CITY OF PITTSBURG
AGENDA
JANUARY 30, 2023
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
65 CIVIC AVENUE, PITTSBURG, CA
SPECIAL MEETING
COMMISSION APPLICANT INTERVIEWS
6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDING
Shanelle Scales-Preston, Mayor/Chair
Juan Antonio Banales, Vice- Mayor/Chair
Jelani Killings, Council Member/Board Member
Dionne Adams, Council Member/Board Member
Angelica Lopez, Council Member/Board Member
FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY:
S.L. Floyd, Housing Authority Member
Annie Hill Herring, Housing Authority Member
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pittsburg City Council meetings are held the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. The Housing Authority meets in conjunction with the City Council on the third Monday of each month. The Pittsburg City Council meets regularly in the Council Chamber at 65 Civic Avenue, unless otherwise noted above. The City Council also sits as the Board of Directors of several other City agencies. The stipends for all agency members conform to state statutes governing compensation amounts. All other Agencies meet on an as needed basis and will be listed above if applicable. Copies of the open session agenda packets, which are distributed to the City Council, are on file in the office of the City Clerk, 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, California, and are available for public inspection, beginning 72 hours in advance, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except from noon to 1:00 p.m. and City holidays). The agenda and reports are also located on the City’s website at www.pittsburgca.gov. Additionally, if any reports or documents, which are public records, are distributed to the City Council less than 72 hours before the meeting, those reports and documents will also be available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office and on the day of the meeting in the Council Chamber at the public counter area below the dais. 1 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE IN OPEN SESSION FOR SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/REMARKS
The City Manager may make brief announcements or informal comments at this time and brief the Council on items of interest. (No Action Required)
COMMISSION APPLICANT INTERVIEWS
1. Interviews will be held for Planning Commission, Community Advisory Commission and Youth Advisory Commission
Interviews will be held for Planning Commission, Community Advisory Commission and Youth Advisory Commission on January 30, 2023.
ADJOURNMENT TO February 6, 2023
2 NOTICE TO PUBLIC
GENERAL INFORMATION
Copies of the open session agenda packets, which are distributed to the City Council, are on file in the office of the City Clerk, 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, California, and are available for public inspection, beginning 72 hours in advance, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except City holidays). The full packets are also located on the City’s website at www.pittsburgca.gov. If any reports or documents, which are public records, are distributed to the City Council less than 72 hours before the meeting, those reports or documents will be available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office and on the day of the meeting in the Council Chamber at the public counter area below the dais.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
Persons who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the Public Hearing is opened, except on Public Hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment. After the public has commented, the item is closed to public comment and brought to the Council/Agency level for discussion and action. Further comment from the audience will not be received unless requested by the Council/Agency.
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in the Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited, by California law, including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009, to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting, regardless of whether it is a regular or special meeting.
NOTICE TO THE DISABLED AND VISUALLY OR HEARING IMPAIRED In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Pittsburg will provide special assistance for disabled residents. Upon request, an agenda for any meeting shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats. The Council Chamber is equipped with sound amplifier units for use by the hearing impaired. The units operate in conjunction with the Chamber’s sound system. You may request the sound amplifier from the City Clerk for personal use during Council meetings. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, or are requesting a specially formatted agenda, please contact the City Clerk at 925-252-4850. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting or provide the requested agenda format. (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT
The Council requests that you observe the order and decorum of our Council Chamber by turning off or setting to vibrate all cellular telephones and electronic devices, and that you refrain from making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks. Boisterous and disruptive behavior while the Council is in session, and the display of signs in a manner which violates the rights of others or prevents others from watching or fully participating in the Council meeting, is a violation of our Municipal Code and any person who engages in such conduct can be ordered to leave the Council Chamber by the Mayor.
