Pinole City Council meeting, 10-21-25

Tuesday, 10-21- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1023/files/agenda/982.

There are two closed session items- Public Employee Performance Evaluation- City Manager (under government code section 54957), and Conference with Labor Negotiators, with the agency designated representatives being the City Manager Kelcey Young (who is absent), Human Resources Director Stacy Shell, Finance Director Markisha Guillory, and Gregory Ramirez from IDEA, and the employee organization being the Pinole Police Employees Association (PPEA) (under government code section 54957.6. Note- item 4A (the city manager evaluation) will be taken out of order at the end of open session per the mayor.

There are two items under mayoral and council appointments- creating a city council procedures subcommittee (staff report pages 7-8) and creating an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) subcommittee.

There are seven proclamations, recognizing Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week (page 9), National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (page 10), LGBTQ+ History Month (page 11), Breast Cancer Awareness Month (page 12), Indigenous People’s Day (page 13), Filipino American History Month (page 14), and Larry Itliong Day (page 15). There are also three presentations- the first being Community Development Department ADU Outreach & Implementation Intern Estrella Silva’s Presentation on Summer Internship, the second being a presentation from the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California by Chris Lodgson, and the third being a presentation on a flood forecasting tool and flood control by Mark Boucher, PE.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along with the minutes for the September 16th city council meeting, a set of resolutions updating (a 5% increase) and fixing the employer’s contribution for employees and annuitants in the following categories- elected officials, management employees, confidential employees, ASFCME Local 1 employees, ASFCME Local 512 employees, and IAFF Annuitants noting that the PPE is not included in this due to negotiations being ongoing (staff report pages 68-70, fiscal impact of payments $3,721,524 already budgeted for page 70, resolutions pages 71-82),

a resolution to approve master salary schedule updates implementing prior resolutions that actually updated the salaries (2025-49, 50, 57, 58, and 67 as noted on page 84) (staff report pages  83-4, no fiscal impact page 84, resolution page 85, redlined salary schedule pages 86-9), Placing liens for delinquent unpaid waste collection charges falling delinquent between September and December of 2025, considered at an administrative hearing on October 2nd 2025 (staff report pages 90-1, fiscal impact a lien of $28,811.04 in total page 90, resolution page 92),

a determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for Quick Mart located at 1477 FITZGERALD DRIVE, SUITE 107 for the grant of a type 20 alcohol sales permit (beer and wine) (staff report pages 93-96, resolution pages 97-8), a resolution to authorize the receipt and expenditure of a grant from the Board of State and Community Corrections Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (BSCC- Byrne SCIP) of $187,253 to inform the public about Extreme Risk Protection Orders and update the Police department’s firearms storage (staff report pages 99-100, fiscal impact gain of $187,253 page 100, resolution pages 101-2, grant application pages 103-179),

a determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for Yo Sushi at 2432 San Pablo Ave for the grant of a type 20 alcohol sales permit (beer and wine) (staff report pages 180-82, resolution pages 183-4), an update of the city’s conflict of interest policy to reflect the new job classifications of communications director and IT manager (staff report pages 185-6, resolution pages 187-8, updated code pages 189-92),

and finally an amendment to Cityzen Solutions Inc.’s contract for public engagement software extending its term for 3 years and appropriating $648 from the general fund for this fiscal year’s cost (staff report pages 193-4, fiscal impact $51,143 over next 3 years, $648 this year page 194, resolution pages 195-6, amendment pages 197-203, original agreement pages 204-222).

There are two public hearing items – the first being an introduction and first reading of an ordinance to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code and update the City’s Building and Fire Code (staff report pages 223-6, resolution pages 227-236, the ordinance pages 237-9, relevant code sections pages 240-290, informational letter pages 291-294), and the second being conducting a public hearing and adopting a resolution ordering The Levy And Collection Of The
Annual Assessments For The Pinole Valley Road Landscape And Lighting Assessment District Of Fiscal Year 2025/26 (staff report pages 295-7, fiscal impact total revenue of $60751.51 an increase of 2% page 296, resolution pages 298-9, engineer’s report pages 300-319).

