DECEMBER 4, 2023, 1:00 PM
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 150 CITY PARK WAY
CITY OF PLEASANT HILL, CITY MANAGER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
100 GREGORY LANE, 2ND FLOOR, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523
(TELECONFERENCE LOCATION)
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* Vice Mayor Meyer will be participating remotely from a teleconference location at the City of Pleasant Hill, City Manager’s Conference Room, 100 Gregory Lane, 2nd Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. The remaining City Council Members will be participating from the Council Chamber. Members of the public are invited to attend and participate in the open session portion of the meeting at: the Council Chambers, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood CA or at the City of Pleasant Hill, City Manager’s Conference Room, 100 Gregory Lane, 2nd Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral public comment via the City’s Zoom Platform. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. In addition, the Zoom participation option is provided to the public as a courtesy in order to facilitate participation. The City does not, however, guarantee that meeting participation will be available via Zoom. If Zoom participation is not enabled, the meeting will continue with public attendance in person only. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
HOW PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chambers or at the teleconference location. Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chambers and teleconference location will have seating available for members of the public to attend the open session portion of the meeting in person, up to full seating capacity.
2. REMOTE (if enabled):
a. Zoom: www.brentwoodca.gov/vcc or Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037 b. Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (833) 548-0276 or (833) 548-0282 or (877) 853- 5247.
c. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by noon of the meeting date at [email protected] or 925.516.5182.)
3. E-MAIL
a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to [email protected]. Any public comments received up until 9:00 a.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Council via email before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at www.brentwoodca.gov/meetings and
3. later summarized in the meeting minutes.
b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.
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CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY AGENDA
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4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov or via the City’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofbrentwoodca
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
City Council Chambers 150 City Park Way
Teleconference Location: City of Pleasant Hill, City Manager's Conference Room 100 Gregory Lane, 2nd Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037
December 4, 2023, 1:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
150 City Park Way
Brentwood, CA 94513
City Council Zoom Link
A. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
• City Council Chambers 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 City of Pleasant Hill, City Manager's Conference Room, 100 Gregory Lane, 2nd Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS (On Items D.1 - D.4 only)
The public is permitted to speak on items that are listed on the Closed Session agenda.
In Person: Please file a speaker’s card with the City Clerk on the form provided on the counter at the back of the Chambers.
• City Council Chambers 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 Teleconference Location: City of Pleasant Hill, City Manager's Conference Room, 100 Gregory Lane, 2nd Floor, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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Zoom: Please use the Raise Your Hand feature in Zoom during this item to speak under Public Comments.
Members of the public wishing to speak during the public discussion of items that are on the agenda are requested to fill out the speaker form provided and hand the card to the City Clerk at the beginning of (or during) the meeting. Pursuant to Council/Administrative Policy, Meeting Rules and Procedures section 5.2 (Decorum Generally – Public), comments by members of the public are generally limited to five minutes, or less time if a large number of speakers is anticipated, or if approved by the Mayor. A speaker may not allocate his or her time to another speaker. All remarks shall be addressed to the Mayor. Speakers are urged to avoid unnecessary repetition in their remarks and instead simply indicate agreement with previous speakers.
Speakers desiring answers to questions, at the invitation of the Mayor, may have a staff member provide a brief response. Alternately, a staff member may follow up directly with the speaker during regular City business hours.
D. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
D.1 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
[Gov’t. Code §54957]
Title: City Attorney
D.2 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
[Gov’t. Code § 54957.6]
City Designated Representatives:
Mayor Joel Bryant
Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer
Maria Hurtado
Tim Davis, Esq.
Unrepresented Employee:
City Attorney
D.3 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/EMPLOYMENT
[Gov’t. Code §54957]
Title: Interim City Attorney
D.4 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
[Gov’t. Code § 54957.6]
City Designated Representatives:
Mayor Joel Bryant
Vice Mayor Susannah Meyer
Tim Davis, Esq.
Unrepresented Employee:
Interim City Attorney
E. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
F. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
G. ADJOURNMENT
Any disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before this meeting is available for inspection at City Hall, located at 150 City Park Way, during normal business hours.
These writings will also be available for review at the City Council meeting in the public access binder in the entrance of the City Council Chambers.
Public comments received after 9:00 a.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online at www.brentwoodca.gov/councilmeetingonline within one day following the meeting, and will be summarized in the meeting minutes.
The Closed Captioning provided via Zoom is auto generated. It is not the official record and is provided as a convenience.
NOTICE
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the meeting room is wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available at the City Hall parking lot. If you are a person with a disability and you need disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (925) 516-5440 or fax (925) 516-5441. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. {28 CFR 35.102-35, 104 ADA Title II}
POSTING STATEMENT
On December 1, 2023, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, outside City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 and at our website www.brentwoodca.gov; and at the Teleconference Location: on the City Hall Official Noticing Bulletin Board, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
A complete packet of information is available for public review at City Hall or on our website at www.brentwoodca.gov