April 2014 Progress Report

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CITY OF EMERYVILLE
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Sabrina Landreth, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Progress Report – April 2014
The following provides the City Council and staff with a summary of the activities of each
department for the prior month.
CITY MANAGER / CITY CLERK

The Emeryville Transportation Management Association (TMA) Board of Directors has
revised the 2014 Emery Go Round (EGR) budget to include funding for increased
service to meet ridership capacity. The new adopted budget includes a structural deficit
of approximately $200,000 that the TMA Board plans to cover by using cash reserves.
The TMA has approximately $613,000 in cash reserves. In addition, TMA is requesting
that the City amend the current funding authorization to provide the balance of
unallocated reserves from City-held assessment levy funds. The City holds
approximately $70,000 in the Property Based Business Improvement Fund (Fund 805).
The TMA is conducting a route/ridership analysis that is scheduled to be presented a
special TMA Board meeting on March 12. According to preliminary findings, in order to
keep pace with ridership capacity, the EGR budget would need to increase another
$400,000 next year.

Staff has continued to meet with the Emery Go Round (EGR) Task Force to discuss
issues related to the short term and long term financial viability of the system. In the
short term (through 2016), staff is focused on conducting an audit of the PBID
assessment district to ensure that all parcels are being billed appropriately. The last
parcel audit was conducted a few years ago and a prima facie review of the property
rolls indicate that another audit would be beneficial to ensure assessment accuracy. In
addition, the TMA is expected to request that the City provide supplemental funding in
order to meet ridership capacity demand while a long term funding strategy is put in
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place. The EGR Task Force will be considering a multi-prong long term EGR funding
strategy at the March 24 meeting. Staff is scheduled to submit recommendations to the
City Council in April.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE:
May 7, 2014
TO:
FROM:
Administrative Services Department
SUBJECT:
April 2014 Progress Report
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Our departmental mission statement “We provide High Quality Support and Services”.
Highlights from each Division:


Human Resources
Finance
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
1.
Labor Relations: A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Management of
Emeryville Services Authority and the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
was adopted by Council on April 1, 2014. This concluded ten months of negotiations and
the term of the MOU is in effect until June 30, 2016. Benefits and Payroll staff have been
implementing the labor agreement, processing medical rates and salary changes. Staff
began negotiations for a successor MOU with the Emeryville Police Officers’ Association.
The first meeting was April 29th. There is currently one grievance city-wide. An arbitration
was held on April 10, 2014 and resolved. Staff and SEIU continue to dialogue about the
ECDC and the Labor/Management Committee met on April 30, 2014.
2.
Workers’ Compensation: There were three (3) ‘on-the-job’ injuries/incidents reported
during the month of April. One (1) was ‘Medical Only’, and two (2) were “Information
Only.’
As of March 31, 2014, the City/MESA had fifty-two (52) open workers’
compensation claims (44 indemnity claims and 8 medical only claims). Of the 44
indemnity files, 16 (36%) are Future Medical claims. Of the 16 future medical claims, 13
(81%) belong to former and/or retired employees. Of the remaining 28 open indemnity
files, 13 (46%) belong to retired or former employees.
Therefore, out of 44 open
indemnity files, a total of 26 files (59%) belong to retired or former employees. In the
month of March, the City/MESA paid $31,695 (rounded) in workers’ compensation
benefits, with the following breakdown:
3.
Administrative Services Dept. – HR, IT and Finance Divisions
Progress Report –April 2014
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March Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Status
Benefits*
Salary Continuation**
Former/Retired
$ 26,887.32
$
Current
$ 4,808.13
$
0.00
TOTAL
$ 31,696.45
$
0.00
Total by Status
$ 26,887.32
$ 4,808.13
$ 31,695.45
* Medical, permanent, legal and/or equipment accommodation costs.
** Income replacement: $0.00 for miscellaneous employees, $0.00 for Safety employees.
3.
Benefits: Staff prepared and orientated new hires for our City Manager, Planning and
Building and Community Services Department. Staff assisted active and retired personnel
with health benefits information and processed related enrollment/change health forms.
Staff assisted and processed several separations for our Community Services and Planning
& Building Departments.
4.
Health & Safety: During the month of April, staff arranged for three ergonomic
assessments and coordinated the purchase of ergonomic equipment for one employee. On
April 18, 2014, staff met with Nick Zubel, Alameda County Fire Department’s Emergency
Preparedness Coordinator, to review the City’s second draft Emergency Operations Plan.
On April 25, 2014 staff met with the Emergency Coordinator for the Northern Alameda
County Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
(ARES/RACES) to discuss entering into an MOU to provide emergency communications
during a declared disaster. Staff will be setting up a meeting between ARES/RACES, the
Police Department and the Alameda County Fire Department. On April 25th, staff also met
with representatives from the Oakland Emergency Medical Corps, an organization
established under the umbrella of the Oakland Fire Department to enlist active and retired
medical professionals and citizen volunteers to be deployed to support emergency
management systems in the event of a major emergency. We are exploring establishing a
partnership with the Oakland Medical Corps to provide the city with emergency medical
assistance during a disaster.
4.
Recruitments: Testing for Police Officer Trainee will be held on May 19th and May 20th at
the Hilton Garden Inn. 239 candidates have been invited to participate in the written
examination. The next phase of the testing process will be the Physical Agility Test which
is scheduled for Saturday, June 7th. Staff is in the process of reviewing the 314 applications
received for the Police Services Technician position. Applications for the Environmental
Programs Analyst have been through a first screening with 21 candidates being selected for
a second screening. We anticipate holding oral interviews in early June. The position of
Finance Director was opened April 14th and closed on May 2nd.
5.
Training and Development (City-wide): Department Heads and Managers received
training on the new MOUs with SEIU and CAMP on April 1st.
6.
Employee Recognition: The Recognition Committee selected an Employee of the Quarter
at their April 23rd meeting. The Employee, Human Resources own, Cynthia Gilbert, will be
recognized at the May 6th City Council meeting.
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7.
Human Resources Staff: The Management Analyst and HR Manager attended the Bay
Cities JPIA Annual Safety Liaison Annual meeting on April 14th. Topic of discussion was
Violence in the Workplace. Staff attended an Emergency Management Summit in San
Francisco on April 15th. The Management Analyst attended the quarterly Bay Cities JPIA
Safety and Loss Control Committee meeting on April 22nd. HR Manager attended the
CalPELRA Planning Committee meeting at UC Irvin on April 11th.
8.
City Hall Information Desk: There were 256 visitors to City Hall in April. The highest
volume of visitors was for the Business License/Tax counter in Finance (61).
FINANCE DIVISION
1.
2.
3.
Top five revenues through April are approximately 5.3% greater than the same time
last year.
Business License Renewals for 2014 were due March 1. Approximately 2800
renewals have been processed to date. See attached information related to new and
closed businesses in Emeryville.
Baseline budget projections for the next two year budget cycle (FY14-15 and FY1516) have been prepared and presented to Council.
Financial Performance
Review of Top Five Revenues - April reflects the first nine months of collections in this
fiscal year, as there is typically a 30 day delay in remittances. Sales taxes are reflecting a
4.4% or $228k increase over FY2013 consistent with economic improvements. Business
License Tax revenue collections of $4.9 million through April were 4.0% or $188k
greater than prior year. Transient occupancy tax (TOT) collections through April show
an increase of 7.9% over last year’s total; although this trend is expected to slow as local
hotels reach capacity. Utility users’ tax for FY2014 reflects $142k more revenue than
FY2013 primarily due to a one-time collection of prior year taxes of $150k. Card room
tax revenues are relatively flat compared with the prior year at $1.8 million or -2.1%.
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CITY OF EMERYVILLE
TOP 5 COMPARATIVE REVENUE ANALYSIS
Fiscal Year to Date Receipts through April 30, 2014 and April 30, 2013
FY2013-14
BUDGET
REVENUE TYPE
CURRENT YTD
FY 2012-13 YTD
FY 13-14 vs.
FY 12-13
INCR/(DECR)
PERCENT
SALES TAX*
$ 7,106,800
$
5,429,070
$
5,200,617
$
228,453
4.4%
BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
$ 4,619,700
$
4,951,093
$
4,762,886
$
188,207
4.0%
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
$ 4,500,000
$
3,856,918
$
3,574,000
$
282,919
7.9%
UTILITY USERS TAX
$ 3,108,300
$
2,348,699
$
2,207,099
$
141,599
6.4%
CARD ROOM TAX
$ 2,300,000
$
1,766,754
$
1,804,961
$
(38,207)
-2.1%
$21,634,800
$
18,352,534
$
17,549,563
$
802,971
4.6%
Total
* Sales Tax Remittances from the State have an approximate tw o month time lag. For example, the receipts through
April 2014 above reflect Sales Tax Advances through February 2014 only.

Business License Renewals
Approximately 2800 business license renewals for 2014 have been processed through
March. Staff has begun the collection process for delinquent businesses.

Biennial Operating Budget Process
Finance and the City Manager’s Office prepared the baseline projections for the next twoyear operating budget covering the fiscal years 2014-15 and 2015-16. The City Manager
presented the preliminary budget at the April 1, 2014 Council meeting. All departments
have met with Finance and the City Manager and presented their budget proposals for
consideration by the City Manager. These recommendations will be presented at the
budget study session on May 27th.

Business License Updates
Tables showing recently licensed businesses and closed businesses are provided below.
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NEW BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
Business Name
Address
ALL PRAISE REALTY INC. DBA PMI
OAKLAND BAY AREA
SCARLET CITY, LLC
FLOWTOYS
ZOON ENGINEERING, INC.
1503 63RD ST
JOSH PROPERTIES, LLC
Z'S FLORAL DESIGN
SILVER FERN DÉCOR
DIAMOND ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS
3960 ADELINE ST, #3
6363 CHISTIE AVE, #2706
5515 DOYLE ST, #11
1270 62ND ST, UNIT A
VIKING FOODS LLC
THE AMBASSADOR LP
NP PLUS, LLC
VAPOR WORLD, LLC
EMERGE MARKETING GROUP, INC.
1514 62ND ST
1168 36TH ST
6475 CHRISTIE AVE, #135
5616 BAY ST
5858 HORTON ST, #263
AVIVAH FARMS
BROTHERTON CONSULTING
ELITE TRIATHLON PERFORMANCE
AMERICA
KGO TV
CMR FINANCIAL SERVICES
SELLPOINTS, INC.
1585 62ND ST, #99456
1258 65TH STREET
7 CAPTAIN DR, C402
PATRICK SCALISE
DAN ROWLEY
3960 ADELINE ST
6315 DOYLE ST
3960 ADELINE ST, #3
Date
Established
REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE &
6/2/14
PROPERTY MGMT
ESPRESSO BAR
6/1/14
MANUFACTURING LIGHT TOYS
5/1/14
ENGINEERING AND PROJECT
4/22/14
MGMT
COMMERCIAL LANDLORD
4/21/14
FLORAL DESIGN
4/18/14
ONLINE FABRIC SALES
4/16/14
SOUND AND LIGHTING
4/15/14
PRODUCTION
CONDIMENT MANUFATURER
4/11/14
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
4/9/14
HOME HEALTH CARE
4/8/14
RETAIL SALES
4/5/14
SELLING TELECOMMUNICATION 3/31/14
SERVICES
1195 PARK AVE
6550 VALLEJO ST, #200
RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD
1352 POWELL ST
6400 CHRISTIE AVE, #4108,
4213, 4308
Business Type
RETAIL AND INTERNET SALES
HEALTHCARE CONSULTING
TRIATHLON COACHING
3/25/14
3/14/14
3/1/14
MEDIA
TAX PREPARATION
INTERNET MERCHANDISING
3/1/14
2/1/14
1/27/14
RES LL
4/28/2014
RES LL
3/31/2014
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CLOSED BUSINESSES
Business Name
Address
FIRST WAVE, INC
1250 POWELL ST, #10
ERICA EVENTS
AXIA HOME LOANS
MICHAEL MABRY DESIGN, INC
6399 CHRISTE AVE, #230
1900 POWELL ST, #600
4238 HALLECK ST
VIRTUOZ, INC
ASIA ART NOW
BERKELEY INTEGRATION GROUP,
INC
BUDGET INSURANCE
6001 SHELLMOUND ST, #500
4075 EMERY ST
1199 40TH ST, #104
CARRINGTON COLLEGE OF
6001 SHELLMOUND ST, #145
CALIFORNIA
MICRO ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4089 EMERY ST
Business Type
Reason for Closure
Date Closed
EVENT PLANNING
MOVED TO NJ
5/12/2014
EVENT PLANNING
MORTGAGE BROKER
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SERVICES
SOFTWARE
ART/JEWELRY SALES
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION
PROPERTY&CASUAL
INSURANCE
POST
SECONDARY
RELOCATION
MOVED TO PLEASANTON
MOVED
3/24/2014
3/19/2014
1/1/2014
BOUGHT BY NUANCE
NO REASON GIVEN
NO REASON GIVEN
1/1/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2013
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2013
SCHOOL
CORP HQ FOR MERCURY
TESTING
SEAFOOD
CONSULTING
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2013
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2013
DVD, SHIRT, MOVIE SALES
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2013
RED CLOUD, INC.
4701 DOYLE ST, #16
THE STUNT PEOPLE
1090 43RD ST, #1
TETHYS BIOSCIENCE
BIOMARKER RESEARCH
OUT OF BUSINESS
12/31/2013
VOLEON INVESTORS FUND LP
INVESTMENT MGMT
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2013
ATOMIC FICTION, INC.
1266 66TH ST, #1
MOVED TO OAKLAND
7/1/2013
ALLCELLS, LLC
MOVED TO ALAMEDA
3/24/2013
SCHIFF NUTRITION INTL, INC
FRED CRAMER PHOTOGRAPHY
BROWN'S MAGIC SHOE SERVICE
CAFÉ BIERE
COMMUNITY ONE CONSULTING
1201 PARK AVE, #101
1552 62ND ST
5959 SHELLMOUND STREET
3986 ADELINE STREET
3 ADMIRAL DR, #F356
VISUAL
EFFECTS&ANIMATION
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
PHOTOGRAPHY
SHOE SHINER
CAFÉ
CONSULTING
BOUGHT BY BAYER
NO REASON GIVEN
NO REASON GIVEN
WENT OUT OF BUSINESS
NO REASON GIVEN
3/15/2013
12/31/2012
12/31/2009
12/31/2009
12/31/2009
HARMONY HOUSE, INC
6260 OVERLAND ST
WELLNESS PRODUCTS
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2009
SOLANO MAINTENANCE
10 COMMODORE DR
MAINTENANCE
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2009
STYLING STUDIO
4357 ADELINE ST
HAIR STYLIST
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2009
TREFF LIGHTING AND SOUND CO
1322 65TH ST
LIGHTING AND SOUND
DESIGN
NO REASON GIVEN
12/31/2009
JEANNETTE DE LA GARZA
KANG JUNG J
FUJIYAMA TAKAKO
CARSARINO LTD
PAUL& ANNE SAM
FRIEZ ERNEST
RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD
7 COMMODORE DR, #A465
RES LL
RES LL
RES LL
RES LL
RES LL
2 ANCHOR DR, #F389
RES LL
SOLD PROPERTY
LIVES AT PROPERTY
LIVES AT PROPERTY
SOLD PROPERTY
SOLD PROPERTY
FORCLOSED PROPERTY
3/17/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
9/13/2013
6/15/2012
12/31/2010
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
June 13, 2014
TO:
FROM:
Michael Parenti, Information Technology Department
SUBJECT:
April and May 2014 Progress Report
Ongoing Projects:
1. Computerized Maintenance Management System:
Project Goal:
To replace the legacy Public Works DSS software with a more modern software package that
is fully compatible with current server operating systems. The existing software is obsolete
and no longer supported by the vendor. The CMMS software tracks work orders, inventory
and assets, and predicts maintenance costs.
IT’s Role:
IT has assumed the internal project manager role for the Public Works Department’s
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software selection and
implementation process.
Project Status:
This project remains in the pre-deployment stage of Phase I (Sewers and Facilities). A
meeting with the vendor took place in May and additional configuration was completed on
the workflow module.
2. Electronic Document Management System (EDMS):
Project Goal:
To create an electronic repository for official City documents that will allow for fast, robust
searches, will minimize impact on staff’s workload, and can be integrated with the City’s
website for public access.
IT’s Role:
IT has assumed the internal project manager role for the EDMS project which includes
scanning, uploading, and indexing all historical city resolutions, ordinances, meeting minutes
and agendas as available. IT is managing the vendor contract and overseeing the physical
transportation of files.
