CITY COUNCIL
Anthony Tave, Mayor
Devin T. Murphy, Mayor Pro Tem
Maureen Toms, Council Member
Cameron Sasai, Council Member
Norma Martínez-Rubin, Council Member
PINOLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
March 31, 2026
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.
City Council
Agenda - March 31, 2026
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-Spears at (510) 724-8928 or [email protected].
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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].
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City Council
Agenda - March 31, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN HONOR OF THE US MILITARY TROOPS
2. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Before we begin, we would like to acknowledge the Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, Ohlone Land, the land that Pinole sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.
3. ROLL CALL, CITY CLERK’S REPORT & STATEMENT OF CONFLICT An official who has a conflict must, prior to consideration of the decision: (1) publicly identify in detail the financial interest that causes the conflict; (2) recuse himself /herself from discussing and voting on the matter; and (3) leave the room until after the decision has been made, Cal. Gov't Code § 87105.
4. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (Public Comments)
Citizens may speak under any item not listed on the Agenda. The time limit is 3 minutes 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
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. FY 2026/27 Budget Workshop Action: Receive a Report and Provide Direction (Markisha Guillory)
7. ADJOURNMENT to the Regular City Council Meeting of in April 7, 2026 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-Spears, CMC
City Clerk
POSTED: March 26, 2026, 2:30 pm
CITY COUNCIL
REPORT 6.A.
DATE: MARCH 31, 2026
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Markisha Guillory, Finance Director, 510-724-9823, [email protected] SUBJECT: FY 2026/27 BUDGET WORKSHOP
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council receive presentations from City departments on the preliminary baseline operating budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 and provide direction to staff.
BACKGROUND
The City operates on an annual budget cycle. Through the budget, the City Council approves revenue estimates and authorizes City staff to expend the City’s limited financial resources.
City staff are responsible for preparing a proposed budget for City Council’s consideration, modification, and adoption.
On January 14, 2026, the Finance Subcommittee held a budget planning meeting during which the Subcommittee reviewed the FY 2026/27 budget development process and timeline.
On February 18, 2026, the Finance Subcommittee held its second budget planning meeting, during which it received a report on staff-identified anticipated opportunities and challenges for FY 2026/27, as well as a presentation on the preliminary General Fund long-term financial forecast for FY 2026/27 through FY 2045/46. Following the discussion, the Subcommittee directed staff to plan a budget workshop that would include budget presentations from each City department.
This workshop was developed as directed to provide the full City Council a preview of the FY 2026/27 preliminary baseline operating budget, to present each department’s operational plans and preliminary budget, and to discuss strategies to address the projected budget gap.
REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Budget Development Process
The City goes through an annual process of developing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which an iterative process. The City’s budget development process is considered an “incremental” budget process, meaning that the budget for the upcoming year is developed based on the current year’s budget and includes incremental changes. City staff takes the following steps to create the Preliminary Proposed budget:
• Finance Department will use the current FY 2025/26 budget, which incorporates any mid-year changes approved by the City Council, as the starting point; • Finance Department creates a “baseline budget” for FY 2026/27 by taking the ongoing revenues and expenditures included in the current FY 2025/26 budget and factoring in known or assumed changes, which department confirm, to ongoing revenues and expenditures for FY 2026/27 (i.e., forecasted changes to different revenue streams, general inflation, known changes to debt service, etc.); • Departments submit requests for changes from the baseline budget to address proposed special projects or increased service levels; and • Finance Department and City Manager consider department requests for changes to the baseline budget and prepare a Preliminary Proposed budget for the City Council’s consideration.
Budget Workshop
As noted above, the purpose of the budget workshop is to provide the full City Council a preview of the FY 2026/27 preliminary baseline operating budget, to present each department’s operational plans and preliminary budget, and to discuss strategies to address the projected budget gap.
The workshop will provide the Council an opportunity to review preliminary budgets in detail, ask questions of each department, and provide direction as staff continues to develop the Preliminary Proposed FY 2026/27 Operating and Capital Budget. It also serves as an important step in the budget development process, allowing Council to evaluate service and staffing levels, funding needs, and potential revenue enhancements and expenditure reductions needed to achieve a structurally balanced budget.
Next Steps
The next steps will be to continue refining the budget throughout the development process in order to prepare a structurally balanced budget. The Preliminary Proposed FY 2026/27 Operating and Capital Budget will be presented on May 5, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with receiving this report. Preliminary fiscal impacts will be detailed in the budget presentations.
ATTACHMENTS
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