Pinole City Council
March 19, 2024

CITY COUNCIL
Maureen Toms, Mayor
Cameron Sasai, Mayor Pro Tem
Anthony Tave, Council Member
Norma Martínez-Rubin, Council Member
Devin T. Murphy, Council Member

PINOLE CITY COUNCIL

MEETING AGENDA
March 19, 2024
5:00 PM
Attend in Person: PINOLE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 2131 PEAR STREET OR
Attend VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCE – Details provided below How to Submit Public Comments:

In Person:

Attend meeting at the Pinole City Council Chambers, fill out a yellow public comment card and submit it to the City Clerk.

Via Zoom:

Members of the public may submit a live remote public comment via Zoom video conferencing. Download the Zoom mobile app from the Apple Appstore or Google Play. If you are using a desktop computer, you can test your connection to Zoom by clicking here. Zoom also allows you to join the meeting by phone.

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Webinar ID: 893 3500 0272
By phone: +1 (669) 900-6833 or +1 (253) 215-8782 or +1 (346) 248-7799 • Speakers will be asked to provide their name and city of residence, although providing this is not required for participation.
• Each speaker will be afforded up to 3 minutes to speak (subject to modification by the Mayor) • Speakers will be muted until their opportunity to provide public comment.

When the Mayor opens the comment period for the item you wish to speak on, please use the “raise hand” feature (or press *9 if connecting via telephone) which will alert staff that you have a comment to provide and press *6 to unmute. To comment with your video enabled, please let the City Clerk know you would like to turn your camera on once you are called to speak.

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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OTHER WAYS TO WATCH THE MEETING
LIVE ON CHANNEL 26. They are retelecast the following week. The Community TV Channel 26 schedule is published on the city’s website at www.ci.pinole.ca.us.

VIDEO-STREAMED LIVE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE, www.ci.pinole.ca.us and remain archived on the site for five (5) years.

If none of these options are available to you, or you need assistance with public comment, please contact the City Clerk, Heather Bell at (510) 724-8928 or [email protected]..

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Note: Staff reports are available for inspection on the City Website at www.ci.pinole.ca.us. You may also contact the City Clerk via e-mail at [email protected].

Ralph M. Brown Act. Gov. Code § 54950. In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares that the public commissions, boards and councils and the other public agencies in this State exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business. It is the intent of the law that their actions be taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted openly. The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies, which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.

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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. CONVENE TO A CLOSED SESSION
Citizens may address the Council regarding a Closed Session item prior to the Council adjourning into the Closed Session, by first providing a speaker card to the City Clerk.

A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code § 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: Eric Casher, City Attorney, and Stacy Shell, Human Resources Director
Unrepresented employee: City Clerk
B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code § 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: Neil Gang, Interim City Manager, Stacy Shell, Human Resources Director, and Gregory Ramirez, IEDA
Employee organization: PPEA
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2)
Number of Potential Cases: 1

5. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF CLOSED SESSION

6. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Public Comments)
Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes 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 Council meeting. PLEASE SEE THE COVERSHEET OF THE

AGENDA FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS

7. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS / COMMUNITY EVENTS
A. Proclamations

1. Nowruz

2. César Chávez Day

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B. Presentations

1. ConFire

2. 4th of July Celebration Update by Acting Community Service Director, Maria Picazo

8. REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Mayor Report

1. Announcements
B. Mayoral & Council Appointments
C. City Council Committee Reports & Communications
D. Council Requests for Future Agenda Items
E. City Manager Report / Department Staff
F. City Attorney Report

9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and noncontroversial. These items will be enacted by one motion and without discussion. If, however, any interested party or Council member(s) wishes to comment on an item, they may do so before action is taken on the Consent Calendar. Following comments, if a Council member wishes to discuss an item, it will be removed from the Consent Calendar and taken up in order after adoption of the Consent Calendar.

A. Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on November 7, 2023 and the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on March 5, 2024.

B. Receive the March 2, 2024– March 15, 2024 List of Warrants in the Amount of $2,215,762.27 and the March 15, 2024 Payroll in the Amount of $506,847.65.

C. Approve Annual Progress Report on Housing Element Implementation Action: Receive Report (Justin Shiu, David Hanham)
D. City of Pinole Sponsorship of the Pinole Valley High School's Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Study Stop at the Asian American Museum in San Francisco and Broadcast of Heritage Show Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Heather Bell)

10. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Citizens wishing to speak regarding a Public Hearing item should fill out a speaker card prior to the completion of the presentation, by first providing a speaker card to the City Clerk. An official who engaged in an ex parte communication that is the subject of a Public Hearing must disclose the communication on the record prior to the start of the Public Hearing.

None

11. OLD BUSINESS

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A. Adopt a Resolution to establish the new City seal, logo, and branding guidelines Action:

Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Fiona Epps)
B. Consider adoption of amendments to the Procurement Policy Action: Discuss and provide direction. (Kapil Amin, Lilly Whalen, Markisha Guillory)

12. NEW BUSINESS
A. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Action: Receive Report (Markisha Guillory)

13. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Continued from Item 6) (Public Comments) Open only to members of the public who did not speak under the first Citizens to Be Heard, Agenda Item 6 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.

14. ADJOURNMENT to the Finance Sub Committee Meeting of March 27, 2024, 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, and on the City’s website, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date set forth on this agenda. _______________________
Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk
POSTED: Thursday March 14, 2024 at 4:45 pm

Pinole City Council Regular Meeting
November 7, 2023

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES
November 7, 2023

1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN HONOR OF THE US MILITARY TROOPS
The City Council Meeting was held in a hybrid format (in-person and via Zoom videoconference and broadcast) from the Pinole Council Chambers, 2131 Pear Street, Pinole, California. Mayor Murphy called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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. Code § 87105.

A. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT
Devin Murphy, Mayor
Maureen Toms, Mayor Pro Tem
Norma Martinez-Rubin, Council Member
Cameron Sasai, Council Member
Anthony Tave, Council Member
B. STAFF PRESENT
Neil Gang, Interim City Manager
Eric Casher, City Attorney
Heather Bell, City Clerk
Sanjay Mishra, Public Works Director
Lilly Whalen, Community Development Director
Markisha Guillory, Finance Director
Roxane Stone, Deputy City Clerk
City Clerk Heather Bell announced the agenda had been posted on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. with all legally required written notices. Several written comments had been received in advance of the meeting, distributed to staff and the City Council, posted to the City website and made available in the Council Chambers.

Following an inquiry, the Council reported there were no conflicts with any items on the agenda.

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4. CONVENE TO A CLOSED SESSION:

Citizens may address the Council regarding a Closed Session item prior to the Council adjourning into the Closed Session, by first providing a speaker card to the City Clerk.

A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code § 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: City Attorney Eric Casher Employee Organization: Interim City Manager
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Gov. Code § 54957
Title: City Manager
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Gov. Code § 54956.9 (d)(1)
MVP Construction

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Deputy City Clerk Roxane Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED

5. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF CLOSED SESSION At 6:35 p.m., Mayor Murphy reconvened the meeting into open session and announced there was no reportable action for Items 4A and 4C. For Item 4B, the City Council provided direction to staff to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant to lead the executive search for a permanent City Manager.

6. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Public Comments)
Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes 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 Council meeting.

Bob Kopp, Pinole, asked why the City Council had fired the City Manager, the cost of the City Manager’s severance package, and why the City Council wanted to change the current procedures for the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.

Ann Moriarty, Pinole, Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed, expressed her gratitude to the many volunteers involved in the restoration of Pinole Creek including City of Pinole staff and former City Manager Andrew Murray, who had been a real advocate for the creek. Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed hoped to continue a relationship with the Interim City Manager and the next City Manager on that commitment. She also expressed her appreciation to Code Enforcement Officer Sarrah Patton for her commitment to the enforcement of Pinole Creek and stated the City of Pinole was lucky to have her.

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Ms. Moriarty also thanked the Public Works Director, Public Works Manager and Public Works Department crew for the installation and maintenance of a trash can behind the Pinole Valley Shopping Center and recognized the Department’s work with the unhoused that hung out behind the Pinole Library. Next events for Friends of Pinole Creek Watershed included an event scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2023 and Saturday, November 11, 2023 for the Pollinator Garden and Upper Watershed, and on Saturday, November 18, 2023 for the Earth Team, with Pinole Valley High School to sponsor a Community Creek Clean-Up at Fernandez Park. More information on all events was available by scanning the QR codes around the City or at the Friends of Pinole Creek website.

Rafael Menis, Pinole, commented on the differences and confusion between operations and strategy and defined each term which he stated was relevant to the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Palestine; the ultimate strategic aims for each and the potential different strategic outcomes yet to be defined. As the City Council considered various actions, he asked the City Council not to confuse operations with strategies and just because it could do something did not mean that it should be done if it ultimately did not lead towards the desired goal.

Peter Murray, Pinole, spoke to the need for street striping around the City, particularly along Pinole Valley Road where it was difficult to visualize the road absent adequate lighting, which was a safety issue. He also referred to the option to participate in City meetings remotely as a courtesy and as posted on the meeting agenda, and while he was aware of the problems in some cities with remote participation, he questioned giving the Mayor the sole authority to stop public participation remotely at any time. He stated that should be up to the entire City Council and the issue should be discussed amongst the entire City Council.

7. REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Mayor Report

1. Announcements
Mayor Murphy thanked the City Clerk and City Manager’s Departments for the wonderful Commissioner’s Dinner, which he understood would be posted on Pinole Community Television (PCTV). He recognized all volunteer Commissioners for their work for the City of Pinole. He also reported he had joined fifty other United States Mayors and Council members advocating the President and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators’ support for local governments to reduce methane emissions in landfills, and he looked to a more robust conversation at the National League of Cities Conference in the next week. In addition, he was proud of the work of Marin Clean Energy (MCE), which had lobbied for more resources for the community to build more clean energy projects, and reported that MCE had received a $1 million contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) to support cities in the member communities.

B. Mayoral & Council Appointments: None
C. City Council Committee Reports & Communications
Mayor Pro Tem Toms reported she had attended a two-day Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) Workshop, titled Changing the Landscape of Transportation and Advancing the Organization.

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Mayor Pro Tem Toms had also attended this date the Shaping the Future, the Key Trends in Real Estate Finance and Economic Development sponsored by the Institute for Local Government, briefing the City Council on all discussions. She also reported the County Office of Emergency Services was engaging in preparing its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) with a survey to be distributed to the community, to be posted on the City’s social media pages and in biweekly reports. As the County completed its LHMP, the City would be required to adopt its own plan to be eligible for pre-planning and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement in the event of an emergency.

Council member Martinez-Rubin reported that she too had attended Shaping the Future, the Key Trends in Real Estate Finance and Economic Development sponsored by the Institute for Local Government, and she also briefed the City Council on the discussions and expressed the willingness to provide information from the sessions to staff that could be distributed to the City Council. She invited the public to the Veterans Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony scheduled for November 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Fernandez Park, sponsored by the Pinole Historical Society and the City of Pinole.

Council member Sasai reported he had attended a West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) Board meeting and briefed the City Council on the discussions, with more information available on the wcctac.org website. He had also attended the City Seal Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting along with Council member Martinez-Rubin and briefed the City Council on the discussions. He added he had been appointed to the League of California Cities Public Safety Policy Committee through the California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED (Items 7A through 7C)
Deputy City Clerk Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
D. Council Requests for Future Agenda Items
Council member Martinez-Rubin offered a motion for staff to plan with the City Council sometime in the first six months of 2024 and prior to the 2024/25 budget development process, a workshop to allow the City Council to visit the status of the different Master Plans in place and identify next steps relative to the Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP) as a future agenda item.

There was no second to the motion and the motion failed.

ACTION: Motion by Council members Sasai/Tave for a discussion item on the next steps to declare City Parcel 401-161-009 (property on Pear Street directly across from the U.S.

Post Office) as surplus land including actions to market and sell the property.

Vote: Passed 4-1
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Sasai, Tave
Noes: Martinez-Rubin
Abstain: None

Absent: None

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Mayor Murphy requested a presentation from Contra Costa Community Awareness and Emergency Response as a future agenda item. He clarified, when asked, that Contra Costa Community Awareness and Emergency Response was a Countywide non-profit public benefit corporation of public emergency response agencies, local government officials and facilities and businesses that used, stored, handled, produced and transported hazardous materials, with cities in jurisdictions in Contra Costa County represented on the body, although the City of Pinole was currently not a member.

Council member Martinez-Rubin understood the group was a statewide organization and suggested a better approach would be for everyone to visit the group website. After that research the City Council could come back and discuss the specifics to possibly work together.

Mayor Murphy clarified the group was a Countywide not a statewide organization with many members locally. The City of Pinole was not a member at this time and a presentation would allow an opportunity for everyone to educate themselves around the work of this group.

ACTION: Motion by Mayor Murphy/Council member Sasai for a future agenda item for a presentation from Contra Costa Community Awareness and Emergency Response.

Vote: Passed 3-2
Ayes: Murphy, Sasai, Tave
Noes: Martinez-Rubin, Toms
Abstain: None

Absent: None
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Murphy/Mayor Pro Tem Toms to direct staff to arrange in the next year a rotation of Departmental Updates to learn more about what each Department was doing.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED (Item D)
Deputy City Clerk Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
E. City Manager Report / Department Staff
Interim City Manager Gang also recognized the City Clerk’s Office for its work on the Commissioner’s Dinner and he thanked all volunteers for their service to the community. He highlighted the upcoming United Against Hate Week (UAHW) events, particularly United We Heal Sound Bath scheduled for Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the Senior Center at 10:00 a.m., with a second event scheduled due to demand on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

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Interim City Manager Gang reported the City had engaged the professional services of Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) to support the City with grant services. Staff had met with TPA to review the scope of work, roles and responsibilities of TPA and City staff, with the next step for TPA to meet with each Department individually to determine funding needs and develop a Comprehensive Needs Assessment to best match the City’s funding needs with available funding opportunities on an ongoing basis.

Interim City Manager Gang also provided an update on the relationship between the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD) and the City of Pinole, and briefed the City Council on recent discussions about ways to continue to build the relationship through collaboration and with an open invitation extended to the CCCFPD to any and all Citywide events. An open house would also be scheduled at the one-year anniversary of the opening of Fire Station 74.

At this time, PCTV provided a brief video of the recent National Night Out event.

Public Works Director Sanjay Mishra provided an update on the use of the Beehive Software Program for Public Works Department operation and maintenance activities and tracking system, with staff being trained on the software program. He reported there had been a total of 348 service requests logged for the year to date into the system with a total of 42 service requests for the month of October, and with 16 outstanding items to date. Pending service requests included street lights, facilities, roads, potholes, stormwater and illegal dumping. Six emergency callouts had been logged for the year to date and two emergency calls had been logged for the month of October, along with 42 road-related service requests logged for the year to date and nine requests for the month of October, mostly related to pothole patching.

Repairs had been completed on Appian Way where the City had received numerous reports on damaged road conditions and the City was working with FEMA on major repair work. A contractor had refreshed the therma-plastic striping on Appian Way from Allview Avenue to Michael Drive, and the City Council had been provided a handout sample of the reports from the Beehive Software Program for informational purposes.

Interim City Manager Gang expressed his hope the new Beehive Software Program would provide more accurate information for ongoing road work activities.

Council member Tave thanked staff for the report, looked forward to monthly reports, but commented on concerns in the community with illegal dumping, oftentimes from people who were not residents of Pinole. He asked how the community could address the situation.

Public Works Director Mishra commented that absent a proper photograph of a license plate it was difficult to identify an individual who was illegally dumping.

Interim City Manager Gang also commented on the challenges with illegal dumping and explained that sometimes the owner of the vehicle was not the violator illegally dumping and there had to be positive proof of the person committing the act. A photograph of the person and license plate would enhance an investigation that could occur.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms asked that the Public Works Director’s report be posted in the biweekly administrative report.

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Council member Martinez-Rubin suggested it would be helpful to post on the City website that residents who hired small business haulers demand to the extent possible a receipt or invoice proving item(s) had been dumped legally, which could be discussed in the future as to how that could be done formally. The City should also encourage residents to consider that Republic Services provided at least two large haul pickups each year for residents as part of garbage service. She added there were areas in the City in need of road striping and asked where in the report that information would be presented.

Public Works Director Mishra stated that information would be provided under the roads category but it could be split into a subcategory in future reports.

F. City Attorney Report: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED (Items 7E through 7F)
Deputy City Clerk Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED

8. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS / COMMUNITY EVENTS
Please note: Not all proclamations were read into the record by the City Council and some of the proclamations were taken out of order from how they had been shown on the meeting agenda.

A. Proclamations

1. Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
The City Council read into the record a proclamation recognizing the month of November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month with the proclamation presented to Community Development Director Lilly Whalen in memory of her mother Susan Schinsing.

Community Development Director Lilly Whalen thanked the City Council for the proclamation and recognition of the month of November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

2. World Town Planning Day
The City Council read into the record a proclamation recognizing November 8, 2023 as World Town Planning Day with the proclamation presented to Community Development Director Whalen.

Mayor Murphy acknowledged the following proclamations that were not read into the record:

3. Sikh Awareness Month

4. United Against Hate Week

5. Native American Heritage Month

6. Shelter in Place Education Day
PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED (Item 8A, 1-6)

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Deputy City Clerk Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
B. Presentations

1. CA vs. Hate Initiative
Becky Monroe, Civil Rights Attorney, California Civil Rights Department (CRD), the State’s civil rights agency whose mission was to protect the people of the State of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation and from hate violence and human trafficking, provided a PowerPoint presentation titled, Earning Trust and Combating Hate:

California vs. Hate Resource Line and Network. The presentation included an overview of CRDs comprehensive approach to combat hate; the civil rights laws enforced by CRD; California vs.

Hate Resource Line and Network; CA. vs. Hate Intake Process; CA vs. Hate – There’s Support When You Report; CA vs. Hate Content Hub and the background of UAHW with UAHW Week to take place from November 12 through 18, 2023. Additionally, resources such as the California Commission on the State of Hate and Community Conflict Resolution Team were also highlighted.

Council member Sasai appreciated the interagency collaboration between WCCTAC, the City of Pinole, and the CA vs. Hate Initiative. Speaking to the Israeli-Palestine conflict, he asked whether or not CRD had seen an uptick in hate crimes for those specific communities.

Ms. Monroe acknowledged the CRD had been responding to a great deal of pain across the State and more data was due to be released in the next week, but she acknowledged reports of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate moving through the State of California. Also, Cal State San Bernadino had established a center on hate and extremism, and frequently reported that when there was conflict in the Middle East there was an increase in antisemitism and anti-Muslim bigotry. It was important to recognize that this was the opportunity for UAHW and others to come together in solidarity and it was important to get the word out now. California was lucky to have advocates and leaders who were making sure they were doing everything possible to combat hate and anyone feeling threatened was welcome to join available webinars and share resources.

Council member Sasai asked how local law enforcement agencies could leverage and expand access to State resources to those who reported hate incidents and crimes locally and whether there were any recommendations to improve local law enforcement agencies hate crime policies.

Ms. Monroe commented on her background as a Civil Rights Lawyer and she again outlined the free resources and support, as shown in the PowerPoint presentation, where materials could get out to law enforcement agencies. CRD was encouraging city leaders and law enforcement to share all information as a way to build trust and most law enforcement agency leaders recognized the need to track incidents and crimes as a best practice, and the CRD could provide support for that to occur.

Council member Martinez-Rubin walked through with Ms. Monroe the types of civil legal resources available to anyone who may experience or need to report a hate crime or act of discrimination and how someone could file a claim with the CRD and/or obtain mental health services.

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PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Rafael Menis, Pinole, commented that much of what had been discussed were ways to deal with incidents of hate after the fact. He asked the Interim City Manager whether the City currently recorded hate incidents as opposed to hate crimes, whether there was a way to address those situations and for the CRD and the City to more broadly work to build an environment that was less hateful and create a space for truth and reconciliation with a broader source of processes to lower the temperature. He referred to the Israel-Palestine conflict where there had been thousands of fatalities of civilians on both sides. He suggested that reporting attacks was not enough and they should go beyond that and create a more collaborative and safer space to discuss things before conflicts came up and be able to understand each other better before disagreements reached that point.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Ms. Monroe emphasized that prevention was being done through some of the work described.

She suggested in terms of prevention they could help to support people when in pain, either when being targeted for a crime or incident and build trust, and she again detailed the work of the Community Conflict Resolution Team, which was not a criminal, legal or civil option but involved community civil rights mediators who helped to identify common values, addressed those values and offered tips on de-escalation. There were ways to work with proactive cities to address a high-profile act of hate and to ensure the City was effectively communicating with local government and the local community to build relationships in advance. She was strongly of the opinion that enforcing other civil rights protections was critical to creating a climate to combat hate. Additionally, the Commission on the State of Hate worked on prevention and she encouraged everyone to participate remotely in a meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. with the Commission on the State of Hate. More information was available online. Identification of de-escalation techniques to prevent incidents of hate was also important.

Interim City Manager Gang agreed that collaboration was important before an incident occurred.

He introduced the City’s Hate Crime Coordinator, Commander Matt Avery, and commented that this was a community-wide effort and the Police Department was one component of that effort.

He noted that CA vs. Hate Initiative resources would be distributed during the UAHW events planned and would also be made available at City Hall. He added that since 2015, there had been five recorded hate incidents in the City of Pinole.

Pinole Police Department Commander Matt Avery, Hate Crime Coordinator, explained that he would take the information from CA vs. Hate Initiative for use in the Police Department training that was done annually and which identified, investigated and documented hate crimes. He provided an overview of the Department’s policies in reporting, investigating and documenting hate crimes and would ensure policies were current and included the information provided as part of this presentation from CA vs. Hate Initiative.

Council member Sasai thanked the City Council for allowing the presentation. In terms of public safety and in an equity lens, he suggested the City had to allocate resources to people most impacted at the moment. This was a passion of his given the increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the Bay Area during the pandemic. Given the increase in antisemitism, anti-Black and antiLBGTQ+ crimes in the State, expanding and leveraging State resources and getting it out to residents was very important.

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Council member Sasai offered a motion, seconded by Council member Tave, to direct staff to consult with the CA vs. Hate Initiative to develop custom materials for a social media outreach and posters for display in City facilities.

On the motion, Mayor Pro Tem Toms asked whether a motion could be made as part of a presentation.

City Attorney Eric Casher explained the motion was to direct staff to conduct an administrative function to move this item forward and was not a formal action approving a contract or anything beyond direction to staff.

ACTION: Motion by Council members Sasai/Tave to direct staff to consult with the CA vs.

Hate Initiative to develop custom materials for a social media outreach and posters for display in City facilities.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None
Mayor Pro Tem Toms thanked Ms. Monroe for the presentation and looked forward to sharing the materials from CA vs. Hate Initiative with the community.

Mayor Murphy also thanked Ms. Monroe for the presentation and welcomed annual presentations from CA vs. Hate Initiative.

9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and noncontroversial. These items will be enacted by one motion and without discussion. If, however, any interested party or Council member(s) wishes to comment on an item, they may do so before action is taken on the Consent Calendar. Following comments, if a Council member wishes to discuss an item, it will be removed from the Consent Calendar and taken up in order after adoption of the Consent Calendar.

A. Approve the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting on September 11, 2023 and the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on October 17, 2023 B. Receive the October 14, 2023 – November 3, 2023 – List of Warrants in the Amount of $1,745,270.83 and the October 27, 2023 Payroll in the Amount of $492,070.46
C. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Folsom Lake Ford to Purchase Two Patrol Vehicles at a Total Cost of $104,964.38 [Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Avery)] D. Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 First Quarter Report on Status of Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Projects [Action: Receive Report (Mishra)]

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E. Receive the Quarterly Report on Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 First Quarter [Action: Receive Report (Whalen)]
F. Receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 First Quarter Financial Report [Action:

Receive Report (Guillory)]
G. Receive the Quarterly Investment Report for the First Quarter (Ending September 30, 2023) [Action: Receive Report (Guillory)]
H. Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) for Anabi Shell Station Located at 1401 Fitzgerald Drive (CUP 23-04) [Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Hanham)]
I. Declare the Listed Property as Surplus and Designate a Purchasing Officer to Dispose of the Listed Property in Accordance with the City of Pinole Financial Policies – Capital Assets Policy and Procedures [Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Bingaman)]
Speaking to Item 9A, the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes for October 17, 2023, City Clerk Bell requested the following revisions:

Rafael Menis to be revised to read:

Rafael Menis, Pinole, commented based on his experience attending the Community Services Commission meeting when the Sister City Policy had been discussed, that the Commission had been relatively hostile to the item since they felt that it would be using City funds.

To the same page and the comments again attributed to Mr. Menis, in the first sentence of the second paragraph of his comments to be revised to read:

Mr. Menis also commented that a few Council members had an idea to potentially include people outside of the City Council to take part in the Sister City process and it would be worthwhile to have the City Council consider having that input such as from the Rotary Club of Pinole and former Mayor Salimi, who had contacts with other cities in other countries.

Speaking to Item 9D, Public Works Director Mishra advised a correction memorandum had been prepared to add to the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 First Quarter Report on the Status of CIP Projects. He reported the City Council had received a report and directed staff to take necessary steps to sell the Faria House on September 19, 2023. City staff would be working on the next steps and would update the City Council in the future. There were no other updates at this time and this project would be removed from the CIP Project List in the next budget cycle.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED

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Irma Ruport, Pinole, referenced Item 9D, and thanked the Public Works Director for the report, but commented the City Council had voted 4-1 on September 19, 2023 to sell the Faria House and if no agreement was reached within 90-days, there was also an initial 60-day period. She asked whether the project would be fast-tracked since there were deadlines involved. As to the project description sheet for the CIP projects, she commented that some of the projects had been removed from certain areas of funding or non-funding, and suggested there should be a footnote included for the projects to inform residents of the status of all projects and how the City Council had voted on the projects, a suggestion she had provided to the Public Works Director.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Toms/Council member Martinez-Rubin to approve Item 9A as modified by the City Clerk, Item 9D, subject to the staff clarification and Items 9B, 9C and 9E through 9I, as shown.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None

10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
Citizens wishing to speak regarding a Public Hearing item should fill out a speaker card prior to the completion of the presentation, by first providing a speaker card to the City Clerk. An official who engaged in an ex parté communication that is the subject of a Public Hearing must disclose the communication on the record prior to the start of the Public Hearing.

11. OLD BUSINESS
A. Project Labor Agreement with Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council [Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Mishra)] Public Works Director Mishra presented the staff report dated November 7, 2023, and recommended the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and related side letter included as Attachment A to the staff report, and authorize the Interim City Manager to sign the Project Labor Agreement with the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated local Union.

Council member Martinez-Rubin asked why the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee had focused on a PLA from the City of El Cerrito as the most appealing to work off of and what it was about the other PLAs the Subcommittee had reviewed that had not been appealing to consider including in a PLA for the City of Pinole.

Public Works Director Mishra explained that the City of El Cerrito, also located in Contra Costa County, was of a similar size with similar-sized projects as the City of Pinole and had been used as a base document, with a local hire clause added which had been taken from the City’s PLA for the Pinole-Hercules Wastewater Treatment Plant project. The PLA also determined local hires as people who lived within a 30-mile radius of the City of Pinole or project location.

