Piedmont City Council

General Information

Members of the Piedmont City Council are elected volunteers who serve their community without compensation.  Under the City Charter, a councilmember may be elected for no more than two consecutive four-year terms of office.  However, after a full term has elapsed (4 years), councilmembers may again run for office.  Staggered elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of February in even numbered years.

The City Council welcomes community input.  City council members do not have offices at city hall but may be reached at the following numbers:

Abe Friedman, Mayor afriedman@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 654-0409 Term Exp. 3/10
Dean Barbieri, Vice Mayor dbarbieri@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 655-6802 Term Exp. 3/12
John Chiang jchiang@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 655-2959 Term Exp. 3/10
Garrett Keating gkeating@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 566-1481 Term Exp. 3/10
Margaret Fujioka mfujioka@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 463-7821 Term Exp. 3/12


Agenda and Meeting Information

To send correspondence to one or all members of the City Council, please use the following address:

City of Piedmont
120 Vista Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611

The Piedmont City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue. The City Council Agenda is posted at City Hall and on this website by 9:00 a.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting. Also available are the Staff Reports for each item of business on the agenda. Members of the public are invited to attend these meetings and participate in the decision making process.

Minutes of the City Council are available and posted on this page within a few days after a meeting occurs.  Please note that the minutes are “DRAFT” until approved by the City Council at their next meeting.  To request a printed copy of minutes, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (510) 420-3040.

The Ralph M. Brown Act requires that all agendas be written clearly and in sufficient detail to allow the public to understand the question to be decided by the City Council. Piedmont makes every attempt to comply with both the letter and spirit of this law. If, however, you have questions concerning an item on a City Council agenda, please call the City Clerk's office at (510) 420-3040.

Updated: 9/10/07

Current Agenda

The Piedmont City Council meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue.

Agendas for the meetings the meetings of the City Council are posted at City Hall and on this website by 9:00 a.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting.

Special City Council Meeting – February 6, 2010


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Updated November 12th, 2008

Staff Reports

Staff reports for the current City Council meeting are available here beginning the Friday morning before the meeting. Reports are listed by date and subject and do not contain attachments which may have been sent to the city council as part of the report.

For copies of attachments, older reports or if you have questions about this material, call the City Clerk’s office at (510) 420-3040.

Current Staff Reports

02/06/10 – Consideration of an appropriation of not to exceed $1,150,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for projected construction costs for the Piedmont Hills Underground Utility District

02/06/10 – Financial Information for Piedmont Hills Underground Utility District

02/06/10 – Work Stoppage Costs for Piedmont Hills Underground Utility District

02/06/10 – Correspondence regarding Piedmont Hills Underground Utility District


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Updated May 15th, 2008

Minutes Archive

Click any of the links below to download PDF versions of the minutes from meetings of the City Council. Minutes are not final until approved by the City Council, usually at the subsequent meeting. Unapproved minutes are designated below with the word DRAFT in the title.

To request other minutes, please contact the City Clerk at (510) 420-3040.

Recent Minutes

City Council – January 4, 2010

City Council – January 19, 2010

City Council – February 1, 2010 – DRAFT


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Updated May 15th, 2008