Piedmont 2nd Annual Car Show. Come out and support our community and meet your local officers.
Saturday, Sept 21, 2019
711 Highland Avenue, Piedmont Community Center parking lot.
from 10 am to 3 pm.
Any questions or if you would like to bring a vehicle contact Officer Petit tpetit@piedmont.ca.gov
Join the fun! Tasting, art work, scarecrows, free goodies, food for purchase, music…….
The event takes place at the Community Hall and Piedmont Park from 11 am – 3 pm.
Carnival Games • Jazz Festival
Scarecrow Art Show & Auction • Fine Arts & Crafts Show
Farmer’s Market • Locally Grown Edibles Awards
Gourmet Food Trucks
Food • Fresh Local Lemonade
Alcohol-free Event • Free Admission
Sunday, September 22, 2019
11:00AM – 3:00PM
Piedmont Park & Community Hall
Enter your produce and tasty items:
Harvest Festival Flyer 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 4 pm
City Hall Conference Room, 120 Vista Avenue
The meeting is open to the public. It will not be recorded or broadcast.
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF MEMBERS:
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS:
To City Council:
I reviewed the Green Infrastructure Plan and find it lacking in providing a rationale for the projects it proposes. The report on pages 14 and 15 outlines in extensive detail how potential projects were identified (“opportunity sites”, 230 in all) and then ranked, producing a list of 11. Five of these are SWRP sites and ranked on a 14-point system while the other 7 appear to have been selected by staff and mainly only from the CIP list. In any event, the report should list all 230 sites, probably an easy tabulation. And the report should explain in greater detail what criteria staff used and how Bike-Ped projects were or were not considered. Finally, I could not find a simple list of the 11 projects, just their location on Map A-1. The body of the report should contain a list of these 11 projects and a brief narrative explaining their selection and a simple cost estimate.
Specific questions I think you should ask staff and the consultant:
1. Retention area: there seems to be no project that is a simple diversion of street runoff to a retention area with the exception possibly being the Sheridan lawn. There are large areas of public property along roadways throughout Piedmont that could provide more cost-effective biotreatment than the proposed sites. Please ask the consultant what consideration was given to Hampton, Coaches, Linda Beach, Blair, and several medians in town for simple retention projects.
2. EBMUD reservoir: was this site considered it the opportunity analysis?
3. Do the areas for traffic triangles on Map A-1, specifically the two in the Ramona/Ronada area and lower Grand, constitute the footprint of the actual triangle or the drainage catchment area for a smaller triangle? If the actual footprint then these could be large expensive projects. And are these SWRP sites or staff-selected sites?
4. What are the costs to the city for maintaining the newly added triangles at Ramona/Ronada and Kingston?
I recommend you accept the plan Monday night but not approve it. Give the community an opportunity to learn more about Green Infrastructure projects (the report has extensive examples) and contemplate projects for their neighborhoods. Send the report and complete Opportunity List to the Park Commission and CIP to hold meetings. As I read the report the city has met its 2020 goal so there is ample time to allow residents to suggest projects.
Garrett Keating
The City Council will begin at 6:30 pm in the City Hall Conference Room for a Closed Session.
a. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Govt. Code 54957)
Regular Agenda
Staff Reports:
– Nicholas Consulting Green Infrastructure Plan
http://piedmont.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16008244
– Lamphier-Gregory for Consulting Services $154,215
http://piedmont.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16008246
– Resolution Related to SB2 Grant Funding
http://piedmont.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16008248
– $18,000 Agreement with Cole Pro Media for to assist with social media content creation, content management, and staff training
http://piedmont.hosted.civiclive.com/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16008250
Beginning Monday, September 9 line 33 buses heading from downtown Oakland to Piedmont will be detoured off Broadway and onto Franklin Street until the end of December. The Piedmont-bound bus stops on Broadway between 12th Street and Thomas L. Berkley Way (20th Street) will be temporarily closed. Substitute stops on Franklin Street will be near 12th, 15th Streets, then 20th Street at Webster Street. Southbound bus 33 will continue to use its existing stops on Broadway, except the stops between 12th and 14th streets in front of Oakland City Center will be skipped.