There are no old or new business items.

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Finance Workshop, 10-14-25

Tuesday, 10-14- Pinole City Council workshop, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1087/files/agenda/959 (and it’s just 18 pages this time, so a fair bit faster to read through than most packets!).

There is only one item on the agenda- the Finance Workshop. The staff report is on page 4 (noting that staff recommends 3 strategies for polling and future agenda items- a bond program for infrastructure, a parcel tax for Public Safety and/or a Special Tax for Public Safety; and that the goal of the workshop is to determine which strategies the council wants to have as future agenda items/poll), and the presentation is on pages 5-18.

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Pinole City Council meeting, 9-16-25

Tuesday, 9-16- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1022/files/agenda/935.

There is one closed session item- a conference with real property
negotiators under government code section 54956.8 over the Pinole Post
Office, 2101 Pear St. The Agency representative is the City Manager,
Kelcey Young, and the negotiating party is American Postal
Infrastructure Partners LLC.

There is also an item under Mayoral and Council appointments for this
meeting, on the Community Services Commission where there are 3
vacancies. The staff report is on page 6, and recommends that the
Council appoint Romilda Avila, Lil Milagro Henriquez, and Nataliah-Ayers
Cornejo to the commission as per the Interview Subcommittee. The current
roster is listed on page 7, and the 7 applicant applications are on
pages 8-43.

There are three proclamations, recognizing National Punctuation Day
(page 44), Fire Prevention Week (page 45), and California Firefighters’
Memorial Day (no proclamation in packet). There are also two
presentations- the first from Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Chief Lewis Broschard (pages 46-54), and the second from the Community
Development Department Intern on Housing Element Sites Development
Outreach (in the presentations document
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1022/files/agenda/938 ,
pages 10-27).

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the September 2nd city council meeting, the
Financial Year (FY) 2024/25 Fourth Quarter Investment Report (staff
report pages 88-90, investment report pages 91-2, section 115 trust
report page 93), the FY 2024/25 4th Quarter Financial Report and Year
End Adjustments (staff report pages 94-5, fiscal impact increase in
revenue $600,000, increase in expenditures of $1,043,958 page 95,
resolution pages 96-7, financial report pages 98-128, detailed table by
fund pages 129-136),

a resolution to amend the Pension Investment Policy, which would add the
Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) trust and change the investment
strategy to be more aggressive due to a shift in time scale to
intermediate (staff report pages 137-8, resolution pages 139-40,
unmarked policy pages 141-8, redlined policy pages 149-158),

a resolution authorizing accepting and spending a $50,000 grant from the
California Office of Traffic Safety to do more DUI checkpoints (staff
report pages 159-61, fiscal impact gain of $50,000 page 160, resolution
pages 162-3, application pages 164-177, draft grant pages 178-195), a
resolution accepting the Clean California Community designation from the
state and to authorize accepting potential future funds from Caltrans
linked to that designation (staff report pages 196-99, fiscal impact
none at the moment page 199, resolution pages 200-1, grant application
pages 202-3),

an updated resolution authorizing examination of sales or transactions
and use tax records (staff report page 204, resolution pages 206-7),

and finally a resolution approving a revised Compensation and Benefits
Plan for Management and Confidential Employees, which splits department
heads from other management positions, and clarifies which provisions
apply to which groups (including that only executive/department heads
are at will and granting retreat rights to police commanders and
lieutenants) and updating all classifications to reflect a 3% cost of
living adjustment as of July 14th 2025 (staff report pages 208-9, fiscal
impact $150,979 page 209, resolution pages 210-11, redlined draft plan
pages 212-33, final plan pages 234-55).

There is one public hearing item to confirm the assessments and order
the levy for the Pinole Valley Road Landscape and Lighting Assessment
District, which notes that while revenue is expected to be $60,751,51
that staff would like for a more comprehensive review of deficiencies
and methodologies in the future (staff report pages 256-8, fiscal impact
revenue $60,751.51 page 257 (though at least some of this would have
been realized under the old rates, so the actual gain is likely less),
resolution pages 259-60, Engineer’s report pages 261-80). There is also
a presentation on pages 28-35 of the presentations document.