Information Technology Progress Report
April & May 2014
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Project Status:
Over 220,000 pages of documents dating back to the early 1900’s have been input into the
EDMS system to date. The vendor took an additional batch of documents to scan in May and
delivered them back to IT in early June. They will be uploaded and quality checked in June.
The scanning work on this phase of the project is winding down and should be completed
with one additional batch.
3. Network Switch Replacement:
Project Goal:
Replace existing end of life switches with high-value, next generation switches capable of
handling the demands of the City’s network.
IT’s Role:
 Design the network
 Evaluate and procure the proper hardware
 Configure the equipment
 Install, test, and implement
Project Status:
Phase I of this project has been completed successfully. All switches in the Civic Center and
Old Town Hall were replaced with the new Dell Force10 models. A PO will be requested in
June to purchase the switches for the satellite sites (EOC / Station 35, Senior Center, ECDC,
Corp Yard, and Rec Center)
4. Police Department Bandwidth Increase:
Project Goal:
Eliminate the unreliable, lower bandwidth T1 lines that are currently connecting the Police
Department to the City’s network and to increase the available bandwidth capacity at City
site that are currently on the fiber network to meet current demands.
IT’s Role:
 Determine the appropriate bandwidth and method of connectivity
 Solicit vendor proposals
 Negotiate terms
 Oversee implementation and configuration
Project Status:
With the City’s current ISP unable to provide a fiber link to the Police Department to this
point, IT began soliciting proposals from alterative ISPs in March. Proposals that were
received were significantly over the expected rate for these services. IT will be evaluating
other options and will continue to stay in communication with the existing vendor in regards
to the delivery of promised services.
April & May 2014
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5. Recreation Software Replacement
Project Goal:
Replace existing software with a more user friendly, cost efficient option.
IT’s Role:
IT will work with the Community Services Department to develop a requirements document,
solicit appropriate vendors, organize software demonstrations, negotiate contracts and
manage the implementation of the software.
Project Status:
IT has had several meetings with the Community Services Department to detail the current
system and what changes and additional features are required. No update on this project –
other priorities used available resources on this project. This will be revisited in late June /
early July.
6. Website Redesign
Project Goal:
Refresh the look and feel of the City’s existing website, make content easier for site visitors
to find, prepare for future Social Media endeavors, and centralize the City’s online presence.
IT’s Role:
Manage the vendor contract, technical specifications, and centralization of the City’s online
presence. Coordinate with City Staff to outline the desired look, feel, and tone of the City’s
website. Review the vendor’s design and coordinate discussions with staff and the vendor to
revise as needed.
Project Status:
A project kick-off meeting occurred with the vendor outlining each party’s responsibilities
during the course of this project. As part of the City’s responsibility, the following work took
place in April / May:
o Internal meeting of small project team to discuss likes / dislikes of current
website’s design and function
o IT staff went around the City to take several hundred photographs for the vendor
to look through for the website redesign
o Vendor provided templates to assist with the redesign were completed and
submitted to the vendor for review.
The vendor is expected to provide feedback in late June.
7. Council Chambers Audio / Video (A/V) Equipment Replacement
Project Goal:
April & May 2014
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Short Term: Replace failed Character Generator
Long Term: Review all A/V equipment in the Council Chambers; create a detailed diagram of
the equipment that includes connectivity, software details, and function. Create an adequate
replacement schedule for the equipment and proactively manage the A/V system.
IT’s Role:
IT assumed responsibility for the maintenance and replacement of the A/V equipment in the
Council Chambers. IT will work with the City’s Clerk’s Office and the video consultant to
make sure the proper, reliable technology is in place.
Project Status:
In March the Character Generator (CG) in the A/V rack failed. IT was able to temporarily
revive the CG using parts from obsolete equipment, but a long term replacement was needed.
In April / May the new CG was ordered, delivered, and installed in the Chambers A/V room.
As part of the process, IT gained an intimate understanding of the components of the A/V
room and how they interact. The next phase involves creating a detailed plan of the room
and developing an adequate replacement schedule for the equipment.
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
June 13, 2014
TO:
FROM:
Cindy Montero, Community Services Director
SUBJECT:
April 2014 Community Services Monthly Progress Report
Administration
 Community Services Director has been attending week construction meetings for the ECCL
and also attended a Housing Round Table to discuss housing needs in Emeryville
 Program Coordinator attended WODO, Love your Neighborhood Planning meetings on
Thursday Evenings
 Shortest Duathlon was held on Saturday, April 12 with over 50 participants, 25 volunteers and
community vendors and partners, including National Holistic Institute, Flex Power, Pacific
Orthopedic and Sports Rehabilitation, Four Points by the Sheraton, Power Bar, GNC, Boss
Foundation and On Your Mark Events
 The Spring Carnival and Egg Hunt was held on Saturday, April 19 at the Marina Park with
over 500 people in attendance and the first Earth Day in Action Event was held on Saturday,
April 19th, which included a beach cleanup and open houses at Organic Community Garden
and Big Daddy Community Garden. Over 100 people attended these events
 Program Coordinator met with Marcy Greenhut to organize and coordinate the BTWD and
lead the Emeryville bag stuffing at East Bay Bike Coalition in Jack London Square in
Berkeley
 The Community Services had 60 facility and park rentals
ECDC
 88.6 FTE Children Enrolled (48 Residents, 18 Work in Emeryville, 32 Live in 94608
Oakland, and 7 Greater Bay Area) of which 24 children are enrolled via the state subsidized
program
 10 family tours were given in April. 2 of the families enrolled in ECDC immediately, and 1
will start in May
 The Friends of ECDC non-profit total raised through the Valentine’s Day fundraiser is over
$8,000
 ECDC participated in a Alameda County recycling and greening program, which provided
compost, recycling bins, and a special presentation for the children by a “recycling raccoon”
 Mighty Kicks visited ECDC to provide fun, outdoor games to the children and train staff so
that these games will become a part of the regular children’s curriculum
 The Week of the Child the center held a mini carnival and classrooms participated in Silly
Day.
 The International Potluck was held on April 25 and was a huge success
Community Services Department Progress Report

April 2014
Staff attended a behavior guidance training to promote positive children’s behavior and
practice responding effectively to challenging behaviors as well as triggers that impact adult
responses to negative behaviors
Youth Services
 120 Students enrolled in Grade K-6 After School Program
 32 Students enrolled in Grades 7-8 After School Program
 20 teens regularly attending Friday Night Teen Program
 28 teens attended our Teen Egg Hunt on April 18th
 7 teens one week and 10 teens another week went sailing with Blue Water Foundation
 5 Pre-K children enrolled in Kinder Buddies Program
 12 children attended a trip to California’s Great America on April 26th
 Staff held regular training on April 16th
 Coordinator Burnor became Acting Recreation Supervisor for the Youth Services Division
Senior Services
 The Emeryville Senior Center held their annual Flea Market from April 24-26. The “Friends
of the Emeryville Senior Center” raised over $5,000 at the Flea Market.
 245 people enjoyed a an excursion (museums, arts, music, casinos, shopping, dinners, etc)
 25 new members joined the center
 325 programming hours were held (fitness, wellness, computer training, events, etc)
 257 trips provided on the 8-To-Go Shuttle
 412 meals were served in the Meals on Wheels and Congregate Lunch programs
 Active Members
o
291 Emeryville Residents
o
143 Oakland 94608 Residents
o
820 Non-Residents
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CITY OF EMERYVILLE
PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT
We help the people of Emeryville develop and
realize their vision for the built environment.
DATE:
May 1, 2014
TO:
FROM:
Charles S. Bryant, Director of Planning and Building
SUBJECT: PROGRESS REPORT – APRIL 2014
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
With the retirement of Economic Development and Housing Director Helen Bean, the Economic
Development and Housing Department is being combined with the Planning and Building
Department. Although the change did not take effect until May 5, the April activities of the
Economic Development and Housing staff are included in this report, beginning on page 11.
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a six story, 171-room Hyatt Place hotel at Bay
Street, in accordance with the Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the South Bayfront
Retail/Mixed Use Project approved by the City Council in September 1999.
Preparation of the 2015-2023 Housing Element moved forward in April with a working session
by the Housing Committee and a study session by the City Council. A draft is being prepared for
consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council in June and July, respectively.
Following a City Council study session on April 1, the proposed traffic, park, and affordable
housing impact fees were discussed by the Parks and Recreation Committee, Housing
Committee, Economic Development Advisory Committee, and Planning Commission. The
impact fees are due to be considered by the City Council in July.
The Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Advisory Committee of the Emeryville-OaklandBerkeley Transit Study (EBOTS) both met in April to review route options and other features for
improved transit service in the West Berkeley-Emeryville-West Oakland corridor.
The Planning and Building Director attended the American Planning Association National
Planning Conference in Atlanta. Highlights included an opening keynote by the Acting U.S.
Surgeon General; sessions on planning and public health, ethics, housing law, planning
department management, and sign regulation; tours of the legacy of the 1996 Olympics,
innovative bicycle infrastructure projects, and the new Atlanta Streetcar; and an overnight trip
to Savannah, Georgia’s first city and still a model for contemporary urban planning.
April 2014
Progress Report • Planning and Building Department | 1
CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND COMMITTEES
CITY COUNCIL
April 1
Impact Fees. The Council held a study session on proposed traffic, parks, government facilities,
and housing impact fees. The proposed impact fees will be presented to the Transportation,
Parks and Recreation, Housing, and Economic Development Committees, and the Planning
Commission, and will then be brought back to the Council for action.
Safe Routes to Transit. The Council approved plans and specifications for the Safe Routes to
Transit bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements at 40th and San Pablo and the Star
Intersection, and authorized the City Engineer to advertise for bids.
Measure B. The Council approved the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s proposed
expenditure plan for Measure B, an extension and augmentation of the sales tax that funds
transportation projects. The measure will appear on the November ballot.
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Housing Element. The Council held a study session to review findings and policy ideas for the
2015-2023 Housing Element.
Shellmound Powell Street Bridge Public Art Project. The Council adopted the Public Art
Committee’s recommendation to select the teams of Rosario Behar and Roberto Marquardt
(RR Studios); Blessing Hancock (Skyrim Studio) and David Fletcher (Fletcher Studios); Mags
Harries and Lajos Heder and Gary Strang (GLS); and Catherine Widgery and Brennon Cox
(Groundswork Office) as finalists for the Shellmound Powell Street Bridge Public Art Project,
directed the City Manager to enter into conceptual design agreements with the finalists; and
authorized the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Regina Almaguer for art
management consultant service.
Charter City. The Council considered various options for a City charter and revenue measures,
and directed staff to prepare a simple draft charter and to pursue an enhanced real estate
transfer tax for polling prior to a November election.
Emery Go-Round Funding. The Council considered various options for funding the Emery GoRound in the future and concurred in the staff recommendation to work with an assessment
engineer to analyze various funding options and issues related to the Property Based
Improvement District (PBID) renewal.
Fire Station Antennas. The Council agreed to terminate leases with Sprint and T Mobile West
for antennas on the roof of Fire Station #34 on Powell Street to facilitate roof repairs. Since the
antennas are one of the major causes of the roof’s poor condition, the Public Works Director
recommended that the antennas not be replaced, but instead be relocated to a pole adjacent
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to the building, and the Council concurred. This will require a conditional use permit and design
review from the Planning Commission.
Hyatt Place Hotel. On the consent calendar, the Council approved a Professional Services
Agreement with Fehr and Peers to conduct a Transportation Assessment Study for the
proposed Hyatt Place Hotel at Bay Street.
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission considered the following items at its April 24 meeting:
Impact Fees. The Commission held a study session to review proposed traffic, park, general
government facility, and affordable housing impact fees. Several members said they believe
the fees should be lowered to maintain Emeryville’s competitiveness with other cities,
especially in light of the fact that Emeryville does not have a BART station. Other members
supported staff’s recommendation and commented that the fees were appropriate, noting
that the residential rental market was strong enough to bear the affordable housing fee.
Several members were concerned about the scalability of fees and the potential negative
impact of fees on smaller developments. Members also commented that they would like the
fees to be reviewed on an annual basis.
Hyatt Place Hotel at Bay Street. Following lengthy deliberations, the Commission unanimously
approved a Final Development Plan (FDP) for a six story, 171-room Hyatt Place hotel in
accordance with the Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) for the South Bayfront Retail/Mixed
Use Project (Site A) approved by the City Council on September 14, 1999. The Commission
modified and added several conditions of approval related to design and transportation.
East BayBridge Façade Improvements. The Commission considered a Major Design Review
application to modify the façade of existing and resubdivided tenant spaces at 3839 Emery
Street in the East BayBridge Shopping Center. The Commission provided feedback on façade
materials, landscaping improvements, lighting, and circulation, and directed the applicant to
improve several aspects of the design. The application was continued to a future meeting.
HOUSING COMMITTEE
At its April 2 meeting, the committee held a working session on the Housing Element and
discussed findings and policy ideas, including a potential policy to balance housing type,
affordability and tenure. The committee also reviewed the proposed housing impact fee and
the Affordable Housing Set Aside Program Housing Affordability Table.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
At its April 2 meeting, the committee heard an overview of economic and demographic trends
in the East Bay and Emeryville and reviewed the results of the business survey. Committee
members provided input to a Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats analysis for
Emeryville. The committee also reviewed proposed impact fees, and passed motions that the
City needs to set fees at a level where they are materially lower than competitive cities and
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that the Emery Go-Round bus yard should be placed in the top priority of projects to be funded
by the transportation fee. Economic Development and Housing Director Helen Bean
announced her retirement and said this would be her last meeting.
BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE
At its April 7 meeting the BPAC continued to discuss Bike to Work day logistics and received an
update on the preparations for a shared summer Oaklavia event in Emeryville and the Golden
Gate neighborhood of Oakland. Public Works Director Maurice Kaufman presented the design
for a planned separated bike path on Christie Avenue between Powell Street and Shellmound
Street. This project is funded by a Measure B One Bay Area Grant to close a gap in the Bay Trail.
The BPAC voted 6-1 to recommend a full pedestrian “scramble” at the intersection of Christie
Avenue and Shellmound Street. This plan will continue to the Transportation Committee
before moving to City Council for approval.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
At its April 16 meeting, the committee expressed support for a Water Trail on the Bay and
purchase of a concrete ping pong table. They also heard a report on the proposed park impact
fee and expressed general support for the fee.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
At its April 23 meeting, the committee heard an update on graffiti abatement, reviewed the key
properties list, and were advised that two former problem properties at 1075 41st Street and
1270 64th Street are being purchased by new owners who will hopefully do a better job of
maintaining them.
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE
The committee did not meet in April; its next regular meeting will be on May 8.
PARK AVENUE DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The committee did not meet in April; its next regular quarterly meeting will be on May 14.
COMMUNITY EVENTS COMMITTEE
The Community Events Committee met in April and reviewed several applications for events at
Emeryville facilities including weddings in Emeryville parks and a series of movie nights at
Doyle-Hollis Park.
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
The regular DCC meeting scheduled for April 9 was cancelled because all pending items have
either already been reviewed by DCC or were not yet ready to be reviewed.
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PLANNING DIVISION
CURRENT PLANNING PROJECTS
Major Projects Chart and Table. The attached bar chart illustrates the progress of each major
development project through the Planning and Building “pipeline”, while the attached Major
Projects table contains more detail on each project. Those projects that saw significant staff
activity in April are discussed below.
Hyatt Place Hotel. As noted above, this 171-room hotel at Bay Street was approved
unanimously by the Planning Commission on April 24.
3706 San Pablo Avenue (former “Golden Gate Lock and Key” site). On April 22 the Oakland
City Council approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Emeryville to take the lead on
planning and building permits for a proposed affordable housing project on this former
Emeryville Redevelopment Agency site that is partially in Oakland. The Emeryville City Council
selected EAH Housing as the developer on October 15, 2013, and an Exclusive Negotiation
Rights Agreement (ERN) is expected to be approved by the Council on May 20. The developer
will then prepare an application for Planning Commission consideration, expected in the fall.
Sherwin Williams Urban Village. On April 23 staff met with the applicant and their potential
partners, Lennar Multifamily Communities, to discuss the project and entitlement process.
They hope to file an application for a planned unit development (PUD) sometime this summer.
Marketplace Redevelopment Project, Phase IB Final Development Plan (FDP). This application
for a parking garage, retail space, and realignment of Shellmound Street was continued from
the April 24 Planning Commission meeting at the request of the applicants, who are rethinking
the overall phasing of the build-out of the Marketplace Planned Unit Development. This FDP is
now tentatively scheduled to be considered by the Planning Commission on June 26.
6701 Shellmound Street Project (“Nady Site”). Staff is reviewing the draft Initial Study/
Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), the environmental document being prepared for this
proposed 211-unit housing project under the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), and met internally to discuss it on April 14. The IS/MND is expected to be
published for public review in early June, and the project is tentatively scheduled for a Planning
Commission public hearing on July 24.
