CITY OF PITTSBURG
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY CONCURRENT MEETING MINUTES
DATE: April 17, 2023
LOCATION: Council Chamber, City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS
Shanelle Scales-Preston, Mayor/Chair
Juan Antonio Banales, Vice-Mayor/Chair
Jelani Killings, Council/Agency Member
Dionne Adams, Council/Agency Member
Angelica Lopez, Council/Agency Member
S.L. Floyd, Agency Member
Annie Hill Herring, Agency Member
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Garrett Evans, City Manager/Executive Director
Donna Mooney, City Attorney/Legal Counsel
Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk/Agency Secretary (elected) Nancy Parent, City Treasurer (elected)
Mayor Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 7:09 P.M. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue Pittsburg, CA after having convened at 6:33 P.M. in Closed Session for the following item:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(1) National Opioid Litigation Settlements: Teva, Allergan, Walmart, Walgreens and CVS Settlements
City Attorney Mooney stated the City Council voted 5-0 to participate in the national opioid settlement with all five (Teva, Allergan, Walmart, Walgreens and CVS) and authorized the City Attorney to execute the participation agreement and forms and any necessary documents and election for the City to receive the money from the settlement.
ROLL CALL
All Members were present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Albanese led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PROCLAMATIONS
2. National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Fair Housing Month
Arbor Day
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 1 of 4 April 17, 2023
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/REMARKS
City Manager Evans reported on upcoming City events.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Sarah Craig, on behalf of Integral Communities spoke regarding remediation of the property they purchased at the former PG&E site.
Bruce Ohlson, Pittsburg, spoke about the pedestrian killed on Stoneman Avenue.
Arthur Klimkiewizz, Pittsburg, spoke in favor of the Faria project.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Member Killings attended the Public Safety Subcommittee meeting and the Economic Development and Waterfront subcommittee.
Member Lopez, along with Member Adams attended the CDBG subcommittee meeting.
Mayor Scales-Preston along with Member Killings attended the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee meeting.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Attorney Mooney asked that the ratification of the meeting agenda take place to re- order agenda items.
On Motion by Vice-Mayor Banales, seconded by Member Lopez and carried unanimously.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
There were no conflicts of interest statements.
COMBINED CITY COUNCIL, PITTSBURG ARTS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PITTSBURG POWER COMPANY, SOUTHWEST PITTSBURG GHAD || AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
City Manager Evans stated Item 9 would be removed and voted on separately.
On Motion by Vice-Mayor/Chair Banales, seconded by Member Lopez and adopted unanimously.
Adoption of a City Council Resolution Proclaiming Termination of Local Emergency Regarding Storms
Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the Summary Vacation of a 3,187 square-foot Utility Easement
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 2 of 4 April 17, 2023
10. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Allocating ARPA Funds and Awarding Contract for the Police Department Electric Vehicle Chargers Project
11. Adoption of a PPC Governing Board Resolution Authorizing General Counsel to Execute First Amendment to Outside Counsel Services Agreement with Cameron-Daniel, PC Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase Properties with Public Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Funds and Transfer Properties to the Housing Authority, and a Housing Authority Resolution Accepting Properties from the City for Affordable Housing for Housing Choice Voucher Participants The following item was voted on separately.
Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the Application and Acceptance of Clean California Local Grant Program Funds and Authorizing Execution of a Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation
On Motion by Member Lopez, seconded by Member Adams and adopted unanimously.
COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no requests for future agenda items.
COUNCIL MEMBER REMARKS
There were no member remarks.
PUBLIC HEARING
Vice-Mayor Banales stated that upon the advice of the FPPC, he would be recusing himself from the following item due to a financial interest in real property owned within 1000 feet of the subject project.
Vice-Mayor Banales left the Chamber at this time.
13. Public Hearing on Appeal of the Planning Commission's Determination to Not Recommend for City Council Approval a Development Agreement, Amendments to the General Plan and Prezoning Designations, and Adoption of a Master Plan for the Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation Project; Adoption of Three City Council Resolutions to: 1) Certify a Revised and Updated Final Environmental Impact Report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, 2) Approve General Plan Amendments, and 3) Initiate Annexation; and Introduction and Waive First Reading of Two City Council Ordinances Amending Prezoning Designations, Including Approval of a Master Plan, and Approving a Development Agreement for the Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation Project, AP-10-717 (GP, RZ, DA, ANNEX)
Louis Parsons, appellant, gave an overview of the project.
Mayor Scales-Preston opened the Public Hearing.
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 3 of 4 April 17, 2023 The following spoke in favor of the project:
John Dalrymple
Sadakao Whittington
Mousaab Atassi
Tom Hansen
Merl Craft
Wolfgang Croskey
The following spoke opposing the project:
Laura Hoffmeister
Juan Pablo Galvan
Mindy Jian
Ray O'Brien
Melinda Moran
Susan Burkitt
Taylor Dahlke
Bruce Ohlson, Pittsburg, hoped existing bicycle trails and paths will be connected to this project.
Seth Adams, on behalf of Save Mt. Diablo suggested an extension of 45 days to ensure saving the ridgelines.
Mayor Scales-Preston closed the public hearing.
On motion by Member Killings, seconded by Member Adams to grant the appeal, approve the Development Agreement with an addition to the Development Agreement of Section 3.24 which will state that developer shall have a lot size of at least 6,000 square feet for any development occurring within the Master Plan area including as requested through any subsequent entitlements and Amendments to the General Plan and Prezoning Designations, and Adoption of a Master Plan for the Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation Project; Adoption of Three City Council Resolutions to: 1) Certify a Revised and Updated Final Environmental Impact Report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, 2) Approve General Plan Amendments, and 3) Initiate Annexation; and Introduction and Waive First Reading of Two City Council Ordinances Amending Prezoning Designations, Including Approval of a Master Plan, and Approving a Development Agreement for the Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation Project and carried by the following vote:
AYES: Adams, Killings, Lopez, Scales-Preston
ABSENT: Banales [Recused]
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. to May 1, 2023.
Respectfully submitted,
Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 4 of 4 April 17, 2023