The council voted to let the mayor sign a deal with Tucker Sadler Architects, in a form the city attorney approves, to negotiate only with that firm on remaking the Martinez Waterfront and Marina.
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Young, Malhi, McKillop
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Why The Marina, built in the 1960s, has outlived its useful life and needs work that costs more than the city and its taxpayers can pay for alone, so the city wants a partner.
The agenda does not say what remaking the waterfront and marina would involve.
The council voted to approve the salary schedule for the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026, effective January 1, 2026, as written, including the corrections noted by staff.
Yes
Zorn, Howard, Young, Malhi, McKillop
Context
Why State rules require a publicly available pay schedule meeting eight requirements, including naming every position and posting it for public review, to determine pay rates under the Public Employee Retirement Law.
Proposed Approve a pay schedule the public can see for the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026, starting January 1, 2026, so the city follows the state's Public Employee Retirement Law.
The council voted to hear the yearly report on the fees charged to new building projects for their effects on the city (its AB1600 Annual Report on Impact Mitigation Fees), for the budget year ending June 30, 2025.
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Why State law requires the city to report each year on the fees it charges new development, including a Transportation Impact Fee, and how much was collected, spent, and earned in interest.
The council voted to approve the money terms and the wording the city and the Martinez Police Officers' Association (MPOA) agreed to in their next written labor deal, covering January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
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Why The city's current agreement with the Martinez Police Officers' Association expires on December 31, 2025, so the two sides met and agreed on a new one covering pay and other terms for the next two years.
The council voted to approve the job description for Assistant Community and Economic Development Director (2062); add it to the city's job list and drop Deputy Director of Strategic Planning and Economic Development (2044); move the Planning Manager job (70315) and its holder to it, as the Civil Service Commission asked; approve its pay range; change the July 2025 to June 2026 budget year to add one new job and drop one Planning Manager.
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Why The department has been handling more service demands and strategic initiatives, so the city reviewed its management structure for succession planning and efficiency.
The council voted to let the city manager sign a temporary permission deal with Contra Costa County, in a form the city attorney approves, for shared use of part of the Martinez Marina boat parking lot for 24 months, with options to extend one year at a time, if State Lands approves.
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Why Contra Costa County asked to use part of the marina lot because construction projects at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center are temporarily cutting into parking there for hospital staff.
The agenda does not say what the county would use the parking lot for.