There is one item under new business- an update from the City’s Housing
Fellow on improvements to the Residential Health and Safety Rental
Inspection Program, including considering a contract with
OpportunitySpace INC dba Tolemi (staff report pages 281-87, fiscal
impact expected to be no net cost as borne by increase in inspection
fees page 287, rental inventory agreement pages 288-91, sole source
letter page 292 and again on page 302, regional comparison pages
293-301, video links pages 303 and 4, presentation to Monterey City
Council pages 305-20, preliminary fee concepts (fee increase of 15%, new
fee of $23-39 dollars annually for platform, net increase of 35% on
average) pages 321-2). There is also a presentation on pages 37-52.

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Pinole City Council meeting, 9-2-25

Tuesday, 9-2- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/997/files/agenda/926 .

There are three closed session items- first, conference with labor negotiators (agency representatives City Manager Kelcey Young, City Attorney Eric Casher, Human Resources Director Stacy Shell, and Finance Director Markisha Guillory) for employee organizations Pinole Police Employees Association (PPEA) and the Management Compensation Plan (MCP). I’m not entirely sure how negotiation over the management compensation plan works there. Second, conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation with regards to National Prescription Opiate Litigation, No. 1:17-MD-2804. Finally, public employee performance evaluation for the city manager.

There are four proclamations, recognizing World Suicide Prevention Day and Week (page 6), Rosh Hashanah (page 7), Constitution Day (page 8), and Building Staff Appreciation Day (page 9). There is also one presentation on the Citizens Academy.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along with the minutes for the July 15th city council meeting, a resolution to reclassify (promote) the existing Laboratory Analyst II as a Laboratory Supervisor following classification review (staff report pages 70-1, fiscal impact $44,153.42 to Sewer Enterprise Fund page 71, Resolution page 72), an amendment to the City Manager’s employment agreement to provide a 3% cost of living raise (staff report pages 73-4, fiscal impact already factored in budget page 74, resolution pages 75-6, amendment pages 77-8), an amendment to the City Clerk’s employment agreement to provide a 3% cost of living raise (staff report pages 79-80, fiscal impact $3078 page 80, resolution pages 81-2, amendment pages 83-4),

a resolution to reallocate the remaining funds for technical assistance with implementation of the single-use plastics ordinance (since it was assumed it would be done before this fiscal year, but ended up not being so) (staff report pages 85-8, fiscal impact $33,632 assigned from measure S 2014 fund (and which would have been budgeted ordinarily as part of the regular budgeting process) page 87, resolution pages 89-90, original staff report pages 91-3, original resolution pages 94-5, consulting services agreement pages 96-112, initial proposal pages 113-148),

a resolution to amend the master fee schedule to establish a new parking violation fine related to parking near intesections in violation of Assembly Bill (AB) 413 (daylighting) which will impose a fee of $40 in line with similar fees in the master fee schedule (staff report pages 149-50, fiscal impact assumed positive but unknown page 150, resolution page 151, master fee schedule pages 152-4),

a resolution to accept Subregional Transportation Mitigation Program (STMP) funds of $645,000 and One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) funds of #1,020,000 for Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) project RO1902 Pedestrian improvements at Tennent- Bay Trail and authorizing the City manager to execute the necessary agreement and documents to receive the grant funds (staff report pages 155-6, fiscal impact gain of $1,665,000 but with a funding shortfall of $735,000 page 156, resolution pages 157-8),

and finally, appointing Councilmembers Cameron Sasai and Anthony Tave as voting delegates to the League of California Cities 2025 Annual Conference General Assembly Meeting (as the mayor and mayor pro tem are typically appointed as delegate and alternate as here) (staff report page 159, League of California Cities procedure pages 160-3).

There is one public hearing item to confirm the assessments and order the levy for the Pinole Valley Road Landscape and Lighting Assessment District, which will be continued to 9-16-2025 by staff request. There is no information on this item in the agenda packet.

There will be no items under old or new business.

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Pinole City Council meeting, 7-15-25

Tuesday, 7-15- Pinole City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1020/files/agenda/907.

