City Council
City of San Pablo
Meeting Agenda
Council Chambers
1000 Gateway Avenue
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 215-3000
www.SanPabloCA.gov
Mayor Abel Pineda
Vice Mayor Patricia Ponce
Councilmember Arturo Cruz
Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Councilmember Rita Xavier
City Council Chambers
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6:00 PMMonday, November 6, 2023
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PUBLIC COMMENT:
At each meeting, the public has the opportunity to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda and, for items not appearing on the agenda but within the purview of the City Council, during ORAL COMMUNICATIONS .
Persons addressing the Council must limit their remarks to three (3) minutes unless an extension or decrease of time is set. As allowed by the Brown Act, the Mayor may limit the total time for public comments to facilitate the completion of business on the agenda.
• IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT:
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November 6, 2023City Council Meeting Agenda
AGENDA MATERIALS
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 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Brown Act, individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the meeting should submit a completed Meeting Accommodation Request Form by email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA .gov, with “Accommodation Request” listed in the subject line of the email.
Alternatively, completed Meeting Accommodation Request Forms may be submitted to the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 1000 Gateway Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806. Meeting Accommodation Request Forms may be found at https://www.sanpabloca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15988/FRM-Meeting-Accommodation-Request-Form-FINAL-020 823, or requested by email to [email protected], or by phone at (510) 215-3000.
Meeting accommodation requests should be submitted to the City as soon possible. The City will attempt to resolve before the meeting begins all accommodation requests received by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
No Closed Session.
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.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
PRESENTATIONS
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PRESENTATION BY ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT
ON ITS “REALIGN” INITIATIVE. A SYSTEM WIDE REDESIGN EFFORT
FOR ITS ENTIRE SERVICE NETWORK TO BETTER SERVE THE
NEEDS OF ITS RIDERS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA. THE
REGION’S TRANSPORTATION PATTERNS HAVE CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY DUE TO HYBRID WORK AND OTHER CHANGES IN
BEHAVIOR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND AC TRANSIT IS TRYING TO
MEET THOSE NEEDS
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
23-4001.
Recommendation: For Informational Purposes Only
PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY PUBLIC PROFIT ON THE
ANNUAL SAN PABLO BEACON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
FOR FY 2022/23 EVALUATION.
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
23-1882.
Recommendation: Receive and File
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar includes routine items that are to be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is requested, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.
MINUTES
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER
16, 2023
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
23-4113.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
PERIODIC REPORTS
TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2023
CEQA: This is not a project subject to CEQA.
23-4234.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Treasurer's Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN PABLO ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING $29,000 IN GRANT
FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM TO CONDUCT TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
OPERATIONS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED AND
INJURED IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS INVOLVING ALCOHOL OR OTHER
PRIMARY COLLISION FACTORS, AND RATIFYING THE CITY
MANAGER’S EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT.
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
23-4185.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE SAN PABLO CITY
COUNCIL (1) AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR
FUNDING ASSIGNED TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION (MTC) FOR THE CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (CCC)
MOBILITY HUB PROJECT (0901); (2) ACCEPTING FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,950,000 FROM THE MTC REGIONAL MOBILITY HUBS PROGRAM FOR THE CCC MOBILITY HUB PROJECT; (3) COMBINING
THE CCC MOBILITY HUB PROJECT WITH THE BROADWAY-EL
PORTAL SAFE ROUTES PROJECT (0704) (“PROJECT”); AND (4)
COMMITTING $964,000 OF LOCAL FUNDS AND OTHER POTENTIAL
GRANT FUNDING AS LEVERAGED FUNDS AND STATING
ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
CEQA: An environmental review analysis consistent with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements will be prepared for the design and construction plans at time of project implementation. 23-4256.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items scheduled.
ORDINANCES
No items scheduled.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
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CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAN PABLO BUSH AVENUE
POCKET PARK PROJECT DESIGN, NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMPIONS
PILOT PROGRAM, AND FACILITY NAMING POLICY PROCEDURES
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
23-4307.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
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.
23-2798.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
(Approved by Resolution 2022-013)
Informational reports from Councilmember representatives to the following committees, commissions and organizations; brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the City or Agency, as required by Government Code section 53232.3(d) (AB 1234); and other reports regarding items of general interest to the City Council. The City Council may take action on other items of interest that are specifically agendized herein:
(a) Mayor Abel Pineda
Memberships: Contra Costa County Mayors Association (Primary); West County Mayors & Supervisors Association (Primary); West County Integrated Waste Management /RecycleMore JPA Authority (Alternative); West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (Alternate); Standing Committees: Community Services
Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo /Lytton Tribe; Smart 5G Policy Projects; Solid Waste & Recycling Agreements, Programs and Services
(b) Vice Mayor Patricia Ponce
Memberships: Contra Costa Mayors' Conference (Alternate); West Contra Costa Mayors & Supervisors Association (Alternate); League of California Cities East Bay League Division (Alternate); MCE Clean Energy Board of Directors (Primary); San Pablo Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (City Council Appointee ); San Pablo-Manzanillo Future Board Member Designation (Primary); Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative; Economic Development, Housing & Project Management Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo/Lytton Tribe
(c) Councilmember Arturo Cruz
Memberships: Association of Bay Area Governments (Alternate); San Pablo Community Grant Foundation Board (Member)
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative; Public Safety Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Smart 5G Policy Projects
(d) Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Memberships: MCE Clean Energy Board of Directors (Alternate) Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative; Public Safety Ad-Hoc Subcommittees:
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(e) Councilmember Rita Xavier
Memberships: Association of Bay Area Governments (Primary); League of CA Cities East Bay League Division (Primary); San Pablo Community Grant Foundation (Member); West County Integrated Waste Management/RecycleMore JPA Authority (Primary); West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (Primary)
Standing Committees: Public Safety
Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Solid Waste & Recycling Agreements, Programs and Services
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to November 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m., in memory of Stella Allison, grandmother of Management Analyst LaTanya Fisher.