Emeryville, CA

City Council

The City Council will hold a special study session to discuss potential revenue measures for 2026. The agenda includes staff reports on a business license study and a special tax analysis. No formal action is expected; this is a discussion-only item.

• Study session on revenue measures for 2026 with staff report
• Presentation of HdL Business License Study
• Presentation of NBS Special Tax Analysis Report

Special Closed Session

The City Council will hold a special closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding a pending claim and a potential case. The meeting will be held in-person at City Hall with limited remote public comment.

• Closed session to confer with legal counsel on pending claims
• Consideration of potential litigation
• Public comment limited to in-person or email submissions
• Meeting held at 1333 Park Avenue, Emeryville

City Council

The Emeryville City Council will consider waiving noise ordinance restrictions for street paving work and amending a facility maintenance contract. The meeting will also include the approval of prior council meeting minutes.

• Resolution to waive noise ordinance for street paving on Hollis, Park, and other streets
• Resolution authorizing a $130,000 contract increase for facility maintenance
• Approval of minutes from October 21, 2025, special and regular council meetings
• Conditional Use Permit for temporary winter shelter at 4300 San Pablo Avenue
• Study session on proposed amendments to bicycle parking requirements

City of Emeryville as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency

The City of Emeryville Successor Agency will hold a regular meeting on Nov. 4, 2025 to adopt the agenda, hear public comment, consider ex parte communications, and approve the consent calendar. The meeting will also adopt the action minutes (ID-2025-342) from the Oct. 21, 2025 meeting. No separate discussion is scheduled unless good cause is shown.

• Adopt consent calendar (routine items)
• Approve action minutes ID-2025-342 from Oct. 21, 2025 meeting
• Public comment period for agenda items

City Council

The Emeryville City Council will hold a special meeting to consider resolutions appointing members to the Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, Commission on Aging, Housing Committee, and Parks and Recreation Committee. The draft resolutions are listed as approved.

• Appoint a business/community member to Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (term through June 30, 2026) – Resolution 25-93
• Appoint a business representative to Budget Advisory Committee (term through June 30, 2027) – Resolution 25-94
• Appoint a resident and a community member to Commission on Aging (terms through 2026 and 2027) – Resolution 25-95
• Appoint three community members to Housing Committee (term through June 30, 2027) – Resolution 25-96
• Appoint a community member to Parks and Recreation Committee (term through June 30, 2026) – Resolution 25-97

The council approved appointments to the Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, Commission on Aging, Housing Committee, and Parks and Recreation Committee. All motions carried, with the BPAC appointment passing 3-1-1 and the other four appointments passing unanimously (5-0). These appointments fill vacant seats for terms ending in 2026 or 2027.

• Approved Lev Lazinskiy as Community Member to BPAC (3-1-1)
• Approved Dora Siu to Budget Advisory Committee (5-0)
• Approved Wendy Bojin-Liston (resident) and Calvin Dillahunty (community) to Commission on Aging (5-0)
• Approved Julia Drummond, Wendy Medeiros, and Jenn Oakley to Housing Committee (5-0)
• Approved Patriccia Ordonez-Kim to Parks and Recreation Committee (5-0)

Special Closed Session

The City Council is meeting in a special closed session to discuss confidential matters. The session includes a conference with a security officer and a review of a pending legal claim.

• Conference with security officer regarding Critical Infrastructure Controls (ID-2025-304)
• Conference with legal counsel regarding a claim by Cielo Randa Sambas (ID-2025-338 / EM2025-18)

The council met in a closed session to discuss critical infrastructure controls (ID‑2025‑304) and a pending legal claim (ID‑2025‑338) involving Cielo Randa Sambas. No actions, approvals, or votes were recorded.

City Council

The City Council will consider amending its Rules of Procedure to align with a new agenda management system, update meeting times, and revise public comment and teleconferencing procedures. Other action items include approving the purchase of two artworks for up to $18,000 from the Public Art Fund and granting a noise ordinance waiver for overnight transformer work at Total Wine & More on Horton Street. The consent calendar covers routine warrants, minutes, surplus property notification, and acceptance of a donated artwork.

