Orinda City Council · Meeting

Orinda City Council, Apr 15, 2025

The council received the police department's annual report, approved revisions to the Arts and Public Places Committee policy and a public artwork funding agreement, and formed an ad hoc committee on the Crossroads Park sign.

3 h 31 min in session · date on the body’s own agenda listing

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Posted as “Orinda City Council Meeting - Tuesday, April 15, 2025”

What happened

The meeting, in short

The council received the police department's annual report, approved revisions to the Arts and Public Places Committee policy and a public artwork funding agreement, and formed an ad hoc committee on the Crossroads Park sign. 3:57

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What was said

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Does, does the average response time also include a phone call from a security company when, when the alarm's been tripped?Janet Riley · Councilmember18:01
I agree with Councilmember Arvidson. I like the welcome too. I don't love any of them. They all seem to me to be a little bit like you're going into a business park and not into the city of Orinda.Cara Hoxie · Councilmember1:28:21
I'm not an artist, but the Orinda doesn't seem big enough and in the center enough, and I, I don't know, it doesn't seem quite right. Um, so I don't know that that's very helpful, but, um, I do like Welcome To, and I would definitely like to see that included on a sign.Cara Hoxie · Councilmember1:28:46
We want to stage it and we want to do the ADA projects first. Um, I guess the only point that has been made is is the thought of finding nonprofit money, not just grant money, but raising funds in Orinda. Even though we don't have the Parks Foundation anymore, there may be other bodies that would rally around this.Janet Riley · Councilmember2:30:42
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Latika MalkaniMayor · at least 16 min named
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Darlene K. GeeCouncilmember · at least 7 min named
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Janet RileyCouncilmember · at least 5 min named
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Brandyn IversonVice Mayor · at least 3 min named
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Cara HoxieCouncilmember · at least 2 min named
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First speaks at 22:05
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