The council voted to let the city manager sign a contract with Maze & Associates (Maze) to prepare and file the State Controller's Office (SCO) report for Sanitation District 6, and approve after the fact the payment already made for services during the budget year ending June 30, 2024.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
The minutes name Ross, who was not on the council at this meeting.
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Why Contra Costa County used to prepare Sanitation District 6's annual State Controller's Office report, but the county decided to stop providing these services in 2024.
The council voted to approve the written decision with changes.
Yes
Howard, Ross, Zorn, Malhi, McKillop
The minutes name Ross, who was not on the council at this meeting.
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Why At a March 5, 2025 study session, merchants and employees said permit costs were hurting their businesses, so the council asked staff to look at changes.
Proposed Hear a report, discuss, and give city staff direction on changes to its downtown parking permit program, and approve a temporary cut in parking permit fees for merchant and employee parking in the downtown meter zones, effective May 1, 2025.
The minutes do not say what the changes to the written decision were.
The minutes name Ross, who was not on the council at this meeting.
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Why Staff were asked to prepare layouts for Parking Lot 4 to add more downtown parking after a restaurant on the site was demolished in 2020 to make room for it.
Proposed Hear a report, discuss, and vote on a preferred layout design for Parking Lot 4.
The minutes do not say what Option A was a design for.
The minutes name Ross, who was not on the council at this meeting.
PassedClaim against the city
The council voted to reject a legal claim filed against the city (claim GL-21170-MZ).
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The agenda does not say what the claim is about.
PassedClaim against the city
The council voted to reject a legal claim filed against the city (claim GL-21439-MZ).
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The agenda does not say what the claim is about.
PassedUnpermitted units amnesty
The council voted to take the final vote on a new city law that: adds Chapter 15.55, an amnesty program for homes built without permits; changes Chapter 22.12 (Residential Districts) to point to the new chapter; changes Chapters 22.04 (Definitions) and 22.34 (General Requirements and Exceptions) to move the definition of Site Area Coverage; changes Chapter 22.43 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units) to match updated state law and point to the new chapter; changes Chapter 16.60 (Major Sign Programs) to add rules; and makes other small wording changes.
The council voted to adjust the 24-25 budget year's budget to set aside money already committed in fund FB101 for police equipment and supplies.
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Why A change in how funds are carried over left $90,528.36 for police equipment and supplies unassigned in this year's budget, so the fund needs to be set aside again for that use.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a change to its contract with Baker Tilly, adding $32,000 for a baseline long-range financial forecast to support the city's strategic and financial planning.
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Why The city faces rising expenses and needs a long-range forecast to determine whether it may face a structural deficit, even though it has balanced its budget the last two years through significant cuts.
The council voted to take the final vote on a change to Section 2.52.010 (Officers Designated) of Chapter 2.52 (City Officers) in the city's book of local rules, and skip reading it aloud in full at the meeting.
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Why This change clarifies the city's governance structure by correcting the section to match existing law and practice, after the council introduced it without edits on March 19, 2025.
The council was asked to act instead as the board of directors of Contra Costa County SanitationDistrict No. 6.
No voteFive-year capital plan
The council was asked to hear a report, discuss, and give city staff direction on its proposed five-year plan for work that builds or repairs things it owns, covering the budget years 2025-26 through 2029-30.
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Why The Contra Costa Transportation Authority requires this plan to show the city follows the Measure J Growth Management Program so it can keep receiving local Measure J funds.
The council was asked to hear a report, discuss, and consider changing the list of fines for parking meter violations.
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Why At a March 5, 2025 study session, the council asked staff to look at lowering the $50 fine because it was seen as excessive and hurtful to businesses and visitors downtown.