• Resolution amending City Council Rules of Procedure for meeting times, agenda publication, teleconferencing, and public comment (ID-2025-321)
• Purchase of two artworks (Search Party and Spinnaker by Steve Senter) for up to $18,000 from Public Art Fund (ID-2025-320)
• Noise ordinance waiver for Deacon Construction for overnight work Dec 4-5 at 3938 Horton Street (Total Wine & More) (ID-2025-318)
• Annual notification of surplus city property for FY2024-25 (ID-2025-326)
• Acceptance of donation of artwork 'Murmuration’s' by Emeryville artist Salma Arastu (ID-2025-319)

The council unanimously approved five resolutions, including a noise‑ordinance waiver for Deacon Construction to replace a transformer at Total Wine & More, a donation of an artwork by Salma Arastu, the creation of an ADA‑disabled parking zone at 4515 Hubbard Street, the purchase of two public‑art pieces for up to $18,000, and an amendment to council procedural rules. All motions carried with a 5‑0 vote. No other items were decided.

• Approved Noise Waiver (Resolution No. 25-100) for one‑night work at 3938 Horton St (5‑0)
• Approved Donation of Murmuration artwork (Resolution No. 25-98) (5‑0)
• Approved ADA Disabled Parking Zone at 4515 Hubbard St (Resolution No. 25-99) (5‑0)
• Approved Purchase of two artworks for up to $18,000 (Resolution No. 25-101) (5‑0)
• Approved Amendment to City Council Rules of Procedure (Resolution No. 25-102) (5‑0)

City of Emeryville as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency

This is a routine procedural meeting of the Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency. The only substantive items on the consent calendar are approval of warrants and adoption of minutes from the October 7, 2025 meeting. No action items are listed.

• Approval of warrants (ID-2025-324) — check register for agency expenditures
• Approval of action minutes from the October 7, 2025 regular meeting

The board approved the final agenda with a 4‑0 vote. It then approved the consent calendar by a 5‑0 vote, which included approval of informational report ID‑2025‑324 and the October 7 action minutes (ID‑2025‑331). The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m.

• Approved final agenda (4-0)
• Approved consent calendar (5-0)
• Approved informational report ID-2025-324 (as part of consent agenda)
• Approved action minutes ID-2025-331 (as part of consent agenda)

City Council

The City Council is convening a special meeting to comply with the Brown Act for a community open house regarding the Powell Street Redesign project. Council members are expected to attend as a quorum to discuss the project.

• Special meeting for Powell Street Redesign community open house
• Council members to attend as a quorum
• Meeting location: 2449 Powell Street, 2nd Floor

City Council

The City Council is holding a special study session to review the police department's use of unmanned aerial systems. Staff will present a report on Policy 606 – Unmanned Aerial Systems. No vote or decision is scheduled; the session is for discussion and information gathering.

• Study Session ID-2025-316: Review of Emeryville Police Department's Use of Drones (Policy 606 – Unmanned Aerial Systems)

The council approved the final agenda unanimously. It also approved an amendment to the ordinance that authorizes the Emeryville Police Department to use drones, with a 5‑0 vote. Both motions passed without opposition.

• Approved final agenda (5-0)
• Approved amendment to ordinance authorizing police drone use (5-0)

Special Closed Session

The Emeryville City Council will hold a special closed session to discuss pending litigation and real estate negotiations. The council will also consider a late-filed claim against the city.

• Closed session to discuss 10 pending lawsuits against the city
• Closed session to discuss real estate negotiations at 4300 San Pablo Avenue
• Closed session to discuss real estate negotiations at 1245 Powell St.
• Closed session to discuss a late-filed claim by Marcie Rich

The council voted to approve a property damage claim for $544.71. The motion was made by Council Member Welch, seconded by Council Member Solomon, and passed with five affirmative votes. No opposing votes were recorded.

• Approved $544.71 property damage claim (5-0)

City Council

The Emeryville City Council will hold a public hearing to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments. The agenda includes repealing and replacing existing building regulations and fire code chapters, and delegating design approval authority to the Public Works Director. The Council will also approve a $6,000 donation from Stanford Health Care to the Community Services Department and receive a strategic planning update.

