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Pinole Planning Commission meeting, 1-26-26

Monday, 1-26- Planning Commission meeting, 7 PM, Hybrid.

You can find the agenda packet at  https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1045/files/agenda/1066 .

There are three items- the meeting minutes for the January 12th meeting (pages 5-19),

a public hearing on making a recommendation on a zoning code and specific plan amendment to make permanent the ban on new or expanded fossil fuel stations and provide for non-fossil fuel station land use regulations (staff report pages 20-36, resolution and associated amendments pages 37-67, urgency ordinance and associated powerpoint pages 68-89, urgency ordinance extension pages 90-98, public survey results pages 99-125).

And finally, one old business item to appoint a member of the commission to present the Appian 80 ideas and concepts resolution to the city council (staff report page 126, actual resolution and associated documents pages 127-32).

You can join the meeting by zoom direct link here <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86505375301&gt;, entering the webinar ID 865 0537 5301 into zoom directly, or calling +1 (669) 900-6833 or +1 (253) 215-8782 or +1 (346) 248-7799, then entering the meeting ID 865 0537 5301#. 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.

Protest, 1-24-26

Saturday, 1-24- Protest, 11 AM-12 PM, intersection of Tennent and San Pablo Avenues. “

On the Fourth Saturdays of the month, join the Indivisible – North East Bay chapter in Pinole as we vocally and physically express dissent, and make known the (de)legitimacy of the current administration sitting in the white house.

**UPDATE!! The location of this protest has been set going forward for all 4th Saturdays of the month every month (and is no longer rotating). We will be at Tennent Ave. and San Pablo Ave. in Pinole in the open space across from Tina’s place.

We participate and activate hyper-locally in this non-violent and peaceful social and cultural movement to protest authoritarianism in the U.S. and are building volunteer people power that is sustained, consistent, and unrelenting, until everyone is moved from their apathy and into action to stand up for democracy and re-dedicate themselves to building a better one. Only we, the people, can save us!

11 AM – 12 PM – Peacefully Protest – meet at the corner, bring your signs, Bluetooth speakers with music, noise-makers, and a passion for people power!” (https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/813154/ for more information and if you want to register)

Road Repair and Rehabilitation Town Hall, 1-22-26

Thursday, 1-22- Road Repair and Rehabilitation Town Hall, 5:30-7:30 PM, Hybrid. “

Join us for Pinole’s Road Repair & Rehabilitation Town Hall on Thursday, January 22, 5:30-7:30pm. The City has prepared a community presentation on upcoming roadway improvements and maintenance efforts. The Town Hall will include an overview of planned projects, funding, and timelines, followed by a brief Q&A session. City officials will be available for individual questions and discussion following the presentation.

The event will take place in the Pinole City Hall Council Chambers on 2131 Pear Street. Light refreshments will be served and hands-on activities will give residents an interactive opportunity to learn more about the City’s plans and share feedback.

Can’t make it in person? The event will be in a hybrid format and offers multiple ways to watch and participate:

Zoom webinar
Livestream (multilingual translation and closed captioning available)
Watch Pinole Community TV on Comcast cable channel 26/28 or via Pinole.gov/PCTV, Roku, Apple TV, or Amazon Fire.
Participate by phone: 855-925-2801 Meeting code: 3823
The event will be recorded and replayed on Pinole Community TV.

Residents can also share input about road rehabilitation via email UH7786@publicinput.com.

Learn more about Pinole’s road rehabilitation.” (https://www.pinole.gov/event_list/road-repair-rehabilitation-town-hall/?event-date=2026-01-22%2017:30:00)

Pinole City Council meeting, 1-20-26

Tuesday, 1-20- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1101/files/agenda/1055 .

There are no closed session items.

There are two proclamations, recognizing the Police Officer of the Year (page 6), and the Firefighter of the Year (page 7). There is also one presentation on Glow Pinole by the Community Services Director, Andrea Dwyer.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along with the minutes for the December 16th and January 13th city council meetings, approving the 2026 council meeting schedule (staff report page 57, schedule page 59), approving the 2026 council committee assignment list (staff report page 60, resolution page 61, assignments pages 62-4), and finally approval of a resolution permitting a grant request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for a $250,000 pedestrian improvement grant to add crosswalks and install warning beacons (staff report pages 65-6, fiscal impact gain to city of $250,000 if approved with local match of $140,000 page 66, resolution pages 67-8, MTC findings pages 69-70, grant application pages 71-94).

There are two public hearing items- the first, to tabulate ballots and consider adoption of a resolution confirming assessments for the Appian Village Residential Lighting Assessment District for Fiscal Year 2026/27. This basically confirms that the developer voted in favor of the assessment and actually implements it (staff report pages 95-97, fiscal impact future gain of $33,311.33 offsetting new expense of $52,952.10 page 97, resolution pages 98-100, engineer’s report pages 101-134).

