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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/2/2025 7:16 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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ID-2025-279 110.1. Informational ReportWarrants. (Sharon Friedrichsen)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-262 110.2. MinutesAction Minutes of July 15, 2025, Emeryville City Council Special Study Session. (April Foran)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-264 110.3. MinutesAction Minutes Of The July 15, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. (April Foran)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-268 110.4. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement By And Between The County Of Alameda And The City Of Emeryville For The Purpose Of Carrying Out The Community Development Block Grant Program For Fiscal Year 2025-26. (Chadrick Smalley / Valerie Bernardo)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-265 110.5. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Retroactively Accept And Expend A FY 2024 State Homeland Security Grant On Behalf Of The Police Department In The Amount Of $21,120 For Automated License Plate Readers And Increase The FY25/26 Budget By $21,120 To Recognize The Grant. (Jeff Jennings / Pablo Rojas)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-274 110.6.CTFGP Grant AgreementCC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Accept And Expend A Grant From The CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) To The Police Department In The Amount Of $67,087.20 For Reducing Impaired Driving And Improving Traffic, Bicycle, And Pedestrian Safety Within The City And Increase The FY25/26 Budget By $67,087.20. (Jeff Jennings / Andrew Cassianos)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-275 110.7.OTS STEP Grant AgreementCC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Accept And Expend A Grant From The California Office Of Traffic Safety, Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) To The Police Department In The Amount Of $55,000 For Improving Traffic, Bicycle, And Pedestrian Safety Within The City And Increase The FY25/26 Budget By $55,000. (Jeff Jennings / Andrew Cassianos)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-269 110.8. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Fourth Amendment To The Professional Services Contract With Urban Planning Partners Increasing The Contract Amount By $124,989 To An As-Amended Total Contract Amount Of $841,547 For Preparation Of A CEQA-Compliant Environmental Document For The 5801 Christie Avenue Mixed Use Project Located At 5801 And 5681 Christie Avenue; And Appropriating $124,989 From Fund 250 - Traffic Impact Fee Fund To Division 1725, “Planning Reimbursables”, Account 80050, Professional Services. (Mohamed Alaoui / Ryan O'Connell / Chadrick Smalley / Miroo Desai)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-270 110.9. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute The First Amendment To The Professional Services Contract With West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. Increasing The Contract Amount By $81,000 To An As-Amended Total Contract Amount Of $925,455 For Interim Chief Building Official Services. (Chadrick Smalley)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-278 110.10. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter A One (1) Year Maintenance Contract In The Amount Of $1,024,000 That Includes Subcontracting Vendor Services With Commercial Maintenance Management Services Inc., For Citywide Maintenance Services At Various City Owned Buildings, And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Up To Four (4) Additional One-Year Extensions Not To Exceed A Total Contract Value Of $4,440,424.80, Contingent Upon The City Council Appropriating Funds For The Applicable Fiscal Year. (Mohamed Alaoui / Saleh Aboutaleb)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-266 112.1. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Services Contract With Community Counselling Service Co., LLC For Capital Fundraising Strategy Services For The Art Center Project For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $97,500. (Chadrick Smalley)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-271 112.2. CC ResolutionResolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Establishing The Fiscal Year 2026 Property Tax Levy Rate For The City’s General Obligation Bond Indebtedness (Measure C Affordable Housing Bond). (Sharon Friedrichsen)   Not available Not available
ID-2025-267 113.1. Informational ReportCommunity Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the August 28, 2025 meeting: (a) Bay Center Life Science Project (UPDR22-002) - Consideration of a request for one-year extension of a Major Use Permit and Design Review for a new six story, 96-foot-tall building accommodating 210,000 square feet of Research and Development space and a new 595-space parking garage at 6425-6455 Christie Avenue that was approved by the Planning Commission on August 24, 2023. The project includes a Tree Removal Permit to remove one street tree on 65th Street; and removal of parking lanes along the north side of 64th Street and along the south side of 65th Street to accommodate construction of new wider sidewalks. This project was exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, which applies to infill development projects, and the “common sense exemption” at 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: Mix   Not available Not available
ID-2025-287 1  Informational Report(b) Tokyo Central Signs (SIGN25-009) - Consideration of a Major Sign Permit for three wall signs and three blade signs for Tokyo Central grocery store at 5603 Bay 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: PUD-4 South Bayfront. (Applicant: Nikki Vetzmadian/Arrow Sign Company) (Owner: Bay Street CenterCal, LLC c/o Kevin Hughes) (APN: 049-1039-008) (c) Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) (GPA24-001) - Consideration of recommendation to the City Council concerning adoption of the updated 2025-2030 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025-2029) to replace the existing LHMP Appendix to the Safety Element of the General Plan in accordance with Assembly Bill   Not available Not available
ID-2025-281 1  Informational ReportPlease 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. September 16, 2025 - Study Session - Drones October 7, 2025 - Building Code Adoption: Ordinance 1st Reading   Not available Not available