Pleasanton agendas list $2.75M generator contract, $701K finance system; no minutes posted yet
Pleasanton's commissions and City Council spent the past two weeks on agendas that included a $2,747,681 emergency generator contract, a $701,473 finance system, a proposed eight-home development and a chess club expansion. No minutes have been published for any of these meetings, so the available records do not show what was approved, rejected, delayed or how any member voted. Everything below is what appeared on the agendas.
City Council: generator contract and finance system
The council's October 6 regular meeting agenda listed a ten-year agreement with Workday, Inc. and Porterhouse SLED LLC for a financial planning and monitoring system at a total cost of $701,473. It also listed a contract with Telstar Instruments, Inc. for the Emergency Generator Replacement Project at $2,747,681 plus a 15 percent contingency of $412,152.
Also on that agenda: professional services agreements with Brown and Caldwell, CSG Consultants, Inc. and Carollo Engineers, Inc. for on-call water and sewer Capital Improvement Program engineering services, each not to exceed $2,100,000 for three years, with options for two one-year extensions. The council was scheduled to receive an update on the Asset Management Plan, CIP Project No. 24460, and the Capital Improvement Program Programming Strategy for FY 2027-2032, plus a proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and a commendation for JustServe.
The same day, a special closed session was set for 6:30 PM at 200 Old Bernal Avenue on a public employee performance evaluation of the City Attorney under California Government Code section 54957, with a report on closed session to follow before adjournment.
Planning Commission: chess club and eight homes
The October 14 agenda included a Conditional Use Permit for King's Land Chess at 1024 Serpentine Lane to expand into Suites 116 and 118. Commissioners were also set to make recommendations to the City Council on a PUD rezoning and development plan for eight three-story detached homes at 379 Bernal Court and 4884 Harrison Street, and on Tentative Tract Map 8781 for that project. A Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish a single-family residence and detached garage in the Downtown Revitalization District was also listed.
Parks and Recreation: StoryWalk and pickleball
The October 8 agenda called for a vote on recommending City Council approval of an Eagle Scout StoryWalk installation at Delucchi Park, and discussion of forming an ad-hoc subcommittee to collect data and survey pickleball reservations at Muirwood Community Park. Commissioners were also scheduled to hear the Asset Management Plan and CIP Project No. 24460 update and discuss workplan priorities for FY 2027/28 and 2028/29.
Human Services and Civic Arts
The Human Services Commission held a special meeting October 7 to review the Housing and Human Services Grant Program's Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for FY 2025/26, discuss workplan priorities for FY 2027/28 and 2028/29, and consider approving the program's Statement of Priorities. The Civic Arts Commission met October 5 at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chamber at 200 Old Bernal Avenue to discuss its workplan priorities for the same two fiscal years, with subcommittee reports on the Public Art Plaque and QR Code, the Don Lewis Exhibition, public art stewardship volunteers and community engagement.
Youth Commission and Economic Vitality
The Youth Commission's October 14 agenda listed selection of a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, approval of the 2026/2027 meeting schedule, selection of a representative to the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee, feedback on a proposed youth-led programming initiative and discussion of Youth in Government Day 2027. The Economic Vitality Committee meets October 15 to give feedback on a six-month business retention, expansion and attraction marketing pilot and receive economic development updates.
Coming up
The City Council holds a special meeting October 19 that includes a closed session on the performance evaluation of the City Attorney and the appointment of a City Manager.
On October 20, the council is scheduled to discuss direction on potential City support for a BRIDGE Housing affordable multi-family rental project at 4780 Chabot Drive. The agenda also lists three Caltrans grant applications totaling $5,857,830 for traffic signals, pedestrian crossings and the Owens Drive Class IV Bikeway; a task authorization for Sanbell-Bay Area up to $242,784 for the Annual Street Resurfacing and Reconstruction Project (CIP No. 27503); a six-month contract extension for LPFD to provide emergency services to the VA Medical Center in Livermore; and appointment of the Advisory Board for the 2027 Downtown Pleasanton Business Improvement District.