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Council member Martinez-Rubin understood one of the purposes of a PLA was to avoid the possibility of labor strikes or the possibility or any other activity by a contractor or their workers that could impede the timely completion of a project at any phase. She asked whether that had been a problem in the City of Pinole.

Public Works Director Mishra reported he was unaware of any such problems in the recent past or as part of the last major projects in the City of Pinole. The Pinole-Hercules Wastewater Treatment Plant was the last large project in Pinole that had been built under a PLA and there had been no issues. He understood strikes had not been an issue for any other City projects.

Council member Martinez-Rubin asked why a PLA was an approach the City desired to take proactively, to which City Attorney Casher explained he had no knowledge of any labor strikes creating disruptions or delays on any public works projects within the City of Pinole. The PLA would provide a framework to avoid any strikes if they were to happen.

Council member Martinez-Rubin asked if a strike were to happen what parties would be involved as part of any grievance to come to an agreement to continue work, whether it would involve the City Attorney, other City employees or an arrangement between mediation, the contractor and the laborer.

City Attorney Casher stated it would be a City project with the City involved at the City staff level and the striking laborers and their union engaged with all hands essentially involved.

Council member Martinez-Rubin referenced Pages 2 and 3 of the November 7 staff report and what the PLA was about, particularly a statement that read: The PLA requires the facilitation of employment of Local Area residents and promotion of Local Hire (as defined in the attached PLA) and the use of resources in the Local Area in construction of the Project. In that regard, she asked about the purchase of any goods used in any construction project and her understanding where purchases were made and taxes paid, the contractor was to prepare paperwork with the State Department of Finance Administration (DOFA) so that sales taxes generated from the construction project would go to the city where the purchases had been made. She asked for more detail on that consideration as a follow-up and possible inclusion as a requirement in the PLA.

Public Works Director Mishra clarified the PLA did not address material purchases and when the City advertised a contract that could be specified in the contract, although since it could be restrictive most cities did not do that. As an example, a city the size of Pinole may not be able to purchase the materials needed for larger projects. General conditions could be specified in the contract such as Buy America requirements, as an example, as mandated by federally funded projects.

City Attorney Casher confirmed the PLA did not cover local purchasing but the City’s Procurement Policy included a section that created a local purchase preference.

Council member Martinez-Rubin also referenced the statement in the staff report which read: The PLA requires that the City Council receive a report on the status of the PLA no later than six (6) months prior to the five (5) year term expiring, and either party can terminate the PLA with written notice to the other party, and she asked staff for a clarification of that clause.

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Public Works Director Mishra explained the clause referenced was for City staff to bring an update to the City Council six months prior to the expiration of the PLA to report whether or not it had worked for the City.

Council member Sasai thanked the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee and the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council, which had been diligent in developing the PLA. He understood the Subcommittee had reviewed other PLAs in the Bay Area, as detailed in the staff report, but asked whether there were clauses from those PLAs that had been excluded in the proposed PLA.

Public Works Director Mishra explained that most PLAs that had been reviewed from jurisdictions in Contra Costa County were similar in nature with the exception of the threshold values.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Irma Ruport, Pinole, a member of the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee and a member of the Community Services Commission, commented on her background as a retired government employee and her service as a Chief Steward representative. She thanked the City Council for letting others serve on the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee and reported she had provided written comments to the City Council. She requested that the following provisions be included in the PLA: local hiring, entering into total partnership with the City, frequent updates and statistics for Pinole residents including hiring and training, opportunities for minorities and women to apply and train in all fields and careers, inclusion of West County to the sites of training and if not possible in the contract that the City monitor this contract under these terms, and follow-up with monthly quarterly reports either by email reports or to the City Council to ensure compliance with the contract.

Ms. Ruport added that Hercules High School held a career fair/job training, her husband as a retired attorney had been asked to speak during the training, and she wanted to see the City Council task the Community Services Commission with Career Fair/Job Training Apprenticeships in 2024, and partner with the unions on job training in West County as provided in other areas of Contra Costa County.

Samson Quenga, business representative for painters and drywall finishers, representing hundreds of men and women in Contra Costa County, spoke to his experience over the past twelve years in the construction trades, some of which were on PLA jobs. He commented that a PLA would ensure the timely completion of projects either at or under budget; provide signatory employers with a reliable and ready source of highly-trained and skilled workforce through State accredited apprenticeship programs; reduce costs by utilizing apprentices on the jobs who could develop a skill set with schooling at not cost allowing them to earn while learning; would increase diversity, enhance workforce development, provide jobs for communities that were underprivileged and underserved and provide health and safety, all factoring into the success of a job. PLAs also benefitted cities and taxpayer-funded projects and delivered an agreement shared between contractors and clients for a concerted outcome.

Rafael Menis, Pinole, supported the PLA suggesting it would be beneficial to the City preventing strikes and lockouts and would work to regularize processes. While conflicts may arise separate from the quality of union work the PLA would negate that. In terms of the equity lens, he referenced the non-discrimination clause in the PLA, with various elements of the PLA to comply with various state and federal non-discrimination laws.

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Mr. Menis understood the State had rules in certain fields banning certain affirmative action type programs and asked if that would apply to the PLA if the City, unions or partners under the agreement wanted to focus on hiring apprentices from certain underrepresented backgrounds and genders. He also spoke to Subsection 2.3.1 of Attachment B, Project Labor Agreement for the City of Pinole, as written, and as shown on Page 187 of 219 of the agenda packets, and asked whether the City currently or planned in the future to have any contractors who would do this sort of work in conflict with this clause. He also referenced the footnote as shown on Page 202 of 219 of the Agenda Packet of Attachment B, and asked whether that would be included in the final document.

Bill Whitney, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council, stated he represented 35,000 workers in Contra Costa County with the majority comprised of men and women of color and indigenous peoples. The Council was one of the largest middle class job creators with apprenticeship programs provided at no cost to provide the skills for workers to go out and get a job. A PLA promoted local hires, had people who worked in the area and spent where they lived, and the Council was an organization that was proactive with veterans. He highlighted the Helmet to Hardhats Program and emphasized the Council spent billions in North America on training programs at no cost. He expressed his appreciation to City staff for their cooperation in preparing the PLA that was fair, equitable, balanced and the same as everywhere else.

Tom Hansen, Business Manager, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 302, and President of the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council, thanked the City Council for the PLA. He pointed out that Pinole Valley High School and other schools had been built under a PLA with the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). He added that PLAs put people to work at home, the City of Rodeo was working on rebuilding its refinery with a PLA, and the provisions in the PLA prioritized local hires in Pinole, Rodeo and Hercules.

He thanked City staff and the City Attorney for the great work and he appreciated the City’s support.

William Chisholm, International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 8, which jurisdiction covered Contra Costa County, echoed the previous comments and explained that a PLA was an insurance policy which ensured that the money spent would go towards skilled craftsmen who would do the work right the first time and if that approach was not taken, cheap would come out expensive.

Jason Gallia, Pinole, explained that he had experience in the building trades and projects with PLAs in the Bay Area and had been able to purchase a home and raise his family in the City of Pinole. He was now the Business Manager/Financial Treasurer/Secretary for the Ironworkers and he identified some of the many projects in the Bay Area constructed by the ironworkers and skilled laborers and apprentices who worked all over the Bay Area. He strongly supported the PLA and hoped the City Council would move it forward.

Timothy Jefferies, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) Local 549, also spoke to the benefits of PLAs and explained that the PLA would bring a workforce that was fair to women, with women in the building trades to have the same weight as men whether a journeyman, apprentice or superintendent. He emphasized PLAs were also great for veterans like himself.

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Cole Batchelder, Pinole, member of IBEW 302, thanked the City Council for considering a Citywide PLA. He looked forward to working and spending more time locally with his family.

Doug LeMoine, Member and Business Agent for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324, assured the City Council that a yes vote on the PLA would put highly skilled and trained men and women from the labor unions to work in Pinole. He explained that most workers came from highly-trained apprenticeship programs with hundreds of hours of on-the-job training before graduating the program. He encouraged the City Council to approve the PLA to allow the men and women of the construction trades to live and work at home.

Maria Alegria, Pinole, affirmed the comments in support of the PLA, and thanked the City Council and particularly the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee through the leadership of Council member Tave to bring this matter back to the City Council. She suggested the PLA was almost a decade overdue. She commented that when she had served as Mayor of Pinole, the City Hall building had been built with a PLA and the project had come in under budget and on time despite the fact the City had been sued by ABC to stop the PLA but the City had prevailed and had won the lawsuit.

She urged the City Council to support the PLA, bring jobs to Pinole, and make sure working men and women had good jobs and good pay with apprenticeship opportunities for future generations of working families in Contra Costa County and the City of Pinole.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Mayor Pro Tem Toms recognized the members of the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee and stated all members had brought something to the table along with the labor partners. She agreed the apprenticeship training programs involved excellent facilities. She supported the PLA and emphasized the 30-mile local hire radius would reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMTs) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs), which the City may identify in its Climate Action Plan (CAP).

Council member Martinez-Rubin recognized the cost of health benefits unless provided by an employer. The health of the community was important and necessary for the City to thrive economically. She liked the idea of a pipeline of workers who could continue their careers and be part of their city in different ways as workers, consumers and people who could rest assured they would be covered and work on projects that were enduring and had a life over several decades benefitting the public at-large. The PLA would be a tremendous help to the community.

Council member Sasai recognized the benefits, quality of services and safety of a workplace with PLA projects. He found the PLA would benefit the City and he supported the PLA as proposed.

Council member Tave agreed and as one who had been commuting to employment outside of the City of Pinole as did so many others, the PLA and the 30-mile radius provision would allow workers to be with their families. He also recognized there was no shortage of work and he hoped the PLA would include outreach to community members who worked in the construction trades.

He supported the PLA and he thanked the PLA Ad Hoc Subcommittee for all of its work.

ACTION: Motion by Council member Tave/Mayor Pro Tem Toms to adopt a resolution approving the Project Labor Agreement and related side letter included as Attachment A to the November 7, 2023 staff report, and authorize the Interim City Manager to sign the Project Labor Agreement with the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated local Union.

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Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None

12. NEW BUSINESS
A. Long-Term Financial Plan Strategies [Action: Receive Report and Provide Direction (Guillory)]
Finance Director Markisha Guillory introduced Steve Montano, Special Advisor, Baker Tilly, the consultant assisting City staff with the strategic planning for the Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP).

She provided an extensive PowerPoint presentation which included an overview of the Five-Year financial forecasts as part of the LTFP forecast that had been extended to 10 years with the FY 2023/24 budget and with the City having extended the forecast to 20 years to capture longer term impacts. The City had forecast a status quo for the General Fund that estimated the City’s future revenues and expenditures if the City maintained status quo service and staffing levels.

Finance Director Guillory also highlighted the purpose of the Long-Term Financial Forecast; General Fund 20-Year Financial Forecast; General Fund 20-Year Financial Forecast Summary; Key Revenue Assumptions; Key Expenditure Assumptions; General Fund 20-Year Financial Forecast – Revenues and Expenditures and Fund Balances. She requested the City Council receive a presentation from Baker Tilly on potential options to increase revenues and decrease expenditures and to model specific revenue and expenditure options in the financial forecast and prepare the LTFP.

Steve Montano, Special Advisor Baker Tilly, also provided an extensive PowerPoint presentation titled City of Pinole Long Range Fiscal Forecast Options, which included an overview of the City’s financial condition; assessment of its current and needed future service levels; assessment of the City’s budget and development of a LTFP; Proposition 26 which impacted how taxes may be imposed in the State of California; choosing the right revenue strategy; tax revenue options; benefit assessments; fees/charges/rates and cost recovery strategies; financing capital assets; General Fund revenue options for consideration; General Fund expenditure options for consideration and detailed comparisons with benchmark cities.

Mr. Montano asked the City Council to identify which of the revenue and expenditure options could resonate with the Council and the community to allow the consultant to model the options and be able to pursue an action.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms spoke to the comparison of benchmark cities and stated it would be useful to know the percentage coming to the City of the one percent property taxes. She noted the City of Pinole received around 18 percent whereas the City of El Cerrito received around 24 percent.

Both cities paid for their own fire services out of their return of property taxes whereas the City of Martinez was part of the CCCFPD. She explained that one of the City of Pinole’s largest expenses was the contract for fire services and that should be footnoted in the comparison of benchmark cities for the City of Martinez, as an example, that does not include fire services. She suggested another column in the comparison of benchmark cities should be included with information on the average property tax return.

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Council member Martinez-Rubin also spoke to the comparison of benchmark cities and commented on the high Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) liability for the City of Pinole as compared to the other cities, which had been used by the City of Pinole as an attractive means of recruiting staff. She asked whether the other cities used salaries to offset the OPEB. She also asked about the order of events that would be recommended as next steps for the City to be in the position of going the route of debt financing as an example.

Council member Martinez-Rubin also asked in the modeling that there be some sunsetting that would occur. As an example, an opportunity to expand on the Utility User’s Tax (UUT) to make it more appealing and a success for the City to do so, and understand at what point the City would acquire enough funding at the first phase of events to develop the language that would be included in a ballot measure. She also spoke to Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) and commented the City Council had not discussed that yet nor had discussed in the context of a finance management and fiscal management plan what would happen with the City’s economic development strategies and whether to opt or consider options to increase revenues to acquire funds to help with housing sustaining funding or projects in the CIP the City could not currently afford related to climate change and the like. She also stated there was no information on direct lending options in the presentation and she understood there were new ways to obtain larger amounts of monies through direct funding mechanisms rather than just through bonds.

Council member Sasai found the information to be educational. In relation to the General Fund Expenditure Options and the shared services delivery model, he asked what other cities the size of Pinole had been following that model in Contra Costa County.

Mr. Montano reported he had done no recent research in this region although there were examples of cities across the country that followed the model of shared services. He knew the cities had to be contiguous and have a recognized need between the city and the neighboring city, and while not familiar with the region whether that was a feasible option there were examples across the country where that shared services delivery model had been done. He explained it would help to have a model nearby, which would require more research.

Mayor Murphy liked the benchmark comparisons provided, particularly for the City of Emeryville.

He referenced wireless phone services related to UUTs and understood that many cities may not be aware it was not being taxed but it was a questionable model since landlines were currently not as popular as they were 20 to 30 years ago. He asked for more detail on that tax structure of a UUT on wireless phone services if the City were to move forward with that option.

Mr. Montano advised there were some benchmark cities using the UUT tax structure for wireless phone services such as the City of Emeryville, but he had no experience working or consulting with a city that used that tax structure. He was aware of some legal cases where some wireless carriers had pushed back on that tax structure, and uncertain of the status of those cases stated that more research was needed. He had already started to prepare a report on fiscal recommendations and could prepare information that would be included in a future report as part the recommendations for the fiscal forecast.

Mayor Murphy understood a tax structure for wireless services through a UUT involved taxing businesses that provided Wi Fi services within the City or individuals, and Mr. Montano stated it could be both and could be one and the same wireless company.

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Mr. Montano reported that Verizon provided both wireless and Internet services as an example, and a UUT could be applied to both examples. He could expand on that information in future reports.

Mayor Murphy added that some people had an additional hot spot that was separate from one’s phone and he asked whether that would be taxable in that model and what funding was provided based on that model per year, which information would be helpful to have. He also asked about the level of Full-Time Employees (FTEs) as shown in the benchmark comparison, particularly for the City of Dixon of relative size to Pinole, although that jurisdiction had more FTEs.

Finance Director Guillory understood the City of Dixion had more FTE’s since it had a Fire Department but that information could be clarified in the benchmark comparison.

Mayor Murphy understood one of the economic development strategies was to review the assessment and feasibility of an EIFD. He asked whether that was something staff was looking into and whether staff was asking for direction from the City Council, and Finance Director Guillory stated she would clarify that information with the Community Development Director.

Mayor Murphy liked the Reduction General Fund Expenditure Options and understood some cities in Contra Costa County had used those options. He asked for estimates around shared services delivery models, which had been done through the City’s partnership with the CCCFPD, but he wanted more information and assessment on other service models such as for the Public Works Department. The City Council had previously directed staff to engage in a discussion around Public Works and possible shared services agreements between the Pinole Public Works Department and the Contra Costa County Public Works Department and asked what could be done to set staff up for success in assessing the numbers.

Mr. Montano suggested the Public Works Director would need to prepare a presentation on what Public Works activities/operations would be best suited for joint services, with the next step to determine interest from contiguous and neighboring jurisdictions.

Mayor Murphy asked whether the PowerPoint presentation from Baker Tilly had been shared with the City’s Grant Manager, to which Finance Director Guillory stated it had not but could be done and would be helpful to inform the work being done.

Council member Tave asked for more detail on the modeling for 2023/24 for the financial forecast and whether the General Reserve had been built in, and Finance Director Guillory advised that the General Reserve was separate. She again walked through the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance and the separate General Fund Reserve figures and balances as shown in the PowerPoint presentation.

Council Tave also clarified with the Finance Director a discussion about reducing the General Reserve withholding from 50 percent down to 25 percent, with the fiscal impact a one-time impact.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms also clarified the Special Assessment Bonds option was similar to how the WCCUSD had financed its expenditures, with the tax assessment placed onto the property taxes but which had not included the voter approval threshold.

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Mr. Montano understood the threshold was voter majority approval, which could be bookmarked for the future.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Rafael Menis, Pinole, commented that overall medical expenditures had risen sharply and to a large extent had offset the gradual decline in California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) expenditures after FY 35/36. He asked whether that increase in OPEB accounted for other OPEB expenditures or whether the OPEB cost was in addition to that increase. For the benefit of the consultant, he noted the Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) option had been discussed during past City Council meetings but ultimately had not managed to pass the City Council level given a moderate level of public opposition from the community. He also referenced the differences in the revenue amounts in the benchmark comparisons as shown in the PowerPoint presentation, particularly the differences between the cities of Pinole and Emeryville.

In terms of property and sales taxes, he pointed out that Pinole was capped out and the City should consider a RPTT and UUT in regards to water and wastewater.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Mayor Pro Tem Toms referenced the RPTT issue, which had not been popular and commented she had spoken to a number of people opposed to a RPTT since they were of the opinion it targeted a small portion of the population but it benefitted everyone. Some of those same people had been asked whether or not they would support a parcel tax that was equitable across the board and the answer from several was affirmative, which was something the City Council should consider. She also suggested the City Council should consider the Special Assessment Bonds, and while they could not be used for maintenance there were a number of CIP projects that were beyond maintenance and had a need for reconstruction as CIP projects, which could help the City deal with not having to spend General Fund monies.

Council member Tave commented the City Council had discussed this topic for some time and every two years or so the City discussed imposing something to keep up with costs, but the only way to get answers was to go to the voters with a program. He wanted to see the RPTT be modeled and get public feedback for a thorough review. He added the City Council had spent a lot of time since 2019 determining what that revenue source may look like. He also suggested the City Council needed a better understanding of reinvesting back into Pinole and a potential parcel tax, and he was interested in seeing more information and analysis around the Special Assessment Bonds and how much revenue the City could receive from that option. He supported more information on a UUT expanding to water with a model to identify the potential revenue.

Council member Tave also recognized the City informally shared equipment and the cost of the equipment with other jurisdictions through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) process and that possibly could be expanded. In terms of health care costs, rather than negotiate as one city, he would rather see Pinole work with other cities and find a way to possibly bring those costs down collaboratively across multiple cities, with a collective agreement that may benefit the City.

He recognized something needed to be put in front of the voters given the future fiscal forecasts.

Mayor Murphy requested more information about wireless phone service and what had already been approved by the City Council in terms of an EIFD understanding the City Council had already directed staff to conduct preliminary discussions with consultant firms ideally at no cost.

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Mayor Murphy suggested it would be important in that process to have an initial assessment of applicability and cost to the City, particularly for the downtown area and around the Senior Center.

He was open to any shared service agreements which had been done with the CCCFPD, and he imagined all cities were working to provide good health care and perhaps there was an opportunity to establish ways to save the City money on that expenditure.

Mayor Murphy also recognized the Finance Director’s efforts during his tenure on the City Council to transition the City’s forecast every five years and expand that to ten years and now twenty years to allow the City the ability to be strategic and be real with residents. The City had improved on the standards of the past, residents wanted the investments and wanted them done right and to the highest quality. He wanted to show residents what it meant if they did not want those enhanced services and wanted the City to pull back, and in that regard, he was interested in some of the General Fund Expenditure options to reduce the City’s budget by four or five percent over the next five years so residents would know what that model looked like. He wanted the residents to be included in the consideration of the modeled options.

Council member Martinez-Rubin recognized the need to provide essential services such as fire protection and safety and she recognized the City needed to maintain its parks but could not do so with the revenues the City currently had, and there were identified projects in the CIP the City could not afford. She wanted to get the City to a point where it was not at risk of reducing the revenues it had at a faster rate than staff had already projected.

Council member Martinez-Rubin reported she had attended a webinar this date on what a city had as working capital and for emergency events, with reserves for operations. The City Council had previously been presented with information as part of its budget and the potential to consider as an option a reduction in the 50 percent to a smaller percentage. She asked what it would look like if the City set aside 40 percent as a policy and the difference it would make if at all. She understood even at 50 percent the City would not have enough in the General Fund Reserve.

She also understood even with personal financing the advantage to seek a source of revenue from multiple streams and to consider taxing options that applied to everyone in the City, which was something she could support otherwise there would be discussions about exemptions, which had occurred during prior discussions about a RPTT.

Council member Martinez-Rubin suggested an EIFD was an attractive source of revenue and had the possibility as taxes increased where those taxes could be used to offset debt, but they had not yet had those discussions where that would apply, and she cited a geographic area on San Pablo Avenue which led into Old Town Pinole but not necessarily the downtown. She would otherwise defer to staff’s expertise on what should be done first to allow the City to have sufficient funds to be comfortable and she did not know what that level of comfort should be at this time.

Mr. Montano clarified the 25 percent represented three months of general operating costs for most cities and in an analysis would go to determine the proper reserve amounts. He reported the Government Finance Office Association (GFOA) had a great tool to assess the City’s particular risk, and based on that evaluation cities could more confidently determine the reserve amounts. He understood based on that evaluation, the City could lower its reserve requirement.

Council member Martinez-Rubin sought more information to lower the reserve requirement and what that would look like.

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Finance Director Guillory clarified that would be a one-time windfall of funds and it would be in year one of the forecast, and the City would not be able to rely on that source of funds.

Council member Martinez-Rubin suggested the modeling should also recognize the fluctuations in the market, which was true for sales and property taxes, and asked what option was more consistent with the projected revenues not as greatly subject to fluctuations, and Mr. Montano advised that property taxes were the most stable revenue source for all cities and sales taxes were not and were a volatile source. The same applied to business license fees.

Council member Tave asked that the model also include sales taxes, and while they may fluctuate, he wanted the citizenry to have all information. He recognized the City was currently giving residents the best it had with the money it currently had but other needs had been identified and the citizenry needed to be so informed.

In response to the Mayor as to whether staff understood the direction from the City Council, Finance Director Guillory stated she understood the different modeling options the City Council wanted to see in the next report and she would compare notes with Mr. Montano.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms spoke to the EIFD and asked staff to describe what taxing entities would forego their portion of the tax increment increase in order to have an EIFD, to be included in future information to be presented to the City Council.

Mr. Montano explained that whatever the entity, it would only forego the incremental increase.

Unfamiliar with what properties in Pinole the City Council had in mind, as an example a large retail chain would forego only the incremental increase. EIFD’s were an entirely new taxing arrangement written into law and may not apply to other taxing entities, which he would clarify.

When asked to clarify the Council’s direction, Finance Director Guillory advised staff and the consultant would model a number of options both on the revenue and expenditure side, pull information on EIFDs, categorize into separate buckets and model them in the forecast. Staff would return with more information at a City Council meeting in January 2024. As to placing a measure on the ballot, she reported the City Council had previously been provided a memorandum with dates and milestones and that information could be resent to the Council. She confirmed public engagement and polling information had been included in the memorandum.

ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Toms/Council member Tave to extend the City Council meeting to 11:30 p.m.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None
B. Review of Process for Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem [Action: Receive Report and Provide Direction (Bell)]
City Clerk Bell presented the staff report dated November 7, 2023, and asked the City Council to review the process for the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem and provide direction to staff.

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PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Rafael Menis, Pinole, was uncertain what would be discussed as part of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem positions other than a potential adjustment to the rotation. He suggested no adjustment to the process of selection needed to be made regardless of the nature of the adjustment given the broader public benefit of having a routine rotation of the Mayor’s office through each member of the City Council in a routine structured fashion based on an objective formula. It was also a matter of democratic legitimization, the order of whom would become Mayor had been based on who got the most votes, which incentivized each Council member to seek out the most votes in their elections to increase where they were on the Mayoral rotation. De-linking who would become Mayor by whatever means from that selection process would create a disconnect between the Mayor and the public. There was also a coercive aspect of maintaining power, which was why he supported a routine rotation year over year for any position of power. He added it was important to maintain the skills training for everyone year over year.

Ruthie Abelson Olivas, Pinole, was confused why the City Council was considering a change in the process for the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. She strongly opposed an unnecessary change to a process that had been working and was fair. Mayor Pro Tem Toms was the next in line to serve as Mayor. She was reputable, hard-working, sensible, valued, fair and an experienced leader in the community, and she strongly supported and respected her as did others in the City. She understood the current process for the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem and suggested having a few Council members consider changes, without having a good reason to do so, was unfair and suggested that voters’ wishes were being ignored. If the process was truly problematic, it should be placed on the ballot for voters to decide.

Peter Murray, Pinole, agreed with the comments, and explained that elected Council members were doing their job on behalf of the community, worked with each Council member to reach solutions and worked as a team. He was uncertain exactly what was being presented and noted the current process had been developed so that there would be no issues. Uncertain why this matter was being brought up, he suggested the best solution was to leave the process alone since it worked well, and while some Council members did not get along and there were differing opinions and positions that had to be represented by the community as well, he suggested leaving the process alone would work and not result in contentious issues in the future.

Kent Moriarty, Pinole, stated there had been no explanation why the City Council wanted to interrupt the existing Mayoral rotation and because of that he was uncertain how to respond. He suggested it may be a grab for power and bullying absent a reason and for this to happen, suggested the people involved could be tarnishing their reputation as a public servant, if not destroying it. Absent the knowledge of the intention of this agenda item, he suggested most people would see this item as a grab for power and pushing people out of the way.

Ann Moriarty, Pinole, agreed it was difficult to comment absent the knowledge for the reason for the discussion unless trying to look for a process that was more equitable and democratic. She was open to understanding what that was, although the fear remained that this was something that would go outside of equitability and the democratic process already in place. She suggested if looking carefully at the example of what happened with Supervisor John Gioia that would offer an example of a good spirited wish for a change in process that had produced some very unintended consequences.

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Ms. Moriarty expressed her hope in the discussion the City Council had regarding the Mayoral rotation there would not be a sense of division on the Council but a true listening to each other and doing what was fair, right and not what was simply politically motivated for the future. In terms of what the future may be to pursue a change for someone’s own political gain, that would not be looked on favorably. She looked forward to that conversation in a positive sense.

