City Council - Regular Meeting

I'M KEVIN WILK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WALNUT CREEK CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONDUCTING THIS MEETING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. THIS MEETING IS BEING VIDEO STREAMED AND COULD BE VIEWED LIVE OR LATER ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS SOME ATTENDEES MAY BE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR FIRST WALNUT CREEK CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I WANTED TO WELCOME EVERYONE AND TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM. THUS IF YOU DESIRE TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING PLEASE HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS THAT ITEM. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE A SECTION ON THE AGENDA TITLED PUBLIC COMMUNICATION WHICH IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. ANY COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATION SHOULD NOT RELATE TO AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 9.5 OF THE CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK 30 MINUTES WILL BE INITIALLY ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE OPEN SESSION PORTION OF THE MEETING IF NECESSARY. IF YOU DESIRE TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER ID CARD AND LINE UP BEHIND THE LECTERN AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. WAIT YOUR TURN AND THEN WHEN YOU APPROACH THE LECTERN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A CITY BUSINESS MEETING. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED RULES OF DECORUM TO ENSURE THAT MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AND THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE A FULL, FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. THE CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK OUTLINES DECORUM EXPECTED IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE DO NOT USE THREATENING, PROFANE OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE WHICH DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. AGAIN EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR REMARKS. WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED UP TO TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING RECORD BUT WILL NOT BE SEPARATELY READ INTO THE RECORD .

GOOD EVENING. I'M KEVIN WILK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK AND WELCOME TO THE TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE WALNUT CREEK CITY COUNCIL. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND UP. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR LL. CITY CITY CLERK SUZY MARTINEZ WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE OLL? COUNCILMEMBER DARLING HERE COUNCILMEMBER DEVINNEY COUNCILMEMBER SILVA, YOUR MAYOR PRO TEM FRANCOIS MAYOR.

WELL, HI. I HEAR I'M ALREADY GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN OATH OF OFFICE AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP ROBERT KEARSLEY WHO'S GOING TO BE TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE IRON HORSE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. AND ROBERT, YOU ARE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS HAVING BEEN A PRO COMMISSIONER FOR MANY YEARS, WE'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S A PLEASURE AND HONOR REPRESENTING THE CITY IN FOR THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE WITH THE COUNTY AND I HOPE TO FULFILL THIS MY ABILITIES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK AS ONE OF OUR APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW THE MIDDLE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT HARDER. I KNOW YOU WANT TO FACE THE CAMERAS. YOU WANT THIS THIS WAY. OKAY. AND PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME IS ROBERT HERZOG. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR HAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND AND SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION . THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE CONSTITUTION STATE AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE AND TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION PURPOSE AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES DISCHARGED UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER WHICH I'M ABOUT TO. CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME ABOARD AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT. WE WE NOW A PROCLAMATION FOR FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND APRIL 2026 MARKS THE FIFTH 58TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT WHICH NONE WHICH ENUNCIATES A NATIONAL POLICY OF FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL WHO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY AND NATURAL NATIONAL ORIGIN. AND. WHEREAS CALIFORNIA ADDITIONALLY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON USAGE OF SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS OR OTHER PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND OR SUBSIDIES, FAIR HOUSING CREATES A CLEAR BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PROGRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HUMAN RELATIONS AND ALL COMMUNITIES ARE IMPROVED BY DIVERSITY AND INTEGRATION. AND. WHEREAS ACTS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND BARRIERS TO EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY ARE INCONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES OF DECENCY AND FAIRNESS AND THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK IS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION AND INTENT OF CONGRESS TO PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. AND THEREFORE I KEVIN WILK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK ON BEHALF OF THE WALNUT CREEK CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 26TH AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND I SIGN THIS PROCLAMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE RAQUEL GONZALEZ FOR ROM ECHO HOUSING FORWARD TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND RECALL IF OU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS I'LL HAVE MY COLLEAGUE HERE, NANCY AND OUR BOARD MEMBER I MEAN ONE OF WHAT I THINK IS TERRIFIC COME ON DOWN. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF ECHO HOUSING WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY FOR HOUSING MONTH FAIR HOUSING DAY WAS RECOGNIZED ON APRIL 14TH, 2026 AND WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE HISTORY OF FAIR HOUSING BOTH IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE

NATION. IN 1963 CALIFORNIA PASSED THE RUMFORD FAIR HOUSING ACT, THE FIRST MAJOR STATE LAW TO PROHIBIT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN AND ANCESTRY. HOWEVER, IN 1964 CALIFORNIA VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION 14, WHICH OVERTURNED THE RUMFORD ACT AND ALLOWED DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING ONCE AGAIN. IN RESPONSE TO THIS ROLLBACK, A GROUP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FROM HAYWARD AND CASTRO VALLEY CAME TOGETHER TO FORM ECHO HOUSING. THE ORGANIZATION WAS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT IN 1965. IN 1966, PROPOSITION 14 WAS ULTIMATELY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. RESTORE AND FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT WAS ASSED ON APRIL 11TH, 1968. JUST ONE WEEK AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON. THIS LANDMARK LEGISLATION EXPANDED PROTECTIONS AGAINST HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY ECHO HOUSING CONTINUES TO CARRY FORWARD THE MISSION PARTNERING WITH WALNUT CREEK SINCE 1977 WITH 49 YEARS OF PARTNERING WITH WALNUT CREEK, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADVANCING FAIR HOUSING AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. TERRIFIC.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHY DON'T WE DO A PICTURE YOU'RE TALKING IN YOUR CAR IS LIKE OH, OKAY. YOU SEE EVERY LITTLE AREA, RIGHT? YEAH, I KNOW YOU WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOU.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND I'LL FIRST READ IT AND THEN WE WILL BE INVITING ALEXANDRIA BIN BOK AND ADDIE SPAN BOK FROM CONTRA COSTA LIBRARY FORWARD WHERE AS LIBRARIES SPARK CREATIVITY FUEL IMAGINATION AND INSPIRE LIFELONG LEARNING OFFERING A SPACE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES CAN FIND JOY THROUGHOUT EXPLORATION IS SEPARATE AND DISCOVERY LIBRARIES SERVE AS VIBRANT COMMUNITY HUBS CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES WHILE FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL THINKING AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND. WHEREAS LIBRARIES EMPOWER JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT CAREER GROWTH AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND LIBRARIES NURTURE YOUNG MINDS THROUGH STORYTIMES STEAM PROGRAMS AND LITERACY INITIATIVES FOSTERING CURIOSITY AND A LOVE OF LEARNING THAT LASTS A LIFETIME. WHEREAS DEDICATED LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS PROVIDE WELCOMING SPACES THAT INSPIRE DISCOVERY, COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY FOR ALL AND LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK UNDER THE THEME FIND YOUR JOY AND I KEVIN WILK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK ON BEHALF OF THE WALNUT CREEK CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY DECLARE THE WEEK F APRIL 19TH THE 25TH TO THE 25TH 2026 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND I NOW INVITE ALEXANDRIA BERNBACH AND ADDIE SPAN BARK FROM THE CONSTRUCT THE LIBRARY FORWARD TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND PLEASE PROVIDE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OKAY THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING US HERE. MY NAME IS ALLIE BERNBACH AND I'M THE MANAGER OF THE IGNACIO VALLEY LIBRARY IN IN WALNUT CREEK ON OAK GROVE ROAD .

AND I'M ADDIE SPANN. I'M THE MANAGER OF THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY JUST ACROSS THE STREET HERE IN DOWNTOWN. SO AS WE SAID, WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 19TH TO THE 25TH. IT'S AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTING THE VALUABLE ROLE LIBRARIES LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS PLAY IN TRANSFORMING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TODAY IS NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY. AND ALI AND I ARE SO THANKFUL TO WORK WITH SUCH INCREDIBLE STAFF AND INCREDIBLE TEAM BOTH OF OUR LIBRARIES IGNACIO VALLEY AND WALNUT CREEK. SO WE REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM. YOU SEE THEM AS OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS LIBRARY AID SHELVING LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY ASSISTANTS PROVIDING PROGRAM AND OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU SEE THEM PLEASE HANK THEM FOR ALL THEY DO. THEY REALLY ARE DEDICATED TO THEIR WORK AND ALL THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE IN WALNUT CREEK.

SO THIS IS A SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT TOTAL CIRCULATION. CIRCULATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND IS UP 9% DEMONSTRATING THE CONTINUED USAGE OF LIBRARY OF PUBLIC LIBRARY PHYSICAL MATERIALS. WE CIRCULATED OVER 7 MILLION ITEMS AS A LIBRARY SYSTEM IN THE PAST YEAR. SO IT REALLY SHOWS THE IMPACT LIBRARIES STILL HAVE ON THE COUNTY CIRCULATION CIRCULATION OF DIGITAL COLLECTIONS CONTINUES TO RISE AS WELL. IT IS UP 39% OVER THE 2324 YEAR. AND THIS IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO A BULKING UP OF THE COLLECTION. THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND THE FRIENDS OF THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY CONTINUE TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS COLLECTION SO WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT. THE THREE COVERS SHOWN ARE THE MOST POPULAR EBOOKS FOR 2025 SO THE LET THEM THEORY BY MEL ROBBINS HAD ALMOST 6500 CHECKOUTS IN ONE YEAR.

AND THIS SLIDE JUST TALKS ABOUT OUR PHYSICAL VISITS TO THE LIBRARY THEY CONTINUE TO RISE. THEY'RE UP 10% FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. ALL RIGHT. AND SO THE MOST POPULAR BOOKS FOR 2025 WE BROKE THEM DOWN BY AGE RANGE. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE SHOULD I SHARE MY ICE CREAM THE DEBATABLE DOG MAN A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER AND THE WOMEN BY KRISTIN HANNAH WERE ALL THE TOP BOOKS FROM 2025.

WE'LL SEE WHAT 2026 HOLDS. OUR ROLLING READER IS OUR EARLY LITERACY VAN AND IT'S BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND IT TRAVELS WEEKLY TO VARIOUS SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S SERVED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE WITH MORE THAN 7700 BOOKS DISTRIBUTED. SO WE ARE REALLY PROUD F IT .

WE INTRODUCED SOME NEW DIGITAL SERVICES IN 2025. WE'RE ALWAYS EXPANDING OUR DIGITAL OFFERINGS AND ALL OF THESE RESOURCES ARE ALWAYS FREE AND AVAILABLE WITH YOUR IBRARY CARD. THE NEWEST ONE IS PEBBLE GO SCIENCE WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE AND IT OFFERS EASY TO READ ARTICLES, GAMES AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS TO TEACH THEM ABOUT MATH, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES AS THEY LEARN TO READ. WE ALSO OFFER EXPANDED ALL ACCESS SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NEW YORK TIMES WHICH NOW INCLUDES COOKING GAMES, SPORTS COVERAGE FROM THE ATHLETIC AND EXPERT PRODUCT REVIEWS FROM WIRECUTTER. AND THEN FINALLY WE UPDATED OUR MESSAGING SYSTEM SO ALL OF OUR NOTICES NOW HAVE GRAPHICS AND BOOK COVERS WHEN POSSIBLE. YOU GET A DUE DATE REMINDER NOTICE AND THEN YOU ALSO GET AN OVERDUE NOTICE IF YOUR ITEM IS PAST DUE.

SO SUMMER 2025 WAS A GOOD ONE FOR US. LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY. THIS IS OUR PROGRAM THAT'S AIMED AT PREVENTING A SUMMER NUTRITION GAP WHILE PROVIDING FUN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS. IT'S OFFERED AT NINE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THIS PAST YEAR WE SERVED OVER 13,000 MEALS. OUR SUMMER READING NUMBERS ALSO CONTINUE TO RISE. PARTICIPATION WAS UP 14% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SORRY OUR NOTES GOT JUMBLED TOGETHER HERE AND THEN THESE ARE JUST SOME NEW OTHER NEW INITIATIVES FOR 2025. WE UPDATED OUR COMMUNITY LANGUAGES COLLECTION, OUR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITH NEW VENDORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE COLLECTION RELEVANT. WE CARRY MATERIALS IN EIGHT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES CHINESE, FARSI, FILIPINO, HINDI, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE. AND WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY S THE ONLY LIBRARY IN THE COUNTY TO HOUSE A RUSSIAN COLLECTION WHICH WAS RECENTLY UPDATED AND ENHANCED READ CONTRA COSTA IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WHERE WE ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN READING THE SAME BOOK. THIS YEAR THAT TITLE WAS JAMES BY PERCIVAL EVERETT. WE HAD AN IN-PERSON CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR AND HAD OVER 800 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTEND THAT EVENT. AND THEN I WANTED TO MENTION OUR TECH EXCHANGE PROGRAM. THIS IS FUNDING FROM THE MEASURE X INNOVATION FUND AND THE LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH TEXAS TECH EXCHANGE TO PROVIDE DROP IN TECH SUPPORT. THEY DO THAT TWICE A WEEK WEEKLY AT THE PITTSBURGH LIBRARY SAN PABLO LIBRARY AND ALSO ACROSS THE STREET IN WALNUT CREEK. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO NEEDS TECH SUPPORT.

THEY'RE AN AMAZING GROUP. YOU CAN YES. IT'S FROM 1030 TO 430 ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND THEY'RE DEDICATED TO BUILDING DIGITAL PROFICIENCY THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA.

OKAY. AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH BRANCH. S THE IGNACIO VALLEY LIBRARY AS I MENTIONED IS THE ONE ON OAK GROVE ROAD. THERE WERE 215,236 VISITS TO OUR LIBRARY IN 2025 ARE 110 STORYTIMES INCLUDED TWO REGULAR WEEKLY STORYTIMES MONTHLY BILINGUAL FARSI AND BILINGUAL MANDARIN STORYTIMES AND SPECIAL STORYTIMES WITH PARTNERS FROM RUTH BANCROFT GARDENS, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BALLET AND A LOCAL DENTAL DENTIST'S OFFICE FOR DENTAL HEALTH STORYTIME.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO CONNECT WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH CONCENTRATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE HELD TEN PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISITS THE CLASS VISITS SCHOOLS INCLUDED EAGLE PEAK ELEMENTARY, WALNUT ACRES AND KAYLEIGH SCHOOL OF WALNUT CREEK. WE BROUGHT IN-PERSON DIGITAL RESOURCE TUTORIALS TO A LOCAL SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY AND WE TABLED AT CARONDELET HIGH SCHOOL A FEW OF OUR MOST MEMORABLE PROGRAMS FROM THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE OF COURSE OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WHICH WAS LAST SEPTEMBER AND DREW IN 411 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. STORIES OF HAWAII AND TAHITI LUNAR NEW YEAR AND AFRICAN VILLAGE EXPERIENCE WERE ALL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST YEAR. AND OUR COLLEGE READINESS WORKSHOP SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS AND THEIR PARENTS WE HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER INCREDIBLE EVENTS AND WE'RE BRINGING THAT SAME PROGRAMING PASSION TO THE LIBRARY FOR 2026 . AND JUST SOME UPDATES ABOUT THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY. OUR BRANCH CONTINUES TO BE VERY LIVELY AND ACTIVE. WE HAD ALMOST 300,000 ISITORS IN 2025 AND STORY TIME ALWAYS CONTINUES TO ATTRACT A REALLY LARGE CROWD. THE BERKELEY THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF LIBRARIES WE OFFER THREE STORY TIMES EVERY WEEK AND WE SAW A 14% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE IN 2025 AND WE AVERAGE AROUND 300 COMBINED ATTENDEES EVERY WEEK FOR STORY TIME. WE ALSO HAVE CONTINUED OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS WORKING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ATTENDING ANNUAL CITY EVENTS SUCH AS TRUNK OR TREAT FAMILY ART DAY, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND MANY MORE. THIS TIME OF YEAR ALSO WHEN WE SEE AN INCREASE IN CLASS VISITS FROM LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SECOND GRADERS FROM INDIAN VALLEY STOPPED BY THIS PAST MONTH TO RECEIVE A TOUR AND OBTAIN LIBRARY CARDS AND WILL BE VISITED BY SECOND GRADERS FROM BUENO VISTA IN MAY. WE STARTED A NEW PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS THE AGING POPULATION BY OFFERING FREE TAX PREPARATION THROUGH AARP THROUGHOUT TAX

SEASON THIS YEAR MAKING US THE ONLY PUBLIC SITE IN WALNUT CREEK TO OFFER THIS SERVICE AND THEY'VE TOLD ME THEY'LL BE BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR. OUR MONTHLY PROGRAM CALLED INSIDER IS THAT REACHES ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES HAS GAINED SUCH TRACTION THAT WE'VE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL MONTHLY PROGRAM OFFERING CHAIR YOGA AND WE RECEIVE WE SEE ABOUT 30 TO 50 ATTENDEES EVERY MONTH DEPENDING ON THE DAY. AND FINALLY A STATISTIC THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY USERS CHECKED OUT MORE THAN 350,000 E-BOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS IN 2025 WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF USERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BY 60,000. SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN TOP THAT NUMBER NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN WE JUST WANTED TO PUT ON YOUR RADAR SUMMER READING THIS YEAR. IT'LL BEGIN IN JUNE. WE REALLY WANT TO SEE MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THIS EVENT SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SIGNING UP SHARING IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND STOPPING BY ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS TO PICK UP YOUR LOG TURN IT IN. YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE ONLINE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT YOUR LIBRARY AT THE LIBRARY SOON. LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL SAY LIVING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE IGNACIO VALLEY LIBRARY WHILE THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY GETS ALL THE PUBLICITY. THE WALNUT CREEK, THE LAZY VALLEY BRANCH IS INCREDIBLY BUSY AND UTILIZE ITS IT'S AMAZING EVERY TIME I GO IN THERE THERE ARE THERE'S KIDS OR THERE IS PEOPLE THAT ARE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE DOING HOMEWORK AFTER CLASS WHEREVER IT IS. SO WHAT A RESOURCE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, JUST A COMMENT. IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING AND GIVES ME HOPE TO SEE THAT NOT ONLY IS YOUR IN PERSON USAGE CHECKING OUT BOOKS ONLINE SUMMER READING PROGRAMS THEY'RE ALL UP IN MY PERCEPTION PRIOR TO THIS PRESENTATION WAS THAT WITH I AND PEOPLE SPENDING TIME ON THEIR PHONES ESPECIALLY KIDS THAT MAYBE READERSHIP HAD GONE DOWN. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HEAR THAT IT'S I GUESS IT'S NOT THE CASE. VERY, VERY ENCOURAGING.