The second is to adopt 2 elements of the General Plan- one revision of the Safety Element and one new element in the Environmental Justice Element (staff report pages 135-140, resolution pages 142-3, Safety Element pages 144-214, Environmental Justice Element pages 215-268, planning commission resolution pages 269-70, and planning commission minutes pages 273-292). I would note the key points here are the goals, policies and actions in the elements- for Safety, you can find those on pages 203-214, and for Environmental Justice you can find those on pages 258-268.

There are no old business items.

There is one new business item- the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30th 2025 (staff report pages 293-5, ACFR pages 296-491, auditor’s reports pages 492-516).

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

Art Reception 1-20-26

Tuesday, 1-20- Art Reception, 3:30 PM-5 PM, in person (Pinole City Hall). “

Join us for an inspiring afternoon celebrating local Pinole artists! 🎨✨

📅 Tuesday, January 20, 2026
🕒 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Pinole City Hall Atrium
2131 Pear Street, Pinole, CA 94564

Meet the artists, view beautiful original artworks on display, enjoy light refreshments, and soak up the creative energy in our beautiful City Hall Atrium.

This is part of Pinole’s Art in City Hall program—supporting our talented local community!

Free & open to all. Bring your friends & family!

To learn more about the Art in City Hall program: https://www.pinole.gov/art-in-city-hall/ “(https://www.pinole.gov/event_list/art-reception/?event-date=2026-01-20%2015:30:00)

Finance Subcommittee meeting, 1-14-26

Wednesday, 1-14- Finance Subcommittee meeting, 3 PM, Hybrid. You can
find the agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1116/files/agenda/1040 .

There are two items on the agenda- approving the minutes of the April
24th, 2025 meeting (pages 4-24), and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Budget
Planning (which has no associated documents in the packet).

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

Pinole City Council Special meeting, 1-13-26

Tuesday, 1-13- Special Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You
can find the
agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1117/files/agenda/1046.

There are three closed session items- First, Conference with labor
negotiators between Human Resources Director Stacy Shell, Finance
Director Markisha Guillory, and Gregory Ramirez with IDEA negotiating
with the Pinole Police Employees Associations (PPEA) under government
code section 54957.6. Second, a conference with labor negotiators for
the title acting city manager, under government code 54957.6. Thirdly, a
conference with labor negotiators for the title Interim city manager,
under government code 54957.6.

There will be 3 proclamations- Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Day (page 6), National Day of Racial Healing (page 7), and Holocaust
Remembrance Day (page 8). There will be one presentation by Republic
Services on their post collection agreement and 2026 rates (pages 9-21,
average rate increase for residential customers 2.3-3.2% page 17,
average rate increase for commercial customers 1.38% page 18).

There will be one consent calendar item- Adopting a resolution approving
the engineer’s report, declaring intent to form Appian Village
Residential Lighting Assessment District and Levy and Collect
Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026/27, and setting January 20th 2026 as
the date for the public hearing (staff report pages 22-4, fiscal impact
gain of $33,311.33 offsetting city costs of $52,952.10 if approved by
property owners in the proposed district page 24, engineer’s report
pages 25-58 and again on pages 59-92. I suspect one of those copies was
intended to be the resolution, which is not attached as of the time of
this message).

There will be no public hearings, old business, or new business.

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

Senior Food Distribution, 1-13-26

Tuesday, 1-13- Senior Food Distribution, 10 AM-11 AM, in person Pinole
Senior Center. “The Senior Center partners with the Food Bank of Contra
Costa and Solano County to offer the Senior Food Program. Low-income
senior citizens ages 55+ to receive free groceries, including healthy
staples, eggs, cheese, and assorted meats twice a month. The program is
available for Pinole senior residents only. This program takes place
every second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 10 – 11am. Individuals
interested in the program must complete the Senior Food Program
Application. Applications are available at the Senior Center and can
also be found on the Pinole Senior Center website:
http://www.pinole.gov/seniors. Please note, the Senior Food Program is
switching to the choice method, where you will now need to bring your
own bag with you, and you will select the items you want.” (Pinole Pulse
12-5-25)  [The most recent message just says “The Senior Food Program
will be held on Tuesday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 27 from
10am-11am at the Senior Center (2500 Charles Ave.)” (Rec and roll
newsletter, 1-5-26)]

Planning Commission meeting, 1-12-26

Monday, 1-12- Planning Commission meeting, 7 PM, Hybrid.

You can find the agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1077/files/agenda/1034 .

There are two items- the meeting minutes for the December 8th meeting
(pages 5-12), and a study session for self-storage at 890 san pablo Ave
(staff report pages 13-14, past documents associated with that site
pages 15-81, letter to request review page 82, relevant specific plan
segments pages 83-6). Note that while this is a public hearing, the
planning commission will be taking no action on this item, as it is not
a formal development application (page 14).

You can join the meeting by zoom direct link here
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86505375301&gt;, entering the webinar ID 865
0537 5301 into zoom directly, or calling +1 (669) 900-6833 or +1 (253)
215-8782 or +1 (346) 248-7799, then entering the meeting ID 865 0537
5301#. 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.