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:

Dean Barbieri, Mayor dbarbieri@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 655-6802 Term Exp. 2/12
John Chiang, Vice Mayor jchiang@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 655-2959 Term Exp. 2/14
Garrett Keating gkeating@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 566-1481 Term Exp. 2/14
Margaret Fujioka mfujioka@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 463-7821 Term Exp. 2/12
Jeff Wieler jwieler@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 428-1648 Term Exp. 2/14


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.

City Council – March 1, 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

03/01/10 – Approval of a resolution allowing the Police Department to seek fee recovery from drivers who are arrested for causing an accident as a result of DUI.

03/01/10 – Approval of an agreement with AECOM in the amount of $3,890 for preparation of a draft Climate Action Plan to be completed no later than April 30, 2010

03/01/10 -Approval of an agreement with LSA Associates in the amount of $60,105 for environmental consulting work regarding the property at 408 Linda Avenue which will be funded by the project applicants

03/01/10 – Approval of city council liaison assignments for the period from 3/1/10 to 2/28/11 

03/01/10 - Appointment of Judge Ken Kawaichi (Ret.) as an interim member of the Audit sub-committee of the Piedmont City Council for purposes of investigating the Piedmont Hills Underground Assessment District

03/01/10 – Correspondence regarding the Appointment of Judge Kawaichi to the City Council Audit Sub-Committee

03/01/10 – Update on the status of construction in the Piedmont Hills Underground Assessment District 

03/01/10 -  Consideration of a moratorium on underground utility projects (cont. from 02/06/10)

03/01/10 – Correspondence regarding a moratorium on underground utility projects

03/01/10 – Consideration of a Wireless Communications Facility Application (#09-0279) submitted by AT&T Mobility on behalf of PG&E, 275 Sandringham Road

03/01/10 – Review of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for recruitment of a new City Attorney (cont. from 02/01/10)

03/01/10 – Discussion of the process of recruiting a new Fire Chief

03/01/10 – Correspondence regarding the recruitment of a new Fire Chief


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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 – February 1, 2010

City Council – February 6, 2010

City Council – February 16, 2010

City Council – March 1, 2010 – DRAFT


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Updated May 15th, 2008