Moraga Town Council, Apr 8, 2026
The council held a public hearing on the town facilities energy reliability project, heard staff answer questions on costs and trees, and approved a resolution on the project.
1 h 43 min in session · date on the body’s own agenda listing
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Posted as “Town Council Meeting - April 8, 2026”
The meeting, in short
The council held a public hearing on the town facilities energy reliability project, heard staff answer questions on costs and trees, and approved a resolution on the project. 1:22:39
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What members said, in order
As a town engineer and interim public works director, would several of these trees be recommended by you potentially to remove anyhow, absent this project, if a hazard tree report were to come back finding the trees to be a danger or risk?Kerry Hillis · Mayor1:14:11
As part of our analysis of which of the trees may be causing conflict with the library foundation, are we also having a foundation assessment done to determine the overall damage? I've had— I had a 90-year-old redwood tree growing 10 feet away from my house, and it lifted the entire front end of it.Kerry Hillis · Mayor1:14:45
I'll have more on this when I get to the comments. Um, another question on were we able to secure the deal for the alternative diesel for the diesel generators to ensure, uh, low, uh, carbon emission?Kerry Hillis · Mayor1:16:59
Well, I would just recommend too, as we wiggle the big toe of actually getting these generators here with this type of fuel in the future, we might also consider, um, transitioning some of our diesel-powered vehicles to this alternative diesel.Kerry Hillis · Mayor1:17:49
I would like to say thank you to our staff for bringing this project home finally. I think that we've— and you have brought to us a solution that balances sustainability, resilience, and fiscal prudence at the same time, giving us the required safety that we need. So thank you.Lisa Maglio · Councilmember1:31:38
There's a potential for a negative outcome. But I would also say, based on my review of 2/3 of the state and what they do, the more affluent communities like Lafayette got a lot of mitigation. The less affluent communities like King City, they were able to get some, but not nearly as much as what some others were.Kerry Hillis · Mayor1:35:41
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