City Council · Regular meeting
PassedElectronic claims filing
The council voted to let claims against the city be filed electronically, as allowed under Government Code section 915(a)(3).
Why State law (Senate Bill 1473) lets local governments accept claims electronically if they formally allow it, and the city has accepted digital claims since 2020.
PassedShoreline resilience plan
The council voted to let the city manager sign a written agreement, in a form the City Attorney approves, with Contra Costa County and other shoreline cities for Martinez to take part as a smaller partner receiving grant money in building the Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Plan, through the Ocean Protection Council's (OPC) Senate Bill (SB) 1 Grant Program.
Why It lets Martinez join the county's plan to prepare the shoreline for sea level rise and help meet the state's 2034 deadline for a regional shoreline plan.
PassedRankin Aquatic Center use
The council voted to let the city manager sign an agreement with the Martinez Community Swim Team to use the Rankin Aquatic Center for the 2025 season.
Why The city lost its recreation supervisor and pool manager in 2024 and turned to the East Bay Regional Park District for lifeguards, but that district won't cover swim team lifeguards, who the team must hire for 2025.
PassedTransit funding report
The council voted to approve the city's Measure J Compliance Report for the budget years from July 2022 to June 2023 and July 2023 to June 2024, and let the mayor sign it and the city manager or someone the city manager picks send it to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) for approval.
Why To keep receiving its part of the Measure J money for local streets, the city must send this report to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) for approval.
PassedSenior Center agreement
The council voted to let the city manager sign an agreement with the Senior Citizens Club of Martinez to use the Martinez Senior Center.
Why The agreement formalizes the Senior Citizens Club of Martinez's long use of city facilities and spells out each side's responsibilities for maintenance, insurance and liability.
PassedQuarterly investment report
The council voted to hear the Quarterly Investment Report for the month ended December 31, 2024.
Why The report shows the status of the city's investments and that they follow the city's investment policy.
Investment policy
The council was asked to approve the city's updated Investment Policy.
Why State law requires investment guidelines, and the city is updating who handles day-to-day investing and how it measures investment performance, in line with its circumstances and risk tolerance.
The agenda does not say what changed in the Investment Policy.
No voteMartinez Alerts categories
The council was asked to hear a report, discuss it, and tell city staff what to do about the kinds of alerts and when to use them for Martinez Alerts.
Why It follows the council's direction, after the November 2022 spent catalyst release, to improve the city's own alert system beyond the county's warning system.