CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
JANUARY 8, 2024
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 PM
Watch on YouTube at: www.pleasanthillca.org/councilmeeting 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. Meeting link: www.zoom.us; Meeting ID: 834 4227 7409; Passcode: 471022 For information on Public Participation Options see below.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 1 January 8, 2024
Council Chambers, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Telephone (925) 671-5267
MAYOR MATTHEW RINN COUNCILMEMBER TIMOTHY FLAHERTY
VICE MAYOR SUE NOACK 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.
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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 January 8, 2024
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 Reintroduction of Diablo Vista Water System Board Member Gaston Habets
5.2 Presentation by County Clerk-Recorder on 2024 Election Cycle
5.3 Update on Pleasant Hill Library Programs
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
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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 January 8, 2024
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 18, 2023
9.2 Approve Checks Dated: December 15, 2023; December 22, 2023
9.3 Approve Mayor’s Appointments of Councilmembers to Various Committees and Boards for 2024 and Ratification of Existing Committees
9.4 Adopt Resolution No.___-24 Authorizing the Mayor and the City Manager to Execute a Successor Memorandum of Understanding and Approving the Accompanying Salary Schedule for the Professional and Confidential Employees (PACE) Bargaining Unit
9.5 Adopt 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.
10. ACTION CALENDAR
10.1 Adopt Resolution No. __-24 Accepting Phase I of the Downtown Street Tree Replacement Project No. 03-23 and the Grayson Creek Restoration and Mitigation Project as Complete; Authorizing the City Engineer to Issue and Record a Notice of Completion; and Authorizing the Transfer of $42,321.25 in Unused Project Funds from Downtown Street Tree Replacement Project No. 03-23 (IP-3) to the Sidewalk Maintenance/Gap Closure Program (M4) Exempt pursuant to Section 15301 as a Class 1 categorical exemption
11. ADJOURNMENT
Next City Council Meeting: January 22, 2024