Finance Subcommittee Meeting from 3-5 PM, Pinole City Hall/Hybrid. The Finance subcommittee will be discussing the FY 2023/24 baseline budget (which has an increased structural imbalance compared to last year) and an overview of the draft Capital Improvement Plan for the next 5 years. You can find the agenda packet here.

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, 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.

Saturday, 4-8- Oaktown Nursery will be at the Community Corner to showcase a variety of native plants for sale and provide education on water conservation through native gardening. EDMUD information will be available about incentives for converting lawns to native gardens. This will also be from 9-1.

Thursday, 4-6- an interactive exposition at the Pinole Youth Center from 9-1 where we can find out more about alternatives to single-use plastics.

Pinole City Council meeting starting at 5 PM, Pinole City Hall/Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here. The meeting will start with a closed session bargaining with various unions, so I don’t expect open session will start before 5:30 at the earliest. There will be a proclamation for National Pet Day, and 2 presentations- one recognizing the transfer of command to ConFire, the other showing a video on the Easter Egg Hunt.

Next there is consent calendar, where we have a 5% raise for the City Clerk, a resolution of support for a state Senate Bill requiring dyslexia risk screening, the housing successor annual report, and a report on city park maintenance.

Then there’s a public hearing discussing adoption of the 2023-31 Housing Element. I have numerous thoughts on this, which I have submitted as written comments to the city. I had hoped to have a more refined version which I could link here, but that didn’t work out.

Finally we get to new business, where we have discussion of a framework for new outdoor dining regulations (aka parklets), and a review of options for the city to celebrate Pride in 2023.

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.

Joint Pinole City Council/Planning Commission meeting starting at 6 PM, Pinole City Hall/Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here. Note that as there is no closed session, the meeting will be starting at 6 PM. There are going to be 4 presentations- one on land use policy generally, one on major recent state housing laws, one on the status of private development projects in the city, and a status update on the general plan with some focus on the 6th cycle housing element.

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.

Pinole Planning Commission meeting at 7 PM. We’ll be discussing the revised draft Housing element (in response to the state’s desired changes) and whether to make a recommendation to the city council for adoption and permitting the city manager to make non-policy changes if the state desires further changes. You can find the agenda packet here.

You can join the meeting by zoom direct link here, 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.

The City of Pinole is hosting our annual EGG-Stravaganza Event on March 25th, from 10-12pm, at Fernandez Park.  There will be face painting, arts and crafts, music, photo op with the Bunny, vendors, and the Big EGG HUNT.  Please make sure your child brings a basket to collect the eggs and be on time as the EGG HUNT begins at 11 am at the Fernandez Park Baseball Field.  There will be 3 age groups for the 11 am EGG HUNT:  0-3, 4-6, and 7-12 years old. Contact nvaldepena@ci.pinole.ca.us for more info.

Monthly creek cleanup, 10 AM-1 PM. Join Pinole Creek Allies and Earth Team.
The meeting site is between Collins Elementary and Sprouts.
12:00pm-1:00pm: Water Quality Demo hosted by the Watershed Project.

Wednesday, 3-22- Community Service Commission meeting starting at 5 PM, Pinole City Hall/Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here. Items to be discussed- sister cities, community outreach, 2023 community service day, and a new special events application process and form.

You can join the meeting by zoom direct link here, entering the webinar ID 827-7024-0301 into zoom directly, or calling +1 (669) 900-6833 or +1 (253) 215-8782 or +1 (346) 248-7799, then entering the meeting ID 827-7024-0301#. 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.

Tomorrow, 3-21- Pinole City Council meeting starting at 5 PM, Pinole City Hall/Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet here. Since the order of the agenda has changed, we start with a council appointment to the community services commission (and the other council reports, future agenda items and so on), then move on to the proclamations and presentations. There will be a proclamation and reception for Nowruz, and 2 presentations- one by the California department of Insurance, the other by Bike East Bay.

Next there is consent calendar, where we have the annual housing element progress report, second readings of ordinances to accelerate nuisance abatement timelines and grant ConFire authority over relevant Fire matters in Pinole, a resolution supporting state funding for Adult School Classes for older adults, a resolution expressing concerns over the Delta tunnel, adopting the revised council procedures with the changes from the prior meeting, and amending a purchase agreement to cut the price in half for 612 Tennent Avenue due to the appraised value being half of what the city was charging for it.

Then there’s a public hearing to join the California Municipal Finance Authority to allow SAHA to issue more bonds for their project.

Finally we get to new business, where we have a review of new city logo concepts, and discussion of a framework for new outdoor dining regulations (aka parklets).

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.