• Adoption of 2025 California Building Standards Code and local amendments (ID-2025-310)
• Repeal and replace Building Regulations chapters (ID-2025-311)
• Repeal and replace Fire Code chapter (ID-2025-312)
• Amend Section 7-7.01 to delegate design approval to Public Works Director (ID-2025-272)
• Accept $6,000 donation from Stanford Health Care for Community Services (ID-2025-305)

The council approved the final agenda (removing item 11.2) and the consent agenda, each by a 5‑0 vote. It accepted a $6,000 donation from Stanford Health Care for the Community Services Department. The council waived first readings and adopted the first readings of both the Building Code and Fire Code ordinances, each by a 5‑0 vote, and referred a small‑landlord definition amendment to the Budget and Governance Committee.

• Approved final agenda amendment removing item 11.2 (5-0)
• Approved consent agenda (5-0)
• Accepted $6,000 donation from Stanford Health Care for Community Services (5-0)
• Waived first reading and introduced Building Code Ordinance (5-0)
• Adopted first reading of Building Code Ordinance (5-0)
• Waived first reading and introduced Fire Code Ordinance (5-0)
• Adopted first reading of Fire Code Ordinance (5-0)
• Referred amendment of small landlord definition to Budget and Governance Committee (majority support)

City of Emeryville as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency

The City of Emeryville Successor Agency will hold its regular meeting to approve the final agenda, consider ex parte communications, and hear public comments. It will adopt the consent calendar, which contains routine items, and approve the action minutes (ID-2025-306) from the September 16 meeting. The meeting will then be adjourned.

• Approval of final agenda
• Ex parte communications
• Public comment for consent agenda/items not on agenda
• Consent calendar (routine items)
• Action minutes of September 16, 2025 meeting (ID-2025-306)

The board voted to approve the final agenda for the meeting. It also approved the consent calendar. A motion was made to approve the September 16, 2025 minutes, but the vote result was not recorded. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

• Approved final agenda (5-0)
• Approved consent calendar (5-0)
• Motion to approve September 16, 2025 minutes made (vote not recorded)

City Council

The City Council is holding a special study session to discuss updates to the 2025-2027 Capital Improvement Program. No other substantive business is on the agenda. The meeting allows in-person or written public comment.

• Study Session – 2025-2027 Capital Improvement Program Updates (Mohamed Alaoui)

The council approved the final agenda with a unanimous vote of four ayes and one absent member. No ex parte communications were reported, and a public works presentation on the Capital Improvement Program was given. Council Member Priforce was recused from discussion of the 40th St. Multimodal Project. The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.

• Approved final agenda (4-0)
• Recused Council Member Priforce from 40th St. Multimodal Project discussion
• Adjourned meeting

City Council

The City Council will hold a proclamation for Art and Culture Month and a presentation on Children and Nature. Under the consent calendar, they will adopt the 2025-2030 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, accept a $39,955 ABC grant for the police department to reduce youth access to alcohol, and approve a license agreement with Dorothy Day House for transitional housing at 4300 San Pablo Avenue. A public hearing on amending the Public Works Director's authority to approve public property improvements is continued to October 7, 2025.

• Adoption of 2025-2030 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) replacing existing Safety Element appendix
• Acceptance of $39,955 ABC grant for Police Department to reduce youth access to alcohol
• License agreement with Dorothy Day House for temporary transitional housing at 4300 San Pablo Avenue
• Proclamation designating October 2025 as Art and Culture Month
• Public hearing on delegation of authority to Public Works Director for public property improvements continued to October 7

The council adopted the 2025‑2030 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and approved a $39,955 grant to the police department for youth alcohol‑access reduction. It also approved a license agreement to use 4300 San Pablo Avenue for temporary transitional housing. The amendment to add fire‑map language to the hazard plan was rejected.

• Approved final agenda (5‑0)
• Approved consent agenda (5‑0)
• Adopted 2025‑2030 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3‑2)
• Amendment to add fire‑map language to hazard plan failed (2‑3)
• Approved $39,955 state grant to police department (vote not recorded)
• Approved license agreement for temporary transitional housing at 4300 San Pablo Avenue (vote not recorded)
• Approved ID‑2025‑297 warrants (vote not recorded)
• Approved minutes from September 2 special sessions (vote not recorded)

City of Emeryville as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency

The Successor Agency will adopt the consent calendar items, which are routine matters to be approved by a single motion. Items include ID‑2025‑298 warrants and the action minutes from the September 2, 2025 meeting. The meeting will also approve the final agenda and handle standard procedural items.

