Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Mark Ross
Councilmember Jay Howard
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
Councilmember Debbie McKillop
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553; and via Zoom Councilmember Satinder Malhi – 9 Model Town Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India (via Zoom) Councilmember Jay Howard – 2 Belevadere Place, MillValley, CA 94941 (via Zoom)
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
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REMOTE PARTICIPATION
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments can be made in person at the meeting or submitted in writing. Written comments must be received by 12pm the day of the meeting. For information on how to submit written comments, please visit the City’s Meetings & Agendas webpage linked above.
ADA ACCOMODATIONS
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law, the Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available at City Hall. If you are a person with a disability and require modifications or accommodation to attend and/or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (925) 372 -3512. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER - Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL - Councilmembers Jay Howard, Satinder S. Malhi, Debbie McKillop; Vice Mayor Mark Ross, Mayor Brianne Zorn
CIVILITY STATEMENT - As your elected Governing Board, we will treat each other and the public with patience, civility, and courtesy as a model of the same behavior we wish to reflect in Martinez for the conduct of all City business and community participation. This includes respect for everyone's First Amendment Right to voice their opinion on matters within the City's subject matter jurisdiction, even if that opinion is different from our own. The decisions made tonight will be for the benefit of the Martinez community and not for personal gain.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation – Transgender Day of Remembrance
Proclamation - Transgender Day of Rememberance
2. Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month
• November 2023: UPS Store, 6680 Alhambra Ave - Dinesh & Amanda Kaushik
PUBLIC COMMENT - For items not on the agenda. Non-agenda public comment is limited to matters which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, and which are not action items listed elsewhere on the agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR
3. Motion waiving reading text of all Resolutions and Ordinances.
4. Motion to Approve City Council Action Minutes for November 1, 2023.
Action Minutes 11.1.23
5. Motion to Reject Claim - Patricia Fitzgerald
Claim - Patricia Fitzgerald (Redacted)
6. Motion to Reject Claim - Michael and Cindy George
Claim - Michael and Cindy George (Redacted)
7. Motion to Approve October Check Register and Wire Register Wire Transfer Register 10-26-23
Check Register 10-26-23
8. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with RHAA in an amount not to exceed $7,200, for a total Agreement cost of $196,146, to provide design services for the Hidden Valley Pickleball Project (C5047).
Staff Report - Contract Amendment with RHAA for Design of Hidden Valley Pickleball Resolution - Contract Amendment with RHAA for Design of Hidden Valley Pickleball Attachment A RHAA Additional Services Request.pdf
9. Adopt a resolution approving an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget appropriating unspent fund balance in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF) for police technology projects.
Staff Report - FY2023-24 SLESF Budget Adjustment
Resolution - SLESF Budget Adjustment for Police Technology Projects
10. Adopt a resolution reclassifying one Maintenance Worker II position and incumbent to Instrument
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Technician.
Staff Report - Reclassification of Maintenance Worker II to Instrument Tech Resolution - Reclassification of Maintenance Worker II
Attachment A – Civil Service Commission Staff Report of 11-3-2023 Exhibit B – Maintenance Worker II Classification
Exhibit C – Instrument Technician Classification
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
11. Receive informational report regarding proposed restructuring of the City Clerk’s Office with an Appointed City Clerk staff position; consider a ballot measure converting the City Clerk to an appointed staff position; adopt a resolution calling for and giving notice of the submission to the voters of an ordinance to convert the elective office of the City Clerk to an appointive office to be placed on the ballot at the March 5, 2024 Special Municipal Election and consolidation of that election with the Statewide Primary Election.
Staff Report - Consideration of Appointed City Clerk Ballot Measure Resolution - City Clerk Ballot Measure 2024
12. Receive report, hold discussion, and make a motion to direct staff to update the City’s organization chart to reclassify the Finance Division as a Department and to reclassify the Senior Accountant to a management position to be determined through a classification study.
Staff Report - Finance Update
Attachment A – Finance Division Overview
Attachment B – Current Organizational Chart
13. Receive Report on Urban Greening Program Grant Proposal for Lower Alhambra Creek Staff Report - Urban Greening Grant Application for Alhambra Creek Attachment 1 - Lower Alhambra Creek Watershed Management Plan Attachment 2 - Lower Alhambra Creek Conceptual Plan
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
CHIEF OF POLICE
14. Comments and Updates
CITY MANAGER
15. Comments and Updates
16. Verbal update regarding proposed Martinez Municipal Code revisions pertaining to chickens, bees, and trees regulations.
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS AND/OR AGENCIES
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
CITY COUNCIL
17. Comments and Updates
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to a City Council meeting on December 6, 2023, at 7p.m.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
On November 9, 2023, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, located at 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553, and on the City website at www.cityofmartinez.org .
/s/ Kat Galileo, Assistant City Clerk