This detour begins Monday, September 9 and continues to the end of December.
The Piedmont Recreation Department (PRD) is graciously providing beverages and snacks. There will be a raffle and be sure to take one of the new Piedmont Pickleball Decals. There are tables, benches and shade trees.
Additionally:
Instruction: At 11 a.m. Marcia Nieshi, a sponsored 4.5 level professional Pickleball tournament player and a Level II Certified Professional Pickleball Instructor, will be giving lessons. Marcia teaches widely in California and Hawaii.
Food: While PRD is providing food, all are encouraged to bring whatever. Anything from donut holes to fruit is welcome. No Moonshine.
Directions: PMS is located at 742 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont. You can park on Magnolia Avenue or surrounding streets. There is construction on Saturdays so parking right in front can be problematic. The badminton/pickleball courts are down the hill behind the Middle School; take the steps down to the right of the gym. Alternately there is a parking lot off El Cerrito Avenue leading to Witter Field and you can walk up; this lot is likely full on weekends. Use Google Maps.
Water Fountains: Right before the 2nd set of steps is a water fountain/bottle station. There is a 2nd water fountain below at court level.
Restrooms: There are restrooms going back up PE Hill behind the first court to the left by the Waste Bins. Participants will help newcomers to find restrooms.
Tuesday 10:00 to 12:30 Linda Playground tennis courts
Wednesday 12:30 to 3:00 Hampton Sports Field tennis courts
Thursday 10:00 to 12:30 Linda Playground tennis courts
Friday 12:30 to 3:00 Hampton Sports Field tennis courts
Saturday 10:00 to 2:00 Piedmont Middle School (“PMS”) Badminton Courts
Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 Piedmont Middle School Badminton Courts
– If a ball enters your court or you hit into another court yell “ball on,” stop play and return the ball.
– Wear court shoes, bring a hat/cap, sunblock and water. Flip-flops, sandals and street shoes are unsafe.
– Only use paddles on the approved list and the City supplied Onix type balls. Loaner paddles are provided.
– Piedmont staff will set up/tear down nets and player help is encouraged.
– If no staff person is present then all players help set up and break down the nets.
– Linda and Hampton benches are for sitting; they are not storage shelves.
– Do not coach another player unless you were asked or your offer to coach is accepted.
The Piedmont City Council met on Tuesday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue. The meeting was broadcast live on the City website and Cable Channel 27. Recordings of the meeting are available on the City website.
Regular Agenda
Approval of Council Meeting Minutes for 08/05/19
Receipt of the 2nd Quarter Police Department Report from the Chief of Police
See crime statistics, maps, and programs in link below.
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/govern/staffreports/2019-09-03/crimereport2nd.pdf
Consideration of Authorization to Solicit Bids for Traffic Calming Measures at the Intersections of Greenbank & Oakland Avenues as well as Fairview & Grand Avenues
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/govern/staffreports/2019-09-03/trafficcalming.pdf
Introduction of the City’s New Website
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/govern/staffreports/2019-09-03/newwebsite.pdf
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
5:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, CA
Staff reports are linked below the agenda list.
1. Approval of Park Commission Minutes for August 7, 2019
2. Consideration of a Request to Remove a Street Tree at 331 Magnolia Ave. by Eric Schen and Laurie Lau
3. Update on Annual Playground Inspections
4. Update on Lower Grand Avenue Median Landscape Improvements
Piedmont Police Department advises keeping pet cats indoors:
As it is still peak season for wildlife, many coyotes have recently been spotted in both the upper and lower areas of Piedmont. Coyotes, while typically aloof, can display aggressive tendencies if their young are nearby. They are also carnivorous predators and tend to hunt smaller mammals which can include cats.
The Piedmont Police Department would like to remind everyone to always be aware of your surroundings. And to protect your feline pets, it is highly recommended to make your them indoor only pets, or bring your cats inside from dusk to dawn.
Piedmont Animal Control Officers are available to answer any questions at 510-420-3006.
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