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AGENDA
REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL/OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE OAKLEY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/OAKLEY PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
6:30 PM
Oakley City Council Chambers located at 3231 Main Street, Oakley, California 94561. Unless stated otherwise on the agenda, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.

MISSION STATEMENT: The City of Oakley will create a resilient future that fosters and attracts a vibrant and evolving community that welcomes and values all people.

VISION STATEMENT: The City of Oakley celebrates our unique Delta lifestyle and small-town feel where we Live in a safe, dynamic community, Work together to build the future, and Play in our own backyard.
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A complete packet of information containing staff reports and exhibits related to each item is available for public review prior to an Oakley City Council and/or City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency/Oakley Public Financing Authority meeting at Oakley City Hall, 3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Oakley City Council, Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency or Oakley Public Financing Authority regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection, during regular business hours, in the Main Lobby of Oakley City Hall.

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Information Regarding Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Council on items of interest that are within the City's jurisdiction. In compliance with State law, the council may not take action or have discussion on any item that is not specifically listed on the agenda. Public comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard under the Public Comments section of the agenda. Public comments on items listed on the agenda will be heard as the Mayor calls the items. In compliance with State law, the Council may not take action on an item that is not specifically listed on the agenda. If you would like to speak on any agenda item, please fill out a public speaker card available in the lobby and submit it to the City Clerk seated in the Council Chamber prior to the agenda item being called. The Mayor will call you by name to the podium to hear your comment. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES. Online public comments are accepted until 5 p.m. the day of the meeting and can be submitted at https://www.oakleyca.gov/publiccomment.

1. OPENING MATTERS

 
Oakley City Council/Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency/Oakley Public Financing Authority

1.1

Call to Order and Roll Call 

 

1.2

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 

 

1.3

Certificate of Recognition to the Rotary Club of Oakley (Shannon Shaw, Mayor)

 
Certificate

1.4

Proclamation Recognizing National Community Planning Month (Ken Strelo, Community Development Director)

 
Proclamation

1.5

Proclamation Recognizing Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week (Conrad Fromme, Chief Building Official)

 
Proclamation

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS

 
At this time, the public is permitted to address the Oakley City Council/Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency/Oakley Public Financing Authority on non-agendized items.

3.

COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS

 

4. CONSENT CALENDAR

 
Consent Calendar items are typically non-controversial in nature and are considered for approval by the Oakley City Council/ Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency/Oakley Public Financing Authority with one single action. Members of the audience, Staff or the Oakley City Council/ Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency/Oakley Public Financing Authority who would like an item removed from the Consent Calendar for purposes of public input may request the Mayor remove the item. The public may request to remove an item(s) to provide input by completing a public speaker card and submitting it to the City Clerk prior to the item(s) being called by the Mayor.

4.1

Approve Minutes from the Regular Meeting held September 23, 2025 (Kim Snodgrass, City Clerk)

 
Minutes

4.2

Approve Minutes from the Special Meeting held September 19, 2025 (Kim Snodgrass, City Clerk)

 
Minutes

4.3

Report out of Closed Session Memo from the Special Meeting held September 11, 2025 (Derek Cole, City Attorney)

 
Memo (September 11, 2025)

4.4

Report out of Closed Session Memo from the Special Meeting held September 19, 2025 (Derek Cole, City Attorney)

 
Memo (September 19, 2025)

4.5

Adopt a Resolution Approving the Agreement with Meritage Homes of California, Inc. for “Stormwater Management Facility Operations and Maintenance Agreement, and Right of Entry” for Subdivision 9615 Machado Property and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement (Kevin Rohani, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer)

 
Staff Report
1. Resolution
2. Location Map
3. Draft Stormwater O&M Agreement

4.6

Adopt a Resolution Approving the Agreement with Meritage Homes of California, Inc. for “Stormwater Management Facility Operations and Maintenance Agreement, and Right of Entry” for Subdivision 9614 Sellers Avenue Subdivision and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Agreement (Kevin Rohani, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer)

