City Council Minutes Page 1 of 5 December 2, 2025
CITY OF PLEASANTON
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, December 2, 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
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Councilmember Gaidos/Councilmember Nibert 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 of November 4, 2025 and November 10, 2025 Recomme
ndation: Approve meeting minutes of November 4, 2025 and November 10, 2025.
Community and Economic Development
2. Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission Recomme
ndation: Actions of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission.
3. Adopt a resolution amending the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan to allow City Council Minutes Page 2 of 5 December 2, 2025
the installation of gates on private drives under specified circumstances; and introduce an ordinance to modify Planned Unit Development 54 to install an electric gate at the entrance to Winding Oaks Drive, including findings of conformance to the Vineyard Area Corridor Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report under CEQA Guidelines Section 15162
Recommendation:
1. Find that the proposed project is within the scope of the Vineyard Area Corridor Specific Plan (VACSP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR). No additional environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162 because no substantial changes to the PUD are proposed, no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, and no new information of substantial importance shows that the project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR
2. Find that the proposed amendments the VACSP are consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-067 approving the amendments to the VACSP to allow the installation of gates on private drives at the discretion of the Community and Economic Development Director or their designee
4. Introduce Ordinance No. 2302 to approve the application for a Planned Unit Development Major Modification to PUD-54's approved development plan to install an electric gate at the entrance to Winding Oaks Drive.
Public Works
4. Reject all bids from the July 16, 2025, and the August 20, 2025, bid solicitations and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with FE Controls Corporation for the Operations Service Center (OSC) Fire Alarm and Notification System Project, CIP No. 23457, the Library Fire Alarm Upgrade Project, CIP No. 26386, and for fire alarm retrofits at the Operations Service Center Livermore- Pleasanton Fire Department (OSC-LPFD) and Pleasanton Police Stations in an amount not to exceed $742,826.73
Recommendation:
1. Reject all proposals from the July 16, 2025, and the August 20, 2025, bid solicitations.
2. Award and authorize the City Manager to enter into a construction contract with FE Controls Corporation of Fremont, CA, in the amount of $742,826.73 for the OSC Fire Alarm & Notification System Project, CIP No. 23457, the Library Fire Alarm Upgrade Project, CIP No. 26386, and for fire alarm retrofits at the Operations Service Center Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (OSC-LPFD) and Pleasanton Police Station.
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3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a task authorization with an existing on-call architectural or construction management firm in the amount of $100,000 for design and construction support services.
4. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute an amendment to the maintenance contract to add new control panels for remote monitoring devices by the City’s contracted fire alarm monitoring and maintenance service upon completion of the fire alarm upgrades.
5. Authorize the Director of Public Works or authorized designee to approve and execute contract change orders within a project contingency amount not to exceed $200,000 (approximately 20 percent), included in the project's funding.
5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase order with Rush Enterprises, Inc. for the purchase of one Ford F-350 truck and two Ford F-550 trucks; and with National Auto Fleet for the purchase of three Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks, funded through the Water and Sewer Internal Service Funds (Fund 434 and 424) for a total of six vehicles for a combined not-to-exceed amount of $571,026(inclusive of a 15 percent contingency)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to enter into a purchase order with Rush Enterprises, Inc. for the purchase of one Ford F-350 truck and two Ford F- 550 trucks; and with National Auto Fleet for the purchase of three Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks, funded through the Water and Sewer Internal Service Funds (Fund 434 and 424) for a total of six vehicles for a combined not-to- exceed amount of $571,026(inclusive of a 15 percent contingency).
MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
6. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Rishabh Praveen, Dave Jagoe, Ramesh Immadi, and Ellie Senior Elf.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS
7. Introduction of proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Pleasanton and the Pleasanton City Employees Association/AFSCME Local 955, with term ending March 31, 2028
Recommendation: Obtain public input and receive comments on the key elements of the tentative agreement negotiated between the Pleasanton City Employees City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5 December 2, 2025
Association/AFSCME Local 955 and the City of Pleasanton.
Presentation by Xaviera Scoggins, Director of Human Resources and Labor Negotiations, and Tim Davis (Burke, Williams, and Sorensen).
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
8. Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 18 Zoning of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) and finding that such amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) and amending Chapters 18.08, 18.12, 18.20, 18.22, 18.68, 18.103, 18.104, 18.105,
18.110, 18.116, 18.124, 18.128, 18.132, and 18.144 of the PMC to implement modifications to Design Review, noticing, appeals, and other process streamlining, and rescinding City Council Resolution No. 91-132, as filed under case number P25-0352 Recommendation:
1. Find that the proposed amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) are statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 15061(b)(3).
2. Introduce Ordinance No. 2303 approving Case P25-0352, rescinding City Council Resolution No. 91-132, and amending Chapters 18.08, 18.12, 18.20,
18.22, 18.68, 18.103, 18.104, 18.105, 18.110, 18.116, 18.124, 18.128, 18.132, and 18.144 of the PMC.
Presentation by Emily Carroll, Associate Planner, and Megan Campbell, Planning & Sustainability Specialist.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment:
Arne Olson, Advaith Krishnakumar, and Arjun Gupta.
Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MOTION: It was m/s by Councilmember Eicher/Councilmember Gaidos to approve the item as recommended with an amendment to retain the noticing radius at 1,000 feet for all projects except for administrative design review items that will have a noticing radius of 300 feet. Motion passed by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch Noes: None
Absent: None
9. Receive an update on Economic Development Activity to advance the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Priority: Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs E.4 regarding implementation of the updated 2024-2028 Economic Development City Council Minutes Page 5 of 5 December 2, 2025
Strategic Plan
Recommendation: Receive the update on economic development activities supporting the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Priority: Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs, E.4. Implement the updated 2024-2028 Economic Development Strategic Plan.
Presentation by Melinda Denis, Deputy Director of Community and Economic Development.
Mayor Balch opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Balch closed the public comment.
MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCIL
None
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COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmembers reported on regional and local meetings attended.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Balch
adjourned the meeting at 9:17 p.m.
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Jocelyn Kwong, City Clerk