CITY OF PITTSBURG
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY CONCURRENT MEETING MINUTES
DATE: May 15, 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 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue Pittsburg, CA after having convened at 5:30 P.M. for a Special Meeting with a Capital Improvement Program Workshop (Item 1 on the posted Agenda).
ROLL CALL
Member Lopez was absent and excused.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Albanese led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATION
2. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Update
PROCLAMATIONS
3. Bike to Work Day
Public Works Week
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/REMARKS
City Manager Evans reported on upcoming City events.
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 1 of 3 May 15, 2023
PUBLIC COMMENTS
EJ Cire encouraged the City to work with the Bay Walk project developer, Lennar, on encouraging union labor.
Devin Williams, on behalf of ACCE asked the City Council to implement rent stabilization and tenant anti-harassment ordinances.
Nicole Arrington, on behalf of ACCE also asked for rent control to be instituted by the City.
Kim Carlson noted the importance of rent control ordinances.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Member Killings attended the Public Safety subcommittee, the 2x2 subcommittee and the Economic Development/Waterfront subcommittee.
Vice Mayor Banales attended the City Infrastructure and Transportation subcommittee.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING
Adoption of a City Council Resolution Approving the Community Development Block Grant 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan
On Motion by Member Killings, Seconded by Vice-Mayor Banales to adopt and carried by the following vote:
AYES: Adams, Banales, Killings, Scales-Preston
ABSENT: Lopez
CONSIDERATION
doption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate an xecute a License Agreement for a Temporarv Use of the Tidelands Wha This item was tabled and continued to a date uncertain.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
Vice-Mayor/Chair Banales stated that he would be recusing himself from Item 10 due to a potential financial conflict of interest since the subject parcel of Item 10 is within 500 to 1000 feet of his principal residence.
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 2 of 3 May 15, 2023
COMBINED CITY COUNCIL, PITTSBURG ARTS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, PITTSBURG POWER COMPANY, SOUTHWEST PITTSBURG GHAD I| AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
On Motion by Member Killings, Seconded by Vice-Mayor Banales to adopt and carried by the following vote:
AYES: Adams, Banales, Killings, Scales-Preston
ABSENT: Lopez
Minutes of March 20, 2023, April 3, 2023, April 17, 2023 and May 1, 2023 Receive and File the Treasurer's Report for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2023
9. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing of the Purchase of Traffic Signal Material for Project 2227 - Traffic Signal Improvements Adoption of a Geological Hazard Abatement District |I (GHAD) Resolution to Accept Land for Ownership
11. Adoption of City Council Resolution to Approve the Contract with Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff for Police Dispatching Services
12. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing Application for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant and Allocating Funds to the Pittsburg Premier Fields Project Adoption of a City Council Resolution Accepting and Allocating the Standard Allowance of $10,000,000 from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant Funds to the General Fund
COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no requests for future agenda items.
COUNCIL MEMBER REMARKS
Mayor Scales-Preston attended the season's first car show and the NIT meeting, and thanked Joy Walker for the Senior Health Fair over the weekend.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 P.M. to June 5, 2023.
Respectfully submitted,
Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 3 of 3 May 15, 2023