The council voted to change the city's Mid-Cycle Budget for the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025; set aside $147,731 in remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds; approve loans totaling $216,002 to the Marina Enterprise Fund, Marina Management Fund, and Marina Debt Service Fund; set the city's legal spending cap (Gann Appropriations Limit) for that year; and set city job pay rates (City-Wide Salary Schedule) for that year.
Motion 1Passed
Motion 2Passed
Motion 3Passed
To approve the City-Wide Salary Schedule.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Malhi, McKillop, Zorn
Context
Why The budget changes respond to city revenues not keeping pace with rising service costs, following fee updates completed over the past year to improve cost recovery.
The council voted to act as the board of the Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 to hear public comments, then close the hearing; take the first of two votes on a new rule setting the sewer service charge at $2,450 per unit for the budget years July 2024-June 2025 and July 2025-June 2026, hearing the district's yearly report and collecting the charge on the county tax bill; and put off the final vote to July 17, 2024.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Malhi, McKillop, Zorn
Context
Why The district engineer's annual report recommended no increase to the $2,450 sewer service charge, and no public comments were received when the board heard the report.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a contract, written in a way the city attorney has approved, with SWA Group to help get community input for the city's application for the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant, overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and set aside $25,000 in America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for it, in line with the city's ARPA Spending Priorities Plan.
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Why The city is applying for up to $20 million from the EPA to renovate the waterfront and marina, and the grant needs an inclusive community engagement process that SWA Group's past waterfront work fits well.
The council voted to approve the eighth update to the lease for the Campbell Theater at 636 Ward Street with JaBa, LLC and let the city manager sign it; and approve the eighth update to the sublease for the same space with Onstage Repertory Theater ("Onstage") and let the city manager sign it.
The council voted to approve the plans and let staff ask companies to bid on the Webster Drive Hydropneumatic Tank Replacement (Project No. C7050); and decide that the project does not need a full environmental study under state environmental rules.
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Why The Webster Pump Station, built in 1971, needs work on its hydropneumatic tank, air compressor, and related systems, and is the only source of drinking and fire protection water above 300 feet near Webster Drive.
The council voted to approve the plans and let staff ask companies to bid on the Morello Sidewalk Gap Closure (Project No. C2014); and move $90,000 in HUTA Gas Tax funds from Project C2012 to Project No. C2014.
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Why The project fills a pedestrian sidewalk gap on Morello Avenue between Arnold Drive and Village Oaks Drive, funded partly by a $100,000 state grant the city received in 2022.
The council voted to accept the finished improvements, the rights to use parts of the land for stated purposes, and the offer to give land to the public for Subdivision 9358, Traditions at the Meadow; and let the bonds and money held to guarantee the work be released.
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Why The city previously accepted the subdivision's streets, parcels, and rights to use land for utilities on the condition that the improvements be finished and accepted by the city, and that work is now complete.
The council voted to accept American Pavement Systems, Inc.'s bid as the lowest qualified bidder, and let the city manager sign a contract and any changes needed to it until the project is done, following the approved plans, for up to $2,106,300, which includes a $191,507 (10%) cushion for extra costs.
Context
The agenda does not say which project this contract is for.
The council voted to set up a Fee Deferral Program letting property owners delay paying fees until a final inspection, a certificate of occupancy, or another set time after getting a building permit, whichever happens first, once a Fee Deferral Agreement is signed by the Community and Economic Development Director, the Planning Manager, or someone they pick.
Context
Why The city's 2023-2031 housing plan requires it to set up a Fee Deferral Program for certain building permit fees and development fees for affordable housing projects.
The council voted to skip reading it aloud in full and take the final vote on a new city law changing zoning rules in the Martinez Municipal Code by: adding definitions for "Concessions" and "Waivers" to Chapter 22.04; and replacing the city's Density Bonus rules (removing Chapter 22.57 and adding Chapter 22.80) to match California's state Density Bonus Law.
The council was asked to approve the plans and let staff ask companies to bid on the 2024 Accessibility Project (Project No. C1040); decide that the project does not need a full environmental study under state environmental rules; and move $185,000 of Gas Tax Funds from Project No. C1040 and $190,000 of Measure D funds from Project No. C1071 into the 2024 Accessibility Project.
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Why The city's older sidewalks and parking areas lack accessible features such as curb ramps because they were built before those standards existed, and pedestrians need upgrades to reach the downtown area.