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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Finance Subcommittee meeting, 4-24-2025

Thursday, 4-24- Finance Subcommittee meeting, 3 PM, Hybrid. You can find the agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1033/files/agenda/844 .

There are 4 agenda items for this meeting- 1 consent (approving the prior meeting of April 18th 2024’s minutes) and 3 business items- Financial Year (FY) 2025/6 Financial and Investment Policies, FY 2025/6 Draft Operating Baseline Budget, and FY 2025/6 Draft Five Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).

The Fiscal and Investment Policies are on pages 19-53, with no major changes suggested by staff (staff report on pages 15-18, presentation on pages 54-71). 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 48), given the substantial current and likely ongoing volatility in the equities market as well as the shorter expected remaining lifespan of the fund.

The FY 2025/6 draft operating baseline budget (i.e, not including capital projects or one-time revenue/expenses) staff report is on pages 72-82, presentation on pages 83-124. Some quick highlights- proposed budget is structurally balanced for the general fund with a $1,452,218 surplus. However, Recreation has a deficit of $1,068,171, Pinole Community Television (PCTV) has a deficit of $73,551, and the Building and Planning Fund has a deficit of $711,091 (page 73). These funds do not *have* to be supported from the general fund, but historically have been. You can see more details on the funds breakdown for the Recreation department on page 118, Building and Planning on page 119, and PCTV on 120.

A point of concern is a 11% increase in CalPERS (pension) costs and 10% increase in other (healthcare) costs (page 110). There are also 2 charts worth noting- one covering general fund revenue sources on page 93, and one covering general fund expenditures on page 108.

Finally, the FY 2025/6 Draft Five Year CIP has a staff report on pages 125-6, the summary and projects from pages 127-179, and a presentation on pages 180-9. The fiscal breakdown shows $13,693,831 as projected for FY 2025/6, with $80,000 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 127).

A few points worth highlighting- first, these projects will generally *not* show up in the baseline budget, as that is focused on ongoing costs and these are one-time expenditures. Second, there are new projects noted in the presentation (pages 182-6) and as individual items (FA-Facilities, PA-Parks, SS-Sanitary Sewer, SW- Stormwater, RO-Streets and Roads. page 127) FA2502 upgrade of city pools (renovation) (page 128), FA2501 EV charging infrastructure (page 129), PA2501 Improvements to City Parks (annual, renovation) (page 137), SS2501 Treatment Plant Boiler Replacement (replacement) (page 142) SW2501 Stormwater Upgrade and Trash Capture (page 153), RO2508 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Update (page 156), RO2506 Traffic calming program (page 157), RO2505 Safe Routes to Schools (page 158), RO2504 Pavement marking and signage upgrades (renovation) (page 159), RO2503 City Streetlights Upgrade (renovation) (page 160), RO2502 Pinole Signals Upgrade (renovation) (page 161), and RO2501 Accessibility Improvements Project (actually upgrading curb cuts as opposed to planning for it in RO2508) (renovation) (page 162). That’s the projects marked with 2025.

There are also 39 projects carried over from prior years, each on their own page addressing things like Mural Preservation (PA2402, page 138) and Sidewalk Rehabilitation (RO2402, page 165).

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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).

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Pinole City Council meeting, 3-18-2025

Tuesday, 3-18- City Council meeting, 5 PM, Hybrid. You can find the
agenda packet at https://pinoleca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1016/files/agenda/810.

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.

There are three proclamations, honoring American Red Cross Month (page 6), Developmental Disability Awareness Month (page 7), and Nowruz (page 8), and a presentation from ConFire’s Chief Broschard.

Then there’s the consent calendar- There are the normal warrants, along
with the minutes for the March 4th city council meeting, second read and adoption of a Pinole Municipal Code Amendment consisting of 3 batches of zoning amendments covering the design and placement of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs), an amnesty program for unpermitted ADUs and JADUs as per state law (AB 2533), and adjustments to parking standards and which officials review which applications. The new staff report for this item is on pages 41-2, the old staff report is on pages 92-102, the ordinance is on pages 43-5, the actual text of the amendments is on pages 47-91, an overview of the affected housing element programs is on pages 151-57, a letter from CalHDF is on pages 158-161, hyperlinks to the planning commission staff reports and resolutions are on page 162, an example amnesty pre-submittal checklist is on pages 164-176, and the planning commission corrections to the old agenda item are on pages 177-9 (the first read ordinance text is on pages 103-5, and the first read amendments text is on pages 106-50),

a resolution to amend the master salary schedule (staff report 180-1, resolution 182, text of schedule 183-6), receive and file annual housing element implementation report (staff report 187-191, report 192-209), receive and file housing successor annual report for Financial Year (FY) 2023/4 (staff report 210-12, report 213-241, text of the relevant state law pages 242-7), and finally a resolution affirming city and community values (pages 249-50).

There are no public hearing, new business or old business items.

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