CITY COUNCIL
Cameron Sasai, Mayor
Anthony Tave, Mayor Pro Tem
Norma Martínez-Rubin, Council Member
Devin T. Murphy, Council Member
Maureen Toms, Council Member
PINOLE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
July 1, 2025
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.
From a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89335000272
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.pinole.gov.
VIDEO-STREAMED LIVE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE, www.pinole.gov 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].
Americans With Disabilities Act: In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, if you need special assistance to participate in a City Meeting or you need a copy of the agenda, or the agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 724-8928. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service.
Note: Staff reports are available for inspection on the City Website at www.pinole.gov. 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: City Manager, Kelcey Young, City Attorney, Eric Casher, Human Resources Director, Stacy Shell, Finance Director, Markisha Guillory, and Gregory Ramirez, IEDA
Employee organizations: AFSCME Local 1, AFSCME Local 512, and the Pinole Police Employees Association (PPEA)
B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code § 54956.8
Property: 2100 San Pablo Ave.
Agency negotiators: Kelcey Young, City Manager and Eric Casher, City Attorney Negotiating party: Art Pakpour
Under negotiation: Price and Terms
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. REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
A. Mayor Report
1. Announcements
B. Mayoral & Council Appointments
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C. City Council Committee Reports & Communications
D. Council Requests for Future Agenda Items
E. City Manager Report / Department Staff
F. City Attorney Report
8. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS / COMMUNITY EVENTS
A. Proclamations
1. Parks Make Life Better
2. Independence Day
3. Bastille Day
B. Presentations
None
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 June 17, 2025.
B. Receive the June 14, 2025 – June 27, 2025, List of Warrants in the Amount of $1,849,025.10, and the June 20, 2025, Payroll in the Amount of $528,964.97.
C. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the contract with Contra Costa County to continue administration of the Pinole Energy Enhancement Rebate Program (PEER) through additional funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC) Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
D. Resolution Accepting a Capacity-Building Microgrant from AARP to Support Educational Workshops for the Pinole Accessible Living (PAL) Program Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Keith Marks)
E. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with Michael Baker International to Support Additional Outreach for the Safety and Health & Environmental Justice Elements Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, David Hanham)
F. Letter of Support for Senate Bill 63 Action: Approve Letter and Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Kelcey Young)
G. Letter of Support for Assembly Bill 1388 Action: Approve Letter per Staff City Council
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Recommendation (Kelcey Young)
H. Letter of Support for Assembly Bill 762 Action: Approve Letter per Staff Recommendation (Kelcey Young)
I. Letter of Support for Assembly Bill 996 Action: Approve Letter per Staff Recommendation (Kelcey Young)
J. Placement Of Liens For Delinquent Unpaid Waste Collection Charges Falling Delinquent Between January And April 2025, Considered At An Administrative Hearing On June 5, 2025 Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Roxane Stone) K. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Pinole and Contra Costa County for the San Pablo Avenue Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Gap Closure Study Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Heba El-Guindy) L. Approval Of Fourth Amendment To The Consulting Services Agreement With Consor North America, Inc. (Formerly Quincy Engineering, Inc.) For Additional Services For The San Pablo Avenue Bridge Replacement At The BNSF Railroad Project (Project No. RO1710) Action:
Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Heba El-Guindy)
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.
A. First Reading Of Ordinance Amending Pinole Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 “Stopping, Standing And Parking” Section 10.40.050 “No Parking Areas Designated” To Include Restrictions Related To Parking Near Intersections In Compliance With Assembly Bill 413 (“Daylighting Law”) Action: Waive the first reading and introduce by title only an ordinance amending Pinole Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 “Stopping, Standing and Parking” Section
10.40.050 “No Parking Areas Designated” to include restrictions related to parking near intersections in compliance with Assembly Bill 413. (Eric Casher, Heba El-Guindy, Melissa Klawuhn)
11. OLD BUSINESS
None
12. NEW BUSINESS
None
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 Regular City Council Meeting of July 15, 2025 in Remembrance of Amber Swartz.
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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, June 26, 2025 at 12:00 pm