There is one closed session item- public employee performance evaluation for City Attorney Eric Casher.

There are no proclamations and two presentations, the first being a traffic related incidents report from Chief Klawuhn (pages 7-20), and the second being a presentation on California Lineage-Based Reparations and the California Reparations Commission Recommendation.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along with the minutes for the July 1st city council meeting, a resolution to adopt an updated citywide records retention schedule which would permit staff decisions on future retention lengths (staff report pages 51-2, resolution pages 53-4, new retention schedules pages 55-129),

a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union Local 1 increasing wages by 3%, linking future changes to those bargained for other units “me too” clause, establishing a retiree medical committee to consider more sustainable plan options, and adding Christmas Eve as a holiday (page 131) (staff report pages 130-132, fiscal impact $92,000 page 131, resolution pages 133-4, clean text MoU pages 135-195, redline MoU pages 196-239), a one-year MoU between the city and AFSCME Union Local 512 covering mostly the same ground as the MoU with Local 1, though also noting a recommendation to the city manager to establish a management-level position for PCTV (page 241) (staff report pages 240-242, fiscal impact $80,000 page 242, resolution pages 243-4, clean text MoU pages 245-321, redline MoU pages 322-374),

a resolution accepting a grant from the California Highway Patrol and the Cannabis Tax fund for DUI enforcement for cannabis consumption (staff report pages 375-77, fiscal impact gain of $99,482.16 page 377, resolution pages 378-9, grant application pages 380-402, grant agreement pages 403-417), second read and adoption of an ordinance to amend Pinole Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 section 10.40.050 “No Parking Areas Designated” to include restrictions related to parking near intersections in compliance with AB 413 (“Daylighting law”), which would add attended or unattended to the bar on parking in certain areas (page 426), and add that parking in the daylighting spaces (within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present) does not require signs or curb paint to be barred (page 427) (staff report pages 418-19, old staff report pages 420-3, ordinance pages 424-27),

receiving and filing an update on the city’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Building Energy Ordinances and Reach Codes to accelerate that process (staff report pages 428-430, memorandum pages 431-2), the fiscal year (FY) 25/26 (which I think is actually FY 24/25) fourth quarter strategic plan update (staff report pages 433-434, update pages 435-442),

approving a sixth amendment to the consulting services agreement for the San Pablo Avenue bridge replacement project (project RO1710) which extends the term of the agreement to June 30th 2027 and increases the amount by $350,005 (page 443) (staff report pages 443-444, fiscal impact $350,005 from STMP grant funds page 444, resolution pages 445-6,  base agreement pages 447-462, amendment pages 463-8), an update on capital project progress, inspection and permitting, and maintenance (staff report pages 469-72), an agreement between the city of Pinole and Spektren Engineering Inc for construction of the sidewalk rehabilitation program (CIP project RO2402) (staff report pages 473-4, fiscal impact $150,000 already budgeted page 474, resolution pages 475-6, bids summary page 477, agreement pages 478-493, bid forms pages 494-525),

and finally a resolution authorizing the city of Pinole to apply for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program, a grant which would be used for dog park and caretaker’s house improvements (page 526) (staff report pages 526-7, fiscal impact if granted allocated in CIP page 527, resolution pages 528-9).

There will be one public hearing on a resolution authorizing the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue tax-exempt bonds of up to $65,000,000 for the rehabilitation, improvement and equipment of Bayside Apartment Homes, which creates no legal or financial liability for the city on those bonds (page 531) (staff report pages 530-1, fiscal impact possible gain of a percentage of the issuance fees for the bonds page 531, resolution pages 532-3).

There will be no items under old or new business.

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Pinole City Council meeting, 7-1-25

Tuesday, 7-1- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/995/files/agenda/895.

There are two closed session items- a conference with labor negotiators for AFSCME Locals 1 and 512 and the Pinole Police Employees Assocation (PPEA)- agency representatives City Manager, Kelcey Young, City Attorney, Eric Casher, and Human Resources Director, Stacy Shell, Gregory Ramirez, IEDA, and a conference with Real Property negotiators on 2100 San Pablo Ave- Agency negotiators Kelcey Young City manager, Eric Casher City Attorney, negotiating party Art Pakpour on price and terms.

