Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Votes at a glance: Emeryville council approves ordinances, contracts, license and budgets
Loading...
Summary
At its meeting the Emeryville City Council unanimously approved the final agenda and a series of items including remediation contracts (9.6 & 9.7), the housing-element ordinance introduction, bicycle-parking code changes, an annual card-room license, the ROPS budget, and committee appointments; the city attorney reported no reportable closed-session actions.
The Emeryville City Council took the following formal actions during the meeting. All recorded roll-call votes below were unanimous (Aye) by the members present.
- Final agenda: Motion to approve the final agenda passed (motion by Council member Welch; second by Vice Mayor Solomon). (SEG 095–109)
- Consent calendar (excluding items 9.6 and 9.7): Motion to move remaining items on the consent calendar passed. (SEG 906–926)
- Items 9.6 and 9.7 (remediation contracts): After public comment and staff responses, Vice Mayor Solomon moved approval and Council member Preyfors seconded; roll-call vote Aye, motion carries. (SEG 1151–1172)
- Item 10.1 (Housing element — Program LL; ordinance introduction and waiver of first reading): Motion to introduce and waive first reading carried by roll-call vote (motion by Council member Mora; second by Vice Mayor Solomon). A second reading was scheduled by staff for mid-February with the ordinance effective 30 days after that second reading. (SEG 1173–1501)
- Item 10.2 (Bicycle parking code amendments): Motion to approve item 10.2 and waive first reading passed (motion by Vice Mayor Solomon; second by Council member Welch). Staff said amendments align city code with MTC TOC requirements and preserve or slightly adjust bike-parking ratios. (SEG 1516–1984)
- Item 10.3 (Oaks Card Club annual license for 2026): Motion to approve the annual card-room license passed (motion by Council member Mora). (SEG 1995–2072)
- Item 11.2 (ROPS 2026–27): The council adopted the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for 07/01/2026–06/30/2027; roll-call vote Aye. (SEG 2230–2269)
- Items 11.3 and 11.4 (regional representative and internal committee appointments): Motions to approve both resolutions and the council roster were carried by roll-call votes. (SEG 2340–2456)
- Closed sessions: City attorney reported there was no reportable action taken in closed session earlier and at final report-out. (SEG 076; SEG 2536–2537)
Several actions were taken by motion with recorded movers and seconders as listed; all roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript for those items were unanimous among members present. For details on specific motions, supporting staff reports, and the second-reading schedule for ordinances, consult the meeting packet and the staff presentation slides.
