MEETING OF
CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE
& CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
Thursday, August 6, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by the City of Oakley
Business meeting & dinner at: Oakley Recreation Center, 1250 O'Hara Ave., Oakley
Business Meeting will begin at 6:30 PM
Reception & Dinner follow business meeting: Buffet dinner with vegetarian options.
RSVP Deadline: 5 p.m. July 22
Cancellation Deadline: Same as above.
DINNER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE THROUGH
THE CITY OF OAKLEY
Point of Contact for Reservations and Cancellations:
Lesley Sanders at cityclerk@ci.oakley.ca.us or (925) 625-7048. (Email preferred.)
Dinner Reservations: Two dinners are prepaid for each City. Please RSVP with the names and titles of all dinner attendees. Others interested in staying for dinner must contact the City of Oakley, as noted above, and pay at the door or mail payment by check to: City of Oakley, Attn: Leslie Sanders, City Hall, 3231 Main St., Oakley, 94561, Individuals will be billed for reservations made but not cancelled by the deadline.
Dinner cost is $80.00
DIRECTIONS TO MEETING:
From Brentwood
v Take Brentwood Boulevard West toward Oakley
v Brentwood Boulevard becomes Main Street
v Turn left onto Laurel Road
v Turn right onto O’Hara Avenue
v Turn right at the signal at Chianti Way into the Recreation Center parking lot
From All Other Cities
v Take State Route 4 East toward Oakley/Brentwood
v Take the Laurel Road exit
v Turn left onto Laurel Road
v Turn left onto O’Hara Avenue
v Turn right at the signal at Chianti Way into the Recreation Center parking lot
Please note that traffic on Route 4 East can be very heavy in the late afternoon.
JOINT MEETING OF
CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE &
CONTRA COSTA CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
Thursday August 6, 2026
6:30 Business Meeting Agenda
Call Mayors Conference (Conference) to order, pledge allegiance to the flag, and roll call.
1. Program: Jennifer Allen, Director of Public Affairs, Contra Costa Water District will make a presentation regarding replacement of the Contra Costa Canal and ask for help in providing information to the public about this upcoming major construction project.
2. Approval of minutes: (attached) of the July 9, 2026 Conference & City Selection Committee (CSC) meetings.
Action: Move to approve July 9, 2026 Minutes.
3. Chair Announcements:
4. Conference Appointee Reports: City representatives to area-wide boards, commissions, and agencies may report on activities of the agency to which they are appointed at this time. It is requested that representatives only report if new information of general interest is available and that reports be brief.
5. Mayor Announcements: It is requested that mayors only report matters of general interest to all cities and that the reports be kept to two minutes or less.
6. State and Federal Legislative Update: These reports should also be limited to two minutes or less.
7. County Supervisor Announcements: Two minutes or less.
8. League of California Cities Update: Samantha “Sam” Brightman, East Bay Division Public Affairs Manager. New information only and of general interest to all cities.
9. Public Comments: Members of the public are advised that public comments at this place should be confined to items not on the agenda and should be limited to no more than 2 minutes in length. Also, no more than one speaker from any organization should address the mayors on the same evening.
10. Host City Welcome: Mayor Hugh Henderson will welcome all to Oakley.
15. Adjourn Conference to September 3 in Moraga.
Deadline for next agenda is 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
Brown Act Reminder: The Contra Costa Mayors Conference/City Selection Committee has a policy of complying with the letter and spirit of open meeting laws. Generally, off-agenda items maybe taken up only if:
1. Two-thirds of Conference voting members find a need for immediate action exists and the need to take action came to the attention of the Conference after the agenda was prepared (Note: If fewer than two-thirds of Conference members are present, taking up an off-agenda item requires a unanimous vote); or 2. A majority of the Conference finds an emergency (for example: work stoppage or disaster) exists.
A majority of any city council may not, consistent with the Brown Act, discuss specific substantive issues among themselves at Conference meetings. Any such discussion is subject to the Brown Act and must occur in a City Council meeting that complies with Brown Act requirements.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
2026
September 3, Moraga
October 1, Lafayette
November 5, Clayton
December 3, Pleasant Hill (No Speaker)
MINUTES OF THE
CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE
AND CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Meeting of Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Hosted by the City of San Pablo
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Anissa Williams called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL OF CITY DELEGATES:
Antioch: Mayor Ron Bernal
Brentwood: Mayor Susannah Meyer
Clayton: Mayor Jeff Wan
Concord: Mayor Laura Nakamura
Town of Danville: Mayor Newell Arnerich
El Cerrito: Mayor Gabe Quinto
Hercules: Mayor Christine Kelley
Lafayette: Absent
Martinez: Absent
Moraga: Vice Mayor Brian Dolan
Oakley: Absent
Orinda: Mayor Brandyn Iverson
Pinole: Mayor Pro-Tem Devin Murphy
Pittsburg: Absent
Pleasant Hill: Mayor Zac Shess
Richmond: Council Member Soheila Bana
San Pablo: Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
San Ramon: Mayor Mark Armstrong
Walnut Creek: Mayor Kevin Wilk
Presiding: Conference Chair: Anissa Williams.
