The council voted to hear from anyone who wants to speak, then change the prices the city charges for city services (its User Fee Schedule), to cover the cost of running them.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
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Why Recreation fees have barely changed in a decade while staffing, maintenance and utility costs have risen, widening the gap between revenue and expenses and straining the city's main day-to-day budget.
The council voted to approve the City of Martinez Local Roadway Safety Plan.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
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Why Having a Local Roadway Safety Plan lets the city qualify for federal funding, such as the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and gives it a framework to identify and fix roadway safety problems.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a third change to its trash pickup contract and its recycling contract with Allied Waste Systems, Inc., doing business as Allied Waste Services of Contra Costa County and doing business as Republic Services of Contra Costa County.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
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Why The city and Republic Services have been in talks to update their trash and recycling contracts since 2021, and after a 2022 survey showed better service, the council told staff to keep working on it.
The council voted to take the final vote on a new city law adding accessibility and universal design rules to the city's laws (Chapter 15.34).
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Why On March 6, 2024, the council held a hearing on these rules, then eased them, dropping the single-family requirement and cutting the design share from thirty percent to fifteen percent for larger projects.
The council voted to approve adding multi-way stop signs at the intersection of Westaire Boulevard and Oakwood Circle/Trailview Circle.
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Why Chris Baker, President of the Westaire Development Homeowners Association, asked for stop signs because of heavy foot traffic from the local trail and the cut-through path to Morello Park Elementary School.
The council voted to have the city engineer prepare each year's report for eight landscaping and lighting districts, for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025: Village Oaks Terrace, Muir Station Park, Vista Oaks, Center Martinez, Creekside, Brittany Hills, Terra Vista, and Alhambra Estates.
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Why State law lets the city form these districts to pay for street lighting, maintenance, and landscaping, with an assessment placed on properties in each district every year.
The council voted to accept the bid from Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. as the lowest bid that met the city's requirements, and let the city manager sign a contract for $3,532,616, plus any changes to the work up to 10% of that amount, until the project is finished, following the approved plans and specifications.
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Why The contract pays for replacing water mains on streets including Mellus Street, Robinson Street, West Green Street, Yale Street, Gordon Way, Hilltop Road, Upton Road, John Muir Road, Lester Road, and Venner Road.
The council voted to hear the yearly progress report on its General Plan and housing plan for 2023, and have city staff send it to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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Why State law requires the city to send state agencies a yearly update on its progress toward its long-term General Plan and housing goals.
The council was asked to have the city engineer write up how much money is needed to maintain, run, extend, or repair the sewer system in Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6, for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025.
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Why Service charges in the district pay for the continued operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer system serving the Stonehurst Subdivision.