Parks & Recreation 

Concert on Tuesday at the Orinda Community Park with Jazz Trio:
The annual Concert in the Park series continues on
Tuesday, June 17 with the Brian Moran Jazz Trio

Food provided by Food Truck Mafia

  

The concert series is generously sponsored by the Orinda Community Center Auxiliary and supported by the Orinda Community Foundation 

 and the Orinda Parks and Recreation Foundation 

Spring Sport Season Ends, but still time to register for Fall Soccer: The beginning of June marked the closing of Orinda Youth Association (OYA) spring sports. This year OYA T-Ball, Incrediball and Softball had a combined 27 teams and 328 participants. Our developmental soccer league, which runs exclusively on Sundays and consists of a 30 minute practice followed by a 30 minute game each week, had 22 teams and 209 participants. In all, OYA had 537 children participating in our sports programs this spring, 74 more participants than OYA spring sports last year. Fall soccer is right around the corner with practices beginning in August; register your child today to get in on the fun!

City Trains Summer Staff on Saturday, June 14: On Saturday June 14th City Staff held the Annual Summer Camp Staff Training at Wagner Ranch Elementary. Summer camp workers were provided training on topics including inclusion of all campers, mandated reporting, allergies, customer service, safety and discipline, interactive training regarding field trips and off site events, ice breakers, pocket games, crafts, songs and more to help prepare counselors for the summer ahead. Our goal is to train our staff in order to provide the best experience for our campers and leave them with lasting memories.   

"The Nation's 2nd Friendliest City" 

Orinda Celebrates the 4th of July !

Preparations are well underway for this year's 4th of July celebration. The Diablo Blue Devils marching band, along with several new musical and entertainment acts will be participating in the parade and park celebration immediately following.  The celebration will be bigger and better with triple the amount of decorations and promises to be fun for all ages with plenty of children's events, food vendors and live music in the park following the parade.   

The City of Orinda will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 25th at the Orinda Community Center in the Founder's Auditorium from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. "Walk-ins" along with scheduled appointments are welcome to participate. Please consider the value of your donation and schedule an appointment or just drop in if you are in the area. Please take the time to help by notifying your family, friends and neighbors of this important event.

Planning Commission

June 10, 2014

• Ethics Workshop at 6PM
• 120 Alta Haciendas - Design review, elevated deck, exception, and tree removal permits for a new 4,890 square foot single family residence on a vacant lot - approved

June 24, 2014

• 621 Miner Road - Design review and exception permit for a 791 square foot second story addition to an existing one story single family home
• 519 Miner Road - Design review, tree removal permit and elevated deck permit for a  6,504 square foot single family home - continued from May 13, 2014 hearing
• 138 Oak Road - Design review for a 4,572 square foot single family home - continued from the February 25, 2014 hearing

 Zoning Administrator

June 19, 2014 Hearing

• 14 Lavina Court - Design review for a 1,279 square foot addition; addition exceeds the maximum floor area ratio by 120 square feet - continued from June 3, 2014

New Projects

• 12 Camino Encinas - Sign permit to replace the existing signage for Sutter Health
• Vacant Lot at intersection of Happy Valley Road and Sundown Terrace - Tree removal permit due to PG&E's proposed excavation on the site
• 17 Big Leaf Way - Exception permit submitted to a previously submitted design review for a new single family residence
• 59 La Espiral - Design review for construction of a two car garage and workshop
• 29 Knickerbocker Lane - Elevated deck permit and exception permit to replace failing two-story deck and front stairs

Affordable Housing Subcommittee: The subcommittee received an update on the status of the senior affordable housing project Eden Housing is developing. According to Eden's project manager, Woody Karp, construction is almost 80% complete and is scheduled to be ready for occupancy by October 2014.  

The deadline to apply for the Orinda Senior Apartments is 5 PM on  

Friday, June 20, 2014.  Applications should be returned to

Applications accepted in-person or by U.S. Mail only - no postmarks accepted

Questions?  Need more information: 

Contact Leslie Brown, Management Agent 

for further information at 925-2974297 or for 

TDD/TTY 1-800-735-2929

Public Works 

Citizens' Infrastructure Oversight Commission (CIOC):  Last week, the CIOC played to a packed house when they discussed street selections for the Measure J funds and a recommendation to City Council to expand the repair work on Lost Valley Drive and Charles Hill Road.   The first item was to discuss how roads should be selected for repair with Measure J, which for 2015 will amount to approximately $5 million. The Commission provided City staff with ideas that could be incorporated into the selection. The Commission also received input from several members of the public. Staff will return to the next meeting in July with the data requested and recommendations on how to move forward.  

The second item was a Commission recommendation to City Council to award the 2014 Paving Project construction contract to include the base bid, the two alternate bids and to increase the length of the projects on Lost Valley Drive and Charles Hill Road. As a result of the low bid, a partnering opportunity with EBMUD on Charles Hill and increased Measure L revenues it is now possible to repair more of each road. Several residents of Lost Valley and Charles Hill spoke in support of the recommendation and to encourage the CIOC and City to continue to finish repairing each street in 2015. The Commission then passed a motion recommending the Council to approve the paving contract with the alternates and direct staff to negotiate with the contractor to add the additional length.

EBMUD Lunch:  Last week, the Mayor and staff members attended a lunch and briefing hosted by our EBMUD director Katy Foulkes. Ms. Foulkes and members of EBMUD staff presented updates on current water availability, conservation measures, major projects and system upgrades.