CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
JUNE 5, 2023
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 PM
The meeting will be held both in person at
City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
and remotely via Zoom in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act Watch on YouTube at: www.pleasanthillca.org/councilmeeting To provide comments via teleconference, click on the meeting link and enter the meeting ID and Passcode:
Meeting link: www.zoom.us
Meeting ID: 856 7255 3807
Passcode: 443813
The meeting ID and Passcode will change each meeting. See more information on Public Participation Options below.
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City Offices, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Telephone (925) 671-5267
MAYOR TIMOTHY FLAHERTY COUNCILMEMBER SUE NOACK
VICE MAYOR MATTHEW RINN COUNCILMEMBER ZAC SHESS
COUNCILMEMBER ALLEN VINSON
Options for observing the meeting and participating in public comment are provided below.
Public Communication. The public is welcome to address the City Council on items on the Consent Calendar or other items not listed on the agenda but within the Council’s jurisdiction during the general Public Comment period.
There is an opportunity for the public to comment on other agenda items at the time they are discussed. Comments are generally limited to three minutes.
Public Participation Options
1) Watch the Meeting via Youtube Livestream at www.pleasanthillca.org/councilmeeting. 2) Submit Written Comments by 4 pm the Day of the Meeting to [email protected] (comments received by deadline will be provided to the City Council before the meeting). Please specify that the correspondence is for public comment at the Council meeting. 3) Make Public Comment During the Meeting
When the Mayor invites public comment (or public comments on specific agenda items), you may participate in one of the following three ways:
a. Via Zoom
Go to www.Zoom.us using your computer/smart device and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode provided near the top of this page. We ask that you state your name and city of residence for the record when you start your comments. Please use the "Raise hand" feature in Zoom. You will not be seen or heard until it is your turn to speak. You will be invited into the meeting and asked to speak when it is your turn.
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b. Via Phone
Call (669) 900-6833 and enter the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode. Press *9 to “raise your hand” to alert staff that you wish to speak.
c. In Person
Members of the public may attend the meeting in person and may speak on any matter within the City Council's jurisdiction. Please fill out a speaker's card, available at the entry to the Council Chambers, and turn it in to the City Clerk Recorder.
If, due to a disability, a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in this meeting, please refer to the Providing Accessible Communication to the Public Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and AB 2449 document online at www.pleasanthillca.org/accessiblecommunications and contact the ADA Coordinator 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (925) 671-5267 or via California Relay at 711.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available to the public in the City’s Public Records Portal at https://cityarchive.pleasanthillca.org/WebLink/ (click on City Council Agenda Packets) or by contacting the City Clerk at [email protected] or 925- 671-5267.
City Council Meeting Recordings and Broadcasts.
Recorded City Council meetings are broadcast on Comcast Channel 28, Wave Channel 1029, and AT&T UVerse Channel 99 on the Wednesday following the meeting. Video recordings are generally available within 48 hours of the meeting, and may be viewed on the City’s website at www.pleasanthillca.org/MeetingVideos and selecting “City Council” from the meeting groups.
Agendas are Available for Review on the City Hall official noticing bulletin board (100 Gregory Lane), at the Pleasant Hill Police Department (330 Civic Drive), the Pleasant Hill Senior Center (233 Gregory Lane), and on the City’s website at www.pleasanthillca.org/agendas. Agenda packets will be available to the public on the City’s website at the same time as they are made available to the City Council.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1 Resolution Recognizing Michael G. Harris for Years of Dedicated Public Service Presented by Senator Bill Dodd
5.2 Introduction of Commission on Aging Commissioner Bill Musick and Measure K Oversight Committee Member Cindy Tunales
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5.3 Proclamation Declaring June 19, 2023 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day
5.4 Proclamation Designating June 2023 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Plus (LGBTQ+) Pride Month
6. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:
(Brief updates on pending City business without discussion by the City Council.)
7. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
7.1 Reports from Councilmembers on Meetings or Conferences Attended at City Expense (A) Contra Costa Mayors Conference Hosted by the City of Oakley on June 1, 2023 (B) Other Meetings Attended at City Expense
7.2 Announcements from Councilmembers
8. PUBLIC COMMENT:
The public is welcome at this time to address the City Council on items on the Consent Calendar or other items not listed on the agenda but within the Council’s jurisdiction. There is an opportunity for the public to comment on other agenda items at the time they are discussed.
Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. To provide public comments, please see the Public Participation Options above.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed under “Consent Calendar” are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate Council discussion of these items unless requested by a Councilmember prior to the time Council votes on the motion to adopt.
9.1 Approve Minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting of May 15, 2023 and for the Special City Council Meetings of May 18, 2023 and May 22, 2023
9.2 Approve Checks Dated: May 12, 2023; May 19, 2023; May 26, 2023
9.3 Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Approving the City of Pleasant Hill Investment Policy Effective July 1, 2023 and Delegating Investment Authority to the Elected City Treasurer
9.4 Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 to Identify the Contra Costa Boulevard (Harriet Drive to Viking Drive) Improvement Project for the Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Funds of Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
9.5 Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to a Design Professional Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc., for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Project No. 03-20
9.6 Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Authorizing Participation in and Approving the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement of the Fire Risk Management Services Joint Powers Authority
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10. ACTION CALENDAR
10.1 Public Hearing and Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessment, and Ordering Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in Assessment District No. 20
10.2 Public Hearing and Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Approving the Engineer's Report, Confirming Diagram and Assessments, and Ordering Levy of Assessments for FY2023-2024 in Assessment District No. 22
10.3 Adopt Resolution ___-23 Accepting the Diablo View Road and Pleasant Hill Road Storm Drain Improvements Project No. 22-05 as Complete and Authorizing the City Engineer to issue and record a Notice of Completion
10.4 Adopt Resolution No. __-23 Accepting Bid and Awarding a Construction Contract to Sandstone Environmental Engineering, Inc. for Phase I of the Downtown Street Tree Replacement Project No. 03-23 and the Grayson Creek Restoration and Mitigation Project Exempt pursuant to Section 15301 as a Class 1 categorical exemption
10.5 Public Hearing to Consider Draft Maps and Composition of Districts for By-District Elections The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) does not apply to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment or is otherwise not considered a project as defined by CEQA (Section 21605) and CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c)(3) and 15378. Conducting public hearings for public input regarding transitioning to by-district elections and discussing a schedule for future hearings meets the above criteria and is not subject to CEQA.
10.6 Proclamation Commending June Catalano for Exemplary Service to the City of Pleasant Hill from 2006 to 2023, and Designating June 16, 2023 as June Catalano Day
11. ADJOURNMENT
Next City Council Meeting: June 26, 2023