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CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM
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Emeryville • 2026-01-20 • 07:00 PM
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- Emeryville City Council - Regular Meeting met on 2026-01-20. The minutes confirm meeting proceedings, but no formal motion/action block was detected in the extracted minutes text.
- Roll call/proceedings: ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Sukhdeep Kaur, Vice Mayor Matthew Solomon, Council Member David Mourra, Council Member Courtney Welch Absent: Council Member Kalimah Priforce Council Member Priforce was absent 7:01 p.m. – 7:05 p.m. 3. APPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDA MOVED by - Public comment: PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Council Member Priforce recused himself so as not to be involved in any discussions regarding the 40 th Street Multimodal Project. Priforce absent 7:15 p.m. – 7:47 p.m. 18 speakers. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR Council Member Priforce pulled item 9.6 and 9.7 from the Consent Calendar. MOVED by Solomon and SECONDED by Welch to approve the amended agenda. RESULT: Pas
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- Audit/ACFR: ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND OTHER COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 9.13. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ABG ART GROUP, LLC INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $126,456 TO AN AS-AMENDED TO - Zoning/design standards: Zoning District: PUD-1 Watergate Office Towers. (Applicant: Terri Blackstock/CDS Development) (Owner: Foon C Lee and King Bor Lee) (APN: 049 -1495- 011) (b) Bicycle Parking (ORD25-001) – Consideration of a recommendation to the City Council to approve proposed amendments to Title 9 (the Planning Regulations) of the Eme - Closed session: CLOSED SESSION 9.5. ACTION MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 2, 2025, CITY COUNCIL MEETING 9.6. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EMERYVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH EKI ENVIRONMENT AND WATER, INCREASING THE CONT
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- Audit/ACFR: ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND OTHER COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 9.13. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ABG ART GROUP, LLC INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $126,456 TO AN AS-AMENDED TO - Zoning/design standards: Zoning District: PUD-1 Watergate Office Towers. (Applicant: Terri Blackstock/CDS Development) (Owner: Foon C Lee and King Bor Lee) (APN: 049 -1495- 011) (b) Bicycle Parking (ORD25-001) – Consideration of a recommendation to the City Council to approve proposed amendments to Title 9 (the Planning Regulations) of the Eme - Closed session: CLOSED SESSION 9.5. ACTION MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 2, 2025, CITY COUNCIL MEETING 9.6. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EMERYVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH EKI ENVIRONMENT AND WATER, INCREASING THE CONT
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- ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m. City Council MINUTES January 20, 2026 City of Emeryville Page 7 of 7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the Emeryvil
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DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS 12.1.
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PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMISSION/COMMITTEE VACANCIES 12.2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS FOR DECEMBER 11, 2025 (a) Benihana Signs (SIGN25-015) -- Major Sign Permi...
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BECAUSE THIS ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTS THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS IN AN APPROVED HOUSING ELEMENT) 10.2.
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PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: INTRODUCTION AND WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE AMENDING BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 9-4.408 OF TITLE 9 (PLANNING REGULATIONS) OF...
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Approval of these amendments is not a project pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378 because it is an administrative activity that does not authorize any construction or other activities that could impact the environment. Even if
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PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: this approval was considered to be a project, it is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the “common sense exemption” at CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there...
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CONSENT CALENDAR 9.1.
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PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: ALL ORDINANCES DEEMED READ BY TITLE ONLY AND ALL FURTHER READING WAIVED 9.2. WARRANTS 9.3. ACTION MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 18, 2025, CITY COUNCIL MEETING 9.4. ACTION MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 2, 2025,...
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