YEAH I WOULD I WOULD ECHO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND ALL THE STAFF DOES HAVE BOTH LIBRARIES. I WAS THERE TODAY AND I GO TO THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY MORE FREQUENTLY BUT I HAVE NOTICED IT SEEMS THE NEW CAFE THERE SEEMS TO BE DRAWING IN A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT YOU KNOW THEY GET THEIR BOBA TEA. IT PUTS SOMETHING SPECIAL IN THOSE COFFEE DRINKS AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND KIND OF STAYING AROUND AND MINGLING AND GOING TO STORY TIME.

SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT LEVEL OF ACTIVITY. I WANTED TO PUT IN A PLUG BECAUSE THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION HAS THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY. THERE'S STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THAT AND MAYBE IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO WHAT THOSE FUNDS MEAN, HOW THEY YOU WOULD PUT THEM TO USE WHAT KIND OF SERVICES YOU COULD USE THOSE DOLLARS FOR URE.

SO YEAH, THE FOUNDATION DOES SO MUCH FOR BOTH BOTH OF OUR LIBRARIES THEY FUND THINGS LIKE FURNITURE REPLACEMENT BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY THEY REALLY FUND ALMOST ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS BESIDES OUR FRIENDS GROUPS SOME THEY'RE THERE THE OTHER LARGE GROUP THAT FUNDS ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HOLD IN DOWNTOWN AND I THINK THEY SEE A VALLEY BUT THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE LIKE I SAID TO OUR COLLECTIONS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE E COLLECTION AND FRANKLY WE'RE ABLE TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN WITH OUR SERVICES IN LARGE PART DUE TO THE FUNDING SUPPORT THAT THEY OFFER.

AND THE OTHER QUESTION WAS I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THE Y V BRANCH. WHAT KIND OF OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IS THAT GOING O POSE FOR YOU AND OUR RESIDENTS?

YEAH, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO THERE IS A PLAN FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE SO IT WILL FINALLY BE ADDRESSED AND WE ARE THRILLED FOR THAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE YET BUT WE'VE BEEN TOLD AROUND FALL OF 2026 THE IGNACIO VALLEY LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSING FOR ABOUT 8 TO 10 MONTHS AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT AS SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES THAT ARE GOING TO BE DONE. SO THAT INCLUDES A NEW HVAC, A NEW ROOF AND A NEW ELECTRICAL UPGRADES. SO IT WON'T BE A REFRESH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE A REFURBISHMENT BUT IT IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT E'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO. DURING THAT TIME STAFF WILL BE REASSIGNED TO OTHER BRANCHES BASED ON WHERE THE NEED IS.

BUT WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND RETURNING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU ALL, YOU KNOW. WELL WELL, WE'RE CLOSED FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME BUT WE WILL BE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER AND WE'LL HAVE EVEN BETTER AC AND YOU KNOW, COOL LIGHTING SYSTEM MAYBE SO BUT THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT UPGRADES THAT WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING COMPLETED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 8 TO 10 MONTHS. THAT'S THE FIRST I HEARD THAT YOU CAN COME VISIT US INSTEAD. BYE BYE.

I DO THAT. YES. THANK YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING. LET THEM BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN NTERESTING BOOK. I JUST ADDED IT TO MY LIST SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I CAN'T I REMEMBER WHEN WE OPENED THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY IN 2010 AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALMOST 26 YEARS AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN KEEPING THESE LIBRARIES A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND THEY TRULY ARE SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S STICK AROUND FOR A PICTURE HERE THIS YEAR FOR SECOND.

YEAH, OU MIGHT JUST LEAVE IT. OKAY SO YOU THAT YOU TO TO THANK YOU FOR COMING FINISH ME LEAVE READ RIGHT MOVING RIGHT ALONG. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WISH TO PULL ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION? THERE'S ANY MEMBER OF STAFF WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT ON AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? AS A REMINDER EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR REMARKS. WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN POSTED THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING RECORD BUT WILL NOT SEPARATELY BE READ INTO THE RECORD. THIS IS FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR ONLY AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A SPEAKER FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR JAN YES GREAT C E E YES OKAY.

OKAY THANK YOU JAN WARREN, A 40 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE WOODLANDS AND HI I'M GOING TO MISS THE LIBRARY AS WELL. MY COMMENTS TONIGHT ARE REGARDING THE LESS SURE FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT PROJECT WHICH I WASN'T AWARE OF IT OF COURSE BUT WHEN I WENT AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE INFORMATION I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS AND THERE WAS THIS PLANNING 20 TO 23 AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT EITHER STARTED LATE OR WE SPENT FOUR YEARS WORKING ON DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY LEFT TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR IT AND ONE OF MY THOUGHTS HAD TO DO WITH WHAT I THINK IS MY MEMORY ON LESHER AND THE CITY PROPERTY HERE BEING PART OF THE LOAN THAT WE CAPITAL LOAN WE GOT FROM FOR THE HITHER FARMS PROJECT. AND SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BE ALARMIST. I ASSUME WE'RE STILL SAFE AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE DEBT PROBLEMS THAT WAY BUT I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELAY IN THE THE HOW MUCH TIME WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN WHAT HOW MUCH LIFE WAS EXPECTED AND WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JAN RIGHT SO I'LL ASK THAT QUESTION AFTER WORK AFTERWARDS OF STAFF BUT SO LET ME PULL THAT ITEM IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE OTHER CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS TO A THROUGH WAS THAT EASY? YEAH THAT WAS THE D AND F AND G SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND SO YOU COULD GO THE ROLL PLEASE. COUNCILMEMBER SILVA I'M SORRY. DEVINNEY ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER DARLING HI.

MAYOR PRO TEM FRANCOIS MAYOR WELL, HI. ALL RIGHT FOR ITEM TWO E LET ME ASK STAFF IF THERE'S ANY COMMENT THAT COULD E PROVIDED ON ON THE LESHER FIRE ALARM REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

I SEE WE HAVE FOLKS HERE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND ARTS AND RECREATION LOOKS LIKE ALEX WONG IS COMING TO THE PODIUM HERE. > ALEX WONG SENIOR ENGINEER FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. YES. UNLESS YOU'RE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. YES, THERE'S AN EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THERE THAT WORKS. BUT IT'S A PROPRIETARY SYSTEM AND WE WERE MOVING TOWARD USING A SYSTEM THAT WASN'T PROPRIETARY THAT IVES THE CITY BETTER SERVICE, BETTER RESPONSE TIME. AND THAT'S A THAT'S A REASON WHY WE DOING THIS. THERE'S AN UPGRADE ON THE SYSTEM BACK IN 2017 WHICH THAT DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT SYSTEM ALREADY.

SO IT SETS IT HAS WORKING SYSTEM OUT THERE AND SO WAS IT JUST THAT WE WAS WE WERE ANTICIPATING AND EXPECTING A LOWER BID FOR WHAT EVENTUALLY IT CAME TO ARE WE GOING TO PUT OUT MORE BIDS FOR THIS? WE'RE GOING TO WAIT AND LOOK AT OUR FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND SEE WHERE IT FITS IN SO THAT THE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING DUE TO THE HEIGHT YOU KNOW THE BUILDING IT'S IT TAKES A LOT MORE WORK THAN ANTICIPATED TO REPLACE HOTTER SENSORS AND AND YOU KNOW, COMPONENTS IN HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND OTHER QUESTIONS I'LL I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM TWO E SECOND MOTION A SECOND SAYS YOU COULD CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

MAYOR WELL HI COUNCILMEMBER DARLING I COUNCILMEMBER DEVANEY HI, COUNCILMEMBER SILVA ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANCOIS HI. OKAY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. THE PORTION OF THE MEETING IS RESERVED FOR COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA UNDER THE BROWN ACT. THE COUNCIL CANNOT ACT ON ITEMS RAISED OR IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS BUT MAY RESPOND BRIEFLY TO STATEMENTS MADE OR QUESTIONS POSED. REQUEST CLARIFICATION OR REFER THE ITEM TO STAFF CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 9.5 OF THE CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK. 30 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOCATED AT THIS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE MEETING IF NECESSARY. WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING RECORD BUT WILL NOT BE SEPARATELY READ INTO THE RECORD AT THIS TIME. I WILL NOTE THAT THE TIME IS 633 AND WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 703 AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF ANY SUCH COMMENTS AT THE END OF THE OPEN SESSION PORTION OF THE MEETING. AND SO THIS IS THE TIME IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE OR IF YOU FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD, PLEASE LINE UP AGAINST THE WALL HERE. YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME CUT YOU OFF AND WE'LL START WITH OUR FIRST COMMENTROFIT ORGANIZATIONT WITH OUR MISSION IS TO HELP SENIORS AGE IN PLACE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WE PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO TO ENHANCE OUR SUPPORT SENIORS SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.

AND THE LARGEST UP THERE WE GO. OKAY. BECAUSE WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND WE PROVIDE POGRAMS AND SUCH, WE NEED FUNDING. AND FOR THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR FUNDRAISING CONCERT COMING UP ON MAY 20TH AT LEISURE CENTER. AND THE MUSIC IS GOING TO BE PERFORMED BY THE ROSSMORE BIG BAND. THE DIRECTORS ARE HERE. THEY WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT. AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE WITH A QR CODE AND YOU HAVE A POSTCARD THAT I JUST PASS OVER TO YOU.

SO WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO PAY SOME STIPENDS AND ALSO TO REDUCE THE MEMBERSHIP FEES. SO I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT US. AND AGAIN IS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH AT 730 AT LEISURE CENTER. AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE . THANK YOU. AND DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE? YES. OH YES. WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE AND WE HAVE A FULL CALENDAR UP. THIS IS OUR WEBSITE MOUNT DIABLO VILLAGE.ORG AND FULL EVENTS CALENDAR IS NOW UP CHECK US OUT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. IT EVENING COUNCIL MY NAME IS MALEVICH AND I'M THE VOLUNTEER ORIGINAL DIRECTOR OF THE ROSSMORE BAND FOR 30 YEARS MY CO MY MY BEST FRIEND AND THE CO-DIRECTOR FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS IS GREG BROWN AND THOSE WHO KNOW STUDENT MUSIC IN WALNUT CREEK KNOW THAT HE IS FAMOUS AT NORTHGATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR WINNING MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL GENERATION NEXT FIVE YEARS IN A ROW. SO THERE IS A MONSTER NEXT TO ME.

WE'RE ADDRESSING ALL OF YOU IN SUPPORT OF WHAT ELLEN IS BRINGING TO THE TABLE WHICH IS THE THE VILLAGE WHAT IF NOW AS A AS A VOLUNTEER FOR 30 YEARS UP AT ROSSMORE I SEE THE BEAUTY AND THE MAGIC OF THAT. BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR OWN MAGIC. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE STUDENTS WHO ARE 13 YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO 86 AND AS THE ROSSMORE BAND HAS DONE FOR 30 YEARS INTERGENERATIONALLY MIX THE MUSIC FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT. WE'RE ASKING YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS AND ALSO RECOGNITION THAT WHAT ELLEN IS DOING HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY IS JUST MAGIC ALONE. SO WE WANT TO LEND OUR SUPPORT. AND ONE LITTLE NOTE WE'RE NOT VERY THAT FAMOUS BUT WE HELP TEAR DOWN THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY. THEY GAVE US A CALL BECAUSE THE OLD LIBRARY WAS THE OPENING WAS WITH COUNT BASIE. IF YOU LOOK AT THERE WAS THERE WAS MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY, A LOBBY AND THEY CALLED US AND HE SAID IT'S TIME TO TEAR IT DOWN AND WE NEED A BIG BAND. WE CAME DOWN THERE IT WAS 27 AND WE SURE ENOUGH PLAYED THE LAST MUSIC AND THE NEXT DAY THE THE THE THE WRECKING BALL CAME ALONG. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY WITH LIBRARIES HERE WHY IS IT I KNOW I TURN IT OVER TO CO-DIRECTOR GREG BROWN RIGHT THANK YOU MOE SO I'D LIKE I JUST LIKE I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF WALNUT CREEK I'M CURRENTLY LIVING IN CONCORD BUT I WAS A MUSIC EDUCATOR AT NORTHGATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR 24 YEARS TO THE END OF MY REGULAR CAREER IN 2021. I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BAND ITSELF. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING THE GENERATIONS TOGETHER THROUGH MUSIC AND ESPECIALLY JAZZ AND TO SUPPORT OTHER NONPROFITS. WE ARE A NONPROFIT AND OUR PERFORMANCES OUTSIDE OF ROSSMORE ARE ALMOST ALWAYS IN

SUPPORT OF OTHER NONPROFITS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. IT'S OUR MISSION AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO AS A PART OF THE MISSION IS TO GO OUT TO SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. I'VE BEEN TO ABOUT 20 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO GIVE CLINICS. I WEAR MY POLO SHIRT. I RECRUIT YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE IN THE BAND AND THEN I CLINIC THE JAZZ BANDS OR OTHER BANDS AND THE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL COUNTY. WE ARE THRILLED TO BE PLAYING AT THE LEISURE CENTER FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AND WE HOPE THAT HOPE TO SEE AS MANY OF YOU THERE AS WE CAN. WE LOVE UPPORTING OTHER NONPROFITS ESPECIALLY MOUNT DIABLO VILLAGE. IT'S TERRIFIC. THANK YOU NICK. NEXT HELLO THERE. GET GOOD AFTERNOON WE ARE OUR NAMES ARE ELLE, KAREN AND ROCCO AND WE'RE FROM ONE OF WE ARE FIFTH GRADERS FROM BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY IN WALNUT CREEK.

WE ARE COMPETING IN ODYSSEY OF THE MIND A PROGRAM WHERE TEAMS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN TOGETHER SINCE FIRST GRADE. WE WANTED TO COME TODAY TO SHARE SOME EXCITING NEWS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE WALNUT REEK. OUR TEAM HAS QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY ON MAY 27TH. GTTING THERE TOOK A LOT OF WORK. WE COMPETED IN THE CLASSICS PROBLEM AREA THIS YEAR WHERE WE HAD TO WRITE OUR OWN TALL TALE . WE CAME UP WITH OUR OWN STORY, OUR OWN SCRATCH MADE COSTUMES AND PROPS AND PRACTICE OUR PLAY HUNDREDS OF TIMES UNTIL WE GOT IT JUST RIGHT EACH YEAR THAT WE HAVE COMPETED WE HAVE IMPROVED AND PLACED HIGHER AND HIGHER. THIS YEAR WE GOT FIRST PLACE IN REGIONALS AND SECOND PLACE AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO REPRESENT WALNUT CREEK IN THE ODYSSEY OF THE MIND WORLD FINALS BUT GETTING THERE IS EXPENSIVE. THE TOTAL FOR A TRIP WILL BE ABOUT 20,000 TO DOLLARS FOR OUR 70 MEMBERS AND OUR TWO COACHES TO GO.

