CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Updated 6/3/2025
Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Jay Howard
Councilmember Greg Young
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
Councilmember Debbie McKillop
DATE: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
TIME: 6:00 PM – Closed Session
7:00 PM – Regular Session
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553 and via Zoom
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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ADA ACCOMODATIONS
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REGULAR SESSION
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. Proclamation - LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Month
Proclamation - LGBTQIA2S+ Pride Month
2. Proclamation - Juneteenth Week
Proclamation - Juneteenth Week
3. Presentation of SolSmart Gold Designation
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 Action Minutes for May 21, 2025.
Action Minutes 5-21-25
3. Waive the reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1471 approving amendments to the Martinez Municipal Code by: 1) adding Chapter 22.60 (Micro Units), 2) amending Chapters 22.04 (Definitions), 3) amending Chapter 22.12 (Residential Districts), and 4) Amending Chapter
22.16 Commercial Districts.
Staff Report - Micro Unit Regulations
Ordinance No. 1471 - Micro Unit Regulations
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4. Adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a contract with East Bay Pool Supply Services, LLC for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for daily pool maintenance and emergency support, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
Staff Report - East Bay Pool Supply Contract
Attachment A - East Bay Pool Services RAC Maintenance and Chemical Contract Resolution - Contract with East Bay Pool Services, LLC
5. Consider the following actions necessary for the levy of annual assessments within existing Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts for fiscal year 2025-26:
• Adopt Resolutions describing improvements and changes for Fiscal Year 2025-26. • Adopt Resolutions declaring the City’s intent to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and setting the date for public hearings on June 25, 2025, and directing the City Clerk to publish required notices.
• Motion to approve Engineer’s Reports for the following Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Districts: 1979-3 LL-2 Village Oaks Terrace 1981-3 Muir Station Park 1983-3 Vista Oaks 1988-1 Center Martinez 1994-1 Creekside 1997-1 Brittany Hills 2000-2 Terra Vista 2001-1 Alhambra Estates
Staff Report - LLADS Intention to Levy FY25-26
Attachment A - Location Map LLADs FY2025-26
Resolutions of Improvement LLADs FY2025-26
Resolutions of Intention LLADs FY2025-26
Engineers Reports LLAD s FY2025-26
Assessment Diagrams LLADs FY2025-26
6. Adopt a resolution accepting the bid of Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract and any change orders until completion of the Fire Hydrant Maintenance Project C7068 in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, in an amount not to exceed $481,690, which includes a 5% contingency of $22,940.
Staff Report - Fire Hydrant Maintenance Award Contract C7068 Attachment A - Location Map
Resolution - Fire Hydrant Maintenance Award Contract C7068
***CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6***
7. Adopt resolution directing the City Engineer to prepare a written statement establishing the amount necessary to maintain, operate, extend, or repair the sanitary sewer system in Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 for fiscal year 2025-26.
Staff Report - Direct Preparation of SD 6 Annual Report FY 2025-26 Attachment A - System Map
Resolution - Direct Preparation of SD 6 Annual Report FY 2025-26
***RECONVENE AS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARTINEZ***
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GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Receive recap of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Budget Workshop held on May 28, 2025, hold discussion, and provide direction to staff to finalize the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget for adoption on June 25, 2025. (Updated June 3, 2025)
Staff Report - FY 2025-26 Operating Budget Update Final Attachment A - Revised General Fund Summary
Attachment B - General Fund Budget Reductions
Attachment C - Management Information Systems Budget Detail Attachment D - City Council Budget Detail
Attachment E - Swimming Pool Budget Detail
2. Adopt a resolution approving the naming of the canyon located at the west end of “F” Street and the fire road/trail extending through the canyon in honor of Barbara Woodburn.
Staff Report - Naming of Canyon (Barbara Woodburn)
Attachment A - City of Martinez Naming Policy
Attachment B - Application and Petition Signatures (Thousand Friends of Martinez) Resolution - Naming of Canyon (Barbara Woodburn)
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1. Conduct a public hearing, waive the reading, and introduce an Ordinance approving Zoning Text Amendments to amend the Martinez Municipal Code (“MMC”) by: 1) amending Chapter 22.04 (Definitions); 2) amending Chapter 22.08 (District Designations); 3) amending Chapter 22.12 (Residential Districts); 4) amending Chapter 22.13 (Downtown Overlay District); 5) amending Chapter 22.14 (Professional and Administrative Office District); 6) amending Chapter 22.16 (Commercial Districts); 7) amending Chapter 22.34 (General Requirements); 8) repealing Chapter 22.35 (Water Conservation in Landscape); 9) amending Chapter 22.36 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities); 10) renumbering Chapter 22.51 (Objective Standards and Regulations for Qualified Senate Bill 9 Subdivisions and Development Projects) as Chapter
22.51A; 11) adding Chapter 22.51B (Objective Design and Development Standards (“ODDS”) for Qualified Multifamily Development Projects); and 12) adding Chapter 22.51C (Objective Design and Development Standards for Qualified Mixed-Use Development Projects).
Staff Report - Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design and Development Standards Ordinance - Multifamily and Mixed-Use Objective Design and Development Standards Attachment A - Underlined and Strikethrough Version of Proposed Regulations
2. Waive reading, introduce, and adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1472 making findings under Government Code Section 36937(b) and approving a Zoning Text and Zoning Map Amendment Zoning Text and Map Amendment to: 1) amend Chapter 22.17 (Affordable Housing Overlay District), Chapter 22.30 (Alhambra Avenue Overlay District), Chapter 22.31 (Community Services Overlay District); 2) add Chapter 22.11 (Mixed-Use/Housing Overlay District) and Chapter 22.61 (Downtown Transition District); 3) approve a Zoning Map Amendment to add (“APN”) 161-130-020-1, 377-020-051-1, 377-020-057-8, 377-120-030-4, 377-120-035-3, and 377-120-039-5 to the Mixed-Use/Housing Overlay District (“MUO”) and APN 377-120-039-5 from the current zoning district designation to Downtown Transition (“DT”); 4) increase the permitted density for the DS zoning district from 17 dwelling units per acre to a minimum City Council Agenda
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density of 20 dwelling units per acre; 5) require the minimum density of the underlying base zoning for Housing Element sites to be consistent with the minimum density of the overlay zones; and 6) finding the impacts of this action were previously analyzed in a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report prepared for the General Plan 2035 Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Staff Report - Housing Element Rezoning
Attachment A - Underlined and Strikethrough Version of Proposed Regulations Attachment B - California Department of Housing and Community Development Letter, dated June 3, 2024
Urgency Ordinance No. 1472 - Housing Element Rezoning
CHIEF OF POLICE
1. Comments/Updates
CITY MANAGER
1. Comments/Updates
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS AND/OR AGENCIES
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Comments/Updates
CITY COUNCIL
1. Comments/Updates
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to an Adjourned Regular City Council meeting on June 25, 2025, at 7:00 PM.
On May 30, 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.
Updated agenda published Monday, June 3, 2025.
/s/ Kat Galileo, City Clerk