September 15th, 2025

 

Call to Order

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

 

Public Comment

 

Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements

 

Study Session

  1. 414 California Avenue [25PLN-00140]. Request for Council Prescreening to Rezone the Subject Property from Community Commercial (2) (CC[2]) to Planned Community/Planned Home Zoning and to Allow Construction of a Mixed-Use Building with 37 Units in a Six-Story Structure on a 16,231-Square-Foot (0.37 Acre) Site. CEQA Status: Not a Project.

Location Map

Zoning Comparison Table

Applicant’s Project Description

Public Comments

Link to Project Plans

Public Comment

Staff Presentation

Applicant Presentation

 

Consent Calendar

2. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Voluntary Residential Electric Service Time-of-Use Rates (E-1 TOU) as Recommended by the Finance Committee; CEQA Status: Not a Project

Resolution

Rate Schedule E-1 TOU

COSA Study’s E-1 TOU Supplement

3. Finance Committee Recommendation for City Council to Direct Staff to Follow the Reasonable-Cost Analysis Required by Proposition 26 for the Gas Cost of Service Analysis and Collaborate with the Utilities Advisory Commission to Develop Revised Gas Rate Schedules Effective January 2026, Based on Five Design Principles; CEQA – Not a Project.

4. Authorization to Execute Amendment to Legal Services Agreement S25193131 with Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer McCandless to Increase Amount by $1,086,000 for Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,171,000; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

5. Approval of Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract C21177635B with Ingram Library Services in the amount of $255,000 for Print Materials and Services for a new not-to-exceed (NTE) of $455,000; and Contract Amendment Number 1 to Contract C21177635C with Midwest Tape in the amount of $53,000 for Media and Digital Materials and Services for a new not-to-exceed (NTE) of $753,000; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

Contract Amendment Number 1 to C21177635B Ingram Library Services

Contract Amendment Number 1 to C21177635C Midwest Tape

6. Approval of 1) Amendment No. 8 to Contract No. C16163034A with Cumming Management Group, Inc. to Add $208,528, Increasing the Not-to-Exceed Amount to $10,683,771, for Additional Construction Management Services; 2) Professional Services Contract No. S26195542 with 4Leaf, Inc. in the Amount of $150,579 to Provide Inspector of Record Services; and 3) Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Appropriation for the Capital Improvement Fund to Support the New Public Safety Building Capital Improvement Program Project (PE-15001); CEQA Status – Environmental Impact Report for the New Public Safety Building and New California Avenue Area Parking Garage (Resolution No. 9772).

Cumming Management Group, Inc. Contract No. C16163034A Amendment No. 8

4Leaf, Inc. Contract No. S26195542

7. Approval of the Third Amended and Restated Purchase Order Number 4521000199 with Altec Industries, Inc., to Increase the Purchase Order Amount by $365,983 to a New Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,073,075, including a Contingency Amount of $51,099, for the Purchase of Two 2025 Peterbilt 548 Hydraulic Digger Derricks; and Amend the FY 2026 Budget in the Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Fund and the Electric Fund; CEQA Status – Exempt, Not a Project

Sourcewell Quote

Purchase Order

8. FIRST READING: Adoption of Four Ordinances, as Recommended by the Retail Committee, to Amend and Reorganize Stormwater and Wastewater Management Requirements by Amending PAMC Chapter 16.09 (Sewer Use Ordinance), Amending Chapter 16.11 (Stormwater Pollution Prevention), Adding New Chapter 16.13 (Requirements for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and Management of Fats, Oils, and Grease), and Adding New Chapter 16.66 (Hauled Liquid Waste); Adoption of Two Resolutions Establishing Regulations to Implement PAMC Chapters 16.11 and 16.13; Adoption of a Resolution Amending and Restating the Administrative Penalty Schedule and Civil Penalty Schedules for Certain Violations of the PAMC; CEQA Status – Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15308.

Summary of Proposed Changes to all Chapters

Ordinance Amending PAMC Chapter 16.09 (Sewer Use Ordinance)

Ordinance Amending PAMC Chapter 16.11 (Stormwater Pollution Prevention)

Resolution Adopting Regulations for Stormwater Pollution Prevention

Ordinance Adopting New PAMC Chapter 16.13 (Requirements for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and Management of Fats, Oils, and Grease)

Resolution Adopting Regulations for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and Management of Fats, Oils, and Grease

Ordinance Adopting New PAMC Chapter 16.66 (Hauled Liquid Waste)

Resolution Amending and Restating Administrative Penalty Schedule

9. QUASI-JUDICIAL. 400 Mitchell Lane [25PLN-00006]: Recommendation From the Planning and Transportation Commission to Uphold the Director’s Decision to Approve a Conditional Use Permit Allowing a Private University Educational Use Within an Existing Building. CEQA Status: Exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). Zone District: PF.

Location Map

Draft Record of Land Use Action

June 9, 2025, Tentative Approval Letter

Request for Hearing Letter

Email Correspondence Regarding CEQA Compliance

Applicant’s Project Request Letter

Request for Tree Removal Application Letter (25PLN-00131)

Project Plans

 

City Manager Comments

Presentation

 

Action Items

10. Approval of a Director’s Interpretation Pursuant to PAMC Section 18.01.025 Concluding That Noncomplying Residential Gross Floor Area may not be Relocated Within a Structure; Denial of the Associated Appeal; Direction to Prepare a Future Code Amendment for Administrative De Minimis Exceptions to the Zoning Code; CEQA: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

Council Report with Attachments, Dated June 16, 2025

Additional Appellant Correspondence, Dated August 3, 2025

Public Comment

 

11. Approval of a Third Phase Agreement with Northern California Power Agency for the Purchase of Battery Energy Storage Capacity from Trolley Pass Project LLC, over a Term of up to 20 Years for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $161.7 Million; CEQA status: not a project under CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(a), (b)(5).

Third Phase Agreement with NCPA for the Trolley BESS Project

Staff Presentation

 

12. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual 2025 Conference, to be held October 8-10, 2025, in Long Beach, California.

2025 Cal Cities Voting Delegate Information Memo

Adjournment