WE HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF OF THAT FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE ABOUT $6,000 AND ANY AMOUNT FROM THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. WE HAVE A DONATION PAGE ON GIVE BUTTER WHERE PEOPLE COULD DONATE TO MAKE TO HELP US MAKE IT TO WORLDS. IF ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR BUSINESSES WANT TO HELP SUPPORT OUR CAUSE WE WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL AT THE WORLD COMPETITION WE WILL BE PAIRED WITH THE BUDDY TEAM FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY WE ARE LOOKING FOR WALNUT CREEK LOCAL MERCHANDISE TO SHARE WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS THAT COULD HELP US REPRESENT OUR CITY AND PEOPLE. THANK YOU. OH SO KEEP GOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR PRACTICES AT WALNUT CREEK AT THE ODYSSEY, THE MINE WORLD FINALS. TERRIFIC. ARE YOU ARE YOU GOING TO WRAP IT UP OR IS THAT WAS OKAY SO WE'LL COME UP TO THE DAY HOLD THAT UP SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE QR CODE AT HOME AND THEN IF YOU CAN GIVE THE WEBSITE AGAIN YOU SAID GIVE BUTTERCREAM.

YEAH. SO IF ANYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO DONATE THIS IS THE QR CODE A LITTLE BIT SMALL AND IT'S CALLED GIVE BETTER AND OUR TEAM IS BUENA VISTA ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAM. TERRIFIC. WELL GOOD, GOOD LUCK AND I'M SURE PEOPLE AT HOME WILL SEE THIS AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW THINGS FROM WALNUT CREEK THAT HAVE WALNUT CREEK NAME ON IT, OUR CITY CLERK HAS YOUR INFORMATION. I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY GET A LITTLE BIT OF SWAG IN THERE FOR YOU BE ABLE TO PASS OUT SOME SOME THINGS PENCILS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH WALNUT CREEK'S NAME ON IT. OH, I THINK SO.

THANK YOU FOR COMING MEMBERS THANK YOU YOU REGULATIONS. GOOD LUCK. WOW, THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. WHAT A GREAT PRESENTATION. HI, MY NAME IS CHERISE KOUNDE AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BIG BAND OF ROSSMORE THAT'S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME PERFORMANCE.

MY DAUGHTER'S PERFORMING IN IT BUT IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCH A MULTI-GENERATIONAL BAND TO EXIST HERE IN OUR CITY IS JUST REALLY WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU DIRECTORS FOR DOING THAT ESPECIALLY FOR MOUNT DIABLO VILLAGE BUT I AM HERE AS A AS A FIELD REP FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER REBECCA BAUER CAHAN AND TONIGHT DURING THIS BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ONE THING WHICH IS AN EVENT THAT WE HAVE COMING UP TOMORROW NIGHT AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AT CREEKSIDE COMMONS FROM FIVE FROM 6 TO 7:30 P.M. DOORS OPEN AT 530 SERVING SOME DINNER BITES IT'S CALLED FROM AWARE TO EMPOWERED NAVIGATING THE ONLINE WORLD AS WOMEN AND GIRLS AND SO THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILL BE THERE SPEAKING ABOUT THREE OF HER BILLS RELATED TO THIS AND SHE WILL ALSO HAVE THREE GUEST SPEAKERS. SO WE'LL HAVE SONIA ROVNER WHO IS A STANFORD STUDENT AND FOUNDER OF ENCODE A I WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SHE FOUNDED AT AGE 15 THAT'S STILL GOING STRONG WITH A ISION OF A HUMAN CENTERED AIR FUTURE. AND THEN WE HAVE NIKKI TAYLOR WHO IS A UC BERKELEY STUDENT AND CO-CHAIR OF DESIGN IT FOR US, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT ONLINE SPACES AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ARE REALLY HUMAN CENTERED AND HEALTHY SPACES FOR US TO BE AND NOT JUST SORT OF MOTIVATE AND BY PROFIT AND ADDICTION MODELS. AND THEN CARRIE GALLAGHER WITH CONNECT SAFELY HAS A REALLY GREAT WEBSITE CALLED CONNECT SAFELY THAT PROVIDES ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO STAY SAFE ONLINE AND PROVIDES REALLY UP TO DATE INFORMATION THINGS LIKE WHAT ARE THE MOST RECENT FINANCIAL SCAMS THAT ARE TARGETING OUR TEENS AND YOU

KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH GAMBLING ADDICTION FOR OUR YOUNG BOYS. SO WE'LL PASS THIS OUT AND HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANKS, CHRIS. AND THANK YOU TO OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER REBECCA BAUER. CAN YOU ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? IT OESN'T LOOK LIKE YET SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME. AND NEXT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OR REQUESTS AND SO DO WE HAVE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? MAYOR I WOULD DEFER TO YOU FOR THE CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS GIVEN THE TWO EVALUATIONS.

YES. SO JUST TO ALERT EVERYONE THE COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED BOTH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY EVALUATIONS CITY MANAGER REPORT I DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE THIS EVENING, MAYOR OKAY. AND SO NEXT WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS ON AB 1234 ACTIVITIES COUNCIL MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS AND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE READY COUNCIL MEMBER DARLING FINDS US RELATIVELY SHORT TONIGHT MCE WAS PROUD THIS WEEK WE DID RECOGNIZE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AS ONE OF OUR MCGLASHAN AWARD WINNERS FOR THEIR ESPERANZA PLACE PROJECT HERE IN WALNUT CREEK. IT IS A NET ZERO ENERGY PROJECT AND IT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT THEY DID AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MCE WHOSE MISSION IS EQUITY IN HELPING PEOPLE ELECTRIFY AND BECOME MORE CONSERVATIVE. SO THAT WAS REALLY I WAS PROUD TO SEE THEM WIN THAT THE CHAMBER MET MET LAST THURSDAY. A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP ART AND WINE IS COMING UP ON JUNE 6TH AND EVENTH AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER FUN EVENT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE IT EVEN ORE EXCITING. THE CHAMBER IS GOING THROUGH A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND SO THEY ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING FOR A NEW CEO AND WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT SEARCH GOES WELL AND WE HAVE A NEW LEADER COMING INTO THE CHAMBER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT THAT'S EALLY MY REPORT. LOTS OF OTHER FUN THINGS GOING ON BUT THAT'S MY HIGHLIGHT.

THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SILVA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUILDING ON MY CALLING TO MY RIGHT THE OTHER CINDI SHE AND I SERVE ON THE COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ND THE COMMITTEE MET LAST EEK AND WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD OR WE'VE RECOMMENDED TO MOVE FORWARD TWO ITEMS TO THE MAY 5TH CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR. THE FIRST LAST WEEK IS WE REVIEWED REVIEWED TWO PROPOSALS FROM A 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS FOR SOME GRANT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE HAVE ABOUT $2.9 MILLION AVAILABLE TO BE AWARDED. WE REVIEWED THE PROPOSALS AND STAFFS RECOMMENDATION AND WE'RE MOVING THAT RECOMMENDATION FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL AND THE SECOND ITEM WE REVIEWED WAS OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY GRANT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS. IT'S ABOUT $1 MILLION PER EAR IN COMMUNITY GRANTS THAT WE DO, SOME OF WHICH IS FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT 400,000. SO WE ARE MOVING THAT FORWARD ON MAY 5TH TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BUT ALSO A RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO ADDRESS A GAP IN HOUSING FOR PARTICULARLY THE CORE SERVICES . AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INTERESTING OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. I WILL SAY THAT COUNCILMEMBER OR MAYOR PRO TEM MATT FRANCOIS AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE YOUTH COMMISSION LAST WEEK. IT WAS HAIR RAISING AND HEY ASK SUCH THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND IT WAS LIKE BEING IN A CANDIDATE FORUM FOR CITY COUNCIL. THEY ASK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. THEY ASK ABOUT E-BIKE POLICIES. THEY ASKED ABOUT RECYCLING AND THEY DID NOT ASK ABOUT SERIAL. W WERE DISAPPOINTED SO I'LL LET THE MAYOR PRO TEM ELABORATE A BIT MORE. NEXT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY LAST SATURDAY WAS OUR 16TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY

SERVICE DAY AND WITH THE HELP OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAD 33 PROJECTS AND OVER 900 VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES THAT CAME OUT ON SATURDAY FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER EFFORT. WE THOSE VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 45 TREES AT HEATHER FARM PARK. THEY PUT TOGETHER UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CERT GROUP AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 500 BACKPACK EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KITS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTING. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE VOLUNTEERS. THERE WERE 12 SCHOOL PROJECTS INVOLVING 400 OR MORE VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE CITY. THERE WERE FOUR PIANOS THAT WERE PAINTED ALONG THE DOWNTOWN STREETS FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT ARE COMING UP AND THE THERE WERE 30 YARDS OF BARK THAT WERE SPREAD AT LARK PARK AND POOL WITH THE HELP OF THERE WERE 50 PEOPLE OUT DOING THAT AND 20 OF THEM WERE WALNUT CREEK AQUA NOT ARTISTIC SWIMMERS AND THEIR COACHES AND FAMILIES BECAUSE THE AQUANAUTS USE THE LAKI POOL REGULARLY. SO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND THANKS TO THE THREE PARKS PROJECTS THREE CREEKS PROJECTS, ONE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT ON THE DOWNTOWN STREETS, ARTS AND REC PROJECTS ETC. AND 12 SCHOOL PROJECTS THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE IT A GREAT DAY, I AM THE LIAISON FROM THE COUNCIL TO THE DIABLO REGIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATION WHICH IS THE NONPROFIT ALMOST 30 YEARS OLD THAT IS A MAJOR FUNDRAISER AND PRODUCER FOR THE LEISURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS. THEIR REGULAR BOARD MEETING WAS LAST MONDAY AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT UPDATES ABOUT THE CITY BUT THEY ALSO

HAD A LOT OF UPDATES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS THE DANCE THEATER HARLEM IS THIS WEEK, THURSDAY ND FRIDAY EVENINGS THAT WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE LEISURE CENTER. THE COLLEGE NOTES WAS SOLD OUT. SARAH MCKENZIE WAS SOLD OUT. SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ AT THE LEISURE CENTER IS UNDER A NEW CONTRACT SO THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD THERE. AND OCTOBER 3RD SATURDAY EVENING IS THE ANNUAL ON BROADWAY GALA WHICH WILL RAISE FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE PROGRAMS AT THE LEISURE CENTER THE BEDFORD GALLERY HAS A NEW SHOW. IT'S CALLED AZTEC STORIES IN MODERN MEXICO. IT IS A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE WORKS OF IN SENSO HUMANAS CINO IT'S VERY VIBRANT AND IT RUNS THROUGH JUNE 28TH AND THIS LAST SATURDAY EVENING THE CALIFORNIA SYMPHONY HAD ITS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA AND THEY HONORED OUR FORMER MAYOR LULA HASKELL AND HER HUSBAND RALPH WHO HAVE BEEN VERY STRONG SUPPORTERS OF THE CALIFORNIA SYMPHONY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. AND WITH THAT I WILL SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SILVA. NEXT WHEN WE GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER OF ANY ALL RIGHT GOOD EVENING.

THREE ACTIVITIES TO REPORT ON THE FIRST I THINK MOST OF US ARE WERE AT THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS LAST WEEK. WE RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEES FROM THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR TEN, 15, 20 AND 25 YEARS. SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CAPTAIN JEFF SLATER FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU. AND WE JUST MISSED OUR SENIOR ENGINEER ALEX WONG WHO WAS ALSO ON FOR 25 YEARS AND SO A NUMBER OF OTHERS AS WELL. BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. IN ADDITION, BEN SCHUSTER FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP INT DEPARTMENT ONE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR SO CONGRATULATE YOU SINCE TO BEN SCHUSTER FOR THAT IN ADDITION I WAS FORTUNATE OR HONORED TO GIVE THE OPENING REMARKS FOR A SUSTAINABLE EVENT THAT SUSTAINABLE WALNUT CREEK PUT ON LAST WEEK THAT WAS CALLED THE STORY OF PLASTICS AND I THINK IT'S JUST A REMINDER THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE AWARE OF OUR OWN PUBLIC OUR OWN USE AND TO TRY TO CUT DOWN ON OUR PERSONAL USE AND THEN ALSO SORT TRY THE BEST WE CAN TO SORT THE PLASTICS THAT WE HAVE. I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING ON CUTTING DOWN ON SINGLE USE PLASTICS SO WE'RE WORKING WITH BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY TO TRANSITION THEM FROM SINGLE USE PLASTICS TO REUSABLE MATERIALS AND WE'LL BE MORE TO REPORT AS WE HAVE MORE BUSINESSES THAT JOIN THE PROGRAM. > AND FINALLY STOP THE FARMER'S MARKET THIS PAST SUNDAY. WHAT I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT THAT IS I ALWAYS ENJOY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT I HELPFUL STAFF IS HERE AT THEHOW CITY THAT WE CAN TAKE. ALL OF US I THINK HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES.

WE TAKE THESE COMMENTS AND SEND PAST THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER PLANTING SOME OF THOSE 45 TREES AND WHAT STRUCK ME WAS THAT OUR GREAT PUBLIC WORKS STAFF NUMBER ONE BEING THERE TO GREET EVERYONE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE PARK THAT DAY BUT THEY WERE VERY WARM, WELCOMING, HELPING PEOPLE GET ALL THEIR PAPERWORK FILLED OUT AND KIND OF MOST IMPORTANTLY TOO THEY HAD DUG THE HOLES FOR THE TREES TO BE PLANTED. THE TREE WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOLE THAT ALREADY INSTALLED THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND SO IT WAS LIGHT TREE PLANTING I WOULD SAY AND I THINK THAT WAS JUST FINE FOR MYSELF AND THE REST OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND IT WAS IT WAS COOL TO SEE I MET SOMEONE FROM CONCORD WHO AND HIS YOUNG SON WHO JUST SAID HE LOOKS FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER AND TRIES TO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY.

I MET A WOMAN FROM THE HEATHER FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WHO LIVES NEARBY AND JUST YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS MEETING NEIGHBORS OVER AND BUILDING COMMUNITY OVER AN EVENT LIKE THAT WAS GREAT. I ALSO RAN INTO OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER MOLLY KOPP WAS OUT THERE HELPING PUT IN TREES TOO. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOLUNTEERED AND IT WAS A FUN EVENT. WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO BE SURE THAT YOU GET THE TREE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. YES. AND WE LEARNED THEY'VE NOTHING TO CHANCE THAT WELL, IT HAS TO YES, IT HAS.

THE ROOT BALL HAS TO BE KIND OF AT GRADE AND THEN THE STAKE I'M TOLD HAS TO BE FACE FACING NORTH FOR MAXIMUM TREE GROWTH POTENTIAL. SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DEBATE ABOUT WHICH DIRECTION WAS NORTH AND TRUE NORTH.

BUT I THINK WE GOT IT CLOSE. I MEAN THEY DIDN'T WHITE PAINTED ON THE GROUND FOR YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT YEAR RICH I TOO ENJOYED MEETING WITH THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COMMISSION. IT'S FUN NOW BECAUSE THE COMMISSION'S BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL SINCE 2018 AND NOW WE'RE SEEING THE SECOND GENERATION OF THE YOUNGER SIBLINGS WHO OF OF SOME OF OUR INITIAL YOUTH COMMISSIONERS AND HEARING HOW THEIR OLDER SIBLINGS ARE DOING BUT JUST YEAH IT WAS IT WAS THE QUESTIONS THEY ASKED WERE WERE HARD BUT OF A LIKE A DEEP POLICY LEVEL INTEREST AND THEY WERE NOT SOFTBALL QUESTIONS THEY WERE THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS. THEY WERE KIND OF SOPHISTICATED QUESTIONS. AND SO I WAS IMPRESSED. TALKED ABOUT LEAF BLOWERS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE EATHER FARM PARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THEY ASKED US HOW WE WERE GOING TO REDUCE THE COST OF HOUSING.

YEAH,I LET HER TAKE THAT ONE.

