1 CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY MINUTES
May 13, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Mayor Meyer called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
Roll Call found the following members present: Maloney, Pierson, Mendoza, Oerlemans, and Mayor Meyer.
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Meyer led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Meyer opened public comments.
Mike Clement spoke regarding the Veterans Hall's 100-year anniversary.
Ralph Hernandez spoke regarding Scott Dyleski's alleged wrongful incarceration and he endorsed the recall of District Attorney Diana Becton.
Paul Radliff spoke in support of the Planning Commission's decision to deny the Design Review application for Fire Station 94.
Roger Cocksedge spoke in support of the Planning Commission's decision to deny the Design Review for Fire Station 94.
Don Hester requested that the City give the Sand Creek surplus property to the fire district as a location for Fire Station 94.
Chris Juarez provided comments requesting that the City Council amend the Downtown Specific Plan to allow tattoo shops.
Paul J. provided comments regarding legitimate voting.
Dolores Long provided comments in opposition of Fire Station 94 being built at the downtown location.
Oxsana had questions regarding the City's Flag policy.
D. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMITTEES,
LIAISONS, AND STAFF
Mayor Meyer indicated there was nothing to report out from the Special Meeting closed session held on May 7, 2025.
Council Member Oerlemans reported on attendance at the Tri Delta Transit Board Meeting; Multi-Cultural Youth Commission Festival; Farmers Market; 2 Police Activities League Golf Tournament; East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy Board Meeting; City of Brentwood Employee Appreciation Barbecue; Chamber of Commerce's 6th Annual East Bay Business Expo & Job Fair; Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for EXP Realty; Police Activities League Bike Rodeo; Ad-Hoc Budget and Debt Management Committee Meeting; City Council Closed Session Meeting; Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for Port of Subs; Fill the Boot Fundraising Event; and East Contra Costa Water Management Association Board Meeting.
Council Member Maloney reported on attendance at the City of Brentwood Employee Appreciation Barbecue; Youth in Government Day and mock City Council Meeting; various meetings with residents; City Council Closed Session Meeting; East County Performance Center play, Alice in Wonderland; communication with Allen Baquilar, Director of Engineering/City Engineer and Police Chief, Tim Herbert regarding the intersection of Amber Lane and Empire Avenue; and City of Brentwood's Public Works Open House.
Council Member Mendoza reported on attendance at the Town Hall with Congressman Desaulnier in Lafayette; Multi-Cultural Youth Commission Festival; Liberty Union High School District Hall of Fame Ceremony; City of Brentwood Employee Appreciation Barbecue; Youth in Government Day and mock City Council Meeting; National Day of Prayer; Ad-Hoc Budget and Debt Management Committee Meeting; watched the Planning Commission Meeting; and watched the Age and Disabilities Friendly Communities Committee Meeting.
Vice Mayor Pierson reported on attendance at the 2025 John Muir Birthday; Earth Day Celebration; Multi-Cultural Youth Commission Festival; City of Brentwood Employee Appreciation Barbecue; a Tour of the John Muir Outpatient Center with Mayor Meyer, Interim City Manager, Darin Gale and Economic Development Manager, Ricardo Noguera; Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for EXP Realty; City Council Closed Session Meeting; Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for Port of Subs; Rotary Club Meeting for State of the City presentation; watched several California State Assembly Committee Hearings; watched the Board of Supervisors Meeting; watched the Planning Commission Meeting; the Latina Leaders Roundtable; Contra Costa County Bar Association Prohibition Prom; Mother's Day Event at Hannah Nicole Winery; Age and Disabilities Friendly Communities Committee Meeting; and Contra Costa Transportation Authority Technology Event on Transportation and New Developments.
