MINUTES OF THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE OAKLEY CITY
COUNCIL/OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
OAKLEY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE OAKLEY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY HELD MARCH 24, 2026
1. OPENING MATTERS
1.1 Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm.
Councilmember Fuller, Councilmember Shaw, Councilmember Williams, Vice Mayor Meadows, and Mayor Henderson were present.
1.2 Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag (Webelos, Pack 152, Oakley) Webelos Scouts from Pack 152 performed a Flag Ceremony and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
1.3 Certificate of Recognition to Medical Center for Birds (Dr. Brian Speer) Harumi Murata introduced Dr. Brian Speer, highlighting his recent selection by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance as the 2026 East Bay Innovation Award recipient for Life Science.
Dr. Speer expressed his gratitude to the Council for the recognition, after which Mayor Henderson presented him with a Certificate of Recognition.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no Public Comments submitted.
3. COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Fuller provided a comment.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4.1 Approve Minutes from the Regular Meeting held March 10, 2026 (Kim Snodgrass, City Clerk)
4.2 Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinances 3-26 and 4-26 - Bridgehead Industrial Project (GPA 02-23, RZ 04-23, TM 10-23, DR 11-23, MSP 01-23, DA 2025-01) (Ken Strelo, Community Development Director)
4.3 Consideration of a Resolution Establishing the Rate per Equivalent Runoff Unit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 and Requesting the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to Adopt an Annual Parcel Assessment for Drainage Maintenance and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (Billilee Saengchalern, Public Works Director/City Engineer)
4.4 Adopt a Resolution Adopting Updated Records Retention Schedules, Authorizing the Destruction of Certain City Records, and Rescinding Resolution No. 08-13 and Resolution No. 17-18 (Kim Snodgrass, City Clerk)
4.5 Adopt a Resolution Approving the Adoption of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report including the SB 341 Report (Evan Gorman, Associate Planner)
4.6 Adopt a Resolution Approving a Deferred Improvement Agreement with Kenneth and Evelyn Ferrante, Trustees of the Kenneth and Evelyn Ferrante 2014 Trust, for Frontage Improvements at 2540 Oakley Road (MS 22-976) (Billilee Saengchalern, Public Works Director/City Engineer)
4.7 Adopt a Resolution Approving the Municipal Pooling Authority Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Between the City of Oakley and Other Public Agency Members (Jeri Tejeda, Administrative Services Director)
4.8 Adopt Resolutions Amending the Consulting Services Contract with KOA Hills to Add Report Writing Services (Jeri Tejeda, Administrative Services Director)
4.9 Adopt a Resolution to Approve the First Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement with Ironhouse Sanitary District related to East Cypress Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements associated with CIP 247, 310, and 302 and Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement (Billilee Saengchalern, Public Works Director/City Engineer)
Mayor Henderson announced that Staff would like to pull items 4.2 and 4.3.
Councilmember Fuller pulled items 4.1, 4.4, 4.6 and 4.8 It was moved by Councilmember Shaw and seconded by Vice Mayor Meadows to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar. AYES: Fuller, Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: None RESULT: Motion carried (5-0)
Item 4.1
Councilmember Fuller mentioned he will vote no.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Meadows and seconded by Councilmember Shaw to approve the minutes as written. AYES: Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES:
Fuller RESULT: Motion carried (4-1)
Item 4.2
City Manager Joshua McMurray read a statement addressing errors identified in the ordinance.
City Attorney Derek Cole also provided a statement and apologized for not catching the errors.
Public comments were provided by David Bonson, Jasper Willowbrook and Mushda Faiez.
Public comments were received by the following individuals and will be entered into the record: Abigail Lopez, Christopher Long, James Paolo Herogeno, Sofia Gatchalian, Sahar Faiez, Susane Nader, Athina Salas, Jasmine Faiez, Jacqueline DeTorres, Vintage Resident, Jaana Hansen and two individuals who did not state their names.
Councilmembers Fuller and Shaw provided comments.
City Attorney Derek Cole clarified for the record that by approving this item, they would be approving the three items included in the packet.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Meadows and seconded by Mayor Henderson to approve the Bridgehead Industrial Planned Unit Development and adopt Ordinances 3-26 and 4-
26. AYES: Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: Fuller RESULT: Motion carried (4-1)
Item 4.3
City Manager Joshua McMurray addressed some misinformation about this item and provided background on why this item is a formality.
Questions were provided by Councilmembers Fuller, Williams and Shaw, which were addressed by Mr. McMurray.
Councilmember Fuller and Vice Mayor Meadows provided comments.
It was moved by Councilmember Williams and seconded by Vice Mayor Meadows to adopt the Resolution establishing the Rate per Equivalent Runoff Unit for FY 2026/27 and requesting the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water District to adopt an annual parcel assessment for drainage maintenance and the NPDES program. AYES:
Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: Fuller RESULT: Motion carried (4-1) Following the vote, City Manager Joshua McMurray requested a brief recess to resolve a technical issue with the closed captioning. Mayor Henderson called for a five-minute recess.
