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RESOLUTION 2023-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUBLEASE SUPPLEMENT NO. 6 BY AND
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TO CONTINUE 52 HOURS PER WEEK OF LIBRARY SERVICES AT THE SAN PABLO LIBRARY, AT A COST OF $124,525.
WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo (“City”) has long partnered with County of Contra Costa (“County”) to provide its citizens with a local branch of the County library system; and
WHEREAS, execution of Sublease Supplement No. 6 is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act because it would not result in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore are not considered a “project” subject to CEQA review. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065; 14 Cal. Code Regs.§ 15378.); and
WHEREAS, the City has been responsible for securing space for a local library branch and paying rent, maintenance and operational cost s related to the space, while the County provides all library services at that location at 13751 San Pablo Avenue in San Pablo; and
WHEREAS, operation of the San Pablo Library (“Library”) is governed under a Library Sublease and Service Agreement (“Subl ease”) with the County, and under the Sublease, the County Librarian provides a Sublease Supplement (“Supplement”) to the City by March 31 of each year which sets forth (i) the number of weekly baseline hours of library service the County will provide in the upcoming fiscal year 2022/23 (40 hours); (ii) the number of “extra or supplemental hours” of library service the City has requested the County to provide for the upcoming fiscal year; (iii) the resulting number of actual hours during which library services will be conducted at the Library for the upcoming fiscal year; and (iv) the cost of the extra hours to the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Sublease Supplement No. 6 dated March 3 1, 202 3, outlined that the County would maintain the existing level of l ibrary services for Fiscal Year 2023/24 by providing 40 base hours per week of library services, plus 12 extra hours of library services per week at the City’s expense, for a total of 52 hours per week of library services, which amount has proven sufficient , at a total cost of $ 124,525 for the fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein.
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Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a Sublease Supplement No. 6 with the County for library services at the San Pablo Library for FY 2023-24 at a total cost of $124,525 for 52 total weekly service hours, and to make changes or additions thereto with the concurrence of the City Attorney as are necessary or appropriate and that do not substantially alter the rights and obligations of the City thereunder.
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ADOPTED this 5th of June, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Abel Pineda, Mayor