Irma Ruport, Pinole, commented this routine had occurred with prior City Councils. She understood the item was a presentation of information for the City Council to receive a report and provide direction, and include a discussion and educate the public with the City Council to make decisions that were best for the City. She suggested the discussion had to occur with civility not on social media, looking at the current process and agreeing it should be taken to the voters. She sought a healthy discussion and education of the public. She suggested a lot of “back door deals” have been done by the City over the years. She also suggested in the future there should be a discussion of the duties of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, suggested those positions had no more votes than any other Council member, they were just titles, with Council members to do their duty and serve the public equally. She urged transparent and open discussions.

City Clerk Bell reported she had received a request for accommodation with the following written comments read into the record by the Deputy City Clerk.

Debbie Long, Good evening Council. The current process for the Mayor rotation should be kept and therefore allowing Mayor Pro Tem Toms to be Mayor for the coming year. Last year when Mayor Murphy rotated into the position, he along with the Council affirmed the rules of selection and rotation. But now that his year is up, he wants to change that process so he can stay on another year. You might want to ask yourself why. I did and this is what I came up with. 1) It feeds his ego. 2) He feels more powerful and in control. 3) He thinks old people are not fit for office, after all when he came to his first City Council meeting in April of 2018, he made the statement that ‘You old people need to step down for the younger generation’. Therefore, he is an ageist. Maureen is over 55 and his wanting to keep her from being Mayor reeks of discrimination. 4) He appears to be discriminating against women. I will add that during a luncheon we both attended he referred to me as ‘girl’ both demeaning and insulting given my work in the community. 5) He is fearful of what Mayor Pro Tem Toms brings to the table. She is experienced in all things surrounding the community from being a volunteer in swim, Little League and numerous challenger leagues in competitions to serving on the Planning Commission up until her being seated on the Council in 2018, as well as her management position in the County.

There is nothing she hasn’t touched on and wears many hats when called upon. Her experience has been earned throughout the years of serving the community and she deserves her year as Mayor. 6) When the City was looking at becoming a Charter City two years ago, the Council majority including Mayor Murphy stated ‘It was not because they wanted the City to be run by a Mayor’ but this is exactly what the outcome of changing the resolution will lead to. 7) Mayor Murphy has higher aspirations than being on this City Council. After all he has previously run for a County position and most likely in the future will be seeking an office outside of Pinole. Why should he be building a résumé on the back of the most qualified seated Council member to take over the role of Mayor for 2024. I’m sure I have ruffled some feathers, but I feel that it is important that the public know who they have elected. While Mayor Murphy brought this forward, take a look at any Council member who supports this change and why it benefits them. I support Mayor Pro Tem Toms. She is qualified, experienced and has earned her spot as Mayor. And by the way people have taken notice. My post on NextDoor neighborhood has had over 3,300 views. If that equates to only ten percent of people from Pinole, that it is 330 that know ten people that

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know ten people. When you take yourself more seriously than the community you serve, then we have bigger problems that others may not have realized.

Anthony Vossbrink, Pinole, was disappointed in the Mayor’s request to change the makeup of the Mayoral appointment. He agreed with the majority of the speakers in defending what was democracy in the City of Pinole. He stated it appeared some members of the City Council wanted to spend more time creating new situations, new problems or issues for themselves for personal reasons rather than attend to the basic needs and infrastructure problems facing the City. He strongly endorsed the current policy that would rotate Mayors and looked forward to having Mayor Pro Tem Toms serve as the next Mayor based on all of her experience and background, giving up the majority of her time to serve the citizens of Pinole and creating a democratic environment and encouraging engagement rather than being dismissive at times like some Council members and the current Mayor had been known to be when dealing with the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
Mayor Murphy thanked the public for their comments. He was aware of the comments on NextDoor and aware the Mayor Pro Tem had provided clarifying comments in her newsletter. He was grateful for the opportunity to serve as Mayor for the past year which had been the honor of a lifetime, but suggested the City needed consistent leadership on the scale of understanding governance. He noted a number of cities had consistent Mayors who were consistent in governance, direction and the outputs of their cities. He stated governance included acquiring, reviewing policies and finding new opportunities to strengthen the direction of the outputs of the City.

Council member Martinez-Rubin interjected. Mayor Murphy asked her not to interrupt while he was speaking. Council member Martinez-Rubin continued to ask what the objective was for bringing the topic for discussion to the Council. Mayor Murphy restated not to interrupt while he is speaking.

Mayor Murphy stated that the benefit of the discussion would be that people would be able to have conversations that had not previously been had and he pointed out that the long-standing tradition of appointing the Mayor had come about only 13 years ago.

Mayor Murphy recommended as a Council member and as a Mayor to have conversations about things that may have worked for some but not for all, and to have a conversation about the systems of government that existed that made them have an inclusive and expansive residency.

He had requested that the item be agendized to discuss things and to talk to each other before placing items in a newsletter. He emphasized the need for consistent leadership in the role of Mayor. His intent for pushing the conversation was not only to express the dire need to review the policy but to ask staff to bring options to the City Council for further discussion, study, exploration and for a ballot measure to create an elected Mayor’s position for the City of Pinole.

Mayor Murphy wanted to have those tough conversations which for years had not occurred and he had heard from the community that others also wanted to have those conversations. He acknowledged the public comments received, wanted more input from residents and wanted them to be part of the process, study and exploration.

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ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Toms/Council member Martinez-Rubin to extend the City Council meeting to 11:45 p.m.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None
Mayor Pro Tem Toms stated several weeks ago a trusted individual had informed her that Council member Sasai would be bringing forward an issue about changing the rotation. When she had heard the rumor, she had not given it much credence since she considered her fellow Council members to have high character, mutual respect, trust, ethics and a desire to work together as a team under the protocols set forth by the City Council; however, Mayor Murphy had brought the item forward at the last City Council meeting and she had done some additional inquiries.

Mayor Pro Tem explained since she knew the Mayor and Council member Sasai were likely on the same page, she would not violate the Brown Act and had not asked them about the matter.

She did ask other people and a number of other people had informed her that this was the plan.

As evidenced by the public comment, the public respected the City Council’s rotation. She found it extremely disrespectful for this to come just a month before her Mayoral rotation was to begin.

She hoped to end this conversation by starting anew, maintaining the existing rotation. She pointed out the previous agenda item would require the City Council to work together and having trust with the public to allow the City to move forward in a financially stable way. She requested that the existing Mayoral rotation remain and urged repairing any hiccups in communication amongst the City Council since that was the only way to move forward as best for the City.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms offered a motion, seconded by Council member Martinez-Rubin to not make any changes to the current rotation.

Mayor Murphy reiterated his comments and his desire for the creation for an elected Mayor position. He suggested there had been miscommunication from the Mayor Pro Tem.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms asked the Mayor not to insinuate the miscommunication was on her part.

On the discussion, Council member Tave commented he had seen the posts on NextDoor. He understood this policy was not to be considered until the time for the selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. He found the miscommunication had become inflated and was confused at this point.

Mayor Murphy restated the motion from the Mayor Pro Tem to reapprove something that was already Council direction. He reiterated his motion to direct staff to bring back options to the City Council for future discussion and study a ballot measure to create an elected-Mayor position for the City of Pinole.

ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Toms/Council member Martinez-Rubin to retain the current Mayoral rotation schedule.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None

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Abstain: None

Absent: None
Mayor Murphy again offered a motion, seconded by Council member Sasai to direct staff to bring back options to the City Council for future discussion and study for a ballot measure to create an elected-Mayor position in the City of Pinole for 2024.

On the motion, Council member Martinez-Rubin commented that given the type of existing governance of the City, she asked whether the motion as stated was appropriate to have as a ballot measure.

City Attorney Casher clarified the City of Pinole was a General Law city but the City Council may at any point decide to change that. The motion was to bring back an item for the City Council to discuss the process to have an elected Mayor and staff would review the election and government codes on what that process would entail for a potential ballot measure and the timing for something like that to occur in November 2024. Legally, the City may move to have an elected Mayor, a Strong Mayor, some of which required a vote of the public.

City Attorney Casher again clarified in response to Council member Tave the intent of Mayor Murphy’s motion. Staff wanted the City Council to make informed decisions, and if there was an interest in having an elected Mayor, staff would provide the legal process to do so, which would require a ballot measure, and staff could provide the time frame and the City Council would discuss whether or not that was something it wanted to pursue.

Further speaking to the Mayor’s motion, Council member Martinez-Rubin pointed out the majority of cities in the State of California did not have elected Mayors other than the larger cities such as San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles. She comments that Pinole was not in a district but term limit restrictions had provided an opportunity to have different compositions on the Council.

The Council was a reflection of the demographic makeup up the City because that’s how it’s turned out to be over the past decade. She saw no necessity for an elected Mayor and suggested the Mayor had brought the issue up for discussion as an alternative to the route of a Charter City, which had the option for a Strong or elected Mayor, and she suggested the Mayor was finding another avenue to have an elected Mayor.

Council member Martinez-Rubin commented on the manner of consistency in governance, stating that anyone who was elected had the opportunity to build their familiarity and experience in governance, and working collaboratively did not mean that any single individual elected or not would be the better Mayor for the City. On the question of whether the City of Pinole needed an elected Mayor, she did not believe Pinole needed an elected Mayor.

ACTION: Motion by Council member Tave/Mayor Murphy to extend the City Council meeting to 12:00 a.m.

Vote: Passed 4-1
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Sasai, Tave
Noes: Martinez-Rubin
Abstain: None

Absent: None

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Council member Tave suggested this discussion was for the City Council and the public and there needed to be a discussion to follow the City’s process, with staff to return with facts, a timeline and a process and then have a discussion as the City Council rather than spend time on hearsay and rumor.

Council member Sasai stated this item had come to the Council via a unanimous vote of the Council. Council member Sasai stated since he had been elected to the City Council, there had been an unspoken agreement to entertain certain requests for future agenda items and for some reason that rule had not been followed. He kept track of emails and calls received from residents and most people had brought this up as a waste of time, and while he agreed to a certain extent since there was so many issues the City Council must address, this conversation needed to take place.

Council member Sasai suggested it was the responsibility of the City Council to educate the public about what was going on at City Hall and the processes the City Council needed to adopt. He had not been aware of the current selection process for Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem until he had been elected to the City Council and he had not fully understood that process until after his election and it had been explained to him by the City Clerk. He asked how they should expect every resident to understand the process and suggested most were likely unaware of the current process. This was an opportunity to educate the public, which was why he voted to place the item on the agenda and he reiterated the entire Council had voted to do that.

Council member Sasai added that since something was a tradition and had always been done was not a good enough reason to continue to maintain the status quo. Questioning the status quo, evaluating it for effectiveness and equity was good governance.

Council member Sasai also referenced the rotation list maintained by the City Clerk, and commented the 2020 Pinole City Council election had involved two seats, which had been uncontested. He stated that Mayor Pro Tem Toms had received the lowest number of votes in that election, which had not shown him the confidence of voters or democracy at work. He was open to input from the City Council, members of the public and staff to further democratize the process. He suggested they needed to show the public the things the City Council had accomplished to drive policy, which should be up to the voters.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms reiterated the previous agenda item included a discussion on revenue generation with the hope to place an item on the ballot in November 2024; however, when adding items to the ballot there was a risk to the primary ballot measure for revenue generation, which was why she could not support the Mayor’s motion.

Mayor Murphy stated the data had not suggested that.

Council member Martinez-Rubin commented they all had their perspectives and interpretations of election results and while the seats for the 2020 City Council had been uncontested, it was a year of a very contentious General Election with the increasing use of social media and the kinds of tactics used in campaigning had influenced the number of votes obtained by any candidate.

That was not entirely a reflection of how voters expressed their confidence in a candidate. She suggested that its possible that some people mistook the last name Murphy for someone with Irish descent, she didn’t know if he did, and that could have had influence.

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Council member Martinez-Rubin noted in terms of educating the public, she found it did not mean people were not aware of the processes. This was not unique to the City of Pinole and she again suggested the City of Pinole did not need an elected Mayor and having the opportunity for a number of people running for office meant they also had to educate themselves in advance of running as to what they were in for and how the results were used in existing processes.

Council member Tave called the question.

ACTION: Motion by Mayor Murphy/Council member Sasai to direct staff to bring back options to the City Council for further discussion, study and exploration for a ballot measure in 2024 creating an elected-Mayor position in the City of Pinole.

Vote: Passed 3-2
Ayes: Murphy, Sasai, Tave
Noes: Martinez-Rubin, Toms
Abstain: None

Absent: None

13. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Continued from Item 6) (Public Comments) Only open to members of the public who did not speak under the first Citizens to be Heard, Agenda Item 6.

Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes 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 Council meeting.

Maria Alegria, Pinole, reported she had been raising her hand for the last two agenda items but had not been recognized to speak, although City Clerk Bell reported Ms. Alegria’s name had been called and she had responded to an email received by Ms. Alegria but since the City Council had taken action on the last two agenda items, she asked that any comments be provided in writing to be distributed to the City Council.

Ms. Alegria asked how technical difficulties would be handled since she had desired to speak to the serious matters of the last two agenda items and she found that inability frustrating. She also found the City Council had been out of order by allowing a submitted written public comment to be read into the record and asked why an exception had been made in that case.

City Clerk Bell clarified that every now and then a request for accommodation was received.

There was language on the cover sheet of the meeting agenda where if anyone had an accommodation request, they were to reach out to the City Clerk’s Office and staff would review the request and make a decision. In this case, staff had reviewed the request and granted the accommodation.

Ms. Alegria found that allowing someone to submit something in writing and not others to be inequitable and that discretion being left up to the City Clerk was unfair. She suggested if that was to be allowed for one person it should be allowed for everyone. She asked the City Council to revisit that issue since she and others had been denied having their written comments read

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into the record, with those comments distributed to the City Council. She was disappointed the exception had been made for one member of the community but not for all.

City Clerk Bell again responded and explained that the City wanted everyone to have the ability to provide public comment. She read into the record the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) statement as shown on Page 2 of the meeting agenda and emphasized that staff aimed to be fair and equitable to all residents.

Anthony Vossbrink, Pinole, commented that during the prior City Council meeting he had been cut off at three minutes and he wanted to complete his thoughts at this time. He asked whether the City’s Grant Manager had responded to the open grant available to cities in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties to secure funds to address retail thefts.

Mr. Vossbrink commented on the amount of publicity related to the City of Oakland’s missed deadline for this grant opportunity while the City of San Ramon had actively secured a grant in the millions of dollars allowing San Ramon to secure another police officer for its Retail Crime Unit, a retail patrol vehicle and security channels that could be used to prevent retail theft and crime within that city. He also asked about the track record of the Grant Manager the City had hired since Irma Ruport had volunteered her time but had been dismissed.

Mayor Murphy asked Mr. Vossbrink to email his comments about grant opportunities to the Interim City Manager and review the Interim City Manager’s Report, which had been provided earlier in the meeting.

Interim City Manager Gang identified his email address at [email protected].

ACTION: Motion by Council member Tave/Mayor Pro Tem Toms to extend the City Council through the end of the meeting agenda.

Vote: Passed 5-0
Ayes: Murphy, Toms, Martinez-Rubin, Sasai, Tave
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: None
Irma Ruport, Pinole, agreed with the previous speaker that the City should aggressively pursue all grants. She expressed the willingness to provide assistance to the City in pursuing the grants.

She also agreed some written statements had been read into the record while others had not and suggested in the future all written statements be read into the record and be distributed to the entire City Council, and be approved.

Mayor Pro Tem Toms asked that the meeting adjourn in memory of Glenn Rockman, a resident of Pinole who was survived by his wife and two children.

Mayor Murphy asked that the meeting adjourn in memory of Robert “Bob” Burmester, one of the City of Pinole’s recently recognized Centenarians.

14. ADJOURNMENT to the Regular City Council Meeting of December 5, 2023 in Remembrance of Amber Swartz, Glenn Rockman and Robert “Bob” Burmester.

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At 12:04 a.m., Mayor Murphy adjourned the meeting to the Regular City Council Meeting of December 5, 2023 in Remembrance of Amber Swartz, Glenn Rockman and Robert “Bob” Burmester.

Submitted by:
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Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk
Approved by City Council:

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MINUTES
March 5, 2024

1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN HONOR OF THE US MILITARY TROOPS
The City Council Meeting was held in a hybrid format (in-person and via Zoom videoconference and broadcast) from the Pinole Council Chambers, 2131 Pear Street, Pinole, California. Mayor Toms called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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.

Code § 87105.

A. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT
Maureen Toms, Mayor
Cameron Sasai, Mayor Pro Tem
Norma Martinez-Rubin, Council Member
Anthony Tave, Council Member

COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT
Devin Murphy, Council Member
B. STAFF PRESENT
Neil Gang, Interim City Manager/Police Chief
Heather Bell, City Clerk
Eric Casher, City Attorney
Sanjay Mishra, Public Works Director
Markisha Guillory, Finance Director
Roxane Stone, Deputy City Clerk
City Clerk Heather Bell announced the agenda had been posted on February 29, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. with all legally required written notices.

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Written comments had been received in advance of the meeting, distributed to the City Council, staff and posted to the City website and made available to the public in the Council Chambers.

City Clerk Bell announced that March 5, 2024 was Super Tuesday/Election Day and a brief recess would be taken at 7:55 p.m. to allow staff to close the ballot box at City Hall.

Following an inquiry, the Council reported there were no conflicts with any items on the agenda.

4. CONVENE TO A CLOSED SESSION:

Citizens may address the Council regarding a Closed Session item prior to the Council adjourning into the Closed Session, by first providing a speaker card to the City Clerk.

A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Gov. Code §54957
Title: City Clerk
Mayor Toms reported that public comments had been received in writing for Item 4A including the comments from Irma Ruport which had been received just prior to the meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Deputy City Clerk Roxane Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED

5. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF CLOSED SESSION At 6:17 p.m., Mayor Toms reconvened the meeting into open session and reported there was no reportable action from the Closed Session.

Mayor Toms moved to Item 8. Recognitions / Presentations / Community Events at this time.

8. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS / COMMUNITY EVENTS
A. Proclamations

1. Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month
Mayor Toms acknowledged a proclamation recognizing the month of March as Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month.

2. American Red Cross Month
The City Council read into the record a proclamation recognizing the month of March as American Red Cross Month.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED

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Debbie Yee, Senior Disaster Program Manager, American Red Cross, thanked the City Council for the proclamation. She reported the American Red Cross was comprised of almost 90 percent volunteer efforts.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED

3. Women’s History Month
The City Council read into the record a proclamation recognizing the month of March as Women’s History Month.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Ruthie Abelson Olivas, representing the League of Women Voters, West Contra Costa County, thanked the City Council for the recognition. She highlighted the history of women’s voting rights, the progress made and emphasized the importance of registering to vote. She explained how anyone may join the League of Women Voters and described the work done by the group, with an annual meeting scheduled for April 16, 2024 at the El Cerrito Hana Gardens Senior Apartments, guest speaker yet to be determined.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED

4. International Women’s Day
The City Council read into the record a proclamation recognizing March 8, 2024 as International Women’s Day.

5. Development Disabilities Awareness Month
The City Council read into the record a proclamation recognizing the month of March as Development Disabilities Awareness Month.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Andy Cho, Pinole, President, R.E.A.C.H. West, explained how the group started as a Special Olympics Team in 1999 with the Buffalos, which had grown to include 60 to 70 athletes competing in a number of sports. R.E.A.C.H. West had been incorporated in 2009. The mission of the group was to provide resources, education, activities, community participation and housing opportunities to enable adults with developmental challenges to approximate everyday living. He introduced one of the R.E.A.C.H. West Boardmembers Lucy Stott.

Mayor Toms thanked R.E.A.C.H. West for all its hard work and the Pinole Police Department for the Polar Plunge in support of the Special Olympics.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
The City Council returned to agenda Item 6. Citizens to be Heard at this time.

6. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Public Comments)

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Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes 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 Council meeting.

Kellie Taylor, Pinole, stated she was grateful to be present and listen to the things that Pinole was doing to make a difference including recognizing the work of the American Red Cross where she served as a volunteer. She also appreciated all of the history behind the proclamations. As a member of the all-women crew of the retired sailing vessel Maiden, which had been refurbished and was currently sailing around the world, she commented on the work she had done with disabled sailors. She invited those interested in connecting everyone in the community to participate in sailing regattas. She was also interested in preventing accidents before they happened, hoped to become involved in the Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Committee (TAPS), and supported efforts to bring back Old Pinole and make it special again. She stated she would have additional comments in the future.

Mayor Toms advised that she could connect the speaker to the members of the public who had been present for the proclamations.

7. REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Mayor Report

1. Announcements
Mayor Toms reported she had attended the West County Mayors’ and Supervisors’ meeting which included a presentation from the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) about a remediation program to address residual lead-based pipes; the Municipal Code Update Subcommittee to discuss the one-time plasticware ordinance and purchasing policy; participated with Police Department staff on the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP); attended a memorial service for former City of Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson; and attended the League of California Cities East Bay Division meeting when a legislative update regarding the budget had been provided. She had also attended the Pinole Community Players Music Man production at the Pinole Valley High School David Clark Theatre, with shows scheduled for March 8 through 10, 2024 and with more information on the Pinole Community Players website.

B. Mayoral & Council Appointments: None
C. City Council Committee Reports & Communications
Mayor Pro Tem Sasai reported he had attended the Municipal Code Update Subcommittee meeting; and the City Seal Ad-Hoc Subcommittee with a new City seal, logo and branding guidelines to be presented to the City Council later in the month. He also announced the opening of Nordstrom Rack.

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Council member Tave reported he had attended a meeting of the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) and briefed the Council on a presentation from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) on traffic calming measures and Safe Routes to School programs, with more information on the WCCTAC website.

Council member Tave left the meeting at 6:51 p.m. due to a family emergency. He hoped to rejoin the meeting via Zoom.

Council member Martinez-Rubin reported she had attended the City Seal Ad-Hoc Subcommittee meeting with a presentation scheduled to be provided to the City Council on March 19, 2024; and participated in the League of California Cities East Bay Division meeting and briefed the City Council on the discussions. She had also attended the Pinole Community Players Music Man production.

D. Council Requests for Future Agenda Items
There were no requests for future agenda items.

E. City Manager Report / Department Staff
Interim City Manager/Police Chief Neil Gang reported the City had contracted with Bob Murray & Associates on City Manager Recruitment. There was information on the City website for two listening sessions for the community to reach out and provide input along with one-on-one meetings with the City Council and a community survey link that had been sent out through social media encouraging the community to engage.

Interim City Manager/Police Chief Gang announced that Public Works Director Sanjay Mishra had been awarded a $75,000 grant as part of Senate Bill (SB) 1383, with the funds to be used for eligible costs for the procurement of recycled or organic products, staff time, education, outreach, record keeping and training.

Interim City Manager/Police Chief Gang also reported that staff was working with the Lew Edwards Group to consult on a potential ballot measure and timetable to be shared when completed. In addition, the Contra Costa Consolidated Fire Protection District (CCCFPD) would provide an update to the City Council at the Regular City Council meeting of March 19, 2024.

The CCCFPD had rescheduled the Open House for Fire Station 74 from May 4, 2024 to May 11, 2024 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Interim City Manager/Police Chief Gang further reported that in the wake of the recent homicide involving domestic violence, the Pinole Police Department had taken a proactive approach to educate the public about Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs), with a social media campaign planned with brochures and literature to be provided at all community events. In addition, the Annual Easter Egg Hunt would be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Fernandez Park, with more information on the City website and social media pages.

F. City Attorney Report

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City Attorney Eric Casher reported that Council member Tave had to leave the meeting due to a family emergency and if he was able to rejoin the meeting virtually a vote would be required pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 2449.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED (Items 7E through 7F)
Kellie Taylor, Pinole, commented on the Police Department’s planned social media campaign on GVROs and stated she had some ideas she would like to offer as part of a future presentation to the City Council. She commented that many people were unable to access social media and there were safety and security issues using such platforms. Those issues were very important to her and others. She spoke to the fact there were many senior citizens in need, detailed her background in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), helping others in her family and those with development or mental disabilities. She questioned how the City reached out to that segment of the community, particularly those who had no access to voting, were unable to physically attend public meetings, lacked computer access to participate via Zoom, as examples, and emphasized the importance of all residents being heard and for the City to get the word out. She also clarified the location of the new Nordstrom Rack on Fitzgerald Drive and asked how to get reports on water testing.

Mayor Toms stated she could provide a copy of the water testing report to the speaker and she also described the process for making public comments during City Council meetings, as shown on the meeting agenda.

9. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and noncontroversial. These items will be enacted by one motion and without discussion. If, however, any interested party or Council member(s) wishes to comment on an item, they may do so before action is taken on the Consent Calendar. Following comments, if a Council member wishes to discuss an item, it will be removed from the Consent Calendar and taken up in order after adoption of the Consent Calendar.

A. Approve the Special City Council Meeting Minutes of January 30, 2024 and the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2024.

B. Receive the February 7, 2024 – March 1, 2024 List of Warrants in the Amount of $530,823.28 and the March 1, 2024 Payroll in the Amount of $536,379.14.

C. Approval of the 2022/23 Housing Successor Annual Report. Action: Receive and File Report (Lilly Whalen)
D. Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Master Salary Schedule. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Stacy Shell, Charlene Davis) E. FY 2023/24 Second Quarter Investment Report. Action: Receive and File Report. (Markisha Guillory)
F. Affordable Housing Agreement for Pinole Vista Apartment Project at 1500 Fitzgerald Drive. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (David Hanham)

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G. Approve a Contract with Pinole Seals to Operate the Pinole Swim Center for the 2024 Season. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Maria Picazo)
H. Adopt a Resolution Approving Side Letter Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City and AFSCME Local 512 to Amend Article II – Recognition and Attachment A – Salary Schedule. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Stacy Shell, Charlene Davis)
I. Adopt a Resolution Approving a Legal Services Agreement with Redwood Public Law LLP for Eric S. Casher to Continue Serving as City Attorney for the City of Pinole. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Neil Gang)

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Deputy City Clerk Stone reported there were no comments from the public.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
ACTION: Motion by Council member Martinez-Rubin/Mayor Pro Tem Sasai to adopt Items 9A through 9I, as shown.

Vote: Passed 3-0-2
Ayes: Toms, Sasai, Martinez-Rubin
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: Murphy, Tave

10. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

11. OLD BUSINESS: None
The City Council returned to Item 8. Presentations, B1.

1. ARCHES2
Public Works Director Sanjay Mishra introduced Scott Brandt, Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation at the University of Califiornia Office of the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) with the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) and advised after the presentation staff would return to the City Council with a resolution supporting ARCHES2 at a future City Council meeting.

Mr. Brandt provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public-private partnership to create a sustainable statewide renewable clean hydrogen (H²) market and ecosystem in California and beyond utilizing renewable resources to produce hydrogen, with the objective to fully decarbonize the regional economy and to prioritize environmental justice, equity, economic leadership, workforce development and hydrogen market viability.

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Mr. Brandt highlighted where ARCHES was in the process, described its projects, hydrogen flow, the systems approach to initiate large future hydrogen growth in the State of California and how ARCHES benefitted communities in California.

