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
AMENDED MEETING AGENDA
October 20, 2026
5:30 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 30 AND CHANNEL 1070. Meetings are broadcast again the following week on channels 30 and 1070 (previously channel 26). The Pinole Community TV program schedule is published on the City’s website at www.Pinole.gov/PCTV.
VIDEO-STREAMED LIVE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE, www.Pinole.gov/PCTV. Meeting videos remain archived on the site for five (5) years. Pinole Community TV can also be streamed live from Roku, Apple TV, or Amazon Fire.
TEMPORARY NOTICE: Some Comcast subscribers may also be able to see PCTV Government Media programming on Channel 30 while we work through an FCC must-carry requirement.
If none of these options are available to you, or you need assistance with public comment, please contact the Deputy City Clerk, Roxane Stone at (510) 724-8937 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 Deputy 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 LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(2) or (d)(3)
Number of Potential Cases: 1
B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Gov. Code § 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: City Manager, Naomi Kelly, City Attorney, Eric Casher, Human Resources Director, Stacy Shell, Finance Director, Markisha Guillory, and Gregory Ramirez, IEDA
Employee organization: AFSCME Local 1, AFSCME local 512, the Pinole Police Employees Association (PPEA), and the Management Compensation Plan (MCP).
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
C. City Council Committee Reports & Communications
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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. Fire Prevention Week
2. Breast Cancer Awareness Month
3. Pinole Players 40th Anniversary
4. Indigenous People's Day
5. Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month
6. LGBTQ+ History Month
7. Filipino History Month
8. United Against Hate Week
9. Code Enforcement Officer Week
B. Presentations
1. Update from MCE on Programs and Services, and Sustainability Project Manager Presentation on Grants and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Projects
2. West Contra Costa County Unified School District Update By: Superintendent, Cheryl Cotton
3. California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) presentation on Wage Theft Regulations
4. Appian Way Emergency Bridge Project By: Caltrans
5. Public Works Paving Rehabilitation Project Update
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 September 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026.
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B. Receive the September 12, 2026 – October 16, 2026, List of Warrants in the Amount of $2,232,745.36, the September 25, 2026 Payroll in the Amount of $566,004.76, and the October 9, 2026 Payroll in the Amount of $562,916.50.
C. Adopt Resolutions To Fix The Employer’s Contribution At An Equal Amount For Employees And Annuitants Under The Public Employees’ Medical And Hospital Care Act. Action: Adopt Resolutions per Staff Recommendation (Stacy Shell, Charlene Davis) D. Adopt a resolution authorizing acceptance of $245,500 in grant funds from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Charge! program to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and designating the City Manager to execute all agreements and associated documents for receipt of funds. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
E. Adopt a Resolution to Accept a Single-Family Residential Water Heater Loaner Program Developed With California Energy Commission Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge Planning Grant Funds. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
F. Adopt a Resolution to Merge Awarded Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Sea Level Rise Planning funds for the Pinole-Hercules shoreline into a larger award for a multi-jurisdictional plan led by Contra Costa County. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
G. Placement of Liens for Delinquent Unpaid Waste Collection Charges Falling Delinquent Between April and July 2026, Considered at an Administrative Hearing On October 1, 2026. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Heather Bell) H. Adopt a Resolution Reserving Marin Clean Energy (MCE) Rebates for Heat Pump Water Heater Installations at the Public Safety Building, Swim Center, and Senior Center, and Directing the City Manager to Execute All Required MCE Rebate Reservation Documents. Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
I. Revised Purchase Price Adjustment for Sale of 2101 Pear Street (Post Office Property). Action: Adopt Resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen) J. Adopt a Resolution Approving a Contract with Civica Law Group for Receivership Services and Authorizing the Appropriation of Reimbursable General Fund Resources. Action: Adopt resolution per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen)
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. User and Regulatory Fee Schedule. Action: Adopt Resolution Per Staff Recommendation (Melissa Klawuhn)
B. Public Hearing and Approval of Energy Services Contract for Installation of LED Lighting Upgrades at City Hall and Public Safety Building, and Authorization for City Manager to Execute Agreement. Action: Continue to November 3, 2026 per Staff Recommendation City Council
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(Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
C. Public Hearing and PG&E On-Bill Financing Approval for LED Lighting Retrofit at City Hall and Public Safety Building and Authorization for City Manager to Execute Documentation. Action:
Continue to November 3, 2026 per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin) D. Public Hearing and Approval of a Single-Source Energy Services Contract to Replace Aging Gas Water Heaters with Heat Pump Water Heaters at the Swim Center and Senior Center. (Gov. Code §4217) Action: Continue to November 3, 2026 per Staff Recommendation (Lilly Whalen, Kapil Amin)
11. OLD BUSINESS
A. Appeal Of Planning Commission Denial of Entitlement Extension – Pinole Shores II (CUP 23- 05 & DR 23-12) - 836–848 San Pablo Avenue. Action: Provide direction (Lilly Whalen)
12. NEW BUSINESS
A. 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 November 3, 2026, 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. _______________________
Roxane Stone, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
POSTED: Friday October 16, 2026 at 10:40 am