LIVE MEDIA BROADCASTING ADVISEMENT
City Council meetings are webcast live on the City’s website at www.pittsburgca.gov on the Agendas and Live Meetings page. Past meetings and approved minutes are also archived on that webpage. Watch the live meeting via the City’s webcast (www.pittsburgca.gov), or on Delta TV Comcast Channel 32, or Delta TV AT&T U-Verse Channel 99. For more information, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 252-4850. 3 City Council Outside Agency / Liaison / Sub-Committees Assignments - 2023 Updated January 17, 2023
OUTSIDE AGENCY BOARDS COUNCIL MEMBER(S) TYPE MEETS TIME STAFF ABAG Shanelle Scales-Preston / Jelani Killings Alt. Standing Annual G. Evans Delta Diablo* Juan Banales / Shanelle Scales-Preston Alt. Standing 2 nd Wednesday 4:30 pm J. Samuelson East Co. Co. County Habitat Conservancy Juan Banales / Jelani Killings Alternate Standing 4 th Monday 2:00 pm J. Davis Bi-Monthly
East County Water Management Juan Banales / Jelani Killings Alternate Standing Annual J. Samuelson MCE Clean Energy Board Shanelle Scales-Preston / Angelica Lopez Alt. Standing Quarterly 7:00 pm D. Buchanan TRANSPLAN / ECCRFFA Shanelle Scales-Preston / Juan Banales Alt. Standing 2 nd Thursday 6:30 pm J. Samuelson Tri-Delta Transit (2 reps)** S. Scales-Preston & Dionne Adams / Jelani Killings Alt. Standing Last Wednesday 4:00 pm J. Samuelson
LIAISON TO COUNCIL MEMBER(S) TYPE MEETS TIME STAFF
East Bay League of Calif. Cities Shanelle Scales-Preston / Jelani Killings Alt. Standing 3 rd Thursday G. Evans Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee Shanelle Scales-Preston & Jelani Killings Ad Hoc As needed M. Aliotti Mayor’s Conference Shanelle Scales-Preston / Juan Banales Alt. Standing 1 st Thursday 6:30 pm G. Evans School Districts Committee (2x2) Jelani Killings & Angelica Lopez / Dionne Adams Alt. Standing 2nd Thursday 4:00 pm M. Aliotti even months
SUBCOMMITTEES COUNCIL MEMBER(S) TYPE MEETS TIME STAFF
CAC CDBG Dionne Adams & Angelica Lopez / S. Scales-Preston Alt. Standing As needed M. Aliotti City Infrastructure and Transportation S. Scales-Preston & Juan Banales / Jelani Killings Alt. Standing As needed J. Samuelson Community Services S. Scales-Preston & Angelica Lopez / Dionne Adams Alt. Standing As needed M. Aliotti Constituent Management Services S. Scales-Preston & Dionne Adams / Angelica Lopez Alt. Ad Hoc As needed M. Aliotti Economic Develop/Waterfront Jelani Killings & Dionne Adams / S. Scales-Preston Alt. Standing As needed 4:30 pm J. Davis Finance S. Scales-Preston & Juan Banales / Dionne Adams Alt. Standing Monthly 3:30 pm P. Rodrigues Government Performance Juan Banales & Jelani Killings Ad Hoc As needed J. Brizel Land Use Juan Banales & Dionne Adams / Angelica Lopez Alt. Standing Monthly 1:30 pm J. Davis My Brothers Keeper S. Scales-Preston & Jelani Killings Ad Hoc As needed K. Simonton Pittsburg Arts & Community Foundation S. Scales-Preston & Jelani Killings / Dionne Adams Alt. Standing As needed K. Simonton Pittsburg Police Activities League (PAL) S. Scales-Preston & Angelica Lopez / Dionne Adams Alt. Standing Monthly S. Albanese Pittsburg Recognition Juan Banales & Jelani Killings Standing As needed M. Aliotti Power Company Advisory Dionne Adams & Angelica Lopez / Juan Banales Alt. Standing As needed D. Buchanan Public Safety S. Scales-Preston & Jelani Killings / Juan Banales Alt. Standing As needed 5:00 pm S. Albanese Sister City Committee Jelani Killings & Angelica Lopez / S. Scales-Preston Alt. Standing As needed K. Simonton Tobacco, Cannabis, Alcohol Policy Review Juan Banales & Jelani Killings Ad Hoc As needed G. Evans *Stipend of $170 per month
**Stipend of $100 per month
4 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
65 Civic Avenue
Pittsburg, CA 94565
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Garrett Evans, City Manager
SUBJECT: Interviews will be held for Planning Commission, Community Advisory Commission and Youth Advisory Commission
MEETING DATE: January 30, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Interviews will be held for Planning Commission, Community Advisory Commission and Youth Advisory Commission on January 30, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION
Interview all Commission applicants.
BACKGROUND
There are four vacancies on the Planning Commission. This includes one seat vacated that should be filled now and that incumbent will then begin a four year term on March 1 of this year. Otherwise, these four year terms begin on March 1 and end on February 28.
Applicants are:
Mariana Longoria
Ivelina Popova (incumbent)
Brian Sanchez
Sonja Shephard
Shavaun Tolliver (incumbent)
There are four vacancies on the Community Advisory Commission (CAC). These four year terms begin on March 1 and end on February 28.
Applicants are:
Jennifer Cruz
5 Roland Fernandez
Joanna Hernandez
Janiyah Joseph
Justina Mack
Dennisha Marsh (incumbent)
Veronica Pope (incumbent)
Donna Smith (incumbent)
There are ongoing vacancies on the Youth Commission.
Applicants are:
Mehar Thakur (11th grade)
SUBCOMMITTEE FINDINGS
This item was not submitted to a subcommittee.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The interviews are scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. Appointment will be made at the February 6, 2023 City Council meeting.
ATTACHMENTS: None
Report Prepared By: Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk
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