CITY OF PITTSBURG
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY CONCURRENT MEETING MINUTES
DATE: January 06, 2025
LOCATION: Council Chamber, City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565
CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS
Jelani Killings, Mayor/Chair
Dionne Adams, Vice-Mayor/Chair
Angelica Lopez, Council/Agency Member
Juan Antonio Banales, Council/Agency Member
Vacant, 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 Killings called the regular meeting to order at 7:02 P.M. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 65 Civic Avenue Pittsburg, CA.
ROLL CALL
All members were present.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Killings led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Anthony Huery, Pittsburg, spoke in regard to mail theft and post office not delivering mail to residents in the San Marco area.
Michelle Heller, Pittsburg, spoke in regard to mail theft, speeding and not feeling safe in her neighborhood.
CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS FOR ONE VACANT CITY COUNCIL SEAT
1. Interview and Selection Process for Filling One Vacant City Council Seat.
Mayor Killings explained the interview process for the candidates.
The following speakers addressed the Council:
The following spoke in favor of LeJon Payne:
Elizabeth McElroy
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Robin Crawford
Duane Smith
Dee Brown spoke in favor of Nicole Arrington:
Alma Rodriguez spoke in favor of Johanni Benitez:
Benjamin Brigar spoke in favor of Sonja Shephard:
Written Communication was received from the following and provided to Council at the dais and was made available to members of the public.
Larisa Casillas, in favor of Sonja Shephard
Joycelyn Fields, in favor of Arlene Kobata
Kelly Kick, in favor of Arlene Kobata
Susan Burkitt, in favor of Arlene Kobata
All applicants were seated in the lobby outside the Council Chamber and the interviews commenced.
After interviews were complete, Mayor Killings, called for a brief recess at which time candidates entered the Council Chamber.
Council selected candidates to move to the second round. The following applicants moved to the second round of interviews:
Wolfgang Croskey
Arlene Kobata
Council Member Banales asked that two more candidates be selected to move to the second round. The following applicants were then selected:
Joanna Marie Hernandez
Robert Lewis
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:59 P.M. to a Special Meeting on January 13, 2025.
Respectfully submitted,
Alic C Evenson
Alice E. Evenson, City Clerk
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