Pleasanton public meetings in 2023

Economic Vitality Committee

The Economic Vitality Committee meeting scheduled for December 21, 2023, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for February 15, 2024. No agenda items were discussed.

• Meeting canceled
• Next meeting: February 15, 2024

City Council

The Pleasanton City Council will meet to decide on multiple ordinances, including rezoning 21 sites for housing and banning gasoline-powered leaf blowers. They will also vote on a five-year contract amendment for the City Attorney, approve a $1.43M dispatch system, and accept subdivision improvements for two local tracts.

• Ratify Mayor's appointment of Vice Mayor and 2024 board/commission assignments
• Approve 6% and 4% salary increases for City Attorney Dan Sodergren via contract amendment
• Adopt Ordinance No. 2250 to ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers effective June 1, 2024
• Rezone 21 housing opportunity sites to Housing Opportunity Zone District via Ordinances Nos. 2251–2272
• Approve $1,434,360 five-year lease-purchase for computer-aided dispatch and records management system

Parks and Recreation Commission

The Parks and Recreation Commission will consider recommending City Council approval of a multi-year agreement with Lifetime Tennis, Inc. for bocce operations and maintenance at Centennial Park, not to exceed $216,015.57 over up to five years. The commission will also review and approve its 2024 meeting schedule, select committee assignments, and choose a chairperson and vice chairperson for 2024. The agenda includes routine items such as approving minutes and public comment.

• Recommend City Council approve multi-year agreement with Lifetime Tennis, Inc. for bocce operations and maintenance at Centennial Park, up to 5 years, not to exceed $216,015.57
• Review and approve 2024 meeting schedule
• Select committee assignments for 2024
• Select chairperson and vice chairperson for 2024
• Future agenda items include field allocation process, proposed field use fees, proposed cemetery fees, and Park Ambassador Program

Youth Commission

The Pleasanton Youth Commission meeting scheduled for December 13, 2023 was cancelled. The next meeting is set for January 10, 2024.

Planning Commission

The Pleasanton Planning Commission will hold a special meeting to review and affirm modified conditions of approval for PUD-148 at 2207 Martin Avenue, and finalize a recommendation to the City Council. The agenda also includes routine items such as approving minutes, adopting the 2024 meeting schedule, and selecting officers and sub-committee representatives.

• PUD-148, Meenu Gochhwal, 2207 Martin Avenue – review and affirm modified conditions of approval
• Approve minutes of November 8, 2023
• Adopt Planning Commission 2024 meeting schedule
• Select Chair and Vice Chair for 2024
• Select Sub-Committee Representatives for 2024

General

The Pleasanton City-School Liaison Committee is meeting to approve minutes, hear a presentation on school district enrollment, and discuss topics for a joint City Council and School Board meeting in spring 2024. The agenda is largely procedural, with no major decisions or contracts listed.

• Approve meeting minutes of November 14, 2023
• Presentation on Pleasanton Unified School District Enrollment
• Discuss topics for joint City Council and School Board meeting for spring 2024

Human Services Commission

The Pleasanton Human Services Commission will meet to approve its 2024 meeting schedule, select a chair and vice chair for the year, and review the FY 2022/23 Library and Recreation Department Annual Report. The meeting is in-person and livestreamed, with public comment allowed on agenda items.

• Approve 2024 Human Services Commission Meeting Schedule
• Select Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2024
• Review FY 2022/23 Library and Recreation Department Annual Report

City Council

This is a special closed-session City Council meeting with no open-session action items. The council will evaluate the City Attorney's job performance and discuss labor negotiations with the unrepresented City Attorney. Public comment is limited to agenda items before the closed session.

• Public employee performance evaluation: City Attorney
• Conference with labor negotiators regarding unrepresented employee: City Attorney

City Council

The Pleasanton City Council will hold public hearings on banning gasoline-powered leaf blowers, creating a Housing Opportunity Zone District and rezoning 21 housing sites, and discussing a potential revenue measure based on polling results. The consent calendar includes routine items like approving a $203,928 study of development impact fees and a $167,158 mower purchase.