There are three proclamations and no presentations, on Parks Make Life Better® Month (page 7), Independence Day (page 8), and Bastille Day (page 9).

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along with the minutes for the June 17th city council meeting, a contract amendment to continue the Pinole Energy Enhancement Rebate Program (PEER) through additional funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC) local government building decarbonization challenge (aka a grant that extends the lifespan of the program to April 30th 2027) (staff report pages 44-5 (fiscal impact $0 due to grant page 45), resolution page 46, contract amendment pages 47-57, PEER program details pages 58-72, original contract pages 73-9, pilot PEER details pages 80-96, board of supervisors resolution pages 97-8, progress report pages 99-108),

a resolution accepting a microgrant from AARP to support educational workshops for the Pinole Accessible Living (PAL) program (staff report pages 109-10, fiscal impact gain of $2500 page 110, resolution pages 111-2, grant agreement pages 113-126), a resolution amending the agreement with Michael Baker International to support additional outreach for the General Plan Safety and Health and Environmental Justice Elements (staff report pages 127-9, fiscal impact $5000 accounted for in budget already page 128, resolution pages 130-1, current amendment pages 132-3, proposal pages 134-6, original agreement pages 137-152, original proposal pages 153-200, first amendment page 201, second amendment pages 202-3, third amendment pages 204-5),

a letter of support for Senate Bill (SB) 63 on transportation funding which would permit a multi-county sales tax ballot measure to support public transit (staff report page 206, resolution pages 207-8, bill text pages 209-24, letter text pages 225-6), a letter of support for Assembly Bill (AB) 1388 which would bar law enforcement agencies from entering into non-disclosure agreements with police officers or otherwise restricting access to records related to misconduct investigations (staff report page 227, letter page 228, bill text pages 229-236),

a letter of support for AB 762, which would ban single-use vapes (staff report page 237, letter pages 238-9, bill text pages 240-3, a letter of support for AB 996, which would allow for local jurisdictions (like the city) to use already created sea level rise plans to meet that requirement (staff report page 244, letter pages 245-6, bill text pages 247-50),

a resolution placing liens for unpaid waste collection charges between January and April of 2025 (staff report page 251, resolution page 252), a resolution approving the agreement between the city of Pinole and Contra Costa County for the San Pablo Avenue Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Gap Closure Study (staff report pages 253-4, fiscal impact $25000 page 254, resolution pages 255-6, agreement pages 257-72),

and finally a resolution to approve a fourth amendment to the consulting agreement with Consor for the San Pablo Bridge replacement project (RO1710) to develop additional alternatives, site assessment and changes to technical studies and CEQA documents (staff report pages 273-4, fiscal impact $199,300 from grant funds page 274, resolution pages 275-6, amendment pages 277-92).

There will be one public hearing on an ordinance to amend Pinole Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 section 10.40.050 “No Parking Areas Designated” to include restrictions related to parking near intersections in compliance with AB 413 (“Daylighting law”), which would add attended or unattended to the bar on parking in certain areas (page 299), and add that parking in the daylighting spaces (within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present) does not require signs or curb paint to be barred (page 300) (staff report pages 293-6, ordinance pages 297-300).

There will be no items under old or new business.

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City Council meeting, 6-17-25

Tuesday, 6-17- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1019/files/agenda/886.

There are two closed session items- a performance evaluation for the
City Manager, and a conference with labor negotiators for AFSCME Locals
1 and 512 and the Pinole Police Employees Assocation (PPEA)- agency
representatives City Manager, Kelcey Young, City Attorney, Eric Casher,
and Human Resources Director, Stacy Shell, Gregory Ramirez, IEDA. The
council has gone into closed session, and as of the time of this message
plans to return at 6:30 PM.

There are no proclamations and three presentations, on the Pinole
Community Television (PCTV) community media center strategy
(presentation pages 7-30, strategy pages 31-70), a Presentation on
California Lineage Based Reparations and the California Reparations
Commission Recommendation, and a presentation on the Robert Walker
Memorial (pages 71-8) .

