Pinole City Council meeting, 4-15-25

Tuesday, 4-15- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1017/files/agenda/831.

There is one closed session item- a public employee performance evaluation for the city manager under government code section 54957. I expect that to take at least 30 minutes if not an hour- but when it will occur in the meeting I do not know, as at the last council meeting the mayor moved closed session to the end of the meeting.

There are five proclamations, honoring Earth Day (page 6), Arbor Day (page 7), Autism Acceptance Month, Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, and Parkinsons Awareness Month (proclamations not attached) and two presentations- Framework for Enhancing Climate Education at Pinole Valley High School by PVHS
Earth Team, and Pinole Valley High School Principal Introduction: Todd Irving.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the April 1st city council meeting, a resolution accepting a $952,000 grant from Marin Clean Energy (MCE) for charger installation, committing matching funds and assuring that it will be completed (staff report pages 39-40, fiscal impact of $952,000 grant matched by $123,331.18 in Measure S 2014 funds page 40, resolution pages 41-44, application pages 45-58), beginning the Proposition 218 process required to reach a new franchise agreement with Republic Services for waste collection (staff report pages 59-61, fiscal impact $200,000 cost to the city/year for first 5 years of agreement to mitigate impact of rate increases on ratepayers from rate stabilization fund offset by increased revenues from Republic Services per page 61, fee study pages 62-84 (conclusions on page 83 and recommendations on page 84), prop 218 notice pages 85-7 (would trigger on June 3rd, not at this meeting), proposed rates pages 88-9),

a summary of the council retreat (staff report pages 90-92, retreat notes pages 93-103, photos of retreat exercises pages 104-135), and a resolution approving a Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) for Diosa Restaurant located at 2361 San Pablo Ave (staff report pages 136-8, resolution pages 139-40).

Finally, there will be two items under new business- an update on the Partnership for the Bay’s Future grant and home restoration program (staff report pages 141-2), and reviewing the proposed Financial Year (FY) 2025/6 Master Fee Schedule (which would be adopted at a public hearing on May 6th) (staff report pages 143-6, notes most fees (building, planning and engineering) would increase by Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 2.7% while recreation, police (except vehicle release, which increases by $40), wastewater utility, business license and fire prevention fees remain unchanged due to falling under different rulesets (pages 143-5), and the fee schedule itself on pages 147-201).

You can join the meeting by zoom direct link here
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89335000272>, 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.