Pinole City Council meeting, 6-18-24

Tomorrow, 6-18- Regular City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/70/files/agenda/138 –
note that the city is shifting to a new agenda website.

To start, there are no closed session items. Expect the meeting to start at 5 PM directly. There will also be no proclamations or presentations- there’s a *lot* on the agenda.


So we start with the consent calendar- There are the normal minutes and
warrants, a construction contract for Pinon Trunk Sewer Capacity Phase 2 Project (construction budget of $4,988,048.05, contingency of $498,804.85, funds reallocated from SS2201 to SS2401 in a total amount of $6,810,000, page 66),

a resolution approving revised compensation and benefits plan for Management and Confidential Employees (allow cashing out 25% sick leave accrual on retirement instead of years of service credit, reduce city contribution to health care flexible spending account from $1200 to $500, update salary ranges to reflect 4% cost of living adjustment (COLA) effective 7-1-24; net cost $106,438 as 4% cola already accounted for, pages 87-88),

adopting the Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 Appropriations Limit ($170,199,403, page 134),

second reading and adoption of an EV charging ordinance to permit the city charging for use of its EV chargers ($.35 cents/KWh during non-peak hours, $.40 cents/KWh from 3-9 PM. Flat fee of $1.50 per session, overstay fee of $1 per minute up to 30 minutes after 4 hours 15 minutes of charging, cap on rate increases of PG&E rate increase or once yearly – page 143),

second reading and adoption of the military equipment use policy and ordinance (drone policy pages 157-161,  new drones cost $12k page 174),

second reading and adoption of Chapter 8.38 of the Pinole Municipal Code “Single-use Plastic Foodware and Bag Reduction” (ordinance text pages 184-194),

calling the election for City Council seats and City Treasurer seat, consolidating with County election on November 5th (estimated cost $22,500, page 196),

adopting a resolution to amend agreement with Client First Technology Consulting to provide professional support services for instant solar permitting (cost of $35k but fully offset by grant, page 202),

adopting a resolution to extend the term of the Climate Fellow by two months (net cost $11,000, page 227),

a resolution for an agreement with Client First Technology Consulting for support services for the new community development permit tracking and online application system (net cost $75k, page 256),

a letter of support for AB 3259 regarding transactions and use taxes (text of letter pages 285-6, text of the law pages 287-290),

and placement of liens for delinquent unpaid waste collection charges between January and April 2024 (Lien total $38,513.38 including administrative fees, page 291).

There is 1 public hearing- Financial Year 2023-24 Utility Users Tax Review (gas and electricity UUT continue to rise, telecommunications continues to fall, total increase of 3% to $2,389,000 page 295).

There are 2 old business items- the final proposed FY 24/25 operating and capital budget, which will cut $1,398,449 to achieve a balanced budget primarily through freezing vacant staff positions in the public works and police departments, and reducing the general reserve percentage from 50 to 45% (page 306) leading to total sources of $27,890,013 and total expenditures of $27,849,548 for the general fund baseline budget (page 305), and the revised proposed 5 year Capital Improvement Plan from FY 24/25-FY 28/29 – which now has prioritization scores for most projects and costs (net cost this year $18,130,894, page 564 also shows the cost split across funds).

Finally, for new business there is discussion of the process for establishing the office of an Elected Mayor (pages 645-650).


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.