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the June 3rd city council meeting, approval of the
Financial Year (FY) 2025/26 Final Proposed Operating and Capital Budget
(staff report pages 132-9, resolution pages 140-1, budget pages 142-361,
budget summaries pages 362-70, budgeted positions pages 371-3), a
resolution establishing the FY 2025/26 appropriations limit (staff
report pages 374-6, resolution pages 377-8, letter from state pages
379-80, population change over the last year page 381, non-residential
new construction page 382), adoption of growth management plan checklist
and authorization for submission to the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority (CCTA) (staff report page 383-5 fiscal impact gain of $928,670
over next two fiscal years pages 384-5, resolution pages 386-7,
compliance checklist 388-99, attachments pages 400-550),

an amendment to the employment agreement for the city clerk Heather Bell
extending the term for 4 years with no other changes (staff report page
551, resolution page 552, contract amendment pages 553-4), adopting an
ordinance renewing AB 481 military use equipment for the city’s Police
department( staff report pages 555-6, ordinance pages 557-60, Pinole
Police Department Annual Military Equipment Report pages 561-75, June
3rd staff report pages 576-81, first staff report again pages 582-3),

adopting an ordinance designating Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map in
Pinole (changing almost all of the very high fire risk areas to moderate
per the updated state maps) (staff report page 584, ordinance pages
585-6, updated map page 587), the amended reserve policy to reduce the
city’s reserve amount from 50% of general fund revenue to 25% (staff
report pages 588-9, fiscal impact if adopted one-time gain of $2.4
million to section 115 trust for Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)
page 589, resolution pages 590-1, amended reserve policy redline page
592, amended policy not red-line page 593),

approval of the FY 2025/26 Capital Budget and Five Year Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) (staff report pages 594-6, resolution pages
597-8, funding summaries pages 599-601, projects pages 602-51, general
plan elements pages 652-3),

amending the consulting services agreement between the city and GHD Inc
for the development of an active transportation plan Project IN2106
(staff report pages 654-5, fiscal impact $30,000 page 655, resolution
pages 656-7, agreement pages 658-79), and finally approving memorial
installations on honor of Robert Walker Jr (staff report pages 680-1,
fiscal impact $3040.81 page 681, resolution page 682, memorial policy
pages 683-7, applications pages 688-718, installation examples pages
719-20).

There will be two public hearings, with the first being an annual review
of the Utility Users Tax and adjusting the income eligibility thresholds
for exemptions (amount increased by 6% because PG&E rates continue to
spike page 722) (staff report pages 721-3, resolution pages 724-5,
presentation pages 726-34, California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE)
info pages 735-8),

and in theory the second being the community services department FY
2025/26 master fee schedule, but that one has no information in the
agenda packet so I assume it has been continued to a future meeting.

There will be no items under old or new business.

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Pinole City Council meeting, 6-3-25

Tuesday, 6-3- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/994/files/agenda/870.

There are three closed session items- a performance evaluation for the
City Clerk, a conference with labor negotiators for the city clerk-
agency representative city attorney Eric Casher, and a conference with
labor negotiators for AFSCME Locals 1 and 512 and the Pinole Police
Employees Assocation (PPEA)- agency representatives City Manager, Kelcey
Young, City Attorney, Eric Casher, and Human Resources Director, Stacy
Shell, Gregory Ramirez, IEDA. I expect that to take at least an hour if
not several.

There are three proclamations, honoring Juneteenth (page 6), LGBTQ+
pride month (page 7), and Philippine Independence Day (page 8), and no
presentations.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the May 20th city council meeting (which is
actually in a separate document this week at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/994/files/agenda/872), an
amendment to a consulting services agreement for employee benefits
broker of record services (staff report pages 27-8 fiscal impact
$25000/year over 3 years page 28, resolution page 29, amendment pages
30-32, prior amendments and agreement pages 33-53), the Financial Year
(FY) 2024/25 3rd quarter financial report (staff report pages 54-55,
report itself pages 56-86, financial summary by fund pages 87-94), FY
2024/25 3rd quarter investment report (staff report pages 95-7, report
pages 98-100),

