CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 18, 2023
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 PM
The public meeting of the City Council will be held in person at City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. A Zoom link is provided herewith as a courtesy, but members of the public are advised that they will only have the option to participate via teleconference using the Zoom platform in the event that a member of the legislative body is approved to attend remotely pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 2449.
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: 871 0754 4464
Passcode: 471022
The meeting ID and Passcode will change each meeting. See more information on Public Participation Options below.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 1 December 18, 2023
Council Chambers, 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), 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 City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 December 18, 2023
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 Introduction of Education Commissioners Stephanie Canulli and Shahien Shahkar
5.2 Recognition of Carol Wu for Service as City Clerk 2016 - 2021 and City Clerk Recorder from 2021 - 2023
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 San Ramon on December 7, 2023
(B) Other Meetings Attended at City Expense
7.2 Announcements from Councilmembers
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 December 18, 2023
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 December 4, 2023
9.2 Approve Checks Dated: December 01, 2023; December 08, 2023
9.3 Accept Update on Contra Costa Transportation Authority and TRANSPAC
9.4 Resolution No. ___ - 23 Authorizing the Appropriation of $60,000 from Existing Measure K Funds to Fund a New Building Trades Worker Position
9.5 Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Approving an Additional Contribution to the Public Agencies Post-Employment Benefits Trust Program with Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) Section 115 Trust
9.6 Adopt Resolution No. __-23 Authorizing a Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding for the Pleasant Hill Road/Oak Park Boulevard Crosswalk Enhancement Project
9.7 Adopt Resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Professional Services Agreements with R.E.Y. Engineers Inc. (Resolution No.___-23) and Towill, Inc. (Resolution No. ___-23) to Provide Acting City Surveyor and Land Surveying Services
9.8 Adopt Resolution No. ___-23 Accepting AB 1600 Report on Development Impact Fees for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
9.9 Adopt Resolution No.___-23 Authorizing the Mayor and the City Manager to Execute a Successor Memorandum of Understanding and Approving the Accompanying Salary Schedule for the Local 1/AFSCME Bargaining Unit
10. ACTION CALENDAR
10.1 Summary of the City of Pleasant Hill's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Budget and Update on the Business Support Initiative
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 4 December 18, 2023
10.2 Public Hearing and Introduce Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning Housing Opportunity Sites Identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element and Amending Pleasant Hill Municipal Code Chapter 18.20 (R – Residential Districts), Introducing Chapter 18.22 (Mixed-Use Districts), and Amending Chapter 18.50 (Use Classifications), Chapter 18.55 (Off-Street Parking And Loading) And Chapter 18.140 (Definitions)
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines section 15162, no further environmental review is required for the proposed ordinance amendments as the previously certified EIR for the 2040 General Plan adequately addressed the environmental impacts of the proposed land use changes and the scope of the proposed amendments is not more intensive than what was analyzed in the EIR.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Next City Council Meeting: January 8, 2024