• ID‑2025‑298 Warrants
• ID‑2025‑292 Action Minutes of the September 2, 2025 meeting

The board unanimously approved the final agenda and the consent calendar. It also approved the informational report ID-2025-298 and the September 2, 2025 action minutes. No other decisions or actions were taken.

• Approved final agenda (5 votes)
• Approved consent calendar (5 votes)
• Approved informational report ID-2025-298 (5 votes)
• Approved September 2, 2025 action minutes (5 votes)

City Council

The City Council's special meeting scheduled for September 6, 2025, has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is set for September 16, 2025.

• Special meeting cancelled
• Next regular meeting: September 16, 2025

City Council

The City Council will hold a study session to discuss the composition and appointment process for advisory bodies. No votes or decisions are scheduled; this is a discussion-only item.

• Study session on advisory body composition and appointment process (ID-2025-277)

The council unanimously approved the final agenda. It then approved the staff recommendations to pilot a youth seat on the Parks & Recreation Committee, add renter, homeowner and BMR seats on the Housing Committee, and make related changes to other advisory bodies, with a 3‑2 vote. The motion passed with Mayor Mourra, Council Member Solomon, and Council Member Welch voting yes, and Vice Mayor Kaur and Council Member Priforce voting no.

• Approved final agenda (5-0)
• Approved staff recommendations on advisory body composition and appointment process (3-2)

Special Closed Session

The City Council is holding a special closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding pending claims. The meeting is focused on legal matters and will include a reporting-out period after the closed session.

• Claim of Beverley Anderson (ID-2025-283)
• Claim of Black Bear Diner (ID-2025-284)
• Claim of Marcia Morse (ID-2025-285)

The Emeryville City Council held a closed‑session meeting on September 2, 2025. A motion to settle a property‑damage claim for $230.07 was made by Council Member Welch and seconded by Council Member Solomon. The motion was approved unanimously by all five members present. No other actions were taken.

• Approved $230.07 property damage settlement (5-0)

City Council

The Emeryville City Council will vote on a one‑year maintenance contract for city‑owned buildings worth $1,024,000, with authority to add up to three one‑year extensions not exceeding a total of $4,440,424.80. The meeting also includes approvals for several police department grants totaling $143,207.20 and amendments to professional services contracts for planning and building services. Additional items are a Community Development Block Grant agreement and the FY 2026 property‑tax levy rate for the Measure C affordable‑housing bond.

• Resolution authorizing a $1,024,000 one‑year maintenance contract with Commercial Maintenance Management Services Inc., with up to four extensions total $4,440,424.80
• Resolution approving a $21,120 State Homeland Security Grant for automated license‑plate readers
• Resolution approving a $67,087.20 CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant for impaired‑driving and traffic safety
• Resolution approving a $55,000 California Office of Traffic Safety STEP grant for traffic, bicycle and pedestrian safety
• Resolution amending the Urban Planning Partners contract by $124,989 for a CEQA‑compliant environmental document for the 5801 Christie Avenue mixed‑use project

The council unanimously approved several grant agreements for the police department, a contract amendment for the 5801 Christie Avenue mixed‑use project, a citywide maintenance contract, and set the FY 2026 property‑tax levy rate for the Measure C affordable‑housing bond. All motions passed with a 5‑0 vote.

• Approved Community Development Block Grant agreement for FY 26 (Resolution 25-80) (5-0)
• Approved $21,120 Homeland Security grant for automated license plate readers (Resolution 25-81) (5-0)
• Approved $67,087.20 CHP Cannabis Tax Fund grant for traffic safety (Resolution 25-82) (5-0)
• Approved $55,000 California Office of Traffic Safety STEP grant for traffic safety (Resolution 25-83) (5-0)
• Approved $124,989 amendment to Urban Planning Partners contract for 5801 Christie Avenue project (Resolution 25-84) (5-0)
• Approved $81,000 amendment to West Coast Code Consultants contract for interim chief building official services (Resolution 25-85) (5-0)
• Approved $1,024,000 one‑year maintenance contract with up to $4,440,424.80 in extensions (Resolution 25-86) (5-0)
• Established FY 2026 property tax levy rate for Measure C affordable‑housing bond (Resolution 25-88) (5-0)

City of Emeryville as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency

The Emeryville Redevelopment Agency as Successor Agency is holding a regular meeting with a consent calendar only. Items for approval include a warrant register and the action minutes from the July 15, 2025 meeting. No action items are listed on the agenda.

