City Council · Regular meeting
PassedCity advisory seats
The council voted to approve the Mayor's picks to fill empty seats on various city advisory bodies.
Why State law requires the city to track advisory body vacancy terms and post notices, and the Mayor is now recommending people to fill the current open seats.
The agenda does not say which bodies or who the picks are.
PassedRailroad crossing grant
The council voted to back the City of Martinez's application to the Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program, and let the city manager, or someone the city manager picks, send in all the required materials, sign the application and do what is needed to finish the submittal.
Why The railroad tracks run through Union Pacific's active switching yard and cannot be rerouted, so a bridge is the only way to give continuous access between Downtown Martinez and the waterfront.
PassedZoning and subdivision rules
The council voted to hear from the public and take the first of two votes on changes to the Martinez Municipal Code: let the Zoning Administrator approve minor subdivisions; bring small lot subdivisions and Senate Bill 9 rules in line with State law; add missing standards for the R-12.0 One-Family Residential District; let planners allow similar uses in more districts; clarify temporary use permits on public land; and other small changes.
Why State law changes under Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 450 require the city to update its subdivision and zoning rules to match, and some districts are missing needed building standards.
PassedMain Street nuisance cleanup
The council voted to hear from anyone who wants to speak and confirm what the city spent cleaning up a public nuisance at 105 Main Street (APN 372-080-011-3), then let a $16,723.90 charge be added to the Contra Costa County tax bill for that property to get the money back.
Why The property owner at 105 Main Street died and no next of kin responded to the city's cleanup order, so the city obtained a warrant on April 7, 2026 to remove the overgrown vegetation itself.
PassedCity election
The council voted to call a city election for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 for Mayor, At-Large, and Councilmembers for Districts 1 and 4; ask to combine it with the statewide general election; ask the Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters for election services; and set the details of the election order.
Why State election law requires the city to file its request to combine the election with the county's statewide election at least 88 days before November 3, 2026, which falls on August 7, 2026.
PassedTenant anti-harassment law
The council voted to take the final vote on city law No. 1484, adding Chapter 22.85 (Tenant Anti-Harassment Protections) and changing Chapter 22.04 (Definitions).
Why The city added Chapter 22.85 (Tenant Anti-Harassment Protections) to comply with the MTC's TOC Policy, which requires a policy defining harassing behaviors such as preventing tenant organizing.
PassedPavement maintenance project
The council voted to take MCK Services, Inc.'s bid as the lowest responsive and responsible bid; let the city manager sign a contract and any changes until the 2025-26 Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project No. C1083 is done, in line with the approved plans, for up to $5,761,315, being the contract of $5,237,558.77 plus a 10% cushion of $532,756.23; and set aside $135,000 of Water Enterprise funds (Fund 72) for it.
Why MCK Services submitted the lowest bid at $5,237,558.77, below the engineer's estimate, after the city received eight bids on the project.
PassedState road fund street list
The council voted to approve a list of streets and a project for the budget year from July 2026 to June 2027 whose money comes from SB 1: the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Act of 2017 (SB 1 RMRA).
Why State law requires cities receiving these gas tax funds to publicly list the streets and project the money will pay for, so the city can spend its estimated $1,000,000 in these funds on Paving Project C1089.
The agenda does not say which streets are on the list.
PassedI-680 ramp metering
The council voted to approve the Contra Costa I-680 Corridor Ramp Metering written agreement and let the city manager sign it.
Why Caltrans and CCTA are installing ramp metering on I-680 to manage traffic congestion and improve incident detection along the corridor.
PassedCity advisory positions
The council voted to approve the Mayor's recommended return of current members to City advisory bodies and outside agency positions.
Why The City Clerk's Office reviewed members whose terms expire in 2026 and early 2027, confirmed they want to keep serving, and the Mayor is recommending they be reappointed.
PassedCommission seat appointments
The council voted to approve the Mayor's recommended move of current alternate members into regular seats on the Planning Commission and the Parks, Recreation, Marina and Arts Commission.
Why The city's usual practice is to first consider current alternate members for open regular seats, since they already have experience and this keeps meetings running smoothly.
PassedRegional stormwater group
The council voted to join the Contra Costa County Regional Alternative Compliance (RAC) group; approve its agreement and let the city manager sign it; name the Public Works Director to its board and the City Engineer as backup; have staff rewrite the city's stormwater law; let the group set up community facilities districts and charge special taxes for upkeep of Off-Site GSI Projects; and approve a joint community facilities agreement.
Why Many sites cannot fit onsite stormwater treatment, and retrofitting existing surfaces project by project is costly, so the county and other cities partnered with the EPA to pilot this system as an alternative.
The agenda does not say what an Off-Site GSI Project is.
PassedBusiness inspection agreement
The council voted to let the city manager sign the Group Program Inspection Agreement with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to inspect certain industrial and commercial businesses in line with the Municipal Regional Permit.
Why The region's stormwater permit (MRP 3.0), effective since May 11, 2022, expanded inspection requirements for businesses, so the shared inspection agreement needs renewal to keep meeting those obligations.
The agenda does not say which businesses would be inspected.
PassedClean Water Program agreement
The council voted to let the city manager sign the Contra Costa Clean Water Program (CCCWP) Agreement, running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2041.
Why The current agreement expired June 30, 2025 and has continued only on a month-to-month basis, so the Management Committee drafted a renewal running through 2041 with updated administrative and committee rules.
The agenda does not say what the agreement commits the city to.
PassedPavement design contract
The council voted to let the city manager sign a second change to the contract with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc., for up to $39,000, for more design work on the Zone 4 Pavement Maintenance & Rehabilitation Project C1083 in the budget year from July 2025 to June 2026.
Why The city expanded the project to cover additional pavement locations that were not included in LCC Engineering & Surveying's original plan, requiring more design work.
PassedList of checks
The council voted to approve the list of checks the city wrote from April 24 through May 21, 2026.
PassedAnimal services agreement
The council voted to hear a report on the cost of the Animal Services Agreement for the budget year from July 2026 to June 2027.
Why The county's animal services contract cost has risen each year, from $293,511 to a budgeted $495,110, so the city wants the council informed of the year's cost.
PassedLandscaping and lighting fees
The council voted to charge yearly fees in its landscaping and lighting districts for budget year 2026-27: describe the work and changes, say it means to collect the fees, set June 24, 2026 for anyone to speak, and approve Engineer's 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, 2001-1 Alhambra Estates.
Why State law requires this three-step yearly process before the city can keep collecting fees that pay for the lighting and landscaping upkeep in these eight districts.