CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Jay Howard
Councilmember Greg Young
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
Councilmember Debbie McKillop
DATE: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM – Regular Session
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553; and via Zoom Vice Mayor Jay Howard remote attendance from Old Man Creek House, Niseko. 2- chrome-5-26 Nisekohirafu 1 Jo, Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaido 044-0080, Japan
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
Information regarding meetings, including agenda materials, schedules and more, please visit the City’s Meetings & Agendas webpage: https://www.cityofmartinez.org/government/meetings-and-agendas.
REMOTE PARTICIPATION
This meeting will be conducted in-person in the City Hall Council Chamber and shall be aired in real time via Zoom. The City cannot guarantee the public’s access to teleconferencing technology, nor guarantee uninterrupted access as technical difficulties may occur from time to time. To attend the meeting via Zoom, you must be logged into a registered Zoom account. Click “Join Meeting” and enter the following details:
1. Zoom Webinar Link
2. Webinar ID: 961 7619 0224
3. Passcode: 764228
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
1-15-2025
CALL TO ORDER - Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL - Mayor Brianne Zorn, Vice Mayor Jay Howard, Councilmembers Greg Young, Satinder S. Malhi and Debbie McKillop
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. New Staff Introductions & Internal Promotions
2. Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month
January 2025 - ECO Services Inc.
3. Present the 2024 Eco Awards to Arianna Aguilera, Hidden Valley Elementary School, and Mi Casita Mexican Cuisine.
Staff Report - 2024 Eco Awards
Attachment A - Martinez Eco Award Winners 2015-2024
PUBLIC COMMENT - Presentations and Non-Agendized Items Only. Non-agenda public comment is (1) limited to matters which are not action items listed elsewhere on the agenda, and (2) are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public comments are typically limited to 3 minutes per person. The Mayor may reduce the time limit per speaker depending upon the number of speakers and may limit the total time for public comment to facilitate the completion of business on the agenda.
Comments related to items appearing in the following sections of the Agenda will be heard prior to the City Council taking action on each item: Consent Calendar, General Business, Public Hearing, and Appointments to Commissions and/or Agencies.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion waiving reading text of all Resolutions and Ordinances.
2. Motion to approve City Council meeting minutes for December 18, 2024.
Action Minutes 12-18-2024
3. Receive and file the Military and Specialized Equipment 2024 Annual Report and find the equipment has complied with the standards for approval set forth in Government Code §7071(d).
Staff Report - AB481 Annual Review of Military Equipment Ordinance Attachment A - Policy 706: Military Equipment
Attachment B - AB481: Military and Specialized Equipment 2024 Annual Report
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4. Waive the reading and adopt the Ordinance No.1468, approving a Municipal Code Amendment and Zoning Text Amendment by: 1) adding Chapter 21.70 (Small Lot Subdivisions); 2) adding Chapter 22.65 (Parklets); 3) adding Chapter 22.73 (Water Efficient Landscape); 4) amending Chapter 22.04 (Definitions) by adding a definition for Floor Area Ratio and definitions consistent with the State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance; 5) repealing Chapter
22.48 (Certificate of Occupancy); 6) adding Chapter 15.50 (Certificate of Occupancy); 7) adding Chapter 16.60 (Major Sign Programs); and 8) other minor modifications.
Staff Report - Small Lot Subdivisions, Parklets, Water Efficient Landscape, and Major Sign Programs Regulations
Ordinance No. 1468 - Small Lot Subdivisions, Parklets, Water Efficient Landscape, and Major Sign Programs Regulations
5. Adopt a resolution approving an adjustment to the Fiscal Year 24-25 budget appropriating fund balance in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund (SLESF) in the amount of $74,400 for addition of a third dispatch radio console.
Staff Report - SLESF Budget Adjustment for Radio Console Resolution - SLESF Budget Adjustment for Radio Console
6. Waive the reading and adopt amendments to Chapter 2.38 of the Martinez Municipal Code changing the name of the Commission to Parks, Recreation, Marina and Arts Commission and removing the term “cultural” throughout the ordinance.
Staff Report - Amendments to Chapter 2.38 of the MMC
Attachment A - Current Municipal Code, Chapter 2.38
Attachment B - Revised Municipal Code Chapter 2.38 (redlined) Attachment C - Proof of Publication
Ordinance - Amending MMC Chapter 2.38
7. Motion approving the Check Reconciliation Registers dated December 12, December 19 and December 20, 2024.
Check Reconciliation Register 12-12-2024
Check Reconciliation Register 12-19-2024
Check Reconciliation Register 12-20-2024
8. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Anchor QEA 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 $270,000.
Staff Report - Second Amendment to Anchor QEA Agreement Attachment A - Anchor QEA Consultant Services Agreement August 2023 Attachment B - First Amendment to Anchor QEA Agreement
Attachment C - Second Amendment to Anchor QEA Agreement Resolution - Anchor QEA Second Amendment
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GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Receive report and hold discussion regarding the City’s Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Programs implementation during calendar year 2024.
Staff Report - 2024 Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Programs Annual Report
2. Receive update and provide direction to staff regarding options to proceed with a Project Labor Agreement to include all labor organizations doing business within Martinez or related potential options.
Staff Report - PLA Options
Attachment A - City of Martinez Executed PLA 12-03-2019 Attachment B - PLA Staff Report 12-18-2024
Attachment C - Bid Results Martinez Major CIP Projects 2018-2024
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1. Conduct a public hearing and adopt a Resolution ordering the vacation of a 50-foot-wide by approximately 200-feet-long public highway easement, located at an unaddressed property on Wyoming Street, between Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (“APNs”) 376-041-004-7 and 376-042- 010-3, and find the vacation is consistent with the General Plan 2035.
Staff Report - Wyoming Street Easement Abandonment
Attachment A - General Plan Figure 6-1 Circulation Map
Attachment B - Public Comments
Resolution - Wyoming Street Easement Abandonment
Exhibit A - Easement Vacation Findings
Exhibit B - Legal Description of Easement
Exhibit C - Wyoming Street Plat Map
CHIEF OF POLICE
1. Comments/Updates
CITY MANAGER
1. Comments/Updates
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS AND/OR AGENCIES
1. Adopt resolution approving the establishment of a the City Council Policies and Procedures Ad Hoc Subcommittee and the Mayor’s appointments of City Councilmembers to all Advisory Bodies.
Staff Report - City Council Appointments & Establishment of New Ad Hoc Resolution - City Council Appointments & Establishment of New Ad Hoc
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Comments/Updates
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Agenda
1-15-2025
1. Comments/Updates
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to a Joint City Council & Planning Commission meeting on January 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM.
On January 10, 2025, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Kiosk, located at 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553, and on the City website at www.cityofmartinez.org.
/s/ Kat Galileo, Assistant City Clerk