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:

John Chiang, Mayor jchiang@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 655-2959 2nd Term Exp. 2/14
Margaret Fujioka, Vice Mayor mfujioka@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 463-7821 2nd Term Exp. 2/16
Garrett Keating gkeating@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 566-1481 2nd Term Exp. 2/14
Robert McBain rmcbain@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 547-0597 1st Term Exp. 2/16
Jeff Wieler jwieler@ci.piedmont.ca.us (510) 428-1648 1st 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 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 - June 17, 2013 

City Council – Special Closed Session – June 18, 2013

 

Updated June 1st, 2010

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

06/17/13 – Approval of a renewed agreement with Alameda County regarding collection of taxes

06/17/13 - Approval of two resolutions in regard to grant funding:

a. Resolution in support of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Discretionary for paving of local streets & roads

b. Resolution in support of the Alameda County Transportation Commission Measure B and the Vehicle Registration Fee grant funding for the Pedestrian and Bike Plan and the Safe Routes to School Plan

06/17/13 - Approval of a one year agreement with the City of Berkeley for Animal Shelter Services in the amount of $36,334 per year

06/17/13 - Presentation from Bond Underwriters regarding a possible refinance of the PERS Side Fund

06/17/13 - Award of Contract for the 2013 Street Resurfacing Project to Gallagher & Burk, Inc. in the amount of $235,676 and approval of an overall construction budget of $305,013

06/17/13 - Consideration of FY 12-13 year-end appropriations

a. From the General Fund to various funds in the amount of $389,000 and $12,000 from the Schoolmates fund

b. From the FY12-13 COPS Grant Funding to the Police Department COPS Equipment Replacement account in the amount of $25,246.54 and the COPS Overtime Account in the amount of $10,000

06/17/13 - PUBLIC HEARING regarding the proposed budget for FY 13-14 and the levy of the Municipal Services Tax and Sewer Tax

06/17/13 - Consideration of adoption of the FY 13-14 budget for the City of Piedmont including the following:

a. By resolution appropriate the FY 12-13 fund balance to the applicable reserves

b. By resolution, adopt the FY 13-14 operating budget

c. By resolution, adopt the FY 13-14 capital budget

d. By resolution, approve the FY 13-14 fee schedules

e. By resolution, confirm the City’s annual appropriation (Gann) limit

06/17/13 - Adoption of the FY 13-14 Municipal Services Tax

06/17/13 - Adoption of the FY 13-14 Municipal Sewer Tax

06/17/13 - Consideration of the proposed Facilities Maintenance Program for the City of Piedmont

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Updated June 1st, 2010

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’s office at (510) 420-3040.

Recent Minutes

City Council – May 20, 2013 

City Council – June 3, 2013 – Draft

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Updated June 1st, 2010