Item 4.4
Councilmember Fuller mentioned he will vote no.
City Attorney Derek Cole provided clarification on the item.
Councilmembers Shaw and Williams provided comments and questions, which were addressed by Mr. McMurray and Mr. Cole.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Meadows and seconded by Councilmember Williams to adopt the resolution adopting the updated Records Retention Schedules, authorizing destruction of certain City records, and rescinding Resolutions 08-13 and 17-18. AYES:
Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: Fuller RESULT: Motion carried (4-1) Mr. McMurray mentioned that there is still a technical issue with Closed Captioning in Granicus and it is only available on the City’s YouTube channel at this time.
Item 4.6
Councilmembers Fuller and Shaw provided comments.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Meadows and seconded by Councilmember Williams to adopt the Resolution approving the Deferred Improvement Agreement for 2540 Oakley Road related to MS 22-976 and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement.
AYES: Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: Fuller RESULT: Motion carried (4-1)
Item 4.8
Councilmember Fuller provided a comment.
It was moved by Councilmember Shaw and seconded by Vice Mayor Meadows to adopt the Resolution amending the Consulting Services Contract with KOA Hills to add report writing services and authorize the City Manager to sign the amendment. AYES: Fuller, Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: None RESULT: Motion carried (5-0)
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
6. REGULAR CALENDAR
6.1 Waive the First Reading and Introduce An Ordinance Amending Section
1.5.209 and 1.5.210 of the Oakley Municipal Code Concerning Requests for Administrative Hearings Challenging Citations (Conrad Fromme, Chief Building Official)
Chief Building Official Conrad Fromme presented the report.
City Attorney Derek Cole provided clarification.
Questions were provided by Councilmembers Shaw and Williams, which were addressed by Mr. Fromme.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Meadows and seconded by Councilmember Shaw to waive the first reading and introduce the proposed ordinance amending sections 1.5.209 and
1.5.210 of the Oakley Municipal Code. AYES: Fuller, Henderson, Meadows, Shaw, Williams NOES: None RESULT: Motion carried (5-0)
7. REPORTS
7.1 City Manager
(a) City Manager
City Manager Joshua McMurray reported that the second Annual Day of Service will be April 25th; he then introduced Police Chief Paul Beard for the PD update. (b) PD Update (Paul Beard, Police Chief)
Police Chief Paul Beard provided the update.
(c) City Council Salaries (Derek Cole, City Attorney)
City Attorney Derek Cole provided a report on City Council Salaries provided options and asked for direction from Council.
Councilmembers Fuller, Williams, Shaw, Vice Mayor Meadows, and Mayor Henderson, provided questions and comments, which were addressed by Mr. Cole.
7.2 Oakley City Council / Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency
(a) Reports from Council Liaisons to Regional Committees, Commissions and Boards AND Oakley City Council/Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency Councilmember Shaw reported attending the Chamber Mixer, the Mathnasium Ribbon Cutting, the International Women’s Day Celebration at the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meeting, and Transit Appreciation Day at Tri Delta Transit. She also noted ongoing communication with constituents via email and telephone.
Vice Mayor Meadows reported he attended a Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) meeting and Marin Clean Energy (MCE) meeting. He also participated in a tour of California Forever, which is a large city planned in Solano County.
Councilmember Williams reported she attended a Delta Protection Commission Meeting and a Green Empowerment Zone meeting.
Mayor Henderson reported he attended the St. Patrick’s Day event at Studio 55. (b) Requests for Future Agendas
Councilmember Fuller requested a future agenda item regarding the safety of e-bikes.
Councilmember Shaw supported it.
Councilmember Shaw requested a future agenda item to look at the format of meeting minutes, suggesting a hybrid approach that incorporates elements of previous and current practices. Councilmember Williams supported it and requested that the evaluation include looking into available technology to assist staff with minute preparation.
Councilmember Williams clarified her previous request for a future agenda item requesting the city to pursue a ban on data centers. She requested an interim moratorium to prevent the filing of new applications from being filed or processed while the work to implement the ban is underway. Councilmember Shaw supported the request.
8. WORK SESSION
8.1 5801 Bridgehead Road Preliminary General Plan Amendment (PA 2026- 001) (Evan Gorman, Associate Planner)
Associate Planner Evan Gorman presented the report.
Councilmember Fuller asked a question, which was addressed by Mr. Gorman.
Dick Loewke, representing Loewke Planning Associates (Applicant), provided a presentation and additional project details.
Councilmember Williams and Fuller provided questions, which were addressed by Mr. Loewke.
Following the presentation, Councilmembers Fuller, Williams, and Shaw, Vice Mayor Meadows and Mayor Henderson provided comments and direction to staff.
9. CLOSED SESSIONS
None
10. ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Kim Snodgrass
City Clerk