In response to Council member Martinez-Rubin, Mr. Brandt clarified that hydrogen was a gas but when compressed could be stored as a liquid. Whether gas or liquid, ARCHES goal was to avoid storage and ARCHES had built its ecosystem so there was little storage in the initial eight to ten years, with all production and offtake and usage all synchronized and with most storage in transportation from the production to usage sites. There was some buffering capacity in the transportation such as when being trucked or if stored in a pipeline from one place to another.

Initial phases would involve little storage. Hydrogen was like other gases, was flammable, there were some safety issues, it could not be transported in pipes used for other gases, and transportation of pure hydrogen required dedicated pipes, which would be designed specifically for hydrogen. It was possible to transport hydrogen blended with natural gas in small quantities, but all ARCHES projects would involve new pipes specifically designed for hydrogen.

Mr. Brandt explained that there were organizations looking at hydrogen standards for the general public, there were already hydrogen fueling stations around the State with standards in place, but more aggressive and broader standard efforts had been put into ARCHES proposal with the Department of Energy (DOE).

Council member Martinez-Rubin understood the basic principles for ARCHES but she did not want to repeat history where there had been federal monies invested in some economically disadvantaged communities in the near term that had yielded negative unintended consequences.

Mr. Brandt explained that ARCHES was a non-profit organization, would remain a non-profit, with community representation on its board and a robust structure to ensure communities were well represented throughout the process. ARCHES had released its Community Benefits Plan and was the first hydrogen hub to do so. ARCHES had set the bar high to ensure that others had to follow suit. He reported the DOE and others had informed ARCHES it had reviewed its Community Benefits Plan and described it as the best ever seen.

Mayor Toms spoke to the map of disadvantaged communities and hub sites and clarified with Mr.

Brandt the hub sites were not final. Until projects had been finalized with the DOE and negotiations had been completed, ARCHES could not disclose the actual hub sites. Additional review would be required as part of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The sites would be made public with an extensive public review and comment process with ARCHES fully committed to that process once reaching that level of detail.

Mayor Toms reported that she and another member of the City Council served on the WestCAT Board of Directors, which Board had approved a plan to phase over to zero emission vehicles for its buses through the use of hydrogen vehicles, and she was interested in knowing where the buses may refuel. She asked of the ultimate distribution for hydrogen fuel for the general public and whether existing gas stations could be retrofitted to be distribution facilities for hydrogen.

Mr. Brandt explained that ARCHES was working with 24 transit agencies to consider hydrogen buses and fueling stations, some of which would set up public fueling access.

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As to existing fueling stations, Mr. Brandt stated the technology for hydrogen was different than gasoline, where hydrogen was required to be stored under pressure and kept cool. The pumps for existing gas stations were different, but otherwise many of the hydrogen fueling stations were on the same ground as the existing fueling stations and they could often be co-located. He suggested they could be on the same property as existing gas stations, where possible.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Kellie Taylor, Pinole, asked whether ARCHES would be able to create a visual presentation to highlight how the process worked, whether there was information on the confidential private entities and whether ARCHES could provide an example of a current hydrogen facility and who had developed it.

Mr. Brandt described the Toyota brand Mirai vehicle that was powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. In addition, he noted the University of California Irvine had a hydrogen fueling station in operation and there were others around the State. He reiterated that negotiations were ongoing, and information on private entities would remain confidential at this time. Once ARCHES had finalized terms with the DOE that information could be disclosed.

Public Works Director Mishra reported that Contra Costa County had a hydrogen fueling station located in the City of San Ramon and Toyota had a model vehicle that was powered by hydrogen.

There was also a hydrogen hub facility located in the City of Richmond and all of this was public information, with more information on that facility on the City of Richmond website.

Ms. Taylor asked about the affordability quotient given the discussion about renewable energy, and whether hydrogen impacted fish and wildlife. She sought more information on how the public could participate in the process, whether any air quality research had been done and asked whether she could see the research reports.

Mr. Brandt explained that they were not at the point yet to address maritime impacts but hydrogen in general would not impact sea life since it was stored as a liquid, and if there were leaks it turned into a gas and would go up not down.

Mayor Toms advised that such topics would be addressed once the project had reached the environmental review phase, which would include CEQA review.

Mr. Brandt encouraged interested parties to view the website for ARCHES at arches2.org for more information. He also clarified that working group meetings were held via Zoom and not in person and the public was welcome to participate. He added that the reports requested could be made available to the public.

Anthony Vossbrink, Pinole, asked whether the City had any plans to increase the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the City. He commented on the inability of local residents to take advantage of existing EV charging stations. More EV charging stations were needed and there should be guidelines and signage in place with restrictions for usage since some of the existing EV charging stations at City Hall were being monopolized by others.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED

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The City Council thanked Mr. Brandt for the presentation and looked forward to the next phase.

Public Works Director Mishra clarified the EV charging stations at City Hall had been open for public use for the past six to eight months. Staff had been tracking the usage and would be presenting an ordinance to the City Council in the near future to recoup the electric charges from customers. Currently the use of the existing EV charging stations was free. Staff also planned to limit the time period for charging and there would be fees for stalled charges to prevent a monopoly of the EV charging stations.

Mayor Toms declared a recess at 7:52 p.m. to allow the City Clerk to close the election box for ballots. The City Council meeting reconvened at 8:10 p.m. with all Council members present with the exception of Council members Murphy and Tave.

12. NEW BUSINESS
A. Receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Second Quarter (Mid-Year) Financial Report and Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Related Budget Adjustments. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Markisha Guillory) Finance Director Markisha Guillory provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Second Quarter (Mid-Year) Financial Report which included an overview of the purpose of the mid-year budget review; budget highlights for the General Fund and Non-General Funds; General Fund Budget Overview; General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Budget Summaries and the Recreation, Building and Planning, Cable Access TV and Information Systems Funds Budget Summaries. In addition, a summary of the proposed budget adjustments was also highlighted.

Finance Director Guillory recommended the City Council receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Second Quarter (Mid-Year) Financial Report and adopt a resolution authorizing related budget adjustments.

Council member Martinez-Rubin again clarified with Finance Director Guillory the proposed budget adjustments, as shown, and clarified the figures shown in parenthesis in the PowerPoint presentation were decreases since the City did not anticipate receiving those revenues.

Mayor Toms clarified with Finance Director Guillory the summary information for the budget adjustments were for one-time items that had not been completed in the prior fiscal year, and for the General Fund outside of the budgeted items, for one-time and capital improvement projects.

Staff still projected about $3.3 million in unassigned funds. Funds shown in the negative, such as the Recreation and Cable Access TV Funds, would require an additional operating subsidy from the General Fund to ensure they were not at a negative at the end of the fiscal year.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OPENED
Kellie Taylor, Pinole, asked for a breakdown for the Stormwater Fund; whether the City had specific projects listed and where work had been done taking money out of the budget in different areas; whether the City of Pinole paid for cable television and whether the City paid to televise public meetings and broadcasting.

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Finance Director Guillory explained the local cable access channel provided the televising of City Council meetings, as an example, and stated the City’s budget was a good resource and had broken down the budget and funds for items such as the Stormwater Fund, which information was available on the City website under the Finance webpage.

Mayor Toms clarified that Pinole had two cable television stations producing content for cable.

Anthony Vossbrink, Pinole, sought clarification of the budget figures that appeared to be skewered and should be analyzed to stop the bleeding, such as the increase in expenditures that were greater than expected with respect to personnel and whether that was related to new hires, separation agreements and new contracts such as the City Manager or other positions and whether those costs would be offset by employees who may have resigned. He understood the former City Manager had been paid $150,000 to leave his position, which had been questioned by some members of the public. He asked what type of separation agreement had been provided to the former City Manager given his understanding he had resigned his position. He also questioned the lower sales tax figures from retail, gasoline sales and construction build-out and asked what had caused those declines since he did not believe it was due to the pandemic.

Finance Director Guillory clarified the budget process and the 50 percent mark for actual from July through December 2023, where the City would have expected to spend about 48 percent of the budget and where the City was under the threshold for the mid-point for the Fiscal Year.

PUBLIC COMMENTS CLOSED
ACTION: Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Sasai/Council member Martinez-Rubin to receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Second Quarter (Mid-Year) Financial Report and adopt a resolution authorizing related budget adjustments.

Vote: Passed 3-0-2
Ayes: Toms, Sasai, Martinez-Rubin
Noes: None
Abstain: None

Absent: Murphy, Tave

13. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Continued from Item 6) (Public Comments) Only open to members of the public who did not speak under the first Citizens to be Heard, Agenda Item 6.

Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes 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 Council meeting.

Anthony Vossbrink, Pinole, spoke to gun violence and a recent domestic violence incident and noted that others had concurred with the high number of gun incidents including strong arm robberies and robberies and muggings in the parking lot of retail stores in and around the Fitzgerald Dive and Pinole Valley Road Shopping Center areas.

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Mr. Vossbrink suggested the Chief of Police should clarify that situation. There had also been two recent gun violence incidents near the Chevron and Arco Gas Stations on Pinole Valley Road.

He had spoken with the Manager of the Arco Gas Station who confirmed he had been robbed at gun point but no one had informed him the case had been resolved. Incidents involving the use of guns had also occurred in the Lucky Grocery Store, Sprouts parking lot and CVS Pharmacy and those incidents had been posted on the Police Blotter. He asked that a walking beat Police Officer be posted along Fitzgerald Drive and Pinole Valley Road in addition to a regular beat officer.

Mayor Toms reported the meeting would adjourn in memory of Brittany Ligdis, a Pinole resident who died on February 16, 2024 and whose life was highlighted.

14. ADJOURNMENT to the Regular City Council Meeting of March 19, 2024 in Remembrance of Amber Swartz and Brittany Ligdis.

At 8:38 p.m., Mayor Toms adjourned the meeting to the Regular City Council Meeting of March 19, 2024 in Remembrance of Amber Swartz and Brittany Ligdis.

Submitted by:
_________________________________
Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk
Approved by City Council:

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 9.C.

DATE: MARCH 19, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: JUSTIN SHIU, CONSULTANT PLANNER

DAVID HANHAM, PLANNING MANAGER
SUBJECT: APPROVE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON HOUSING ELEMENT

IMPLEMENTATION

RECOMMENDATION
Receive the 2023 Annual General Plan Housing Element Progress Report as required by the State of California.

BACKGROUND
Section 65400 of the State of California Government Code requires cities to provide an annual report to their legislative body (city council), the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the status of their General Plan Housing Element and progress in its implementation. The General Plan Housing Element Annual Report includes information about a City’s progress in meeting identified housing needs and efforts to encourage the maintenance, improvement, and development of new housing opportunities. Staff forwards this 2023 Annual General Plan Housing Element Progress Report to HCD prior to the April 1st deadline in accordance with State law.

Every eight years each jurisdiction in California is required to update their Housing Element.

The Housing Element is a required component of the General Plan and identifies policies, programs, and actions to create opportunities for the development of new housing and to preserve existing housing stock. State law does not require that jurisdictions develop housing, but rather requires them to adequately plan to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of their community.

State Housing Element law focuses on both the production and geographic distribution of new housing units and requires that each municipality strive to meet their “fair share” of the regional need for low- and moderate-income housing. To create a Housing Element showing it can meet the local housing needs, a jurisdiction must first know how much housing it must plan for and estimate how much will be needed at a variety of affordability levels in order to match the needs of the people who will live there. This process begins with the State determining the total number of new homes needed in the nine-county Bay Area and how affordable those homes need to be based on Area Median Income, which is established on an annual basis.

For reference, in 2023 the Area Median Income for Contra Costa County was $147,900 for a 4-person household.

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) then develops a methodology to distribute a share of the region’s housing need to each city/town and county in the region. This need allocation is called the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Each local government must then update its Housing Element to show the locations where housing can be built and the policies and strategies necessary to meet the community’s housing needs, including identifying sites that are zoned with enough capacity to meet the RHNA allocation. The process is complete once the State reviews and certifies local Housing Elements.

The year 2023 was a transition from the 5th cycle housing element, which covered the 2015 to 2023, to the current 6th cycle 2023-2031 Housing Element. The 2023-2031 Housing Element was adopted on January 17, 2023, re-adopted April 4, 2023, and certified June 6, 2023. The Housing Element covers the years 2023 through 2031, and includes information about how the City has planned for a RHNA of 500 units of various income levels during the eight-year period. The Element focuses on the City’s ability to accommodate projected housing need, provide housing opportunity to meet needs of all income levels and special needs, remove governmental constraints, maintain the housing stock, affirmatively further fair housing, and increase housing education and outreach.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
The City of Pinole Annual General Plan Housing Element Progress Report for 2023 is included as Attachment 1. The report includes statistics about annual building activity for affordable housing projects, annual building activity for rehabilitated housing units, updated information about the City’s RHNA progress, and implementation status of the programs included in the adopted Housing Element.

Transition to New Housing Element. As 2023 served as a wrap up for the 5th Cycle (2015- 2023) Housing Element and transition into the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element, the Progress Report contains some distinctive elements due to the change. Most notably, the Report includes a RHNA Progress sheet (Table B of Attachment A) that contains permit issuance data for 2023 as well as a “projection period” and a Program Implementation Status sheet (Table D of Attachment A) that covers review of programs from both elements.

With regards to Table B, this year’s Housing Element Progress Report contains two columns tabulating building permits issued: one column for the “Projection Period”, which is the start of the Housing Element 6th Cycle projection period (6/30/22 – 1/30/23), and one column for building permits issued over the course of 2023. These columns can be seen under Table B of Attachment 1.
• The projection period counts the number of units issued building permits 6/30/22 to 1/30/23 can be counted towards the 6th Cycle for the purposes of the Housing Element Annual Progress Report. There were three such units in the city, which were all ADUs. • There were 47 units that were issued building permits in 2023. There were no building permits issued for new units between 1/1/23 and 1/30/23, and thus would not result in any possible double-counting with the projection period. • As Table B in the Annual Progress Report document only tabulates permits issued and does not count units built/completed during the 6th Cycle, Table A2 serves as the

means to document units that are built/completed during the 6th Cycle.

With regards to Table D, a review of programs from both Housing Elements was provided since 2023 served as a transition between the previous and current Housing Elements. Please see Attachment 1.

Housing Activity in 2023. Although the number of units permitted was lower than the previous year (187 compared to 47), the number of projects that were issued permits was higher (12 compared to 9). This is due in large part by the issuance of a permit for the 179-unit Vista Woods project in 2022. However, 2023 continued the steady processing of projects that have completed entitlements and are moving through the permitting phase. The SAHA project (33- unit affordable, veteran’s housing project) received building permits and construction is underway. Other multifamily housing projects that have received entitlements are also in various stages in obtaining permits needed for construction. Permits were issued for nine ADUs/JADUs, which is an increase from the seven permitted the previous year. Additionally, permits were issued for a new single family home at 8 N Rancho Ct and the renovation of a vacant building at 612 Tennent Ave into a four unit building. Table 1 provides a summary of these projects. The City anticipates further new housing development progress towards the RHNA in 2024 as entitled projects receive building permits and are built out (see Table 2).

Table 1 – Summary of Housing Activity in 2023
Location Housing Type Number Current Status in 2023
of New
Units
Planning Permit
Approved
Building
Permit
Issued
Construction
Completed,
Occupancy
Granted
2534 Carmelita
Way
ADU/JADU 1 ● ●
384 Tennent Ave ADU/JADU 1 ●
2913 Walton Ct ADU/JADU 1 ●
835 E Meadow
Ave
ADU/JADU 1 ●
2348 Wright Ave ADU/JADU 1 ●
975 Kilkenny WayADU/JADU 1 ●
2467 Hill View Ln ADU/JADU 1 ●
2467 Hill View Ln ADU/JADU 1 ●
811 San Pablo
Ave
ADU/JADU 33 ●
8 N Rancho Ct Single family 1 ●
8 N Rancho Ct ADU/JADU 1 ●
612 Tennent Ave Multifamily 4 ●
TOTAL 47
Housing Rehabilitation. City staff continues to assist homeowners and provide information at City Hall on rehabilitation assistance resources. In 2023, the City issued and conducted final building inspections for 657 permits to rehabilitate housing units. Improvements include roofing

projects, water heater replacement projects, furnace replacement projects, solar projects, window/patio door replacement projects, and home remodel/addition projects.

Pipeline Projects. In 2023, progress continues on five large development projects, which are various stages of permitting and are expected to produce an approximate 618 additional units over the next several years (see Table 2). There is an affordability component to each of these “pipeline” projects, either due to the nature of the project as a 100% affordable development, or the project’s compliance with the City’s inclusionary housing requirement.

Table 2 – Major Development Projects in “Pipeline”
Affordability Tota
l
Pipeline Projects Stage
Very Low Low ModerateAbove
Mod.

Tota
l
811 San Pablo
(SAHA Veteran’s
Apartments)
Under
Construction
28 5 0 0 33
600 Roble (Vista
Woods Senior
Apartments)
Under
Construction
7 135 37 0 179
2151 Appian (Appian
Village
Condominiums)
Building Permit
Under Review
0 8 23 123 154
2801 Pinole Valley
(Apartments)
Grading Permit
Under Review
2 2 0 25 29
1500 Fitzgerald
(Apartments)
Entitled October
2022
13 14 0 196 223
TOTAL Estimate Pipeline Units 50 164 60 344 618

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from receiving the annual report. Individual programs and projects designed to implement the Housing Element goals and objectives are funded through individual programs and project accounts in the City’s budget and Capital Improvement Plan.

ATTACHMENTS
A. 2023 APR

Jurisdiction Pinole
Reporting Year 2023
Housing Element Planning Period 6th Cycle
Current Year
Deed Restricted 26
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 7
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed Restricted 1
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
13 47
Units by Structure Type Entitled Permitted Completed
Single-family Attached 0 0 0
Single-family Detached 0 1 0
2 to 4 units per structure 0 4 0
5+ units per structure 0 33 0
Accessory Dwelling Unit 0 9 5
Mobile/Manufactured Home 0 0 0
Total 0 47 5
Infill Housing Developments and Infill Units Permitted # of Projects Units 12 47
00 10
13 13
0 0
0 Income Rental Ownership Total
Very Low 00 0
Low 00 0
Moderate 00 0
Above Moderate 00 0
Total 0 0 0
Streamlining Provisions Used - Permitted Units # of Projects Units SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone 00
SB 9 (2021) - Residential Lot Split 00
AB 2011 (2022) 00
SB 6 (2022) 00
SB 35 (2017) 00
Ministerial and Discretionary Applications Applications Units Ministerial 10 13
Discretionary 00
Density Bonus Applications and Units Permitted
Number of Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 0 Number of Units in Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 0 Number of Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 1
Number of Units in Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 33 Housing Element Programs Implemented and Sites Rezoned Count 46 0
Programs Implemented
Sites Rezoned to Accommodate the RHNA
(Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Units Constructed - SB 35 Streamlining Permits
Number of SB 35 Streamlining Applications Approved
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Total Housing Applications Submitted:

Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received:

Total Housing Units Approved:

Total Housing Units Disapproved:

Total Units
Housing Applications Summary
Use of SB 35 Streamlining Provisions - Applications
Note: Units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income permitted units totals Number of SB 35 Streamlining Applications
Above Moderate
Indicated as Infill
Not Indicated as Infill
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Date
Application
Submitted
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Application Status Project Type Notes
2 34 6 7 8 9 11 12 13
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to 4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=RenterO=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted+
(see
instructions)
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome Total PROPOSED Units by Project
Total

APPROVED
Units by
project
Total

DISAPPROVED
Units by Project
Please select
streamlining
provision/s the
application was
submitted
pursuant to.

Did the housing
development
application seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915?
Were incentives
or concessions
reqested
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915
approved?
Please indicate
the status of the
application.

Is the project
considered a
ministerial
project or
discretionary
project?
Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 13 13 0 360-521-003 2534 Carmelita Way 2534 Carmelita Way
ADU BP23-0064 ADU O 3/30/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial 401-030-035 384 Tennent Ave 384 Tennent Ave ADU BP21-0002 ADU O 5/30/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial360-322-007 2913 Walton Ct 2913 Walton Ct ADU BP22-0113 ADU O 2/2/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial402-161-007 835 E Meadow Ave
835 E Meadow Ave
ADU BP22-0277 ADU O 6/27/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial 360-112-005 2348 Wright Ave 2348 Wright Ave ADU BP23-0048 ADU O 6/22/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial403-351-002 975 Kilkenny Way 975 Kilkenny Way JADU BP23-0084 ADU O 7/7/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial360-561-012 2467 Hill View Ln 2467 Hill View Ln Unit B ADU BP23-0207 ADU O 9/26/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial360-561-012 2467 Hill View Ln 2467 Hill View Ln Unit A JADU BP23-0208 ADU O 9/13/2023 1 1 1 NONE No N/A Approved Ministerial 401-142-011 612 Tennent Ave 612 Tennent Ave BP22-0268 2 to 4 R 3/13/2023 1 3 4 4 NONE No No Approved Ministerial360-460-026 2321 Monte Verde Dr 2321 Monte Verde SB9 Unit PL23-0049 SFD O 10/11/2023 1 1 1 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No N/A Approved Ministerial 0 Table A
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
1 5
Project Identifier Unit Types Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes Density Bonus Law Applications 10 Housing Development Applications Submitted

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
Table A2
23 56 89
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID Unit Category (SFA,SFD,2 to 4,5+,ADU,MH) Tenure R=Renter O=Owner Very Low- Income Deed Restricted Very Low- Income Non Deed Restricted Low- Income Deed Restricted Low- Income Non Deed Restricted Moderate- Income Deed Restricted Moderate- Income Non Deed Restricted Above Moderate- Income Entitlement Date Approved # of Units issued Entitlements Very Low- Income Deed Restricted Very Low- Income Non Deed Restricted Low- Income Deed Restricted Low- Income Non Deed Restricted Moderate- Income Deed Restricted Moderate- Income Non Deed Restricted Above Moderate- Income Building Permits Date Issued # of Units Issued Building Permits Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 7 0 1 0 13 47 360-055-002 3213 Estates Ave 3213 Estates ADU BP20-0142 ADU O 0 0 360-551-002 2466 Faria Ave 2466 Faria Ave ADU BP21-0148 ADU O 0 0 403-521-017 10 Doolin Ct 10 Doolin Ct ADU BP21-0168 ADU O 0 0 402-164-009 831 Betty Ave 831 Betty Ave ADU BP21-0068 ADU O 0 0 360-521-003 2534 Carmelita Way 2534 Carmelita Way ADU BP23-0064 ADU O 0 1 4/3/2023 1 401-030-035 384 Tennent Ave 384 Tennent Ave ADU BP21-0002 ADU O 0 1 5/30/2023 1 360-322-007 2913 Walton Ct 2913 Walton Ct ADU BP22-0113 ADU O 0 1 2/13/2023 1 402-161-007 835 E Meadow Ave 835 E Meadow Ave ADU BP22-0277 ADU O 0 1 7/11/2023 1 360-112-005 2348 Wright Ave 2348 Wright Ave ADU BP23-0048 ADU O 0 1 6/29/2023 1403-351-002 975 Kilkenny Way 975 Kilkenny Way JADU BP23-0084 ADU O 0 1 7/21/2023 1 360-561-012 2467 Hill View Ln 2467 Hill View Ln Unit B ADU BP23-0207 ADU O 0 1 9/28/2023 1 360-561-012 2467 Hill View Ln 2467 Hill View Ln Unit A JADU BP23-0208 ADU O 0 1 10/11/2023 1 402-166-030 811 San Pablo Ave SAHA Project BP22-0304 5+ R 26 7 6/28/2021 33 26 7 6/1/2023 33
430-240-025 8 N Rancho Ct 8 N Rancho Ct BP22-0066 SFD O 1 3/22/2021 1 1 7/24/2023 1430-240-025 8 N Rancho Ct 8 N Rancho Ct ADU BP22-0066 ADU O 1 3/22/2021 1 1 7/24/2023 1401-142-011 612 Tennent Ave 612 Tennent Ave BP22-0268 2 to 4 R 0 1 3 4/26/2023 4 0 0
1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits 4 7
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units

Streamlining Infill
Housing without Financial
Assistance or Deed
Restrictions
Term of Affordability
or Deed Restriction Notes
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions)
Date Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates of
Occupancy or
other forms of
readiness
How many of the
units were
Extremely Low
Income?
Please select the
streamlining
provision the
project was APPROVED
pursuant to. (may
select multiple)
Infill Units?
Y/N+
Assistance Programs
for Each Development
(may select multiple -
see instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select multiple -
see instructions)
For units affordable without
financial assistance or deed
restrictions, explain how the
locality determined the units
were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of Affordability or
Deed Restriction (years)
(if affordable in perpetuity
enter 1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Destroyed
Units
Demolished or
Destroyed Units
Demolished/De
stroyed Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus Applied to
the Project (Percentage
Increase in Total Allowable
Units or Total Maximum
Allowable Residential Gross
Floor Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions, Waivers,
or Other Modifications
Given to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project receive a
reduction or waiver of
parking standards? (Y/N)
Notes+
0 0000 0 5 5 0 2
1 11/14/2023 1 NONE Y1 4/27/2023 1 NONE Y1 3/14/2023 1 NONE Y1 3/6/2023 1 NONE Y1 4/23/2023 1 NONE Y 0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 0 NONE Y VHHP DB 55 73.7% 3 On-Site Improvements, Development Standards Modification Yes
0 NONE Y0 NONE Y0 NONE Y INC 55 2 Demolished R0
Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy Density Bonus 10 Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Demolished/Destroyed Units

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 1 Projection Period 34
RHNA Allocation by
Income Level
Projection Period -
06/30/2022-
01/30/2023
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total Units to Date (all years) Total Remaining RHNA by Income Level Deed Restricted - 26 - - - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Deed Restricted - 7 - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - 1 - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Above Moderate 223 3 13 - - - - - - - - 16 207
500
3 47 - - - - - - - - 50 450
5 67
Extremely low-Income
Need 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Total Units to
Date
Total Units
Remaining
61 - - - - - - - - - - 61
Please note: The APR form can only display data for one planning period. To view progress for a different planning period, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected].
86 26
This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs. 1 Moderate
121 69 87
Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here 7 2
Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
95 62
Please note: For the last year of the 5th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted during the portion of the year that was in the 5th cycle. For the first year of the 6th cycle, Table B will only include units that were permitted since the start of the planning period. Projection Period units are in a separate column.

Total RHNA
Total Units
Income Level
Very LowLowExtremely Low-Income Units*
Note: units serving extremely low-income households are included in the very low-income RHNA progress and must be reported as very low-income units in section 7 of Table A2. They must also be reported in the extremely low-income category (section 13) in Table A2 to be counted as progress toward meeting the extremely low-income housing need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1).*Extremely low-income houisng need determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1). Value in Section 5 is default value, assumed to be half of the very low-income RHNA. May be overwritten.

Progress toward extremely low-income housing need, as determined pursuant to Government Code 65583(a)(1).

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Date of Rezone Rezone Type
2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Date of Rezone Very Low- Income Low-Income Moderate-Income Above Moderate- Income Rezone Type Parcel Size (Acres) General Plan Designation Zoning Minimum Density Allowed Maximum Density Allowed Realistic Capacity Vacant/Nonvacant Description of Existing Uses Note: "+" indicates an optional fieldCells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
3 8
Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C

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Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
123 4
Name of Program Objective Timeframe in H.E Status of Program Implementation PRIOR H.E.: Conduct An
Annual Housing Element
Review (H.1.1)
Annual Review of Housing Element per
Government Code Section 65583(3). Annually
Complete for 2023. Annual review of the Housing Element will continue with the preparation of HCD Annual Progress Reports each year during the 2023-2031 Housing Element cycle.

