Today, 10-17- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here.
To start, there are 3 closed session items- a conference with labor negotiators (management compensation plan), a conference with labor negotiators (Interim city manager), and a public employment item (City Manager).
There are 6 proclamations- for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Indigenous Peoples day, Hispanic Latinx Heritage month, LGBTQIA+ History month, Filipino History month, and Fire Prevention week.
On the consent calendar, there’s the normal minutes and warrants, along with a resolution to implement the agreed healthcare payments from the city to its various bargaining units, an amendment of the procurement policy to include union printer purchasing preference, a letter of support for AB 40 regarding ambulance patient offload time, placing liens for unpaid waste collection charges, declaring 3 police vehicles as surplus and authorizing disposal by auction, and approving the continued rain for rent at the corner of Bay View and Pinion for a cost not to exceed $50,000.
Finally, under old business there’s adoption of a policy on sister cities, and discussion of an environmentally preferable purchasing policy and program. The policy item is continued to a future meeting.
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. I would note that the city is reserving the right to end zoom participation during a meeting if disrupted, due to the recent rise in hate speech targeting public meetings in the county.
Rafael Menis for Pinole City Council 2022 