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The Danville Town Council is set to issue a proclamation recognizing Aug. 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day at the start of its regular meeting this week before heading into discussions on a number of regular reports and a closed session hearing on the city attorney’s performance review.
The proclamation set to be presented to Alice Powell from the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse is the only action item on the agenda at this week’s council meeting, which is nonetheless marked by other discussion items of interest.
Town Manager Tai Williams’ monthly report is one of four regular reports on this week’s agenda, with a department report from Jessica Wallner, director of the Recreation, Arts and Community Services Department, a Southwest Area Transportation report from Karen Stepper and a Tri-Valley Transportation Council report from Renee Morgan also on tap.
Williams’ monthly report is set to include discussions on next steps for two of the town’s major initiatives: the implementation of its new e-bike regulations in town-governed parks, and ongoing construction and road closures associated with the Diablo Road multi-use trail.
With the first phase of the town’s latest e-bike safety initiatives taking effect in town parks starting Aug. 6, Williams said that town staff are now moving into the second phase, which consists of conducting an analysis of the potential of a town-wide ban for e-bikes and scooters on sidewalks.
Meanwhile, construction is continuing as planned on the Diablo trail “despite complex,
sequential challenges”, according to Williams.
“PG&E’s utility pole relocation was completed on schedule in late July, allowing soldier pile wall construction to begin along the western creek bank, while grading resumed on the eastern segment,” Williams wrote.
Williams’ report also points to a number of prominent private development projects, including The Lanes townhome project that is set to replace Danville Bowl, which was demolished last week.
There are also resolutions regarding some prominent and well-known properties on the council’s consent agenda this week, which are matters of routine business generally passed in a mass motion.
Town staff are recommending that the council approve a resolution that would designate the Elliott House 146 Diablo Road as a heritage resource and provide an associated incentive package to aid the owner with seeking additional historical designations for the former home of Hiram Elliott, the original owner of Elliott’s bar.
The council is also poised to pass a resolution declaring the town-owned sliver of the historic Borel site as surplus property, a necessary step in moving forward with plans for it to be acquired by the East Bay Regional Park District for the agricultural park that is set to be constructed on a portion of the property.
The Danville Town Council is set to meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 11). The agenda is available here.
In other business, the council is set to hold a closed-session discussion on the annual performance evaluation for city attorney Rob Ewing.
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