PINOLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
Vincent Salimi, Mayor
Devin Murphy, Mayor Pro Tem
Anthony Tave, Council Member
Maureen Toms, Council Member
Norma Martínez-Rubin, Council Member
TUESDAY
May 31, 2022
VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCE ONLY
6:00 P.M.
How to Submit Public Comments:
Written Comments: All comments received before 3:00 pm the day of the meeting will be posted on the City’s website on the agenda page (Agenda Page Link) and provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. Written comments will not be read aloud during the meeting.
Email comments to [email protected]
Please indicate which item on the agenda you are commenting on in the subject line of your email.
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Written Comments: All comments received before 3:00 pm the day of the meeting will be posted on the City’s website on the agenda page (Agenda Page Link) and provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. Written comments will not be read aloud during the meeting.
Email comments to [email protected] Please indicate which item on the agenda you are commenting on in the subject line of your email.
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City Council
Agenda – May 31, 2022
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Pinole City Council
Agenda –May 31, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN HONOR OF THE US MILITARY TROOPS
2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Before we begin, we would like to acknowledge the Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, Ohlone Land, the land that Pinole sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.
3. ROLL CALL, CITY CLERK’S REPORT & STATEMENT OF CONFLICT An official who has a conflict must, prior to consideration of the decision: (1) publicly identify in detail the financial interest that causes the conflict; (2) recuse himself /herself from discussing and voting on the matter; and (3) leave the room until after the decision has been made, Cal. Gov't Code § 87105.
4. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Public Comments)
Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes for City Council items and is subject to modification by the Mayor. Individuals may not share or offer time to another speaker. Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future meeting.
5. WORKSHOP ITEMS
A. Charter City Ballot Measure Polling Results [Action: Receive Report (Murray)]
6. ADJOURNMENT to the Regular City Council Meeting of June 7, 2022 in Remembrance of Amber Swartz.
I hereby certify under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing Agenda was posted on the bulletin board at the main entrance of Pinole City Hall, 2131 Pear Street Pinole, CA, on the City’s website, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date set forth on this agenda.
POSTED: May 26, 2022 at 5:00 P.M.
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Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 5A
DATE MAY 31, 2022
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: ANDREW MURRAY, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OF LIKELY VOTER SURVEY REGARDING POTENTIAL NOVEMBER 2022 BALLOT MEASURE TO
BECOME A CHARTER CITY AND ENACT A REAL PROPERTY
TRANSFER TAX AND ASSESSMENT OF THE VIABILITY OF A
POTENTIAL MEASURE
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council receive a presentation by the Lew Edwards Group (LEG) and Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc. (FM3) of the results of a likely voter survey conducted regarding a potential November 2022 ballot measure and LEG and FM3’s assessment of the viability of a potential November 2022 ballot measure.
BACKGROUND
At its meeting on March 1, 2022, the City Council directed staff to hire consultants to conduct research and communication regarding a potential November 2022 ballot measure to become a charter city and enact an increased real property transfer tax (RPTT). Following a competitive selection process, the City executed agreements with LEG and FM3 to conduct the survey and communication tasks.
To orient themselves to civic affairs in Pinole, LEG and FM3 reviewed the City’s history of ballot measures, recent media coverage, and financial and other strategic City documents and communications. LEG and FM3 also met with City staff and Council Members to learn about current issues.
Based on this research and their extensive experience with municipal ballot measures, LEG and FM3 created a survey instrument (questionnaire) to gather representative input regarding a potential November 2022 ballot measure and other key civic matters. FM3 assembled a sample of likely November 2022 voters and collected responses through a dual-mode methodology (online and telephone surveys).
The survey instrument used a traditional three-part design to assess potential measure viability, in which participants 1) were asked to react to a potential ballot measure based solely on a hypothetical 75-word ballot question (written with legal reviews) and unprompted by any background information; 2) were asked to react again to the potential ballot measure after hearing a series of educational statements providing supportive City Council Report
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rationales; and 3) were asked to react one final time to the potential ballot measure after hearing a series of critical statements arguing for opposition to the measure.
REVIEW & ANALYSIS
LEG and FM3 will present the results of the survey as well as their assessment of the viability of a potential November 2022 ballot measure to become a charter city and enact an increased RPTT at a special City Council meeting on May 31, 2022. In order for the City Council to place a measure on the November 2022 ballot to become a charter city and enact an increased RPTT, the City Council must hold two public hearings on the matter and subsequently adopt a resolution by 4/5s vote placing the measure. The City Council will hold the first public hearing on the matter during its regular City Council meeting on June 7, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from receiving a presentation of the survey results and an assessment of the viability of a potential measure.
ATTACHMENTS
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