CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
1025 ESCOBAR STREET  
MARTINEZ, CA 94553  
Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, August 12, 2025  
6:00 PM  
3090 Ranch Lane, Bethel Island, Ca  
Bethel Island Municipal Advisory Council  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Roll Call and Introductions  
Pledge of Allegiance  
APPROVAL of agenda  
Continued; not presented, technical system issues  
A motion was made by Mark Whitlock seconded by Phil Kammerer that this was  
approved.. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Motion:  
Kammerer  
Second:  
Allen  
Allen, Bittner, Brunham, Kammerer, and Whitlock  
Aye:  
Aye:  
Allen, Bittner, Brunham, Kammerer, and Whitlock  
4.  
Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda  
(speakers are limited to three minutes).  
Lori Castillo: Stone Road drainage concerns ongoing; BIMID rock project letter continued delays and  
no timeline for completion without responsiveness to inquiries to give clarification. Would like to have  
townhall meetings. BIMAC needs to assign members to BIMID park committee for collaboration.  
Lisa Kirk: BIMID has a park committee, BIMAC does not; BIMAC committee assignments are not  
clear; BIMID is the special district that oversees parks; Suggestion - BIMAC assign members to attend  
official BIMID standing park committee meeting; BIMAC needs emergency response committee  
Bethi Carver: Need for Emergency Prep committee, concerns about Firewise program accessibility  
requirements and lack of community engagement; Other island concerns include: CERT LISTOS, and  
Heartsafe.  
5.  
BIMAC Council Member Reports  
Mark Whitlock: ongoing health issues with vision issues in left eye; would like to remain seated on  
floor due to visibility issues. Confirmed 602 status with Lt. White (Sheriff Office) Would like to engage  
BIMID for consideration of 602 status on park property, no response at this time.  
a.  
Mark Whitlock: ongoing health issues with vision issues in left eye; would like to remain seated  
on floor due to visibility issues.  
6.  
Consent Items  
APPROVE Record of Actions - July 8, 2025  
This was continued.  
7.  
Agency Reports  
a.  
Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff - Lt. White  
National Night Out went well; Boats and Berries participation; July data - 183 responses, 13 reports, 5  
arrests  
b.  
c.  
Contra Costa Fire Protection District - Michelle Reinhart via Anna Cleese  
Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis - Anna Cleese  
- Bethel Island Road Culvert Repair, approved BOS, TBD  
- Clean Up Day, ready to roll  
- BIMAC bi-annual training  
- Safety Day, ongoing connections  
- Cooling Stations/Locations  
- Red Cross Blood drive events  
- D3/Bethel Island, engagement and messaging goals  
8.  
Discussion Items  
a.  
DISCUSS and CONSIDER removal of Park Committee from standing agenda and  
future frequency  
BIMAC board would like to discuss further in future meetings; BIMID updates only?; General  
concerns from board and community members that lack of a BIMAC assigned BIMID park meeting  
attendee is confusing things; Future meetings, request BIMID updates  
This was continued.  
b.  
DISCUSS and CONSIDER removal of Code Enforcement from standing agenda and  
future frequency  
BIMAC would like to discuss more at future meeting; maybe set to a quarterly or bi-annual schedule  
This was continued.  
c.  
DISCUSS and CONSIDER removal of Emergency Preparedness Committee from  
standing agenda and future frequency  
BIMAC would like to discuss more at future meeting; maybe set to a quarterly or bi-annual schedule  
This was continued.  
c.  
DISCUSS current status of additional dumping sign project led by Phil Kammerer  
Phil Kammerer has worked to identify some ideal locations for sign placement and will work with  
Supervisor Burgis staff and Public Works to determine status of project from Fall 2024.  
This was continued.  
d.  
DISCUSS relevance of decorative banners under BIMAC purview and/or assignment to  
person or department for next steps  
Discussed and no relevance/scope to BIMAC decided, perhaps if there is a future comment or  
recommendation that BIMAC is being asked to make, that request could be considered.  
. The motion failed  
Motion:  
Second:  
Kammerer  
Allen  
Aye:  
Whitlock  
Nay:  
Allen, Bittner, Brunham, and Kammerer  
Failed  
Result:  
9.  
Committee Reports  
a.  
Code Enforcement  
Bethel Island Chamber of Commerce  
Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District (BIMID)  
Bethel Island Post Office  
Park Committee  
San Joaquin Yacht Club  
Scout Hall  
Heart Safe Communities Program  
Emergency Preparedness Committee  
Code Enforcement, not assigned  
- None  
Chamber, Lori Castillo  
- Paint Night Sept  
- Boats and Berries coming soon  
BIMID, Lisa Kirk  
- 2005 evacuation plan  
- 2017 County plan for flooding and reclamation  
- CERT needs a sponsor  
- Upcoming BIMID study in planning (date to be determined) levees, drainage, recommendations for  
Stone Road, etc  
- Upcoming BIMID park committee meeting, report to follow  
San Joaquin Yacht Club, Pam Allen  
- Breakfast for Boats and Berries will be at the club  
Scout Hall, Lori Castillo  
- eventually requests for hall use will go through board  
Heart Safe Community, Mark Whitlock  
- no update  
Emergency Preparedness, unassigned  
- no update  
10.  
Correspondence  
a.  
RECEIVE BIMAC July Correspondence to include Planning Commission, Zoning  
Authority, and Public Hearing (pertaining to Bethel Island)  
Motion:  
Second:  
Allen  
Kammerer  
Aye:  
Allen, Bittner, Brunham, Kammerer, and Whitlock  
Passed  
Result:  
Adjourn  
Meeting adjourned 7:47pm  
The Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend  
the Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting. Any  
disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by  
the County to a majority of members of the Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are  
available for public inspection at 3361 Walnut Avenue, Brentwood CA, during normal business hours.  
Staff reports related to items on the agenda are also accessible online at www.contracosta.ca.gov. If the  
Zoom connection malfunctions for any reason, the meeting may be paused while a fix is attempted. If  
the connection is not reestablished, the committee will continue the meeting in person without remote  
access. Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day  
prior to the published meeting time.  
The next meeting is currently scheduled for September 9, 2025.  
For Additional Information Contact: Anna Cleese, District Representative, (925) 655-2334