The council voted to accept the bid from Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. as the lowest qualified bidder, and let the city manager sign a contract and any later changes to its work or price until the Fire Hydrant Maintenance Project (C7068) is finished, following the approved plans, up to $481,690, which includes a 5% cushion of $22,940.
Yes
Zorn, Young, Malhi, McKillop
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Why The city has nearly 1,000 fire hydrants, but staffing changes and past droughts left maintenance crews behind on yearly inspections and testing, and some hydrants may need replacement.
The council voted to approve naming the canyon at the west end of F Street, and the fire road/trail through it, in honor of Barbara Woodburn.
Yes
Zorn, Young, Malhi, McKillop
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Why The group Thousand Friends of Martinez asked the city to name the canyon for Barbara Woodburn, citing her legacy in open space preservation and civic engagement, and over 300 residents signed in support.
The council voted to hear from anyone who wants to speak, then take the first of two votes on a new city law revising Martinez's zoning code, chapters 22.04, 22.08, 22.12, 22.13, 22.14, 22.16, and 22.34; dropping chapter 22.35 (water rules for landscaping); changing chapter 22.36 (parking/loading); renumbering chapter 22.51 as 22.51A; and adding design-standard chapters 22.51B and 22.51C for multifamily and mixed-use housing.
Yes
Zorn, Young, Malhi, McKillop
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Why The city's 2023-2031 housing plan commits Martinez to changing its zoning rules to meet state housing laws that require a faster, automatic review process for qualifying multifamily and mixed-use housing projects.
The council voted to take an emergency vote on a new city law revising Martinez's zoning map and code: changing chapters 22.17, 22.30, and 22.31; adding chapters 22.11 and 22.61; moving parcels 161-130-020-1, 377-020-051-1, 377-020-057-8, 377-120-030-4, 377-120-035-3, and 377-120-039-5 into the Mixed-Use/Housing Overlay, and parcel 377-120-039-5 into the Downtown Transition district; raising homes-per-acre allowed in the DS zone from 17 to 20; requiring the minimum density of the underlying base zoning for housing plan sites to be in line with the minimum density of the overlay zones; and relying on the General Plan 2035 environmental report.
Yes
Zorn, Young, Malhi, McKillop
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Why This is an urgency rezoning carried out under State housing plan Law as part of the city's housing plan, the state-required plan for meeting local housing needs.
The council voted to meet as the board of directors of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6, then go back to meeting as the City Council of the City of Martinez.
The council voted to take the final vote on a new city law that changes Martinez's zoning rules by adding a new chapter for micro units (Chapter 22.60) and changing the chapters on definitions (22.04), housing areas (22.12), and business areas (22.16).
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Why The city's 2023-2031 housing plan commits it to encourage housing that is affordable by design, sometimes called micro units, through changes to its zoning rules.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a contract with East Bay Pool Supply Services, LLC for the 2025-26 budget year for daily pool maintenance and emergency support, up to $100,000.
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Why The city needs daily maintenance and emergency support for the Rankin Aquatic Center's pool, dive tank and splash pool, which staff cannot otherwise provide, and has used East Bay Pool Supply for this work since 2022.
The council was asked to describe improvements and changes planned for its landscaping and lighting fee areas during the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026; state its plan to charge yearly fees for that budget year and set June 25, 2025 as the night anyone can speak before the vote, and have the city clerk publish the required notices; and accept engineers' reports for: 1979-3 LL-2 Village Oaks Terrace, 1981-3 Muir Station Park, 1983-3 Vista Oaks, 1988-1 Center Martinez, 1994-1 Creekside, 1997-1 Brittany Hills, 2000-2 Terra Vista, and 2001-1 Alhambra Estates.
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Why The city's eight landscaping and lighting districts pay for street lighting, maintenance, and landscaping along public rights-of-way, which state law treats as a special benefit to the properties in each district.
The council was asked to let the City Engineer prepare a written statement on the amount needed to maintain, run, extend, or repair the sewer system in Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6 for the 2025-26 budget year.
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Why The written statement sets the amount needed to keep operating and maintaining the sewer system serving the Stonehurst Subdivision's private septic systems and shared treatment facility.
The council was asked to hear a recap of the budget workshop for the 2025-26 budget year held on May 28, 2025, discuss it, and tell staff how to finish the 2025-26 operating budget for a vote on June 25, 2025.
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Why The council asked for more detail on several parts of the operating budget from the May 28 workshop, and staff reviewed it again to remove duplicate entries, restore funding for fireworks, and make other adjustments.