Pleasant Hill council reviews two‑year goals as staff highlight safety, street projects and budgeting

Summary

At a Feb. 9 special meeting, Pleasant Hill City staff reviewed achievements from the prior two‑year goal cycle and outlined priorities for FY 26/27–27/28, from school resource officers and crime‑fighting technology to a $4.6 million intersection project, Measure K spending and plans for climate and land‑use updates.

Pleasant Hill City held a special goal‑setting meeting on Feb. 9, 2026, in which city staff presented highlights of accomplishments over the past two years and sought council direction on priorities for the next biennium. City Manager Ethan Bindernival opened the meeting and introduced the executive team before staff walked the council through achievements in public safety, streets, finance, planning, economic development and technology.

Chief of Police Scott Vermillion said the department now has “our school resource officer fully dedicated to College Park High School and other schools,” and described the department’s increasing use of data and technology to prevent and solve crimes. “One way we’re able to use these in a proactive manner is our license plate reader system,” Vermillion said, adding that the department recently audited sharing practices and is “not sharing our license plate data with federal” agencies while continuing to collaborate with other California law enforcement under state law.

Public Works Director Anne James highlighted a visible capital project at Contra Costa Boulevard and Taylor Avenue, saying the city received about $4,600,000 in state grant funding that helped pay for new signals, bike and pedestrian striping, sidewalks…

Pleasant Hill council reviews two‑year goals as staff highlight safety, street projects and budgeting

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