The council voted to let the city manager sign a contract with Advanced Mobility Group (AMG) for up to $300,000 to build a citywide safety plan for pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users (Project C1086).
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Malhi, McKillop
Absent
Young
Context
Why The city got a grant to develop a Vulnerable Road User Safety Plan focused on pedestrian and bicyclist safety, to create a safe environment for individuals of all ages and abilities.
The council voted to let the city manager or someone the city manager picks sign contracts with the Martinez Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Martinez & Co. for their budgeted annual amounts of $45,000 for the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026.
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Malhi, McKillop
Absent
Young
Context
Why The Chamber and DMC use these yearly amounts for marketing, events and business help; both groups had new leadership this year that delayed some work, but the subcommittee recommended continued funding.
The council voted to acting as the Board of Directors of Contra Costa County Sanitation District No. 6, let the city manager sign the fourth change to its contract with Woodard & Curran for technical support for Sanitation District No. 6, adding $98,141 so the contract totals up to $277,990.
The council voted to approve the plans and specifications and let staff advertise for bids for the interior demolition of the Old Train Depot, Project No. C4007.
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Malhi, McKillop
Absent
Young
Context
Why The Old Train Depot, built in 1877, has been damaged and sits vacant, and the city wants to clear its interior so the building can be reused for food, retail or cultural purposes after a developer is chosen.
The council voted to hear public comment; then add Mixed-Use Housing to the city's land-use map (General Plan 2035) at 0 Arnold Industrial Way (APN 161-130-020), 0 Howe Road (APN 377-020-051 and APN 377-020-057), 0 Arnold Road (APN 377-120-030), 1027 Arnold Drive (APN 377-120-035), and 0 Arnold Drive (APN 377-120-039); make other small changes to that map; and rely on an earlier environmental study.
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Malhi, McKillop
Absent
Young
Context
Why The state requires the city to plan for 1,345 new homes, including 772 for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, under its housing plan for 2023 to 2031.
The council voted to hear from anyone who wants to speak, then take the first of two votes on a new city law changing Section 2.60.050 (City Council) of the city's rules on pay (Chapter 2.60, Compensation).
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Malhi, McKillop
Absent
Young
Context
Why State law effective January 1, 2024 lets Martinez raise City Council pay, last adjusted in 2002 from $585 a month; the proposal raises it to $832 a month, below the median for similarly sized cities.
The council voted to hear from anyone who wants to speak, then take the first vote on a new city law changing the rules on private septic systems (Chapter 13.16, Individual Systems, under Title 13, Utilities), covering inspections, upkeep, and when a property must connect to the sewer.
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Malhi, McKillop
Absent
Young
Context
Why State law requires the city to protect public health, and about 100 private septic systems in Martinez risk polluting groundwater, surface water and soil without regular upkeep and inspections.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a landowner agreement with the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) and a written agreement with the CCRCD, New Leaf Collaborative (NLC) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa, in forms approved by the city attorney, to create and maintain a native plant garden for pollinators at 1301 Alhambra Avenue.
Context
Why New Leaf Collaborative received grant funding for community garden events removing invasive plants and adding native ones, and got more funding in 2025 to continue the work through June 2026.
The council voted to approve updated job descriptions for Administrative Aide I, II, III, and Recreation Coordinator; change Account Technician II position #94005 and the employee in it to Administrative Aide II; and remove Senior Citizen Supervisor and Senior Citizen Coordinator from the city's list of job titles.
Context
Why Reviewing and updating job descriptions helps ensure fair pay and clear expectations, supporting accurate evaluations and helping the city attract and keep staff.
The council voted to accept the Alhambra Ave Downtown Paving Project (Project No. C1074, Federal Project No. STPL-5024(028)) as finished under its contract, and have the city clerk file paperwork recording that the work is done.
Context
Why The project repaved Alhambra Avenue from Jones Street to Marina Vista and added ADA curb ramps, utility adjustments and striping, finishing construction on April 15, 2025.
The council voted to accept the Pavement Rehabilitation Project from the budget year 2023-24 (Project No. C1076) as finished under its contract, and have the city clerk file paperwork recording that the work is done.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a change to its contract with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for $352,700 for design and construction support on the Zone 4 paving maintenance and repair project for the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026 (Project No. C1083).
Context
Why The Zone 4 Paving Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project resurfaces about 10 miles of pavement, including base failure repairs, curb ramps and re-stripping, and needs more design and construction support.
The council voted to let the city manager raise its contract with Univar Solutions, LLC from $257,000 to $278,941 for sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide; approve after the fact a $21,941 payment made in the budget year from July 2024 to June 2025; and let it buy water treatment chemicals in the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026 from Bay Area Chemical Consortium (BACC) vendors for up to $450,000.
Context
Why The city buys chemicals such as sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide for its drinking water plant, and joining the Bay Area Chemical Consortium since 2010 has saved agencies money passed on to water customers.
The council voted to approve a ninth change to the lease for the Campbell Theater at 636 Ward Street with its new landlord, the Bart and Jane Bisio Revocable Trust (through Meredith Taylor, successor trustee), and let the city manager sign it; and approve a ninth change to the sublease for the same building with Onstage Repertory Theater (Onstage), and let the city manager sign it.
Context
Why The city has leased 636 Ward Street from the Bisio trust since January 2005, and it and Onstage's sublease have been changed several times, once extending both to August 2018.