Contra Costa Mayors Conference

MEETING OF

CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE

& CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE

Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

Hosted by the City of Lafayette

Business Meeting and Dinner at:

Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA

Business Meeting will begin at 6:30 PM

Buffet Dinner with vegetarian options will follow the business meeting at the same location.

Dinner reservations are made through City of Lafayette

Rsvp to: Joanne Robbins, City Clerk jrobbins@lovelafayette.org

Reservation deadline: Sept. 24, 2026

Cancellation Deadline: Sept. 24, 2026 before 4:00 PM

Dinner Reservations: Two dinners are prepaid for each City. Please RSVP with the names and titles of all attendees. Others interested in staying for dinner must contact the City of Lafayette, as noted above, and pay at the door or mail payment to: City of Lafayette, Attn: Joanne Robbins, City Clerk, 3675 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 210, Lafayette, CA 94549, Individuals will be billed for reservations made but not cancelled by the deadline. Dinner cost is $80.00

JOINT MEETING OF

CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE &

CONTRA COSTA CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE

Thursday October 1, 2026

6:30 Business Meeting Agenda

Call Mayors Conference (Conference) to order, pledge allegiance to the flag, and roll call.

1. Program: Heather Peters, Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Principal for Strategic Initiatives, will present updates on the BAHFA’s strategic actions and ask for support from mayors and city councils.

2. Approval of minutes: (attached) of the September 3, 2026 Mayors Conference meeting.

Action: Move to approve September 3, 2026 Minutes.

3. Appointment to a three-year member term on the East Bay Regional Communication System (EBRCS) Board and a separate appointment to an Alternate Member term. Both new terms will extend to October 2029. Clayton Council Member Jim Dias has submitted his nomination (attached) for the full member position on the EBRCS Board. There were no other nominations for this position by the deadline.

ACTION: Move to apply Conference Rule and appoint Jim Dias to the member position on the EBRCS Board for a term extending to October 2029.

There were no nominations by the deadline for the Alternate Member term.

Action: The Conference members may accept nominations from the floor and make an appointment or may carry the nomination and appointment process over to the November meeting.

4. Chair Announcements:

5. Conference Appointee Reports: City representatives to area-wide boards, commissions, and agencies may report on activities of an 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.

6. 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.

7. State and Federal Legislative Update: These reports should also be limited to two minutes or less.

8. County Supervisor Announcements: Two minutes or less.

9. League of California Cities Update: Samantha “Sam” Brightman, East Bay Division Public Affairs Manager. New information only and of general interest to all cities.

10. 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.

11. Host City Welcome: Mayor Carl Anduri will welcome all to Lafayette.

12. Adjourn Conference to November 5 in Clayton.

Deadline for next agenda is 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 17, 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

November 5, Clayton

December 3, Pleasant Hill (No Speaker)

2027

January 7, Brentwood

February 4, San Ramon.

MINUTES OF THE

CONTRA COSTA MAYORS CONFERENCE

Meeting of Thursday, September 3, 2026.

Hosted by the Town of Moraga

CALL TO ORDER: Chair Anissa Williams called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL OF CITY DELEGATES:

Antioch: Council Member Monica Wilson

Brentwood: Mayor Susannah Meyer

Clayton: Council Member Jin Diaz

Concord: Absent

Town of Danville: Mayor Newell Arnerich

El Cerrito: Mayor Pro-Tem Rebecca Saltzman

Hercules: Mayor Christine Kelley

Lafayette: Mayor Carl Anduri

Martinez: Mayor Brianne Zorn

Moraga: Mayor Kerry Hillis

Oakley: Mayor Hugh Henderson

Orinda: Mayor Brandyn Iverson

Pinole: Mayor Anthony Tave

Pittsburg: Absent

Pleasant Hill: Mayor Zac Shess

Richmond: Absent

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 meeting.

1. Program: Saint Mary's College President Roger Thompson discussed the status and future direction of the College including a rise in enrollment, new degree programs, and new sports programs. He also asked for support and partnerships with Contra Costa cities in a variety of areas.

2. Approval of Minutes: of the August 6, 2026 Conference Meeting.

Action: Motion to approve the minutes of the August 6, 2026 Conference meeting passed unanimously. Voting aye were delegates from Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Danville, El Cerrito, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Concord, Pittsburg, and Richmond, were absent.

3. Call was made for nomination for appointment to a three-year member term on the East Bay Regional Communication System (EBRCS) Board currently occupied by Danville Council Member Karen Stepper, and for an Alternate Member term currently occupied by Clayton Council

Member Jim Diaz. Both new terms will extend to October 2029. The Conference will make appointments to new terms for these positions at the October 1, 2026 meeting. Any mayor or council member may serve in either of these positions. The incumbents are eligible to be reappointed. Nominations should indicate which position is being applied for. At the time this item was announced, Karen Stepper noted that she would not be running for reappointment.

Nominations for these positions shall be filed by email with Executive Director, Gary Pokorny: gjpokorn@lmi.net no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

4. Chair Announcements: None.

5. Conference Appointee Reports: Kevin Wilk announced that Camp Family Justice is upcoming. Newell Arnerich announced that CCTA would be launching a new “Transit Ready” program soon. Christine Kelley noted that the EBEDA manufacturing conference was well attended. Sue Noack noted that MTC is focused on SB 63 passage in November and that the new transportation planning cycle will be for an 8-year period that should reduce the amount of work associated with the previous 4-year cycle. Lisa Motoyama noted that ABAG has new officers.

6. Mayor Announcements: Various mayors announced festivals, events, and projects in their communities.

7. State and Federal Legislative Update: Various staff for Federal and State elected officials noted various pieces of pending legislation, town halls, and other events.

8. County Supervisor Announcements: Supervisor Candace Andersen noted that at least 93,000 persons have lost Federal medical coverage in our county and this is creating a huge workload for the County Health Department.

9. League of California Cities Update: The Legislature has reached the session finish and the League will be making calls asking city officials to urge the Governor to either sign or veto various pieces of legislation on his desk. She also urged cities to make their reservations for the League Annual Conference early while there are plenty of hotel rooms available.

10. Public Comments: Mark Orcutt of the East Bay Leadership Conference urged support for the Regional Transit Measure. Matt Rinn BART Director called attention to continued increase in ridership and various schedule changes to improve service on the Yellow line and urged support for the November transit measure. EBMUD Director Marguerite Young noted that the wildfire season is approaching and that EBMUD has placed emergency generators at all water supply locations at risk of emergency electric power shutoff to ensure service continuity. Speakers in favor of the Acalanes School District urged support for the upcoming school parcel tax on the November ballot and thanked the cities that have endorsed the measure and urged all cities and towns in the District to do so. Monica Burnick Sustainable Contra Costa Director invited all to the Sustainable Leadership Awards program.

11. Host City Welcome: Mayor Kerry Hillis welcomed all to Moraga and introduced current and former mayors and council members as well as City staff.

12. Chair Anissa Williams adjourned the meeting to October 1 in Lafayette.

A majority of any city council may not, consistent with the Brown Act, discuss specific substantive issues among themselves at Conference meetings.