Orinda residents and other interested parties are invited to a
Community Outreach meeting on the upcoming
Downtown and Affected Neighborhoods Parking Study
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Orinda Library Auditorium, 26 Orinda Way
The meeting will include a presentation on the scope of the study and opportunities for the public to share ideas and concerns about parking in the downtown area and adjacent neighborhoods. Comments from the public information session will be reviewed and considered when the final downtown parking improvement study is prepared.
Upon completion of the Parking Study, the following topics will have been examined:
* The existing parking supply, demand and current utilization
* Current parking policies and alternatives to maximize utilization of existing spaces
* Parking enforcement strategies
* Intrusion of BART commuters into local business and residential neighborhoods
* Enhanced customer satisfaction
* Public/private partnership opportunities
* Permit parking program for various users
* ADA compliance of on-street parking spaces
The study will develop strategies and solutions for short and long-term parking needs downtown, in the adjacent neighborhoods and will address access needs for residents, employees, customers and commuters in Orinda across a range of transportation modes.
Community Outreach Meeting
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Orinda Library Auditorium, 26 Orinda Way
7:00pm to 8:30pm
For additional information, please contact
Tonya Gilmore at 925-253-4291 or tgilmore@cityoforinda.org
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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
ON A CITY OF ORINDA
COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE
The City of Orinda is seeking applications from resident volunteers to serve on the City's:
Art in Public Places Committee (1)
Citizens' Infrastructure Oversight Commission (3)
Historic Landmark Committee (2)
Parks & Recreation Commission (2)
Planning Commission (3)
Public Works Aesthetic Review Committee (1)
The City of Orinda is also seeking applications from resident volunteers
to serve as the City's Liaison to the following local agencies:
Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District Trustee (1)
Contra Costa County Advisory Council on Aging (1)
County Connection Citizens Advisory Committee (1)
Statement of Interest forms are available from the Orinda City Clerk's Office, 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563. If you have any specific questions regarding the recruitment, please contact Michele Olsen, City Clerk at 925-253-4221 or molsen@cityoforinda.org . Application forms may also be downloaded from the City's website at www.cityoforinda.org.
Completed Statement of Interest forms must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office.
Deadline has been extended to Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 5:00pm.
Qualified applicants for City Commission and Committee appointments
will be invited to interview before the full City Council.
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Public Works and Engineering Services
2015 Annual and Measure J & L Pavement Rehabilitation Project
Construction work has been temporarily suspended for the next two weeks due to rainy weather forecast. Once a clear weather forecast for four to five consecutive days is announced, Bay Cities Paving & Grading will schedule to finish the paving work along Crestview Drive and Donald Drive with the final lift of asphalt. Three to four consecutive clear days are needed to allow the new bottom lift of asphalt to dry out and one more day is required to place the final lift of asphalt on top. Thereafter a utility manhole and valve cover adjustments will be completed, along with minor asphalt dike work, and striping.
There are six more streets that will be rehabilitated under this project: Calvin Drive, Camino Sobrante, Canon Drive, Overhill Road, St. Stephens Drive and Valley Drive. The roadway treatment that will be applied to these streets require seven to ten consecutive clear days for pavement pulverization, cement treatment and new hot mix asphalt placement operations.
The status of the work on these streets, except for St. Stephens Drive, is postponed until weather permits. The rehabilitation of St. Stephens Drive is expected to take place in May 2016. PG&E will relocate a gas line by late April 2016. The City contractor cannot start work along St. Stephens Drive until PG&E completes the relocation.
Southwest Area Transportation Committee (SWAT)
SWAT held their first meeting of 2016 last week. The primary agenda item was a discussion of the revised approach to the Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP) being proposed by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA). The CCTA is revising its approach to the TEP to include a series of special meetings, a revised strategy to better engage the Expenditure Plan Advisory Committee (EPAC), other stakeholders and members of the public.