YEAH. PARKING CHALLENGES DOWNTOWN AND THE FUN QUESTION WAS WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT OUT IN WALNUT REEK? AND SO WE WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THAT AROUND WITH THEM AND ASK THEM WHAT THEIR FAVORITE RESTAURANT IS AND I'M NOT GOING TO NAME MINE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANYONE UNHAPPY SO THAT WILL JUST STAY IN THE ROOM. BUT I LIKE ALL THE RESTAURANTS DOWNTOWN. I THINK THEY'RE ALL GREAT AND I TRY TO GET TO AS MANY OF THEM AS I CAN. LET'S SEE I ALSO ATTENDED THE CALIFORNIA SYMPHONY GALA WITH COUNCILMEMBER SILVA AND IT WAS NICE EXTREMELY TALENTED MUSICIANS I THINK THEY WERE PLAYING DURING THE EVENT AND THEY ALSO PLAYED A PIECE THAT WAS COMPOSED BY A COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE AND IT WAS EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND IT'S NEAT TO HEAR THE MUSIC LIVE IN A SMALL SETTING LIKE THAT AND TO HEAR A PIECE THAT YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE AND HEAR IT. THE COMPOSER WAS LIKE SITTING AT THE TABLE NEXT TO YOU AND SO IT WAS A GOOD EVENT AND IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NICE TO RECOGNIZE AND HNOR FOR FORMER MAYOR LOWELL TO ASK YOU AND HER HUSBAND RALPH WHO HAD BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA SYMPHONY FOR MANY YEARS THEIR NEW SEASON I BELIEVE KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER OR OR FALL AND THEY'LL BE PLAYING AT THE LESSER CENTER. SO YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM LIVE AND IN PERSON . I THINK THAT ABOUT DOES IT FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LOTS OF ARTS THINGS SO I'LL THROW IN AN ARTS THING IN A MINUTE AS WELL. WE HAVE LOTS OF OPENINGS FOR BUSINESSES AND SERVICES AND WE AND WE LOVE THEM COMING TO THE CITY. IT'S PROBABLY THE FAVORITE THING THAT MAYORS GET TO DO ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE THAT CINDY DARLING COUNCIL MEMBER DARLING AND I WENT TO LAST WEEK AND IT TRULY MAKES ME FEEL PROUD ABOUT WALNUT CREEK AND THAT IS THE SUMMER ACADEMY OPENING. IT'S IN SHEINDLIN'S WHERE THE CONTRA COSTA SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS WAS AND THIS IS A SCHOOL THAT SPECIALIZES IN SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WITH AUTISM FOR AGES 5 TO 22 AND IT'S DESIGNED TO HELP THEM TO GET INTO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE AND LEAD FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. AND THIS IS THEIR THIRD CAMPUS. I MEAN ALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS WORTHWHILE AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT OUR TEAM AND THE OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT HELPED TO WORK WITH THEM TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THIS UP. SO THAT WAS TRULY A SPECIAL OPENING AND THEN AN OPENING TODAY THAT HAS TO ALSO DO WITH MUSIC. IT WAS THE OPENING OF THE DIABLO BALLET STUDIO IN SHADOWLANDS. CONGRATS TO THE DIABLO BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LAUREN JONAS WHO WORKED WITH OUR STAFF AND ACTUALLY WAS REALLY COMPLIMENTARY TO MAKE NIEMAN AND TO THE TEAM TO REALLY HELPING GET THIS GOING AND SO SHE TALKED ABOUT AGAIN THE PLAYING DEPARTMENT AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO ERIKA SHE MENTIONED BY AME AS WELL AND SO JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE LECTURE CENTER ON MAY 15TH AND 16TH AND GREAT TO SEE THEM IN TRULY A HOME AFTER 32 YEARS OF OPERATING WITHOUT ONE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE LIAISON TO COUNTY CONNECTION, I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THE YOUTH RIDE A YOUTH RIDE FREE RETURNS ON JUNE 1ST THROUGH JULY 31ST OFFERING FREE FAIR RIDES ON COUNTY CONNECTION BUSSES FOR YOUTH AGES 6 TO 18. IT WAS FIRST LAUNCHED AS A PILOT IN SUMMER OF LAST YEAR AND WILL RETURN FOR A SECOND YEAR WITH FUNDING SECURED THROUGH TRANS PARK AND SWAT WHICH IS THE SOUTHWEST AREA TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF CONTRA COSTA. SO THE SOFT LAUNCH OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLAN BEGINS NEXT WEEK AND A BROADER ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE PLANNED IN MAY. AND SO BEYOND INCREASING RIDERSHIP WISE IT'S BEING DONE. IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD CONFIDENCE AND PUBLIC TRANSIT FAMILIARITY, LEARNING HOW TO NAVIGATE ROUTES AND READ SCHEDULES ND TRAVEL INDEPENDENTLY WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO JOBS, RECREATION, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND OF COURSE ONCE SOMEBODY IS FAMILIAR RIDING PUBLIC TRANSIT AS A YOUTH THE HOPE AND THE IDEA S THAT THEY RIDE IT THEN AS AN ADULT AND AND SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY APPLICATION OR ID THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THIS. IT'S A BARRIER FREE APPROACH COMBINED WITH STRONG COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SUPPORT CONTINUES TO DRIVE THAT PROGRAM SUCCESS. SO THAT'S JUNE AND JULY AND WELL THAT'S THE SUMMER RIDE PROGRAM, THE PASS TO CLASS PROGRAM WHICH IS ALSO FREE FOR STUDENTS IS THEN SLATED FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. SO ESSENTIALLY USE THE RIDING FREE ON COUNTY CONNECTION FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER SO GOOD NEWS FROM COUNTY CONNECTION AND MORE INFORMATION IF ANY PARENTS WANT THAT IS ON COUNTY CONNECTION DOT COM I DO WANT TO GIVE SOME OTHER QUICK TRANSIT

INFORMATION ON SUNDAY APRIL 26TH THAT'S THE SUNDAY RIGHT YEAH I THINK IT IS BART WILL BE REPLACING LIGHTS IN THE TRANSBAY TUBE WHICH WILL REQUIRE SINGLE TRACKING AND SLOWER SERVICE THAN USUAL. SO THE YELLOW LINE TRAIN THAT'S OUR LINE ON WALNUT CREEK WILL RUN BETWEEN SFO AND MILLBURY ALL DAY BUT PASSENGERS TRAVELING BEYOND SFO MUST TRANSFER. THE WORK TAKES PLACE ALSO ON JUNE 7TH AND JULY 19TH SO JUST PREPARE FOR LONGER RANSIT TIMES IF YOU'RE TAKING BART. AND THEN LASTLY I'M SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF TWO FORMER LONGTIME CITY EMPLOYEES DANNY BOYLE, WHO WORKED FOR THE CITY FROM JULY OF 87 THROUGH 1999. HE STARTED WITH THE CITY AS A MUNICIPAL SERVICE AIDE AND QUICKLY MOVED INTO THE ROLE OF TICKET CLERK BEFORE BECOMING A COMMUNITY ARTS COORDINATOR. AND GARY SCHEIB, WHO WAS A CULTURAL SERVICES AND ARTS DIRECTOR FROM 1974 TO 2001. I ACTUALLY GOT MY START IN THE ARTS COMMISSION UNDER GARY SHAW AND BOTH HAD LIVED IN ROSSMORE AND PASSED AWAY TWO DAYS AGO. SO OUR CONDOLENCES TO THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THAT ENDS OUR REPORTS. OKAY. IF WE NEED A BREAK, ARE YOU READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ONWARD WE GO. NEXT IS THE CONSIDERATION ITEM FOR THE DIRECTION TO INITIATE THE ELECTIONS CODE 21 TO REPORT ON THE WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING TRANSIT VILLAGE INITIATIVE RELATED TO A 2.4 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD AND IGNACIO VALLEY ROAD AND ENTER INTO A COST PAYMENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CHARLES CHENG WHO'S HERE FORWARD TO PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR MEMBERS CITY COUNCIL CHARLES CHENG ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT IS THE INITIATION OF THE ELECTION CODE 92 ONE TO REPORT RELATED TO THE WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING TRANSIENT VILLAGE INITIATIVE.

OOPS WRONG BUDDY. SO IN MARCH 16TH OF THIS YEAR THE CITY RECEIVED A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE A PETITION FOR THE WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING TRANSIT VILLAGE INITIATIVE. THE INITIATIVE PROPONENTS ARE STEVEN KOSTKA, MARLENE FARRELL AND HAILEY MURPHY, ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF WALNUT CREEK AND THE RELEVANT PROPERTIES RELATED TO THE INITIATIVE IS OWNED BY HALL EQUITY SCHOOL.

SO THE INITIATIVE ESSENTIALLY DOES TWO THINGS. FIRST IS IT AMENDS THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN NORTH DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP BY CREATING A NEW ZONING DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS FOR SENIOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMERCIAL USES AND SENIOR IS DEFINED AS 55 AND OVER AND THE COMMERCIAL USES ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. ANOTHER DIFFERENCE TO THIS NEW LAND USE DESIGNATION IS IT ALLOWS 4.6 FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR COMMERCIAL USES COMPARED TO 8.3 FOR JUST MIXED USE COMMERCIAL.

SECOND IS IT IT CHANGES THE LAND USE FOR A 2.2 ACRES AT 2.4 ACRES SITE AT THE CORNER OF NORTH CALIFORNIA AND IGNAZIO VALLEY ROAD. SO THIS IS AN AREA OF AVOID THE IS NORTH CALIFORNIA AND THESITE BART STATION TO THE SOUTH IS IGNAZIO VALLEY ROAD WHERE THE TARGET TARGET CENTER THE TARGET SHOPPING CENTER IS TO THE EAST IS NORTH MAIN STREET AND TO THE NORTH IS PRINGLE. THIS IS A STREET VIEW OF THE PROPERTY JUST TO SHOW CITY COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC WHAT IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT AND THIS IS A MAP THAT WAS PART OF THE THE BALLOT INITIATIVE SUBMITTED BY THE PROPONENTS OF THE BALLOT MEASURE. SO AGAIN IT REPLACES APPROVED OFFICE USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR THAT PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR SENIOR HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL USES AND INCREASES THE FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL USES 4.32.6.

SO AS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE 90 212 THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALLOWED TO INITIATE OR PREPARE AN INFORMAL REPORT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY ITS EFFECT ON ITS CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S DIFFERENT PLANS GENERAL PLAN SPECIFIC PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT, ITS EFFECT ON LAND USE AND AVAILABILITY OF OF LAND AND LOCATION FOR HOUSING ITS IMPACT ON FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALL TYPES ITS IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT ITS IMPACT ON USES OF VACANT PARCELS OF LAND AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURAL LANDS, OPEN SPACE TRAFFIC CONGESTION BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND DEVELOP AREAS DESIGNATED FOR REVITALIZATION. ANOTHER THING WE THAT IS ALLOWED IN THE PLAN IS ANYTHING CITY COUNCIL DESIRES THAT THAT THAT IS NOT PART OF THE THE EXISTING LIST AND TO THAT END THE FRIENDS OF WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING GROUP HAS AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE COST OF THE PLAN. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING CITY COUNCIL FOR TONIGHT IS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE THE ELECTIONS CODE 921 TO REPORT ON THE ONE THAT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING TRANSIT VILLAGE INITIATIVE ND TO ENTER INTO A COST PAYMENT SLASH REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING FOR THE COST OF PREPARING THE PLAN. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU CHARLES. QUESTIONS THANK. MAYOR PRO TEM THAT IS THE APPLICANT GOING TO PRESENT AS WELL OR JUST STAFF OR THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS I GUESS IT'S JUST STAFF BUT I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT .

OKAY. I WAS AND I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T GET A LOT OF LAND USE INITIATIVES HERE IN WALNUT CREEK. SO THERE WAS A WE DID GET A PUBLIC COMMENT AND PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATELY DIRECTED TO THE APPLICANT. SO I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF THE QUESTION OF SORT OF WHY NOT GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS OF KIND OF THE CITY THE CITY'S NORMAL PROCESS THROUGH PLANNING AND CITY COUNCIL TO DO A PLANNING AMENDMENT AND REZONING?

SO I GUESS I GUESS FOR STAFF BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A COPY OF THE ACTUAL INITIATIVE MEASURE AND WE'RE BEING ASKED O DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE THIS REPORT.

CAN YOU DOES IT WHAT WOULD THE AMENDMENTS ALLOW FOR IN TERMS OF DENSITY HEIGHT, SETBACKS, BIG THINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT COMPARED TO WHAT THE ZONING ALLOWS FOR NOW I CAN TAKE THAT IF YOU'D LIKE THE THE THE NEW DISTRICT IT'S CREATING A NEW ZONING DISTRICT IS WHAT IT'S DOING AND SO FOR IN TERMS OF HEIGHT IT WOULD HAVE WE ADOPTING THE CURRENTLY APPLICABLE HEIGHT LIMITS OF 89FT FOR MOST OF THE INITIATIVE AREA AND A PORTION OF IT 35FT SO IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME HEIGHT LIMITS THOSE COULD BE SUBJECT TO EXCEEDANCES IF THERE'S DENSITY BONUS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THE DENSITY IS SET AT 425FT2 PER A 400 SOME 425FT2 BASED N NET LOT AREA SO PER UNIT THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A RESIDENTIAL DENSITY OF AROUND 163 UNITS 163 PERSONS PER NET ACRE OR 200 UNITS IS WHAT THEY'RE THEY'RE ESTIMATING OVER 200 UNITS OF SENIOR HOUSING.

O I DON'T WANT TO IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEN THE HEIGHT AND THE DENSITY IS COMPARABLE TO OUR WHAT OF OUR CURRENT MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL ZONES. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE SIMILAR TO WHAT'S THERE IN THE YOU SEE. OKAY.

AND THEN A QUESTION AND I KNOW IT'S JUST THE PLANNING AND ZONING IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL PROJECT BUT IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE INITIATIVE MEASURE THAT SPEAKS TO AFFORDABLE. I AN ANSWER THAT AS WELL TO YOU, CHARLES. SO THE INITIATIVE ITSELF DOESN'T LIMIT THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CITY'S INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE TO THE PROJECT. IN FACT IT'S SPECIFIC. LEE RECOGNIZES THAT THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE IS PART OF THE APPLICATION PART OF THE REGULATIONS THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE PROPERTY AND O THE PROJECT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE 10% FOR LOW INCOME IF IT'S RENTAL, 6% FOR VERY LOW INCOME IF IT'S RENTAL AND THEN AGAIN BY VIRTUE OF MEETING THE INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS THEY COULD ALSO QUALIFY FOR DENSITY BONUS. IS THERE IS THERE WE DON'T KNOW ENOUGH YET ABOUT THIS IN TERMS OF WHETHER THEY'RE PLANNING ON PROVIDING THE UNITS OR PAYING THE FEE.

THAT'S WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT APPLICATIONS. THE INITIATIVE IS TAKING IT THROUGH THE ZONING LEVEL. IT'S ESTABLISHING THIS NEW ZONING DISTRICT.

AND THEN LAST QUESTION FOR ME IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE INITIATIVE THAT SPEAKS TO I KNOW IT'S INCREASING THE EFFORT TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL USES BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SPEAKS TO PROVIDING THE COMMERCIAL USES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESIDENTIAL OR COULD IT BE AN ALL RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WITH NO COMMERCIAL THAT WE WOULD THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT AS PART OF THE REPORT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN APPLICATION IN THE WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IS THAT THEY INTEND TO HAVE BOTH BUT WE HAVE OT LOOKED SPECIFICALLY YET AS TO WHETHER THEY COULD DO ONE OR THE OTHER. AND I WOULD ALSO ADVISE THE COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE THE INITIATIVE AND WE'VE DONE A BALLOT TITLE IN SUMMARY. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IF THE MEASURE QUALIFY IS IF THEY COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IS AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS AND WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES IN THE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS ARE.

