Public Works and Engineering Services
2015 Annual and Measure J & L Pavement Rehabilitation Project
Last week the paving contractor, Bay Cities Paving & Grading, Inc., completed paving activities on St. Stephens, from HWY 24 on/off ramps to Las Vegas Rd. The contractor also began paving activities on Calvin Drive and Valley Drive. The roadway treatment for these two (2) streets is Full Depth Reclamation (FDR). This week, the contractor anticipates completion of paving activities on Calvin Drive and Valley Drive.
Today, the contractor began work on Overhill Road,
conditions required that crews from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) repair some of their underground pipes on the west side of Overhill Rd to (between Catherine Ct and Tara Rd). The paving contractor has modified their original work plan to work around this situation. While PG&E and EBMUD crews perform their repairs, they will focus on the east side of Overhill Rd (between Moraga Way and Catherine Ct). At this moment, no delays are expected to the general schedule of the project. The roadway treatment for this street is also FDR.
There are two (2) other streets pending for pavement rehabilitation: Camino Sobrante and Canon Drive. The roadway treatment that will be applied to these streets is also FDR. Next week, the contractor plans to start paving activities on Canon Drive.
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Finance Department
CITY CENT$
The City created in 2008 a five member Finance Advisory Committee. This committee is made up of citizens appointed by the Council for three year terms. The committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm in the Sarge Littlehale Community Room, located at 22 Orinda Way. The Finance Advisory Committee is charged with making recommendations to Council regarding the annual budget and the City's investment policy.
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Upcoming Council and Committee Meetings
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 7:00pm
Library Auditorium, Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Planning Commission
Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 7:00pm
Sarge Littlehale Community Room
22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Citizens' Infrastructure Oversight Commission
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 6:30pm
Sarge Littlehale Community Room
City Hall, 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Parks and Recreation Commission
Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 7:00pm
Orinda Community Center, Room 7
28 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Art in Public Places
Committee
Monday, April 18, 2016 3:30pm
May Room, Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC)
Monday, April 18, 2016, 7:00pm
Sarge Littlehale Room, City Hall
22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563
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Orinda Starlight Village Players Hold Season Auditions
Come Tread the Boards
The Orinda Starlight Village Players (OrSVP) holds its season auditions on Sunday, April 3 at the Orinda Community Center Park Amphitheater at 4 p.m. and on Tuesday, April 5 at the Orinda Community Center Carpentry Room at 7 p.m. This all-volunteer group has been presenting live theater in Orinda for over 30 years and is always looking for new volunteers, both on and off-stage:
The first production of the season will be Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile directed by Suzan Lorraine. OrSVP is well known for its productions of Agatha Christie plays. Lorraine has been directing the Christie shows for the past several years to great acclaim, carrying on the tradition set by OrSVP founder Charlotte Meyer. Lorraine will need a variety of adult ages for this show. Rehearsals begin in late April. Performance dates are June 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 26, 30, and July 1-2.
The second production of the season is Robert Merrill's Aria's. This charming romantic comedy is premiering in the Bay Area. Merrill is a playwright from Southern California and will be traveling to Orinda to see the production so the OrSVP group will get to meet the author. Jill Gelster will direct the show. In past seasons, Gelster directed the comedies Wrong Window by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore and Madness on Madrona Drive by Louis Flynn. Gelster will need a variety of adults as well as someone who can play a 7-year-old boy. Rehearsals begin in June and performances are July 22-23, 29-30, August 5-6, 7, 11, and 12-13.
The final production of the season will be Billy Van Zandt and Jame Milmore's Love, Sex and the IRS directed by OrSVP regular, Malcolm Cowler. Rehearsals for this production will start in August with performances Sept. 10, 16-17, 23-25, 29-30 and Oct. 1.
Come prepared to read from scripts for the Directors.
No prepared monologues are necessary.
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Parks and Recreation
Learn a new skill while on break!
Spring Break is right around the corner and if you would like to keep your child busy during the day, there are a few camps that may fit your needs. These camps will be held the week of April 4 through April 8, locations and times of each camp vary. If you are interested in any of the camps below register now before it's too late; camps may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Please note, Lunch Bunch is not being offered this year for Spring Break Camps. To register
click here
and search for the appropriate barcode or call the Orinda Community Center at (925) 254-2445.
Spring Break is right around the corner and if you would like to keep your child busy during the day, there are camps that may fit your needs. These camps will be held the week of April 4 through April 8, locations and times of each camp vary. If you are interested in any of the camps below register now before it's too late; camps may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Please note, Lunch Bunch is not being offered this year for Spring Break Camps. To register
click here
and search for the appropriate barcode or call the Orinda Community Center at (925) 254-2445
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Students learn new skills, use a variety of media, and extend their understanding of art concepts. Each week has a different theme. Spend a week drawing, painting, constructing, and creating.
