Orinda City Council, Nov 18, 2025
The council held a public hearing on the Orinda Senior Housing Foundation's Vista Verde application for tax-exempt financing, approved the multifamily housing revenue bonds 4-1, and then discussed SB 707 Brown Act remote participation requirements.
2 h 55 min in session · date on the body’s own agenda listing
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Posted as “Orinda City Council Meeting - November 18, 2025”
The meeting, in short
The council held a public hearing on the Orinda Senior Housing Foundation's Vista Verde application for tax-exempt financing, approved the multifamily housing revenue bonds 4-1, and then discussed SB 707 Brown Act remote participation requirements. 41:30
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What members said, in order
Can you talk about your construction company's diligence and how you provide prevailing wage to your workers?Cara Hoxie · Councilmember1:37:07
Because you said you work with union and non-union subcontractors, right? On this project, are any of the subcontractors going to be union contractors?Latika Malkani · Mayor1:40:10
I think the question before us, the council, is would there be a public benefit from issuance of the bonds to the City of Orinda? We are fiduciaries to the City of Orinda. That's, that's what we've been elected to do.Cara Hoxie · Councilmember1:49:31
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Members we named
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Of the speech we named for Latika Malkani here:
- 1% name said just before they spoke
- 99% name said in the same meeting
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Of the speech we named for Brandyn Iverson here:
- 100% name said in the same meeting
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Of the speech we named for Darlene K. Gee here:
- 22% name said just before they spoke
- 78% name said in the same meeting
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Of the speech we named for Janet Riley here:
- 100% known by voice (the name was said by or just before that voice)
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Of the speech we named for Cara Hoxie here:
- 6% name said just before they spoke
- 94% name said in the same meeting
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