 
Staff Report
1. Resolution
2. Location Map
3. Draft Stormwater O&M Agreement

4.7

Adopt a Resolution Awarding a Construction Contract to FJ&I Engineering, Inc. for the Construction of Fiscal Year 2025/26 Curb, Gutter, & Sidewalk Repair and Reconstruction Project, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Number 321 (Kevin Rohani, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer)

 
Staff Report
1. Resolution
2. Bid Results

4.8

Creating Zone 200 within the Oakley Special Police Tax Area Consisting of the 5401 Live Oak Avenue Project Located at 5401 Live Oak Avenue (APN 037-090-005-2) (Kevin Rohani, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer)

 
Staff Report
1. Resolution
1A. Exhibit A - Diagram
2. Ordinance Establishing a Special Tax
2A. Exhibit A - Diagram
2B. Exhibit B - Schedule for Police Service Tax

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

5.1

Housing Element Rezone - General Plan Amendments and Rezoning (GPA 2025-004, RZ 2025-004) - Adoption of a Resolution Approving General Plan Amendments and Introduction of an Ordinance Approving Rezonings to Implement Policy Action 1.1 of the City Oakley Housing Element 2023-2031 (Ken Strelo, Community Development Director)


 


California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination:  find that the project is exempt from CEQA under the statutory exemption provided in California Public Resources Code § 21080.085

 

Staff Recommendation: 1) Receive the Staff Report, 2) Receive Questions from the City Council, 3) Open the Public Hearing, 4) Receive Public Testimony, 5) Close the Public Hearing, 6) Deliberate, 7) Summarize the Deliberation 9)  Adopt the Resolution and Introduce the Ordinance

Staff Report
1. Notice of Public Hearing
2. Summary of Sites Subject to General Plan Amendment and/or Rezone
3. Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-25
4. Proposed Resolution
5. Proposed Ordinance

6. REGULAR CALENDAR

 

6.1

Strategic Plan 27+ Update (Joshua McMurray, City Manager)

 
Staff Report
1. Strategic Plan Dashboard
2. Strategic Plan 27+

6.2

Adopt a Resolution Adopting the City of Oakley Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and Rescinding Resolution No. 126-05 (Danielle Navarro, Assistant City Manager)

 
Staff Report
1. Resolution
2. Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

6.3

Introduction and Waiver of First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of Oakley Amending Section 2.1.003 of the Oakley Municipal Code Concerning the Appointment of the Mayor and Vice Mayor (Derek Cole, City Attorney)

 
Staff Report
1. Ordinance Amending District Rotation Schedule
2. Ordinance Reverting to Seniority System

6.4

Consider the Adoption of a Censure by the City Council of Councilmember Fuller (Shannon Shaw, Mayor)

 
Staff Report
1. City Attorney's Supplemental Staff Report
2. Resolution of Censure

7. REPORTS

 

7.1

CITY MANAGER
(a) City Manager
(b) Business License Update
(c) City Council Follow-up: "Blue Sky" Contract for Animal Evacuation Services (Danielle Navarro, Assistant City Manager)

 
(b) September New Business Licenses
(c) Memorandum

7.2

OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL/OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE OAKLEY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (a) Reports from Council Liaisons to Regional Committees, Commissions and Boards AND Oakley City Council/Oakley City Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Oakley Redevelopment Agency (b) Requests for Future Agendas

 

8. WORK SESSIONS

 

9. CLOSED SESSION

 

9.1

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)


Schaefers v. BNSF Railway Company (and City of Oakley), Contra Costa Superior Court, Case No. C22-01552 


McCallister v. Moeckel (and City of Oakley), Contra Costa Superior Court, Case No. C23-00834


Adler v. City of Oakley Police Officers, US District Court, N. D. Cal. Case No. 4:24-cv-03939-HSG


County of Contra Costa, et al. (and City of Oakley) v. Monsanto Co., et al., Civ. No. C22-02818


Cendejas v. City of Oakley. Contra Costa Sup. Ct. Case No. C24-02585

 

10. ADJOURN