Carpentry Camp, barcodes 20497/20498
Join the Carpentry Camp and enjoy the break. Learn to use hammers, saws, drills,
planes and other basic hand tools to make fun projects out of wood. Take one camp or both.
Musical Theater, barcodes 20523/20524
Join Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Sven and Kristoff on their adventures.
Playwell Camp, barcode 20488
Build awesome Lego® projects with guidance and assistance from our qualified staff.
A fun, challenging, hands-on, and minds-on camp suitable for Lego® novices to 'maniacs'.
Tennis Camp, barcodes 20580/20581/20582/20583
Develop motor skills and hand-eye coordination while traveling across the
tennis court and having fun.
Interested in offering a recreation class?
The Parks and Recreation Department offers year-round programs covering a variety of subjects through classes, workshops and camps for all ages. New course proposals are accepted throughout the year and the Department is always looking to broaden the activities in order to meet the community's wishes. For more information on how to become an instructor visit the new webpage for details,
click here.
How are we doing?
Have you participated in Orinda recreation programs recently or in the past? If you have, the Parks and Recreation Department would like your feedback! To share your thoughts on how to improve and/or expand recreational programming, let your voice be heard by participating in this quick, 5-minute survey. To participate in the survey,
click here
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Orinda Farmers Market
Morning Market & Music - Saturday's 9:00am - 1:00pm
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Planning Department
- PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATES - ACTION UPDATE for March 22, 2016, MEETING
- Continued Public Hearings:
- 25A Orinda Way - The Planning Commission will consider Design Review, Commercial Use, Exception, and Variance Permit applications for an approximately 18,100 square-foot, mixed-use retail and office building and required parking, on an approximately 19,456 square-foot vacant parcel. The Design Review and Commercial Use Permit applications are required for new construction in the Downtown Commercial zoning district. Design Review is also required for Revocable Encroachment Agreement for project uses proposed to be located within the public right-of-way. The Exception application is for building encroachment into the front, side and rear property setbacks, and the Variance is for proposed parking that is less than required by Orinda Municipal Code Sec. 17.16.4. The project is two stories with ground floor retail and restaurant uses and second-story office uses, and includes second-story and rooftop parking. The roofline of the structure is 35 feet in height with architectural projections that extend up to 46 feet in height. A total of 68 parking off-street spaces are proposed, with 26 parking spaces on the second floor, and 42 parking spaces on the rooftop level.
UPDATE: The project was approved by a majority (5-1) vote.
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28 Vista Del Orinda -
The Planning Commission will consider an application for Design Review for a proposed two-story, 3,887 adjusted square foot, single-family residence, Elevated Deck Permit for proposed 240 square foot elevated deck as part of the project, on an undeveloped parcel. The lot has an average slope of 41% and is located in the Ridgeline Overlay District.
UPDATE: The project was approved by majority (5-1) vote.
- 62 Boeger Ranch - The Planning Commission will consider a Design Review application for a new multi-level, single-family residence and a 328 square-foot elevated deck on Lot 67 in the Wilder subdivision.
UPDATE: The project was approved by a unanimous (6-0) vote.
- New Project Applications Received:
- 24 Adobe Lane - Hillside grading permit for remedial grading at the J&J Ranch subdivision to repair landslides. Additional grading permits will be sought at a later date for finished grading at individual lots in the subdivision.
- 27 Donald Drive - Exception permit to construct a 5'11" fence located at the front yard of the property. The majority of the fence is located in the Public Right-Of-Way, an Encroachment Permit has been obtained by the owner for a 6' fence in the Right-Of-Way.
- 98 Diablo View Road - 1,423 square foot addition to an existing 4,348 single-story residence. The addition proposes a new 1,157 square foot second story to an existing single-story building.
- Zoning Administrator Updates:
- 69 Van Ripper - 1,229 square foot addition to one-story, single-family residence. Addition includes creation of an 840 square foot second unit. Two exceptions are sought for the second unit: size greater than 750 square feet; and a second unit on a lot less than 20,000 square feet with more than 40 properties within a 500 foot radius of the subject property.
- 184 Crestview Drive - New 365 sf +/- one-car garage and new 831 +/- sf elevated deck. An existing, 470 +/- sf elevated deck will be removed in order to construct the new elevated deck. The project also includes two new retaining walls separated by at least 4 feet. The retaining wall closer to the home is proposed at a maximum of 2.5 feet high, the retaining wall located further from the residence is proposed at a maximum of 8 feet in height.
