CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
UPDATED 3/5/2024
Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Debbie McKillop
Councilmember Jay Howard
Councilmember Mark Ross
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
DATE: Wednesday, March 06, 2024
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, Ca 94553 and Via Zoom; Councilmember Howard will participate remotely from 8151 N Cedar Street #101, Fresno, Ca 93720
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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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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CALL TO ORDER - Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL - Councilmembers Jay Howard, Mark Ross, Satinder S. Malhi, Vice Mayor Debbie McKillop, 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 - Women's History Month
Proclamation - Women's History Month
2. Proclamation - American Red Cross Month
Proclamation - American Red Cross Month
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 reject claim submitted by Shannon Martinez (GL-20834-MZ-2).
Claim - Shannon Martinez (GL-20834-MZ-2)
5. Motion approving the Check Reconciliation Register dated February 15, 2024.
Check Reconciliation Register (2-15-2024)
6. Motion approving the Check Reconciliation Register dated February 22, 2024.
Check Reconciliation Register (2-22-2024)
7. Adopt a resolution establishing the rate per Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and requesting the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to adopt an annual parcel assessment for drainage maintenance and the national pollutant discharge elimination system program for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.
Staff Report - ERU Rate FY24-25 and NPDES
Resolution - ERU Rate FY24-25 and NPDES
8. Waive the reading and adopt the Ordinance approving an Amendment to the Martinez Municipal Code by amending Chapter 5.29 (COMMERCIAL CANNABIS) to: 1) modify site security regulations; 2) require applicants to include specific diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in their applications; 3) prohibit cannabis advertising on billboards within City limits; 4) prohibit temporary cannabis events; 5) require the posting of on-site health information; 6) prohibit on-site consumption of cannabis; 7) modify the required sensitive uses and distance buffers; 8) require any delivery business operating in Martinez to have a Commercial Cannabis Operating Permit issued by the City; and 9) prohibit deliveries from terminating at parks, playgrounds, daycare centers, residences located on a school campus, workplaces involving trucking or transportation, and transit centers.
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Staff Report - Commercial Cannabis Regulations
Ordinance – Commercial Cannabis Regulation
9. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with East Bay Regional Park District to amend and restate the operating agreement for the Carquinez Straight Regional Shoreline, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Staff Report - EBRPD Operating Agreement
Resolution - EBRPD Operating Agreement
Attachment A - Map of Operating Agreement
Attachment B - Revised Operating Agreement Map within Rankin Park
10. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with AnchorQEA to provide design development and resource agency permitting support for the repair and replacement of the Martinez Marina Seawall and Breakwater Project Number C8018, for a new total not to exceed contract amount of $250,000. (Documents uploaded 3/5/2024)
Staff Report - AnchorQEA Contract Amendment
Resolution - AnchorQEA Contract Amendment
Attachment A – AnchorQEA Contract August 2023
Attachment B – Reconfigured Breakwater Alignment
Attachment C – First Amendment to AnchorQEA Contract
11. Adopt a resolution approving a loan of $59,500 from General Fund Unassigned Reserves to the Marina Enterprise Fund, and a payment of $59,500 from the Marina Enterprise Fund to Almar Marinas for emergency repairs to Dock B of the Martinez Marina, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.6 and Section 14.1 of the 2005 Martinez Marina Operating Agreement between the City and Almar Marinas.
(Documents uploaded 3/5/2024)
Staff Report - Marina Dock B Repairs
Resolution - Marina Dock B Repairs
Attachment A - Entrance to Dock B
Attachment B - Power Engineering Quote Dock B Entrance Repairs
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
12. Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Mid-Year General Fund, Water Fund, and Management Information Fund operating budgets, authorizing expenditures of $55,210 from American Rescue Plan Act as outlined in the report, and authorizing staff to make the necessary budget adjustments. (Updated 3/5/2024)
Staff Report - Mid-Year Budget Adjustments FY23-24 (Updated 3/5/2024) Resolution - Mid-Year Budget Adjustments FY23-24 (Updated 3/5/2024) Attachment A – Revenues
Attachment B – Expenditures (Updated 3/5/2024)
Attachment C – City Council ARPA Spending Priority Plan (Updated 3/5/2024) Attachment D – Organizational Chart
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
13. Conduct public hearing and adopt a Resolution approving the Waterfront Marina Trust Land Use Plan and directing staff to submit it to the State Lands Commission.
Staff Report - Waterfront Marina Trust Lands Use Plan
Resolution - Waterfront Marina Trust Lands Use Plan
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Attachment A - Waterfront Marina Trust Lands Use Plan
14. Conduct a public hearing, waive the reading, and introduce the Ordinance amending the Martinez Municipal Code to add Chapter 15.34 (Universal Design and Accessibility).
Staff Report – Universal Design and Accessibility Regulation Ordinance - Universal Design and Accessibility Regulations
15. Conduct a public hearing and adopt a Resolution ordering the vacation of a 20-foot-wide access easement, located at 706 Soto Street, Assessor’s Parcel Number (“APN”) 372-252-006, and finding the vacation is consistent with the General Plan 2035.
Staff Report - 706 Soto Street Easement Abandonment
Resolution – 706 Soto Street Easement Abandonment
Attachment A – City Council Resolution No. 167-85
Attachment B – City Council Resolution No. 153-87
Attachment C – Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-01
16. Conduct a public hearing to consider a temporary road nighttime road closure of a 200 foot section of Carquinez Scenic Drive, consistent with California Vehicle Code 21101 (a)(1), and adopt a resolution approving the nighttime closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive, two hundred feet from City limits to City/County limit line, and authorize the City Manager to enter into a License Agreement with East Bay Regional Park District, in a form approved by the City Attorney, authorizing the use of a vehicular gate for the nighttime closure of Carquinez Scenic Drive.
Staff Report - Closing Carquinez Scenic Drive
Resolution - Closing Carquinez Scenic Drive
Attachment A - Closure Location Map
CHIEF OF POLICE
17. Comments/Updates
CITY MANAGER
18. Comments/Updates
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS AND/OR AGENCIES
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
19. Waterfront & Marina Subcommittee Report Out (3/4/2024)
CITY COUNCIL
20. Comments/Updates
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to a City Council Study Session on March 20, 2024, at 5:30PM.
On March 1, 2024, 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