OKAY, THANK YOU. YES, COUNCILMEMBER DARLING. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THIS. THIS IS AN INTERESTING CONCEPT . I KNOW SOME KINDS OF SENIOR HOUSING BY VIRTUE OF THE WAY THEY OPERATE ARE DON'T COUNT TOWARDS OUR ARENA NUMBERS WOULD IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS INITIATIVE THAT WOULD ALLOW A UNIT TYPE THAT DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS RITA OR IS THAT THE ASSUMPTION BEING THAT ANYTHING THAT'S DEVELOPED HERE WOULD COUNT? YES. THE ASSUMPTION IS ALL OF THE UNITS CREATED FOR THIS PROJECT WILL COUNT TOWARDS I READ THE NUMBERS. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THIS INITIATIVE ALLOW FOR OR DOES IT PRECLUDE OUR NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESSES AS SO AS SO IT DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES BUT AN INITIATIVE MEASURE PLACED ON THE BALLOT BY A SIGNATURE GATHERING CAMPAIGN AND HE RESIDENTS IF YOU WILL, THE CITIZENS IS ACTUALLY NOT SUBJECT TO SEQUENCE OF THE REZONING ACTION THAT WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER THE MEASURE WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO A SEQUEL. ARE WE ALLOWED TO CAN INCLUDE BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL DISCUSSIONS IN THE REPORT THE COUNCIL CAN THE COUNCIL CAN ASK FOR WHILE THE STATUTE SAYS ANY OTHER ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL SO THE COUNCIL HAS BROAD AUTHORITY TO ASK FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS IF YOU WOULD WANT TO BUT IT WOULD NOT BE OF THE SAME LEVEL OF LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO YES, BUT SAY THAT AGAIN. SO YES BUT YES YOU YOU YOU MAY AT THE TIME THAT AT THE TIME THAT A PROJECT WERE TO COME IN AND THE COUNCIL MAY WANT TO ASK THE APPLICANTS REPRESENTATIVES WHAT THEIR INTENTION IS BUT BUT AT THE IME THAT THE PROJECT CAME IN FOR APPROVALS THEN WE WOULD MAKE A SEQUEL DETERMINATION. I WOULD ALSO REMIND THE COUNCIL TO NOTE FOR THE COUNCIL THAT THEY'RE UNDER THE YOU KNOW, NUMEROUS CHANGES IN STATE LAW OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS THAT TALK ABOUT URBAN AREAS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF CERTAIN SIZES. SO IF THE COUNCIL IF THE COUNCIL WOULD DESIRE SOME FURTHER REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SHORT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT OR A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, YOU COULD ASK FOR THAT AS PART OF THE REPORT. SO LET'S SAY THE PROJECT IS SUBMITTED THE VOTERS AGREE THE PROJECT IS SUBMITTED. IS THERE ANY DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS ALLOWED IN THIS PROCESS ?

AND I BELIEVE THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES BUT I'D WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS THANK YOU. THE NORTH DOWN THIS AREA IS IN THE NORTH DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND AS I RECALL THE NORTH DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN BASICALLY INDICATES THAT IF YOU WANT ADDITIONAL DENSITY FLOOR AREA RATIO OR HEIGHT, ETC. YOU USE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROCESS AS THIS WILL THIS PRECLUDE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROCESS IT IT WOULDN'T PRECLUDE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROCESS IF THEY WANTED TO EXCEED THE DENSITY THAT'S ALLOWED FOR IN THE INITIATIVE. BUT THE DENSITY THAT'S ALLOWED FOR THE INITIATIVE IN THE INITIATIVE IS CALCULATE IT BASED ON 425 FEET PER UNIT WHICH IS ALREADY LOW. THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ALLOW YOU TO DROP THE DENSITY, ALLOW YOU TO DROP DOWN THE OR REDUCE THE PER SQUARE FOOT. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

SO AGAIN WE COULD LOOK AT THAT AS PART OF THIS THE REPORT SO THE REPORT THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE COMMISSIONING TONIGHT IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT DOES INCLUDE IS ONE OF ITS REQUIREMENTS IT'S CONSISTENCY WITH THE ZONING PLANS AND THIS SPECIFIC PLAN IN PARTICULAR NORTH DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND SO THAT WOULD BE AN ANALYSIS THAT WOULD BE DONE AS PART OF THE REPORT. SO WHEN THE COUNCIL RECEIVES THE REPORT WHEN THE REPORT IS MADE YOU KNOW, MADE PUBLIC THAT THOSE KINDS OF QUESTIONS WOULD BE ADDRESSED SPECIFICALLY IN THE REPORT. AND I NOTICED IN THE SUMMARY THAT WAS PROVIDED THE BRIEF SUMMARY IT SAYS AGE WAS AN AGE RESTRICTED 55 AND OLDER. IS THAT WOULD THEY IS THAT IN THE THE TEXT OF THE INITIATIVE AS WELL? IT IS AND AS PART OF THE DISTRICT OKAY BECAUSE IT'S DISTINGUISH IN THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT FROM THE M U SEE NORMALLY AND I'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS ARE SHOULD WE DECIDE TO PREPARE THE REPORT THAT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE PETITION AND THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE AT THIS TIME. SO WITH THAT IT'S ONE MORE QUESTION.

YES. AND THINK THIS IS IS PERHAPS SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT BUT I'M TRYING TO IT'S A PROCESS IF IF THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE INCREASING THE FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR THE COMMERCIAL USE, IT'S JUST AN OPTION. THEY ON'T HAVE TO USE THAT. IT COULD ALL BE RESIDENTIAL BASED ON THE WAY THIS IS WELL, THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT IN RESPONSE TO THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS QUESTION WILL ANSWER THAT AS PART OF THE REPORT OKAY . I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT RIGHT NOW BUT THE INCREASE IN THE HOURS FOR THE COMMERCIAL COME ON. SO OKAY SO AND AND IT GIVES THEM A MAX OF POINT SIX FOR SO THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE ALL POINT SIX OF THAT FOR THEY COULD HAVE LESS COMMERCIAL THEY JUST CAN'T EXCEED THAT NOTHING SPECIAL OKAY AND THEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE ZONING WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THE VOTERS VIA INITIATIVE BUT WOULD THE LIKE THE THE UILDING ITSELF BE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW LIKE LIKE THE B SINCE THERE'S SO MANY NON SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT THE PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY BE WHETHER YOU AVE TWO STORIES OF COMMERCIAL OR ONE STORY OF COMMERCIAL OR NO COMMERCIAL IT SEEMS LIKE THERE COULD BE DIFFERENT IMPACTS BASED ON WHATEVER THE FINAL PROJECT IS. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT FOR YEAH THE THE THE NEXT STAGE OF ANY APPROVALS COULD POTENTIALLY BE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BUT DEPENDING ON THE THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BROUGHT BEFORE YOU THERE MAY BE EXEMPTIONS THAT APPLY TO THAT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT. SO THE REPORT THE REPORT THAT IF THE COUNCIL DIRECTS ONE TO BE WRITTEN WE COULD SPEAK TO THOSE ISSUES IN THE REPORT AS WELL TOO. THERE ARE THE LEDGE THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS ADOPTED A NUMBER OF LAWS THAT IN PARTICULAR AS IT RELATES TO INFILL DEVELOPMENTS THAT SATISFY BJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND WHATNOT THAT THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS UNDER SEQUA FOR PROCESSING SOME OF THOSE.

OKAY. AGAIN THE APPLICANT MAY SPEAK TO WHAT IF THEY CAN WHAT THEIR INTENTION MIGHT BE RIGHT NOW BUT THAT THAT'S THE WAY WE WOULD LOOK AT IT. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SEQUEL RIGHT NOW IS THIS MEASURE WHICH AMENDS THE GENERAL PLAN SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING TO CREATE THIS DISTRICT . DOES ANYTHING IN THIS SPECIFY WHETHER THESE UNITS ARE FOR SALE OR FOR RENT OR THAT'S THAT'S AN OPTION EITHER WAY?

NO IT BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED RENTAL IN THE LOW INCOME REQUIREMENTS OF SIX AND 10% I'M NOT RECALLING THAT IT SPECIFIES EITHER OF THOSE BUT THE THE THE CITY HAS INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR SELL UNITS AS WELL TO OKAY I'LL NOW OPEN THE ITEM UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE PODIUM ALONG THE WALL PLEASE CAN BE TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AND ONCE AT THE PODIUM PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THE CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR REMARKS WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED IF ANY HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE MEETING RECORD BUT WILL NOT BE SEPARATELY READ INTO THE RECORD. AND PLEASE GO AHEAD.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR WILKIN CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MY NAME IS CECILY BARKLEY. I DID SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD I AM LAND USE COUNCIL FOR FRIENDS OF WALNUT CREEK AND I HAD INTENDED TO REALLY JUST COME UP THIS EVENING AND APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL RESPONDING TO THE REQUEST OF FRIENDS OF WALNUT CREEK THAT THIS REPORT BE PREPARED. I AGREE WITH MR. MADISON'S COMMENTS THAT MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS EVENING COULD COULD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THAT REPORT. THE ONLY JUST A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR THINGS I JUST WANTED TO SAY IS THE CITY HAS A OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARD PROCESS THAT YOU ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH AND THAT YOU ADOPT IN 2024 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE RESIDENTS FOR PROJECTS THAT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN ZONED FOR AND THROUGHOUT THE INITIATIVE IT'S CLEAR THAT WHATEVER PROJECT IS EVENTUALLY BROUGHT FORWARD NEEDS TO BE CONSISTENT AND FOLLOW THE CITY'S RULES AND MEET A SIMPLE CODE SO THE ANY DESIGN WOULD FOLLOW THE CITY'S SET PROCESSES AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS INITIATIVE ALTHOUGH YOU SHOULD REALLY I REALLY DO WANT TO DIRECT YOU THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO ANSWER THE REPORT NOT NOT ME. SO I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO AHEAD OF OURSELVES BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT AND I ALSO JUST AGAIN WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE CITY HAS THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AND OFFICE MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL. IT'S PURPLE ON YOUR ZONING MAP AND SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR IN YOUR GENERAL PLAN AND THIS ZONING DISTRICT LARGELY FOLLOWS THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE THINGS IT LIMITS THE AGE OF THE OCCUPANTS TO OVER 55 IT IN YOUR M YOU ARE YOU HAVE POINT THREE COMMERCIAL THE INITIATIVE ENVISIONS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN JUST

POINT THREE SO AT THIS SIZE MAYBE INSTEAD OF BEING 30,000FT2 IT COULD BE UP TO 30. WE DON'T THINK IT'S MANDATORY BUT I SEE MY CLIENT THE COMMITTEE AND THOSE THAT WHO OWN THE PROPERTY SEE THE ADVANTAGES OF TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE GROUND FLOOR. IT'S A LITTLE DEAD STILL OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND SOME OF THE GROUND FLOOR LOCATIONS IF YOU WALK IN THOSE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THE THIRD THING THAT IT DOES IS IT'S NOT QUITE AS GENEROUS ON THE COMMERCIAL USES.

SO YOUR AM YOU ARE AS IT DEFINES POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL WE'VE LIMITED THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WHAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH SENIOR HOUSING BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE BIG CHANGES JUST SLIGHTLY SMALLER AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE A PROJECT RIGHT NOW.

I COULD NOT I KNOW THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR SALE OR RENTAL. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE HALL EQUITY'S AFFILIATES ONLY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY LAST SUMMER. SEE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE SITE AND ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY AND PART OF SEEING IF THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE DESIGNING THE PETITION IF THEY'RE EXCITED THEN THAT WILL FOSTER WHAT ACTUALLY GETS DECIDED TO BE BUILT THERE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I'M AVAILABLE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO ASK QUESTIONS NOW. WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS. I DON'T KNOW IS THERE ANYBODY UP HERE IS THERE ANYBODY WE HAVE ONE PERSON. SHE'LL BE PREPARED TO COME BACK. YEAH. YEAH, I WON'T GO ANYWHERE SO OKAY, HANG TIGHT.

WE'LL FINISH PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL COME BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JAN AND WARREN RESIDENT HERE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHEN I LOOKED AT TODAY I'M LIKE WHAT? IT LOOKS LIKE A BACKDOOR APPROACH TO ME AND I LIVE IN THE WOODLANDS AND THE DEVELOPER YOU KNOW I'VE THEN FOR 40 YEARS SO WE ALL KNOW THAT THE WHOLE EQUITY GROUP AND THE WORK THEY DO AROUND THE CITY QUITE SOME TIME AGO LAND WAS PURCHASED IN SHETLANDS FOR A SENIOR PROJECT AND I REMEMBER IT BEING DIFFICULT O GET SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK FOR SOMEONE AND HOW APPEARS TO ME TO BE MOSTLY THEY BUY PROPERTY AND THEY THEN LATER YOU KNOW SELL TO SOMEBODY ELSE TO BUILD OR OR DEVELOP AND SO I'M STILL WAITING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THIS IS ALMOST AN ENTRYWAY INTO OUR CITY AND I SEE A LOT OF DISRUPTION FROM THAT. WE SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I THINK WE ARE UP TO 55, YOU KNOW, AS THE REST OF US ARE GETTING OLDER BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE UALIFY. BUT WHAT I READ SAYS IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WELL WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER HOUSING FOR PEOPLE AROUND HERE AND SO I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE PROJECT THAT TROUBLES ME IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS AND I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTING THE SUPPORT OF ALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEM . THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF MAKE SURE WE GET LOTS OF LEEWAY FOR THE FOR THE CITY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO START A PROCESS. EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO IT THIS WAY AND I JUST COME DOWN HERE AND SET UP YOUR OWN NEW

CLASSIFICATION AND WE SPEND YEARS STUDY COME UP WITH COMMENTS FROM RESIDENT SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S DEMAND AND OBVIOUSLY WE STILL NEED JOBS DOWNTOWN SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VAN. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE IT. I KNOW SO SO I SEE THAT. SO LET'S BRING ACK THE FORMER PUBLIC COMMENTER THANK YOU.

AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER SILVA HAS SOME QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I THINK I NEED TO ASK CHARLES TO BRING UP THE MAP OF THE PROJECT SITE. OKAY. DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? THIS ONE WORKS SO IT IS ONLY TWO POINT THIS IS THE 2.4 ACRES IS OUTLINED IN BLACK. CORRECT JUST HOW EQUITIES OWN THE REMAINDER OF THAT BLOCK? YES. SO THEY'RE CHOOSING TO ONLY APPLY THIS INITIATIVE AND THIS CHANGE IN ZONING TO THE CORNER WHICH WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT VACANT. A VERY BIG DEBATE OVER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN THE BUILDING AS BUILT. BUT THE ONE AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND IGNAZIO IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS THAT THERE'S A BUILDING THAT'S CONNECTED TO ANOTHER BUILDING THAT IS BEING DIVIDED IN THIS. SO THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY FIVE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THE TWO STORY OFFICE IS THE PART THAT IT'S CONNECTED TO, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO WOOPS SORRY. OH THIS IS NOT A POINTER. IT'S OKAY. SO THERE ARE THE REMAINDER OF THAT SITE HAS FOUR OFFICE BUILDINGS ON IT AND THOSE FOUR OFFICE BUILDINGS WOULD REMAIN WHERE THE MOST NORTHERN LINE IS CLOSEST TO PRINGLE ON THE BLACK PICKUP RIGHT THERE THERE IS A TWO STORY ANNEX THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT A ATTACH. IT'S NOT SO THERE'S LIKE A BRIDGE OR CONNECTION. THAT ANNEX IS VACANT IS OFTEN LARGELY VACANT. IT'S FAIRLY LOW IN THE GROUND

COMPARED TO THE OTHER OFFICE BUILDINGS AND BEHIND IT FURTHER SOUTH IS AN AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY OPEN SPACE. THE ENTIRE NORTH DOWN SPECIFIC PLAN ALLOWS FOR FUTURE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE. THE SPECIFIC PLAN DOES NOT IN ANY WAY PRECLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF IT. THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO NO LONGER HAVE THE OFFICE REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT APPLY THAT IT'S CURRENTLY IN THE NORTH DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND INSTEAD HAVE THIS IXED USE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL WITH SENIOR ONLY IN IT. SO WE'RE JUST TAKING OUT ONE SET OF ZONING FOR THE OTHER IN THE SAME AREA THE YELLOW IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THIS MAP HAPPENS TO SHOW HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ND WANT THE INITIATIVE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO ALTER THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION SO THAT YELLOW CORNER IS THE SAME OFFICE ZONING BUT IT HAS A LOWER HEIGHT TODAY. YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THE MAYOR PRO TEM. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE PROPOSAL TO DO THE REPORT IF YOU COULD SPEAK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON ON THE COMMERCIAL USES YOU SAID THEY WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE RESTRICTED THAN THE AMBER YOU ARE AND THEN I WROTE DOWN A COMMENT THAT THERE'D BE COMMERCIAL USES COMPATIBLE WITH SENIOR SO CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT?

SO THERE ARE IN THE HANG ON ONE SECOND BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO BRING IT WITH ME SO NO I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME WHERE THERE ARE IT WOULD BE THINGS LIKE IF THERE WAS A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER OR A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WAS PERMITTED WE TOOK THAT OUT THAT SORT OF THING LIKE IT WASN'T BUT THERE'S STILL ALL SORTS OF GROCERY STORES, DRY CLEANERS, GROCERY STORES, FITNESS CENTERS OR EVEN YOU KNOW, AUTO DEALER USES IN CASE SOMEBODY WANTED TO AN LECTRIC VEHICLE OR SO.O SELL SO IT WASN'T LIKE SUPER RESTRICTIVE BUT THERE WERE JUST SOME THINGS THAT REALLY JUST DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT THIS LOCATION. AND SO WE JUST THEY'RE NOT IN THERE NOW BUT IT WAS PROBABLY 5% OF THE ALLOWABLE USES.