PRIOR H.E.: Explore
Housing Development
Partnerships (H.1.2)
Seek opportunities to work with public
agencies and developers. Ongoing
The City has continued to worked with developers to encourage residential development and affordable units. The City has worked with developers of housing projects on permit issuance and the construction process, including issuance of permits for SAHA (33 unit) affordable housing project and working on construction hour modifications for Vista Woods (189 units) to address weather-related delays. Worked with developers on permitting for conversion of former city-owned buildings at 612 Tennent Ave and 2279 Park St. Building permits were issued to rehabiliate 612 Tennent, which changed the 2 unit building into a 4 unit building of which one unit is affordable.

PRIOR H.E.: Periodically
Review Residential
Development
Requirements (H.1.3)
Monitor effectiveness of established
regulations needed to streamline
housing development.

Ongoing (as necessary)
Regular ongoing discussions on permitting, process, and code update improvements. Updates to codes, standards, and permitting processes to promote housing development have been incorporated into the 2023-2031 Housing Element.

PRIOR H.E.: Apply Design
Review Guidelines (H.2.1)
Apply to new residential development
and residential additions to ensure
compatibility with surrounding areas.

Ongoing
The City implemented the Residential Design Guidelines for residential projects where applicable. The development of objective design standards was incorporated into the 2023-2031 Housing Element and preparation of standards has been in progress.

PRIOR H.E.: Adequate
Sites to Meet Regional
Fair Share of Housing
Growth (H.2.2)
Ensure adequate sites are available to
developers and provide an inventory of
available sites to developers.

Ongoing
Complete. Three Corridors Specific Plan for San Pablo Avenue, Pinole Valley Road, and Appian Way includes adequate sites available to developers to meet Regional Fair Share of Housing Growth. A detailed inventory of potential residential development sites is included within Table 6.43 and 6.44 of the prior Housing Element. A new site inventory has been prepared as part of the 2023- 2031 Housing Element.

PRIOR H.E.: Rehabilitation
Assistance (H.2.3)
Continue to share information and
explore funding sources for
rehabilitation of existing housing
Ongoing (annually)
City staff continues to assist homeowners and provide information at City Hall on rehabilitation assistance resources. In 2023, the City issued 657 permits to rehabilitate housing units, including roofing, water heater replacement, furnace, solar, window/patio door replacement, and home remodel/addition projects. The City has been coordinating with the County to develop a BayRen Home+ program to assist residential property owners to undertake energy efficiency upgrade projects.

PRIOR H.E.: Acquisition/
Rehabilitation of Blighted
or Distressed Properties
(H.2.4)
Pursue opportunities to partner with
nonprofit housing developers to acquire
and rehabilitate blighted or distress
properties
Ongoing
The City issued permits and continues to work with the developer of the 33 unit 100% affordable SAHA project towards completion of construction on the former redevelopment agency property. Through the course of the project, the City supported development through the provision of purchase and construction loans, facilitation of efficient entitlement and permit review processes, and coordination to ensure the developer had information needed to secure development funding. The City is worked with a developer and issued permits to rehabilitate a vacated two unit building into a four unit building at 612 Tennent Ave, with one unit set aside as an affordable unit. The City is working with a developer to rehabilitate a vacant commercial building into two units.

PRIOR H.E.: Fee Structure
Evaluation (H.3.1)
Review current fees to ensure new
development contributes its share of
costs
Ongoing An updated master fee schedule was adopted in 2023 and became effective August 1, 2023.

PRIOR H.E.: General Plan
Land Uses (H.4.1)
Evaluate land use designations and
programs to ensure consistency with
overall goals
Annually
The City's GP land use designations are applied to provide direction and flexibility to help meet evolving overall land use goals and policy objectives.

Land Use designations remain the same in the 2023-2031 Housing Element.

PRIOR H.E.: Housing
Construction (H.4.2)
Encourage housing construction
through a variety of incentives and
programs
Ongoing
City staff meets regularly with property owners and developers to encourage additional housing construction at all affordablility levels on available housing opportunity sites. Staff provides owners and developers with assistance in understanding affordable housing requirements and density bonus incentives.

PRIOR H.E.: Parcel
Consolidation (H.4.4.3)
Facilitate lot consolidation as it relates
to housing opportunity sites Ongoing City staff meets with property owners and developers to encourage parcel consolidation for housing development.

PRIOR H.E.: Second Unit
Ordinance (H.4.4.4)
Provide information to the public and
review the ordinance to encourage
second unit development
Ongoing Staff regularly receives and responds to questions from the public regarding ADU standards and the permit process.

PRIOR H.E.: Homebuyer
Programs (H.4.4.5)
Share information about homebuyer
programs from County and State Annually
Inadequate financial resoures available in 2023 to directly assist first-time homebuyers and re-establish the City's homebuyer program. The City refers interested individuals to available County and State programs.

PRIOR H.E.: Below Market
Rate (BMR) Regulations
(H.4.4.6)
Implement and monitor rental and
resale affordability controls for units
assisted by form RDA
Ongoing
The City continues to use a third-party contractor to monitor affordability control compliance for former City Redevelopment Agency (RDA) assisted housing units.

PRIOR H.E.: Technical
Assistance to Housing
Developers (H.4.4.7)
Exchange information to encourage
provision of affordable housing Ongoing City staff continued to meet with prospective housing developers in 2023.

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.

Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583

PRIOR H.E.: Accessible
Units for the Physically
Disabled (H.4.4.8)
Facilitate programs and projects to
meet Federal, State, and local
requirements to provide accessible
housing for the physically disabled
5% of units built or
approved between 2014
and 2023
The City is committed to assisting in the development of new projects that provide accessible housing for the disabled or issuing building permits for projects that improve the accessibiilty of existing housing. In 2023, the City did not receive any new development requests for housing for the physically disabled or accessibility modifications to existing residential units.

PRIOR H.E.: Housing for
the Homeless (H.4.4.9)
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to provide
emergency shelters and supportive and
transitional housing
By May 2016 Text amendments were approved in 2016.

PRIOR H.E.: Employee
Housing (H.4.4.10)
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to identify
employee housing as a residential use By May 2016 Text amendments were approved in 2016.

PRIOR H.E.: Prevention of
Housing Discrimination
(H.4.4.11)
Exchange information to prevent
Housing Discrimination Ongoing No housing discrimination disputes were brought to the City's attention in 2023.

PRIOR H.E.: Conservation
of Affordable Housing
Units (H.4.4.12)
Work to help preserve existing
affordable housing supply Through 2017
Former RDA assets, and revenues generated from those assets, are maintained in a Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund that continues to be used to administer and monitor compliance with affordable housing and loan agreements and provide for affordable housing development.

PRIOR H.E.: Explore
Options for Senior
Assistance Programs
(H.4.4.13)
Explore program revisions/new
programs to provide assistance to help
seniors live independently
2015-2016 Insufficient financial resources were available to establish a City program.

PRIOR H.E.: Energy and
Water Conservation
(H.5.1.1)
Support and publicize energy and water
conservation programs; promote
awareness in conjunction with
rehabilitation programs; implement
water efficient landscape requirements
Ongoing
The City continued to provide information on available energy and water conservation programs. The City has integrated the state water efficient landscaping ordinance into the municipal code.

PRIOR H.E.: Water and
Sewer Service Priority
Allocation for Affordable
Housing (H.5.1.2)
Adopt a policy for water and sewer
services to provide priority allocation to
affordable housing in event a rationing
system is implemented
By May 2016 Completed in 2016.
2023-2031 H.E.: Provision
of Adequate Sites and Site
Inventory Monitoring
(Program 1)
Provide adequate sites to accommodate
the City’s entire RHNA allocation of 500
units, including the 83 units not met
with pending projects or projected
ADUs. No net loss of capacity below the
RHNA requirement during the planning
period.

Mid-cycle review by Q1
2027. Identification of
additional sites or
programs by Q3 2027.

Housing Element adopted in 2023. No change in site inventory or pending projects.
2023-2031 H.E.: Publicize
and Promote Residential
Sites Inventory (Program
2)
Maintain accurate and publicly available
residential site inventory throughout the
planning period. Outreach with 100
percent of RHNA site owners twice
during the planning period.

Webpage for sites by
October 2023; update
annually or as needed.

Contact RHNA site owners
twice during the planning
period, including once by
October 2024.

Webpage with site inventory published.
2023-2031 H.E.: Outreach
to Developers and
Technical Assistance to
Applicants (Program 3)
Technical assistance to all affordable
housing applicants. Make the
comprehensive coordinated review with
all city departments standard operating
procedure for all residential
developments. Annual review of
available funding sources and contact
to other agencies and developers.

Develop comprehensive
coordinated review
procedures by April 2024.

Create developer interest
list by October 2023.

Annually contact
affordable housing
builders annually with
information about sites.

Annual outreach to public
agencies and community
and faith-based
organizations for funding
and partnership
Comprehensive coordinated review procedures to be developed. Developer interest list created.
2023-2031 H.E.: Facilitate
ADU Production (Program
4)
5 ADUs per year
Annually review ADU
strategy; additional
program of identification
of site within 6 months if
not matching estimates.

Adopt amnesty program
and fast track program by
April 2025. Review ADU
geographic distribubtion
biennially.
9 building permits issued for ADUs in 2023.
2023-2031 H.E.: SB 9
Technical Assistance and
Facilitation (Program 5)
10 SB 9 applications
Zoning amendments and
objective design
standards by Q2 2025. Lot
split form by Q1 2024.
2 SB 9 applications approved (1 lot split, 1 unit)
2023-2031 H.E.: Incentives
for Mixed-Use
Developments (Program 6)
Amended zoning ordinance with
adopted incentives. Entitlement of three
mixed-use projects using one or more
of the available incentives.

Adopt incentives by April
2026. Begin review of
environmental documents
by 2026 and complete by
2029.

In progress

2023-2031 H.E.:

Development of Housing
Successor’s Low and
Moderate Income Housing
Asset Fund Policy
(Program 7)
Create a housing fund policy guide,
create in-lieu fee alternative and funding
source. For applicable development
projects, maintain a minimum
requirement of 15 percent inclusionary
units, and of those 40 percent of units
affordable to very low income
households
By April 2026. In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Affordable
Housing Incentives
(Program 8)
Adoption of priority review process.

Completion of initial review of
affordable housing developments within
prescribed timeline. Expedited review of
projects to take 50% less time than the
normal City review process.

Adopt expedited review
process and incentives for
affordable housing by
April 2025.

In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Housing
for Extremely Low, Very
Low, Low, and Moderate
Income Households and
Special Needs
Households, Including
Persons with Disabilities
(Program 9)
Annual contact of developers. Assist 25
lower income or special needs
households with the fee waiver
program. Use of one or more incentives
for lower income and/or households
with persons with disability housing
development in one project throughout
the planning period.

Annual review of funding
opportunities,
collaboration with
services providers, and
contact of developers.

Annual developer
workshop and proactive
contact of housing
developers. Coordination
with Contra Costa County
by April 2024.

Development of fee waiver
program by October 2024.

Zoning Ordinance
amendments for parking
reduction by April 2025.

In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Senior
Housing Incentives
(Program 10)
Use of one or more incentives for senior
housing development in one project. By April 2025. In progress 2023-2031 H.E.: Home
Sharing and Tenant
Matching (Program 11)
10 tenant matches
Develop program
components, outreach
strategies and compile
resources by April 2026.

In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Zoning
Amendments (Program 12) Not applicable By April 2025. Ordinance amendments in progress. First round of draft amendments anticipated for review in 2024. 2023-2031 H.E.: SB 330
Objective Design
Standards and SB 35
Streamlining Compliance
(Program 13)
Adopted zoning amendments. Faster
permit turnaround time. By April 2025. In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Fee
Evaluation and
Publicization (Program 14)
Reviewed and amended fee schedule as
appropriate.

Review of updated fees by
April 2024. Subsequent
evaluations and
modifications by 2029.

Review of Development
Impact Fees by end of
2023.

In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Permit
Streamlining (Program 15) Amended zoning ordinance.

Permit streamlining by
April 2025. Electronic
permitting process by end
of 2023.

Electronic permitting system is in the final stages prior to public release.

Anticipated for public use in 2024.
2023-2031 H.E.:

Rehabilitation Assistance
(Program 16)
Provide information about County and
other rehabilitation programs to 40
households, landlords, or developers
annually. Rehabilitation of 20 units
throughout the planning period, 5
extremely low, 5 very low, 5 low, and 5
moderate.

Ongoing, with annual
assessment of funding
opportunities to reinstate
the City’s Rehabilitation
Program
In progress
2023-2031 H.E.:

Acquisition/ Rehabilitation
of Properties (Program 17)
Provide information about County and
other rehabilitation programs to 40
households annually. Development of
50 units, including the 33-unit SAHA
project, during the planning period.

Ongoing, as funding is
available. 33 unit SAHA development is under construction. 2023-2031 H.E.: Housing
Preservation/Below
Market Rate Regulations
and Conversions
(Program 18)
Contact of property owners and
affordable housing developers/
providers at least twice throughout the
planning period to pursue preservation
or extension of at-risk units that are set
to expire in the next 10 years. Ensure
that 100% of housing for low- and
moderate-income units assisted or
constructed by the former
Redevelopment Agency remains in
compliance with rental and resale
restrictions. Annual compliance
monitoring of all affordable units
(anticipated over 400).

Notification processes as
covenants for belowmarket rate units are set
to expire. Contact of
property owners and
affordable housing
developers/providers at
least twice throughout the
planning period. Monitor
rental and resale
restrictions annually.

Compliance monitoring ongoing.

2023-2031 H.E.: PlaceBased Improvements
(Program 19)
Completed Capital Improvement
Projects and Adopted Environmental
Justice Element
As identified in CIP
Schedule; Environmental
Justice Element adopted
by the end of 2023.

BayREN rebates in the
2022-23 fiscal year.

Environmental justice element is in draft stages, anticipated for 2024. BayREN program and funding changes delayed implementation to 2023-2024. 2023-2031 H.E.: Fair
Housing Resources and
Services (Program 20)
Provide annual workshops or
information fairs with the County fair
housing provider or another qualified
fair housing provider. Provide fair
housing resources or referrals to 50
households annually.

Biennial fair housing
workshops. Ongoing
provision of resources
and referrals to fair
housing service providers.

Review of demographics
to determine appropriate
translation and
interpretation languages
by 2027 and 2031.

Resources, information, and direction provided as questions are received on an ongoing basis.
2023-2031 H.E.:

Displacement
Prevention/Housing
Mobility (Program 21)
Conducted workshop within one year of
adoption. Provide resources on source
of income discrimination and housing
choice vouchers to 35 households
annually.

Review in 2027. Revise
zoning ordinance to
require affordable unit
replacement by April 2025;
create and distribute
informational materials by
April 2025, with annual
outreach to tenants and
relevant organizations.

Conduct workshop by
April 2024
In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: Housing
Resources Education
(Program 22)
Provision of housing information to
approximately 75 residents annually.

Provision of information
by October 2024.

Presence at community
events at least once per
year.

In progress
2023-2031 H.E.: ADU,
JADU, and SB 9 Education
and Promotion (Program
23)
5 ADUs annually; 1 JADU annually.

Develop outreach
strategies and compile
resources by April 2025.

Promotion of Home
Sharing and Tenant
Matching (Program 11) 6
months after program
development. Outreach at
no less than 2 events
annually
7 ADUs and 2 JADUs issued permits in 2023.

General Comments

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Description of Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
34 APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID+ Very Low Income Low Income Moderate Income Above Moderate Income Description of Commercial Development Bonus Commercial Development Bonus Date Approved Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Units Constructed as Part of Agreement
Commercial Development Bonus Approved pursuant to GC Section 65915.7 Table E
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
1 2
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Annual Progress Report January 2020

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031
The description should adequately document how each unit complies with subsection (c) of Government Code Section 65583.1+.

For detailed reporting requirements, see the chcklist here:

Extremely LowIncome+ Very Low-Income+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+ Extremely Low- Income+ Very Low- Income+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+ https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community‐ development/docs/adequate‐sites‐checklist.pdf Rehabilitation ActivityPreservation of Units At-RiskAcquisition of UnitsMobilehome Park PreservationTotal Units by Income Table F
Please note this table is optional: The jurisdiction can use this table to report units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from non-affordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved, including mobilehome park preservation, consistent with the standards set forth in Government Code section 65583.1, subdivision (c). Please note, motel, hotel, hostel rooms or other structures that are converted from non-residential to residential units pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c)(1)(D) are considered net-new housing units and must be reported in Table A2 and not reported in Table F.

Activity Type
Units that Do Not Count Towards RHNA+
Listed for Informational Purposes Only
Units that Count Towards RHNA +
Note - Because the statutory requirements severely limit what can be counted, please contact HCD at [email protected] and we will unlock the form which enable you to populate these fields.

Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c) Annual Progress Report January 2020

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Reporting Period 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulasPlanning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Notes
23 6
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(2 to 4,5+)
Tenure
R=Renter
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Moderate- Income
Deed Restricted
ModerateIncome Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Moderate Income Units
Converted from Above
Moderate
Date Converted Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
Table F2
Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income Pursuant to Government Code section 65400.2 For up to 25 percent of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional housing need allocation, the planning agency may include the number of units in an existing multifamily building that were converted to deed-restricted rental housing for moderate-income households by the imposition of affordability covenants and restrictions for the unit. Before adding information to this table, please ensure housing developments meet the requirements described in Government Code 65400.2(b). 5 Project Identifier Unit Types
1 4
Affordability by Household Incomes After Conversion Units credited toward Moderate Income RHNA

Jurisdiction Pinole
Reporting Period 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation
23 4
APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID+ Realistic Capacity Identified in the Housing Element Entity to whom the site transferred Intended Use for Site 1 Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional fieldCells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Table G
Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of Project Identifier
NOTE: This table must only be filled out if the housing element sites inventory contains a site which is or was owned by the reporting jurisdiction, and has been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of during the reporting year.

Jurisdiction Pinole Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2023
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation
formulas
Designation Size Notes
1 2 34 5 6 7
APN Street Address/Intersection Existing Use Number of Units Surplus Designation Parcel Size (in acres) Notes NOTE: This table must contain an invenory of ALL surplus/excess lands the reporting jurisdiction owns Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Parcel Identifier

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table H
Locally Owned Surplus Sites
For Contra Costa County jurisdictions, please format the APN's as follows:999-999-999-9

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Project Type Date
Units (Beds/Student
Capacity) Granted
Density Bonus
Notes
23 5 6
APN Street Address Project Name+ Local Jurisdiction Tracking ID+ Unit Category (SH - Student Housing) Date Very Low- Income Deed Restricted Very Low- Income Non Deed Restricted Low- Income Deed Restricted Low- Income Non Deed Restricted Moderate- Income Deed Restricted Moderate- Income Non Deed Restricted Above Moderate- Income Total Additional Beds Created Due to Density Bonus Notes Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Table J
Student housing development for lower income students for which was granted a density bonus pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 65915 Project Identifier Units (Beds/Student Capacity) Approved 1 4
NOTE: STUDENT HOUSING WITH DENSITY BONUS ONLY. This
table only needs to be completed if there were student housing projects WITH a density bonus approved pursuant to
Government Code65915(b)(1)(F)
Annual Progress Report January 2020

Jurisdiction Pinole ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)Planning Period 6th Cycle 01/31/2023 - 01/31/2031 Table K
Tenent Preference Policy
Local governments are required to inform HCD about any local tenant preference ordinance the local government maintains when the jurisdiction submits their annual progress report on housing approvals and production, per Government Code 7061 (SB 649, 2022, Cortese). Effective January 1, 2023, local governments adopting a tenant preference are required to create a webpage on their internet website containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials, no more than 90 days after the ordinance becomes ti l
Does the Jurisdiction have a local tenant preference policy? If the jurisdiction has a local tenant preference policy, provide a link to the jurisdiction's webpage on their internet website containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials.

Notes

Jurisdiction Pinole
Reporting Year 2023 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Total Award Amount Total award amount is auto‐populated based on amounts entered in rows 15‐26.

Task $ Amount Awarded $ Cumulative Reimbursement Requested Other Funding Notes Existing and new housing site
inventory; Prepare Housing
Element Update; Prepare CEQA
Document; Activities to facilitate
housing
$65,000.00 $65,000.00 REAP Funding awarded 2021. Housing Element document completed.

Summary of entitlements, building permits, and certificates of occupancy (auto‐populated from Table A2) Current Year
Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0 00 Current Year
Deed Restricted 26Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 7Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 1Non-Deed Restricted 0 1347
Current Year
Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0 55 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Reporting
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Please update the status of the proposed uses listed in the entity’s application for funding and the corresponding impact on housing within the region or jurisdiction, as applicable, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in Section 50515.02 or 50515.03, as applicable.
$ 65,000.00
Task Status
Completed
Total Units
Certificate of Occupancy Issued by Affordability Summary Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Completed Entitlement Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 9.D.

DATE: MARCH 19, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: HEATHER BELL, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: CITY OF PINOLE SPONSORSHIP OF THE PINOLE VALLEY HIGH

SCHOOL'S ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) HERITAGE

MONTH STUDY STOP AT THE ASIAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN SAN

FRANCISCO AND BROADCAST OF HERITAGE SHOW

RECOMMENDATION
Staff is recommending the Council adopt a resolution to approve the City of Pinole's sponsorship of the Pinole Valley High School's Asian Pacific Islander's Heritage Month Events

BACKGROUND
At the February 6, 2024 regular City Council Meeting, Mayor Pro-Tem Sasai requested a future agenda item to consider City Sponsorship for Pinole Valley High School's upcoming Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month events in the amount of $3,200.00. This amount would be used to cover costs for the students attending a study stop to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for AAPI Heritage Month, a festival and a showcase for students who may not otherwise have the financial resources to attend. Students who are active participants or performers in the AAPI Heritage Show on Thursday, May 16th are eligible to attend the study trip. Costs for each event are enumerated in Attachment B to the staff report.

By motion, the City Council approved the request to consider this sponsorship as well as having Pinole Community Television (PCTV) air the Pinole Valley Performing Arts Theater AAPI Heritage Show for the community to enjoy.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Approval of the sponsorship by monetary donation and allocating City resources for broadcast of the Performing Arts Theater concert by PCTV is at the City Council's discretion.

FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact would be a budget appropriation of $3,200 from the General Fund.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution

B. Event Detail and Costs

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XX

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PINOLE, COUNTY OF

CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CITY OF PINOLE

SPONSORSHIP OF THE PINOLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S ASIAN AMERICAN

PACIFIC ISLANDER (AAPI) HERITAGE MONTH STUDY STOP AT THE ASIAN

AMERICAN MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO AND BROADCAST OF HERITAGE SHOW
WHEREAS, at the February 6, 2024, regular City Council Meeting, Mayor ProTem Sasai requested a future agenda item to consider City Sponsorship for Pinole Valley High School's upcoming Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month events in the amount of $3,200.00; and
WHEREAS, this amount would be used to cover costs for the students attending a study stop to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for AAPI Heritage Month, a festival and a showcase for students who may not otherwise have the financial resources to attend; and
WHEREAS, students who are active participants or performers in the AAPI Heritage Show on Thursday, May 16th are eligible to attend the study trip; and WHEREAS, by motion, the City Council approved the request for this sponsorship as well as having Pinole Community Television (PCTV) air the Pinole Valley Performing Arts Theater AAPI Heritage Show for the community to enjoy; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Pinole does hereby resolve approval of the sponsorship by monetary donation and allocating City resources for broadcast of the Performing Arts Theater concert by PCTV.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Pinole City Council held on the 19th day of March 2024 by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

I, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced, passed, and adopted on this 19th day of March 2024.
______________________________________
Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk

Pinole Valley High School Study Trip, Festival, and Showcase Sponsored by Mr. Lim
For students participating in AAPI
DATES:
- Friday, May 3, 2024, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Study Trip) - Thursday, May 16, 2024, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (AAPI Festival/Showcase)
STUDY TRIP (May 3, 2024, 9 AM-5 PM):

DESTINATIONS (Tentative Itinerary):

1. Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory (56 Ross Alley, SF, opens at 9 a.m.)

2. Dim Sum brunch/lunch at Great Eastern Restaurant (649 Jackson Street, SF Chinatown, opens at 10 a.m.)

3. Asian Art Museum (SF) (200 Larkin Street, SF, opens at 10 a.m.)

4. Japantown (SF). Free time to wander/explore the shops/area.

COSTS:
● $9 per single admission museum ticket. Total: $510.00/56 people (estimated group discounted rate)
● Estimated $2,700 for charter bus rental (56-passenger bus) ● $1,200/56 people for lunch
● TOTAL estimated COST of the trip for 56 participants - $4,400 REQUIREMENTS: To go on this study trip, you must be an active participant or performer in our AAPI Heritage Show on Thursday, May 16th.

This means that you may be asked to be an usher, work in the ticket booth, collect donations, help clean up after the show, bring snacks or water for the performers, or maybe bring some kind of dish to share at intermission/potluck, etc. Speak with Mr. Lim for more details.

AAPI FESTIVAL/SHOWCASE (May 16, 2024, 11 AM - 3 PM & 5 PM - 8 PM):

BACKGROUND INFO:
● WCCUSD/Californian high schools + Californian colleges + Asian/Pacific Islander-ran organizations are invited to PV for a day event to perform, have fun, and introduce the different and wide culture of Asians and Pacific Islanders ● The costs are for both the AAPI Festival and the Showcase COSTS:
● Refreshments - $200
● Food (Pizza)- $250
● Performance Props (Tinikling Sticks & Carinosa Outfits) - $250 ● AAPI Decor/Supplies - $450
● Photobooth Supplies - $50
● Flyers/Advertisement -$50
● TOTAL - $950
TOTAL COST: $5,450
Remaining Cost: $2,250
- The remaining Costs will be paid through student-ran fundraising from the K-pop Club, Pinoy Club, and Choir.

CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 11.A.

DATE: MARCH 19, 2024
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: FIONA EPPS, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE NEW CITY SEAL, LOGO, AND

BRANDING GUIDELINES

RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council receive a presentation and adopt a Resolution to establish a new City seal, logo, and branding guidelines.

BACKGROUND
A coherent brand identity represents a key piece of the City Council’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan goal of developing marketing and branding strategies congruent with the communication plan and economic development strategies.

The City hired Tripepi Smith to design a new logo and create branding guidelines as part of the Communication & Engagement Plan. Logo design options were presented for discussion at a City Council meeting on March 21, 2023, however, none of the initial design concepts were adopted at that meeting. Instead, the City Council approved the formation of the City Seal Ad Hoc Subcommittee to further explore options for a new City seal and logo.

The City Seal Ad Hoc Subcommittee retained Tripepi Smith and worked with staff, community members, and members of the Confederated Nations of Lisjan (Ohlone) on an extensive process which included three (3) rounds of community outreach and over twenty (20) meetings and discussions to develop the City’s new seal, logo, and branding guidelines, upon which City Council direction is now desired.

