Management Information Systems fund balance to project C4014; and find the project excused from full environmental review under state environmental law.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
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Why The City says the project reconfigures office space at City Hall to support a growing City workforce, in line with Council Goal #1, Recruitment and Retention.
Proposed Let the city manager sign a contract with Insidesource for up to $182,900, move $190,043 from federal pandemic relief money and $63,000 from Management Information Systems money to project C4014, and treat the project as excused from a full environmental study under state environmental review rules, rule 15301(a).
The council voted to hear from anyone who wants to speak, and side with the appeal against the Planning Commission's approval of Planning Application 23PLN-0035, letting Discovery Builders, Inc. change Conditions of Approval #8 to drop the requirement for a vehicle entry gate at the Laurel Knoll subdivision, subject to other changed conditions of approval.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
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The agenda does not say what the other modified conditions of approval are.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a contract with Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) for up to $183,500 for professional services on the City Hall Roof Replacement Project No. C4019 and the Ozone Building Roof Replacement Project No. C7062, and set aside $50,000 of Water bond funds for Project No. C7062.
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Why Built in the early 1990s, the City Hall roof is in poor condition with numerous ceiling leaks reported in past winters; a roof condition study recommended replacement, and the Ozone Building roof has also had leaks.
The council voted to hear the Military and Specialized Equipment 2023 Annual Report and find that the equipment has followed the rules for approval in Government Code section 7071(d).
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Why State law (Assembly Bill 481) requires police agencies to have their military equipment policy approved and reviewed by their governing body.
The council voted to put off the Waterfront Marina Trust Land Use Plan, without discussing it, to the meeting on February 7, 2024.
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Why The city coordinated its review of the plan with the State Lands Commission, and the council is tentatively scheduled to consider its final version on February 7, 2024.
The council voted to approve the city's lists of checks and electronic (EFT) payments for November and December 2023.
PassedTrees, bees and chickens rules
The council voted to skip reading it aloud, and take the final vote on: merge Chapter 8.08 and 8.12 on trees into one; change what counts as a Protected Tree; set a tree replacement ratio; set a list of recommended and discouraged trees; set a fee for not replacing a tree; change the definitions of apiary (a place for beehives), chicken and coop in Chapter 22.04 and 22.12; and add Chapter 22.58 (Small Animals) for bees and chickens.
The council voted to skip reading them aloud, and take the final vote on new city laws setting up the Community Services Overlay District and the Alhambra Avenue Overlay District; and skip reading it aloud, and take the final vote on changing the zoning of 32 parcels downtown to match the General Plan 2035.
The council was asked to ask the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to allocate Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project funds to the city for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025.
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Why The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is accepting applications for Transportation Development Act Article 3 money for bicycle and pedestrian projects, and Contra Costa County asked local agencies to apply.