• Ordinance to ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers effective June 1, 2024
• Introduce 21 ordinances to rezone housing opportunity sites to a new Housing Opportunity Zone District
• Approve $203,928 agreement with Economic & Planning Systems for development impact fee study
• Approve $167,158 purchase of a GM5900 T4 mower
• Approve 10-year agreement with Lifetime Tennis for tennis operations

Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee

The November 27, 2023 meeting of the Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Committee has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for January 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd.

• Meeting cancelled
• Next meeting: January 22, 2024, 6:30 p.m., Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd.

Economic Vitality Committee

The Economic Vitality Committee will meet to handle routine business, including approving prior minutes, receiving updates on city commission reorganization and economic development, and selecting a chair and vice chair for 2024. The agenda is largely procedural with no major decisions or public hearings.

• Approve meeting minutes of August 17, 2023
• Receive update on City Commissions and Committees Reorganization for Economic Vitality Committee
• Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2024
• Receive Economic Development Strategic Plan Implementation Update
• Receive Economic Development Information/Updates

Planning Commission

The Pleasanton Planning Commission will hold a special meeting to consider several items, including a one-year extension of the Stoneridge Shopping Center development agreement, a vesting tentative map for 42 condominiums at 2025 Santa Rita Road, and a housing element update that would create a Housing Opportunity Zone District. The meeting also includes consent items, public comment, and reports from commission members.

• Stoneridge Mall Development Agreement Extension (PXX17-0904) - amend and extend the DA for one year, with a City Manager option for one additional year
• Vesting Tentative Map (P23-0605) - single lot subdivision for 42 condominiums at 2025 Santa Rita Road
• Housing Element Update (P23-0607 & P23-0608) - create Housing Opportunity Zone District and codify Objective Design Standards review process
• Consent calendar includes actions of the Zoning Administrator and approval of October 11, 2023 minutes

Youth Commission

The Pleasanton Youth Commission will meet to approve past meeting minutes, review final performance reports for community grants from fiscal year 2022-23, and discuss funding criteria for the 2024-25 Youth Grant Program. The meeting will also consider establishing a new ad hoc committee for a youth grant program and review annual reports from the Library and Recreation Department.

• Approve regular meeting minutes of September 13, 2023
• Approve special joint meeting minutes of October 11, 2023
• Review Fiscal Year 2022/23 Community Grant Final Performance Reports
• Review and Approve Funding Criteria for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Community Grant Program – Youth Category
• Consider Establishing an Ad hoc Committee for a New Youth Grant Program

City Council

The Pleasanton City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed water and sewer rate increases effective January 1, 2024, and consider an ordinance banning gasoline-powered leaf blowers starting June 1, 2024. The consent calendar includes grant applications, equipment purchases, and library policy updates. The meeting is a regular session with several routine items and public comment periods.

• Public hearing on water and sewer rate increases effective Jan 1, 2024
• Ordinance to ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers effective June 1, 2024
• CalRecycle grant application for $144,587 (SB 1383 Local Assistance)
• Purchase of golf course equipment for $380,127 from Deere and Company
• Purchase of Freightliner M2106 chipper truck for $224,472

Civic Arts Commission

The Pleasanton Civic Arts Commission will meet to approve past meeting minutes, review annual reports for the Library and Recreation Department and Civic Arts grants, and discuss 2024 funding criteria, meeting schedules, and leadership roles. No major decisions are scheduled, and the meeting includes routine updates and public comment.

• Approve minutes from August 7, 21, and October 11, 2023 meetings
• Review and approve Fiscal Year 2024/25 Community Grant Program funding criteria
• Approve pausing the Joint Library and Civic Arts Teen Poet Laureate Selection Subcommittee for 2024
• Select 2024 Commission Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
• Receive 2024 Civic Arts Commission Meeting Schedule

Library Commission

The Pleasanton Library Commission will meet to approve the 2024 meeting schedule, amend the 2023 schedule, and select a chairperson and vice chairperson for next year. The commission will also review a presentation on ebooks and print materials circulation and consider pausing outreach and policy subcommittees in 2024.

• Approve 2024 Library Commission meeting schedule
• Amend 2023 Library Commission meeting schedule
• Select 2024 Commission Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
• Review and approve pausing outreach and policy subcommittees for 2024
• Receive November 2023 Pleasanton Public Library Events Calendar