NewThu, Jun 18, 2026·Alameda County, California·Board of Supervisors

Sunol Community Council Meeting - June 18, 2026

Discussion Breakdown

Public Safety25%
Engineering And Infrastructure19%
Community Engagement16%
Procedural15%
Technology and Innovation12%
Economic Development4%
Environmental Protection3%
Traffic Safety2%
Historic Preservation2%
Public Engagement2%

Summary

Sunol Community Council Meeting - June 18, 2026

The Sunol Community Council met on June 18, 2026, with a quorum present. The meeting covered law enforcement updates, a discussion on flock license plate readers, an update on the SFPUC pipeline replacement project, a request for wayfinding signs, and the election of officers.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes from the May meeting were approved as modified, with the addition of a handout from the fire safety work group on Firewise communities. (Motion carried unanimously.)

Discussion Items

  • Law Enforcement Report: Sergeant Franco reported a low-crime month with 147 citations issued, 20 in the Sunol area, primarily for traffic violations. He discussed concerns about gravel trucks speeding on the bridge and encouraged residents to report suspicious activity. Council members raised concerns about fire department access on Kilcare Road and the need for better coordination.
  • Flock License Plate Readers: Council members reported receiving calls from residents concerned about privacy and potential ICE access to data. Sergeant Franco explained that the flock system only alerts on vehicles wanted for violent crimes, burglaries, etc., and that each entry requires a police report number. He stated that ICE has not used local law enforcement channels in their area. The council agreed to invite Sergeant Culley, who oversees the flock system, to a future meeting to address public questions.
  • SFPUC Pipeline Replacement Project: Alicia Reinhardt, project manager, provided an update. The project aims to replace the pipeline crossing Oroya de la Laguna Creek to ensure water supply. Work has begun, but cultural discoveries have been encountered, requiring coordination with tribal partners. A temporary pipeline and coffer dam will be installed. The first tie-in is scheduled for June 23, which may cause temporary pressure drops. The project is expected to be completed by the end of August, before school resumes. Council members asked about the nature of the discoveries and the timeline.
  • Wayfinding Signs Request: A request for $29,382.51 to fabricate and install three additional wayfinding signs was presented. Discussion included the price increase from the original bid, maintenance concerns, and the need for a revised form with the amount clearly stated. The item was deferred to the next meeting for further discussion and to allow the project lead, Benjamin, to answer questions.
  • Election of Chair and Vice Chair: Chair DeGrange was re-elected as chair. Benjamin was nominated and approved as vice chair. Both motions passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • The council approved the May minutes with the added attachment.
  • Chair DeGrange and Vice Chair Benjamin were re-elected for the upcoming term.
  • The wayfinding signs request was tabled until the July meeting pending a revised form and further discussion.
  • The council will schedule a presentation by Sergeant Culley on flock cameras, likely in September, to address public concerns.
  • Future agenda items for July include presentations from Caltrans, PGE, and Andy Schneider on waste collection, as well as the wayfinding signs and possibly the flock camera discussion.

Note: No public comments were received during the meeting.

Meeting Transcript

I'll get you a gavel. I'm gonna get you. That would be great. And that clock is not working, so we're gonna have to follow our uh clock work. No, it's all I got you. Okay. Um, we roll call or we want to we have uh two people online. Okay, we have the room. There's nobody here. Okay, we will still have a meeting. Yes, all right. Council member, uh, uh present. Council member McLean, excuse council member start here, vice chair Harrison, excuse Chair DeGrange. Here we have a quorum, okay. Are there any public comments? There were no public comments. Public comments, okay. Law enforcement. Yep, Sergeant Franco, you're up. All right. Um so I don't even know if I need the point of super. Uh so this month was a I like to say a law enforcement was a good month. Um we had uh what I mean by that is low crime reports. Uh the our total guys in our in our valley wrote 147 sites, 20 were in Sanoa area, so the Tri-Valley um big area. Um we had a couple reports, but they were all property. Uh and uh one for identities that but other than that, nothing major uh to report, which I like. That's a good one, right? I've been to plenty of critical things out in the valley. Um, and the other thing is probably uh Deputy Edwards answered most of the questions for the fire incident that we had on Kiker. All right. And last sewing the stairs. Yeah, yeah. The last one was a good one. That's what I talked about, uh. Just I I just wanted to reiterate, so more people would be here so they hear it. Like, if you see anything suspicious, always call if you don't want to dial 911, call the non-emergency line. Like if there was somebody out there all night or during the day saying he was out of gas and asking for assistance. Like, if he didn't want it from you guys, then call us. We can help them, we can get a tow, we can do anything else. But it's very odd for someone to be walking up Kyokare Road. Like we we have sometimes issues on Niles Canyon or Palomaras, but you know, Kyokare Road is so further off the beaten path that you shouldn't have people going up in that area, right? Unless maybe they came over there on the bridge or something. But other than that, you shouldn't have something like that in that area. So but always call us. If you don't call, then we don't know that's that's pending. And yeah, our guys are spread out sometimes, but we'll always call. We our our our philosophy in the way we've always been trained is if we will go to every call. It doesn't matter who calls, we will go to that call every time. That's what the sheriff's office does. A lot of police departments will call and say, Well, what do you got going on?