CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Mayor Brianne Zorn
Vice Mayor Jay Howard
Councilmember Greg Young
Councilmember Satinder S. Malhi
Councilmember Debbie McKillop
DATE: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Council Chamber, 525 Henrietta Street, Martinez, CA 94553; and Vice Mayor Howard will participate remotely from Reedley Inn, located at 802 West Manning Avenue, Reedley, CA 93654
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
10-01-2025
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. Introduction of New City Staff Members.
Presentation - New Staff Introductions
2. Proclamation - Community Planning Month
Proclamation - Community Planning Month
3. Proclamation - Indigenous Peoples' Day
Proclamation - Indigenous Peoples' Day
4. Proclamation - Italian Heritage Month
Proclamation - Italian Heritage Month
5. Chamber of Commerce September Business of the Month - William Welch Winery
6. Presentation of Alhambra Decade #7 Committee Donation to Martinez Police Department
7. Presentation - Community Groups Funding Program Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Awards Presentation - Community Groups Funding Program Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Awards
8. Presentation from Bay Area Rapid Transit
Presentation - Bay Area Rapid Transit
9. Presentation of New Internet Services in the City of Martinez by Sonic Broadband Internet Provider.
Presentation - New Internet Services by Sonic
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.
City Council Agenda
10-01-2025
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
10. Motion waiving reading text of all Resolutions and Ordinances.
11. Motion to approve City Council Action Minutes for September 3, 2025.
Action Minutes 9-3-25
12. Motion to approve City Council Action Minutes for September 18, 2025.
Action Minutes 9-18-2025
13. Motion approving Check Reconciliation Registers dated August 21, 27 and 28, 2025.
Check Reconciliation Register 08-21-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 08-27-2025
Check Reconciliation Register 08-28-2025
14. Motion to approve rejection of claim submitted by Jacqueline Lopez-Aguilar (GL-21686-MZ).
Claim - Jacqueline Lopez-Aguilar (GL-21686-MZ)
15. Motion to approve rejection of claim submitted by John and Sylvia Todor (GL-21695-MZ).
Claim - John and Sylvia Todor (GL-21695-MZ)
16. Motion to direct staff to expedite the processing of a design review application to install an Albatross Sea Scouts medallion on the City gateway signs, located on the east side of Alhambra Avenue directly north and adjacent to the freeway exit from westbound SR-4 and within the landscaped median between Marina Vista and Escobar Streets.
Staff Report - Albatross Sea Scouts Medallions on City Gateway Signs
17. Adopt a resolution approving mural design modification option “B”, extending the mural onto a portion of the east-facing wall of the Universal Sports Academy Complex, located at 330 Ferry Street, and adding sponsor acknowledgements, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City of Martinez (“City”), Tim Hon (“Artist”), and non-profit organization Joe DiMaggio Hometown Hero Project, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Staff Report - Proposed Modification to the Approved Mural Design at 330 Ferry Street Resolution - Authorizing a Modification to the Approved Mural Design at 330 Ferry Street Attachment A - Public Art Policy
Attachment B - Original Mural Design on Southern Wall
Attachment C - Design Modification Options A, B, and C
GENERAL BUSINESS ITEMS
18. Receive presentation from Contra Costa Health on the County’s Industrial Safety Ordinance (“ISO”) and provide direction to staff on developing a Martinez ISO.
Staff Report - Contra Costa County Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) City Council Agenda
10-01-2025
Presentation - Overview of Contra Costa County ISO
Attachment A - Contra Costa County Industrial Safety Ordinance Attachment B - City of Richmond Industrial Safety Ordinance
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
19. Hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Project, Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), the information presented in this report, and the public comments received to date, and adopt the following resolutions:
1. Resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report and CEQA Findings of Fact for the Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Project
2. Resolution approving the Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Project Staff Report - EIR Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Project Presentation - Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Project Resolution - Certifying Final EIR and CEQA Findings For Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Resolution - Approving Martinez Terminal Rail Restoration Project Attachment A - MTRRP Draft EIR (April 2025)
Attachment B - MTRRP Draft EIR Appendix
Attachment C - MTRRP Final EIR (September 2025)
Attachment D - MTRRP Findings of Fact
20. Conduct a public hearing, waive the reading, and introduce an Ordinance of the City Council amending Martinez Municipal Code ("MMC") Chapter 1.3 (Nuisance Abatement), amending Chapter 1.15 (Administrative Citations), and repealing Chapter 1.16 (Graffiti Abatement) of Title 1 (General Provisions); amending Chapter 8.28 (Graffiti Abatement), amending Section 8.36.030 (Property Nuisance) of Chapter 8.36 (Property Nuisances), amending Chapter 8.38 (Regulation of Vacant Structures), and amending Section 8.40.040 to correct cross-references in Chapter 8.40 (Regulation of Vacant Property) of Title 8 (Health and Safety).
Staff Report - Code Enforcement Amendments
Ordinance - Code Enforcement Amendments
Attachment A - Strikethrough and Underlined Version of Code Enforcement Amendments Attachment B - Staff Report, dated September 3, 2025 (without Attachments) Attachment C - Public Comments
CHIEF OF POLICE
21. Comments/Updates
CITY MANAGER
22. Comments and Updates
23. Marina and Waterfront Revitalization Update: Status of Exclusive Negotiation Agreement between City of Martinez and Tucker Sadler
City Council Agenda
10-01-2025
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS AND/OR AGENCIES
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
24. Subcommittee Report Out(s)
25. Outside Agency Report Out(s)
CITY COUNCIL
26. Comments/Updates
ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to an Adjourned Regular City Council meeting on October 22, 2025, at 7 PM.
On September 26, 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, City Clerk