City Council Minutes Page 1 of 5 March 4, 2025
CITY OF PLEASANTON
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Balch called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at the hour of 7:00 p.m. from the Council Chamber located at 200 Old Bernal Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch
Absent: None.
AGENDA AMENDMENTS
Councilmember Testa removed item 3 from the Consent Calendar for further discussion.
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Sodergren stated there was no reportable action.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Nibert/ Gaidos to approve the consent calendar as recommended with the exception of item 3. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
City Attorney
1. Introduce an ordinance adding Section 1.04.020 to Chapter 1.04 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code establishing an administrative remedies procedure for challenges to fees, charges, and assessments
Recommendation: Introduce an ordinance adding Section 1.04.020 to Chapter 1.04 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code establishing an administrative remedies procedure for challenges to fees, charges, and assessments.
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City Manager
2. Approve meeting minutes of January 29, 2025
Recommendation: Approve meeting minutes of January 29, 2025.
Community Development
Item 3 was pulled for further discussion.
Fire
4. Public Hearing: Adopt a resolution declaring that weeds, dirt, rubbish, and refuse upon or in front of specific described properties within the city constitute public nuisances and that they be abated, and set a public hearing for April 15, 2025, regarding the abatement
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution declaring that weeds, dirt, rubbish, and refuse upon or in front of specific described properties within the city constitute public nuisances and that they be abated. Set a public hearing for April 15, 2025, regarding the abatement of these nuisances and order the abatement thereof by May 31, 2025.
Public Works
5. Approve the purchase of a Vac- Con Truck and Caterpillar Mini Excavator and authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase order with Vac- Con, Inc. in the amount of $ 800, 750 and a purchase order with Petersen Cat in the amount of 171, 803 inclusive of a 15 percent contingency to be paid for by the Sewer Enterprise Fund
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to:
Execute a purchase order with Vac-Con, Inc. (via Municipal Maintenance Equipment) for the purchase of a Vac- Con VTAQD312HE/ 1500 Titan truck in the not-to-exceed amount of $800, 750; and
Execute a purchase order with Peterson CAT for the purchase of a Caterpillar Model 306 Compact Excavator in the amount of $149, 394, plus a 15 percent contingency ($ 22,409), for a not- to-exceed amount of $ 171, 803.
6. Award a construction contract to Villalobos & Associates, Inc. in the amount of 485, 624 for the Annual Curb and Gutter for Street Resurfacing Project, CIP No. 25509, and approve budget amendments in the Gas Tax Fund Recommendation:
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MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
7. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Matt Stephanson, Debbie Wallace, Matthew Gray, Moez M., Doug Miller, Advaith Krishnakumar, Erwin Ricafrente, David Ott, Linda Garbarino, Chong Wang, Joanne Hall.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS
1. Award a construction contract for Annual Curb and Gutter for Street Resurfacing Project, CIP No. 25509 to Villalobos & Associates, Inc. of Campbell, CA, for the low bid amount of $485, 624.
2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into the construction contract with Villalobos & Associates, Inc.
3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve and execute contract change orders for a project contingency amount not to exceed $ 73,000 approximately 15 percent of the contract).
4. Approve budget amendments in the Gas Tax Fund ( Fund 160), transferring 59,322 from the Annual Sidewalk and Intersection Ramp Installations ADA), ( CIP No. 25505), to the Annual Curb and Gutter for Street Resurfacing Project, ( CIP No. 25509).
8. Receive report and presentation on City’s CalPERS and Other Post- Employment Benefits ( OPEB) Funding Actuarial Analysis and provide feedback to staff Recommendation: Receive report and presentation on the City’s CalPERS and the Other Post- Employment Benefits ( OPEB) retirement plans and provide feedback to staff.
Presentation by Doug Pryor ( Foster & Foster).
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Kathy Narum, Doug Miller.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
The City Council provided direction as follows:
1. CalPERS: Base the Supplemental Trust withdrawal on the Scenario 1 City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5 March 4, 2025
Recommendation: Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
Councilmember Testa requested that the application P24- 0732 at 4212 First Street be brought for City Council review at a future meeting date.
MOTION: It was m/s by Testa/ Eicher to approve the items on the report except for the application P24- 0732 that will be scheduled for City Council review at a future meeting.
Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL
With majority consensus, Councilmember Testa requested discussion at a future meeting for the City Council to consider whether the City should host the Commission Recognition event planned for April 2025.
approach ( assumes CalPERS will achieve their 6.8% long- term investment return), transferring approximately $ 2 million from the Supplemental Trust to CalPERS in 2025/ 26 and revisiting plan funding in the next one to two years.
2. OPEB: Continue with full Actuarial Determined Contribution funding.
Mayor Balch called a recess at 9:03 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:14 p.m.
9. Continued from February 20, 2025 - Receive presentation on fiscal years 2025/ 26 and 2026/ 27 General Fund baseline budget and preliminary ten-year financial forecast
Recommendation: Receive a presentation providing an overview of the Fiscal Years 2025/ 26 and 2026/ 27 General Fund Baseline Budget and Preliminary Ten- Year Financial Forecast.
Presentation by Susan Hsieh, Finance Director.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
3. Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission City Council Minutes Page 5 of 5 March 4, 2025
COUNCIL REPORTS
The City Council reported on regional and local meetings attended.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Balch adjourned the meeting at 10:35 p.m.
Jocelyn Kwong, City Clerk