City Council meeting, 8-15-23

Tomorrow, 8-15- Regular City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here.

For the first time in quite a few meetings, there are no closed session items. There is one presentation on Setting speed limits per AB 43.

The consent calendar has quite a few items. There’s the normal minutes and warrants,
a memorandum of understanding between the city and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 512 7/1/23-6/30/25 (notable elements- 4% cost of living (COL) increases for 2023-4 and 2024-5, market equity adjustments of 12.9% for management analyst, 14.3% for PW Maintenance Supervisor, and 15.8% for Recreation Coordinator, and a longevity 3% increase for employees who worked for 15 continuous years with the city (page 84 of the agenda packet)),
a contract with Tetra Tech for an Energy Conservation/generation/storage assessment for $47,938 (already budgeted), a response to the grand jury report on affordable housing, a contract for the development of a Storm Drain Master Plan to West Yost for $243,264 (already budgeted), an amendment to the branding agreement with Tripepi Smith to include Seal design, increasing effective cost by $11,750, amendment to agreement with Natleson Dale group to create a temporary economic development logo, effective cost increase $3000,
a resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between the city of Pinole and AFSCME Union Local 1 from 7/1/23-6/30/25 (notable elements- 4% COL increases for 23-24 and 24-25, market equity adjustments for accounting technician 7%, Administrative Assistant 7.3%, Community Service Officer 17.2%, and Police Property Specialist 23.3%, all non-market equity adjusted classifications recieve a one-time non-pensionable bonus of $2,861.00, no longevity increase (page 460)), and another resolution which appears to be a duplicate, as it is not in the agenda packet.

Finally, there is a public hearing on an ordinance to change the start time of City Council meetings to 5 PM and limit the ability of individual council members to direct the City Manager.

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 or +1 (253) 215-8782 or +1 (346) 248-7799, 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.