CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
4:45 PM
City Council Chamber
200 Old Bernal Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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CALL TO ORDER
• Roll Call
1. Public Comment - Comments are limited to only those items listed on the agenda.
2. Adopt a resolution extending the Pleasanton City Employees Association, AFSCME Local 955, AFL-CIO Memorandum of Understanding for the term of April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2025, for two months, ending May 31, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
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Item #2
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
April 8, 2025
Human Resources
TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE PLEASANTON CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AFSCME LOCAL 955, AFL-CIO MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING FOR THE TERM OF APRIL 1, 2022, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2025, FOR TWO MONTHS, ENDING MAY 31, 2025
SUMMARY
The Pleasanton City Employee Association (PCEA), AFSCME, Local 955, AFL-CIO Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ended on March 31, 2025. Staff recommends extending the term by two months to allow time to meet and confer in good faith regarding the terms and conditions of employment of the represented employees.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution extending the Pleasanton City Employees Association, AFSCME Local 955, AFL-CIO Memorandum of Understanding for the term of April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2025, for two months, ending May 31, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The PCEA includes approximately 211 employees in numerous classifications, including clerical positions, police dispatchers, recreation employees, planners, engineers, and maintenance employees. The recently expired MOU with this group covered the period April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2025. Representatives from PCEA have requested additional time to meet and confer with the City to develop a successor agreement.
DISCUSSION
In accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA), the parties are required to meet and confer in good faith over items covered within the scope of representation, including wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
A two-month extension was requested to allow sufficient time for discussions and negotiations of the new agreement's terms. The proposed extension would extend the term to May 31, 2025. During this extension period, the terms and conditions of the original MOU shall remain in full force and effect.
This extension reflects the City’s commitment to bargaining in good faith to reach an agreement consistent with the MMBA's requirements.
EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Not applicable, as this item is a routine matter of City business.
OUTREACH
No outreach was conducted, as this item is a routine matter of City business.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Not applicable, as this item is a routine matter of City business.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by:
Sandra Williams,
Management Analyst
Xaviera Scoggins, Director of Human
Resources & Labor Relations
Gerry Beaudin, City
Manager
Attachments:
1. Resolution extending the PCEA, AFSCME Local 955 MOU to May 31, 2025
Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE PLEASANTON CITY EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AFSCME LOCAL 955, AFL-CIO MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING FOR THE TERM OF APRIL 1, 2022, THROUGH
MARCH 31, 2025, FOR TWO MONTHS, ENDING MAY 31, 2025.
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Pleasanton and the Pleasanton City Employees Association, AFSCME Local 955 expired on March 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, representatives from Pleasanton City Employees Association, AFSCME Local 955 and representatives from the City of Pleasanton require additional time to meet and confer to prepare a successor agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Pleasanton and the Pleasanton City Employees Association, AFSCME Local 955 for the term commencing April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2025, for two months, ending May 31, 2025.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton at a regular meeting held on April 8, 2025.
I, Jocelyn Kwong, City Clerk of the City of Pleasanton, California, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of April 2025, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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Jocelyn Kwong, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Daniel G. Sodergren, City Attorney