• Approval of warrants (check register) for $0 specified (ID-2025-280)
• Approval of action minutes from July 15, 2025 regular meeting (ID-2025-263)

The board approved the final agenda and the consent agenda, each with a unanimous 5‑0 vote. They also approved the informational report ID‑2025‑280 and the action minutes from the July 15, 2025 meeting (ID‑2025‑263), each with a unanimous 5‑0 vote. All motions were carried without opposition.

• Approved final agenda (5-0)
• Approved consent agenda (5-0)
• Approved informational report ID-2025-280 (5-0)
• Approved July 15, 2025 action minutes (ID-2025-263) (5-0)

City Council

The council approved the final agenda for the July 15 meeting. The motion was made by Council Member Welch, seconded by Vice Mayor Kaur, and carried unanimously by the four members present. Council Member Priforce was absent. No other substantive actions were taken.

• Approved final agenda (4-0)

City Council

The Emeryville City Council will consider a consent calendar of routine items, including a $217,500 contract for a fire station alerting system, a $890,000 tree planting project, and a settlement agreement with the police union.

• Fire station alerting system contract with Alameda County Fire Department ($217,499.82)
• Tree planting contract for Marina Park and streets ($890,000)
• Police overtime settlement with Emeryville Police Officers' Association ($262,868.29)
• HUD grant agreement for 40th Street transit-only lanes
• Professional services contract for inclusionary housing policy study ($433,409)

The council approved the consent agenda and a series of resolutions authorizing contracts for fire‑alert equipment, tree planting, housing studies, and sewer management. It also approved a HUD grant to fund the 40th Street transit‑only lanes project (4‑0 vote) and a police officers’ settlement that adds $262,868.29 to the police budget. A noise‑ordinance waiver for sewer work was approved unanimously (5‑0).

• Approved consent agenda (5‑0)
• Approved fire‑alert system contract for $217,499.82 (resolution 25‑69)
• Approved HUD grant for 40th Street transit‑only lanes project (4‑0, one member recused)
• Approved police officers’ association settlement, increasing police budget by $262,868.29 (resolution 25‑76)
• Approved noise‑ordinance waiver for sewer rehabilitation (5‑0)
• Approved tree‑planting contract with Los Loza up to $890,000 (resolution 25‑75)
• Approved contract with Economic and Planning Systems up to $433,409 for housing policy study (resolution 25‑73)
• Approved amendment to professional services contract with HdL Companies up to $130,000 (resolution 25‑71)

City of Emeryville as Successor Agency to the Emeryville Redevelopment Agency

The Successor Agency Council will adopt the consent calendar, which bundles routine items such as the issuance of warrants (ID‑2025‑253) and approval of the July 1, 2025 meeting minutes (ID‑2025‑254). The meeting also includes standard business like roll call, approval of the agenda, and public comment. No separate discussion is scheduled for the consent items unless a member raises a concern.

• ID‑2025‑253 – Warrants (Staff Report Agency)
• ID‑2025‑254 – Action minutes of the July 1, 2025 meeting
• Approval of final agenda
• Public comment for consent agenda/items not on the agenda
• Roll call and standard council procedures

The board approved the final agenda with all five members voting aye. The consent agenda was approved with four ayes and one member recused. Motions were made to approve an informational report (ID-2025-253) and the July 1 minutes (ID-2025-254), but the minutes do not record the vote outcomes for those items.

• Approved final agenda (5-0)
• Approved consent agenda (4-0, 1 recused)
• Motion to approve informational report ID-2025-253 made (outcome not recorded)
• Motion to approve minutes ID-2025-254 made (outcome not recorded)

Management of Emeryville Services Authority

The Authority will consider the Consent Calendar, which bundles routine items into a single motion. Members will vote to adopt action minutes for a series of special and regular meetings held between July 2024 and April 2025. No separate discussion is scheduled unless a member raises a specific concern.

• Adopt ID-2024-290 action minutes from the July 2, 2024 special meeting
• Adopt ID-2024-288 action minutes from the July 2, 2024 regular meeting
• Adopt ID-2024-301 action minutes from the July 16, 2024 special meeting
• Adopt ID-2024-382 action minutes from the September 3, 2024 special meeting
• Adopt ID-2025-212 action minutes from the April 15, 2025 special meeting