Staff gathered insights on the community's perceptions and values pertaining to the visual representation of Pinole using surveys. Survey results (Attachment B) revealed the community’s desire to include representation of the area’s Ohlone roots, and identified several natural symbols, colors, and feelings associated with Pinole. The City Seal Ad Hoc Subcommittee and staff agreed that it was important to incorporate the community’s perceptions to ensure that final designs are a collective representation of the City’s identity.

REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
At the City Council meeting, staff will provide an overview of the process and present the final City seal and logo design. The City logo design was drafted by Tripepi Smith. The City seal design was illustrated by Fiona Epps, Assistant to the City Manager and Pinole resident, and vectorized by Tripepi Smith. The updated seal, new logo and branding guidelines (Attachment

C) revitalizes the City's visual identity while conveying an authentic brand for the City of Pinole.

Moreover, the proposed new City seal and logo incorporate elements that align with the community's identity as discovered through the community survey results.

The analysis of the proposed designs is as follows:

Symbolism and Representation
The new City seal and logo features symbols that represent key aspects of Pinole’s character, such as diversity and community. The designs capture elements that make Pinole unique, including its natural assets (native wildlife, bayfront, Pinole Creek), appreciation of roots, and forward-looking spirit.

Aesthetics and Modernization
Both designs contain contemporary design principles that leverage clean lines and vibrant colors. Modernizing the seal and logo enhances adaptability across a range of mediums, from print materials to digital platforms.

Brand Consistency
The new seal and logo are designed to be versatile and scalable, ensuring consistency in application across city communications, signage, and promotional materials. The branding guidelines will help maintain brand integrity by providing clear guidelines to staff on seal and logo usage, color schemes, and typography.

PROPOSED DESIGNS:

City Logo

City Seal
Upon Council approval, staff will begin rolling out the new brand across both digital assets (email, social media, videos, website, etc.) and physical assets (vehicles, business cards, signage, etc.). Staff will also develop resources to assist City departments, employees, Council, and others to properly deploy the new brand assets.

If City Council adopts the new City seal, staff will return to council with an ordinance for Chapter 1.02.010 (City Seal) of the Pinole Municipal Code that contains an updated image and its description.

FISCAL IMPACT
Funding to implement the new seal, logo and branding guidelines will largely be covered within existing department budgets. Staff will prepare estimates for areas of deployments that fall

outside of the adopted budgets, such as City vehicle decals, and wayfinding signage, that will be included as part of supplemental budget requests reviewed with the Fiscal Year 2024/25 budget in June. Larger costs, such as seal replacements inside and on the City Hall and Public Safety buildings will be considered capital improvement projects and will also be reviewed with the FY 24/25 budget.

ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution
B. City Logo and Seal Survey Responses - Complete
C. City of Pinole Branding Guidelines

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XX

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PINOLE ESTABLISHING A NEW CITY SEAL,

CITY LOGO AND BRANDING GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the importance of a unique graphics and branding to help reinforce the City of Pinole’s distinctive identity; and WHEREAS, the City’s current City seal was determined by staff and City Council to be outdated and in need of revision; and
WHEREAS, the City lacked a modern logo to represent the City’s core identity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognized the need for an updated City seal and a new logo and established the City Seal Ad Hoc Subcommittee that worked with staff and community members to define the new seal and logo and visual identity presented to council on March 19, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt the new seal, logo and branding guidelines to be used as part of the City’s operations, and to develop a process for the transition to the use of the new seal, logo and branding guidelines; WHEREAS, new City seal, logo and branding guidelines deployments that fall outside the existing budget will be reviewed in the Fiscal Year 2024/25 budget.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Pinole City Council does hereby approve and authorize the City of Pinole to establish the new City seal, logo, and branding guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit A and directs the Assistant to the City Manager to proceed with transition of the City’s visual identity consistent with the approved seal and logo.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pinole held on the 19th day of March 2024 by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was regularly introduced, passed, and adopted on this March 19, 2024.
______________________________________
Heather Bell, CMC
City Clerk

1 City Logo and
City Seal
Survey Results
Summary
City of Pinole
May 2023 - March 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS
City Seal & Logo Survey #1.....................................................2 City Seal & Logo Survey #2....................................................14 Paper Survey Responses.........................................................28 Instagram Responses..............................................................32 City Logo Concept Survey.....................................................34 Dot Board (National Night Out)..........................................56 City Logo Focus Survey..........................................................57 Internal (Employee) City Seal Survey..................................86

City Seal & Logo
Survey Results
City Seal Ad Hoc Subcommittee
June 14, 2023
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80.00% 52

4.62% 3

0.00% 0

12.31% 8

18.46% 12

0.00% 0

1.54% 1

12.31% 8
Q1 What best describes your role in the Pinole community? (check all that apply)
Answered: 65 Skipped: 2
Total Respondents: 65
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Resident
Non-resident
Student
Retired
Business owner
Visitor
Elected
official
Other (please
specify)

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Resident
Non-resident
Student
Retired
Business owner
Visitor
Elected official
Other (please specify)
"Other" responses:

Educator
Site Leader at the Pinole MOB
I own a rental house in Pinole
Children attend school in Pinole
Former resident
Employee, City employee
Work here
3

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Q2 List one or more symbols or colors that you think represent Pinole.

Answered: 55 Skipped: 12
# RESPONSES DATE
1 creek, diversity, blue and green 6/13/2023 8:59 AM
2 BLUE, GREEN, BROWN, BIRDS, SAN PABLO BAY, CLOUDS, SUN, HILLS 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 3 blue, green (colors) ocean, trees, hills (symbols) 6/11/2023 8:14 AM 4 Perhaps use a symbol from the specific Ohlone tribe that this land belongs to in the new logo. 6/10/2023 8:10 PM 5 1) Hands offering a bowl/platter/basket of REALISTIC pinole. 2) Pinole: Portal between SF Bay and the USA or SF Bay <-> USA 3) Carquinez Strait [see #2] 6/10/2023 3:41 PM
6 The one we have. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM
7 Green yellow Oaks hills and sea 6/10/2023 6:54 AM
8 Valleys and bay 6/9/2023 9:30 PM
9 Pinole Creek, the Muwekma Ohlone people, and the rolling hills 6/9/2023 5:56 PM 10 Symbols: Fernandez Mansion, Wastewater treatment plant, Pinole shores, trains, murals, Victorian houses and buildings, Pinole Valley Park. Colors: Green (spring growth, plus riparian environment year-round), straw (summer/fall, plus the color of the pinole mush we're ultimately named after), blue (clear skies, plus promise for the future), white (clouds), blue-green (bay waters).
6/9/2023 4:02 PM
11 Since the human figure y'all are wanting to remove from the seal is supposed to be a Native American person, the city should confer with Huchiun Ohlone indigenous people to prevent further erasure.
6/9/2023 3:21 PM
12 Forget symbol change. A waste of time and resources 6/9/2023 2:46 PM 13 Acorn oak leaves (Both are relevant to the town’s name, and natural landscape) 6/9/2023 1:30 PM 14 Don't change it. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM
15 Red for the clay colored soil known to be in the area of Pinole. 6/9/2023 11:08 AM 16 Current seal works fine. Have we asked Native Americans what they think would be an appropriate seal.
6/9/2023 10:54 AM
17 blue, green (or variations between these two); trees or shrubs, human walking by shoreline 6/9/2023 10:45 AM 18 Oak tree, the nut that is supposed to be where the word Pinole comes from. Non religious, non racial, non historic please.
6/9/2023 8:08 AM
19 Green blue brown 6/9/2023 5:59 AM
20 Nature-based: Oak trees, San Pablo Bay, the lovely hills. 6/8/2023 6:31 PM 21 Blue, Lilac, Yellow Hills and trees 6/8/2023 6:02 PM 22 feral Cats 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
23 The creek, the bay, the valley (very green year round), the hill (behind Jack-in-th-Box) 6/8/2023 5:10 PM 24 Native American History. Pinole (the roasted ground maize) Railroads San Pablo Bay Point Pinole
6/8/2023 4:18 PM
25 Blue for the bay water, yellow/orange for the sunsets and green for the hills and trees. 6/8/2023 4:12 PM 26 Heart, because that is what Pinole has. Multi-colors to reflect the diverse culture, plants, because healthy things grow, and Pinole has grown so much in the last 15 years. 6/8/2023 4:07 PM
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27 Victorian houses, murals, shoreline, turkeys 6/8/2023 3:57 PM 28 Turkeys 6/4/2023 7:23 PM
29 Blue, green, and red. Hills, bay, trees, and birds. 5/29/2023 1:35 PM 30 A wild turkey perfectly represents the beautiful nature of Pinole. 5/28/2023 10:02 PM 31 blue, green, orange, cattails, creek, bay, oak trees, hills, roses, sunset, sunshine, acorns, birds: blue heron, bluejay, turkey, egret, seagull, duck 5/28/2023 6:22 PM
32 Currently, we have an Indian front and center on the seal. I think we need to be more inclusive of the Spanish/Mexican influence. I would like to suggest an Indian and the Spanish explorer, Don Pedro Fages, shaking hands (arm embrace) in friendship. In the background, ships and/or a train depicting commerce.
5/27/2023 8:48 AM
33 Color- burgundy, teal Symbol- sailing ship, Mariotti mansion 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 34 fishing boat , Portuguese family, Indian making acorn meal (Pinole) 5/25/2023 12:47 PM 35 a dark road with potholes 5/25/2023 9:06 AM
36 Blue, orange 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
37 Earth and Bay 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
38 a Native American man with arms crossed against a natural background containing water, mountains, birds, sun, and sky with a floral border frame and text: City of Pinole California 1903.
5/24/2023 4:56 AM
39 The East side of Pinole Valley area has a lot of greenery and surrounding by mountains and trees. I would consider a mountain with beautiful greenery in the mountain also add in beautiful water view (the San Pablo Bay water view).
5/24/2023 2:04 AM
40 Native Americans, Gateway to the Bay, Farms. Earth colors: greens, browns, corals, blues 5/23/2023 5:19 PM 41 I like it as is 5/23/2023 4:23 PM
42 blue and gold 5/23/2023 7:02 AM
43 Green 5/22/2023 10:30 PM
44 Dear, Ocean, Hills, Nature 5/22/2023 8:57 PM
45 Blue (we’re near the bay) Green (landscape) Orange (wild poppies are everywhere) Vibrant colors for all the plants and flowers Ducks (we have ducks in our creek) 5/22/2023 6:00 PM
46 The view of San Pablo bay, Orange Broun, Blue, Green. 5/22/2023 5:42 PM 47 While they make me sneeze like crazy, our buckeye trees are a Pinole staple. Our creek is also one of my favorite things in the city, not to mention our bay view. I always think of my town as being green and brown. The street signs all match my business's logo, too, which is purple and turquoise!
5/22/2023 3:14 PM
48 I think the current logo is fine 5/22/2023 3:09 PM
49 Colors: Green, Terra-cotta or light brown, Silver Symbols: the Valley of Pinole 5/22/2023 2:57 PM 50 I dont see anything wrong with the current city seal. as long as its not offensive to native americans
5/22/2023 2:46 PM
51 Green and blue, water and oak trees throughout the valley and alone the trail system 5/22/2023 2:19 PM 52 Symbols like the creek or corn given the meaning of the work Pinole. Images of our Old Town Pinole or Fernandez Park make me think of our business centers. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
53 TROJAN, BLUE, YELLOW, WILD FLOWERS 5/22/2023 2:14 PM 54 Green and blue 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
55 Colors blue green gold 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
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Q3 List one or more words that you think describe Pinole.

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1 charming 6/13/2023 8:59 AM
2 HILLY, COASTLINE, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, WILDLIFE 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 3 small town, 6/11/2023 8:14 AM
4 Diverse 6/10/2023 8:10 PM
5 Portal between SF Bay and the USA . Pinole is here because of the geography of Carquinez Strait. >>> Show icon or simplified graphic of Carquinez Strait with star for Pinole 6/10/2023 3:41 PM
6 The one we have. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM
7 Wildlife 6/10/2023 6:54 AM
8 We should still recognize the people who fed Spanish arrivals with the hospitality of food described in their note as ‘Pinole’ The words that comes to mind are welcome, generosity, kindness
6/9/2023 9:30 PM
9 The best of both worlds 6/9/2023 5:56 PM
10 Quiet, historic, hopeful, peaceful, friendly, diverse. 6/9/2023 4:02 PM 11 The city should confer with Huchiun Ohlone indigenous people. 6/9/2023 3:21 PM 12 Serene 6/9/2023 1:30 PM
13 Catering too much to special interest groups and not enough to residents. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM 14 Tribal history 6/9/2023 10:54 AM
15 peaceful, friendly, compact, family-friendly, welcoming 6/9/2023 10:45 AM 16 Quiet, non confrontational, not political 6/9/2023 8:08 AM 17 Bay/creek Small town 6/9/2023 5:59 AM
18 Beautiful, safe, clean, quiet, family-oriented, friendly, small community. It’s quintessential small town America.
6/8/2023 6:31 PM
19 Safe, friendly, diverse 6/8/2023 6:02 PM
20 friendly 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
21 Green, quiet. 6/8/2023 5:10 PM
22 Rancho El Pinole Fernandez Mansion Pinole Waterfront Old Town Pinole Bank of Pinole Railroads Peaceful cute town next to the bay with scenic valleys and hills Parts of it are a little rural
6/8/2023 4:18 PM
23 Quaint, small town 6/8/2023 4:12 PM
24 Heart, Culture, Community, Rejuvenation, Pride 6/8/2023 4:07 PM 25 Historic, quiet, diverse, clean 6/8/2023 3:57 PM
26 Family, recreation,.community, history 6/4/2023 7:23 PM 27 community, established, nestled in the valley 5/29/2023 1:35 PM 28 Verdant, serene, tranquil, friendly, community, diverse, green, safe, idyllic 5/28/2023 10:02 PM 29 a hidden gem! Down-to-earth. No frills. Urban yet country at the same time. Neighborly. 5/28/2023 6:22 PM 7

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30 The current motto: Honoring the past, embracing the future. However, I think we need to project the warmth and friendship that this town offers. So: Honoring the past, embracing friendship. Community and inclusiveness is what we should be striving for. 5/27/2023 8:48 AM
31 Historic town which embraces the future 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 32 the city of pot holes and low income housing & Fast food "fatty poor Pinole" 5/25/2023 12:47 PM 33 sleepy 5/25/2023 9:06 AM
34 The Bay, the creek 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
35 Inclusive 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
36 Safe, quite, nice 5/24/2023 4:56 AM
37 Right now Pinole is a sleeping City. No Development or not many Development. I hope in the near future (ASAP) can create a lot of jobs, offer good policies to attract big companies, high tech companies etc to move to Pinole. Build new single houses sell to owners. Build a simple economic ferry station in Pinole near Appian way area - all the way down to the water area.

The ferry take people to and from San Francisco Downtown area. Hopefully also can extend the BART station from Richmond City to Pinole. Please look at the Sausalito simple ferry station, it’s small but does the job.
5/24/2023 2:04 AM
38 Bayfront, hills, rural, friendly 5/23/2023 5:19 PM
39 friendly 5/23/2023 7:02 AM
40 Diverse 5/22/2023 10:30 PM
41 Beautiful, Homey, Family Oriented 5/22/2023 8:57 PM
42 Peaceful, comfortable, pleasant 5/22/2023 6:00 PM
43 Excelsior! 5/22/2023 5:42 PM
44 Crappy 5/22/2023 3:15 PM
45 Unique Diverse Quilt Collage 5/22/2023 3:14 PM
46 I would like something such as Fiscally Fit, although that may not be currently true. 5/22/2023 3:09 PM 47 Diversity and Historic 5/22/2023 2:57 PM
48 Friendly and inviting 5/22/2023 2:19 PM
49 Family-friendly. Connected to nature. Quaint. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM 50 QUIET COMMUNITY, CARING,INVOLVED 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
51 Nature, shore line 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
52 Energetic 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
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Q4 What do you think sets Pinole apart from other cities? Answered: 52 Skipped: 15
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1 Pinole has a core downtown which, if managed well, can give the residents a feeling of community and belonging.
6/13/2023 8:59 AM
2 SMALL, HILLY SUBURBAN TOWN WITH A COASTLINE 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 3 safe, friendly 6/11/2023 8:14 AM
4 I think Pinole needs to catch-up to the sustainable initiatives already in place in many neighboring cities.
6/10/2023 8:10 PM
5 The most direct and primary link of the Bay Area to the rest of California and the Nation [Highway 80] runs through [not by!] Pinole.
6/10/2023 3:41 PM
6 Small diverse great weather. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM
7 Lots of nature surrounding 6/10/2023 6:54 AM
8 That it’s in the Bay Area and has great weather. 6/9/2023 9:30 PM 9 Close access to nature and to the City 6/9/2023 5:56 PM 10 All of the above. Pinole is our quiet, peaceful refuge. 6/9/2023 4:02 PM 11 Open space and proximity to it Ethnic diversity Responsible development Excellent police force
6/9/2023 1:30 PM
12 It's a training ground for city staff so they can get trained and move to another organization. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM 13 Family oriented. 6/9/2023 11:08 AM
14 Are willingness to celebrate our Native American heritage. 6/9/2023 10:54 AM 15 good climate, diverse population, 6/9/2023 10:45 AM
16 Quiet, non confrontational, not political 6/9/2023 8:08 AM 17 Access to the bay, Pinole creek, small town 6/9/2023 5:59 AM 18 It’s a small, safe community while still very close to urban amenities and nightlife. 6/8/2023 6:31 PM 19 Safety, beauty, historic 6/8/2023 6:02 PM
20 diversity 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
21 Geography of green hills, the creek, and growing diversity. And commercial district. 6/8/2023 5:10 PM 22 Geography (valley, hills and next to San Pablo Bay) Beautiful parks (Point Pinole, Pinole Shores, Bay Trail, Hills of Pinole, EBMUD trails) Safe Lots of shopping options Diverse community Rich history
6/8/2023 4:18 PM
23 Pinole has that small town feel yet we’re close in to a much larger metropolitan area 6/8/2023 4:12 PM 24 the Size and scale of it, it is small enough to allow the community feel, but large enough to have businesses here to make a difference in your economic structure. 6/8/2023 4:07 PM
25 It's walkable and quiet, with a historic downtown. 6/8/2023 3:57 PM 26 Family friendly, small town feel, beautiful open spaces 6/4/2023 7:23 PM 27 I love the quaint small town feeling of Pinole! 5/29/2023 4:05 PM 28 Being surrounded by hills and close to the bay 5/29/2023 1:35 PM 9

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29 Pinole is a friendly small town with a tight-knit community that is ethnically, politically, and socio-economically diverse. It's a safe town and a wonderful place for kids from all different kinds of families to grow up together.
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30 Pinole has the most beautiful sunsets 5/28/2023 6:22 PM 31 Our sense of community. 5/27/2023 8:48 AM
32 Proximity to the bay Pleasant climate Close to Napa and San Francisco 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 33 the pot holes in the roads and continues building of low income housing & all the fast food place
5/25/2023 12:47 PM
34 the terrible roads 5/25/2023 9:06 AM
35 Safe 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
36 Diversity 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
37 it is safe, quite and a nice place to live 5/24/2023 4:56 AM 38 I agree sets Pinole apart from Richmond and El Sobrante. 5/24/2023 2:04 AM 39 Bayfront, hills, trails, parks with beautiful vista's, Pinole grain, Native Americans 5/23/2023 5:19 PM 40 sense of community 5/23/2023 7:02 AM
41 People come from the other cities to rob Pinole businesses. Pinole Police is unable to do anything about those crimes.
5/22/2023 8:57 PM
42 We’re small and mostly peaceful 5/22/2023 6:00 PM
43 A bit more rural than Richmond and other close by city's. 5/22/2023 5:42 PM 44 Nothing 5/22/2023 3:15 PM
45 We're a bunch of weirdos and it's my favorite thing in the world. 5/22/2023 3:14 PM 46 Not sure, all the cities seem to have very slow processing for permits etc. and Pinole seems to be the same.
5/22/2023 3:09 PM
47 Low crime rate 5/22/2023 2:57 PM
48 The local residents and older community bond 5/22/2023 2:19 PM 49 Quiet, calm, and presence of nature. Connection to our neighbors. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM 50 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SPORTS 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
51 small but vibrant 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
52 Community 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
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Q5 Is there anything else we should consider for a seal/logo design? Answered: 48 Skipped: 19
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1 THE SEAL COULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE PINOLE'S ETHNIC DIVERSITY. 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 2 The seal should include some elements that reflect the city's history and name. "The name of our city derives from "pinole", a Nāhuatl word for a kind of flour made from the ground seeds of maize, chia, and various other grasses, and annual herbs. An expedition under Pedro Fages was said to have run out of provisions while exploring the area, and to have been fed pinole by a local village." HANDS OFFERING A [realistic!] platter/bowl OF PINOLE. 6/10/2023 3:41 PM
3 Leaving it alone to honor our native ancestors. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM 4 I like the current seal and logo very much. Pinole has much more serious issues to deal with and I respectfully suggest you put this issue on the back burner (table it for another time). 6/9/2023 10:57 PM
5 Preserving history and promoting growth 6/9/2023 9:30 PM 6 I like the existing seal. The artwork in city hall looks great. Let's not spend any money or time in this unnecessary project.
6/9/2023 6:12 PM
7 The colors blue for water, green for the trees, brown/beige for the Earth 6/9/2023 5:56 PM 8 I like our nod to our Native American heritage with the Native man on our current seal, but we should: 1) consult with the Chochenyo tribe (and *maybe* Plains Miwok tribe) before including Native imagery; and 2) use something like the Ohlone thatch building shown on the Coyote Hills Chochenyo Trail sign (see: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/11/park-it-trailmarkers-in-native-language-placed-at-fremonts-coyote-hills/). I'd love to see something that shows the major phases of our town's history: • Native American • Spanish/Mexican • Historic U.S. • Modern U.S. So something like a tule boat floating on the Bay near wetlands (or alternately, a basketry eating bowl filled with pinole mush), with a train (steam or modern) in the background, a Victorian building (Fernandez Mansion?) in the background, and the nice new SF Bay Trail bridge overpass. For the Spanish/Mexican portion, an adobe structure, grazing cattle, or something indicative of the De Anza expedition. 6/9/2023 4:02 PM
9 The city should confer with Huchiun Ohlone indigenous people. 6/9/2023 3:21 PM 10 Bay, water Sun with rays (sunburst) 6/9/2023 1:30 PM 11 no. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM
12 The human mascot is respectful and pays honor to the historical role Native Americans had in the area. Removing the human is offensive and removes the acknowledgment of the historical significance the Native Americans once had here. Removing the image supports historical negationism, as it appears the current city council wants to forget the significant, and powerful role natives had. There are no other areas in the city that acknowledge the indigenous people that once populated this area prior to the forced removal and placement onto restricted areas that are now call reservations. I am sorry to hear this is being supported. 6/9/2023 11:08 AM
13 No. Get tribal input first. 6/9/2023 10:54 AM
14 Plant or tree or flowers 6/9/2023 8:08 AM
15 I like the current logo but seriously wonder what the local Indigenous Native American/Indian/Ohlone population has to say about it? I’m interested to hear about that. Most important is the impact on the CA Native population so I’d approve of removing a human image from the seal to heal and make positive the impact. KEEP THE BACKGROUND BAY and HILLS IMAGES THE SAME, please! I prefer images of nature (shorebirds, native plants/flowers) over human made (no boats, structures, nor vehicles nor bikes) Thanks for asking!
6/9/2023 5:59 AM
16 The current seal should be retained as it is. Years of history should not be removed so we can 6/8/2023 6:21 PM 11

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17 Oak tree. (Strong, sustains) Lilac skies at dusk, (check it out. I swear they are lilac colored!) Yellow wild mustard blooming. Green hills in the spring. 6/8/2023 6:02 PM
18 Dogs picture 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
19 Simple is good. No need to depict people, historical or otherwise. No Native Americans or conquistadors. ***Most of all, nothing that would make us a meme. See Village of Whitesboro (https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2016/02/whats-the-deal-with-new-yorks-weirdmunicipal-seals/179121/) or City of Los Santos (depicting Big Foot on the seal). 6/8/2023 5:10 PM
20 Pay homage to what Pinole was in the past (Lisjan - Ohlone nation, Huchuin and Carquin territories), Don Pedro Fages, the food Pinole, Don Ignacio Martinez, "El Pinole", Martinez's adobe hacienda, Bernardo Fernandez, Fernandez Mansion, Dr. Samuel J. Tennent, service center for the California Power Works plant, Edward Downer, Pinole's historic housing 6/8/2023 4:18 PM
21 After hearing that our local indigenous people would rather not have the Indian on the logo, I’m in agreement with the current logo background of water, hills, sunset and seagulls 6/8/2023 4:12 PM
22 Make sure it is multi-generational, to reflect the people who have lived here for decades, but also welcomes the new people who call this great city home. 6/8/2023 4:07 PM
23 It would be good to acknowledge Native history and prehistory, perhaps by including a traditional dwelling. A panorama of history and prehistory of the city would be nice. 6/8/2023 3:57 PM
24 Something inclusive, representing the friendly community we have 6/4/2023 7:23 PM 25 I love the current logo. It acknowledges those who came before and shows respect for the First People who settled here. New is not always better. Please leave the logo as is. Thanks... 5/29/2023 4:05 PM
26 The green leafy hills and the golden rolling hills, the waterfront, the eucalyptus grove, Pinole Creek... Pinole is rich in natural beauty. I'd love to see that a focus of a new seal. 5/28/2023 10:02 PM
27 We should honor Ohlone history by incorporating an aspect of their culture/art in the logo. 5/28/2023 6:22 PM 28 I like the current acknowledgment of the Ohlone and other native peoples 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 29 don't change the one we have spend the $$$$ to fix the roads in Pinole !!! 5/25/2023 12:47 PM 30 Yes, just leave it alone. It is a good historical seal. 5/25/2023 9:06 AM 31 Ohlone history 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
32 Dogs 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
33 do not change it and spend money and time on improving public safety and protect our shopping districts from theft.
5/24/2023 4:56 AM
34 A picture comes up to my mind, the logo with beautiful water view in the front with beautiful Mountain View with beautiful green trees. To give people an imagination that Pinole has beautiful water view and Mountain View.
5/24/2023 2:04 AM
35 I have no ideas but am CA so glad to know this badly needed effort is underway 5/24/2023 12:25 AM 36 Waste of money and resources. 5/23/2023 7:34 PM
37 The current seal is appropriate. Perhaps taking steps to living up to it's implications are more important
5/23/2023 5:19 PM
38 We should keep the present seal. It shows stability and history. Please don't change it. 5/23/2023 7:16 AM 39 Encorporating the water and the rolling hills 5/22/2023 10:30 PM 40 Happy faces. 5/22/2023 8:57 PM
41 I don’t mind the current seal/logo 5/22/2023 6:00 PM 42 I would consider not changing it. The current one honors the Native American culture and history of the area.
5/22/2023 5:52 PM
43 Something historical maybe. What's wrong with the old seal? 5/22/2023 5:42 PM 12

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44 We have had wild peacocks live in Pinole! Lots of deer, as well. And we're nothing if not a citywide feral cat colony. ;)
5/22/2023 3:14 PM
45 Financial Cost; why is it important to spend money on designing and implementing a new logo? Because it's not your money you are spending?
5/22/2023 3:09 PM
46 I've been eager to see the seal/logo reconsidered since moving to the area and I really appreciate the team's consideration of how to modernize and best represent our community. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
47 no 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
48 I like the existing logo. 5/20/2023 9:20 AM
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Q2 List one or more symbols or colors that you think represent Pinole.