Mayor Meyer reported on attendance at the Tri Delta Transit Board Meeting; Troop 93 Eagle Scouts Honor Ceremony; Multi-Cultural Youth Commission Festival; Contra Costa Solano Food Bank 50th Anniversary Event; City of Brentwood Employee Appreciation Barbecue; a Tour of the John Muir Outpatient Center with Vice Mayor Pierson, Interim City Manager, Darin Gale and Economic Development Manager, Ricardo Noguera; meeting with City of Brentwood staff and Tri-Delta Transit; Youth in Government Day and mock City Council Meeting; a meeting to discuss Measure J and East County transportation planning; Mayor's Conference; Planning Commission Meeting; 3 Tour of Sunflower Hill community; Delta 6 Meeting; Future Build Non-Profit Graduation Ceremony; Transplan Committee Meeting; read to Miss Sailor's Third Grade Class at Isaac R. Montanez Elementary School; a Tour with Leadership Students; Rotary Club Meeting for State of the City presentation; Age and Disabilities Friendly Communities Committee Meeting; Interim City Manager, Darin Gale, introduced new staff members sitting at the Dias; announced staff who received annual Safety and Core Value awards during the City of Brentwood Employee Appreciation Barbecue; reported on his attendance Contra Costa Water District Meeting; Monthly Meeting with all City Managers across the County regarding the Contra Costa Transit Authority's budget; meeting with Summerset I related to the soundwall; meeting with Summerset III with their Golf Course Committee; Arbor Day Event; announced the ribbon cutting planned for May 14, 2025 at Egret Park, announced plans to discuss tattoo shops as they relate to the Downtown Specific Plan and discussion related to the Urban Limit Line at the next City Council meeting scheduled for May 27, 2025, announced that the future agenda item related to hours of operations of pickle ball which is planned to come back before City Council during one of the meetings scheduled for August 2025, and announced that the City of Brentwood received a call for review of the Planning Commission's decision to deny the design review for fire station 94 which is scheduled to come back before City Council on June 10, 2025.
E. CONSENT CALENDAR
Council Member Mendoza requested Item E.2 be amended to include the American Legion and pulled Item E.14 for discussion.
Moved by: Jovita Mendoza, Council Member
Seconded by: Faye Maloney, Council Member
Council, by motion, moved to adopt the Consent Calendar as recommended by staff including the amendment to Item E.2 and with the exception of Item E.14.
Ayes (5): Jovita Mendoza, Council Member, Susannah Meyer, Mayor, Pa'tanisha Pierson, Vice Mayor, Tony Oerlemans, Council Member, and Faye Maloney, Council Member
Motion Approved (5 to 0)
E.1 Meeting Minutes of the City Council
E.2 A Proclamation recognizing May 26, 2025 as Memorial Day Recognized May 26, 2025, as Memorial Day, and amended the proclamation to include the American Legion.
E.3 A Proclamation recognizing May 25, 2025 as National Missing Children's Day
4 Recognized May 25, 2025, as National Missing Children's Day.
E.4 A Proclamation recognizing May 18-24, 2025 as National Public Works Week
Recognized May 18-24, 2025, as National Public Works Week.
Mayor Meyer presented the proclamation to Dan Rodrigues in recognition of his 31 years of service to the City's Public Works division.
E.5 Consideration of a Recommendation for an Arts Commission Commissioner Appointment
Appointed Lindsay Bush to the Arts Commission to fill a mid-term vacancy expiring on December 31, 2025.
E.6 A Resolution approving the recommendation from the Park and Recreation Commission to assign park names to Parcel ‘B’ and Parcel ’D’ for the Hanson Lane Subdivision 9574
Adopted Resolution 2025-37 approving the recommendation of the Park and Recreation Commission to assign the name ‘Salmon Park’ to park Parcel ‘B’ and ‘Hanson Park’ to park Parcel ‘D’ within the Hanson Lane subdivision.
