City Council
City of San Pablo
Meeting Agenda - Final
1000 Gateway Avenue
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 215-3000
www.SanPabloCA.gov
Mayor Rita Xavier
Vice Mayor Abel Pineda
Councilmember Patricia Ponce
Councilmember Arturo Cruz
Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Via Teleconference/Videoconference12:00 PMMonday, August 22, 2022
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
City Council and Staff will attend via Teleconference/Videoconference This meeting is being held in accordance with the Brown Act as amended by Assembly Bill 361 and following the initial determination of the City Council, pursuant to Resolution 2021 129, dated October 4, 2021, that following consideration of the State of Emergency due to the COVID -19 pandemic that the City Council, Standing Committees, and Commissions subject to the Brown Act shall continue to meet remotely through teleconference or videoconference given the following findings:
i. The emergency continues to impact the ability of the City Council, its Standing Committees and Commissions, as well as the staff and members of the public, from meeting safely in person; and
ii. The Contra Costa County Health Department encourages holding public meetings online (teleconferenced or videoconferenced) meetings.
In order to comply with public health recommendations the requirement to provide a physical location for members of the public to participate in the meeting has been suspended. However, the public can participate in the meeting in the following ways:
1. Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting during Livestream Online at: https://www.sanpabloca.gov/1400/City-CouncilLSA-Planning-CommAgendasMin; OR https ://tinyurl.com/SPCC-082222 (no password needed ); OR Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, please click this URL to join https://tinyurl.com/SPCC-082222.
Or join by phone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location ):
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August 22, 2022City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
2. Public comments may be submitted watching the meeting via online link :
https://tinyurl.com/SPCC-082222.
a. Via EMAIL to CityClerk@SanPabloCA .gov. Each email must contain in the subject line "PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA" [ or] "PUBLIC COMMENTS - AGENDA ITEM #__ ”. Comments received by 12 noon on the day of the meeting will be provided in advance to the City Council and posted online with the agenda materials. b. During the meeting, the public may provide public comments via email to [email protected], which will be read into the record before Council consideration of the item and will be limited to three (3) minutes. Comments that do not conform to the City Council's rules of decorum may be summarized rather than read verbatim.
c. To make a public comment on a desired item while participating in the webinar, click on the “Raise Your Hand” option within the online webinar tool, or if participating via phone – press *9.
d. Written comments on agenda items shall be submitted by noon on the day of the meeting to allow sufficient time for copying and consideration before Council consideration of the agenda item. Written comments exceeding one page must be submitted by 7:30 am on the day of the meeting.
As allowed by the Brown Act, the Mayor may limit the total time for public comment to facilitate the completion of business on the agenda. All comments received by the close of the meeting will be available after the meeting as supplemental materials and will become part of the official meeting record.
Please note that all information provided in public comments including phone number called with, email addresses and any other personal information written or stated is subject to disclosure on the broadcast of the video- or tele -conferenced meeting .
Comments posted online will not include personal information.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring assistance or auxiliary aids in order to participate should contact the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 1000 Gateway Avenue, San Pablo, or by calling (510) 215-3000, as soon as possible prior to the meeting. The City will give such requests primary consideration, taking into account undue financial and administrative burdens or fundamental alterations in the city service, program or activity.
Copies of this Agenda and non -exempt public records relating to an open session item on this agenda will be available for public view at the City Clerk ’s Office, 1000 Gateway Avenue, San Pablo. The full agenda packet may also be viewed on the city website at https://www.sanpabloca.gov/1400/City-CouncilLSA-Planning-Comm-AgendasMin.
August 22, 2022City Council Meeting Agenda - Final
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Speakers wishing to address the Council on a specific agenda item should file a form with the City Clerk indicating the agenda item. The Mayor will invite you to speak at the appropriate time when the matter is being considered. If you desire to address the Council, please file your name and address with the City Clerk on forms available at the podium. We also ask that all cell phones be turned off or silenced during the meeting.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time for comments on any item within the Council ’s subject matter jurisdiction, if such item is NOT listed on tonight ’s agenda. The Council may not engage in discussion or take action on any item that is not specifically listed on the agenda. Your item may be referred to city staff for investigation, report or placement on a future agenda. Persons addressing the Council are required to limit their remarks to three (3) minutes unless an extension or decrease of time is ordered. Please file your name and address with the City Clerk on forms available at the speaker’s podium.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO CANCELING THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND
INSTEAD APPOINTING THE INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED TO EACH
VACANT OFFICE TO TAKE OFFICE ON DECEMBER 5, 2022.
#22-3481.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution canceling the November 8, 2022 Municipal Election and appointing the following persons nominated to take the elected office indicated below as of December 5, 2022:
Rita Xavier - Member of the City Council
Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado - Member of the City Council
Viviana Toledo - City Treasurer
Dorothy Gantt - City Clerk
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
MATERIALS SUBMITTED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA
WILL BE APPENDED AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS NOT
AN ACTION ITEM BUT MERELY A MECHANISM FOR MATERIALS
SUBMITTED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA TO BE
APPENDED TO THE PUBLISHED AGENDA AFTER THE COUNCIL
MEETING.
#22-3492.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to regular meeting of Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 6:00 pm.