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1 Corn 7/31/2023 10:15 AM
2 Definitely the valley and bay 7/29/2023 4:10 PM
3 Trees. Maize. Community/people. Green. 7/24/2023 6:21 AM 4 Oak trees Green 7/23/2023 6:34 PM
5 The original logo 7/22/2023 3:46 PM
6 Trees or flowers 7/22/2023 11:31 AM
7 i personally like the old seal....because it honors the indigenous foundation of the city....and I like the colors on the seal. I do think we should put hills in the background, since the city is rather located in a bowl of hills. We could put a creek in the picture since the creek runs through the city and is a thing of beauty...and the creek opens to the Bay. The creek kind of links the whole city together.....and there's a Pinole Creek group I believe. I've met some of our residents that routinely pick up trash around the creek and the bay shore. Apart from the above, the name of the city is an indigenous thing.....so we could put an oak tree in the seal, as I think pinole was made of acorns
7/21/2023 10:07 PM
8 The current seal looks great. It is honorable and noble, and shows we are inclusive of other cultures and people that look "different."
7/21/2023 5:56 PM
9 Give me a break. With all the important issues facing our community why would we waste our time on thi!
7/21/2023 4:25 PM
10 Current seal 7/21/2023 4:03 PM
11 Bay walk paths, plus green and blue abstract foliage and bay waterways 7/17/2023 7:16 PM 12 invest the time in more safety patrol than worrying about the logo 6/30/2023 8:39 PM 13 None. The Native American logo is reflective of the City's history. 6/29/2023 11:03 AM 14 Waterfront would be nice representation of the city. Using colors of ocean blue with a beautiful sunrise. If we cannot represent Christianity, then all other religious, political, gender beliefs and propaganda should not be part of the logo. This way no one if offended and no one is left out.

Community is about peace.
6/26/2023 9:28 AM
15 Pinole Creek 6/25/2023 9:31 PM
16 I love the existing logo. It's so cool to have a long term seal / logo and not be like those new developments that are always desperately trying to come up with some "new" logo that will look lame in 5 years.
6/25/2023 8:04 PM
17 Hills, bay, small town, teal, orange, burgundy brown yellow 6/25/2023 1:14 PM 18 A bird - maybe a seabird? or a raptor Colors: green (the green hills), yellow (the yellow hills of summer), and blue (the bay and blue sky in the valley)
6/25/2023 10:41 AM
19 Trees 6/25/2023 9:46 AM
20 Fernandez mansion, Pinole Creek and an Oak Tree. 6/24/2023 9:09 PM 21 Green hills, blue bay and sky 6/24/2023 4:19 PM
22 Grains were the first identifiers and gave its name. 6/24/2023 3:09 PM 23 Color = Yellow representing our beautiful sunny days Pinole is known for. Symbol = Corn, the word Pinole is a native word and it is a grain made from Corn. 6/18/2023 10:28 PM
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24 Green hills/or hills and people or family community. 6/15/2023 8:32 AM 25 Waterfront, Industry, Freeway (transportation) 6/14/2023 4:33 PM 26 creek, diversity, blue and green 6/13/2023 8:59 AM
27 BLUE, GREEN, BROWN, BIRDS, SAN PABLO BAY, CLOUDS, SUN, HILLS 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 28 blue, green (colors) ocean, trees, hills (symbols) 6/11/2023 8:14 AM 29 Perhaps use a symbol from the specific Ohlone tribe that this land belongs to in the new logo. 6/10/2023 8:10 PM 30 1) Hands offering a bowl/platter/basket of REALISTIC pinole. 2) Pinole: Portal between SF Bay and the USA or SF Bay <-> USA 3) Carquinez Strait [see #2] 6/10/2023 3:41 PM
31 The one we have. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM
32 Green yellow Oaks hills and sea 6/10/2023 6:54 AM
33 Valleys and bay 6/9/2023 9:30 PM
34 Pinole Creek, the Muwekma Ohlone people, and the rolling hills 6/9/2023 5:56 PM 35 Symbols: Fernandez Mansion, Wastewater treatment plant, Pinole shores, trains, murals, Victorian houses and buildings, Pinole Valley Park. Colors: Green (spring growth, plus riparian environment year-round), straw (summer/fall, plus the color of the pinole mush we're ultimately named after), blue (clear skies, plus promise for the future), white (clouds), blue-green (bay waters).
6/9/2023 4:02 PM
36 Since the human figure y'all are wanting to remove from the seal is supposed to be a Native American person, the city should confer with Huchiun Ohlone indigenous people to prevent further erasure.
6/9/2023 3:21 PM
37 Forget symbol change. A waste of time and resources 6/9/2023 2:46 PM 38 Acorn oak leaves (Both are relevant to the town’s name, and natural landscape) 6/9/2023 1:30 PM 39 Don't change it. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM
40 Red for the clay colored soil known to be in the area of Pinole. 6/9/2023 11:08 AM 41 Current seal works fine. Have we asked Native Americans what they think would be an appropriate seal.
6/9/2023 10:54 AM
42 blue, green (or variations between these two); trees or shrubs, human walking by shoreline 6/9/2023 10:45 AM 43 Oak tree, the nut that is supposed to be where the word Pinole comes from. Non religious, non racial, non historic please.
6/9/2023 8:08 AM
44 Green blue brown 6/9/2023 5:59 AM
45 Nature-based: Oak trees, San Pablo Bay, the lovely hills. 6/8/2023 6:31 PM 46 Blue, Lilac, Yellow Hills and trees 6/8/2023 6:02 PM 47 feral Cats 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
48 The creek, the bay, the valley (very green year round), the hill (behind Jack-in-th-Box) 6/8/2023 5:10 PM 49 Native American History. Pinole (the roasted ground maize) Railroads San Pablo Bay Point Pinole
6/8/2023 4:18 PM
50 Blue for the bay water, yellow/orange for the sunsets and green for the hills and trees. 6/8/2023 4:12 PM 51 Heart, because that is what Pinole has. Multi-colors to reflect the diverse culture, plants, because healthy things grow, and Pinole has grown so much in the last 15 years. 6/8/2023 4:07 PM
52 Victorian houses, murals, shoreline, turkeys 6/8/2023 3:57 PM 53 Turkeys 6/4/2023 7:23 PM
54 Blue, green, and red. Hills, bay, trees, and birds. 5/29/2023 1:35 PM 55 A wild turkey perfectly represents the beautiful nature of Pinole. 5/28/2023 10:02 PM 17

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56 blue, green, orange, cattails, creek, bay, oak trees, hills, roses, sunset, sunshine, acorns, birds: blue heron, bluejay, turkey, egret, seagull, duck 5/28/2023 6:22 PM
57 Currently, we have an Indian front and center on the seal. I think we need to be more inclusive of the Spanish/Mexican influence. I would like to suggest an Indian and the Spanish explorer, Don Pedro Fages, shaking hands (arm embrace) in friendship. In the background, ships and/or a train depicting commerce.
5/27/2023 8:48 AM
58 Color- burgundy, teal Symbol- sailing ship, Mariotti mansion 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 59 fishing boat , Portuguese family, Indian making acorn meal (Pinole) 5/25/2023 12:47 PM 60 a dark road with potholes 5/25/2023 9:06 AM
61 Blue, orange 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
62 Earth and Bay 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
63 a Native American man with arms crossed against a natural background containing water, mountains, birds, sun, and sky with a floral border frame and text: City of Pinole California 1903.
5/24/2023 4:56 AM
64 The East side of Pinole Valley area has a lot of greenery and surrounding by mountains and trees. I would consider a mountain with beautiful greenery in the mountain also add in beautiful water view (the San Pablo Bay water view).
5/24/2023 2:04 AM
65 Native Americans, Gateway to the Bay, Farms. Earth colors: greens, browns, corals, blues 5/23/2023 5:19 PM 66 I like it as is 5/23/2023 4:23 PM
67 blue and gold 5/23/2023 7:02 AM
68 Green 5/22/2023 10:30 PM
69 Dear, Ocean, Hills, Nature 5/22/2023 8:57 PM
70 Blue (we’re near the bay) Green (landscape) Orange (wild poppies are everywhere) Vibrant colors for all the plants and flowers Ducks (we have ducks in our creek) 5/22/2023 6:00 PM
71 The view of San Pablo bay, Orange Broun, Blue, Green. 5/22/2023 5:42 PM 72 While they make me sneeze like crazy, our buckeye trees are a Pinole staple. Our creek is also one of my favorite things in the city, not to mention our bay view. I always think of my town as being green and brown. The street signs all match my business's logo, too, which is purple and turquoise!
5/22/2023 3:14 PM
73 I think the current logo is fine 5/22/2023 3:09 PM
74 Colors: Green, Terra-cotta or light brown, Silver Symbols: the Valley of Pinole 5/22/2023 2:57 PM 75 I dont see anything wrong with the current city seal. as long as its not offensive to native americans
5/22/2023 2:46 PM
76 Green and blue, water and oak trees throughout the valley and alone the trail system 5/22/2023 2:19 PM 77 Symbols like the creek or corn given the meaning of the work Pinole. Images of our Old Town Pinole or Fernandez Park make me think of our business centers. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
78 TROJAN, BLUE, YELLOW, WILD FLOWERS 5/22/2023 2:14 PM 79 Green and blue 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
80 Colors blue green gold 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
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Q3 List one or more words that you think describe Pinole.

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1 neighborly 7/31/2023 10:15 AM
2 Community Friendly Green 7/29/2023 4:10 PM
3 Peaceful. Community. Small town. Clean. Nature preserved. 7/24/2023 6:21 AM 4 Small town 7/23/2023 6:34 PM
5 Woke 7/22/2023 3:46 PM
6 Unity and community 7/22/2023 11:31 AM
7 Community. 7/21/2023 10:07 PM
8 Wonderful, vibrant, great location. 7/21/2023 5:56 PM 9 Current seal is respectful to Pinole’s first inhabitants and Pinole’s history 7/21/2023 4:03 PM 10 Scenic, comfortably integrated, and peaceful 7/17/2023 7:16 PM 11 Sense of Community 7/7/2023 7:48 PM
12 invest the time in more safety patrol than worrying about the logo 6/30/2023 8:39 PM 13 Needs work. 6/29/2023 11:03 AM
14 Welcoming, Diverse, Forward Thinking, Historic 6/27/2023 6:30 AM 15 Community 6/26/2023 9:28 AM
16 quiet, rolling hills, windy, diverse 6/25/2023 9:31 PM 17 Quaint, small, quiet 6/25/2023 1:14 PM
18 nature diverse local neighborhoods 6/25/2023 10:41 AM 19 Small community Trees 6/25/2023 9:46 AM
20 Diverse 6/24/2023 9:09 PM
21 Diversity, inclusion, easily accessed, safe 6/24/2023 4:19 PM 22 Community, stability 6/24/2023 3:09 PM
23 The one word that comes to mind is Prosperity, closely followed by Joy, fertility of our soil and life.
6/18/2023 10:28 PM
24 Transportation, Freeway, Interstate, 6/14/2023 4:33 PM 25 charming 6/13/2023 8:59 AM
26 HILLY, COASTLINE, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, WILDLIFE 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 27 small town, 6/11/2023 8:14 AM
28 Diverse 6/10/2023 8:10 PM
29 Portal between SF Bay and the USA . Pinole is here because of the geography of Carquinez Strait. >>> Show icon or simplified graphic of Carquinez Strait with star for Pinole 6/10/2023 3:41 PM
30 The one we have. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM
31 Wildlife 6/10/2023 6:54 AM
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32 We should still recognize the people who fed Spanish arrivals with the hospitality of food described in their note as ‘Pinole’ The words that comes to mind are welcome, generosity, kindness
6/9/2023 9:30 PM
33 The best of both worlds 6/9/2023 5:56 PM
34 Quiet, historic, hopeful, peaceful, friendly, diverse. 6/9/2023 4:02 PM 35 The city should confer with Huchiun Ohlone indigenous people. 6/9/2023 3:21 PM 36 Serene 6/9/2023 1:30 PM
37 Catering too much to special interest groups and not enough to residents. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM 38 Tribal history 6/9/2023 10:54 AM
39 peaceful, friendly, compact, family-friendly, welcoming 6/9/2023 10:45 AM 40 Quiet, non confrontational, not political 6/9/2023 8:08 AM 41 Bay/creek Small town 6/9/2023 5:59 AM
42 Beautiful, safe, clean, quiet, family-oriented, friendly, small community. It’s quintessential small town America.
6/8/2023 6:31 PM
43 Safe, friendly, diverse 6/8/2023 6:02 PM
44 friendly 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
45 Green, quiet. 6/8/2023 5:10 PM
46 Rancho El Pinole Fernandez Mansion Pinole Waterfront Old Town Pinole Bank of Pinole Railroads Peaceful cute town next to the bay with scenic valleys and hills Parts of it are a little rural
6/8/2023 4:18 PM
47 Quaint, small town 6/8/2023 4:12 PM
48 Heart, Culture, Community, Rejuvenation, Pride 6/8/2023 4:07 PM 49 Historic, quiet, diverse, clean 6/8/2023 3:57 PM
50 Family, recreation,.community, history 6/4/2023 7:23 PM 51 community, established, nestled in the valley 5/29/2023 1:35 PM 52 Verdant, serene, tranquil, friendly, community, diverse, green, safe, idyllic 5/28/2023 10:02 PM 53 a hidden gem! Down-to-earth. No frills. Urban yet country at the same time. Neighborly.

Historical. Friendly. Active community.
5/28/2023 6:22 PM
54 The current motto: Honoring the past, embracing the future. However, I think we need to project the warmth and friendship that this town offers. So: Honoring the past, embracing friendship. Community and inclusiveness is what we should be striving for. 5/27/2023 8:48 AM
55 Historic town which embraces the future 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 56 the city of pot holes and low income housing & Fast food "fatty poor Pinole" 5/25/2023 12:47 PM 57 sleepy 5/25/2023 9:06 AM
58 The Bay, the creek 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
59 Inclusive 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
60 Safe, quite, nice 5/24/2023 4:56 AM
61 Right now Pinole is a sleeping City. No Development or not many Development. I hope in the near future (ASAP) can create a lot of jobs, offer good policies to attract big companies, high tech companies etc to move to Pinole. Build new single houses sell to owners. Build a simple economic ferry station in Pinole near Appian way area - all the way down to the water area.

The ferry take people to and from San Francisco Downtown area. Hopefully also can extend the BART station from Richmond City to Pinole. Please look at the Sausalito simple ferry station, it’s small but does the job.
5/24/2023 2:04 AM
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62 Bayfront, hills, rural, friendly 5/23/2023 5:19 PM
63 friendly 5/23/2023 7:02 AM
64 Diverse 5/22/2023 10:30 PM
65 Beautiful, Homey, Family Oriented 5/22/2023 8:57 PM
66 Peaceful, comfortable, pleasant 5/22/2023 6:00 PM
67 Excelsior! 5/22/2023 5:42 PM
68 Crappy 5/22/2023 3:15 PM
69 Unique Diverse Quilt Collage 5/22/2023 3:14 PM
70 I would like something such as Fiscally Fit, although that may not be currently true. 5/22/2023 3:09 PM 71 Diversity and Historic 5/22/2023 2:57 PM
72 Friendly and inviting 5/22/2023 2:19 PM
73 Family-friendly. Connected to nature. Quaint. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM 74 QUIET COMMUNITY, CARING,INVOLVED 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
75 Nature, shore line 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
76 Energetic 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
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Q4 What do you think sets Pinole apart from other cities? Answered: 75 Skipped: 21
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1 location 7/31/2023 10:15 AM
2 History Kid friendly 7/29/2023 4:10 PM
3 It’s still affordable and hasn’t overdeveloped (yet). 7/24/2023 6:21 AM 4 Old Town is quaint 7/23/2023 6:34 PM
5 To focused on low income housing 7/22/2023 3:46 PM
6 Smaller city but still eventful and nice 7/22/2023 11:31 AM 7 It has a distinctive "old town"......with local businesses, a post office, city hall, a bank that was started in Pinole, all located in the center. It also has a lovely park near the center. 7/21/2023 10:07 PM
8 Small feel 7/21/2023 5:56 PM
9 Kind of a small town feeling 7/17/2023 7:16 PM
10 So many govt services and businesses in close proximity 7/7/2023 7:48 PM 11 invest the time in more safety patrol than worrying about the logo 6/30/2023 8:39 PM 12 Location. 6/29/2023 11:03 AM
13 Its diversity, its easy connection with the Bay Trail, Old Town feel of San Pablo commercial community
6/27/2023 6:30 AM
14 Small town 6/26/2023 9:28 AM
15 diversity, sun and wind 6/25/2023 9:31 PM
16 Small, historical, progressive 6/25/2023 1:14 PM
17 Its parks and recreation - lots of great parks, recreational opportunities for such a small city small town Pinole creek
6/25/2023 10:41 AM
18 Residents care about the town and each other. 6/25/2023 9:46 AM 19 Small town feel. 6/24/2023 9:09 PM
20 Diversity, safe, accessibility to necessities. 6/24/2023 4:19 PM 21 Pinoleans live, “the good life”, setting us apart from the hustle and bustle from other cities. We are laid back and enjoy the Pinole sunsets.
6/18/2023 10:28 PM
22 Family oriented 6/15/2023 8:32 AM
23 Proximity to San Francisco, availability of transportation, shopping, schools, outdoor opportunities, and dining opportunities.
6/14/2023 4:33 PM
24 Pinole has a core downtown which, if managed well, can give the residents a feeling of community and belonging.
6/13/2023 8:59 AM
25 SMALL, HILLY SUBURBAN TOWN WITH A COASTLINE 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 26 safe, friendly 6/11/2023 8:14 AM
27 I think Pinole needs to catch-up to the sustainable initiatives already in place in many neighboring cities.
6/10/2023 8:10 PM
28 The most direct and primary link of the Bay Area to the rest of California and the Nation [Highway 80] runs through [not by!] Pinole.
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29 Small diverse great weather. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM
30 Lots of nature surrounding 6/10/2023 6:54 AM
31 That it’s in the Bay Area and has great weather. 6/9/2023 9:30 PM 32 Close access to nature and to the City 6/9/2023 5:56 PM 33 All of the above. Pinole is our quiet, peaceful refuge. 6/9/2023 4:02 PM 34 Open space and proximity to it Ethnic diversity Responsible development Excellent police force
6/9/2023 1:30 PM
35 It's a training ground for city staff so they can get trained and move to another organization. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM 36 Family oriented. 6/9/2023 11:08 AM
37 Are willingness to celebrate our Native American heritage. 6/9/2023 10:54 AM 38 good climate, diverse population, 6/9/2023 10:45 AM
39 Quiet, non confrontational, not political 6/9/2023 8:08 AM 40 Access to the bay, Pinole creek, small town 6/9/2023 5:59 AM 41 It’s a small, safe community while still very close to urban amenities and nightlife. 6/8/2023 6:31 PM 42 Safety, beauty, historic 6/8/2023 6:02 PM
43 diversity 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
44 Geography of green hills, the creek, and growing diversity. And commercial district. 6/8/2023 5:10 PM 45 Geography (valley, hills and next to San Pablo Bay) Beautiful parks (Point Pinole, Pinole Shores, Bay Trail, Hills of Pinole, EBMUD trails) Safe Lots of shopping options Diverse community Rich history
6/8/2023 4:18 PM
46 Pinole has that small town feel yet we’re close in to a much larger metropolitan area 6/8/2023 4:12 PM 47 the Size and scale of it, it is small enough to allow the community feel, but large enough to have businesses here to make a difference in your economic structure. 6/8/2023 4:07 PM
48 It's walkable and quiet, with a historic downtown. 6/8/2023 3:57 PM 49 Family friendly, small town feel, beautiful open spaces 6/4/2023 7:23 PM 50 I love the quaint small town feeling of Pinole! 5/29/2023 4:05 PM 51 Being surrounded by hills and close to the bay 5/29/2023 1:35 PM 52 Pinole is a friendly small town with a tight-knit community that is ethnically, politically, and socio-economically diverse. It's a safe town and a wonderful place for kids from all different kinds of families to grow up together.
5/28/2023 10:02 PM
53 Pinole has the most beautiful sunsets 5/28/2023 6:22 PM 54 Our sense of community. 5/27/2023 8:48 AM
55 Proximity to the bay Pleasant climate Close to Napa and San Francisco 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 56 the pot holes in the roads and continues building of low income housing & all the fast food place
5/25/2023 12:47 PM
57 the terrible roads 5/25/2023 9:06 AM
58 Safe 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
59 Diversity 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
60 it is safe, quite and a nice place to live 5/24/2023 4:56 AM 61 I agree sets Pinole apart from Richmond and El Sobrante. 5/24/2023 2:04 AM 62 Bayfront, hills, trails, parks with beautiful vista's, Pinole grain, Native Americans 5/23/2023 5:19 PM 23

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63 sense of community 5/23/2023 7:02 AM
64 People come from the other cities to rob Pinole businesses. Pinole Police is unable to do anything about those crimes.
5/22/2023 8:57 PM
65 We’re small and mostly peaceful 5/22/2023 6:00 PM
66 A bit more rural than Richmond and other close by city's. 5/22/2023 5:42 PM 67 Nothing 5/22/2023 3:15 PM
68 We're a bunch of weirdos and it's my favorite thing in the world. 5/22/2023 3:14 PM 69 Not sure, all the cities seem to have very slow processing for permits etc. and Pinole seems to be the same.
5/22/2023 3:09 PM
70 Low crime rate 5/22/2023 2:57 PM
71 The local residents and older community bond 5/22/2023 2:19 PM 72 Quiet, calm, and presence of nature. Connection to our neighbors. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM 73 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SPORTS 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
74 small but vibrant 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
75 Community 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
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Q5 Is there anything else we should consider for a seal/logo design? Answered: 67 Skipped: 29
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1 the word pinole comes from other indigenous tribes across the southwest. including the tarahumara tribes in chihuahua mexico.
7/31/2023 10:15 AM
2 Valley Bay Trees 7/29/2023 4:10 PM
3 Modern yet reverent to history 7/24/2023 6:21 AM
4 I appreciate the history and the respect for those that lived here before us that our current seal represents. Let's celebrate the current seal and all that it communicates about the past and what the future holds. Let's focus on meaningful change. 7/23/2023 6:30 PM
5 Just the original Stop erasing history 7/22/2023 3:46 PM 6 Trees. Let's no just have letters or symbols.....let's have colors and a natural scene. Pinole has a history of farming, commerce, artists (the lovely murals), trains 7/21/2023 10:07 PM
7 I think it is a bit standoffish to refer to the Native American depicted in the seal as a "Human Mascot." I believe the current seal pays a respectful tribute to the rich history in this specific area. It is great to see that this city embraces the non-European influence that has been in the area and I strongly encourage the city council to continue to encourage this outward support... instead of ending it. The current seal is honorable and noble, and shows we are inclusive of other cultures and people that look "different."
7/21/2023 5:56 PM
8 Consider keeping the current one and not spending money replacing everything with the seal on it. We need better staffing in our Rec. programs. Divert the money there. 7/21/2023 4:03 PM
9 invest the time in more safety patrol than worrying about the logo 6/30/2023 8:39 PM 10 No. The City should direct resources to other priorities, i.e., more law enforcement/fire services in view of the fact the City is constructing more housing. Traffic is certainly going to a problem as well. The Native American logo reflects Pinole's history. Changing the logo will be an expensive endeavor. We need to put revenue toward community services. 6/29/2023 11:03 AM
11 22 years ago when I first came to Pinole to live and saw the City Seal with the Native American on it I really liked the fact that the City featured/celebrated its connection with its earliest inhabitants in that way. It made me want to know more about that aspect its past even though there are few Native Americans living here any more. I thought it sent the right message as a member of a minority community. If the logo is changed, it should somehow reflect the diversity of Pinole today.
6/27/2023 6:30 AM
12 Native/Spanish history inherent in the town name. Bay and oak trees (the forested hills of Pinole Valley Park and Pinole Creek).
6/25/2023 9:31 PM
13 It should be simple, bright, and elegant 6/25/2023 10:41 AM 14 No rainbows 6/25/2023 9:46 AM
15 N/A 6/24/2023 9:09 PM
16 Leave it as is 6/24/2023 3:09 PM
17 Sunsets. We have beautiful sunsets that should be included in the seal. 6/18/2023 10:28 PM 18 Inside of the Bay 6/15/2023 8:32 AM
19 Waterfront, Hillside the Interstate Highway and some industrial buildings should be on the seal. 6/14/2023 4:33 PM 20 THE SEAL COULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE PINOLE'S ETHNIC DIVERSITY. 6/11/2023 5:05 PM 21 The seal should include some elements that reflect the city's history and name. "The name of our city derives from "pinole", a Nāhuatl word for a kind of flour made from the ground seeds of 6/10/2023 3:41 PM
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maize, chia, and various other grasses, and annual herbs. An expedition under Pedro Fages was said to have run out of provisions while exploring the area, and to have been fed pinole by a local village." HANDS OFFERING A [realistic!] platter/bowl OF PINOLE. 22 Leaving it alone to honor our native ancestors. 6/10/2023 9:59 AM 23 I like the current seal and logo very much. Pinole has much more serious issues to deal with and I respectfully suggest you put this issue on the back burner (table it for another time). 6/9/2023 10:57 PM
24 Preserving history and promoting growth 6/9/2023 9:30 PM 25 I like the existing seal. The artwork in city hall looks great. Let's not spend any money or time in this unnecessary project.
6/9/2023 6:12 PM
26 The colors blue for water, green for the trees, brown/beige for the Earth 6/9/2023 5:56 PM 27 I like our nod to our Native American heritage with the Native man on our current seal, but we should: 1) consult with the Chochenyo tribe (and *maybe* Plains Miwok tribe) before including Native imagery; and 2) use something like the Ohlone thatch building shown on the Coyote Hills Chochenyo Trail sign (see: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/11/park-it-trailmarkers-in-native-language-placed-at-fremonts-coyote-hills/). I'd love to see something that shows the major phases of our town's history: • Native American • Spanish/Mexican • Historic U.S. • Modern U.S. So something like a tule boat floating on the Bay near wetlands (or alternately, a basketry eating bowl filled with pinole mush), with a train (steam or modern) in the background, a Victorian building (Fernandez Mansion?) in the background, and the nice new SF Bay Trail bridge overpass. For the Spanish/Mexican portion, an adobe structure, grazing cattle, or something indicative of the De Anza expedition. 6/9/2023 4:02 PM
28 The city should confer with Huchiun Ohlone indigenous people. 6/9/2023 3:21 PM 29 Bay, water Sun with rays (sunburst) 6/9/2023 1:30 PM 30 no. 6/9/2023 1:27 PM
31 The human mascot is respectful and pays honor to the historical role Native Americans had in the area. Removing the human is offensive and removes the acknowledgment of the historical significance the Native Americans once had here. Removing the image supports historical negationism, as it appears the current city council wants to forget the significant, and powerful role natives had. There are no other areas in the city that acknowledge the indigenous people that once populated this area prior to the forced removal and placement onto restricted areas that are now call reservations. I am sorry to hear this is being supported. 6/9/2023 11:08 AM
32 No. Get tribal input first. 6/9/2023 10:54 AM
33 Plant or tree or flowers 6/9/2023 8:08 AM
34 I like the current logo but seriously wonder what the local Indigenous Native American/Indian/Ohlone population has to say about it? I’m interested to hear about that. Most important is the impact on the CA Native population so I’d approve of removing a human image from the seal to heal and make positive the impact. KEEP THE BACKGROUND BAY and HILLS IMAGES THE SAME, please! I prefer images of nature (shorebirds, native plants/flowers) over human made (no boats, structures, nor vehicles nor bikes) Thanks for asking!
6/9/2023 5:59 AM
35 The current seal should be retained as it is. Years of history should not be removed so we can be woke.
6/8/2023 6:21 PM
36 Oak tree. (Strong, sustains) Lilac skies at dusk, (check it out. I swear they are lilac colored!) Yellow wild mustard blooming. Green hills in the spring. 6/8/2023 6:02 PM
37 Dogs picture 6/8/2023 5:52 PM
38 Simple is good. No need to depict people, historical or otherwise. No Native Americans or conquistadors. ***Most of all, nothing that would make us a meme. See Village of Whitesboro (https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2016/02/whats-the-deal-with-new-yorks-weirdmunicipal-seals/179121/) or City of Los Santos (depicting Big Foot on the seal). 6/8/2023 5:10 PM
39 Pay homage to what Pinole was in the past (Lisjan - Ohlone nation, Huchuin and Carquin territories), Don Pedro Fages, the food Pinole, Don Ignacio Martinez, "El Pinole", Martinez's 6/8/2023 4:18 PM
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adobe hacienda, Bernardo Fernandez, Fernandez Mansion, Dr. Samuel J. Tennent, service center for the California Power Works plant, Edward Downer, Pinole's historic housing 40 After hearing that our local indigenous people would rather not have the Indian on the logo, I’m in agreement with the current logo background of water, hills, sunset and seagulls 6/8/2023 4:12 PM
41 Make sure it is multi-generational, to reflect the people who have lived here for decades, but also welcomes the new people who call this great city home. 6/8/2023 4:07 PM
42 It would be good to acknowledge Native history and prehistory, perhaps by including a traditional dwelling. A panorama of history and prehistory of the city would be nice. 6/8/2023 3:57 PM
43 Something inclusive, representing the friendly community we have 6/4/2023 7:23 PM 44 I love the current logo. It acknowledges those who came before and shows respect for the First People who settled here. New is not always better. Please leave the logo as is. Thanks... 5/29/2023 4:05 PM
45 The green leafy hills and the golden rolling hills, the waterfront, the eucalyptus grove, Pinole Creek... Pinole is rich in natural beauty. I'd love to see that a focus of a new seal. 5/28/2023 10:02 PM
46 We should honor Ohlone history by incorporating an aspect of their culture/art in the logo. 5/28/2023 6:22 PM 47 I like the current acknowledgment of the Ohlone and other native peoples 5/26/2023 10:25 AM 48 don't change the one we have spend the $$$$ to fix the roads in Pinole !!! 5/25/2023 12:47 PM 49 Yes, just leave it alone. It is a good historical seal. 5/25/2023 9:06 AM 50 Ohlone history 5/24/2023 8:24 AM
51 Dogs 5/24/2023 7:33 AM
52 do not change it and spend money and time on improving public safety and protect our shopping districts from theft.
5/24/2023 4:56 AM
53 A picture comes up to my mind, the logo with beautiful water view in the front with beautiful Mountain View with beautiful green trees. To give people an imagination that Pinole has beautiful water view and Mountain View.
5/24/2023 2:04 AM
54 I have no ideas but am CA so glad to know this badly needed effort is underway 5/24/2023 12:25 AM 55 Waste of money and resources. 5/23/2023 7:34 PM
56 The current seal is appropriate. Perhaps taking steps to living up to it's implications are more important
5/23/2023 5:19 PM
57 We should keep the present seal. It shows stability and history. Please don't change it. 5/23/2023 7:16 AM 58 Encorporating the water and the rolling hills 5/22/2023 10:30 PM 59 Happy faces. 5/22/2023 8:57 PM
60 I don’t mind the current seal/logo 5/22/2023 6:00 PM 61 I would consider not changing it. The current one honors the Native American culture and history of the area.
5/22/2023 5:52 PM
62 Something historical maybe. What's wrong with the old seal? 5/22/2023 5:42 PM 63 We have had wild peacocks live in Pinole! Lots of deer, as well. And we're nothing if not a citywide feral cat colony. ;)
5/22/2023 3:14 PM
64 Financial Cost; why is it important to spend money on designing and implementing a new logo? Because it's not your money you are spending?
5/22/2023 3:09 PM
65 I've been eager to see the seal/logo reconsidered since moving to the area and I really appreciate the team's consideration of how to modernize and best represent our community. 5/22/2023 2:14 PM
66 no 5/22/2023 2:08 PM
67 I like the existing logo. 5/20/2023 9:20 AM
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Q2 Using the arrows, rank the following logo concepts with your favorite design at the top.

