CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION &
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Updated 7/29/2025
Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Jay Howard
Councilmember Greg Young
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
Councilmember Debbie McKillop
DATE: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TIME: 5:00 PM – Study Session
7:00 PM – Adjourned Regular Session
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553; and, via Zoom.
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ADA ACCOMODATIONS
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City Council Agenda
July 30, 2025
STUDY SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL - Mayor Brianne Zorn, Vice Mayor Jay Howard, Councilmembers Greg Young, Satinder S. Malhi and Debbie McKillop
PUBLIC COMMENT - Agenda Items Only
STUDY SESSION ITEM
1. Receive presentation, hold discussion, and provide input to staff on the City’s draft four-year strategic plan.
Staff Report - Strategic Plan Study Session
Attachment A - July 30, 2025 Study Session Presentation Attachment B - June 7, 2025 Strategic Plan Workbook
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to a Regular City Council meeting on July 30, 2025, at 7:00 PM.
ADJOURNED 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. New Staff Introductions and Internal Promotions.
2. Proclamation - Tomas Edmondson, Mayor for the Day
Proclamation - Tomas Edmondson, Mayor for the Day
3. Proclamation - National Parks and Recreation Month
Proclamation - National Parks and Recreation Month
4. Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month - Optical Divide
City Council Agenda
July 30, 2025
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 July 16, 2025.
Action Minutes 7-16-25
3. Motion approving the Check Reconciliation Registers, dated June 20th, 27th, 30th of 2025.
Check Reconciliation Register 06-20-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 06-27-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 06-30-2025
4. Motion approving the Check Reconciliation Registers, dated July 1st, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 15th, and 17th of 2025.
Check Reconciliation Register 07-01-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 07-03-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 07-09-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 07-10-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 07-15-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 07-17-2025
5. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Landowner Agreement (“LOA”) between the City of Martinez (“City”) and the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (“CCRCD”) and a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City, the CCRCD, New Leaf Collaborative (“NLC”), and the Lessee (Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa) in forms approved by the City Attorney regarding the creation and maintenance of a native plant pollinator garden, located at 1301 Alhambra Avenue.
Staff Report - Pollinator Garden at 1301 Alhambra Avenue Resolution - Pollinator Garden at 1301 Alhambra Avenue
Attachment A - Draft Memorandum of Understanding
Attachment B - Draft Landowner Agreement
Attachment C - Alhambra Native Plant Trail Brochure
6. Adopt a resolution approving revised classification descriptions for Administrative Aide I, II, III, and Recreation Coordinator; Reclassification of Account Technician II position #94005 and its incumbent to Administrative Aide II and amend classification plan to eliminate Senior Citizen Supervisor and Senior Citizen Coordinator classifications.
City Council Agenda
July 30, 2025
Staff Report - Revised Classification Descriptions, Position, and Plan Resolution - Revised Classification Descriptions, Position, and Plan Attachment A - Administrative Aide I Final Draft
Attachment B - Administrative Aide II Final Draft
Attachment C - Administrative Aide III Final Draft
Attachment D - Recreation Coordinator Final Draft
Attachment E - Administrative Aide I Redline
Attachment F - Administrative Aide II Redline
Attachment G - Administrative Aide III Redline
Attachment H - Recreation Coordinator Redline
Attachment I - Senior Citizen Supervisor Job Description Attachment J - Senior Citizen Coordinator Job Description
7. Adopt a resolution accepting the Alhambra Ave Downtown Paving Project No. C1074 (Federal Project No. STPL -5024(028)), as complete per the contract documents, and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
Staff Report - Accept Alhambra Paving C1074
Resolution - Accepting the Alhambra Avenue Downtown Paving Project No. C1074 Attachment A - Notice Of Completion C1074 Alhambra Avenue Downtown
8. Adopt a resolution accepting the FY 2023-24 Pavement Rehabilitation Project No. C1076, as complete per the contract documents, and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
Staff Report - Accept FY23-24 Pavement Rehabilitation C1076 Resolution - Acceptance of FY23-24 Pavement Rehabilitation Project C1076 as Complete Attachment A - Notice Of Completion C1076 FY23-24 Pavement Rehabilitation
9. Adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Martinez authorizing the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the consultant services agreement with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. in the amount of $352,700 for design and construction support services for the FY 2025-26 Zone 4 paving maintenance and rehabilitation project (project no. C1083).
Staff Report - LCC Contract Amendment for FY25-26 Zone 4 Paving Project Resolution - LCC Contract Amendment for FY25-26 Zone 4 Paving Project Attachment A - LCC Proposal dated May 23, 2025
10. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to increase the contract amount with Univar Solutions, LLC from $257,000 to $278,941 for the supply of Sodium Hypochlorite and Sodium Hydroxide, to ratify a payment of $21,941 in Fiscal Year 2024-25, and to authorize the purchase of water treatment chemicals in Fiscal Year 2025-26 from Bay Area Chemical Consortium (BACC) vendors in an amount not to exceed $450,000.
Staff Report - WTP Chemicals Purchase
Resolution - Chemical Purchase Orders - Water Treatment for FY 2024-25 and 2025-26 Attachment A - BACC Bid Summary FY 2025-26
11. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Advanced Mobility Group (AMG) in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to develop a Citywide Vulnerable Road User Safety Plan Project C1086.
