Brentwood public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Youth Commission
The Youth Commission approved a $5.00 fee for the Craft Night Before Christmas fundraiser and accepted the 2023/2024 fiscal status. The commission also assigned members to attend October City Council meetings and rescheduled the October 4 meeting to October 25.
- Approved $5.00 fee per child for Craft Night Before Christmas (8-0)
- Approved special meeting minutes of August 23, 2023 (8-0)
- Accepted Fiscal Status for 2023/2024 budget year (8-0)
- Approved Commissioners Spishock, Tyagi, and Trivedi to attend October City Council meetings (8-0)
- Approved rescheduling October 4, 2023 meeting to October 25, 2023 (8-0)
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission approved the minutes from August 15, 2023. The Commission voted to continue the Bridle Gate project to a date uncertain to allow staff and the applicant to evaluate traffic impact solutions at the St. Regis Avenue/San Jose Avenue intersection.
- Approved August 15, 2023 Regular Planning Commission Minutes (4-0)
- Continued Bridle Gate Revised EIR, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, and Design Review to a date uncertain (4-0)
Youth Commission
The Youth Commission elected its 2023/2024 Executive Committee and assigned commissioners as liaisons to local schools and city boards. The commission also approved a series of special events and community parade participations through April 2024.
- Approved June 7, 2023 meeting minutes (10-0-0-1)
- Accepted Fiscal Status for 2023/2024 budget year (10-0-0-1)
- Appointed school liaisons for Adams, Bristow, Edna Hill, Heritage, and Liberty schools (10-0-0-0)
- Elected Executive Committee: Spishock (Chair), Tyagi (Vice Chair), Redman (Secretary), Barros (Treasurer) (10-0-0-0)
- Appointed Spishock as PAL liaison and Barros as alternate (10-0-0-0)
- Appointed Clark as Parks and Recreation Commission liaison and Tyagi as alternate (10-0-0-0)
- Approved participation in Hometown Halloween with a $800 budget limit (10-0-0-0)
- Approved special events: Holiday Craft Night, Brentwood's Got Talent, Work Experience Fair, Cornhole Tournament, and Multicultural Fair (10-0-0-0)
City Council
The City Council adopted an interim urgency ordinance to extend the moratorium on new tobacco smoke shops and approved a water conservation rebate program. The council also authorized the purchase of police equipment and wastewater treatment pumps.
- Adopted interim urgency Ordinance 1061 extending moratorium on new tobacco smoke shops (5-0)
- Approved Convert for Cash Water Conservation Rebate Program and Guidelines (5-0)
- Approved up to $75,000 for 60 Colt EPR L.E. carbine rifles (5-0)
- Approved up to $118,682 for two replacement RAS pumps for Wastewater Treatment Plant (5-0)
- Adopted Resolution 2023-103 setting General Obligation Bond Tax Rate at .0046% (5-0)
- Adopted Resolution 2023-102 to form Landscape & Lighting Assessment District No. 23-1 (5-0)
- Approved compensation adjustment for Planning Commissioners (5-0)
- Directed staff to research Contra Costa County code amendments for animals in extreme heat (5-0)