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Join
Friends of Orinda Creeks for Orinda Action Day 2016
Help us clean up San Pablo Creek
With your help, we will clean up trash and remove invasive plants along
San Pablo Creek in Downtown Orinda.
When:
Saturday, April 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Where: Meet at our booth in front of the Library.
Wear: Long pants and a hat.
What to bring: Bring gloves if you have them. Other tools will be provided.
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Orinda Police
March 20, 2016 to March 26, 2016
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Calls for Service
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10851 RECOVERY
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1
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PANHANDLING
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1
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911 HANGUP
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1
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PARKING
DETAIL
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23
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ABANDONED
VEHICLE
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1
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PATROL REQUEST
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12
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ACCIDENT PROPERTY
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1
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PETTY
THEFT
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1
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ALARM AUDIBLE
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27
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PETTY
THEFT FROM VEHICLE
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2
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ANIMAL CRUELTY
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2
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PUBLIC
ASSEMBLY CHECK
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2
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CIVIL
DISTURBANCE
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2
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PUBLIC NUISANCE
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1
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MOVING
VIOLATION
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18
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SCHOOL CHECK
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7
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NON-MOVING
VIOLATION
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17
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SECURITY CHECK
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8
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DEATH NON
CRIMINAL
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1
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SERVICE TO
CITIZEN
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22
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DUI
MISD
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1
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SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES
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4
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FRAUD CREDITCARD
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1
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SUSPICIOUS PERSON
STOP
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5
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HIT AND RUN
MISDEMEANOR
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2
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CON
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7
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JUVENILE DISTURBANCE
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1
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SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCE
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3
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LITTER
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1
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SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT
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3
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LOITERING
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1
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SUSPICIOUS
VEHICLE
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4
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LOUD NOISE
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1
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TOW
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1
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LOUD PARTY
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2
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TRAFFIC HAZARD
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3
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MOTORIST ASSIST
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2
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VACATION HOUSE CHECK
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2
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ORDINANCE
VIOLATION
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1
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VANDALISM
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2
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OUTSIDE AGENCY
ASSIST
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6
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VERBAL DISPUTE
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1
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WELFARE CHECK
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2
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WARRANT ARREST
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3
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DUI
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2
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POSSESSION OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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1
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see calls
for service
locations,
please
Theft from vehicle - March 20, 2016 - 80 Block Estates Drive
Telephone report of a petty theft from a vehicle. Victim noticed unlocked vehicles had been rummaged through.
Vandalism - March 22, 2016 - 500 Block Bear Creek Road
Report concerns a broken window to Victims van while parked.
Theft from vehicle - March 22, 2016 - 500 Block The Glade
Report concerns unknown person(s) taking Victims wallet from unlocked vehicle overnight.
Stolen Vehicle Recovered - March 24, 2016 - Sandhill/Melody Ln
Report concerns the recovery of a stolen Ford pickup truck at Sandhill Rd/Melody Ln. No suspects were located.
Shoplifting - March 25, 2016 - Rite-Aid
Report concerns a petty theft at Rite Aid an unknown female adult. The adult walked into the store and stole 3 jars of powder baby formula.
BART Police
No Activity Reported
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An American Ascent : internationally acclaimed documentary
Free screening at the Orinda Library Auditorium
April 20, 2016 at 7 pm
AN AMERICAN ASCENT is a feature documentary about the
first
African American expedition to tackle North America's highest peak, Denali.
In June 2013, nine African Americans set out to build a legacy by encouraging inner city kids to get outside. An American Ascent is a feature documentary from producers Andy Adkins, George Potter and James Mills, about the first African American expedition to tackle North America's highest peak, Denali.
Expedition member, Scott Briscoe, will introduce the film and speak about his on-going work with the National Outdoor Leadership School to help connect all Americans to the wild places that help to define our nation.
The nation's wild places from national and state parks to national forests, preserves, and wilderness areas belong to all Americans. But not all American use those resources equally. A staggering number of American do not consider the outdoors as a place for them.
In 2013 the National Outdoor Leadership School set out to achieve an ambitious goal. They aimed to put the first team of African-American climbers on the highest peak in North America, the Alaskan mountain called Denali. Nine climbers set out to build a legacy and become role models for inner city kids and people of color. Their gripping beautifully filmed story is involving, challenging and worth viewing.
Free and open to the public. First come, first seated.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Orinda Library, in partnership with the Orinda Association.
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Orinda rated as 9th Safest City in California for 2016!
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