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30.56%
22 33.33%
24 20.83%
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11 72 2.79

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44 26.39%
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4 15.28%
11 44.44%
32 34.72%
25 72 1.92

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5.56% 4

16.67% 12

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Q3 Logo Concept 1 reflects the Pinole Community.

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Q4 What does the logo (Concept 1) above tell you about Pinole? Answered: 53 Skipped: 19
# RESPONSES DATE
1 We are a farm 10/17/2023 10:38 AM
2 The logo makes it look like we're an orchard 10/17/2023 9:29 AM 3 it looks like an oversimplified tech company logo 10/17/2023 9:07 AM 4 No character 10/17/2023 8:54 AM
5 Water, hills, diversity, modern 10/17/2023 8:08 AM
6 There’s a face in the O! Looks too serious! 10/16/2023 10:12 PM 7 Native American history 10/16/2023 10:02 PM
8 nothing 10/16/2023 1:58 PM
9 n/a 10/16/2023 11:54 AM
10 I don´t see anything that would tell me about Pinole. Just looks like a pattern to me. Maybe saying that we have nature?
10/16/2023 11:06 AM
11 The bottom looks like water. 10/16/2023 8:22 AM
12 Respect for heritage/history and modern 10/14/2023 2:19 PM 13 An idea I had is to weave the basket pattern into the hills. There can also be 3 hills with different design patterns.
10/11/2023 3:01 PM
14 The blue green is right for our city's colors 10/9/2023 7:47 PM 15 Not sure...maybe there is symbolism that needs to be shared. 10/8/2023 9:01 AM 16 nothing 10/7/2023 10:09 PM
17 nothing that I am aware of 10/7/2023 1:54 PM
18 nothing. looks too much like a corporate logo. Ohlone symbology (?) and ideas of hills and water is not clear enough to be meaningful.
10/7/2023 12:10 PM
19 Is the basket supposed to be native american? 10/7/2023 11:36 AM 20 Only because I noticed the basket pattern, it tells me that there is some kind of acknowledgement of Indigenous land/history/people.
10/7/2023 10:47 AM
21 Nothing at all 10/7/2023 9:10 AM
22 Native history, green areas and proximity to the Bay 10/7/2023 8:48 AM 23 not much 10/6/2023 11:13 PM
24 pinole likes tiles 10/6/2023 10:32 PM
25 Seems more like a logo for produce 10/6/2023 8:21 PM 26 Nothing 10/6/2023 8:16 PM
27 Not sure. It’s too “stylized.” 10/6/2023 6:35 PM
28 Missing a historical reference 10/6/2023 6:10 PM
29 It shows Pinole has a Native American history. 10/6/2023 6:02 PM 30 Nothing. Don't get the idea. 10/6/2023 4:34 PM
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31 Indian heritage. 10/6/2023 3:58 PM
32 Not much 10/6/2023 3:57 PM
33 They all reflect the removal of the indigenous heritage that once thrived here. Also, this is generic and displays mediocrity.
10/6/2023 3:47 PM
34 Not a thing…it’s boring. 10/6/2023 3:14 PM
35 Nothing 10/6/2023 3:07 PM
36 not sure what green diamond shapes are for Green & Blue lines show green hills and water 10/6/2023 3:02 PM 37 Nothing 10/6/2023 2:25 PM
38 It is not super clear what the O represents 10/6/2023 2:22 PM 39 greenspace is important to pinole 10/6/2023 2:22 PM
40 Nothing really. 10/6/2023 2:11 PM
41 Love it, it encompasses the water and nature we are surrounded by 10/6/2023 1:41 PM 42 The curved lettering reflects the hills, colors - water & trees, & basket design - indigenous Ohlone people of the area. It's a nice design!
10/6/2023 1:40 PM
43 represents the past 10/6/2023 1:25 PM
44 it's in California. Don't know what the diamonds and triangles within the "O" are supposed to convey.
10/6/2023 1:20 PM
45 Green space, bay and river waters, hills, Ohlone roots, proud of who we are 10/6/2023 1:12 PM 46 Not much, I can see green hills, a sun and some water in there. 10/6/2023 1:00 PM 47 I think the patterning is much more appropriate than the current seal. I like that it's not a characture
10/6/2023 12:59 PM
48 Nothing 10/6/2023 12:51 PM
49 I like the “o” graphic in this one over some of the other logos. This o feels more exciting and I feel like it can work as a stand-alone coin logo. I also like the indigenous tribute in this one which is reflective of this area.
10/6/2023 12:49 PM
50 It refers to the Native American past as well as the topography of the area. 10/6/2023 12:48 PM 51 Looks like a camping site logo. 10/6/2023 12:47 PM
52 Green? 10/6/2023 12:41 PM
53 Nothing really. I get a vague sense of some reference to Native culture, but it makes me think more of a city like Albuquerque than Pinole.
10/6/2023 12:33 PM
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Q5 What would you change about the logo (Concept 1) above? Answered: 48 Skipped: 24
# RESPONSES DATE
1 Make it less oversimplified & actually show our town's heritage well. 10/17/2023 10:38 AM 2 Too oversimplified, looks like a tech company, needs to actually represent out heritage well and look beautiful at the same time. Don't oversimplify it, represent the history without making it look simple.
10/17/2023 9:29 AM
3 keep the history and nature 10/17/2023 9:07 AM
4 The O looks too big 10/17/2023 8:54 AM
5 Less curve on the word 10/17/2023 8:08 AM
6 Put a tree somewhere! 10/16/2023 10:12 PM
7 remove it 10/16/2023 1:58 PM
8 n/a 10/16/2023 11:54 AM
9 I think the checkered pattern is unnecessary. 10/16/2023 11:06 AM 10 I’m not sure why there’s shapes in the O 10/16/2023 9:08 AM 11 The triangles around the top are distracting. 10/16/2023 8:22 AM 12 N/A 10/14/2023 2:19 PM
13 Can't really tell what I am looking at in the bottom of the "O" 10/9/2023 7:47 PM 14 Explain what it supposed to represent. Include something that represents the Native American, Mexican, and Portuguese heritage.
10/8/2023 9:01 AM
15 It's attractive. I'm not a designer/artist. 10/7/2023 10:09 PM 16 does the pattern refer to something? unclear 10/7/2023 1:54 PM 17 remove all special modifications on the 'O'. If it's going to be simple and clean, really make it legible and basic.
10/7/2023 12:10 PM
18 I don’t really like any of these - where is our history and the story of Pinole? 10/7/2023 11:36 AM 19 If you're going to use a basket pattern, use a color that occurs in the baskets. 10/7/2023 10:47 AM 20 Delete it 10/7/2023 9:10 AM
21 N/A 10/7/2023 8:48 AM
22 Put more color in it 10/6/2023 10:32 PM
23 The O needs context 10/6/2023 8:16 PM
24 Implement Pinole’s hills and valleys. 10/6/2023 6:10 PM 25 I’d make the logo straight with a wave under it. 10/6/2023 6:02 PM 26 Make it less vague. What is it supposed to reflect? 10/6/2023 4:34 PM 27 Have it straight and not curved 10/6/2023 4:21 PM
28 Lightly outline the letters of "Pinole" to add more depth and animation to the letters. 10/6/2023 3:58 PM 29 I am sad to see the removal of the indigenous person from the logo. 10/6/2023 3:57 PM 30 Font 10/6/2023 3:54 PM
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31 Personalize the logo(s) in a way that represents Pinole's diversity. 10/6/2023 3:47 PM 32 Make the O not look like a basket. 10/6/2023 3:14 PM 33 Redo 10/6/2023 3:07 PM
34 In place of green diamonds put a small tree with green & blue below 10/6/2023 3:02 PM 35 Start over 10/6/2023 2:25 PM
36 instead of the curve, make it all straight alignment. 10/6/2023 2:22 PM 37 I would add more to. It is rather boring. I want to see more native folks reflected in the logo 10/6/2023 2:11 PM 38 The tribal design on the O, I don't feel that Pinole has an active history with any tribes 10/6/2023 1:41 PM 39 I really like the yellow in the other designs. To represent the sun, I'd add some yellow or a sun into the basket...or make the basket handle yellow.
10/6/2023 1:40 PM
40 Add yellow or gold to the center above the design 10/6/2023 1:25 PM 41 I have no design skills 10/6/2023 1:20 PM
42 I'd make sure to talk to local bands of Ohlone to get sign-off on the design before making it final.
10/6/2023 1:12 PM
43 Not sure 10/6/2023 1:00 PM
44 Everything 10/6/2023 12:51 PM
45 I don’t like the curved text feels very Microsoft word clip art. 10/6/2023 12:49 PM 46 Perhaps a change to the colors to something more earthy. 10/6/2023 12:48 PM 47 Everything 10/6/2023 12:47 PM
48 The diamonds make no sense in the logo 10/6/2023 12:41 PM 40

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Q7 What does the logo (Concept 2) above tell you about Pinole? Answered: 55 Skipped: 17
# RESPONSES DATE
1 We have nature & a little bit of history. It's alright at best. 10/17/2023 10:38 AM 2 At least we have trees 10/17/2023 9:29 AM
3 we like nature 10/17/2023 9:07 AM
4 We have the Valley hills and trees 10/17/2023 8:54 AM 5 Oak tree, hills, traditional 10/17/2023 8:08 AM
6 Love the tree in the O! Looks happy and inviting! 10/16/2023 10:12 PM 7 I like the tree. 10/16/2023 9:05 PM
8 we have blue skys and tree. 10/16/2023 1:58 PM
9 this logo seems more appropriate than the other 3 that looks similar 10/16/2023 11:54 AM 10 Nature. It´s a bright background behind the tree, which could be angled to mean that the future is bright.
10/16/2023 11:06 AM
11 The tree is nice. 10/16/2023 8:22 AM
12 That it's a city by the water, full of trees, straight forward 10/14/2023 2:19 PM 13 I like the hills without the tree and designs on the hills that represent Pinole. 10/11/2023 3:01 PM 14 I like the tree 10/11/2023 7:19 AM
15 Simple, lovely, clean 10/9/2023 7:47 PM
16 that there are oak trees and hills in the city... 10/8/2023 9:01 AM 17 It's cute. 10/7/2023 10:09 PM
18 trees, waterline maybe 10/7/2023 1:54 PM
19 reflects the landscape best 10/7/2023 12:10 PM
20 Is that an oak tree or a flower? What does that mean? 10/7/2023 11:36 AM 21 It makes me think of water, the hills, and the oak trees 10/7/2023 10:47 AM 22 It has trees? 10/7/2023 9:10 AM
23 Feels a bit old school to me 10/7/2023 8:48 AM
24 It includes trees but nothing more. Not sue I like all the triangles everywhere. They don't add anything.
10/6/2023 11:13 PM
25 Pinole likes trees just like Oakland 10/6/2023 10:32 PM 26 It’s green and has trees. 10/6/2023 8:21 PM
27 Lots of trees here. Nature. 10/6/2023 8:16 PM
28 That natural beauty is a prominent feature of the town. 10/6/2023 6:35 PM 29 Community by the bay, orange/yellow refer back to land, green hills prosperity, tree -perhaps an oak tree connection
10/6/2023 6:10 PM
30 It shows that Pinole appreciates nature (trees) and is close to the bay (wave underneath). 10/6/2023 6:02 PM 31 Lots of open natural spaces. Hills and trees. 10/6/2023 4:34 PM 41

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32 Trees and ocean blue 10/6/2023 4:21 PM
33 trees by a creek 10/6/2023 3:58 PM
34 Nothing other than the name. 10/6/2023 3:57 PM
35 Has a tree. Looks nice 10/6/2023 3:54 PM
36 This tells me our city's name is Pinole. 10/6/2023 3:47 PM 37 It’s plain and boring 10/6/2023 3:14 PM
38 Nothy 10/6/2023 3:07 PM
39 Trees & hills Blue below is bay delete diamond shapes below 10/6/2023 3:02 PM 40 Unsure 10/6/2023 2:25 PM
41 That there is nature around here. 10/6/2023 2:22 PM
42 There are trees 10/6/2023 2:11 PM
43 The water, and nature we are surrounded by 10/6/2023 1:41 PM 44 I think it's a strong contender, I just like the boldness of the lettering and the basket in the 1st design more.
10/6/2023 1:40 PM
45 It's in California, there are trees and hills, maybe water. Don't understand the triangles. 10/6/2023 1:20 PM 46 We have oak trees, our sky is filled with smoke, we have a river, we like to say 'no' (from the wide N and O)
10/6/2023 1:12 PM
47 Rural feeling. Peaceful and serene. 10/6/2023 1:07 PM 48 To me it says we care about our community and our ecosystem. 10/6/2023 1:00 PM 49 It tells me Pinole is has trees and hills. It evokes a pretty nature feeling 10/6/2023 12:59 PM 50 Trees are representative of open space and pleasant streetscapes. 10/6/2023 12:51 PM 51 That there are oak trees here? 10/6/2023 12:49 PM
52 It refers to the natural environment of the area. 10/6/2023 12:48 PM 53 This one looks better, but still feels like national parks t shirt. 10/6/2023 12:47 PM 54 It's got trees 10/6/2023 12:41 PM
55 It tells me that nature/greenery is a value; the blue makes me think of water (ocean views?). 10/6/2023 12:33 PM 42

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Q8 What would you change about the logo (Concept 2) above? Answered: 49 Skipped: 23
# RESPONSES DATE
1 First of all, at the least, change the colorway so that dark blue is purple and the dark blue to light blue fade below the letters are a fade from purple to yellow, making it somewhat like the Historic Old Town logo so it would have some form of heritage from the old. For the O in the middle, just make it a version of the city of pinole logo with the Native. Similar patterns for the border, the water, the birds, the mountains, the sunset, and make the native a white silhouette like the tree. And maybe add the 1903 somewhere in the picture, like the bottom left of the wavy line. This is the best design out of all of them, so if you're gonna take my suggestions, put them on this design. If using the new logo is a must, at least make the City of Pinole logo a secondary logo.
10/17/2023 10:38 AM
2 Maybe the O could have a more simplified version of the native american logo, with the birds and the mountains and maybe a silhouette of the native american. Maybe also add the purple and yellow colorway that we always had.
10/17/2023 9:29 AM
3 make it have the history behind Pinole and not look really simple 10/17/2023 9:07 AM 4 Make the letters bolder ? Different colors 10/17/2023 8:54 AM 5 Integrate some blue or water reference 10/17/2023 8:08 AM 6 Another tree? :) 10/16/2023 10:12 PM
7 nothing 10/16/2023 1:58 PM
8 Could you provide more options? 10/16/2023 11:54 AM
9 It seems a little too straight. Add some liveliness! 10/16/2023 11:06 AM 10 There is no water, and Pinole is on the water and used to be a port town. 10/16/2023 8:22 AM 11 Kind of corporate looking 10/14/2023 2:19 PM
12 Add either something like a hill behind the tree (and is this a specific tree in town?) 10/9/2023 7:47 PM 13 Include something that represents the Native American, Mexican, and Portuguese heritage. 10/8/2023 9:01 AM 14 not sure 10/7/2023 10:09 PM
15 remove the triangular pattern around the tree - It's too much with the pattern in the strip below. 10/7/2023 1:54 PM 16 I don’t like any of these- where is our history and the story of Pinole? 10/7/2023 11:36 AM 17 Again, make the basket patterns in basket colors, rolling waves and hills can be in the background across the whole logo. The way the hills are now, they look like leaves and the tree looks like a flower at first glance.
10/7/2023 10:47 AM
18 go back to the one we have now. All of these are terrible and lack imagination. 10/7/2023 9:10 AM 19 No curvature 10/7/2023 8:48 AM
20 Remove the triangles, Maybe add something else that reflects the gold grass color in summer. 10/6/2023 11:13 PM 21 I like it but change the tree to something else. 10/6/2023 10:32 PM 22 Triangles mean what? If they are a symbol of something I don’t recognize it. I think the Indigenous roots of this region need to be clearly depicted and honored. 10/6/2023 8:16 PM
23 Nothing. I like the entire design. 10/6/2023 6:35 PM 24 I would add more orange in design. If you look around Pinole what do you see? A golden valley 10/6/2023 6:10 PM 25 Nothing 10/6/2023 6:02 PM
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26 Have the established date next to the word California 10/6/2023 4:21 PM 27 The Pinole letters look weak, unfriendly. 10/6/2023 3:58 PM 28 I am sad to see the removal of the indigenous person from the logo. 10/6/2023 3:57 PM 29 Nothing 10/6/2023 3:54 PM
30 Once again, make the logo(s) more reflective of the culture and/or history here in this city. This logo resembles any city's logo.
10/6/2023 3:47 PM
31 Make the tree more prominent. 10/6/2023 3:14 PM
32 Redo 10/6/2023 3:07 PM
33 Have tree smaller and add small amount of blue (water for the Bay) at bottom 10/6/2023 3:02 PM 34 It is nice 10/6/2023 2:25 PM
35 Bolder Font 10/6/2023 2:22 PM
36 Once again this is boring. I’d like to see more trees, the bay, hills and the natives. 10/6/2023 2:11 PM 37 The yellow behind the tree, the way it contrasts just doesn't feel organic 10/6/2023 1:41 PM 38 not sure... 10/6/2023 1:40 PM
39 Still have no design skills. 10/6/2023 1:20 PM
40 The color of the sky, the width of the 'N', font is too light (=narrow) 10/6/2023 1:12 PM 41 Less angular lettering 10/6/2023 1:07 PM
42 Maybe try a different font with the letters. 10/6/2023 1:00 PM 43 I would make the hills more prominent that the tree and try to evoke the water of the bay more clearly. To me this looks like a logo for Walnut Creek but doesn't feel like Pinole 10/6/2023 12:59 PM
44 It’s fine as is. 10/6/2023 12:51 PM
45 There is too much detail in the “o” part. There is a lot of line work and then shading on top of the line work. When a logo is this small and you have this much detail it becomes less iconic.

Also the literal tree icon is used in the Oakland logo so I feel like we should differentiate. Kind of cheesy
10/6/2023 12:49 PM
46 Change to the colors. 10/6/2023 12:48 PM
47 The whole thing 10/6/2023 12:47 PM
48 Have something more concrete about the people of the community, not just geography 10/6/2023 12:41 PM 49 Less visually complicated (e.g. the diamond pattern) 10/6/2023 12:33 PM 45

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Q10 What does the logo (Concept 3) above tell you about Pinole? Answered: 47 Skipped: 25
# RESPONSES DATE
1 We are a tech company from Silicon Valley. 10/17/2023 10:38 AM 2 We're a tech company with no soul 10/17/2023 9:29 AM
3 it looks like we just work for google 10/17/2023 9:07 AM 4 Trying to be hip 10/17/2023 8:54 AM
5 Water, hills, sun 10/17/2023 8:08 AM
6 It’s a boring town! 10/16/2023 10:12 PM
7 Too art deco 10/16/2023 9:05 PM
8 n/a 10/16/2023 11:54 AM
9 Not much in the slightest. 10/16/2023 11:06 AM
10 This is my favorite. It represents water and land, which we have abundance of. 10/16/2023 8:22 AM 11 That it's trying to be more modern and attractive to young people 10/14/2023 2:19 PM 12 Colors, quiet, simple 10/9/2023 7:47 PM
13 Not sure 10/8/2023 9:01 AM
14 We have water that is getting away from us. 10/7/2023 10:09 PM 15 proximity to bay? 10/7/2023 1:54 PM
16 nothing 10/7/2023 12:10 PM
17 I have no clue what this is supposed to be 10/7/2023 11:36 AM 18 It tells.me the name.of the city and reflects the blue & gold of California. 10/7/2023 10:47 AM 19 Nothing 10/7/2023 9:10 AM
20 Feels modern, focuses on the land, bright future 10/7/2023 8:48 AM 21 Nothing 10/6/2023 11:13 PM
22 nice and colorful but it looks to much like a busness logo, not a city crest. 10/6/2023 10:32 PM 23 Nothing 10/6/2023 8:16 PM
24 Nothing. The colors do not signify anything to those who aren’t familiar with Pinole. 10/6/2023 6:35 PM 25 Too much of a blue suggest a beach town…. It’s modern, it’s nice, but I respect our history and even original good old pinole logo.
10/6/2023 6:10 PM
26 No clue 10/6/2023 4:34 PM
27 Unification, straight-forwardness, honest 10/6/2023 3:58 PM 28 Only tells of the name. 10/6/2023 3:57 PM
29 That Pinole is the name of some kind of company 10/6/2023 3:54 PM 30 This logo looks very corporate. 10/6/2023 3:47 PM
31 It’s plain and boring 10/6/2023 3:14 PM
32 Noty 10/6/2023 3:07 PM
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33 water, green, sun? 10/6/2023 3:02 PM
34 Not sure what it represents 10/6/2023 2:25 PM
35 warmth, environment 10/6/2023 2:22 PM
36 Nothing at all 10/6/2023 2:11 PM
37 Its too simple to tell anything, but I like the clean design 10/6/2023 1:41 PM 38 not much 10/6/2023 1:20 PM
39 Our wastewater drains into the bay, we knocked over a flask, our water stinks (green cloud above water), our city is named PINGLE or PINQLE
10/6/2023 1:12 PM
40 Not sure really, says water hills and green to me 10/6/2023 1:00 PM 41 The circle of the "o" evokes a kind of community or togetherness. I like that the green and blue evoke hills and the water of the bay
10/6/2023 12:59 PM
42 Nothing 10/6/2023 12:51 PM
43 I think the o is interesting in this one. The yellow on top for the sun, the dark blue on the bottom for ocean, the lighter blue for the creek, and the green minder half circle for the hill. I like that this is abstracted out. I also like the modern sans serif font makes the city seem fresh.
10/6/2023 12:49 PM
44 It refers to the bay and the rest of the natural environment. The design is clean and modern but makes no reference to the history of the city.
10/6/2023 12:48 PM
45 This one looks like a gaming console system . 10/6/2023 12:47 PM 46 The name 10/6/2023 12:41 PM
47 I 'see' the sun, hills, and water in this logo. I like that it's simple. 10/6/2023 12:33 PM 48