Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 1 of 4 March 18, 2024
CITY OF PITTSBURG
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY CONCURRENT MEETING MINUTES
DATE: March 18, 2024
LOCATION: Council Chamber, City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS
Juan Antonio Banales, Mayor/Chair
Jelani Killings, Vice-Mayor/Chair
Dionne Adams, Council/Agency Member
Angelica Lopez, Council/Agency Member
Shanelle Scales-Preston, 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 Banales called the regular meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue Pittsburg, CA after having convened at 6:04 P.M. for the following Closed Session:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4):
Number of cases: One
City Attorney Mooney stated there were no reportable actions taken in Closed Session.
ROLL CALL
All Members were present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Banales led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS
2. Presentation by Delta Diablo
Bruce Ohlson, Pittsburg, advocated for hazardous waste to be accepted by Delta Diablo regardless of the method of transportation, e.g. vehicle or bicycle.
3. Annual Review of the Military Equipment Use Ordinance
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PROCLAMATIONS
4. World Down Syndrome Day
5. Cesar Chavez Day
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/REMARKS
City Manager Evans noted for the record that item #8 on the Housing Authority Consent calendar had a correction on the published balance amount of $6,858,098.23, which should have been $6,809,763.08. Copies of the correction were available for public inspection at the dais. He also mentioned that item #16 on the Combined City Council Consent calendar would be pulled and brought back at a later date.
Assistant City Manager Aliotti provided an update on City events and reminded everyone that the first City Council meeting in April will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 due to the Cesar Chavez holiday observed on Monday, April 1, 2024.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Comments regarding travel support for In My Section Inc, an arts education nonprofit were received from:
Alexander Finn
Jordan Cisneros
Comments regarding nuisance at the Marina parking lot and request for more Code Enforcement actions to be taken were received from:
James Marriott
Peter Wilson
Susan Burkitt
Patt Young
Rose Mary Tumbaga, Pittsburg on behalf of the Fil-American Association invited City Council to attend the 82nd Commemoration, Fall of Bataan-Corregidor event on April 13, 2024.
Glory Guerrero, Pittsburg, raised concerns about the hourly rate to rent baseball fields and suggested the price be lowered or waived for organizations serving Pittsburg youth.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Vice Mayor Killings attended the Finance and Community and Economic Development Subcommittee Meetings.
CONSIDERATION
9. Adoption of a City Council Minute Order to Appoint Candidates to the Community Advisory Commission.
On motion by Member Adams, seconded by Vice Mayor Killings, to appoint Suvash Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 3 of 4 March 18, 2024 Shah Thakuri to the Community Advisory Commission for the 4-year term beginning March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2028, and carried unanimously.
On motion by Member Scales-Preston, seconded by Member Adams, to appoint Sonja Shephard to the Community Advisory Commission for the 4 -year term beginning March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2028, and carried unanimously.
On motion by Member Lopez , seconded by Vice Mayor Killings , to appoint Michael Aparicio to the Community Advisory Commission for the 4-year term beginning March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2028, and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Killings, Lopez, Scales-Preston, Banales
NOES: Adams
On motion by Vice Mayor Killings seconded by Member Scales-Preston, to appoint Monique Robinson to the Community Advisory Commission for the 4 -year term beginning March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2028, and carried unanimously.
10. Adoption of a City Council Resolution to Allocate Funding from the Business Improvement District towards the Facade Improvement and Landscape Improvement Grant Programs.
On motion by Vice Mayor Killings , seconded by Member Scales -Preston and carried unanimously.
11. Adoption of a City Council Minute Order to Approve City Goals and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
On Motion by Mayor Banales, seconded by Member Scales-Preston to send the item back to the Governance Performance Subcommittee to refine priority service areas before adoption and carried unanimously.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
Vice Mayor Killings stated he would recuse himself from voting on Consent Item # 18, due to real property interest.
Member Scales-Preston stated she would recuse herself from voting on Consent Item #18. [Note: Member Scales-Preston did not state a reason for her recusal.]
COMBINED CITY COUNCIL, PITTSBURG ARTS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION,
PITTSBURG POWER COMPANY, SOUTHWEST PITTSBURG GHAD II AND SUCCESSOR
AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
As noted earlier in the City Manager reports/remarks, Item #16 on the Consent Calendar was pulled and will be brought back at a later date.
On Motion by Member Lopez, seconded by Member Adams and carried unanimously.
12. Minutes of March 4, 2024.
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13. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the Application of the 2024/2025 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Grant Funds.
14. Adoption of a City Council Resolution to Establish the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Annual Stormwater Utility Area Fee.
15. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for Temporary Landscape Maintenance Assistance.
17. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Accepting the Military Equipment Annual Report, Determining the Use of Equipment Complied with Policy 706, and Determining Policy 706 will Continue.
19. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Pittsburg Municipal Code to add Chapter 8.14, “Illegal Dumping”
18. Adoption of Two Ordinances for the Objective Design Standards 2023 Project: 1) Adding Article XXI to Chapter 18.84 of the Pittsburg Municipal Code; and 2) Amending the Zoning Map for Certain Multi-family Housing and Mixed-use Development Projects to Further Housing Production Consistent with State Law.
16. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the Application of the Bureau of Reclamation Water and Energy Efficiency Grant for Automatic Meter Infrastructure. [Item Pulled]
COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no requests for future agenda items.
COUNCIL MEMBER REMARKS
Vice Mayor Killings commended Planning staff for hosting an envisioning meeting on March 16, 2024, at the Marina Center. He noted the meeting was well attended and offered an opportunity for community members to help shape Pittsburg’s Downtown and Marina.
Member Adams echoed Vice Mayor Killings’ sentiments regarding the Community meeting held by the Planning Department. She also commended Recreation staff for a successful Twilight Hoops event.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 P.M. to April 02, 2024.
Respectfully submitted,
Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk