Items for Discussion: 5 pm STUDY SESSIONS: Annual Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax, FYs 2021-22 & 2022-23 Biennial Budget. 7 pm REGULAR MEETING: Certificate of Appreciation, Proclamations: National EMS Week, EMSC Day, Older Americans Month, Mental Health Month, Pride Month; Climate Safe CA Campaign Endorsement, SB 612: Ratepayer Equity Bill, East Bay Community Energy COVID Grant, Event Street Closures, Proposed State Legislation on Setting & Enforcing  Limits, Award 3 Yr. Citywide Street Sweeping Contract, City Council Policies Review, Side Letters for APOA & AFFA for Juneteenth Pay, Request to Fly Pride Flag, Amending Municipal Code Chapter 8-4 (first reading), Review of Work Plan Template for Advisory Bodies, Request to Allow Installation of Temporary Rainbow Crosswalks

Agenda & Documents

To register in Advance for this Event: https://albanyca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NNh5pUrcRmGo1vZACHbRtg

City Council Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. 

COVID-19 NOTICE – PUBLIC MEETING GUIDELINES 

Consistent with Executive Orders No. N-29-20 from the Executive Department of the State of California and the Alameda County Health Officer’s Shelter in Place Order effective March 17, 2020, the City Hall will not be open to the public and the City Council will be participating in City Council meetings via phone/video conferencing. The public is invited to watch and submit comments via the methods below: 

How to watch the meeting from home:

   1.  Meetings are streamed live and recorded on YouTube (www.YouTube.com/AlbanyKALB)

   2.  To listen to the meeting by phone, please call at the noticed meeting time 1 (669) 900-9128, then enter Webinar ID 979 7011 4482, follow by “#”. When asked for a participant id or code, press “#”. Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are available at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663

   3.  To observe the meeting by video conference, please go to https://zoom.us/s/97970114482 at the noticed meeting time. Instructions on how to join a meeting by video conference is available at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193%20

   4. Recorded meetings will be available for viewing on City Website within 48 hours after the meeting. https://www.albanyca.org/recreation/kalb-community-media/city-video-public-meetings           or YouTube (www.YouTube.com/AlbanyKALB)

How to submit Public Comment:

   1. Members of the public may submit comments in writing by emailing the City Council citycouncil@albanyca.org with the Agenda item number clearly identified in the subject line of the email or by mail to City of Albany – Meeting Comments, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706. All written comments received by 5 PM on the day of the meeting will be provided to the City Council and posted on the website.  Other written comments received after 5 PM that address an item on the agenda will still be provided to the City Council and be included as part of the meeting record.

   2.  To comment by video conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the Agenda item.  You will then be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to 3 minutes. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted.  Instructions of how to “Raise Your Hand” is available at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129%0D-Raise-Hand-In-Webinar

   3. To comment by phone, you will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to request to speak when public comment is being taken on the Agenda item.  You will then be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to 3 minutes. You will be    re-muted after the allotted time.