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Walnut Creek City Council: Special Meeting: 10/21/2025

October 21, 2025 · City Council

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1. OPENING AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

Consider and take action on any request from a Councilmember to participate in a meeting remotely due to emergency circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1). Receive notice that a Councilmember is participating in the meeting due to just cause circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1) - none.

2. CLOSED SESSION

After an opportunity for public comment, the City Council reconvened in closed session in the 2nd Floor Conference Room pursuant to:

2a. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8) Property: 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA Agency negotiators: Dan Buckshi, City Manager; Rich Payne, Public Works Director; and Valerie Sukhu, Administrative Analyst II Negotiating parties: City of Walnut Creek and Heather Farm Garden Center Under negotiation: Price and Terms for lease of property.

3. ADJOURNMENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION at 5:35 p.m.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 PM Council Chamber, 1st Floor

1. OPENING

Consider and take action on any request from a Councilmember to participate in a meeting remotely due to emergency circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1). Receive notice that a Councilmember is participating in the meeting due to just cause circumstances pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(f)(1) - none.

2a. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES dated October 7, 2025.

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2b. ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANT REGISTERS dated October 3, 2025 (2) and October 10, 2025 (2) ; and DIRECT PAYROLL TRANSFERS dated October 3, 2025 (2).

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2c. ACCEPTANCE OF WORK for Contract 24-05, the Tice Valley Park Sport Field Lighting project as complete; and AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY CLERK to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the County Recorder.

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2d. ACCEPTANCE OF WORK for Contract 24-08, the Trinity Avenue and Oakland Boulevard Bike Improvement project as complete; and AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY CLERK to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the County Recorder.

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2e. ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION declaring October 23-31, 2025 as Red Ribbon Week (Drug Abuse Prevention) in the City of Walnut Creek.

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5a. APPROVE TRANSMITTAL OF COMMENT LETTER TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGARDING THE TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION

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5b. CONSIDERATION AND DIRECTION ON THE CITY’S E-BIKE SAFETY ACTION PLAN

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Agenda Items

  1. 00:16:54 Conference With Real Property Negotiators The Council introduced the closed session item concerning real property negotiations for lease price and terms at 1540 March Banks Drive.

Transcript

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Good afternoon. I'm Mayor Cindy Darling, Mayor of the City of Walnut Creek and welcome to the Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 special meeting of the Walnut Creek City Council.
2a. Conference With Real Property Negotiators
This special meeting is called for the purpose of holding a closed session related to the conference with real property negotiators for the property at 1540 March Banks Drive, Walnut Creek, California.
And under negotiations with the price and the term for the lease of the property.
Does any member of the public wish to make a comment?
Seeing no one
Seeing no speakers. The City Council will reconvene in closed session