City Council Minutes Page 1 of 5 November 4, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
CITY OF PLEASANTON
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
7:00 PM
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
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 5 was removed from the Consent Calendar for further discussion.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Gabrielle Welk.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
Staff reported that a total of 6 protests were received regarding item 3.
MOTION: It was m/s by Councilmember Nibert/Councilmember Gaidos to approve the consent calendar as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
City Manager
1. Approve meeting minutes October 7, 2025
Recommendation: Approve meeting minutes October 7, 2025.
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Community and Economic Development
2. Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission Recommendation: Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission.
3. Public Hearing - Adopt Ordinance No. 2301 an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton, amending section 5.28.080 system of assessments to permit changes to the manner in which the annual assessment is levied within the Downtown Pleasanton Business Improvement District, and to levy the annual assessment for 2026
Recommendation: Public Hearing - Adopt Ordinance No. 2301 an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton, amending section 5.28.080 system of assessments to permit changes to the manner in which the annual assessment is levied within the Downtown Pleasanton Business Improvement District, and to levy the annual assessment for 2026.
4. Accept the public improvements performed by Columbia Electric for the Valley Avenue and Northway Road Traffic Signal Installation Project, CIP No. 23532, and authorize the return of the remaining project funds to the Gas Tax Fund (Fund 160) and the Traffic Impact Fee Fund (Fund 212)
Recommendation:
1. Accept the project as complete and authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
2. Authorize the release of retention in the amount of $59,134.76 to Columbia Electric, 30 days after the recordation of the Notice of Completion.
3. Authorize the return of the remaining project funding, in the amount of $137,179 to the fund balance in the Traffic Impact Fee Fund (Fund 212) and the Gas Tax Fund (Fund 160).
Finance
6. Accept the monthly disbursements and investment report for September 2025 Recommendation: Accept claim disbursements in the amount of $23,416,863 and the investment report for the month of September 2025.
MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
7. Presentation by Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Presentation by Ryan Clausnitzer with the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District.
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8. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Rosario Milelli, Terry Young, and Lisa Perry.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS
9. Public Hearing - Hear an appeal of the Planning Commission’s determination and adopt a resolution upholding the approval of an application for Administrative Design Review to install six, approximately 15-foot-tall, tennis court lights in the rear yard located at 2207 Martin Avenue, filed under Case No. P25-0236 Recommendation: Adopt a resolution upholding the Planning Commission’s determination upholding the Zoning Administrator’s determination to approve an application for Administrative Design Review to install six, approximately 15-foot-tall, tennis court lights in the rear yard of a property located at 2207 Martin Avenue, filed under Case No. P25-0236, based on the required findings and subject to the draft Conditions of Approval listed in Attachment 1.
Presentation by Diego Mora, Associate Planner.
Presentation by appellant, Michele Peterson.
Presentation by applicant, Ashish Choudhary.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Jaya, Bhavna, Crista Shapiro, Alan Shapiro, Rashmi, Jayasuree.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
Rebuttal remarks provided by appellant, Michele Peterson.
Rebuttal remarks provided by applicant, Ashish Choudhary.
MOTION: It was m/s by Testa/Nibert to deny upholding the Planning Commission’s determination upholding the Zoning Administrator’s determination to approve an application for Administrative Design Review to install six, approximately 15-foot-tall, tennis court lights in the rear yard of a property located at 2207 Martin Avenue, filed under Case No. P25-0236. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Gaidos, Nibert, Testa
Noes: Councilmember Eicher, Mayor Balch
Absent: None
Mayor Balch called a recess at 9:55 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:04 p.m.
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10. Continued from October 21, 2025 - Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Citygate Associates, LLC for a comprehensive citywide organizational assessment in a not-to-exceed amount of $249,982 Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Citygate Associates, LLC for a comprehensive citywide organizational assessment in a not-to-exceed amount of $249,982.
Presentation by Sharon Petrehn, Principal Analyst, and Chad Jackson (Citygate Associates).
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Nibert/Eicher to approve the item as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Mayor Balch Noes: Councilmember Testa
Absent: None
At 11:04 p.m. Councilmember Testa left the meeting.
At 11:04 p.m. by majority consensus, the City Council decided to proceed with items 11 and 5 on the agenda.
11. Continued from October 21, 2025 - Approve the Long-Term Sewer Capital Improvement Plan
Recommendation: Approve the Long-Term Sewer Capital Improvement Plan.
Presentation by David Bruzzone, Utilities Planning Manager, and Chris (Woodard and Curran)
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Eicher/Nibert to approve the item as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Testa
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5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a fourth amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., for an additional $999,954, for a new total contract amount of $3,995,644, to complete 100 percent design for Phase 2 of the West Las Positas Multimodal Reconstruction Project (Owens Drive to Santa Rita Road, CIP No. 26514)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to issue the Fourth Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., for an additional $999,954, for a new total contract amount of $3,995,644, to complete 100 percent design for Phase 2 of the West Las Positas Multimodal Reconstruction Project (Owens Drive to Santa Rita Road, CIP No. 26514).
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Eicher/Nibert to approve the item as recommended. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Testa
MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL
Mayor Balch requested an update about the trees on Main Street. City Manager Beaudin provided a verbal update about overall tree maintenance, removal, and replacement plan.
Mayor Balch requested an update on the pension strategy discussion. City Manager Beaudin confirmed it is still on the active Council-approved project list.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmembers reported on regional and local meetings attended.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Balch adjourned the meeting at 11:43 p.m.
Jocelyn Kwong, City Clerk