YEAH. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THIS 2.4 ACRE PARCEL I HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE TWO STORY ANNEX. HOW WOULD THE REST OF THE CENTER CONTINUE TO OPERATE FROM LIKE AN UP OPEN SPACE PARKING STANDPOINT THAT'S STILL THAT WOULD STILL THERE IS A LARGE PARKING STRUCTURE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PARKING STRUCTURES THERE THAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS SERVE THE PROJECT. SO ITHER THE PARKING STRUCTURE WILL REMAIN BUT HAVE TO BE ALTERED TO ALLOW THE FUTURE SENIOR RESIDENTS TO USE IT OR PORTIONS OF IT WOULD AVE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AND THAT WILL BE PART OF WHAT'S EVALUATED.

OKAY. AND THE PARKING FOR THE NEW USES WOULD BE PER OUR CURRENT CODE IT WOULD PER THE NEW NEW CODE PER THE INITIATIVE PER WE DON'T CHANGE ANY OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS INITIATIVE THAT CHANGES THE CITY'S PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND NO CHANGES TO AFFORDABILITY EITHER. SO WOULD WOULD EITHER BUILD OR PAY A FEE OR THE COMBINATION OF BOTH AND AS MR. MATT HAS POINTED OUT, THOSE APPLY BOTH TO FOR SALE OR RENTAL WHICH THIS COULD BE EITHER OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

OKAY. AND THEN THE FINAL QUESTION I HAD ASKED IT PREVIEWED IT EARLIER JUST N TERMS OF THE PROCESS WE'RE NOT WE DON'T USUALLY GET LAND USE INITIATIVE MEASURES SO WHY NOT JUST GO THROUGH THE STANDARD KIND OF PROCESS OF REZONING AT THIS? THERE'S PROBABLY A LONGER ANSWER BUT I THINK THE SHORTEST AND MOST TO THE POINT ANSWER IS THAT WE LOOKED AND I WAS PART OF THAT PROCESS LOOKED AT THE NORTH DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, SAW ALL THE ADJACENT MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL THAT WAS NEARBY AND ALL THE OTHER GOALS OF THE PLAN THAT TALK ABOUT HOUSING AND ACTIVATION AND GROCERY STORES ONE OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND LOOKING AT WHERE THERE'S YOU KNOW OPPORTUNITY TO PUT HOUSING THIS SEEMED LIKE A GOOD SITE TO DO IT AND THAT WE COULD DO IT QUICKLY AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF THE CENTER BECAUSE THESE OTHER THREE OFFICE BUILDINGS IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, THE LANDLORD'S GOT TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT LIKE WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF IGNATIUS CENTER AND SINCE THE CITY ALREADY HAD SO MANY PLANS AND REGULATIONS, ALL THIS INITIATIVE DOES IS BASICALLY ADOPT HOW THE CITY CURRENTLY REGULATES MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL DOWNTOWN BUT LIMITED IT TO SENIORS AND I THINK I DO WANT TO NOT GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF LETTING MR. BATTERS AND STAFF MAYBE ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO SAY PROBABLY YOU KNOW, IT'S EARLY IN THE PROCESS HERE BUT THAT'S WHAT OUR OUR THOUGHTS ARE.

OKAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR THAT YOU'RE WELCOME.

I THINK YOUR QUESTION I MEAN I SO I'M I THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE IGNACIO CENTER BUILDING THE ONE THAT'S IN THE VERY HEART OF THAT AND THAT IS HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF THE NEW DISTRICT RIGHT THE ANNEX IS IN AND THE TALLER OF 1213 STORY STRUCTURE. IT'S AN 1810 CALIFORNIA THAT'S OUT OF THE DISTRICT 19 TEN CALIFORNIA THAT THAT'S THE BUILDING THAT FACES THE BART STATION WILL REMAIN INTACT BUT THE ONE I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE AREA YES. YES. THE SHORTER ONE NEXT TO IT WOULD BE THE ONE OVER ON CALIFORNIA IS PART OF IT. YES. AND THEN THE THE ONE THAT HAS THE PARKING ON THE ROOF IS HALF IN ALF OUT HERE.

IT'S ALL PARKING. IT'S ALL PARKING. IT'S LL PARKING. OKAY. AND THAT'S THE PARKING THAT YOU CAN YOU COULD EITHER LEAVE IN PLACE OR REDEVELOP. OKAY, OOD. AND THAT'S A BIG DECISION. I MEAN THAT'S AND THEN WHEN WE CME UP WITH THE NORTH DOWNTOWN PLAN THERE WAS THE IDEA OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO CHANGE WOULD THIS BE SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY BENEFITS?

IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO IT. THEY WEREN'T THAT PROVISION WAS NOT ELIMINATED BUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL FOR IN ORDER TO GET TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO GET ADDITIONAL IF THEY ARE FOR FOR THAT COMMERCIAL USE HERE WOULD I SORT WOULD BE A LOT LOWER YOU KNOW BEFORE IT WAS A BIG COMMERCIAL PROJECT NOW IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE POINT SIX SO THE COMMERCIAL PART WOULD BE LOWER. SO I DON'T THINK THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS WOULD KICK IN IN IN ORDER TO BUILD THE 200 PLUS HOUSING UNITS AND THE COMMERCIAL. OKAY. THAT SAID, YOU KNOW IT MAY TURN OUT THERE'S A GROCERY STORE IN THERE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW. I MEAN THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT. THINK IT CAN HAPPEN? I DON'T KNOW. YEAH, I RECOGNIZE YOU COULD SORT OF VERY EARLY. YES. YEAH. YES, YES. THERE'S LOTS HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK.

UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE COMMENT. I KNOW THERE IS THE QUESTION FROM COUNCIL OR MAYOR PRO TEM FRANCOIS ABOUT YOU KNOW, WHY NOT GO THROUGH THE STANDARD CITY PROCESS AND THERE WAS SOME BACK AND FORTH AND POSSIBLY THE SUGGESTION THAT THAT WOULD BE ANSWERED AND BY CITY STAFF I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THERE IS NO CONFUSION THAT IS NOT AN ANSWER. STAFF WOULD BE ANSWERING EITHER NOW OR ANY TIME THROUGH THIS PROCESS OR AS PART OF THIS REPORT ABOUT WHY THE APPLICANT IS PURSUING THIS PROCESS AS OPPOSED TO THE STANDARD PROCESS. WE WILL BE THIS REPORT IF AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL WILL BE ANALYZING THE POTENTIAL CONSIDERATION IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROCESS AND THE PROPOSAL BUT NOT ANSWERING THAT QUESTION AS TO WHY IT SO IT THERE'S REALLY TWO PATHS THERE IS GOING THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS THROUGH PLANNING AND PLANNING COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL OR THERE IS A CITIZEN'S INITIATIVE AND THIS IS THE PATH THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN, CORRECT?

AND I SHOULD CLARIFY I WAS STARTING TO SAY THINGS LIKE THE INTENT WAS TO JUST TAKE THE CITY'S REGULATIONS AS THEY APPLY TO THE MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL BUT ADD SENIOR AS A AND TAKE OUT THE OFFICE AND I STARTED IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION WHY WE'RE DOING THIS SORT OF ANSWERING WHAT THE INITIATIVE DOES SO IS MORE TRYING TO NOT GET AHEAD OF ON ALL THAT BUT RIGHT THAT'S RIGHT THIS THIS I AGREE WITH YOUR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE TWO PATHS IN THIS PATH AND SHOULD THE CITIZENS INITIATIVE PASS THE COUNCIL IS NOT ABLE TO OVERTURN THAT. THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY THAT'S IT.

OKAY. THAT THAT'S CORRECT. IF THE IF THE MEASURE QUALIFIES FOR THE BALLOT AND THEN PASSES BY THE VOTERS, HEN IT EFFECTUATED THE CHANGE TO THE GENERAL PLAN SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY. OKAY. CAN I CAN I ASK THE FLIP QUESTION? IF THE INITIATIVE DOESN'T PASS THE COUNCIL STILL RETAINS FULL JURISDICTION OVER IT?

THAT'S CORRECT. CHANGES TO THE GENERAL WELL IT RETAINS A YES IT RETAINS ALL THE DISCRETION IT HAS RIGHT NOW AND SO THAT QUESTION USED TO BE A MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER BUT THE LAWS RELATED TO HOUSING NOW HAVE GIVEN GREATER PROTECTIONS TO HE ABILITY OF HOUSING TO BE FACILITATED IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH ZONING AND WHATNOT.

IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT I DON'T NORMALLY ADD TO WHAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY STATES BUT I WILL ON THIS F THERE WERE TO BE ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO WHAT THIS INITIATIVE DOES GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT WOULD REQUIRE GOING BACK TO THE VOTERS TO AMEND THAT AND WITH WITH ONE MINOR EXCEPTION THE NITIATIVE INCLUDES A LANGUAGE IN IT THAT ALLOWS CHANGES THAT ARE AGREED TO WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO IT'S IT'S I MEAN IT'S IT'S UNIQUE BECAUSE THE INITIATIVE IS WRITING LEGISLATION OFTENTIMES INITIATIVES WILL BE WRITTEN TO SAY THIS IS THE NEW LAW AND IT CAN'T BE CHANGED WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL THIS ONE SAYS THIS IS THE NEW LAW AND IT CAN'T BE CHANGED WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL UNLESS THE PROPERTY OWNER AGREES TO THE CHANGE. SO IT'S A BIT OF AN EXCEPTION THAT'S WRITTEN INTO THIS INITIATIVE.

DO YOU MIND IF I ADD ONE OF THE LITTLE COMMENT TO THAT SINCE AS WELL? SO LET ME FIRST ASK WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OF OF THE COMMENTER OR ARE WE NOW GOING TO BRING IT JUST TO I HAVE QUESTION OF THE STATE ATTORNEYS .

RIGHT. SO OKAY, THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OF A COMMON OR IT IS RELEVANT TO THE REPORT AND IT'S I'M NOT ASKING FOR THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS BUT WHY SENIOR ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S WHAT'S THE DEMAND THAT YOU'RE SEEING? YOU KNOW, WHY NOT JUST GENERAL NON AGE RESTRICTED HOUSING SO SINCE I'M STANDING HERE I JUST WANTED TO SAY BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE INITIATIVE DOES ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK AND REQUEST CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL BUT IT WOULD FOLLOW THAN THE USUAL PATH WE WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH IF THERE WERE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE CHANGE. LET'S SAY YOU CHANGED IT FROM THIS IS A SEGWAY QUESTION FROM 55 PLUS TO LESS THAN 55 PLUS THAT COULD BE DONE WITH THE COUNCIL'S CONSENT AND THE PROPERTY OWNER BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCESS TO DO THAT. BUT YES, THE DEMAND THE THE PERCEIVED DEMAND FOR FOR SENIOR HOUSING IS ONE THAT WE DOES SEEM HAT IT WILL THE MARKET WILL BEAR A DEMAND FOR THIS BUT ALSO I'M SENIORS DON'T CREATE TRAFFIC AND THEY DON'T CREATE SCHOOL IMPACT SO FIRST WE HAVE TO GET THE SIGNATURES THEN WE HAVE TO GET THE VOTE. WE THINK RESIDENTIAL STREET DOWN HERE BUT SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM BRINGING A SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT ACROSS FROM BART DOWNTOWN TO A BUSY AREA WE THINK IT COUPLES THE REQUEST TO DO IT BY INITIATIVE ALONG WITH THE FUTURE MARKET DEMAND AND WE OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZE THAT'S A RESTRICTION. BUT WHEN WE I THINK THE OWNERSHIP FEELS VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT OKAY YES OR I WAS JUST WONDERING IN LIGHT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S COMMENTS THAT THAT THE STAFF REPORT WON'T BE ELABORATING ON THE DECISION TO PURSUE THIS ROUTE IF YOU WANTED TO ELABORATE FURTHER ON THAT. WELL, I, I THINK REALLY WHAT I

JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT I SAID IS HAT THIS DOES PROVIDE A WAY TO IF THE CITIZENS WE GET ENOUGH SIGNATURES AND WE GET THE VOTE WHICH WE THINK HOULD BE A VERY YOU KNOW, WE ANTICIPATE SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT BUT MAYBE NOT. BUT IF WE DO THEN WE CAN JUST COME IN WITH A PROJECT AND IF THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD THEN WE CAN COME UP WITH THAT PROJECT IS AND WHAT MAKES SENSE AND START MOVING AS OPPOSED TO GOING THROUGH WHAT COULD BE A MUCH LONGER PROCESS THAN WHAT I JUST DESCRIBED AND SO SO IT'S TO EXPEDITE THE PROJECT YES. THIS YEAR OKAY. YEAH I MEAN THAT SHOULD LIKE I SAID THERE'S PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE TO IT BUT THAT'S I WOULD THINK BUT IT'S EXPEDITE BUT ALSO GET THE INPUT OF THE VOTERS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE IF YOU BRING A PROJECT FORWARD AND WE WERE TO HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY WE COULD HAVE GONE THROUGH A TWO YEAR PROCESS AND AT THE END THERE COULD BE A LAWSUIT OVER IT. SO THIS IS ALSO A WAY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SUPPORT ROM THE COMMUNITY SO IT'S IT'S SPEEDED UP BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK OKAY THEN WHEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION SO I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT T THIS POINT AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION. COULD I ASK OR A MOTION YES ATTORNEY PLEASE STEVE FOR FOUR MINUTES AGO YOU SAID THAT THE IF THE VOTERS APPROVE THIS THAT THIS IS WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT THE LAND OWNER THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH AGREEMENT FROM COUNCIL COULD EFFECTIVELY CHANGE WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVED . DID I INTERPRET WHAT YOU SAID CORRECTLY YOU DID IN THAT THAT WILL BE SPELLED OUT IN THE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS AS WELL TOO.

BUT IT IS THE THE APPLICANT I WANT TO I WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE WORD APPLICANT REALLY HE PROPERTY OWNER THE PARTY IN CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHANGES IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN THROUGH SOME PROCESS OTHER THAN THE VOTERS APPROVING IT. SO SO THE COUNCIL HAS A ROLE BUT THERE HAS TO BE CONSENSUS TYPICALLY OUTSIDE OF AN INITIATIVE RESTRICTION THE COUNCIL OR THE CITY IS THE ALDERMAN DECISION MAKER, RIGHT. AND IN THIS INSTANCE THERE WOULD BE AN ABILITY FOR AN APPLICANT TO SAY WE DON'T A PROPERTY OWNER TO SAY WE DON'T AGREE WITH HAT CHANGE. NOW IF THEY WANTED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT KIND OF ZONING SO THAT THEN THEY COULD EITHER COME BACK WITH ANOTHER INITIATIVE OR THEY COULD GO THROUGH A NORMAL PROCESS. THEY'RE NOT PRECLUDED FROM FILING A A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS OR A SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS. IT'S IT'S MORE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO A COUNCIL INITIATED CHANGE THAT DIDN'T GO THROUGH AN APPROVAL PROCESS OF VOTER APPROVAL PROCESS.

SO LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND IF THE IF THERE WAS WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS THE RIGHT THE PROPERTY OWNER ALSO HAS THE RIGHT TO COME BACK AND SAY WELL AND RETHINKING THIS, I'D LIKE THE COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN ON DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND WE COULD DO THAT WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTERS. THAT IS CORRECT. IS THAT IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW ABOUT WELL, IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S SO MANY INITIATIVES ARE WRITTEN TO RESERVE TO THE VOTERS A POWER TO CHANGE AN INITIATIVE BUT AN INITIATIVE DOESN'T HAVE TO E WRITTEN THAT WAY OKAY THANK YOU SO IT'S IT'S IT'S AN EXERCISE OF THE WAY THAT YOU STRUCTURE THE ZONING HERE IN THE ZONING IS ALLOWING FOR THIS EXCEPTION AND YOU KNOW THERE MAY BE YOU KNOW YOU CAN THINK OF INSTANCES WHERE THEY ARE THE PROPONENTS ARE PUSHING AN INITIATIVE RIGHT NOW THAT THEY THINK WILL WORK IN SOME CONCEPT THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR MIND. BUT TWO YEARS FROM NOW THEY REALIZE THEY NEED TO TWEAK IT A BIT LIKE IT NEEDS O BE MODIFIED A LITTLE BIT AND SO THEY MAY COME BACK IN AND ASK FOR SOME KIND OF MODIFICATION. THE MARKET FOR SENIOR HOUSING COULD IN THEORY COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR IF YOU WILL. AND SO THEY MIGHT WANT TO COME BACK IN WITH SOME OTHER KIND OF CHANGE AND THEN THEY WOULD REALLY BE BACK AT THE KIND OF THE NORMAL STARTING POINT WHERE THEY COME IN AND THEY SAY WE WANT A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND A SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AND THAT COULD HAPPEN. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER OR THEN SO FOR THIS REPORT WHEN WOULD OF COURSE THEY'RE ASKING US TO PROVIDE THIS REPORT OW THEY WOULD REIMBURSE FOR US WHEN WOULD THIS REPORT NORMALLY BE DONE WITHOUT THIS PARTICULAR DISCUSSION?

