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Sunol Community Council Meeting - June 18, 2026: Law Enforcement, SFPUC Pipeline, Wayfinding Signs, and Elections

Board of Supervisors — Thursday, June 18, 2026
BodyAlameda County, California
SessionBoard of Supervisors
DateThursday, June 18, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:03

I'll get you a gavel.

0:04

I'm gonna get you.

0:06

That would be great.

0:07

And that clock is not working, so we're gonna have to follow our uh clock work.

0:11

No, it's all I got you.

0:15

Okay.

0:16

Um, we roll call or we want to we have uh two people online.

0:24

Okay, we have the room.

0:29

There's nobody here.

0:32

Okay, we will still have a meeting.

0:35

Yes, all right.

0:36

Council member, uh, uh present.

0:43

Council member McLean, excuse council member start here, vice chair Harrison, excuse Chair DeGrange.

0:51

Here we have a quorum, okay.

0:53

Are there any public comments?

0:55

There were no public comments.

0:56

Public comments, okay.

0:58

Law enforcement.

1:01

Yep, Sergeant Franco, you're up.

1:03

All right.

1:04

Um so I don't even know if I need the point of super.

1:09

Uh so this month was a I like to say a law enforcement was a good month.

1:14

Um we had uh what I mean by that is low crime reports.

1:18

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.

1:28

Um we had a couple reports, but they were all property.

1:32

Uh and uh one for identities that but other than that, nothing major uh to report, which I like.

1:38

That's a good one, right?

1:39

I've been to plenty of critical things out in the valley.

1:42

Um, and the other thing is probably uh Deputy Edwards answered most of the questions for the fire incident that we had on Kiker.

1:50

All right.

1:51

And last sewing the stairs.

1:54

Yeah, yeah.

1:54

The last one was a good one.

1:55

That's what I talked about, uh.

1:58

Just I I just wanted to reiterate, so more people would be here so they hear it.

2:02

Like, if you see anything suspicious, always call if you don't want to dial 911, call the non-emergency line.

2:07

Like if there was somebody out there all night or during the day saying he was out of gas and asking for assistance.

2:13

Like, if he didn't want it from you guys, then call us.

2:16

We can help them, we can get a tow, we can do anything else.

2:19

But it's very odd for someone to be walking up Kyokare Road.

2:23

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?

2:34

Unless maybe they came over there on the bridge or something.

2:37

But other than that, you shouldn't have something like that in that area.

2:39

So but always call us.

2:41

If you don't call, then we don't know that's that's pending.

2:43

And yeah, our guys are spread out sometimes, but we'll always call.

2:46

We our our our philosophy in the way we've always been trained is if we will go to every call.

2:53

It doesn't matter who calls, we will go to that call every time.

2:56

That's what the sheriff's office does.

2:57

A lot of police departments will call and say, Well, what do you got going on?

3:00

You know, but the sheriff's office always goes to every call, so it's when you say the 20 sites.

3:05

Uh what happened in those 20 sites?

3:07

Well, 20 sites, uh stop signs, maybe speed, double, yeah, mostly traffic, uh, double yellow.

3:13

Um, those are the ones that are a big factor for us.

3:17

Double crossing over the WL to pass cars, like to us, I think is the most dangerous.

3:21

The stop signs are one thing, speed, but the W lines, like so our like I said, the guys spread out.

3:27

So they have to go to you know, Patterson Pass, Tesla Road, Basco, where it's more agrees where they're going, you know, 60-70 miles per hour out here.

3:35

Though the speeds are a little bit lower, but uh the dangers are still there on one of these turns on foothill or more than some other roads out here, so that's primarily what our sites are.

3:44

One of the things I noticed twice this week was I was sitting at the light on Main Street, trying to make eventually making a left-hand turn, and twice I saw the trucks that have the gravel in them go ripping through the bridge.