This revised approach should allow for CCTA to have an approved draft TEP ready for review and comment in March 2016 and then the final approval of the draft TEP in May 2016. The County and all cities will then be asked to approve the Final Proposed TEP between late May and early July 2016. At the meeting, SWAT members appointed the Danville representative as Chair and the Orinda representative as Vice Chair for calendar year 2016.
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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH UPDATE - SELECTION PROCESS & FINAL STEPS
The Board of Trustees is pleased to report that its search for the next Superintendent of the Orinda Union School District has reached the final stages - on schedule and with a sense of excitement. The Board hopes to introduce a new Superintendent to the community on February 8, 2016 at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. Click HERE for additional information. |
 Orinda Police Department January 11, 2016 - Residential Burglary An unidentified person broke a window of the front door of a house on the 30 block of El Gavilan Road. Video surveillance on the property captured video of the white male wearing a construction vest and a white construction helmet. The Investigations Unit is attempting to identify the suspect utilizing the video. January 13, 2016 - Embezzlement This report concerns a suspect embezzling $28,948.09 over a year and a half period from victim. Suspect was hired by business to work as the accountant and did payroll and billing. Suspect wrote approximately 43 checks to self without permission from victim. January 16, 2016 - Vandalism Report concerns an unknown suspect smashing victim's rear window of his vehicle. Incident occurred at Wilder Sports Fields.
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Calls for Service - January 10, 2016 to January 16, 2016
| | 911 ABANDONED | 3 | PARKING COMPLAINT | 22 | | ACCIDENT PROPERTY | 2 | PATROL REQUEST | 15 | | ALARM AUDIBLE | 27 | POSSIBLE SHOTS HEARD | 2 | | BARKING DOG | 2 | PUBLIC NUISANCE | 3 | | CIVIL | 1 | RECKLESS DRIVING | 2 | | CVC MOVING VIOLATION | 40 | RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY | 1 | | CVC NON MOVING VIOLATION | 22 | SCHOOL ASSEMBLY CHECK | 1 | | DEATH NON CRIMINAL | 1 | SECURITY CHECK | 8 | | EMBEZZLEMENT | 1 | SERVICE TO CITIZEN | 26 | | HIT AND RUN MISDEMEANOR | 1 | SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES | 1 | | IDENTITY THEFT | 8 | SUSPICIOUS PERSON STOP | 6 | | LOITERING | 1 | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE STOP | 1 | | MISSING ADULT | 1 | SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE | 10 | | ORDINANCE VIOLATION | 1 | TOW | 3 | | OUTSIDE ASSIST | 6 | TRAFFIC HAZARD | 2 | | PANHANDLING | 1 | VACATION HOUSE CHECK | 11 | | VANDALISM | 1 | WELFARE CHECK | 2 | | | | | | |
Arrests
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Orinda BART Station January 15, 2016 A victim reported that their black 2005 GMC Yukon was burglarized while the vehicle was parked in the east lot, between 0600 and 1630 hours. The vehicle's Panasonic brand stereo, valued at $400, and Macbook laptop, valued at $1600.00, were stolen during the burglary. An officer responded and determined the vehicle was most likely entered by way of a "shaved key". The victim declined to have the vehicle processed for fingerprints, and was unable to provide tracking information for the laptop. January 15, 2016 A patron reported that their black 2000 Honda Civic was stolen from stall #73, between 0730-2030 hours. |
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Planning Department
- JANUARY 12th PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - ACTION MINUTES:
New Public Hearings -
- 53 Rheem Boulevard: A motion was made and seconded, to approve the project with amended Conditions of Approval. This motion carried by a unanimous (6-0) vote.
- 7 Oak Flat Road: This item was continued to a date uncertain.
Other Commission Items -
- Study Session (Non-Action Item): The applicant, Taylor Morrison of California, LLC, presented conceptual drawings on a proposed Mid-Century Modern residential design at Wilder to receive preliminary comments and feedback to assist with their designs ahead of submitting a formal Design Review application. The Planning Commission provided comments on the proposed design that will be considered by the applicant as they finalize the architectural plans for this residence.
