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Livermore City Council is set to discuss the city’s goals and policies at Monday’s regular meeting, as they deliberate and make recommendations for the draft General Plan 2045.
As part of their decision, council members will consider feedback from the General Plan Advisory Committee and the Livermore Planning Commission regarding policy options and their specific language.
On the table will be plan elements including land use, community identity, economic development, infrastructure, public services, mobility, open space and conservation, safety and noise.
The update is meant to carry forward existing parts of the general plan that are “working well for the city” as well as address current issues and state law that aren’t “adequately addressed” in the general plan, according to a staff report prepared by city of Livermore principal planner Andy Ross.
Given the council’s direction, staff will prepare final draft goals and policies. The draft general plan is scheduled for publication in fall 2025 and will be circulated for public review. Additionally, GPAC, the Planning Commission and City Council will review the draft at future meetings.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 28. The full agenda is available here.
In other business:
*As part of the consent calendar during the council’s regular meeting — which includes items typically considered routine and receives approval through a single vote — Livermore City Council is set to consider a salary and benefits increase to Livermore police officers and sergeants as part of a memorandum of understanding between the city and the Livermore Police Officers Association.
If approved, wages for officers and sergeants would increase by 10%, effective May 5. Further, they would receive a 5% raise annually from May 2026 through May 2028.
The city would also pay premiums for employee’s dental and vision plans, starting July 1, 2025.
Salary and benefit bumps through May 2028 would cost the city $6,263,168, with the first year costing $2,359,931.
* Also on consent, the city is set to progress towards acquiring the Collier Canyon Road Property, costing $2,895,500 and meant for open space preservation and conservation.
Located in unincorporated Alameda County, outside the North Livermore urban growth boundary, the approximately 83-acre site has “significant biological, scenic and recreational value”, according to a staff report prepared by city of Livermore associate planner Jennifer Ackerman.
Last November the Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee approved a city-sponsored grant application to acquire the property. The approved grant amount is $1,500,000.
As a voting member of the committee, the council is set to consider the committee’s recommendation to authorize the grant request. If the council accepts, staff would return to council for permission to enter into a purchase and sale agreement and to request supplemental funds.
The council’s regular meeting will follow a special meeting at 6 p.m. where the dais will discuss council “Norms, Values and Principles of Governance and the City Council Meeting Rules of Procedure to identify opportunities to strengthen the Council’s ability to work together effectively and uphold shared values,” according to the staff report.
The special meeting agenda can be found here.