4:01

I mean, ripping through the bridge, and and everybody, I didn't have to do it because I was sitting there, and everybody who was on the bridge was like, oh, no place to go.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Safety█████████████████████████25%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████████19%
Community Engagement████████████████16%
Procedural███████████████15%
Technology and Innovation████████████12%
Economic Development████4%
Environmental Protection███3%
Traffic Safety██2%
Historic Preservation██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Sunol Community Council Meeting - June 18, 2026

The Sunol Community Council held its regular meeting on June 18, 2026, at 2:30 PM. The meeting included a law enforcement report, an update on the SFPUC pipeline replacement project, a proposal for permanent wayfinding signs, and the election of chair and vice chair. The council also addressed concerns about flock license plate readers and future agenda items.

Consent Calendar

  • The minutes from the May meeting were approved as modified, with the addition of an attachment from Rosemary on Firewise communities. The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public were present to provide comments.

Discussion Items

  • Law Enforcement Report (Sergeant Franco): Sergeant Franco reported a good month with low crime. A total of 147 citations were issued in the Tri-Valley area, 20 of which were in Sunol. Citations were primarily for traffic violations (stop signs, speed, crossing double yellow lines). He addressed concerns about gravel trucks speeding through the bridge on Main Street and promised to have motor units monitor the area. He also discussed the flock license plate reader system, noting that it only flags vehicles wanted for serious crimes (violent crimes, burglaries, etc.). Sergeant Franco offered to schedule Sergeant Culley, who oversees the flock system, to present at a future meeting to address community concerns about privacy and potential ICE access. The council agreed to aim for a September meeting for this presentation.
  • Council Staff Comments: Council members expressed concern about fire department response time on Kilkare Road. They also noted that Caltrans had cut down a protected oak tree near Four Corners, contradicting the EIR, and efforts are underway to get Caltrans to respond. A PGE flyer was distributed. The council discussed upcoming meetings and the need for Caltrans and PGE to present on their projects.
  • SFPUC Pipeline Update (Item 4A): Alicia Reinhardt, project manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, reported on the Sunol pipeline replacement project crossing Oro de la Laguna Creek. The goal is to secure drinking water and firefighting supply. Cultural discoveries were encountered during excavation, and coordination with tribal partners (Muwekma Ohlone, Confederated Villages of the Lisjan Nation, and Northern Valley Yokuts) is ongoing. A temporary pipeline and coffer dam will be installed to divert the creek with minimal aquatic impact. The first scheduled tie-in is planned for the night of June 23, 2026, which may cause temporary water pressure decreases but no full shut-offs. The project is expected to be completed by the end of August 2026, in coordination with the Caltrans bridge project. Questions were raised about the nature of the cultural discoveries (artifacts or remains) and potential rerouting of the pipeline.
  • Wayfinding Signs (Item 4B): The council discussed a request for $29,382.51 to fabricate and install three permanent wayfinding signs in downtown Sunol. A prototype sign was previously installed and received positive feedback. Concerns were raised about the two-year price increase, maintenance (especially lettering and vandalism), and finalizing sign locations and content. The item will be brought back next month with a revised funding request form and additional details from Benjamin (the project sponsor).
  • Election of Chair and Vice Chair (Item 4C): Chair DeGrange was nominated and re-elected as chair unanimously. Benjamin was nominated and elected as vice chair (with his prior consent) unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Votes: The May minutes were approved as modified (unanimous). Chair DeGrange and Vice Chair Benjamin were elected unanimously.
  • Directives: Sergeant Franco will arrange for Sergeant Culley to present on flock license plate readers at a future meeting (likely September). The wayfinding sign proposal will be revised and brought back in July. The council will continue efforts to engage Caltrans and PGE for presentations.
  • Future Agenda: The July meeting is expected to include a new business (underwater nuclear batteries from Northstar), updates from Caltrans and PGE, and a presentation on waste collection services by Andy Schneider. The flock license plate reader discussion may also be added.

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?

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