Pinole City Council Meeting, 4-18-23

Today, 4-18- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Pinole City Hall/Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here. There will be an extensive closed session with all represented labor groups and a conference on expected litigation, so I would not expect the meeting proper to start before 6 PM.

The first thing up will be council appointments to the Planning Commission. Congratulations to Franke Martinez, Christy Lam-Julian and John Bender on receiving the recommendation of the interview subcommittee for appointment! Following that there will be proclamations for national arbor day, arab american heritage month, and earth day.

On the consent calendar we have the permit to move an entire house from Hercules to Brandt Court, an application for grant funding to close the bay trail gap at Tennent Ave, approving additional funds for a consultant on upgrading the city’s permit tracking system, a resolution of support for an inflation reduction act conference, approving funds to replace the police department’s mobile computers, and approving the city’s financial policies (no major changes from prior years).

Finally, under new business we have a funding request from TAPS to repair part of a creek trail from Sarah Court and advertise TAPS to the community, an update on the city’s road condition and pavement management program (though the PCI report is from 2022, and therefore has a more optimistic view of road conditions than currently exist due to our very wet winter this year), and a discussion on whether to increase City Councilmember salaries to the limit permitted by state law.

You can join the meeting by zoom direct link here, entering the webinar ID 893 3500 0272 into zoom directly, or calling +1 (669) 900-6833, then entering the meeting ID 893 3500 0272#. Once in the meeting by phone, you can raise your hand by pressing *9, and unmute by pressing *6 once called on. You can also attend the meeting in person at Pinole City Hall, 2131 Pear St.