the amended reserve policy to reduce the city’s reserve amount from 50%
of general fund revenue to 25% (staff report pages 101-2 fiscal impact
if adopted one-time gain of $2.4 million to section 115 trust page 102,
resolution pages 103-4, amended reserve policy redline page 105, amended
policy not red-line page 106), update on capital projects progress
(staff report pages 107-10), and approval of an agreement between the
city of Pinole and West Valley Construction Company Inc, roble avenue
storm drain improvements project SW 2001 (staff report pages 111-12,
fiscal impact between $175,520 and $282,834 depending on services page
112,  resolution pages 113-4, agreement pages 115-27, associated
documents pages 128-81).

There will be two public hearings, with the first on the first read of
AB481 military use equipment for the city of Pinole’s Police Department
(staff report pages 182-187, public hearing notice page 188, Pinole
Police Department Annual Military Equipment Report pages 189-203,
ordinance pages 204-7, certificate of compliance with AB481 page 208,
police department policy 707 on military equipment funding, acquisition
and use pages 209-12, police department policy on unmanned aerial
systems (drones) operations #608 pages 213-17, presentation pages 218-231).

The second is the approval of increase to waste collection rates as
required by Proposition 218 (staff report pages 232-5 fiscal impact $1.2
million per year gain from vehicle impact fee offset by $200,000 per
year for first 5 years of agreement from Solid Waste Fund to stabilize
rates page 235, presentation pages 236-247, of note slides showing
Pinole rates for various residential and commercial uses on pages 243-5,
resolution pages 248-9, rates pages 250-1, fee study pages 252-274 (of
note is chart 1 on page 266 showing the increased pavement impact as you
move *slower* on city streets)).

There will be 2 items under old business- the first being the FY 2025/26
revised proposed operating and capital budget (staff report pages
275-88, budget pages 289-506, budget presentation pages 507-27), and the
second being the draft FY 2025/26 baseline budget and 5 year capital
improvement plan (staff report pages 528-9, funding summaries pages
530-32, projects pages 533-82, general plan elements pages 583-4,
presentation pages 585-599).

Finally, there will be one item under new business (assuming the public
hearing does not block the agreement), adopting a resolution authorizing
the city manager to execute the new solid waste franchise agreement with
Richmond Sanitary Service Inc DBA Republic Services and execute a side
letter agreement regarding use of city stabilization funds to offset
maximum service rates (staff report pages 600-2, fiscal impact gain of
$1,200,000 per year offset by expenditure of $200,000 per year for first
5 years from solid waste fund page 602, resolution pages 603-4, side
letter agreement page 606, rates page 607, solid waste franchise fee
study pages 608-30 (same as the one presented for the public hearing),
draft agreement pages 631-764).

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City Council meeting, 5-20-25

Tuesday, 5-20- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1018/files/agenda/866.

There are two closed session items- a performance evaluation for the
City Clerk, and a conference with labor negotiators for AFSCME Locals 1
and 512 and the Pinole Police Employees Assocation (PPEA)- agency
representatives City Manager, Kelcey Young, City Attorney, Eric Casher,
and Human Resources Director, Stacy Shell, Gregory Ramirez, IEDA. I
expect that to take at least an hour if not several- the mayor expects the council will return at 6:30 from closed session.

There are six proclamations, honoring Affordable Housing Month (page 6),
Emergency Medical Services Week (page 7), Asian American and Pacific
Islander Month (page 8), Jewish American Heritage Month (page 9), Mental
Health Awareness Month (page 10), and Local and Community History Month
(page 11) and three presentations (most of which are not in the agenda
packet, but can be found here
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1018/files/agenda/868 ,
marked as presentation in references)- an update on the city’s vacancy
rates (pages 32-39, presentation), a presentation on the Pinole library
(pages 13-19), and one on Contra Costa’s Coordinated Outreach Referral,
Engagement (C.O.R.E) program (for assisting the homeless) (pages 2-10,
presentation).

