CITY OF PITTSBURG
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY CONCURRENT MEETING MINUTES
DATE: June 03, 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)
Vice Mayor Killings called the regular meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue Pittsburg, CA after having convened at 6:02 P.M. for a Special Meeting for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Workshop.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Banales was absent and excused.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Mayor Killings led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PROCLAMATIONS
2. Pride Month
3. Relay for Life
4. Juneteenth
CITY MANAGER REPORTS/REMARKS
Assistant City Manager Aliotti gave an update on Community events.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Kerry Hillis, Principal Government and Community Relations Representative for BART gave an update on construction taking place in June that will cause delays. For more information and updates he asked those interested to visit BART. gov/news Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 1 of 3 June 03, 2024
COMMITTEE REPORTS
There were no Committee reports.
CONSIDERATION
Adoption of a City Council Minute Order to Appoint a Representative and Alternate Representative to the Green Empowerment Zone Board of Directors Motion by Vice Mayor Killings, seconded by Member Scales-Preston to appoint Member Adams as the Representative to the Green Empowerment Zone Board of Directors and appointing Vice Mayor Killings as the Alternate to the Board and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Adams, Killings, Lopez, Scales-Preston
ABSENT: Banales
Adoption of a City Council Resolution to Accept Grant Funds from Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee for FY 23/24 Youth Basketball Program Bruce Ohlson, Pittsburg, spoke in favor of the great things that are being done by the Recreation Department. However, as the funds being used by Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee are part of a Tax Measure passed by voters for a hospital, he believes the District should be dissolved.
Motion by Member Scales-Preston, seconded Member Lopez and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Adams, Killings, Lopez, Scales-Preston
ABSENT: Banales
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
There were no conflict of interest statements.
COMBINED CITY COUNCIL, PITTSBURG ARTS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
ITTSBURG POWER COMPANY, SOUTHWEST PITTSBURG GHAD II AND SUCCESSOF
AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
On Motion by Member Scales-Preston, seconded by Member Adams and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Adams, Killings, Lopez, Scales-Preston
ABSENT: Banales
7. Minutes of May 6, 2024
Adoption of a City Council Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Preliminary Engineer's Report for Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District 1988-01, Declaring Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments, and Setting a Date to Conduct a Public Hearing
9. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Preliminary Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 2 of 3 June 03, 2024 Engineer's Report for Oak Hills Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District 1988-02, Declaring Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments, and Setting a Date to Conduct a Public Hearing
10. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Approving a List of Projects to be Funded by SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, for Fiscal Year 2024/25
11. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing an Application to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Urban Forest Improvement Grant Program
12. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement between the City of Pittsburg and Earth Island Institute for Edible Food Recovery Services
13. Adoption of a City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for a Community Survey with the Strategy Research Institute and a Pittsburg Power Company Resolution Allocating the Funds to pay for the Second Amendment
COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no requests for future agenda items.
COUNCIL MEMBER REMARKS
Council Members Scales-Preston acknowledged Ms. Curlie B. Jackson and Mr. Willie Mims as two pillars of the community who recently passed. She asked for a Proclamation to be prepared for Ms. Jackson and noted that one had already been presented to Mr. Mims' family.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Mayor Killings closed the meeting in honor of both Ms. Jackson and Mr. Mims.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39 P.M. to June 17, 2024.
Respectfully submitted,
Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk
Combined Agency/City Council Minutes Page 3 of 3 June 03, 2024