ADMINISTRATIVE CASES AND ACTIVITIES
Design Review
East BayBridge Façade Upgrade, 3839 Emery Street. A Major Design Review permit to
resubdivide existing retail space and make façade improvements was submitted on March 3
and reviewed by the Planning Commission on April 24, as noted above. The Planning
Commission provided feedback on façade materials, landscaping improvements, lighting, and
circulation. This item was continued to a future Planning Commission meeting (pending).
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Smashburger, 1151 40th Street, Suite 1199B. A Minor Design Review permit for exterior
changes and outdoor eating was approved on April 18.
Signs
Grocery Outlet Headquarters, 5650 Hollis Street. A revision to a previously approved Minor
Sign permit for one wall sign and one monument sign was approved on April 8.
Charming Charlie’s, 5688 Bay Street. A Minor Sign permit to review new signs for conformance
with the Bay Street Master Sign Program was approved on April 7.
Heritage Square Monument Signs, 6121 Hollis Street. A Minor Sign permit to replace existing
monument signs was approved on April 8.
EMME Apartment Signs, 6350 Christie Avenue. A Minor Sign permit for project identification
signs was approved on April 30.
The Broken Rack Awning Signs, 5768 Peladeau Street. A Minor Sign permit for three awning
signs was approved on April 30.
Subdivisions
Commercial Condominiums, 1555 Park Avenue. A subdivision permit for commercial
condominiums was submitted on September 30, 2013 (pending).
ADVANCED PLANNING PROJECTS
Emeryville-Berkeley-Oakland Transit Study (EBOTS). Work continued on this study funded by
the Federal Transit Administration through Caltrans. The Technical Advisory Committee met on
April 2 to discuss a transit options evaluation and upcoming workshops and presentations to
commissions, councils and boards. The Policy Advisory Committee met on April 28, and had a
good discussion among representatives of transit agencies, cities, residents, and affordable
housing and disabled services organizations. Staff and consultants publicized community
workshops on options, which are scheduled for May 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Emery Unified School
District multi-purpose room on 61st in Emeryville; May 10 at 11:00 a.m. at DeFremery
Recreation Center on Adeline in Oakland; and May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at James Kenney
Community Center on 8th in Berkeley. Staff wrote a questionnaire, which is linked to the
webpage at http://www.emeryville.org/ebots. Staff worked with consultants to define
questions for the public and policy makers, draft poster boards for the workshops, and revise
the poster boards based on Policy Advisory Committee comments. Staff submitted a quarterly
report to Caltrans.
Housing Element. On April 2 the Housing Committee discussed findings and policy ideas,
including a potential policy to balance housing type, affordability and tenure. The City
convened a roundtable discussion of housing and service providers on April 10. As noted
above, the City Council held a study session to review findings and policy ideas on April 22.
Staff and consultants completed maps and tables of approved and potential housing sites. Staff
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and consultants are on track to complete a draft by May 23. Further information is at the
Housing Element website: http://www.emeryville.org/housingelement.
Design Guidelines - Family Friendly Housing. The architect who was hired to illustrate the
guidelines is completing sketches for staff review in early May. Several examples of family
friendly housing have been identified for a Planning Commission tour on May 17.
Housing and Community Multiple Hazards Risk Assessment Workshop. On April 12 staff
attended a workshop held by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the San
Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) at ABAG offices in Oakland.
The two agencies presented a draft regional assessment of vulnerability to flooding and seismic
hazards for existing and projected housing and communities.
Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Assets – Bay Bridge Focus Area Working
Group Meeting. On April 25 the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and BCDC
Adapting to Rising Tides staff convened this group of stakeholders in the area around the Bay
Bridge touchdown to discuss strategies to protect transportation and other assets including the
Emeryville Crescent marsh. Emeryville staff reminded the group that the Emeryville General
Plan includes a policy to work with stakeholders to develop a Bay Trail segment between the
freeway and the marsh. The idea came up that perhaps the path could be incorporated into
protection for the freeway. The meeting included staff from Caltrans, East Bay Regional Park
District, Port of Oakland, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas and Electric, and BART.
Significant Structures. Current planning staff reviewed a draft ordinance and provided
feedback.
Capital Improvement Program. On April 7, staff met to finalize the draft Capital Improvement
Program, which is scheduled for City Council consideration in June.
Impact Fees. On April 24, staff met to finalize recommendations for the proposed parks,
transportation, and housing impact fees, which are scheduled for consideration by the
Planning Commission in June and by the City Council in July.
BUILDING DIVISION
Permit, Inspection, and Plan Check Activity and Public Contacts
The attached tables summarize the tenth month of fiscal year 2013-2014 for building permit
and inspection activity. Following is a summary of the Building Division’s permit, inspection,
and plan check activity and public contacts in April:
Permits Issued:
Total Valuation:
Fees Collected:
Inspections:
- Major projects:
- Other:
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About $1.06 million
About $60,000
1,299
725 (56%)
574 (44%)
Fast Track Plan Check:
- Same day:
15 applications
- Within 2 weeks:
22 applications
Public Contacts and Inquiries:
- Counter contacts:
193
- Telephone inquiries:
171
Major Projects Under Construction
Construction is proceeding on the following major new and renovation projects:
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Parkside Apartments – Powell/Hollis/Doyle/Stanford; 168 residential units; 5 live-work
units; 3 flex-space units; retail.
Shell Gas Station Rebuild – 1800 Powell Street; demolition and replacement with a 2,700
square foot convenience store, gas pumps and car wash.
Marketplace Redevelopment Project, Phase IA – 64th and Christie; 193 residential units.
Ocean Avenue Townhomes – 1276 Ocean Avenue; 5 townhouses.
Grocery Outlet – 5650 Hollis Street; office headquarters and tenant improvements.
Pixar Warehouse – 5000 Hollis Street; 28,637 square feet of storage in existing building.
Bridgewater Remodel – 6400 Christie Avenue; 63 residential units, podium renovation.
EmeryStation Greenway – 5800 Hollis Street; 91,000 square foot laboratory building.
“Substantial completion letter” issued September 7, 2012. Final inspection pending.
City Storage – 4000 Adeline Street; renovation of existing building for personal storage.
Construction is also proceeding on the following major construction defect repair projects:
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Bridgecourt Apartments – 1221-1231 and 1321-1331 40th Street.
Liquid Sugar – Liquid Sugar Drive, 65th and 66th Streets.
Avenue 64 – 6399 Christie Avenue.
Elevation 22 – Loop 22 and Powell Street.
Icon at Park – 1401 Park Avenue.
Emery Glen – 6200 Doyle Street.
Anticipated Major Development Projects
The Building Division anticipates new development projects in fiscal years 2013-2014 and 20142015 including:
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39th and Adeline – 3900 Adeline Street; 101 residential units, 1,000 square feet of retail.
The Intersection Mixed Use Project (Maz site) – 3800 San Pablo Avenue; 105 residential
units, 21,000 square feet of retail.
6701 Shellmound Street (“Nady Site”) – redevelopment of former industrial site for
approximately 211 rental housing units.
3706 San Pablo Avenue – redevelopment of the former Golden Gate Lock and Key for
affordable housing.
Hyatt Place Hotel – 5700 Bay Street; six-story, 171-room hotel.
EmeryStation West @ Transit Center – 59th and Horton Streets; 250,000 square feet of
office/lab and retail space, and Amtrak bus bays, in 165-foot high-rise.
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Pre-Submittal Meetings
The Building Division held pre-submittal meetings for a number of projects in April. These
meetings involve the Chief Building Official, plan check staff, Fire Department staff, and the
projects’ development teams. Their focus is to aid the applicant to identify potential building
code issues, project scheduling issues, expected fees, and other major building concerns.
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Public Market Expansion – 5959 Shellmound Street; renovation, doors, walls with
mechanical, electrical and plumbing; new lighting.
Grocery Outlet – 5650 Hollis Street; parking restriping.
5829 Vallejo Street – Renovation of existing residential and garage structures.
Shell Gas Station – 1800 Powell Street; demolition.
Scarlet City Roaster – 3960 Adeline Street; tenant improvement coffee shop.
4365 Adeline Street – TI for Hair salon and restrooms.
Wargaming.net – 1480 64th Street, 3rd floor; tenant improvement.
Innovative Interfaces – 5850 Shellmound Street, 1st floor; tenant improvement.
CNS – 2200 Powell Street, 1st floor; tenant improvement.
Charming Charlie – 5688 Bay Street, Building E; shelving.
Pixar Warehouse – 5000 Hollis Street; install steel shelving.
Tubemogul – 1250 53rd Street, Suite 2; demolition interior partitions, lighting and
ductwork.
Elemental LED – 1460 Park Avenue; install pallet racks.
Animation Mentor – 1400 65th Street, #250; non-structural demising wall.
7 Captain Drive, 411C – Kitchen, bathroom remodel.
2 Anchor Drive, 295 – Kitchen, bathroom remodel, electrical service upgrade.
1253 61st Street – Reroof.
1031 45th Street – electrical service upgrade.
6200 Doyle Street, Building F – unit 34, electrical repair, upgrade.
4328 Salem Street – electrical service upgrade.
4316 Essex Street – electrical service upgrade.
1195 Park Avenue, #101 – water heater replacement.
1266 62nd Street, Unit D – water heater replacement.
1059 47th Street – private sewer lateral replacement.
Hyatt House – 5800 Shellmound Way; private sewer lateral replacement.
2 Anchor Drive – abandon and private sewer lateral replacement.
5887 Beaudry Street – private sewer lateral replacement.
1201 Park Avenue – private sewer lateral replacement.
Public Market, Phase II – 5959 Shellmound Street; site improvements.
Liquid Sugar Building A – 1245-1283 66th Street; construction defect repairs.
Elevation 22 (Buildings 1-12) – Loop 22 and Powell Street; construction defect repairs.
Bridgewater Apartments – 6400 Christie Avenue; extensive plumbing and electrical
renovations.
Parkside Apartments (formerly Papermill) – Powell/Hollis/Doyle/Stanford; 176 residential
units (including 168 apartments and 8 live-work units), 10,222 square feet of retail, 299
parking spaces. Includes a new park on north side of Stanford Avenue.
April 2014
Construction Meetings
Construction meetings (weekly) and site visits were held in April for the following projects:
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Marketplace Redevelopment Phase 1A – 64th Street and Christie Avenue; 193 residential
rental units in five-story building.
City Storage – 4000 Adeline Street; renovation of existing building for personal storage.
Grocery Outlet – 5650 Hollis Street; office headquarters and tenant improvements.
Emery Glen – 6200 Doyle Street; replace exterior siding, windows and entry doors.
Parkside Project – Powell/Hollis/Doyle/Stanford; 176 residential units.
Public Market – 5959 Shellmound Street; storefront and site improvements.
Ocean Avenue Townhomes – 1276 Ocean Avenue; 5 townhouses.
Projects Completed or Nearing Completion
The following projects have received Certificate of Occupancy (CO), Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy (TCO), or final building permit sign-off (final) for the month of April:
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Kohana Coffee – 1265 67th Street; tenant improvement. (CO)
13 sub permit types (final)
Code Enforcement/Graffiti Abatement
The following cases were handled by the Chief Building Official in April:
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3 graffiti case, correspondence for abatement purposes.
2 code enforcement related cases were abated.
17 telephone contacts, relating to code enforcement process, including public contacts
adjacent to, but not within, the City limits.
Over the past 18 months, code enforcement efforts to abate two properties are now
considered closed:
1270 64th Street. This single-family home sustained extensive fire damage in December 2013
and was on the Community Preservation Committee key properties list for over ten years for
lack of property maintenance. This property is vacant and secured, and is now being
maintained. The property is in pre-foreclosure status and currently maintained by Cyprexx
Services, LLC. Cyprexx has contacted the Building Division to ascertain the condition of the
property and request access to determine rehabilitation work scope. This service will maintain
the property and yards throughout the foreclosure process and ultimately obtain building
permits for rehabilitation.
1075 41st Street. This single-family home is vacant and currently bank owned. The Building
Division has received complaints from the public regarding vagrants, blight, and illicit activity
over the past eighteen months during pre-foreclosure and foreclosure status. Altisource and
Pacific Preservation property management agency have provided property maintenance and
clean up. As of March 21, this property has been removed from their active inventory. Based
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on the information they have received, it appears that the mortgage has now been paid off,
and is no longer in default. That would typically indicate that the property has either been sold,
or the borrower has paid the past due balance and the loan is now current. Assessor’s
information indicates the property was purchased on March 18, 2014 by RWW Properties, LLC,
6114 La Salle Ave. #536, Oakland. RWW discussion with the Building Division has confirmed
their purchase of the property with the intent to rehabilitate and resell it, and to actively
address further code enforcement activities and/or complaints.
Customer Feedback Questionnaire
For the month of April one questionnaire was received, indicating positive and excellent in all
categories, including customer service levels, staff knowledge, improvements needed, and how
the City of Emeryville’s counter services compare with other jurisdictions. In addition to the
questionnaire received, the applicant contacted the Chief Building Official to restate his
satisfaction with Planning and Building services.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DIVISION
With the retirement of Economic Development and Housing Director Helen Bean, the
Economic Development and Housing Department is being combined with the Planning and
Building Department, effective May 5. The Planning and Building Director held a number of
meetings about this transition in April, including several with Ms. Bean, members of the
Economic Development and Housing staff, Finance Department, Human Resources Manager,
and the City Manager.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Economic Development Strategy. Staff prepared a summary of the input to the Strengths/
Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats analysis that the Economic Development Advisory
Committee provided at their April 2 meeting.
EmeryStation West @ Emeryville Transit Center, Horton Street and 59 th Street; and Heritage
Square Garage, Horton Street at 62nd Street. On April 8, staff met with the applicant and a
Caltrans representative to discuss the progress of the project, which is partially funded by an
intercity rail grant from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) under the State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The process for applying for an extension of the
STIP grant was discussed. Staff prepared a draft letter requesting a time extension, to be
submitted to the CTC in May.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
3900 Adeline Street. Staff continued negotiating the Affordability Agreement with Madison Park;
this this is tentatively scheduled to be considered for approval by the City Council on June 17.
3706 San Pablo Avenue and 1025 West MacArthur Boulevard. Staff continued negotiating the
Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with EAH Housing; this is tentatively scheduled to be
considered for approval by the City Council on May 20.
April 2014
First Time Homebuyer and Below Market Rate (BMR) Ownership Programs:
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Processed three subordination requests.
Sent out a second round of notices for non-respondents to the owner occupancy
monitoring activity, with responses due by May 23.
Replied to 32 inquiries (via phone and email) from parties interested in the City’s
homeownership programs, both down payment assistance loans and BMR units.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
48th St Community Garden. EDH staff, working with Public Works and the City Attorney’s
Office, negotiated with Emeryville Community Organic gardens and their subcontractors to
finalize an Implementation Agreement to be brought to the City Council, acting as Successor
Agency, in May.
Park Impact Fee. As noted above, staff presented the park impact fee nexus study to the Parks
and Recreation Committee at their April 16 meeting. This fee study, along with a traffic impact
fee update and housing fee are expected to be brought for Planning Commission review and
City Council action in June and July, respectively.
Christie Avenue Bay Trail Gap Closure. Staff assisted Public Works in bringing the Christie
Avenue Bay Trail Gap Closure project to City Council for conceptual design proposal with action
expected in May.
Safe Routes to School (SR2S). In April, project consultants, Kimley Horn, received an
Encroachment Permit for work within the Caltrans right of way on San Pablo Avenue for
improvements at the 43rd, 45th and 47th Street intersections. Staff will submit a request for
authorization to proceed with construction and allocation of funds to the State of California
Department of Transportation in May.
Safe Routes to Transit (SRTT). Caltrans issued an encroachment permit for work on this project
on February 10. As noted above, the City Council approved authorization to bid the project on
April 1. EDH staff confirmed funder approval of the project as bid. Bid documents were
released by Public Works and construction will be completed by December. EDH staff’s
remaining role is to manage the grant reporting and reimbursement.
GRANT PROSPECTS
Staff coordinated consultant responses to calls for projects for the Active Transportation
Program and the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program in April with
applications due in May and June, respectively.
PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
Shellmound Street-Powell Street Bridge Public Art. The Selection Panel for the Shellmound
Street-Powell Street Bridge Public Art project conducted interviews with six finalist artist teams
on February 24 and recommended four finalists to the Public Art Committee. As noted above,
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the City Council unanimously approved the short list on April 22, as well as adding an alternate
to the panel, and expanding the arts consultant’s scope to assist with conceptual design. The
four finalists will visit the site, have proposals reviewed for technical soundness and will be
provided comments for final submittals. Final submittals will be reviewed by the Selection
Panel and a recommendation will be made to the Public Art Committee and City Council in the
fall.
Public Art in Private Development. Staff approved the contract for inclusion of public art in the
Escuela Bilingüe Internacional site on San Pablo Avenue and eligibility for their art fee rebate.
BROWNFIELDS
36th Street Properties. In April, staff met with a contractor to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Technical Assistance Award, for site characterization work at the 36th Street
properties. This award provides consulting services at no cost to the City by a local consultant,
in this case Ecology and Environment Inc. A Phase II testing proposal is expected in May.
3706 San Pablo Avenue and 1025 West MacArthur Boulevard. Staff directed consultants to
resubmit the Site Cleanup Plan for 3706 San Pablo Avenue and 1025 West MacArthur
Boulevard to address regulator comments and site uncertainties associated with basement
removal.
ADMINISTRATION/OTHER
American Planning Association National Planning Conference. The Planning and Building
Director attended the annual conference of the American Planning Association in Atlanta on
April 25 – May 1. This annual event of the national professional planning organization brought
together about 5,000 planners from throughout the United States and other countries to
discuss issues of mutual concern and to share the latest information on myriad topics related
to city planning. Highlights of the conference included:
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An Opening Keynote by Acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak on
planning and public health; and an informative session on “Fit Cities for a Fit Nation”, which
featured New York City’s award-winning Active Design Guidelines, which in turn are based
on the Centers for Disease Control’s Community Guide. Many aspects of our General Plan,
such as encouraging mixed use development, promoting alternative forms of
transportation, and expanding park facilities, fit right in to this “Fit Nation” concept.
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An “orientation tour” and “mobile workshops” to get the lay of the land and view the
neighborhoods of Atlanta. These included the legacy of the 1996 Olympic games, which
gave the city a beautiful new park, convention center, college dormitories, and sports
facilities; a look at Atlanta’s new streetcar line, which connects downtown with the Martin
Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and is designed to promote economic development
along the way; and a bicycle tour of various innovative facilities including cycle tracks, turn
pockets, bike signals, and the “beltline”, a 22-mile bicycle/pedestrian/streetcar route that
will eventually encircle the city.
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The annual awards luncheon at which citizens, planners, and public officials were
recognized for outstanding achievements. In the Bay Area, the City of Berkeley won the
National Planning Achievement Award for a Best Practice for their Downtown Plan, and San
Francisco won a Public Outreach Award for their on-line Budget Czar Game.
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Sessions on planning department management, the community planning process for a private
development in Florida, and sign regulation.
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An excellent two-day mobile workshop to Georgia’s first city, Savannah. Designed by James
Edward Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, as a utopian community for the “noble poor”
and first settled in 1733, Savannah today retains many of the design elements of the
original plan and has been cited as a model for contemporary urban planning. In addition to
the historic downtown area with its many lovely squares and boulevards, the tour included
visits to an affordable housing project; a facility for reusing building materials operated by
the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in partnership with local small businesses;
Wormsloe Plantation, the home of one of Savannah’s original settlers; and the Pin Point
Heritage Museum, in a former oyster and crab factory that for almost 100 years provided
the livelihood for a small, isolated, self-sustained Gullah/Geechee enclave founded by firstgeneration freedmen following the Civil War.
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Most sessions were good for “CM” (certification maintenance) credits, which are required
for planners to retain their AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) credentials. AICP
members must earn a total of 32 CM credits every two years, including 1.5 credits in law
and 1.5 credits in ethics. The required credits in law and ethics were earned at this year’s
conference in sessions on “Evolution of Affordable Housing Law”, and “Ethics and Cultural
Autonomy”, respectively.
East Bay American Institute of Architects Presentation. On April 16, the Planning and Building
Director gave a presentation to the East Bay AIA chapter on Planning in Emeryville, a history of
the city’s development in the 20th Century, its transformation during the era of
Redevelopment, and the outlook going forward in the post-Redevelopment era, including the
new General Plan.
Homeless Services. On April 23, the Planning and Building Director met with the City Manager
and other key staff to plan a meeting on Homeless Service Provision and Coordination with the
cities of Albany, Berkeley, and Oakland, to be held in Emeryville on May 23.
Cost Recovery. Most major planning applications are funded through a “cost recovery” system,
whereby applicants make an initial deposit and staff bills time and expenses against the
project. This requires meticulous record-keeping to ensure that balances remain positive in
each cost recovery account, and that accounts are properly closed out upon project
completion. Planning staff met internally on April 23 to review the list of projects and
collection procedures. Invoices are being prepared as appropriate.
April 2014
Grants Coordination. At its April 17 meeting, this interdepartmental committee discussed
prospects, pending applications, grants to be spent soon, awards that require supplemental
funds to complete projects, and management of existing grants.
Permit Tracking System and GIS. CRW TRAKiT, the Planning and Building Department’s permit
tracking software, has now been live for over three years, since September 2, 2010, and the
CodeTRAK and GIS components “went live” on March 19, 2013. Staff has been using the
software to track permits and code violations as they travel through the application and
abatement processes. Staff met on April 10 to compare notes and ensure a smooth
implementation of the system, and to convey any necessary modifications to the IT Manager.
Planning Interns. Intern Alene Pearson resigned to take a position with Caltrans District 4
doing environmental review. A new intern’s application is under review.
Our Motto: Plan it! Build it! Do it!
April 2014
Planning and Building Department
Major Development Projects
April 2014
Planning
Project
Location
Sherwin Williams Urban Village
N of Sherwin, W of Horton
3706 San Pablo
SE San Pablo/West MacArthur
Bay Street "Site B"
Shellmound/Powell/railroad
HSP Parking Structure
NW 59th & Doyle Sts.
Nady Site
6701 Shellmound Street
Marketplace Redevelopment
Phase IB - Shellmound Street
Hyatt Place Hotel ("Site A")
NE Shellmound & Bay Streets
Fire Station #2
6303 Hollis Street
EmeryStation West @ Transit Ctr
NW Horton & 59th Sts.
Baker Metal Live-Work
1265 65th Street
The Intersection Mixed Use ("Maz")
3800 San Pablo Avenue
Shell Gas Station Rebuild
NW Powell St & Frontage Rd
39th and Adeline Project
Adeline/39th/Yerba Buena
Ocean Lofts
1258 Ocean Avenue
April 2014
Pre-Application
Status/Comments
PC study session 10/24/13. CC study session
12/3/13. Application expected in Summer 2014.
CC approved EAH Housing as developer on
10/15/13. CC to consider ERN on 5/20/14.
Property Management Plan for former Redevelopment site approved by City Council 2/4/14.
Community meeting 10/20/08.
PC study session 10/23/08.
PC study sessions 12/12/13 and 3/27/14. IS/MND
Residential - 210 units
being prepared. PC hearing tentatively 7/24/14.
Grocery store, retail, parking PC study session 12/12/13.
garage, realign Shellmound St. PC public hearing 6/26/14.
PC study session 1/23/14.
Hotel - 171 rooms
PC approved 4/24/14.
New 12,930 square foot fire
station to replace existing.
PC approved 2-year extension on 6/28/12.
250,000 s.f. office/lab tower, CC approved DA on 1/21/14 to lock in approvals for
823 parking spaces in 2 bldgs. five years.
Description
Commercial 85,000 s.f.
RFP for City-sponsored
affordable housing project.
Department store and public
parking
4-level parking structure with
553 spaces.
Res./live-work - 17 units
Retail - 21,640 s.f.
New gas station, conv. store,
car wash to replace existing.
Retail - 1,000 s.f.
Demo of existing house
Building permit application submitted 12/24/13.
Demolition permit issued 4/28/14.
CC approved second extension on 12/18/12.
Owner victim of fraudulent "sale" of property.
Planning and building permits still valid.
Application
Processing
Building
Approval
PC - 4/24/14
PC - 6/24/10
CC - 2/16/10
PC - 8/27/09
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PC - 8/22/13
PC - 6/27/13
CC - 1/20/09
CC - 4/17/07
Plan Check
Construction
Occupancy
Planning
Project
Location
Sherwin
Urban
Center ofWilliams
Community
LifeVillage
W San Pablo Ave betw 47th & 53rd
Pixar Warehouse
5000 Hollis Street
City Storage
NE 40th & Adeline
Broken Rack
5768 Peladeau Street
Phase IA - 64th/Christie building
Parkside Project
Powell/Hollis/Doyle/Stanford
Ocean Avenue Townhomes
1276 Ocean Avenue
Escuela Bilingüe, Phase II
4550 San Pablo Ave.
EmeryStation Greenway
5812-5860 Hollis St.
Krubiner Prefabricated House
5507 Beaudry St.
Pak N Save Upgrade
3889 San Pablo Ave.
Description
Residential
- 460
units
Multipurpose
community
recreation and school facility
Storage - 28,637 s.f. in vacant
portion of Level(3) building.
Reuse existing building for
57,600 s.f. of personal storage.
Relocation of billiard room
and bar from Public Market.
Live-work/flex - 8 units
Five new townhouses (part of
Baker Metal project)
Pre-K - 8th grade school in
existing 28,000 s.f. building.
Laboratory building 91,000 s.f.
Factory-built house 2,053 s.f.
New front façade, replace
signs, landscaping
Status/Comments
PC
study permit
sessionapplication
10/24/13. CC
study session
Building
submitted
to DSA.
Demolition complete.
Pre-Application
Application
Processing
Building
Approval
PC - 8/22/13
Building permit issued 2/12/14.
PC - 12/13/12
PC - 10/27/11
Bldg permit for seismic upgrade finaled 2/25/14.
Building permit for TI issued 1/27/14.
Foundation permit issued 1/10/13.
Superstructure permit issued 8/23/13.
PC - 9/26/13
CC - 10/19/10
Building permits for all buildings issued 9/14/12.
CC - 11/18/08
Building permit issued 6/30/11. Outstanding fees
paid 11/16/11; project under construction.
TCO issued 8/28/13. Extended to 7/22/14 by CBO
on 1/21/14.
"Substantial completion letter" issued 9/7/12.
Assembled 7/9/11. TCO issued 10/28/11.
CO pending.
Building permit finalled 2/4/14.
PC - 8/27/09
CC - 5/19/11
CC - 5/19/09
PC - 2/28/08
PC - 5/26/11
Glossary of Abbreviations:
CBO =
CC =
CEQA =
CO =
CUP =
DA =
DDA =
DEIR =
DPB =
DR =
DSA =
EIR =
ERN =
EUSD =
FDP =
April 2014
Chief Building Official
City Council
California Environmental Quality Act
Certificate of Occupancy
Conditional Use Permit
Development Agreement
Disposition and Development Agreement
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Director of Planning and Building
Design Review
Division of the State Architect
Environmental Impact Report
Exclusive Negotiation Rights Agreement
Emery Unified School District
Final Development Plan
FEIR =
GPA =
HQ =
IS/MND =
MEP =
OPA =
PC =
PD =
PDP =
PUD =
RA =
RFP =
TCO =
TI =
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Final Environmental Impact Report
General Plan Amendment
Headquarters
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing
Owner Participation Agreement
Planning Commission
Police Department
Preliminary Development Plan
Planned Unit Development
Redevelopment Agency
Request for Proposals
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
Tenant Improvement
Plan Check
Construction
Occupancy
Planning & Building Department
Status of Major Development Projects - City of Emeryville
April 2014
Project Name; Property Address
and File Reference #:
Description:
Status of Approvals and Construction Schedule:
Contact(s):
Mixed use transit-oriented development
and public parking structure with about
250,000 square feet of office/lab/retail
space, 4 Amtrak bus bays, and 148
parking spaces in a 165-foot tall tower
on the “Mound” site; and a 675-space,
7 level parking garage with 3,620
square feet of ground floor commercial
space on the Heritage Square site.
Project includes new public plaza
between Amtrak Station and new tower
building.
Planning Commission held hearing on Use Permit and
Design Review on May 22, 2003 and directed that project
be redesigned. Study Session on housing alternative held by
Planning Commission on September 25, 2003, and by City
Council/ Redevelopment Agency on October 7, 2003.
Redevelopment Agency approved Exclusive Negotiating
Agreement with Wareham on development of project on
September 6, 2005. Agency reviewed Wareham proposal
on December 6, 2005, and January 17, 2006, and approved
concept for submittal of planning application on February
21, 2006. Agency rescinded approval of concept on March
21, 2006. Planning Commission study session on new
design held on March 22, 2007. City Council study session
held December 18, 2007. Redevelopment Agency extended
Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Wareham on
February 5, 2008. Revised plans, including parking garage
on Heritage Square site, submitted December 17, 2008.
City Council study session held January 20, 2009; Planning
Commission study session held August 27, 2009.
Community meeting held September 9, 2009. Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration published November
7, 2009 for 30-day public comment period. Planning
Commission public hearing held on January 28, 2010.
Commission adopted Mitigate Negative Declaration
unanimously, but deadlocked 3-3 on approval of the
project. On February 2, 2010, City Council voted to order
that the Commission’s decision stand appealed. On
February 16, 2010, City Council approved project on
appeal. Two year extension request approved by City
Council on February 7, 2012. Development Agreement
(DA) to lock in entitlements for five years considered by
Planning Commission on October 24, 2013. Commission
deadlocked on the item (2 ayes, 2 noes, 2 abstentions, 1
absent), so item went to City Council with no
recommendation from the Commission. DA approved by
City Council on January 21, 2014 by a 3-2 vote.
Geoffrey Sears
Wareham Development
(415) 457-4964
MIXED USE
PROJECTS
EmeryStation West @ Emeryville
Transit Center
59th and Horton Streets (“Mound” site
north of Amtrak Station), and
62nd and Horton Streets (Heritage
Square parking lot site)
UP09-03
Status of Major Development Projects – April 2014 – Page 1 of 11
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Hyatt Place Hotel
Bay Street Site A
Northeast corner of Christie Avenue
and Bay Street
FDP13-002
New hotel of 171 rooms on unbuilt
portion of Bay Street Site A. Hotel is
entitled as part of South Bayfront
Retail/Mixed Use Project PUD
(PUD99-2)
Community meeting held January 7, 2014. BPAC reviewed
on January 6, 2014. Planning Commission study session
held January 23, 2014. Planning Commission approved on
April 24, 2014.
Conrad Garner
Ensemble Hotel Partners
(562) 435-4857
Bay Street - Site B
Shellmound/Powell/railroad
Site plan being developed.
Helen Bean
Economic Development and
Housing Department
(510) 596-4355
The Intersection Mixed Use Project
(Maz)
UPDR13-001
Renovation of former “Maz” building
for 21,640 square feet of retail use, and
construction of a new 65’, 5-story, 100unit residential structure on the east
portion of the lot over three levels of
parking (one level below grade).
Eastern 25% of lot is in Oakland.
Redevelopment Agency selected Madison Marquette as
developer on July 20, 2004. City Council study session held
on April 5, 2005. Planning Commission and City Council
study sessions on tower design held December 14, 2006 and
December 19, 2006, respectively. Demolition permit for
nine existing buildings issued April 10, 2007; demolition
completed in May 2007. Issued excavation and temporary
shoring permit for site remediation on October 2, 2008. Use
Permit to use site as temporary Police Department
headquarters during renovation of Police station on Powell
Street approved by Planning Commission on July 23, 2009.
Grading and site utilities permit for temporary Police
station issued on November 10, 2009. TCO for temporary
police station issued May 2010. Redevelopment Agency
study session held November 2, 2010. Exclusive Right to
Negotiate expired in September 2012. To be included in
Property Management Plan for former Redevelopment
Agency property as required by State law.
Oakland signed letter ceding jurisdiction for planning and
building permits to Emeryville on December 28, 2012.
Preliminary plans for study session submitted on January
24, 2013. Community meeting held February 26, 2013.
Planning Commission study session held February 28,
2013. Planning Commission approved on August 22, 2013.
Submitted building permit application on December 24,
2013.
Greg Pasquali
Holliday Development
(510) 588-5134
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Phase I – 64th and Christie Building,
Southeast corner of 64th Street and
Christie Avenue
FDP08-02
193 residential rental units in a fivestory building.
FDP application submitted on October 1, 2008 in
conjunction with application for CALReUSE grant for site
remediation. Staff notified on November 19, 2008 that $5
million State Brownfields grant was awarded. Planning
Commission study sessions held on June 24 and August 26,
2010. Commission voted to recommend approval on
September 23, 2010. City Council approved FDP on
October 19, 2010. Development Agreement and related
amendments to PUD conditions approved by Planning
Commission on December 9, 2010; City Council passed
ordinance on February 1, 2011. Issued demolition permit
for buildings at 6340 and 6390 Christie Ave. on April 27,
2012. On May 8, 2012 received building permit application
for foundation and garage. Issued permit for grading,
excavation and shoring on August 21, 2012. On August 7,
2012, received building permit application for
superstructure. Approved permit for foundation on
September 4, 2012. Issued foundation permit on January
10, 2013. Resubmitted superstructure package for review
on February 8, 2013. Building Division received plans for
fourth round of review on July 2, 2013. Issued
superstructure permit on August 23, 2013. Project is under
construction.
