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MINUTES
OF THE
REGULAR MEETING
CLAYTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Trupiano held in-person, and broadcast from Hoyer Hall, Clayton Community Library, 6125 Clayton Road, Clayton, California. Councilmembers present: Councilmembers: Diaz, Enea, and Tillman; Vice Mayor Wan, and Mayor Trupiano. Staff present: City Manager, Kris Lofthus; Assistant City Manager, Regina Rubier; Management Analyst, Dennis Bozanich, Malathy Subramanian; and City Clerk, Stephanie Cabrera-Brown.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Mayor Trupiano
Mayor Trupiano called Item 5 RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS before Item 3 PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Members of the public may address the City Council on non-agendized items within the Council’s jurisdiction. To ensure an orderly meeting and an equal opportunity for everyone, each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes, or the time established by the Mayor. In accordance with State Law, no action may take place on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. The Council may respond to statements made or questions asked or may at its discretion request staff to report back at a future meeting concerning the matter.
Public comment and input on other agenda items will be allowed when each item is considered by the Council.
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4. CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Tillman and seconded by Vice Mayor Wan, to approve Consent Calendar Items 4(a). (Passed 5/0) (a) Approval of the April 1, 2025, Meeting Minutes
Following discussion by the City Council, Mayor Trupiano opened the Consent Calendar to public comment; there were no members of the public wishing to speak to the Consent Calendar.
5. RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
(a) Republic Services 2025 Sustainability Award Presented to Ed and Stephanie Moresi
Mayor Trupiano introduced Republic Services Sustainability Advisor, Claire Dakhlia, who presented the award and shared how the Moresi restaurants compost their food waste. Ed Moresi thanked Republic Services for the support and recognition.
Mayor Trupiano opened the item to public comment; there were no members of the public wishing to speak to the item.
No Action Taken.
6. REPORT
(a) City Manager / Staff
• Link to ClearGov Transparency Portal:
https://cleargov.com/california/contra-costa/city/clayton/checkbook Kris Lofthus, City Manager, shared that Clayton hosted the Mayors Conference on April 3rd. Mr. Lofthus also shared that he has been elected vice chair of the Public Managers Association, provided an update on the Climatec, and shared information regarding the upcoming CBCA Art & Wine Festival.
Regina Rubier, Assistant City Manager, introduced the new Management Analyst, Dennis Bozanich, who has previously worked with Santa Barbara and Contra Costa Counties.
(b) City Council / Committees
Reports provided as an attachment to the agenda.
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
(There were no Public Hearings scheduled for this meeting.)
8. ACTION ITEM(S)
(a) Audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City of Clayton for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024
Prior to continuing the item, Mayor Trupiano opened the item to public comment; There were no members of the public wishing to speak to this item.
Continued to the meeting of May 6, 2025
9. CLOSED SESSION
(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code 54957.6) Agency designated representatives: Kris Lofthus, City Manager Unrepresented employees: Miscellaneous Employees
(b) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Property Under Negotiation: Assessor’s Parcel Numbers:
APN: 118-370-077 and 118-520-001-9,
located at Clayton Road east of
Peacock Creek Drive, Clayton CA,
94517
Agency Negotiators: Kris Lofthus, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Grant Alvernaz, Three Putt
Development, LLC
Under Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
No Reportable Action Taken.
10. ADJOURNMENT – on a call by Mayor Trupiano, The City Council adjourned its meeting in honor of Brent Dawson at 8:43 p.m.
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Please note the Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the City Council on the matters stated, but not necessarily in the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up.
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9 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Don Mort, Interim Police Chief
DATE: May 6, 2025
SUBJECT: Award of Fiscal Year 2024 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) Agenda Item: 4.b
STAFF REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends that the City Council Review and Approve the Authorization for The Clayton Police Department to Spend $15,744 From the Reserves with Reimbursement from FEMA.
BACKGROUND
Each fiscal year, FEMA funds the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) which allocates a specific amount of funding to each state to support the implementation of riskdriven, capabilities-based State Homeland Security Strategies to address capability targets.
During the application period, each county within the state solicits grant proposals each governmental agencies within that County. In Conta Costa County, grant proposals are submitted to the G10, which is a county-wide, multi-agency representative group who scrutinizes the grant requests based on the State Homeland Security Strategic Goals, Investment Justification and the FEMA approved equipment list. They also weigh the strategic benefit of the equipment within the County as well as the needs of the individual agency. The grant proposals approved by the G10 are submitted to the State as a single grant package from the County.
DISCUSSION
The Clayton Police Department is committed to safeguarding our community through crime reduction strategies such as: Community Policing, Progressive Training, and Technology.
Using the most up-to-date tools and equipment to safeguard the community of Clayton is essential to keeping our community safe.
The Clayton Police Department understands that budget restrictions may limit the amount and types of equipment that can be purchased. In the past, the Department has been able to 10