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).

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.

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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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, 9-24-24

Tuesday, 9-24- Senior Food Program, 10-11 AM, in person Pinole Senior Center.

“*Senior Food Program*

The City of Pinole Senior Center will be partnering with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County to offer the Senior Food Program. Low-income senior citizens ages 55+ will be able to receive free groceries, including healthy pantry staples, eggs, cheese, and assorted meats twice a month. The program at the Senior Center (2500 Charles Avenue) is available for Pinole senior residents only. This program will take place every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. The next distribution will be on Tuesday, *September 24, 2024, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am.*

Individuals interested in the program must complete the Senior Food Program Application. Applications will be available at the Senior Center and can also be found on the Pinole Senior Center website. For questions, contact, mpicazo@pinole.gov.” (Pinole Pulse, 9-20)