WELL, I OFTEN TIMES THESE ARE DONE AFTER THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN GATHERED AND VERIFIED. BUT IT DEPENDS THE LARGER QUESTION S IT DEPENDS BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE TIMING OF WHEN THE ELECTION IS RELATIVE TO SIGNATURE GATHERING RELATIVE TO THE VERIFICATION, THIS IS A LITTLE MORE OF A COMPRESSED TIME FRAME. THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER INITIATIVES IN TERMS OF SIGNATURE GATHERING TO WHEN THE ELECTION OCCURS AND THERE'S ALSO OBVIOUSLY THE INCREMENTAL STEP THAT IF THE SIGNATURES HOURS ARE GATHERED AND VERIFIED IT COMES BEFORE YOUR COUNCIL AND THAT IS A REQUIRED STEP THAT WE'RE TARGETING FOR THE JUNE TIME FRAME. AND SO THE GOAL FOR THIS REPORT IS O BE DONE BY EARLY JUNE. SO THERE'S SOME TIME TO REVIEW AND PREP FOR THE SECOND COUNCIL MEETING IN JUNE. SO NORMALLY OR THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE US TO PREPARE THE REPORT AT OUR COST.

CORRECT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND IF I IF COULD JUST ADD TO THAT A LITTLE BIT THAT THE THE LATEST THE COUNCIL COULD REQUEST THE REPORT WOULD BE WHEN YOU HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE MEASURE HAS QUALIFIED AND THEN THERE'S A SET PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE REPORT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND SO 1A1 ASPECT OF THE REQUEST COMING EARLIER IS IT ALLOWS A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME FOR THE REPORT TO BE COMPLETED THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE THE CASE IF YOU WAITED TO THE END AND AS I THINK DAN AND THE STAFF REPORT HAVE INDICATED BEFORE THESE REPORTS ARE OPTIONAL. THEY'RE NOT MANDATORY AND THEY'RE THE BASIS OR A RATIONALE FOR THESE REPORTS IS THAT CITIES WERE RECEIVING INITIATIVE MEASURES THAT THE VOTERS WOULD VOTE ON AND THERE WASN'T AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TYPE OF KIND OF OBJECTIVE REPORT OF THE IMPACTS OF IT AND PRESUMABLY THE PURPOSE BEHIND ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 9212 IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR VOTERS TO BE AWARE OF WHEN THEY MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SO THEY'RE NOT JUST HEARING THE VERSION FROM THE INITIATIVE PROPONENTS AND WHATEVER IN THE BALLOT ARGUMENTS PRO AND CON SO IT'S PREPARE THE REPORT OW OR LATER IF IT'S NOW IT'S REIMBURSED. I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN HAVING THIS REPORT DONE. THERE'S MORE DISCUSSION THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY HAPPEN AT SOME POINT BUT I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE AND THAT WOULD BE TO MOVE DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE THE ELECTIONS CODE 921 TO REPORT ON THE WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING TRANSIT VILLAGE INITIATIVE AND TO ENTER INTO A COST PAYMENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF WALNUT CREEK SENIOR HOUSING.

I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE WE GO TO MOTIONS THE QUESTION OF HOW COMMUNITY BENEFITS MIGHT APPLY OR NOT APPLY TO THIS IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT?

YES, THAT'S THAT'S BOTH REALLY UNDER THE ONE OF THE IDENTIFIED CATEGORIES OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE SPECIFIC PLAN IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT'S THAT'S WHERE IT'S LAID OUT. BUT THE COUNCIL CAN ALSO ASK FOR THAT AS WELL TOO. AND SO WE WOULD ADDRESS THAT ISSUE IN THIS REPORT SO IT'S ABSORBED SO AND THEN WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US IN JUNE, WHAT ACTION IS THE COUNCIL BEING ASKED TO TAKE?

SO ULTIMATELY THE COUNCIL HAS SO ASSUMING IT GETS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SIGNATURES IN THAT INSTANCE THE COUNCIL HAS TWO CHOICES YOU CAN EITHER ADOPTED AS IT'S PROPOSED WITHOUT CHANGES AT ALL OR YOU PLACE IT BEFORE THE VOTERS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO CHOICES YOU HAVE AND THIS REPORT CAN HELP BOTH INFORM THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO INFORM THE COUNCIL AS TO WHICH OF THOSE TWO CHOICES YOU WANT TO MAKE. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MODIFY IT IN NY WAY SO WE COULD ADOPT THE MEASURE THE THE MEASURE THAT'S GOING TO THE VOTERS. YEAH. THE STATE LAW ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE MEASURE ITSELF. I WANT TO I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT ONE ASPECT OF THIS THIS MEASURE AS I UNDERSTAND IT SO FAR DOES NOT VIOLATE OR MODIFY MEASURE A IN ANY WAY BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU ARE DECIDING WHETHER YOU ADOPT IT OR NOT BECAUSE THE COUNCIL BECAUSE OF MEASURE A IS PROHIBITED FROM DOING CERTAIN THINGS THAT INVOLVE HEIGHT CHANGES. BUT AS THE COUNCIL IS ALSO AWARE STATE LAW THROUGH DENSITY BONUS CAN OVERRIDE MEASURE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW THIS THIS IS A LITTLE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS SO IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I'D LIKE TO EXPAND ON THAT QUESTION SO WHEN IT IF IT WERE TO COME BACK TO US WITH THE SIGNATURES AND WE HAVE THAT BINARY CHOICE OF EITHER APPROVING IT OR SENDING IT TO THE VOTERS, IS THAT A TIME WHERE WE COULD SAY WILL APPROVE IT IF NO YOU DO OT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY IT? IT MIGHT IT'S EITHER IT'S EITHER APPROVE IT ASSUMING A WHOLE BUNCH OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'LL GET BEFORE THAT DECISION IS MADE OR PLACE IT BEFORE THE VOTERS THOSE ARE YOUR TWO CHOICES GOD SO BEFORE WE GET TO MOTIONS TOO, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER MATTERS A LEGISLATIVE BODY MIGHT REQUIRE IN THE REPORT SO THAT WE'RE ASSURED THAT THAT'S IN THE MOTION.

YEAH, I MEAN IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE THE COMMENT THAT COUNCILMEMBER DARLING ASKED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR RINA WOULD BE COVERED UNDER NUMBER TWO THE EFFECT ON CONSISTENT C WITH THE GENERAL PLAN INCLUDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT. I WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INCLUDES NO NOT THE JUST THE NUMERIC NUMBER OF UNITS BUT THE AFFORDABILITY AND OU KNOW IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THIS COULD BE AN ON MARKET RATE PROJECT AND SO WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF IT WERE ALL MARKET RATE AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF IT COMPLIED WITH THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE BY PROVIDING THE UNITS INSTEAD OF PAYING THE FEES. SO AM I. SO IS THAT THAT'S COVERED BY HAD A FEW OTHER ONES AND I THINK THERE REFLECTING THE COMMENTS THAT WERE HEARD ON THE DAIS HERE WHICH ARE THE PROCESS IF IT WERE TO PASS WELL IF THE INITIATIVE MEASURE PASSES WHAT'S THE ADDITIONAL OR SICK CITY ENTITLEMENT PROCESS THAT WOULD LIKELY THAT WE WOULD LIKELY UNDERGO FOR A FOR AN ACTUAL PROJECT DOES THAT INCLUDE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS? IS THAT DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL ? WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE DISCRETIONARY. YEAH. BUT I THINK THE THE APPROVAL PROCESS WHETHER THEY'RE LIKELY TO BE DISCRETIONARY AND IF SO THEN SUBJECT TO SEQUEL OR IF NOT AND NOT SUBJECT TO SEQUEL. I THINK THOSE ARE THE PROCESS WE'D WANT TO UNDERSTAND IF IT WERE TO PASS. YOU MENTIONED THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE MEASURE A HEIGHT LIMIT WHICH I THINK WE'D ALL WANT TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION. COUNCILMEMBER SILVA HAD ASKED ABOUT NOT A SECRET DOCUMENT BUT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENT A

MEMO FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT THAT ON TRAFFIC AND VIEW CORRIDORS AND NOT THE CULTURAL NOT THE BIOLOGICAL THERE I MEAN IT'S ALREADY YOU KNOW WE DON'T NEED A MEMO TO TELL US IT'S ALREADY DEVELOPED .

I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION FROM A GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STANDPOINT AND THEN MY OWN ONES ARE I DON'T KNOW KNOW I COULD SEE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS PREPARING THIS REPORT. MAYBE IT'S ALL ONE THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE. BUT FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, IS THERE THAT DEMAND FOR AN ALL SENIOR PROJECT AND WHAT IS THE DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL USES AT THAT SITE? IS THERE A DEMAND AND IF SO, WHAT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL DEMAND IS ARE LIKELY TO BE AND THE OTHERS THE MAYOR I WOULD JUST NOTE MAYBE COVER THIS MAYOR PRO TEM AND I HAD NOTES OF THE APPLICABILITY OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND ALSO THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT COULD THE PROJECT BE ALL RESIDENTIAL AND NO OMMERCIAL TO LOOK AT THAT AS PART OF THIS REPORT? THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THERE'S A MOTION THERE'S A SECOND MOTION A SECOND WITH A CLARIFYING WITH REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS THAT I MADE THAT WE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. YES. SSIE COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE, MAYOR WELL, HI MAYOR PRO TEM FRANCOIS HI, DARLING. HI. COUNCIL MEMBER DIVISION HI COUNCIL MEMBER I MOTION CARRIES

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AND WE'RE BACK. SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE WAIVER OF THE READING AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE SEVEN OF THE WALNUT CREEK MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING CHAPTER SEVEN DASH FOR ENTERTAINMENT ZONES TO ESTABLISH AN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. I SEE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER IKE NEIMAN IS HERE TO PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I'M MIKE NEIMAN, YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. AND THIS ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING ENTERTAINMENT ZONES. SO FIRST OFF, WHAT IS AN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE? AN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE APPLIES TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND IT ALLOWS CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON ALL KINDS OF PUBLICLY OWNED SPACES. THEY'RE USED TO ACTIVATE THESE SPACES AND THEY'RE USED BY CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS WHO CAN COME IN AND PURCHASE CONTAINERS BEVERAGES FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES IN SUPPORTING THESE BUSINESSES I INCLUDED A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM SAN FRANCISCO WHERE YOU COULD SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF UCCESS IN ACTIVATION OF THE STREETS AND BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AS I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. ONE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THESE ARE EVENT BASED SO THEY ARE FOR VERY SPECIFIC EVENTS THE TIMING OF WHICH IS REGULATED SEVERE BACKGROUND THERE WAS A STATE SENATE BILL 969 ADOPTED IN 2024 WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY FIRST 2025 AND IT WAS PRIMARILY ADOPTED FOR SAN FRANCISCO WHICH WAS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE

TO ADOPT THIS AND MANY OTHER CITIES HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT. THIS BILL ALLOWS FOR ADOPTION OF THESE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS AS A TOOL FOR REVITALIZATION ND BRINGING PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER TO AREAS WITH A LOT OF WHERE THERE'S A THERE'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSE FOR ACTIVATION AS ONE OF THE WAYS TO OFFSET SOME OF THE DECLINE THAN SOME OF THE AND ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE MORE OFFICE HEAVY DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN DECLINES AND THE BUSINESSES THERE SUFFERED A LOT OF THESE ENTERTAINMENT ZONES WHILE THEY REGULATE IT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ABC LICENSING. SO THAT IS SIMILAR AND IT'S ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN FOR WALNUT CREEK. WE HAVE A POLICY THAT CALLS OUT FOR PROMOTION OF THE CITY AS A REGIONAL DESTINATION AND THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT AS FAR AS BRINGING VISITORS TO THE AREA AND THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL CASE STUDIES I MENTIONED SAN FRANCISCO WHICH NOW HAS OVER 20 ENTERTAINMENT ZONES MANY OTHER CITIES SACRAMENTO, SAN DIEGO, SOME SANTA MONICA, LONG BEACH, MANY OTHERS RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES IN SOUTH BAY. THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEM AND MAY HAVE EVEN ADOPTED SOME LAST WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD CUP AS THEY'RE GETTING READY TO HOST SANTA CLARA WAS LOOKING AT TWO IN PARTICULAR AND I INCLUDED ANOTHER PICTURE ,THE RENDERING FROM SAN FRANCISCO HERE. SO AS FAR AS THE PROCESS THAT'S OUTLINED IN THIS POLICY IS THERE IS THREE STEPS AND THE STEPS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE BILL. THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE FOR A NONPROFIT THAT WOULD BE PROJECT SPONSOR TO SUBMIT A MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH IS AN APPLICATION TO THE CITY. THIS MANAGEMENT PLAN WOULD BE SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES COUNCIL DISCRETION OVER FORMATION OF

EACH ENTERTAINMENT ZONE THAT WOULD COME IN THE CITY AND THEN THE CITY WOULD ISSUE IN THE EVENT SPECIFIC SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. SO WITHIN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE THERE'S FURTHER DISCRETION FOR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTROL WHEN THESE EVENTS HAPPEN THE DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF EVENTS AND WHATNOT . AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALSO THAT THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AT THE REQUEST OF WCG AND WE HAVE ATTACHED A DRAFT OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE STAFF REPORT ALTHOUGH YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT A MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOULD YOU TAKE ACTION TONIGHT AT SEPARATE MEETING AND YOU COULD SEE HERE THAT FOR THE MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THESE COMPONENTS BE ADOPTED AS PART OF THE FORMATION OF THE ZONING AND ALL OF THESE SECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT'S INCLUDED AND WCG HAS ENVISIONED THAT THIS WOULD BE THE MAP THAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE FOR FOR THEIR EARLY EVENTS. THEY'RE THINKING THAT THEY WOULD START WITH LOCUST STREET SO WOULD BE A SUBSET OF THIS AREA BUT GOING FORWARD THEY THEY ENVISION HAVING THIS FULL AREA SO THEY HAVE FURTHER FLEXIBILITY DOWN THE ROAD TO CHOOSE SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN THE BROADER ENTERTAINMENT ZONE AREA WHERE SUCH EVENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED AND WOULD THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCE AMENDING WALNUT CREEK MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE SEVEN ADDING CHAPTER FOUR ENTERTAINMENT ZONES TO ESTABLISH AN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SUBJECT TO FURTHER ACTION OF ADOPTING THE MANAGEMENT PLAN SEPARATELY. AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM WCG HERE AS WELL SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS

AND THIS COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MIKE DO WE HAVE NY QUESTIONS BECAUSE YES IS WC YOU GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR JUST HERE FOR TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF NEEDED? OH, JUST QUESTIONS. OKAY. THE WHAT WAS THE THINKING AROUND THIS PARTICULAR ZONE? YOU KNOW, PERHAPS EXPANDING IT TO OTHER AREAS WOULD CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT PART?

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO THE THINKING IS THAT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ENTERTAINMENT ZONE BECAUSE THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY WALNUT CREEK DOWNTOWN. BUT WE WANTED TO CREATE A MECHANISM WHERE SHOULD THERE BE INTEREST FROM OTHER PARTS OF TOWN? SHOULD THERE BE A SPONSORING NONPROFIT THAT WAS NTERESTED IN REPLICATING SUCH AN EVENT ELSEWHERE? THERE IS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY AND THERE WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SUBJECT TO THEIR OWN CREATION OF A MANAGEMENT PLAN APPROVED SEPARATELY BY COUNCIL. OKAY. SO A PILOT THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. HEAR HIM. SO THANKS MIKE FOR THE REPORT. AM I UNDERSTANDING IT CORRECTLY THAT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE WOULD BE SET BY THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE MANAGEMENT PLAN RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A DRAFT BEFORE US. WE'RE JUST APPROVING THE ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE WILL BE SET BY THE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THAT'LL COME FOR US LATER. WE HAVE WHAT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE PRESENTED IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN IN TERMS OF MOSTLY DOWNTOWN AND AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT MAKES SENSE. MY QUESTION WAS AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE ZONES MOSTLY IN THE CITY ON FRONT STREET WHERE FRONT STREET IS CLOSED DOWN FOR PART RESTAURATEUR CAN'T DECIDE HAT THEY WANT TO SET UP AN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE.