E.7 Notice of Completion for work performed by Park Associates, Inc., dba Park Planet, for Egret Park Playground Replacement, CIP Project No. 352-52450
Adopted Resolution 2025-42 accepting the work performed by Park Associates, Inc., dba Park Planet, for the Egret Park Playground Replacement, CIP Project No. 352-52450, and request the City Clerk file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
E.8 Award of Contract to Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for the Water Line Improvement – Kent Drive Project, CIP Project No. 562-56421
Adopted Resolution 2025-43 approving the contract documents, waiving immaterial irregularities, awarding the bid, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a contract and necessary documents for the Water Line Improvement – Kent Drive Project, CIP Project No. 562-56421, with Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $284,420, plus funding authorization for a 15% contingency of $42,663, for a total funding authorization not to exceed amount of $327,083. 5 E.9 Annexation #17 to Community Facilities District No. 5 Adopted Resolution 2025-44 approving Annexation #17 Boundary Map for City of Brentwood (“City”) Community Facilities District (“CFD”) No.
5. Adopted Resolution 2025-45 declaring the intent to annex territory to Community Facilities District No. 5, levy a special tax in such territory and set a date of June 24, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, for the Public Hearing.
E.10 Approve the Rule 20C contract with PG&E for the Lone Tree Way Roadway Improvements, CIP Project No. 336-31701
Adopted Resolution 2025-46 approving the Rule 20C contract and authorizing the City Manager or their designee to execute the contract with PG&E for the design and engineering of undergrounding overhead utilities and poles for the Lone Tree Way Roadway Improvements, CIP Project No. 336-31701, (“Project”) in an amount not-to-exceed $115,222.47.
E.11 Award of contract to JV Lucas Paving for the Pavement Management Program 2025 (Asphalt), CIP Project No. 336-31704
Adopted Resolution 2025-47 approving the contract documents, awarding the bid, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a contract and necessary documents for the Pavement Management Program 2025 (Asphalt), CIP Project No. 336-31704, (“Project”) with JV Lucas Paving (“JV”) as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder in the amount of $1,994,570.30, plus funding authorization for a 10% contingency of $199,457.03, for a total funding authorization not-to-exceed amount of $2,194,027.33.
E.12 Award Agreement for Engineering Services with Bellecci & Associates, Inc., dba Sanbell-Bay Area “Sanbell” for the Brentwood Manor Water and Wastewater Rehabilitation Project, CIP Project No. 562-56419 Adopted Resolution 2025-48 approving and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an Agreement for Engineering Design Services with Sanbell in the amount of $299,865, plus funding authorization for a 15% contingency of $44,980, for a total not-toexceed funding authorization amount of $344,845, for the Brentwood Manor Water and Wastewater Rehabilitation Project, CIP Project No. 562-56419 (“Project”).
CEQA work is ongoing and will be done concurrently with the design process.
E.13 Consideration of actions pertaining to the City’s Landscape and Lighting Assessment Districts, including Landscape and Lighting Assessment District Nos. 19-3 and 21-1, and the Citywide Park Maintenance District No. 98-1 for Fiscal Year 2025/26
6 Adopted Resolution 2025-49 declaring the intention to order improvements for the City of Brentwood’s sixty-eight (68) Landscape and Lighting Assessment Districts (“LLADs”), Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 19-3, Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 21-1, and Citywide Park Maintenance District No. 98-1 for Fiscal Year 2025/26; declaring the intention to levy and collect assessments; and setting the date of May 27, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. or at such time thereafter that the matter can be heard for the public hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Streets and Highways Code “Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972” and California Proposition 218.
E.14 A Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to sign an Affordable Housing Agreement between the City of Brentwood and Meritage Homes for the Hanson Lane (Subdivision 9547) project Sylvia Elias, Senior Analyst, presented the item.
Moved by: Jovita Mendoza, Council Member
Seconded by: Faye Maloney, Council Member
Approved Resolution 2025-50 authorizing the City Manager to sign an Affordable Housing agreement between the City of Brentwood and Meritage Homes for the Hanson Lane project (Subdivision 9547) and such other documents as may be needed to complete the transaction.