Denise Pinkston
TMG Partners
(415) 772-5900
Phase IB – Shellmound Street
between Shellmound Way and
64th Street
FDP13-001
Grocery store, retail, parking garage,
realignment of Shellmound Street.
Pre-submittal meeting with Building Division held on
November 12, 2013. Planning Commission study session
held December 12, 2013. Community meeting held
February 20, 2014. Planning Commission public hearing
scheduled for June 26, 2014.
Mark Stefan
City Center Realty Partners
(415) 395-2908
Sherwin Williams Urban Village
1450 Sherwin Avenue
PUD13-001
Redevelopment of former paint factory
site for approximately 460 housing
units, 70,000 s.f. of office, and 15,000
s.f. of retail space, plus 2 acres of
public open space.
Planning Commission study session held October 24, 2013.
City Council study session held December 3, 2013.
Applicant expects to submit formal application in summer
2014.
Joe Ernst
srmErnst Development
Partners
(510) 219-5376
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Nady Site
6701 Shellmound Street
UPDR13-004
Redevelopment of former industrial site
for approximately 210 rental housing
units.
Planning Commission study session held December 12,
2013. Second study session held March 27, 2014. Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration being prepared.
Tentatively scheduled for Planning Commission public
hearing on July 24, 2014.
Jeff White
Avalon Bay Communities,
Inc.
(415) 601-9512
Construction of a new rental project
with 168 residential units, 5 live-work
units, 3 flex space units, 10,222 square
feet of retail space, and 299 parking
spaces. Project includes new park along
Stanford Avenue to replace City
parking lot.
Community meeting held on April 10, 2007. Planning
Commission study sessions held on August 23, 2007, and
October 25, 2007. Project redesigned as a result of
comments at study sessions. Third Planning Commission
study session held February 28, 2008. City Council study
session held April 1, 2008. Applicant redesigned based on
feedback from Council. Planning Commission
recommended approval of project on October 23, 2008.
City Council approved project on November 18, 2008. One
year extension of use permit approved by Council on
December 1, 2009. Two year extension approved by
Council on December 21, 2010. Received building permit
application on September 19, 2011. Received revised
structural design on April 12, 2012. Received building
permit application for the Papermill Park on July 5, 2012.
Issued permits for demolition, grading and shoring on
August 21, 2012. Issued building permits for all buildings
on September 14, 2012. Groundbreaking ceremony held
October 11, 2012. Project is under construction.
Peter Solar
Equity Residential
(415) 447-2690
RESIDENTIAL AND LIVEWORK PROJECTS
Parkside (formerly Papermill)
Project
Block bounded by Powell, Hollis, and
Doyle Streets and Stanford Avenue
UP07-07 and DR07-11
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Redevelopment of former Golden Gate
Lock & Key site for City-sponsored
affordable housing project.
Request for proposals approved by City Council on
September 4, 2012 and issued September 27, 2012. Nine
responses received. Housing Committee recommended
short list of four developers on June 25, 2013, including
EAH Housing, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates,
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, and LINC
Housing Corporation. Short list approved by City Council
on July 16, 2013. Community meeting held August 15,
2013. Housing Committee recommended EAH Housing as
developer on September 4, 2013; City Council approved
EAH Housing as developer on October 15, 2013. MOU
with Oakland for Emeryville to take the lead on planning
and building permits approved by Oakland City Council on
April 22, 2014. Exclusive Negotiation Rights Agreement
(ERN) currently being developed for City Council
consideration on May 20. After ERN is approved,
applicant will develop application for Planning Commission
consideration, anticipated in Fall 2014.
Catherine Firpo
Economic Development and
Housing Department
(510) 596-4354
39th and Adeline Residential Project
East side of Adeline Street between
39th Street and Yerba Buena Avenue
UP06-12 and DR06-19
Construction of a 101-unit rental
apartment project on a 1.12 acre site
that is partially in Oakland.
Planning Commission study session held September 28,
2006. City Council study session held October 17, 2006. EIR
contract approved by City Council on May 1, 2007. Scoping
session held by Planning Commission on September 27,
2007. Planning Commission hearing on DEIR on June 26,
2008 canceled due to lack of a quorum; deadline for written
comments was July 7, 2008. Final EIR published on
November 21, 2008. Oakland City Planning Commission
approved on December 3, 2008. Emeryville Planning
Commission voted to recommend approval on December 11,
2008. City Council approved January 20, 2009; approval
valid for two years. City Council approved two-year
extension on November 16, 2010 with proviso that 20 studio
units be converted to 1-bedroom. Second extension approved
by City Council on December 18, 2012, based on increase in
number of two- and three-bedroom units. Submitted building
permit application on December 13, 2013.
Zachary Goodman
Murakami Nelson,
Architects
(510) 444-7959
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Ocean Avenue Townhomes
1276 Ocean Avenue
UP07-09, DR07-15
Five new townhomes on vacant lot
between Ocean Avenue and Peabody
Lane.
Approved by Planning Commission on August 27, 2009 as
part of Baker Metal Live-Work project (see below).
Received building permit application on December 31,
2009. On December 28, 2010, Chief Building Official
approved request to extend plan review application to June
30, 2011. Building permit issued June 30, 2011.
Outstanding fees paid November 16, 2011. Building permit
extended for one year, to June 30, 2013, by Chief Building
Official. Construction began in April 2013.
Sasha Shamzad
MRE Commercial
(510) 849-0776
Reuse of existing Baker Metal Building
for 17 residential and live-work units
and a 672 square foot cafe/community
room.
Community meeting held July 18, 2007. Planning
Commission study session held September 27, 2007.
Project redesigned in response to comments from
Development Coordinating Committee on May 14, 2008.
Planning Commission study session held October 23, 2008.
Approved by Planning Commission on August 27, 2009.
Approved by Planning Commission on February 28, 2008.
Building permit application received on February 23, 2010.
Building permit approved on October 14, 2010, and issued
on January 10, 2011. Construction noise waiver approved
by City Council on March 5, 2011. Grading and site work
started May 17, 2011; house assembled on July 9, 2011.
Temporary certificate of occupancy was issued on October
28, 2011. Applicant is now seeking final certificate of
occupancy.
Sasha Shamzad
MRE Commercial
(510) 849-0776
Baker Metal Live-Work
1265 65th Street
UP07-09, DR07-15
Krubiner Prefabricated House
5507 Beaudry Street
UP08-01, DR08-01
Factory-built 2,053 square foot singlefamily home on 2,940 square foot lot.
Modules constructed in factory, trucked
to site, and assembled in one day.
April 2014
Description:
Ocean Lofts
1258 Ocean Avenue
UP07-01, DR07-02, VAR07-01
Two new single family homes on site of
existing house. Demolition of existing
house required City Council approval
of project following Planning
Commission recommendation.
On March 22, 2007, Commission deadlocked 3-3 on
project, with one recusal, so application went to Council
without a Commission recommendation. On April 17,
2007, Council approved project 4-0 with one recusal.
Council approved one-year extension request on January
20, 2009. Council considered second extension request on
April 20, 2010 and directed that ordinance be modified to
allow demolition of existing house prior to issuance of
building permit for replacement structure. Revised
ordinance was passed on September 21, 2010 and took
effect October 21, 2010. Planning Commission considered
extension request, and new finding allowing demolition of
existing house, on December 9, 2010, and voted to
recommend denial to City Council. City Council held
public hearing on January 18, 2011 and continued it to
February 1, 2011, at which time they voted to approve
extension to April 17, 2011, but not to allow demolition of
existing house until building permit for replacement
structure is ready to issue. Resolution to this effect was
passed February 1, 2011. Building permit applications
submitted on January 18, 2011; extended to July 18, 2012
by Chief Building Official on November 21, 2011. Permit
applications were approved and ready to issue but expired
on July 18, 2012. Tree removal permit for street tree
approved by Planning Commission on September 27, 2012.
On March 13, 2014, City received letter from Alameda
County District Attorney saying that applicant was the
victim of a crime by which the property was fraudulently
“sold” a number of times beginning on March 8, 2011 when
a deed with a forged signature was recorded with the
Alameda County Recorder. DA requested City to “place
the property rights back into position held as of March 8,
2011.” Thus, planning and building permits are still
considered valid, building permit is being processed and is
expected to be issued soon.
Contact(s):
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
New 91,000 square foot laboratory
building on southern portion; existing
39,000 square foot industrial building
on northern portion to remain for now.
Project includes Greenway
improvements on northern portion of
block and expansion of plaza at Powell
and Hollis Streets.
Redevelopment Agency issued Request for Proposals for
“Hollis-Powell Greenway Site” in September 2006 and
selected Wareham as developer in March 2007. City
Council/Redevelopment Agency held study session on
proposed building design on December 18, 2007. Second
study session held June 3, 2008. Application for planning
permits submitted on June 24, 2008. Planning Commission
study session held July 24, 2008. Second Planning
Commission study session held September 25, 2008.
Planning Commission ad hoc committee on Greenway
design met October 15 and 30, 2008. Planning Commission
approved on January 22, 2009. Appealed by Elevation 22
residents. City Council denied appeal and approved project
on May 19, 2009. Building demolished December 2009.
Received building permit application on December 18,
2009. Rough grading permit for site remediation issued on
June 22, 2010. Chief Building Official approved
applicant’s request to extend building permit application
until June 18, 2011. Building permit for shoring issued
January 21, 2011. Issued building permit on February 25,
2011. Chief Building Official issued “substantial
completion letter” on September 7, 2012. Received
building permit application on April 10, 2012 for restaurant
tenant improvement, “The Bureau”, on the 1st floor; permit
issued on June 14, 2012. Grand opening ceremony for
building shell held June 19, 2012. TCO for first floor
restaurant “The Bureau” granted on December 10, 2012.
Geoffrey Sears
Wareham Development
(415) 457-4964
OFFICE/HIGH TECH PROJECTS
EmeryStation Greenway
5812-5860 Hollis Street
UP08-04, DR08-10, VAR08-01
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
City Storage
Northeast corner of 40th and Adeline
Streets
UPDR11-002
Reuse of existing “significant” brick
building for 57,600 square feet of
personal storage, with residential unit
for on-site manager and small corner
retail space.
Planning Commission study session held on August 25,
2011; project approved on October 27, 2011. Appeal filed
by neighbor on November 14, 2011; appeal withdrawn on
November 22, 2011 after reaching agreement with
applicant. Planning Commission approved one year
extension request on January 24, 2013. Appeal filed by
neighbor on February 8, 2013. City Council denied appeal
and upheld extension request on March 19, 2013. Received
building permit application on March 21, 2013. Building
permit was approved on September 12, 2013, and issued on
October 22, 2013. Project is under construction.
Shawn Fritz
Kava Massih Architects
(510) 644-1920
Fire Station #2
6303 Hollis Street
UP10-02, DR10-07
New 12,930 square foot fire station to
replace existing fire station.
Approved by Planning Commission on June 24, 2010.
Two year extension request approved by Planning
Commission on June 28, 2012.
Approved by Planning Commission on May 26, 2011.
Received building permit application on September 27,
2011. Permit approval pending Public Works and ADA
sign-offs as of July 7, 2012. Request granted by Chief
Building Official to extend building permit application
expiration date to March 27, 2013. Issued building permit
on March 25, 2013. Project received final inspection
February 4, 2014.
Meeting held with Emery Bay Village homeowners
association on August 22, 2012. Planning Commission
study session held October 25, 2012. Approved by Planning
Commission on December 13, 2012. Received building
permit application on August 6, 2013. Approval is pending
easement to use Spur Alley for exiting. Issued building
permit on February 12, 2014. Exiting was redesigned so an
easement was no longer needed.
Maurice Kaufman
Public Works Department
(510) 596-4334
Jason Gomes
Safeway, Inc.
(925) 467-3000
OTHER
Pak N Save Upgrade
DR11-007
Pixar Warehouse
5000 Hollis Street
UPDR12-003
Redesigned northern façade including
additional entry, replacement of all
signs and two new signs, minor
improvements to parking lot including
new landscaping.
Storage space for Pixar archives and
reference material in 28,637 square feet
of vacant portion of Level (3) building.
Craig Payne
Pixar Animation Studios
(510) 922-3090
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Emeryville Center of
Community Life
Emery Secondary School site at 47th
Street and San Pablo Avenue
Multi-purpose community facility
including administration; arts,
performance, and food service
programs; community services and
family support programs; education
programs; and recreation and fitness
programs.
Planning and design activities are on-going between the
City and School District. Request for proposals for
conceptual designs issued October 5, 2007; proposals were
due November 13, 2007. Council approved design contract
with Field Paoli on April 15, 2008. Planning Commission
study session on master plan held May 28, 2009. City and
School District staff collaborating on environmental review,
and have selected LSA as consultant. Voters approved $95
million bond measure by 74% on November 2, 2010.
Community workshops ongoing. Planning Commission
study session held April 26, 2012; second study session
held November 19, 2012. Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration published June 11, 2012. Planning Commission
held public hearing on July 25, 2013 and approved project
on August 22, 2013. Building permit plans under review by
Division of the State Architect. Demolition of existing
buildings complete.
Education and Youth
Services Advisory
Committee
Cindy Montero
(510) 596-3770
HSP Parking Structure
6050 Hollis Street
UP08-03, DR08-07
New 4-level 553-stall parking structure
on existing office building surface
parking lot located adjacent to
Community Garden at northwest corner
of 59th and Doyle Streets.
Planning application submitted March 14, 2008.
Development Coordinating Committee reviewed on April 9,
2008 and identified a number of problems. Neighborhood
meeting with Community Garden members held May 13,
2008. Community meeting held October 20, 2008. Planning
Commission study session held October 23, 2008.
Philip Banta
Architect
(510) 654-3255
Broken Rack
5768 Peladeau Street
UPDR13-003
Relocation of billiard hall and bar from
Public Market to 10,260 square foot
building on Peladeau Street.
Planning Commission approved September 26, 2013.
Received building permit application for seismic upgrade
on October 29, 2013 and permit was issued on November
26, 2013. Received building permit application for tenant
improvements on November 13, 2013. City Council
approved reduction of Greenway access fee from $50,000
to $1,000 on December 17, 2013. Director of Planning and
Building approved minor conditional use permit for
Greenway access on December 20, 2013. Issued building
permit for tenant improvements on January 27, 2014.
Seismic upgrade permit was given final inspection on
February 25, 2014.
Marilyn and Wayne Boucher
(510) 652-9808
April 2014
Description:
Contact(s):
Shell Gas Station Rebuild
1800 Powell Street
UPDR13-002
Demolition of existing gas station/car
wash and replacement with a new
facility to include a 2,700 square foot
convenience store, ten pumping
stations, a drive-through car wash, new
landscaping, and amenities for Bay
Trail users, on a site of approximately
one-half acre on the corner of Frontage
Road and Powell Street.
Planning Commission approved June 27, 2013. Received
building permit application on December 27, 2013. Issued
demolition permit on April 28, 2014.
Muthana Ibrahim
M I Architects, Inc.
(925) 287-1174
Escuela Bilingüe Internacional
UP10-007
Pre-K through 8th grade private school
in existing 28,000 square foot
Emeryville Farms building.
Planning Commission approved on March 24, 2011.
Appealed by neighbors on April 4, 2011. Council approved
on appeal on May 19, 2011. Received building permit
application for seismic upgrade on May 13, 2011 and for
Phase I tenant improvement on May 25, 2011. Issued
permit for seismic upgrade on June 23, 2011. Issued
building permit for Phase I tenant improvement on July 8,
2011. Issued Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for Phase
I on September 1, 2011. Issued Certificate of Occupancy
for Phase I on September 12, 2012. Planning Commission
study session on mid-block pedestrian path design held May
24, 2012; Commission approved path design on September
27, 2012; appeal filed on October 10, 2012. City Council
approved path design on appeal on December 4, 2012, but
directed that General Plan amendment be initiated to
eliminate path. On April 2, 2013, City Council passed
resolution deleting path from General Plan. On May 21,
2012, received building permit application for Phase 1.5;
building permit issued on June 12, 2012. Received permit
application on July 16, 2012 for exterior play area in
parking lot and issued permit on July 30, 2012. Exterior
play area work completed on September 21, 2012.