IT HAS TO BE DONE BY A NONPROFIT. YES, THAT IS CORRECT. AND THAT IS BASED ON THE STATE LAW. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU, COUNSEL MEMBERS OF IT'S GOING TO SOUND REDUNDANT. I KNOW THAT BUT SO THIS IS A POTENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT ZONE AS DEFINED AT THIS POINT. SO W C D BECOMES THE HOLDER POTENTIALLY BECOMES THE HOLDER OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN. THEREFORE THE PERMISSION TO HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT ZONE AND THEY COULD SPEAK LIKE A STREET FROM BONANZA TO CYPRUS ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH. SO WE COULD GO THERE RATHER THAN COMING TO OUR MEETINGS NO ,BUT WHAT DOES FREQUENCY OF ACTIVATIONS MEAN? CAN WE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TIMES PER MONTH THAT THESE CAN BE TRIGGERED? WE COULD AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BE WE WOULD BE SEEKING YOUR DIRECTION ON THAT AS WELL. RIGHT NOW THIS IS A FRAMEWORK AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE INITIALLY CONCEIVED THIS FRAMEWORK IS IT WOULD BE OUTLINED IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH SUBJECT TO FURTHER SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE STAFF CAN CAN CONTROL THAT AND THIS WOULD BE VERY TIMELY TO PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK TO WCG BECAUSE THEN THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT WILL COME FORTH IN FRONT OF YOU AT A LATER TIME.

AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS TECHNICAL CURRENTLY THE ALCOHOL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION CONTROLS THE BAR, THE ALCOHOL LICENSING AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT GRADES GRADES THERE'S YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE FULL FULL SERVICE BEER, WINE AND COCKTAILS OR YOU COULD ONLY HAVE BEER AND WINE. YOU MUST BE SELLING FOOD. SO HOW DO WE HOW WILL W C D MONITOR FOR THE ADHERENCE TO THE INDIVIDUAL LICENSE OF EACH OF THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING?

DOES EVERYBODY GET A DIFFERENT COLORED CUP?

HI. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD EVENING. KATHY HEMINGWAY ALMOST THAT ASSOCIATION AND THE MONITORING WOULD TAKE PLACE BY YES WE WOULD HAVE CUSTOM CUPS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES SO THE BUSINESSES EXPRESSED AN INTEREST AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING WITH ABC THEY CAN REGISTER ONLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE AND THEN WE WOULD SUPPLY THEM WITH THE CUPS AND WRISTBANDS HAT THEY WOULD NEED JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE ALSO THE TRAINING FOR THEIR STAFF AND THEN ALSO A MANUAL THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES TO HAVE THAT ON SITE WITH ONE DESIGNATED PERSON WITHIN THE BUSINESS THAT'S EDUCATED TO KNOW WHAT THE THE PROCEDURES ARE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE AND THEN ALSO VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE BUSINESSES THEY CAN'T ALSO TAKE A CUP INTO A NEW BUSINESS SO THEY HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE ON THE STREET RIGHT NOW THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO SERVE BEER, WINE AND AND MIXED DRINKS. SO THAT'S ALSO UP FOR DISCUSSION. SO HOW DOES HOW DO WE I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS IS IS IT POLICE THE ABC OR W CD ENSURE THAT A RETAILER THAT IS ONLY ALLOWED TO SERVE BEER AND WINE IS NOT DECIDING TO SERVE A MIXED COCKTAIL PUNCH DURING THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE? YEAH IT WOULD YEAH IT WOULD BE IT WOULD. THAT'S THE LEVEL THAT WE'D HAVE TO ADDRESS. YEAH I THINK IT'S OF ABC THEY'RE PUTTING THEMSELVES INTO YOU KNOW JEOPARDY BY AND BY POTENTIALLY BREAKING, YOU KNOW,

THEIR OWN LICENSE. SO THAT'S THAT'S INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO SHARE AND AND THEN IF WE FIND OUT THROUGH STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS OR EVEN POLICE AND PULL THEM IN YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. IF I MAY ADD ALSO WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS IT REGULATES THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. RIGHT? SO THE IDEA AND THE THINKING BEHIND THAT THAT BUSINESSES OPERATE AS USUAL. THERE'S REALLY NOTHING THAT'S CHANGING ABOUT THEIR THEIR TYPE OF OPERATION IN TERMS OF HOURS OF OPERATION, WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO SERVE AS LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH ABC AND OTHER CITY REGULATIONS . IT JUST REGULATES HE FACT THAT NOW VISITORS ARE ABLE TO BRING THE BEVERAGE OUTSIDE AND CONSUMER ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. SO THAT'S REALLY THE FOCUS OF IT AND AND THERE HASN'T REALLY WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY VIOLATIONS IN OTHER ENTERTAINMENT ZONES DURING EVENTS WHERE BUSINESSES WOULD KIND OF WOULD DEVIATE FROM THAT NOR HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM OTHER PRIOR WCG EVENTS, RIGHT. THAT BRING KIND OF A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO TOWN IN TERMS OF BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, VIOLATING SOME OF THEIR ABC LICENSING.

OKAY. SURE. KELSEY FOUND ALSO THAT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES THERE IS A LINE THAT STATES ONLY THOSE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWABLE BY THE LICENSE TYPE AND THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE MAY BE PROVIDED TO PATRONS FOR PURPOSES OF PARTICIPATING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONES PRIVILEGE. SO WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES THERE IS CLEAR STATEMENT THAT THEY NEED TO ADHERE TO THEIR OWN LICENSE SO THE RULES ARE CLEAR. YEAH. AND SO THE RULES ARE ALWAYS A QUESTION. YEAH THAT YEAH BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW THEN THE THE BUSINESSES RUNNING A RESPONSIBLE YOU KNOW PLAN THANK YOU SO WHAT I'M CURIOUS WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW A STREET FAIR CURRENTLY PREVIOUSLY FIRST WEDNESDAYS AND WHATEVER IT IS GOING TO BE THIS SUMMER BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE WINE AND BEER THERE IN THE STREET SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE RIGHT SO WE'VE BEEN OPERATING THE FIRST WEDNESDAYS AND LOCA STREET FESTIVALS NOW FOR 12 YEARS AND THOSE HAVE ALL OF THE BAR SERVICES HAVE BEEN OPERATED THROUGH WALNUT CREEK DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION SO WE BRING IN THE BEVERAGE PARTNERS AND OR PURCHASE THE FIRST PULLED THE LICENSE AND THEN SET UP THE BAR AND MANAGE THAT THE SALES AND TICKETS AND SUCH AND SO THIS NOW WOULD MOVE THAT AWAY FROM OUR TEAM AND PUT THIS INTO THE HANDS OF THE PROFESSIONALS AND ALLOW FOR THE BUSINESSES TO SERVE THEIR THEIR THEIR BEVERAGES EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THEIR BUSINESS AND KNOW THAT IN ADVANCE BEYOND THAT WE EE IT AS A REALLY, YOU KNOW, POSITIVE KIND OF MODERN WAY TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ND BE ABLE TO EXCEED, YOU KNOW, THEIR DAILY REVENUE AND BEING ABLE TO

CONTINUE TO TO PUT WALNUT CREEK OUT IN FRONT AS AS A AS A REGIONAL DESTINATION. I THINK THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. HOW MANY EVENTS, KATHY, DO YOU ENVISION HAVING YOU KNOW, ASSUMING THAT THIS GETS APPROVED AND GET US HOW MANY SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS WOULD YOU LIKELY BE APPLYING FOR? RIGHT. SO FOR 2026 THIS YEAR IT JUST APPLIES TO LOCAL STREET FESTIVAL WHICH IS JULY 8TH SO TO JULY 8TH AND AUGUST 5TH AND IT WOULD BE I KNOW IT'S CALLED GS GOING ON AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL, RIGHT?

IT'LL IT'LL STILL BE THE SAME ACTIVATION JUST MAYBE MORE ENTERTAINMENT BUT THEN ALSO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A FOOTPRINT AS FAR AS THE VENDORS AND THE LAYOUT SO THAT WE HAVE CLEAR VISION OF THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES AND ALLOWING THEM TO TO ADVERTISE IN MARKET THEMSELVES AND JUST JUST TO NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE BUT JUST TO CLARIFY. SO EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE IS DOWNTOWN WITH THIS LOCUST STREET SPECIAL PERMIT I COULDN'T BUY A BEER T STADIUM PUB WALK OUTSIDE AND GO DOWN TO THE LOCAL STREET FESTIVAL BECAUSE THAT'S NOT COVERED BY THIS PERMIT, CORRECT?

OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. AND O SO I WAS WONDERING THINKING BACK TO LIKE COVID DAYS LIKE WHEN LINCOLN WAS CLOSED AND THERE WAS THAT AREA THERE THAT WAS SORT OF BEING UTILIZED IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND I THINK STADIUM PUB ACROSS THE STREET MAYBE WHAT IS THERE FLEXIBILITY OR DO YOU ENVISION FLEXIBILITY IN THIS PLAN WHERE YOU MIGHT SET UP ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAY EVENINGS THIS AREA IS CLOSED AND IS LIKE A RECURRING SORT OF DESTINATION IN DOWNTOWN IS THAT A YEAH LIKE IS THAT THAT THERE IS THAT KIND OF FLEXIBILITY RIGHT?

WE FIND AN AREA THAT'S YOU KNOW, REALLY WORKING THERE IS DEFINITELY THE FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PATHWAY TOWARDS THAT. THERE'S NOTHING THAT PRECLUDES THAT IF WE SEE THIS KIND OF AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IT WAS STARTING OUT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A PILOT BUT IF IT WORKS IT WORKS REALLY WELL.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE EXPANDED IN THE FIRST PLACE WHENEVER IF YOU WANT TO DO PUBLIC. YEAH, WHY DON'T WE START THE QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW HERE IF THERE IS THERE IF THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION AND LET ME ASK IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I DO GREAT. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY CAPTAIN SLOW.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THE CHIEF RIGHT TO THE TOP. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING. RIGHT HERE IS WALNUT CREEK POLICE CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, CHIEF. I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO ANY BIG PICTURE CONCERNS YOU HAVE WITH THE PROGRAM THIS THE SCOPE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE, OUTDOOR ALCOHOL? NO BROADLY NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR CONCERNS HERE. OUR POSITION ON THIS IS THAT WALNUT CREEK DOWNTOWN IS THOUGHT THIS OUT PRETTY THOROUGHLY. WE HAVE MET WITH THEM AND WE'RE PLEASED WITH THE CONTROLS THEY'VE PUT IN PLACE WITH RESPECT TO THE EVENTS THEMSELVES. WE KIND OF VIEW THIS AS ANOTHER FIRST WEDNESDAY OR LOCUST STREET FESTIVAL AND IF NEEDED NEED BE WE'LL STAFF IT BUT WE'RE ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON THE RESULTS IF THERE ARE ISSUES BUT WE'LL ALSO RAISE ANY CONCERNS WITH WALNUT CREEK DOWNTOWN AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT WE WON'T IF WE WERE TO RAISE ISSUES THAT THEY WOULD BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY.

HAVE THERE BEEN ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS WITH THE FIRST WEDNESDAY EVENTS? NO. OKAY. AND I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME FOR NOW. OKAY. THERE OTHER QUESTIONS I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO SELL ARE BASED ON WHETHER THEY HAVE THE ABC LICENSE RIGHT. WE'VE HAD OCCASIONALLY BUSINESSES THAT WHILE THEY HAVEN'T LOST THEIR LICENSE HAVE THERE'S BEEN LIKE MISCONDUCT OR ARE ISSUES IS THERE A MECHANISM IN PLACE SHY OF LOSING YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE THAT WOULD PRECLUDE YOU FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE PLAN?

THE WAY IT'LL BE STRUCTURED ? THAT'S MY QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS . I THINK IT WOULD IT WOULD BE WORKING WITH LIST. I USUALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW A LIST AND COMMUNICATION WITH PD FOR THOSE THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADHERING TO THEIR GUIDELINES. BUT THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE ONCE WE FINALIZE THE LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND WE RUN THAT THROUGH ND THAT WOULD THROUGH THE EVENT PERMIT AND THE SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION AND O THAT RUNS THROUGH ALL THE CHANNELS OF THE CITY INCLUDING PD.

SO FOR EACH EVENT YOU'LL GO THROUGH AND VET WHO'S EHAVING AND WHO'S NOT AND THEY ONLY GET THERE FOR THE EVENT IF THEY'RE ON THE THE THE NICE LIST RIGHT AND THEN THE THE APPLICANTS THEMSELVES OR THE THE BUSINESS THEMSELVES THEY HAVE TO APPLY ONLINE THROUGH THE ABC PORTAL AND SO WOULD IMAGINE THAT THEY WOULD FLAG IT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN DEFINITELY CONFIRM BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THEY WOULD FLAG THAT.

OKAY, BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE. SO IF WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT AND IT HAS OURS SO ET'S SAY IT'S ON A THURSDAY NIGHT AND IT'S FROM 5 TO 10 ANY ESTABLISHMENT THAT HAS LATER ABC HOURS THEY CAN SERVE UNTIL 11 OR MIDNIGHT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT INDOORS AFTER THAT SPECIAL EVENT HOURS ARE OVER. CORRECT. OKAY.

HANK ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH QUESTIONS SO WE' SHOT THAT IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO STOP AND THEN RESTART. WE COULD LOOK AT THIS ND THEN RENEW IT AT THE 11 MONTH OR WHATEVER IT IS JUST THE IDEA BEING THAT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROACTIVE ON THIS RATHER THAN YOU KNOW AT SOME POINT HAVING TO THEN ACTIVELY STOP IT WHICH I THINK IS MORE CHALLENGING. WHAT DO OTHER FOLKS THINK? WLL, WHAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT A SUNSET IS THERE ARE MANY THERE ARE MANY STATE LAWS THAT HAVE SUNSETS IN HEM AND THEY GET RAMMED THROUGH TO RENEW THEM AT THE SUNSET. BUT I ALSO WOULD BE CONCERNED AT THE TIMING OF IT A YEAR MAYBE IF WE STARTED IT NOW A YEAR WOULD BE JUST BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SUMMER SEASON WHICH IS THE LIKELY TIME SO I WOULD SAY TWO YEARS BECAUSE THEY CAN RUN THROUGH TWO SUMMERS AT THAT POINT AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF A PILOT FOR I THINK IT'S NEW.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT REALLY WELL. BUT I'D LIKE TO YOU KNOW, TRUTH TEST TO THAT ASSUMPTION AND I THINK TWO YEARS WOULD YOU KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO EVENTS THIS YEAR SO WE CAN GET IT UP AND RUNNING, SEE HOW IT WORKS AND THEN MAYBE EXPAND IT NEXT YEAR. BUT AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT RIGHT? WE CAN PUT THAT INTO THE THE ORDINANCE FOR A SUNSET AND THEN SIMILAR TO STATE LEGISLATION IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A RENEWAL OR AN ELIMINATION OF THE SUNSET. YEAH, I CAN LIVE WITH TWO YEARS. I MEAN I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT WELL AS WELL.

I'M JUST WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF US ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN A FEW YEARS SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT SOME KIND OF GUARDRAILS ON THERE. SO CAN WE ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY HOW WE WOULD PHRASE YEAH, YOU CAN IF THE COUNCIL IS TRYING TO GET TWO SUMMER SESSIONS INVOLVED IN IT, WHAT YOU COULD DO IS YOU COULD AMEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION WHICH IS SECTION FIVE OF THE ORDINANCE. THE LAST SENTENCE OF THAT SAYS THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE 31ST DAY AFTER ADOPTION. SO THINK TODAY'S MEETING NEXT MEETING IT GETS ADOPTED THAN 30 DAYS THEREAFTER IT TAKES EFFECT. SO I WOULD SAY YOU COULD AMEND THAT LAST SENTENCE TO SAY THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE 31ST DAY AFTER ITS ADOPTION AND SHALL TURMAN DATE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL SO MOVED SECOND SO CALL THE ROLL PLEASE COUNCILMEMBER SILVA MAYOR WELL HI DARLING. HI I'M SUMMER DEVANEY I HAVE PRO TEM FRANCOIS ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE EXCITED. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. NEXT IS REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO GET THE POOR BEER.

YEAH I'M I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL GOING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THAT, RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A CLOSED SESSION WITH ITEMS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE, CITY MANAGER, UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE, CITY ATTORNEY UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. YAH, THAT'S WHERE YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. PUBLIC COMMENTS AT SPECIAL MEETINGS ARE LIMITED TO SUBJECTS ON THE AGENDA ONLY. THEREFORE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS TIME FOR THE ITEM PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AFTER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE FOR THE CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION. I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY HERE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS SO WE WILL NOW RECONVENE TO A CLOSED SESSION ON THE SECOND FLOOR. ON THE SECOND FLOOR NOW I'M TAKING ONE MOR