BIG Council Decisions: Charter Revision to Exclude Council Candidates, Special June Election, Limit on General Fund Reserves to be Changed, Short Term Rentals Parameters, New Window Replacement Controls, Changes to Building Permits, Coaches Field Changes, Labor Contracts
The City Council on Monday, March 5, 2018, will undertake consideration of a number of important and impactful decisions for Piedmont.
Issues include increasing City’s taxing potential (Charter change), exclusionary requirements for candidates to seek election to the City Council (Charter change), new expensive window replacement policy (Expenditure), up to $55,000 for a Special Election in June rather than waiting until November (Expenditure), short term rental parameters (Zoning considerations), Coaches Field study and contingency funding (Expenditures), labor contracts (Expenditure), new position for Fire Prevention (Expenditure).
The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue, and will be broadcast live from the City website and on Piedmont Cable Channel 27. The public can address any item on the agenda and during Public Forum speak to any item not on the agenda.
Staff reports for March 5, 2018 Council meeting:
03/05/18 – Consideration of the Following Actions Related to the Possible Amendment of the City Charter
03/05/18 – Consideration of Regulatory Parameters Related to the Permitting of Short-Term Rentals
03/05/18 – Consideration of Memoranda of Understanding with the Following Labor Groups for the Period of 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2020:
a. Piedmont Firefighters Association – Captains Unit – 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2020
b. SEIU Local 1021 – General Unit – 03/05/2018 through 6/30/2021
c. SEIU Local 1021 – Public Works Unit – 03/05/2018 through 6/30/2021
The Window Guidelines have been acknowledged as not having received generalized public input considering the impact to homeowners and staff costs.