City Council Agenda
July 30, 2025
Staff Report - AMG Agreement for SS4A Vulnerable Road User Safety Plan C1086 Resolution - AMG Agreement for SS4A Project C1086
Attachment A - AMG Consultant Services Agreement for SS4A Project C1086 Attachment B - AMG proposal for SS4A Project C1086
12. Adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute agreements with the Martinez Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Martinez & Co. for their budgeted annual allocations of $45,000 for Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025-2026.
Staff Report - Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Martinez & Co. FY25-26 Funding Requests Resolution - Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Martinez & Co. FY25-26 Funding Requests Attachment A - Chamber of Commerce FY 2025-2026 Scope of Work Attachment B - Downtown Martinez & Co. FY 2025-2026 Scope of Work
13. By motion, approve the following resolutions for the Campbell Theater, 636 Ward Street:
1. Approving the Ninth Amendment to the Commercial Lease Agreement with successor Lessor Bart and Jane Bisio Revocable Trust by Meredith Taylor, Successor Trustee, for use of the Premises located at 636 Ward Street and authorizing the City Manager to execute same; and
2. Approving the Ninth Amendment to the Commercial Sublease Agreement with Onstage Repertory Theater (“Onstage”) for use of the premises located at 636 Ward Street and authorizing the City Manager to execute same. Updated 7/29/2025
Staff Report - 636 Ward Street Commercial Lease and Sublease Amendments Resolution - Commercial Lease Agreement 636 Ward Street Resolution - Commercial Sublease Agreement 636 Ward Street (Onstage) Attachment A - Ninth Amendment Commercial Lease Agreement 636 Ward Street Attachment B - Ninth Amendment to Commercial Sublease 636 Ward St (Onstage)
***CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6***
14. Adopt Resolution as constituting the Board of Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6, authorizing the City Manager to execute amendment No. 4 to the Consultant Services Agreement with Woodard & Curran for technical support services for Sanitation District No. 6 increasing the amount by $98,141 for a total contract amount not to exceed $277,990. Updated 7/29/2025
Staff Report - SD6 Amendment No. 4 Woodard & Curran Agreement Resolution - SD6 Amendment No. 4 Woodard & Curran Agreement Attachment A - SD6 Amendment No. 4 Woodard & Curran Agreement
***RECONVENE AS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARTINEZ***
City Council Agenda
July 30, 2025
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Adopt motion approving the plans and specifications and authorizing staff to advertise for bids for the interior demolition of the Old Train Depot, Project No. C4007.
Staff Report - Approving Plans and Specifications and Advertisement of Old Train Depot Interior Demolition
Attachment A - Old Train Depot Demolition Plans
2. Adopt a resolution approving the revised Investment Policy. Updated 7/29/2025 Staff Report - Revised Investment Policy
Resolution - Revised Investment Policy
Attachment A - Investment Policy (Redlined)
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1. Conduct a public hearing and adopt a Resolution to approve amendments to the Land Use Element of the General Plan 2035 to amend the land use designation for 0 Arnold Industrial Way, Assessor’s Parcel Number (“APN”) 161 -130-020, from Business Park and Office Professional (“BPO”) to add Mixed-Use Housing (“MUO”); 0 Howe Road, APN 377-020-051 and 0 Howe Road, APN 377-020-057 from Commercial Light Industrial (“CLI”) to ADD MUO; and 0 Arnold Road, APN 377-120-030, 1027 Arnold Drive, APN 377 -120-035, and 0 Arnold Drive, APN 377- 120-039 from Regional Commercial (“CR”) to add MUO; and other minor amendments to the General Plan; and 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 - Mixed-Use Housing General Plan Amendments Resolution - Mixed-Use Housing General Plan Amendments
2. Conduct a public hearing for introduction and waive the first reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Martinez Amending Section 2.60.050 (City Council) of Chapter
2.60 (Compensation) of the Martinez Municipal Code.
Staff Report - Ordinance Amending Section 2.60.050 (City Council) of Chapter 2.60 (Compensation) of the Municipal Code
Ordinance - Amending Section 2.60.050 (City Council) of Chapter 2.60 (Compensation) of the Municipal Code of the City of Martinez
3. Conduct a public hearing for introduction and waive reading for City Council Ordinance Amending Chapter 13.16 (Individual Systems) of Title 13 (Utilities) regarding inspections and maintenance of private sewage disposal systems, including standards for mandatory sewer connection.
Staff Report - Ordinance Amending Chapter 13.16 of the Municipal Code Ordinance - Amending Chapter 13.16 (Individual Septic Systems) of Title 13 (Utilities) Attachment A - Chapter 13.16 (Individual Septic Systems) (Redlined)
City Council Agenda
July 30, 2025
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS AND/OR AGENCIES
1. Adopt a resolution designating Mayor Brianne Zorn as the Voting Delegate, Vice Mayor Jay Howard as First Alternate, and Councilmember Debbie McKillop as Second Alternate, to the League of California Cities' 2025 Annual Conference.
Staff Report - League of California Cities Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates 2025 Resolution - League of California Cities Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates 2025 Attachment A - League of California Cities Annual Conference Information Packet 2025
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Subcommittee Report Outs
a. July 21, 2025 - Economic Development Subcommittee
b. July 28, 2025 - Budget and Finance Subcommittee
2. Report out(s) from Outside Agency Advisory Body Meetings
CHIEF OF POLICE
1. Comments/Updates
CITY MANAGER
1. Comments/Updates
2. Street, Tree & Median CIP Project Update
CITY COUNCIL
1. Comments/Updates
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to a Regular City Council Meeting September 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM.
On July 25, 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
On July 29, 2025, a true and correct copy of the updated 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, City Clerk