Received building permit application for Phase 2 on
October 23, 2012. Issued building permit for Phase 2 on
January 22, 2013. Granted temporary certificate of
occupancy for Phase 2A on August 28, 2013. Extended to
July 22, 2014 by Chief Building Official on January 21,
2014.
John Horsh
(510) 872-6182
Jul-13
Aug-13
Sep-13
Oct-13
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
Apr-14
Building Permits
21
Plumb., Elec., Mech.
27
Fire
May-14
Jun-14
TOTAL
34
9
24
19
13
19
18
12
17
186
44
14
40
26
21
40
37
19
33
301
10
11
4
5
10
3
2
5
15
2
58
89
27
69
55
37
61
60
46
52
PERMITS ISSUED
MON. TOTALS
67
0
0
FISCAL YEARLY TOTAL
554
VALUATION
Residential
$1,650,528
$3,019,861
$193,834
$434,850
$107,230
$2,133,027
$149,926
$213,967
$440,961
$120,061
Sub Permits
$350,497
$1,060,528
$403,510
$123,256
$327,410
$151,600
$1,275,519
$302,234
$431,127
$77,359
$4,503,040
Commercial
$4,184,610
$2,222,862
$1,653,649
$10,828,671
$817,964
$694,263
$1,393,525
$4,280,609
$784,542
$858,247
$27,718,942
$6,185,635
$6,303,251
$2,250,993
$11,386,777
$1,252,604
$2,978,890
$2,818,970
$4,796,810
$1,656,630
$1,055,667
MON. TOTALS
$8,464,245
$0
$0
FISCAL YEARLY TOTAL
$40,686,227
FEES COLLECTED
General Plan
Building Standards Admin.
Technology Fee
$32,264.93
$30,414.82
$17,780.29
$55,951.99
$6,238.47
$15,955.67
$8,291.02
$21,310.22
$4,462.60
$5,462.14
$285.00
$290.00
$158.00
$476.00
$67.00
$139.00
$81.00
$188.00
$62.00
$67.00
$198,132.15
$1,813.00
$6,452.98
$6,082.95
$3,507.04
$11,192.91
$1,286.70
$3,191.13
$1,658.21
$4,262.04
$892.51
$1,092.44
$39,618.91
Building Permit
$48,461.14
$42,261.80
$18,873.04
$89,030.23
$9,275.56
$120,323.10
-$82,696.00
$32,086.73
$7,543.13
$8,221.62
$293,380.35
Plan Review
$53,717.83
$47,205.63
$20,812.53
$28,581.77
$279,082.71
$136,078.01
$110,320.11
$7,672.53
$5,923.62
$26,843.26
$716,238.00
$107,303.08
Energy Review
$2,483.68
$5,263.45
$1,526.60
$7,089.55
$42,770.65
$43,194.46
$1,465.80
$753.71
$243.15
$2,512.03
Electrical Permit
$7,350.70
$13,738.34
$4,135.64
$15,309.62
$1,958.04
$5,484.24
$4,993.14
$6,396.14
$1,569.99
$2,168.42
$63,104.27
Plumbing Permit
$5,210.06
$4,395.11
$3,549.48
$12,891.63
$1,256.04
$3,902.42
$2,858.13
$5,477.68
$1,346.20
$1,455.14
$42,341.89
Mechanical Permit
$4,815.06
$4,375.32
$3,141.90
$11,620.90
$2,902.94
$2,998.72
$1,911.52
$4,837.26
$1,298.30
$1,286.92
$39,188.84
S.M.I.P.
$1,248.40
$873.54
$496.51
$2,323.84
$203.50
$583.89
$315.11
$828.18
$256.84
$196.72
$7,326.53
$479.28
$403.56
$219.55
$923.54
$93.59
$228.66
$129.71
$307.43
$69.39
$80.22
$2,934.93
$14,688.72
$2,804.37
$10,013.09
$23,543.27
$2,608.09
$4,730.10
$3,361.76
$12,626.64
$1,743.82
$2,697.23
$78,817.09
$9,243.00
$948.00
$1,422.00
$1,185.00
$711.00
$0.00
$8,532.00
$1,659.00
$474.00
$4,503.00
$28,677.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$11,613.84
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$11,613.84
$11,515.40
$7,240.14
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$830.36
$0.00
$0.00
$19,585.90
$1,132.70
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$708.29
$0.00
$0.00
$1,840.99
$32,509.70
$0.00
$5,153.83
$18,163.27
$0.00
$1,538.39
$4,492.48
$24,460.12
$0.00
$0.00
$86,317.79
Microfiche
Fire Dept. Fees
Sewer Connection
Bay-Shell
Traffic Impact
School
Art Public Places
Other : (PSL, AMMR)
MON. TOTALS
$7,754.00
$1,597.00
$7,228.00
$1,778.00
$3,858.00
$7,236.00
$7,460.00
$6,473.00
$1,493.00
$3,167.00
$239,612.58
$167,894.03
$98,017.50
$291,675.36
$352,312.29
$345,583.79
$73,173.99
$130,877.33
$27,378.55
$59,753.14
$48,044.00
$0.00
$0.00
FISCAL YEARLY TOTAL
$1,786,278.56
BUILDING DIVISION INSPECTION LOG FY 13/14
PROJECT
VALUATION
AMBASSADOR HOUSING (3 buildings)
BAKERY LOFTS PHASE IV
BRIDGECOURT APTS - (Buildings 1 & 2 defects)
BRIDGEWATER APTS (Remodel 48 units)
CITY STORAGE
EMERYSTATION GREENWAY
OCEAN AVENUE TOWNHOMES
PARKSIDE APARTMENTS (3 buildings)
64th AND CHRISTIE APARTMENTS
ELEVATION 22 (Buildings 1-12 defects)
$18,239,155
$2,779,000
$1,800,000
$1,090,000
$5,718,304
$22,789,452
$1,275,000
$41,622,842
$41,790,400
$1,070,000
CITY INSPECTIONS
CODE ENFORCEMENT¹
CONT.
CONT.
PERMIT
STATUS
ISSUED
15-Mar-12
99%
9-May-12
100%
22-Oct-10
95%
28-Aug-13
50%
22-Oct-13
20%
25-Feb-11
95%
30-Jun-11
50%
14-Sep-12
50%
10-Jan-13
50%
30-Jul-13
70%
CONT.
CONT.
CONT.
CONT.
FIELD INSPECTIONS (Large Projects only) FY 2013-2014
Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14
211
167
198
235
166
31
8
0
0
0
70
5
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
40
25
35
30
14
21
14
22
13
39
0
0
5
10
11
23
10
15
23
10
0
2
10
33
50
65
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
36
15
25
28
33
25
39
36
75
177
155
133
150
161
170
191
201
210
242
159
134
122
135
125
119
134
155
177
255
0
25
15
15
11
3
5
8
5
15
358
38
427
15
233
6
365
3
289
2
376
8
445
4
424
14
489
9
569
5
1,096
989
¹Code Enforcement expanded duties - July 3, 2012. Admin, investigation, correspondence, reinspection, abatement.
765
971
811
797
870
928
1,027
1,299
Jun-14
TOTAL
1,016
87
253
107
249
0
355
1,790
1,515
102
3,975
104
9,553
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
MEM ORANDUM
To:
Sabrina Landreth , City Manager
From:
Rob Schnepp , Alameda County Fire Department
Date:
May1 ,2014
Subject:
ACFD REPORT Marc h 31, 2014 through April 29, 2014
OPERATIONS
1.
2.
Total Emergency Incidents:
152
Building Fires under S 5,000:
Building Fires over $ 5,000:
Vehicle Fires :
Emergency Medical Calls:
District #34 :
District #35 :
0
2
1
28
72
District #34 response area of Engine 34 (ACFD Station 34), which covers areas
west of the Southern Pacific Railway Tracks, recorded 28 EMS related incidents.
District #35 response area of Engine 35 (ACFD Station 35), which covers areas
east of the tracks including San Pablo Avenue and the Triangle area, recorded
72 EMS related incidents.
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS
On April 6, at 22:45 hours E 34 and E 35 along with AC FD Battalion 4 responded to
1321 40 th for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival , crew found an overheated lamp
emitting smoke. Crews secured the electrical source and removed the lamp from the
residence . No injuries reported .
On April 23 at 07:29 hours, a first alarm assignment with ACFD and Oakland FD
responded to 40 th and San Pablo for a reported fire in a commerc ial building. Upon
arrival crews found a small fire in a Highwire Coffee Roaster. There was minor damage
to the roaster and no injuries reported.
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A vehicle fire occurred on April 14 at 16:32 hours at 40 th and Emery. Upon arrival E35
encountered a vehicle with significant smoke showing from the engine compartment.
Further investigation found no active fire . The vehicle was moved from the roadway
without incident.
A collection of 5 unrelated outside fires occurred between April 15 and April 28. Three of
the fires were trash fires; one involved a small patch of grass near the Denny's
restaurant and a single fire occurred in wood chips in a planter box near trader Vic's . All
fires were small, causing no damage or loss.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
ACFD CERT team conducted PEP Workshop at Developmental Studies Center in
Emeryville on April 24th (57 Attended ).
Emergen cy manager Nick Zubel provided comments on draft City of Emeryville EOP.
Work continues on the development of the new location for the Emeryville EOC.
Delivered a safety talk to participants of the Shoreline Cleanup on 4/19 .
ACFD attended the Spring Carnival at the Emeryville Marina Park on 4/19.
Visited the kids participat ing in California State Automo bile Association (CSAA)
Corporate Offices Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day event on 4/26.
Performed Blood Pressure Chec ks at the Emeryville Senior Center on 4/18.
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Emergency Responses:
Emeryville Fire Department
TYPE
SUB-TYPE
FIRES --
BUildings (S $ 5000)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
2
1
2
1
2
2
BUilding s (> $ 5000)
Vehicles
Outsi de Fires
INVESTIGAT IONS --
6
28
8
1
2
4
20
7
57
70
1
33
74
51
63
28
3
7
4
4
169
169
160
329
2
False. Alarm Malfunct ion
False. Valid Alarm-No Fire
False , Non Ala rm, GI
False. Any, Malicious
HAZ MATS--
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
6
1
6
10
3
4
15
92
32
2
0
0
0
0
1
169
279
0
0
18
638
1
5
2
3
16
9
Sm ok e
Od or
FALSE ALARMS --
2
5
MAY
2
28
8
2
Spill
Release
Other
MUTUAL AID --
Received"
Provided
MEDICAL-
District # 1
District # 2
72
Out of Cit y
RESCUElE XTR. -SERVICE -MONTHLY TOTAL:
TOTAL YEAR-TO-DATE:
LOSS BY MONTH: ($)
Prior Year Monthly Total :
Prior Year To Date :
6,600
165
165
8,0 00
135
300
157
486
6,000
131
431
152
638
0
638
0
638
0
638
164
741
111
852
89 145 123 158 170 183
941 1086 1209 1367 1537 1720
0
638
0
638
0
638
0
638
50
146
577
$
"Mutu al Aid Received is used to denote a situation when all Emeryville fire units are committed on incidents and an outside fire agency is then required to be dispatch ed to handle
another separate incident that arises within the City.
Pag e 1
0
638
20,6 50
J
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS :
2014
INCIDENT ANALYSIS
Emeryville Fire Dep artment
TOTAL INCIDENTS -DUTIES PERFORMED ON CALLS:
Buildings (S $ 5000)
FIRE SUPPRESSION --
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
169
160
157
152
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
Buildings (> $ SOOO)
Vehicles
Outside Fires
INVESTIGATIONS --
False, Alarm Mfcn
False , Valid, No Fr
False, Non Aim , GI
2
3
16
9
6
28
8
1
2
4
20
7
False , Any Mlcs.
HAl MATS--
6
1
6
10
3
4
15
92
32
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
169
279
0
0
18
1
5
2
Smoke
Odor
FALSE ALARMS --
2
5
2
28
8
2
Spill
Release
Other
MUTUAL AID --
To Oak land
1
To Berke ley
From Oakland
Other
57
70
33
74
51
63
28
72
3
7
4
4
169
160
157
152
2
2
3
7
2
1
To Sam e Medical
To Separate Call s
5
1
3
2
32
34
26
4
27
"""TOTAL RESOURCE COMMITMENTS"""
43
41
34
34
MEDICAL --
District # 1
District # 2
Out of City
RESCUE/EXTR. -SERVICE -"""TOTAL DUTIES PERFORMED"""
RESOURCE COMMITMENTS:
FREEWAY CALL -Single Unit Response
Multi-Unit Response
Freewa y Actual
SIMULT. ALARM S --
TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
638
16
4
7
6
119
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NOT E: The Emergen cy Operations sheet shows all operations conducted . nol lhe individual respo nses provided within Emeryville . If multiple operatio ns were conduc ted on any emergency respon ses
(calls). then the tally for eme rgency oper ations will be greater than the actual responses made by Emeryville fire units . II mutual aid calls were made to other jurisdictions , and du ring mese
mutual aid responses an Eme ryville fire unit responded to emerg ency calls within that jurisdiction, then the ta lly for e mergency operations will be greater than the actual responses
reporte d within Emeryvi lle's jurisdiction.
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MEMORANDUM
Emeryville Police Department
Date:
May 9, 2014
To:
From:
Chief of Police
Subject:
PROGRESS REPORT – APRIL 2014
FIELD SERVICES DIVISION
For the month of April the Division has been short staffed due to injuries. We have
three officers out on injury (one on-duty, the other two due to personal injuries).
Currently the Department is recruiting to fill the 4 open positions (3 officers and 1 PST).
Police are noticing more quality of life issues such as graffiti and homeless. Nadys
Systems continues to be a draw for graffiti “taggers.” A month ago, after midnight,
Officer Salaiz had found two taggers, who had run across I80 nearly avoiding getting hit
by a truck. The two taggers were later arrested.
On April 19 after midnight, Officer Sramek drove into the Nady System parking lot
because of the on going problem with graffiti. As Officer Sramek drove into the first rear
lot he saw two suspects next to fresh graffiti. One was crouched and the other was
standing. Officer Sramek could immediately smell aerosol paint in the air and detained
both suspects. During the investigation, aerosol cans and other specific indicia were
found in the possession of the suspects that tied them to other graffiti in the Bay area.
Both suspects were arrested and taken to North County Jail.
Staff is noticing more homeless encampments and panhandlers in the City since Albany
has been clearing out “the Bulb” in their city. One area that draws the encampments is
behind Home Depot near West MacArthur. The encampment will move temporarily and
will return at a later date. There is no law against panhandling and as long as the
panhandler is not impeding traffic on public streets or the businesses on private
property, police can only ask them to move along.
On April 26, Police received a phone call from Bay Street Security of a commercial
burglary occurring at Victoria Secret. The front window was smashed and there was a
U-Haul truck parked in front of the store. Security arrived in their unit and two suspects
with armloads of Victoria Secret’s merchandise came out of the store and jumped into
the U-Haul. The U-Haul drove on the sidewalk and as Bay Street Security tried to follow
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them, the U-Haul hit the security vehicle and continued to get onto the freeway where
security lost sight of the U-Haul truck. Luckily the security officer was not injured.
Emeryville officers investigated the incident and discovered that security did not call
police until 10 minutes after the initial alarm. Cameras inside the store and also on Bay
Street captured the incident. The suspects stole over $3,000 worth of merchandise.
On April 12, the Dualathon was held. The event had less than 50 participants and the
event sponsor feels it may be due the Emery High swimming pool being under
constriction.
The summer will be a busy. Besides July 4th, there will be two additional events,
Oaklavia on July 12 and AASK which is a 5K walk/run event on August 3. Oaklavia has
made presentations to the Public Safety and Transportation Committee but still has not
finalized the bike tour or plans in coordinating with the Police Department. The event is
expected to draw 15,000 participants and all available police personnel will be working
the event. AASK 5K walk/run route will from the Marina to Chevy’s and back and they
are expecting over 200 participants. Because the route will include crossing Powell
Street, we are anticipating scheduling 7 police personnel for traffic control.
TEAM ONE
Team One completed 52 reports, made 21 arrests, wrote 74 moving violations, issued
21 parking citations, completed 5 field contact cards, conducted 374 security checks in
business centers, 62 walking security checks in neighborhoods, 259 traffic enforcement
stops, 56 pedestrian stops for various code violations and 34 suspicious vehicle stops.
On March 30, Officer Mike Lee was monitoring the Oakland Police radio and heard the
dispatcher broadcast an armed (hand gun) theft of a scooter, on 59th near Marshall
Street. Officer Salaiz was flagged down by the victim in the 1100 block of 59th Street.
She told Officer Saiaz, the suspects fled toward San Pablo.. Officer Lee saw the
suspects in the 6100 block of San Pablo walking at a fast pace with the scooter. Both
ran from him as he tried to detain them.