- Election of 2016 Planning Commission Officers: This item has been continued to the next regular meeting on January 26th, 2016.
The next regularly scheduled Planning Commission Meeting, will be held on
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 7:00pm in the
Orinda Public Library Auditorium, located at 26 Orinda Way.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR UPDATES:
- Public Hearing(s):
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- 122 Scenic Drive - Request to grade a steeply sloped hillside to develop a sports court, trellis, batting cage, hot tub, horseshoe pit, and putting green. A hearing will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 4:00pm in the Planning Department of the Orinda City Offices, located at 22 Orinda Way.
- Public Notices Mailed/Posted:
- 100 Acacia Drive - Elevated Deck Permit request to construct new 3,116 square foot elevated deck. The deck will replace an old deck that has been removed due to deterioration.
- 8 Aspinwall Court - Interior remodel, hardscape improvements, and an addition of 454.5 square feet to an existing single-family residence of 1,951 square feet. Due to the tapered-nature of the lot, the proposed project requests an exception for the aggregate side-yard setback. Currently, the aggregate setback is 21.7 feet. The proposed project would result in an aggregate setback of 19.7 feet, rendering it 5-inches shy of the minimum aggregate setback requirement of 20 feet.
- 35 Honey Hill Road/31 Charles Hill Road - The proposed project requests a minor, "equal area" lot-line adjustment to enable the property owners to better utilize the site's existing topography, maintain their respective property, and improve the value of both parcels.
NEW PROJECT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED:
- 231 Orchard Road - Tree Removal Permit request to remove three Oak trees located in the rear yard. The three trees are all located on a steep hill and are at risk of falling. One of the three trees is located in close proximity of the home and is damaging the residence.
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Upcoming Council and Committee Meetings
Planning Commission
Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 7:00pm
Library Auditorium, Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Finance Advisory Committee
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 6:00pm
Sarge Littlehale Community Room
City Hall, 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Citizens' Infrastructure Oversight Commission
Wednesday, February 10, 2015 6:30pm
Sarge Littlehale Community Room
City Hall, 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
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Parks and Recreation
OYA Basketball Tip-Off
Pass by any local elementary school this week and you probably heard the sound of basketball balls bouncing and sneakers squeaking. The City of Orinda Basketball League has begun the 2016 season for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th. The youngest players participate in the developmental program which takes place Saturday mornings at Wagner Ranch Elementary and features a 30-minute practice followed by a 30-minute game. The 3rd through 5th graders have one practice and one game throughout the week at the Del Rey and Glorietta Elementary School Gyms.
 
To help train and prepare coaches this season the City has rolled out a league-wide campaign involving a program titled Alpha Basketball. Each week coaches receive a practice plan that is tailored to their specific age group and includes clickable links to view video demonstrations of each drill. Last year, this program went through a trial run in one of the divisions and after such positive feedback from the coaches the decision was made to roll it out to the entire league.
The Basketball program is growing across all six of the Orinda Youth Association (OYA) divisions. This year there are 45 more children participating from last year and there are waitlists in most divisions. This marks an 11% increase in our total participants from last year. Compared to our numbers from two years ago (the 2014 season) the basketball program has increased a total of 110 total participants, an increase of 33%.
Vote for Summer Movies Now Did you enjoy the movie selections from last summer? The Orinda Parks and Recreation Department will be selecting the movies for this summer and would like the community to help. For those interested in ranking their top movie choices from a pre-selected list for this year's Movies in the Park, a survey has been created and posted online.
To participate in the survey please click here. The survey will conclude on February 5.
Movies in the Park will be held every other Thursday beginning June 23,
concluding on August 18 at the Orinda Community Center Park and begin at dusk.
City Hiring Gym Attendants
The City of Orinda Parks and Recreation Department is currently looking for motivated, responsible employees that are passionate about sports to provide supervision at the Wagner Community Gymnasium.
For more information and position details click here for the job description.
If you are interested contact Steve Ehrhardt,
Parks and Facilities Supervisor at sehrhardt@cityoforinda.org.
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