CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION -
CODE ENFORCEMENT
PUBLIC WORKSHOP /
COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION
Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Jay Howard
Councilmember Greg Young
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
Councilmember Debbie McKillop
DATE: Monday, July 7, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553; and, Councilmember Satinder Malhi participating via Zoom from Fairfield Inn & Suites, 112 Fountain Street, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, P1P 0H3.
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:
Zoom Webinar Link
Webinar ID: 979 1454 9522
Passcode: 101001
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 Special Meeting Agenda
July 7, 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.
SPECIAL MEETING ITEM
1. Conduct a public workshop/listening session on code enforcement to gather public input, identify community concerns, and encourage collaboration on code enforcement and property maintenance, and provide direction to staff on potential amendments to the Martinez Municipal Code (“MMC”) regarding code enforcement procedures, property nuisance conditions, and vacant commercial structures.
Staff Report - Code Enforcement Workshop
Attachment A - Clean Version of Ordinances 1.13, 1.15, 8.36 and 8.38 Attachment B - Strikethrough and Underline Version of Ordinances 1.13, 1.15, 8.36 and 8.38
PUBLIC COMMENT – Agenda items only.
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to an Regular City Council meeting July 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM.
On July 3, 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/ Eve Kearney, Executive Assistant