One of the suspects ran east across San Pablo, through the open gate and onto the
baseball field of Golden Gate school. As he ran he kept reaching for his waistband.
Officers Salaiz and Sramek drove to the area of 62nd and Herzog Streets where they
were able to arrest the suspect. Officer Lee searched the suspect’s path and found a
black BB gun. The BB gun looked like a real semi auto hand gun. The second suspect
escaped but the scooter was returned to the victim.
On April 14, Officer Salaiz was driving east on the 1300 block of 40th Street and saw a
vehicle pull away from the curb suddenly without headlights during darkness. Officer
Salaiz made a U-turn to catch up and as he drove by the spot where the car had been
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he saw the sidewalk had a large wet spot. Officer Salaiz caught up to the vehicle and
made an enforcement stop for the violation. Officer Salaiz could smell the odor of an
alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath and had the driver exit the car for sobriety
tests. When the driver got out Officer Salaiz could see why there had been a wet spot
on the sidewalk. The driver’s pants were unzipped and he apparently was urinating.
The driver failed to perform the sobriety tests as directed and was arrested.
Officers Salaiz and Sramek have been very proactive in their DUI enforcement. They
have both made several DUI arrests.
Twice during this reporting period, Sergeant Goodman has been flagged down by
residents who told him how happy they were with our police department and how well
we serve our community. These residents mentioned that they specifically chose
Emeryville to live because of the police department’s response time and reputation.
TEAM TWO
Team Two Officers conducted 215 security checks of businesses, 78 in the residential
areas, made 13 contacts on suspicious individuals, completed 15 Field Interview cards,
made 20 car stops on various vehicle code violations and cited 12 individuals, made 7
suspicious vehicle contacts, wrote 23 parking citations, made 3 arrests, and wrote 59
reports.
On Friday April 4, Sergeant Allen was observing the Powell Street Plaza parking lot
from south/east portion of the property, due to the recent auto-burglaries that have been
occurring during this hour. Sergeant Allen’s attention was quickly directed towards a
Black Dodge mini van, with a large dent on the right side sliding door. The van was
driven by a light skin black or hispanic male suspect. The suspect was the sole
occupant of the vehicle. Sergeant Allen watched as the suspect maneuvered around
the parking lot driving next to and stopping at several vehicles. The driver would get out
of his van walk over to the parked vehicles look inside and then return to the van.
Sergeant Allen asked for all available units to respond to the area around the plaza so
the officers could stop the suspect if he burglarized a vehicle.
Sergeant Allen heard Detective Mayorga over the radio that he was in an unmarked
vehicle, so Sergeant Allen asked Detective Mayorga if he could enter the Plaza to watch
the suspect. Detective Mayorga saw the suspect’s vehicle pull along the driver’s side of
a Black Kia. Sergeant Allen saw the suspect get out of the suspect vehicle and walk to
the driver’s side and then passenger side of the Kia and then back to the driver’s side.
Sergeant Allen saw his feet (white shoes) from underneath the KIA and he stopped at
the driver’s window, then quickly went back to the suspect vehicle got in and drove
away.
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Detective Mayorga broadcasted over the radio that the Kia's driver’s window was
smashed and said the suspect had an object in his mouth that resembled a window
punch.
Detective Mayorga was right behind the suspect vehicle traveling north bound through
the parking lot towards Christie Avenue. The suspect made a right onto Christie
Avenue and came to a stop at a red light in the number at Christie/Powell with Detective
Mayorga right behind him. Officers Foley and Costello pulled in behind Detective
Mayorga to make an enforcement stop of the suspect vehicle. When the light turned
green, Detective Mayorga yielded his position to the marked units at the same time the
suspect vehicle made an abrupt right turn from the left turn lane of Christie Avenue to
east bound Powell Street. Officers Foley and Costello pulled in behind the suspect’s
vehicle and activated their vehicle emergency lights and sirens in an effort to have the
suspect pullover and stop. The suspect did not yield to the red lights and siren and fled.
A vehicle pursuit ensued with the suspect willfully fleeing from the officers. Officer Foley
lost sight of the suspect vehicle and the pursuit was terminated.
Approximately 20 minutes later we received a call from CHP and Berkeley Police
advising they located the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle was found crashed on
Gillman Street under east bound I-80 in Berkeley. The suspect fled and carjacked a
lady and her vehicle forcing her to drive him to Richmond. They lady was unharmed
and reported this incident to CHP.
Officers Williams and Johnson responded to a suspicious subjects call at Anna Yates.
Here is an email received recognizing the officers.
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that, I called the police department earlier today. While
some of our toddlers were outside playing, the teachers saw two men jumping over the
fences to the apartments next to our yard. They quickly moved the children inside and
notified me. The police came within a few minutes and checked the entire school. No
signs of the men. The officer congratulated us for moving quickly, he even had time to
go into one of our classrooms and read the children a story!!! Thank you Officer
Williams!!
TEAM THREE
Team Three officers conducted 318 security checks of businesses, conducted 51
walking security checks in the residential neighborhoods, made 34 pedestrian stops,
225 traffic enforcement stops, 9 suspicious vehicle checks, issued 82 citations for
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moving/equipment violations, issued 110 parking citations, made 26 arrests, wrote 106
reports, and completed 23 field contacts on suspicious persons.
On March 21, during line-up, Team Three was informed of a subject who lives within the
City of Emeryville who had two active warrants for his arrest. One warrant was a “No
Bail” drug related warrant and the other was a $520,000 sex registrant warrant. After
line-up, Officer Rojas responded to where the subject lives and began a check of the
area. Officer Rojas located the subject attempting to enter his vehicle. Officer Rojas
conducted a stop on the subject and subsequently arrested the man for the outstanding
warrants.
On April 2, Officer Rojas conducted a stop on a vehicle for having a cracked windshield.
Officer Rojas contacted the occupants and ran name checks on them. The name
checks revealed a passenger had two active warrants for his arrest. The warrants were
confirmed and the subject was arrested.
On April 3, Officer Michelle Shepherd attempted to conduct an enforcement stop on a
vehicle for not having the proper lighting equipment. When Officer Shepherd activated
her emergency lights the driver of the vehicle fled south bound on Hollis Street. Officer
Shepherd pursued the vehicle until it collided with a tree at the intersection of Hollis and
Peralta Street. After the collision the driver fled from the vehicle on foot. Officers
responded and conducted a check of the area for the subject with negative results. A
search of the suspect vehicle revealed 38 pieces of individually wrapped cocaine and
$985 cash. Even though the officers were unable to locate the driver, Officer Shepherd
was able to get the drugs off the street before they could be distributed.
On April 10, Officer Ron Shepherd was in the south end of town when he located a van
that matched the description of a vehicle involved in a theft from Sports Authority
approximately 20 minutes earlier. Officer Shepherd conducted an investigative stop on
the vehicle and ran a name check on the driver. The name check revealed the subject
was wanted for a parole violation. Officer Shepherd confirmed the warrant and arrested
the subject. The witness from the theft at Sports Authority refused to try and identify the
subject. The subject was transported to jail for booking on the warrant.
On April 16, Officer Rojas was dispatched to Amtrak on the report of a subject trying to
take the train without identification. Officer Rojas learned a male subject who was
visiting from out of state was trying to get on an Amtrak train to go to San Francisco
without his identification. The subject had earlier in the day had his wallet stolen from
him and had no money or his identification. Due to the subject’s predicament, Officer
Rojas proceeded to transport the subject to Bart and using his own money purchased
the man a ticket so he could get back to San Francisco where he was staying. Officer
Rojas’ kind gesture to help out a citizen in need is a perfect example of the dedication
and compassion our officers have towards the citizens they serve.
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TEAM FOUR
Team Four completed 69 reports, made 21 arrests, wrote 98 moving citations, 54
parking citations, wrote 18 field contact cards, conducted 353 security checks in
business centers, made 92 walking foot patrols in residential neighborhoods, 281 traffic
stops, stopped 53 pedestrians for various violations and made 8 suspicious vehicle
stops.
On March 22, Officer Burruel was dispatched to a 911 report of a man forcing a female
into a vehicle at knife point. The callers described the vehicle as the suspect fled south
on Shellmound Street with the female inside. Sergeant Alton and Officer Burruel saw
the suspect vehicle and conducted stop on it. The male was detained and the female
was inside safe and uninjured. After speaking with both parties it was determined the
female and male were in a dating relationship. The incident started in Oakland where
the male assaulted the female and forced her into a vehicle. The female tried to escape
once in the City of Emeryville and forced back into the vehicle. Since the crime
originated in Oakland the incident was turned over to Oakland and the male was
arrested.
On March 24, Officers Ingles, Giddings and Burruel responded to a call of two
individuals causing a disturbance at the KFC. The two males matched the description
of two wanted suspects for a shooting in San Francisco that left 8 people with gun shot
wounds. The shooter opened fire on a group of people standing outside of a liquor
store in the Tenderloin neighborhood. San Francisco sent out a wanted flyer with
surveillance footage from the shooting and photographs of the shooter. The shooter
was a passenger in silver VW Jetta.
The officers asked the two men where their car was and the men replied in the Oaks
Club parking lot and were upset they lost the keys to the car. Officer Burruel drove
through the Oaks lot and saw a possible match to the suspect vehicle. The license
plate matched the partial plate description given as the suspect vehicle. San Francisco
was contacted and the officers detained the two men. San Francisco officers arrived
and confirmed the clothing and suspect vehicle was a match to their suspects. Both
men were wearing the same clothing as depicted in the surveillance video from the
night prior. The two men were arrested by San Francisco. Emeryville officers learned
later, the suspected shooter confessed to the shooting. San Francisco investigators
were very happy and thanked Emeryville officers for a job well done.
On March 30, Officer McBroom learned an Emeryville resident was a victim of a
homicide that occurred in Oakland. Residents on the street where the victim resided
were very concerned that suspects may return to the home where other young males
hang out. An extra patrol request was generated in an effort to increase police
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presence in the area. Officer McBroom brought a candle and expressed condolences
on behalf of the police department to bolster police relations and trust. One of the
males was very touched by Officer McBroom’s gesture and thanked him and all the
police officers for caring. This male later became a witness when another officer was
attacked by an intoxicated male. T he resident expressed his concern and wanted to
see if the officer was okay.
TEAM FIVE
Team Five conducted 324 business security checks, conducted 67 walking assignments
in residential neighborhoods, made 28 walking stops, 25 suspicious vehicle stops, made
510 car stops for traffic violations, made 29 arrests, wrote 59 moving citations, wrote 46
parking citations, wrote 25 field interviews and completed 79 reports in the last month.
On April 19, Officer Abogado was working patrol and he was driving in the area of
Target. Officer Abogado observed the car in front of him make an illegal u-turn over
double parallel lines. Officer Abogado attempted to make an enforcement stop on the
car but the driver continued to drive for several blocks straddling the number one and
two lanes of eastbound 40th Street. Officer Abogado finally was able to gain the driver’s
attention and stop the car in the Oaks parking lot. Officer Abogado made contact with
the driver and noticed the driver was slurring his speech, had bloodshot water red eyes
and a smell of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath. Officer Abogado
administered a couple field sobriety tests to the driver. The driver failed the tests and
was placed under arrest for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
On April 20, Officers Patterson and Rice were on patrol in the same marked patrol car.
They made a traffic enforcement stop on a bicyclist for not stopping for two posted stop
signs. The bicyclist did not have any identification on his person. Officer Patterson was
unable to positively identify the bicyclist to issue him a citation. The bicyclist was placed
under arrest and transported to jail. A search incident to arrest revealed the bicyclist
possessed illegal narcotics on his person. The bicyclist was transported to jail for the
illegal drug possession.
On April 20, Officer Rice made an enforcement stop on a bicyclist on the 5400 block of
San Pablo. Officer Rice ran a name check on the bicyclist. The bicyclist was on
probation with a search clause. Officer Rice searched the bicyclist and discovered
illegal drugs. Officer Rice placed the bicyclist under arrest for the illegal drug
possession and transported him to jail.
TRAFFIC
For the month of April, 172 parking citations were issued and 7 tows on abandoned
vehicles were conducted. Sergeant Hannon has been off on a personal illness. Until
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the three open officers positions are filled, this Section is short staffed. The three PSTs
assigned to Traffic (PST Sylvester, Moore and Lee) has been managing the fleet,
conducting inspections on taxis and catering trucks, assisting on citation appeals
including a myriad of other duties.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVISION
Criminal Investigation Section
During this current Progress Report the Criminal Investigation Section received and
investigated 113 new cases. The CIS unit investigated these new cases and then they
presented 81 of these cases to the District Attorneys Office for review and charging. The
DA’s Office charged 79 of the cases and elected not to charge 3 of them.
CIS Detectives combined forces with the Alameda County Vice Enforcement Team
(ACVET) to conduct a prostitution operation in Sonoma County. The Operation
included 26 Local, State and Federal agencies from all over the Bay Area. The Bay
Area has seen a huge increase of prostitution and human trafficking of young girls and
boys. EPD Detectives were part of the arrest and surveillance teams during this
operation. During this operation we made 9 arrests of prostitutes and pimps.
During this month the CIS unit has been continually working with a State and a Federal
agency on two different long term investigations.
Detective White investigated an abuse case in which a dependant adult alleged physical
abuse by her care givers. Through investigation it was learned the dependant adult
made up the false claims to gain attention and the allegations of abuse were unfounded.
After several auto burglaries in the East bay Bridge center the suspect vehicle was
located approx. 2 weeks later. Although the suspect could not be identified, Detective
White circulated flyers to surrounding police agencies which will be of assistance in
similar auto burglary MO’s.
Detective White was working patrol and responded to a call of a man walking down Bay
Street carrying a knife and talking to himself. White evaluated the man and determined
he was in need of psychiatric help. He was transported to the hospital for evaluation.
Detective Mayorga attended a two-week Robert Presley ICI Core Investigators course
in Sacramento, CA. This Course is the basic course for all investigators to be a certified
Investigator by Peace Officers Standards & Training, POST, of California.
Detective Krimsky assisted in a prostitution sting where a suspect was arrested for
solicitation of prostitution and drug possession.
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Crime Analyst Robinson reviewed (209) crime reports and prepared and presented Part 1
Crime statistics at the Public Safety meeting. Crime Analyst Robinson reported increases in
aggravated assault, residential burglary and petty thefts compared to the same period last
year. Crime Analyst Robinson reported decreases in all other categories.
Crime Analysis Robinson disseminated a crime bulletin alerting patrol of significant increase
in residential burglaries, in which unknown suspects targeted apartment/condo type
dwellings. The time of day and days of the week were random. Three of eight burglaries had
similar points of entry, which were door look pries. Crime Analyst Robinson disseminated a
bulletin consisting of a male subject possibly casing the Chase bank during early morning
hours, and disseminated an officer safety bulletin regarding a mentally ill male subject.
Crime Analyst Robinson disseminated an auto burglary bulletin depicting the suspect and
suspect vehicle captured on surveillance video at Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café. Lastly, Crime
Analyst Robinson disseminated an informational bulletin regarding a failure to yield in which
the suspect lead one of our officers on a pursuit that ended in Oakland. The suspect
abandoned the vehicle after he collided into a fence and left a female passenger behind. An
inventory search of the vehicle yielded a .32 caliber loaded magazine clip and paper work
with in the trunk bearing the name of a male subject recently released from jail. During a
canvass of the area, officers located a sawed off shotgun.
Crime Analyst Robinson processed and registered one sex offender during this period.
Crime Analyst Robinson attended a Bay Area Crime Analysis and Intelligence meeting, held
at Oakland Police Department. All Analyst shared crime information and Oakland Police
Analyst conducted a short presentation of LEAP (Law Enforcement Analysis Portal).
Oakland Crime Analyst demonstrated the Crime and Link Analysis portion of LEAP, which
consisted of querying LEAP data and displaying how the data is returned in summary table
format, report format, or geospatially on a road map across jurisdictional boundaries. LEAP
showed Relationships between individuals, locations, and property shown in a Link Chart,
thereby assisting investigators in connecting the dots.
Records and Communications
During the month, Reporting District One generated 145 calls for service and 514
events of officer self initiated activity resulting in 659 total events for District One.
Reporting District Two generated 363 calls for service and another 1050 events of
officer self initiated activity resulting in 1413 total events for District Two. There were
108 calls for service outside the City and 364 officer self initiated events for a total of
472. Calls outside the City would include calls on the City’s border and the freeway.
During this month, the Records and Communications section recorded a total of 2544
events.
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This month, officers completed 331 reports with 144 being crime reports, 0 missing
persons, and 9 driving under the influence, 17 traffic collision reports, and another 158
supplemental reports.
For the month of April, 49 criminal and 27 traffic subpoenas were processed.
