On Tuesday, the Oakley City Council will look at finalize the Bridgehead Industrial Project after its second reading.
In total, the Bridgehead Industrial Project could bring 3.1 million sf of industrial warehouse and logistic buildings to the City of Oakley. The project would sit on the 164-acre site with 10 buildings ranging from 117,180 sf to 936,680 sf. The exact tenants and operations for the proposed buildings are unknown at this time. The item was previously approved by the Oakley City Council in a 4-1 vote after receiving a planning commission recommendation.
At the March 10 meeting, Jason Bennet, a principal with JB2, the project developer and development partner of the Cline family, made the request to modify their application to remove data centers.
“I wanted to clear up some facts and misinformation about the project. When we sat down with the team to prepare the PUP and think through the project itself, this is a large-scale project, one of the key attributes of the project is the flexibility the project offers to attract and accommodate a wide variety of users. When we did that, we thought what were the predominate uses for this type of space out in the market. Our strategy was and remains to build warehouses, light industrial, logistics real estate for a very attractive class A business park in Oakley.”
Bennet added, given the market for data center use in the marketplace they thought it might be interesting to include it in the list of permitted uses.
“We have heard your concerns as a city council and we have certainly heard concerns of the community and in line with the fact that it was never our principal strategy to never develop data centers here, in fact w haven’t fully vetted bringing the infrastructure to the park to accommodate data centers, I respectfully request to modify our application to remove data center from the application in its entirety.”
This request has now been reflected by the City of Oakley in their ordinance.
According to Ordinance 3-26: WHEREAS, during the March 10, 2026 City Council Public Hearing, the Applicant stated they would remove the use classified as “Data Center” from the proposed Planned Unit District (“PUD”) that accompanied this Rezone application. Upon introduction of this ordinance, the City Council made a motion that included removing “Data Center” from the proposed PUD. As a result of the ordinance as introduced, the approved PUD has been amended to exclude “Data Center” from the list of uses allowed in the project
Background:
- March 11, 2026 – With Data Centers Removed, Oakley Approves Bridgehead Industrial Project
- Jan 21, 2026 – Split Vote: Oakley Planning Commission Makes Recommendation on Bridgehead Industrial Project
- Dec 14, 2025 – Oakley Receives 3.2 Million Square Feet Bridgehead Industrial Project Application
City Council 5% Pay Increase
City Attorney Derek Cole will report out regarding council salaries and is requesting direction, if any, regarding increasing council pay. Back in January 2024, the council, following SB 329, increased its council pay to $800 per month (they had the ability to increase up to $1,275). The salary increase to $800 went into effect December 2024.
Automatic raises are not permitted. The increases shall not exceed the greater of the following:
- 5 percent per calendar year since the last adjustment, which would raise the monthly salary to $882; or
- An amount equal to inflation since January 1, 2024, based on the California Consumer Price Index (“CCPI”), which would raise the monthly salary to about $848.2
If the City Council authorizes an increase in the City Council salary, special procedures apply beyond those that apply go general City ordinances. To comply with SB 329, the City Council must discuss any proposed ordinance, or amendment to an ordinance, to increase compensation in an open session with at least two regular meetings:
- First Meeting: At the first meeting, the City must present the proposed ordinance with findings demonstrating the need for increased compensation.
- Second Meeting: At least seven days after the first meeting, the City Council must hold a second meeting to consider adopting the ordinance.
The City Attorney requests that the City Council provide direction as to whether it requests that this office prepare an amendment to OMC 2.1.006—Compensation of City Council. If so, this Office also requests the Council provide direction as to whether it requests a 5 percent annual adjustment or an annual inflation adjustment based on the CCPI.
5801 Bridgehead Road Preliminary General Plan Amendment
This is a work session on a request by Loewke Planning Associates (“Applicant”) to discuss the merits of a potential project to amend the General Plan Land Use Designation of a 4.31-acre parcel at 5801 Bridgehead Road, from Commercial (“CO”) to Light Industrial (“LI”). The property was previously used as a contractor’s yard. The property owner seeks a change to light industrial to meet perceived demand for those land uses. The parcel is zoned C (General Commercial) District.
The project site is a 4.31-acre, currently vacant parcel that historically functioned as a contractor’s storage yard and was initially developed after 1978. Existing conditions consist primarily of bare soil and a non-potable water well. The site is fully fenced and is accessed from a single driveway connection to Bridgehead Road. Vegetation on-site is limited, with only a few scattered trees. The property is bordered by the Sandy Point Mobile Home Park to the south, State Route 160 to the west, the BNSF railway and a PG&E corporation yard to the north, and vineyards to the east across Bridgehead Road.
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Oakley City Council Meeting
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