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the May 6th city council meeting, a resolution
allowing the City Manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding
with Contra Costa County to develop Pinole’s segment of the Contra Costa
Resilient Shoreline Plan through a grant program (staff report pages
59-60, fiscal impact gain of $6775/month for duration of grant page 60,
resolution pages 61-2, draft memorandum of understanding pages 63-78),
and a resolution allowing an agreement with Contra Costa County for
Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Homeless Outreach
services for FY2025-6 (staff report pages 79-81, fiscal impact $48,965
from housing successor fund page 81, resolution pages 82-3, agreement
pages 84-97).

There will be three public hearings, with the first on Government Code
Section 3502.3 (Vacancies, Recruitment and Retention Efforts compliance
(staff report pages 98-100), the second adopting a resolution to adopt
the 2024 Contra Costa COunty Local Hazard Mitigation Plan with Pinole’s
Annex to it (staff report pages 101-4, resolution pages 105-6, annex
pages 107-213), and the third introducing an Ordinance Designating Fire
Hazard Severity Zone maps (staff report pages 214-5, ordinance pages
216-8, fire hazard severity zones map page 219).

There will be no old or new business.

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City Council Meeting, 5-6-25

Tuesday, 5-6- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/993/files/agenda/853.

There is one closed session item- a real property negotiation on price
and terms for 2100 San Pablo Avenue with Art Pakpour (govt code
54956.8), city negotiators Kelcey Young and Eric Casher. 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 six proclamations, honoring Municipal Clerk’s Week (page 6),
Economic Development Week (page 7), National Public Works Week (page 8),
Police Officer Week and Peace Officer’s Memorial Day (page 9), Public
Service Recognition Week (page 10), and P-Lo Day (page 11) and two
presentations- an update from Contra Costa Animal Services (pages
12-21), and an CalPERS pension review and cost management assessment
(pages 22-47, recommendations on page 46).

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the April 15th city council meeting, a resolution
adopting the Appian Village final subdivision map (staff report pages
89-91, resolution pages 92-3, civil plan set pages 94-115, planning
commission initial resolution and conditions of approval pages 116-173),
approving an agreement for a citywide copier replacement and maintenance
agreement (staff report pages 174-6 showing fiscal impact of $86,700 for
the 5 year term of the agreement, notably less than the $45,131
allocated in the current year budget for this year alone, resolution
page 177, agreement pages 178-83), a resolution authorizing RecycleMore
to enter an agreement with Republic Services for post-collection
services (staff report pages 184-5, resolution pages 186-7),

confirming the city’s financial and investment policies (staff report
pages 188-91, resolution page 192-3, policies pages 194-234)- I
personally would argue that the city’s strategic asset allocation for
the pension investment funds investments in particular should shift away
from the current 36% in equities as policy (as shown on page 223), given
the substantial current and likely ongoing volatility in the equities
market as well as the shorter expected remaining lifespan of the fund.

And for the last consent calendar item, we have a resolution to approve
a list of projects funded by SB 1 funds (staff report pages 229-231,
fiscal impact of $478,095 from the grant already accounted for,
resolution pages 232-4).

There will be one public hearing on the Financial Year (FY) 2025/6
Master Fee Schedule- staff notes 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 (staff report pages
235-7, resolution pages 239-40, fee schedule pages 241-295).

Finally, there will be two items under new business- the FY 2025/26
Preliminary Proposed Operating and Capital Budget (staff report pages
296-308, budget pages 309-528, budget presentation pages 529-578, with
recommendations on page 576). The overlapping elements are similar to
the baseline budget presented at the Finance Subcommittee meeting,
although PCTV’s deficit has increased from $73,551 at that meeting to
$207,261 in the current document (see page 306 in this agenda compared
to page 120 in the finance subcommittee agenda at
https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1033/files/agenda/844).

And the last new business item is the FY 25-26-FY29-30 Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP). There is a staff report on pages 579-80, the
summary and projects from pages 581-642, and a presentation on pages
643-653. The fiscal breakdown shows $13,766,831 as projected for FY
2025/6, with $0 coming from the general fund directly (although $350,000
will be coming from Measure S 2006 and $1,392,669 from Measure S 2014)
(page 581).

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(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.