Administrative Section
On March 29th the Administrative Section and Human Resources administered a
Physical Agility test to applicants for the Police Officer Academy Graduate/Lateral
position. Seventeen (17) applicants passed the Physical Agility test and proceeded to
the next phase of the testing process, the Oral Panel Interview. For three days,
Sergeant Dauer, Officer Head and PST Heredia interviewed candidates. The top
candidates have moved on to the preliminary background phase and have completed
Personal History Statements.
On April 15th the regional representative from Peace Officer Standards and Training
(POST) conducted a routine audit of recent background investigations and the
Department passed with no issues raised.
On April 19th Sergeant Dauer and PST Heredia participated in the City’s Spring Fest
celebration at the Emeryville Marina. A patrol car was on hand for the young and young
at heart to explore. Members of the Emeryville Peace Officers’ Association handed out
ice cream and PST Heredia distributed water bottles, mood cups and other goodies for
the children.
On April 22nd the Emeryville Police Department hosted a meeting for the Alameda
County Internal Affairs Working Group. The meeting brought together Internal Affairs
investigators from all over the county to share information and discuss topics related to
internal affairs investigations.
On April 24th Sergeant Dauer gave a presentation to approximately 25 children at the
corporate offices of AAA at 1900 Powell Street. The presentation included the steps
necessary to become a police officer and the importance of education for police officer
candidates.
On April 26th Sergeant Dauer and PSM Robinson participated in the National Drug Take
Back Day, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Approximately 60 pounds of
medication that might otherwise have been abused or disposed of improperly was
collected from citizens and turned over to the DEA for destruction.
PST Heredia was responsible for fingerprinting 16 individuals for Live Scan and one
individual for ink prints. In addition, PST Heredia processed 43 card room, taxi and
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massage applicants. Of those applicants, 12 were new employees of the Oaks Card
Club, Acucare Massage and or taxi drivers. The remaining applicants were renewals.
PST Heredia processed 100 vouchers and forwarded them to the Finance Department
at City Hall for payment.
During the month of April, in addition to her regular duties, PST Rochelle Heredia spent
time taking inventory of current community outreach supplies for community events.
Time was spent contacting vendors and purchasing supplies for the Police Department
to make this year events successful.
Ken James
Chief of Police
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Date: June 13, 2014
To: Sabrina Landreth, City Manager
From: Public Works Department
Subject: April and May 2014 Progress Report
1. Capital Improvements
Public Works has attached the Capital Improvement Spreadsheet that outlines the
progress of all Capital Projects. Staff will continue to provide a narrative for those
projects which necessitate more detail.
2. Environmental Programs
Progress Report April 2014
Recycling, Composting and Waste:
Franchised Hauler Agreement and Issues:
EP staff hosted the monthly franchise meeting with WMAC. Topics
covered were problems with City Can collection, outreach for specific
multi-family properties related to Phase II of Mandatory Recycling, larger
battery collection buckets for Senior Center and Police Dept., spec
sheets for trash enclosures with new development, webpage updates.
EP staff continues advocating with WMAC to comply with the City Can
collection schedule.
Residential Sector:
EP staff coordinated with WMAC to successfully conduct the annual
Neighborhood Clean Up Day (bulky waste collection) for single family
neighborhoods, Monday and Tuesday April 7 and April 8. This was
promoted by mail, by the Community News and Activity Guide, and by
e-news.
EP staff assisted a mixed-use residential/commercial property with
resolving ongoing WMAC service and billing issues.
Commercial Sector:
EP staff attended a Steering Committee for the Green Business program,
for the first time, representing storm water and waste related issues.
EP staff has assisted the new Grocery Outlet corporate office site in
the coordination of new waste services and their general waste
reduction program.
Construction and Demolition:
EP staff approved 10 “pre” Waste Management Plans (WMPs) and 4
“post” WMPs.
City Facilities and other Departments:
EP staff coordinated with the City Events Coordinator to conduct a
shoreline clean-up activity and other activities as part of Earth Day.
EP staff coordinated with WMAC to provide large battery collection
buckets for Senior Center and Police Dept.
EP staff coordinated with Community Services to provide materials for
waste reduction efforts at ECDC.
Plan Checks:
EP staff submitted “trash plan” plan check comments for two projects
(Shell Station, and Hyatt Place).
Public Education/Outreach:
EP staff conducted storm water outreach as part of an Earth Day event at
the Towers in Emeryville.
Stormwater Program:
EP staff attended a meeting of the Policy Committee of the Alameda
Clean Water Program; topics included the Municipal Regional Permit,
trash load reduction plan implementation, and regulatory update.
EP staff monitored installation of 45 new storm drain inlet trash capture
devices, pursuant to the Municipal Regional Permit and our Long Term
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Trash Plan, submitted Jan. 31 .
EP staff represented the Clean Water Program at the quarterly Green
Business Steering Committee meeting.
EP staff completed final documents for a contractor to begin inspections
of businesses and practices related to potential discharges to storm
drains, a requirement for our MRP.
Energy Program:
No activity this month.
Ped-Bike Program:
EP staff “staffed” the BPAC meeting at which “Love our Neighborhood
Day/Oaklavia and Bike to Work Day were discussed and the Christie Ave
Bike Path was presented and action taken.
Events:
EP staff organized a shoreline clean-up activity as part of the City Earth
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Day on Saturday April 19 . About 20 people participated, data was
collected and outreach conducted about storm water and litter.
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EP staff planning for Bike to Work Day on May 8 picked up the pace.
EP staffed a table at the Towers Emeryville Earth Day event on Thurs.
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Apr. 24 . It was well received, with dozens of re-usable shopping bags
distributed, with either City of Emeryville design and logo or the Alameda
County Clean Water Program design, as well as other giveaways provided
by the Clean Water Program.
StopWaste:
EP staff attended the StopWaste TAC meeting. Topics included
updates on Mandatory Recycling outreach, the plastic bag ban, and
reducing waste at the source.
Professional Trainings, Meetings, Workshops:
EP staff attended a technical tour in Oakland of trash capture devices at
in lets in Oakland, sponsored by the Clean Water Program and the City of
Oakland.
Code Enforcement:
Cal Recycle:
Progress Report May 2014
Recycling, Composting and Waste:
Franchised Hauler Agreement and Issues: EP staff hosted the monthly
franchise meeting with WMAC. Topics covered were review of City Can
collection, hot spots and WMAC’s actions taken to resume normal, reliable
collection; outreach for businesses and specific multi-family properties
related to Phase II of Mandatory Recycling Ordinance (MRO), billing inserts
for accounts affected by Ph. II of the MRO; update of our Spring Clean-Up
mailer.
EP staff continues advocating with WMAC to comply with the City Can
collection schedule. Complaints and incidents of missed collection have
risen to the Liquidated Damage stage, and case was referred to the City
Clerk, who referred it to the City Attorney’s office.
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Residential Sector: EP staff delivered kitchen pails for 20 residents at 45 St.
Artists Co-op at their request. EP staff
Commercial Sector:
EP staff conducted one inspection for waste reduction and stormwater
measures for Four Points Sheraton, who at this writing is still in the
process of completing their documentation.
EP staff completed a site-assessment with Grocery Outlet, to
determine needs and make recommendations related to waste
reduction.
Construction and Demolition:
EP staff approved 3 “pre” Waste Management Plans (WMPs) and 5
“post” WMPs.
City Facilities and other Departments: EP staff expanded offerings from
WMAC to City facilities, to include boxes for CFLs for the public.
Plan Checks:
EP staff submitted “trash plan” plan comments for ECCL, 3900
Adeline, Panda Express, and East Bay Bridge Center.
EP staff processed Stormwater (C.3) plan checks with the City
contractor for 3900 Adeline and 1800 Powell St (Shell Station).
Public Education/Outreach:
EP staff attended and assisted with staff training a Four Points
Sheraton for waste reduction.
Stormwater Program:
EP staff attended meetings of the Trash Working Group, Public
Information and Participation and Policy Committees of the Alameda
Clean Water Program. Various topics related to the Municipal Regional
Permit (MRP), public education, trash capture strategies and the annual
plan were covered.
EP staff received contractor notification that annual stormwater business
inspections, required by the MRP have been completed, with one
exception. Detailed report will follow.
Energy Program:
Ped-Bike Program:
EP staff “staffed” the BPAC meeting at which “Love our Neighborhood
Day/Oaklavia, Horton St. Traffic Calming project and Bike To Work Day
were on the agenda.
Events:
EP staff organized a successful Bike To Work Day event, with four
City-sponsored Energizer Stations, 22 volunteers and 5 City employees
staffing those stations. Pedal Express employees volunteered to
transport tables, supplies and refreshments to all 4 stations and return it
all to City Hall afterward. Pedal Express and other volunteers helped
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make this a car-free event for the 2 year. There was an overall increase
in bike count of nearly 10%, up from 897 last year to 995 this year.
Including Novartis’ own Energizer Station, the Emeryville total at 5
Energizer Stations was 1209 cyclists, between the hours of 7 and 9 a.m.
StopWaste:
EP staff was unable to attend the monthly StopWaste Technical
Advisory Committee meeting in May.
Professional Trainings, Meetings, Workshops:
EP staff attended a training regarding C.3 (Municipal Regional Permit for
NPDES), hosted by the New Development Committee of the Regional
Water Board.
Code Enforcement:
Cal Recycle:
EP staff joined a phone conference call at request of Cal Recycle, with
WMAC’s Outreach representative, as part of the Annual Report on waste
reduction activities and goals for Cal Recycle.
3. Facilities and Operations:
Highlights:
‐Construction walkthroughs with T-Mobile and Sprint were held in advance of the
removal of the cell tower equipment on the roof of the Powell Street fire station
(Station 34). The equipment removal will clear the way for the reconstruction of
the roof and other improvements.
‐New landscape plantings – including grass – have been suspended given the
drought conditions.
‐Preparation/groundwork for transition to the Lucity work order system are
continuing.
‐Normal maintenance responsibilities were handled during the month.
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FACILITIES Projects Currently in Progress
ECCL
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Civic Center
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from subcontractors. The District is
seeking a Construction Management Firm
The Architect is working on plans and
specifications for submital to building
department for plan check.
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department for plan check.
HVAC Analysis and Replacement,
on hold until CIP update in 2013/14
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department for plan check. Requires
contract amendment with architect for
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Corporation Yard
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Demolition of interior offices is complete
.Remediation to begin in January 2014.
Further design of facilty on hold until CIP
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Sewer Rehab for FY 12/13
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Staff working on various grant
Powell St. Bioswale/Eastshore State applications and the review of a
reimbursement agreement with the Park
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1
A 21 Aug 12
Working on Final Plans and
Specifications
1
1
Facilities Projects Currently on Hold Due to Staff Availability or Funding
Replace Flooring at OTH/Civic
Center
Subject to staff availability
1
1
1
1
1
Summer 2014
1
A 2 Oct 2012
17
1
1
1
1
T Summer/fall 2014
T Aug 15
Proje
ct
M an
age r
Center
MO
18
MO
19
MO
21
MO
21
Project
Location
Design/
Consultant
Procurement
Status/Comments
Roof replacement at Child
Development Center
Fire Station II Reconstruction
On hold pending fundinging.
`
1
PS&E
1
1
`
1
1
T 21July 09
TR-95 Traffic Signal at Harlan &
40th
1
1
1
1
1
1
TR-07 Railroad Quiet Zones
On Hold until CIP update in 2012
1
1
1
1
1
1
PB-02 South Bayfront Bike-Ped
Overcrossing over Railroad
On extended hold until funding issues are
resolved.
MK
24
1
1
1
1
Horton Landing Remediation
On extended hold until funding issues are
resolved.
26
MK
27
1
1
T Aug 07
1
1
1
1
Frontage Rd Bike Path
The intersection change in front of Seibel
bldg. will be prioritized with updated CIP
PB-07 53/55th Bike Path
Project to be prioritized with updated CIP
Powell St. Bridge Joint Seal
1
1
1
30
On Hold
T Mar 2011
On Hold
1
`
Lumec Street Light Painting on San
Pablo and 40th Street
I-80 Bike Ped Bridge
MK
1
T Mar 2011
1
28
29
1
1
A Jan 09
25
-
A July 09
A Nov 07
23
MK
Construction
City Council to
Accept Project as
Complete
1
Engineering Projects Currently on Hold Due to Staff Availability or Funding
22
Bid Opening
City Council to
Award
Construction
Contract
A 2April 10
Bay Friendly Educational Garden
-
City Council
Approves Plans &
Specs
PID/PRS is complete and approved by
Caltrans. Staff is currently seeking
funding for design and construction.
1
1
A 17June 08
1
1
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not Applicable
Public Works Department, Capital Improvement Program Project Tracking, June 11, 2014
CIP Project No. Community Facilities
3
4
12
Project Name
Comments
Design Consultant Procurement
PS&E
na
na
na
na
na
A, 2 OCT 12
T, SEPT 14
T, 16 SEPT 14
T, NOV 14
T, DEC 14
Construction
City Council to Accept Project as Complete
Emeryville Center of Community Life (ECCL)
na
Joseph Emery Park Skate Spot
Civic Center Garden Level Conf Rm and
Permit Counter Upgrade
Architect is incorporating the building department's plan chec comments into the plans. 13
Civic Center HVAC
14
Civic Center Fire Sprinkler System Repair
curently working on an investigation of what is causing the corrosion of the pipes. 15
Corporation Yard Improvements and
Emergency Operations Center
Architect working on conceptual design of facility . Remediation consultant working with DTSC on approval of WRAP
16
Davenport Mini Park Rehabilitation
18
Peninsula Fire Station Rehab (Station 34)
T, JAN 15
T, JUNE 15
T Nov14
T April 15
T, Summer 2015
T, April 2015
T, Jan 2015
A, March 2013
19
Bid Opening
City Council to Award Construction Contract
City Council Approves Plans and Specifications
T, 1 July 14
T, Sept14
T Oct 14
Senior Center Rehabilitation
A, Dec 11
20
Shorebird Park Boardwalk Rehabilitation
22
Halleck Beach Dog Park
23
Underground Tank Closures
25
Big Daddy's Community Garden
Rehabilitation
Issued work orders to install new lighting and to repair the entry gate
T May 15
CIP Project No. 27
Project Name
Hollis Street Fire Station (Station 35)
28
Point Emery Shoreline Protection
29
Temescal Creek Park Adeline Street
Connection
Comments
Completed an initial seismic assessment. Moving forward with procuring architect to prepare design to include an EOC upgrade
PS&E
Bid Opening
Construction
T July 2014
T Dec 14
T 16 Sept 14
Working on procuring architect to prepare a conceptual desgn for the new entrance and the possible location of a restroom
Marina
40
Marina Park Improvements
Pedestrian Bicycle
41
42
43
Sidewalk Improvement Program
Christie Avenue Bay Trail - VRF Grant
Emeryville Greenway - Stanford to Powell
(Peladeau Park)
44
Horton Street Experimental Traffic Calming
Measures
45
Safe Route to Schools - 43,45,47th St SR2S Grant
46
The City Council approved the conceptual design on May 20, 2014. The Engineer is workin on the final design Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Implementation
51
Video Detection Traffic Signal Enhancement
T, 7 Oct 14
65% design complete. Working on final plans
Working to develop a scope of trial traffic calming measure that can be designed by ACTC's consultant using grant funds. Working on getting Caltrans approval of an E76 that will obligate the federal SR2S grant funds for construction
Safe Route to Transit - Star Intersection &
40th St - SRTT Grant
47
A, 21 Jan 14
T Spring 15
T Summer 15
T Winter 15
T Spring 15
A, 2 Oct 12
A, 1 April 14
A, 5 Nov 13
T 2 Sept 14
A, 20 May 14
T, 17 June 14
Sewer
61
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program
Preparing plans and specifions for the FY 14/15 Rehab project
T, Fall 14
CIP Project No. Streetscape System
Project Name
62
40th Street Bridge-Paint Railing
64
City Wide Trash Recepticle Replacement
65
Lumec Streetlight Pole Painting and LED
Retrofit
66
Storm Drain Cleaning and System Repair
Program
67
Storm Drain Inventory and CCTV Inspection
68
Street Tree Program
69
Survey Monument and Benchmark
Preservation Program
Comments
PS&E
Bid Opening
Working with vendor to purchase sample LED retrofit kits in order to perform a trial retrofit of an existing streetlight
Transporation
72
Traffic Signal LED Relamping
74
Annual Street Rehabilitation/Preventive
Maintenance Program
75
Powell Street Bridge Seal Coat and Joint
Seal Replacement
76
Temescal Creek Bridge Seal Coat
Working on design (in‐house) for the rehab of Hollis Street north of Powell Street
na
Jun‐15
Construction

April 2014 Progress Report

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