Ayes (5): Jovita Mendoza, Council Member, Susannah Meyer, Mayor, Pa'tanisha Pierson, Vice Mayor, Tony Oerlemans, Council Member, and Faye Maloney, Council Member
Motion Approved (5 to 0)
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS
F.1 Adoption of Chapter 5.76 Tobacco Retailers and Adoption of Tobacco Retail License Fee
Linda Shale, Senior Code Enforcement Officer, presented the item.
Mayor Meyer opened the public hearing.
The following individuals spoke in opposition of the item as presented:
Tom Tilford, Sean Boston, Ashley Freitas, Norma Hernandez, Ralph Hernandez, Eldon Price, Laura and Shadi Mamasu, Jay Thind, Harry Thind, Baljit Singh, Jonathan R., Fhab Suleiman, Connie Halbach, Solomon, Chad Lamer, Ariel Pe spoke, Marc Straud, Vick, Leigh Martin, and Ian Cohen.
7 The following individuals spoke in favor of the item:
Emily, Gabriella Castro, Celine Su, Sheel Gandril, Larry Ly, Gael Estrella, Hind Lalami, Rohan Tyagi, Zain Memon, Bob Gordon, Brian Davis, Mayra Lopez, Nysa Banerjee, Achouak Biadi, and Flora.
Council recessed at 8:35 p.m.
Council reconvened at 8:45 p.m.
There being no additional speakers, Mayor Meyer closed the public hearing.
Council recessed at 10:54 p.m.
Council reconvened at 11:19 p.m.
Moved by: Jovita Mendoza, Council Member
Seconded by: Pa'tanisha Pierson, Vice Mayor
The City Council, by motion, directed staff to revise the Ordinance and Resolution to incorporate the following direction:
1. Allow existing Tobacco Retailers to be eligible for a Tobacco Retailers License ("TRL"), however, any existing Tobacco Retailer that is within 250 feet of a youth oriented
establishment has one year to wind down its Tobacco Product sales.
2. TRLs to be capped at 41 licenses.
3. Allow hookah lounges to operate in compliance with state law regarding shisha and local land use regulations.
4. Calculate fees based on changed provisions above.
5. Remove distance between TRL-holders as a criteria (for existing and new applicants) and remove first-come, first-serve
processing.
Ayes (5): Jovita Mendoza, Council Member, Susannah Meyer, Mayor, Pa'tanisha Pierson, Vice Mayor, Tony Oerlemans, Council Member, and Faye Maloney, Council Member
Motion Approved (5 to 0)
G. BUSINESS ITEMS
G.1 Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Establish New Classifications, Abolish Obsolete classifications, and Adopt the 2024/25 Pay Schedule
Teresa Fairbanks, Interim Human Resources Director presented the item.
8 Mayor Meyer opened public comments.
There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Meyer closed public comments.
Moved by: Jovita Mendoza, Council Member
Seconded by: Tony Oerlemans, Council Member
Approved Resolution 2025-51 authorizing the City Manager to:
1) Establish 13 new classifications, job descriptions, and salary ranges;
2) Abolish 16 obsolete classifications, job descriptions, and salary ranges; and
3) Adopt the 2024/25 Pay Schedule in accordance with 2 California Code of Regulations Section 570.5.
Ayes (5): Jovita Mendoza, Council Member, Susannah Meyer, Mayor, Pa'tanisha Pierson, Vice Mayor, Tony Oerlemans, Council Member, and Faye Maloney, Council Member
Motion Approved (5 to 0)
H. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - NEW REQUEST(S)
Mayor Meyer requested that the City Council consider a discussion regarding the meeting date for the Call for Review on the Planning Commission's Decision on the Design Review for Fire Station 94.
I. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by: Jovita Mendoza, Council Member
Seconded by: Faye Maloney, Council Member
The City Council, by motion, adjourned the meeting at 11:40 p.m.
Ayes (5): Jovita Mendoza, Council Member, Susannah Meyer, Mayor, Pa'tanisha Pierson, Vice Mayor, Tony Oerlemans, Council Member, and Faye Maloney, Council Member
Motion Approved (5 to 0)