The above delegates comprised a quorum for the meetings.
1. Program: Lindy Johnson of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority provided a brief overview of the Authority’s new Transportation Expenditure Plan and asked mayors and cities for assistance in outreach to encourage participation in planning and build support for CCTA projects going forward.
2. Approval of Minutes: of the June 4, 2026 Conference Meeting.
Action: Motion to approve the minutes of the June 4, 2026 Conference meeting passed unanimously. Voting aye were delegates from Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, and Pittsburg were absent.
3. CSC was called to order to make CSC Appointments to two, 2-year terms of office ending June 30, 2028 on the Contra Costa Countywide Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board (CCCRSAOB). As there were no written nominations by the deadline, Concord Council Member Laura Hoffmeister was nominated from the floor as a member and Richmond Council Member Cesar Zapeda was nominated from the floor as an Alternate Member. There were no other nominees.
Action: Motion to appoint Laura Hoffmeister as a member and Cesar Zapeda as an alternate member to two-year terms ending June 30, 2028 on the CCCRSAOB passed unanimously. Voting aye were delegates from Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, and Pittsburg were absent.
4. Conference reconvened to make Appointments, extending to June 30, 2028, to two positions on the East Bay Economic Development Alliance Executive Committee. Clayton Council Member Kim Trupiano and Pinole Mayor Pro Tem Devin Murphy were nominated. There were no other nominations by the deadline.
ACTION: Motion to apply Conference rule and appoint Kim Trupiano and Devin Murphy to positions extending to June 30, 2028 on the East Bay Economic Alliance Executive Committee passed unanimously. Voting aye were delegates from Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, and Pittsburg were absent.
5. Appointment to an open ended term of office on the Contra Costa County Local CAL-ID Remote Access Network Board that is currently open. This Board typically meets once a year in August, and, according to State law, a mayor must represent Contra Costa cities. Any current mayor can serve on this Board. There were no nominations by the deadline. Antioch Mayor Ron Bernal volunteered to serve in this position.
Action: Motion to appoint Mayor Ron Bernal to the Contra Costa CAL-ID Board passed unanimously: Voting aye were delegates from Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, and Pittsburg were absent.
6. Appointment to a term ending June 30, 2028 on the Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance Board of Directors currently filled by Walnut Creek Mayor Kevin Wilk. Kevin Wilk applied for reappointment. There were no other nominations by the deadline.
ACTION: Motion to apply Conference rule and appoint Kevin Wilk to a position extending to June 30, 2028 on the Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance Board of Directors passed unanimously. Voting aye were delegates from Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Lafayette, Martinez, Oakley, and Pittsburg were absent.
7. Chair Announcements: Chair Anissa Williams noted that there were few responses to the survey sent out via email and that it will be resent.
8. Conference Appointee Reports: Newell Arnerich noted that CCTA is undertaking a student survey regarding the new transportation plan and that there was a successful mobility summit in Concord last month. Christine Kelley noted various Economic Development Authority events. Gabe Quinto noted that the Air District Board would be reconsidering possible gas appliance restrictions in late 2026 or early 2027. Kevin Wilk thanked all for his reappointment to the Family Justice Board and noted that the temporary East County facility will soon open in Antioch while the search for a permanent site continues. Soheila Bana noted that the Board of Supervisors reauthorized the continuation of the HazMat Commission. Maureen Toms noted that the ABAG General Assembly was successful with good attendance by Contra Costa cities, the budget was approved, and Fred Castro was recognized upon his pending retirement as
9. Mayor Announcements: Various mayors announced events, programs, and projects in their communities. Concord introduced their new City Manager Jay Wilverding.
10. State and Federal Legislative Update: Staff for Federal and State elected officials noted various pieces of pending legislation, town halls, and adoption of the State budget.
11. County Supervisor Announcements: None.
12. League of California Cities Update: None.
13. Public Comments: A representative from EBMUD gave a short water emergency preparedness quiz. Carl Swift a displaced refinery worker highlighted the dangerous conditions due to the Marathon employee lockout. Mark Foley noted BART continuation of ridership increases. A representative from AC Transit talked of the importance of the November election on funding for transit. Soheila Bana talked of the work of the Fire Safety Council and the importance of a strong community warning system. A representative of County Connection noted the critical importance of the transit funding Measure on the November ballot.
12. Host City Welcome: Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado welcomed all to San Pablo and introduced current and former council members and mayors as well as City staff.
13. Chair Anissa Williams adjourned the meeting to August 6 in Oakley.