MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
January 8, 2024
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Mayor Rinn called a Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:05 PM, in the Council Chambers, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA, complete proceedings of which were electronically recorded. The meeting agenda was posted on the City Hall outdoor bulletin board at 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA on January 4, 2024, by Deputy City Clerk Juanita Davalos.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Matthew Rinn Mayor Present
Sue Noack Vice Mayor Present
Timothy Flaherty Councilmember Present
Allen Vinson Councilmember Present
Zac Shess Councilmember Present
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Mayor Rinn reported that there were no closed sessions and there is nothing to report.
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1 Reintroduction of Diablo Vista Water System Board Member Gaston Habets Councilmember Flaherty reintroduced Gaston Habets who was reappointed to the Diablo Vista Water System Advisory Board for a six year term.
5.2 Presentation by County Clerk-Recorder on 2024 Election Cycle
County Clerk-Recorder Kristin Connelly provided an update on the registration requirements for the March 2024 Primary Elections.
5.3 Update on Pleasant Hill Library Programs
Pleasant Hill Senior Community Library Manager Patrick Remer provided a year in review presentation of the Pleasant Hill Library.
6. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
Ethan Bindernagel, City Manager, reported that:
January 15, 2024 is the performance application deadline for the City of Pleasant Hill’s 2024 Sunset by the Lake concert series;
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Republic Services will be picking up holiday trees during the normal curbside pick-up times; and
The City of Pleasant Hill’s sandbag stations are available in two self-service stations:
in the City Hall parking lot (100 Gregory) and at the Community Center parking lot (320 Civic Dr.); there is also one pre-filled bag station at the parking lot of Pleasant Oaks Park (behind Hawthorne Dr.).
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7. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
7.1 Reports from Councilmembers on Meetings or Conferences Attended at City Expense
None
7.2 Announcements from Councilmembers
Councilmembers Vinson, Noack, Shess, and Mayor Rinn reported their attendance at the 5K Walk/Run Fundraiser Hosted by the Pleasant Hill Hawks Travel Baseball Team.
Councilmembers Vinson, Noack, Shess, Flaherty, and Mayor Rinn reported their attendance at the City of Pleasant Hill’s Volunteer Appreciation Reception on December 21, 2023.
8. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Rinn opened public comment.
The following member of the public appeared in person to provide a comment:
Norman Vanhole
Mayor Rinn closed public comment.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion (Shess/Noack) to Approve all consent items, carried as follows:
AYES: Flaherty, Noack, Shess, Vinson, Rinn
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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. 1-24 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. 967 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. 2-24 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 Omar Adina, Assistant Engineer, delivered a presentation that summarized the completion of the Downtown Street Tree Replacement Project and of the Grayson Creek Restoration and Mitigation Project.
Ananthan Kanagasundaram, City Engineer, answered questions posed by Councilmembers.
No members of the public appeared in person to provide a comment.
The following member of the public provided a written comment:
The Friends of the Pleasant Hill Creeks
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Motion (Noack/Flaherty) to Approve item 10.1, carried as follows:
AYES: Flaherty, Noack, Shess, Vinson, Rinn
11. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Rinn adjourned the meeting at 8:29 p.m. The next Regular City Council meeting will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
LYONE P. CONNER, CITY CLERK RECORDER