City Council
City of San Pablo
Meeting Agenda
Council Chambers
1000 Gateway Avenue
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 215-3000
www.SanPabloCA.gov
Mayor Patricia Ponce
Vice Mayor Arturo Cruz
Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Councilmember Rita Xavier
Councilmember Abel Pineda
City Council Chambers
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6:00 PMMonday, March 18, 2024
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:15 PM
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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.
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March 18, 2024City 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
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION
Adjourn to Closed Session regarding:
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Gov’t Code Section 54956.8:
PROPERTY: 13831 San Pablo Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806 (a portion of the former City Hall site located generally at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Church Lane)
AGENCY NEGOTIATORS: Matt Rodriguez AND Charles Ching
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: Danco Communities
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Payment for Disposition of Property
24-1231.
* * * END OF CLOSED SESSION * * *
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
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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
PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2024 AS
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-1092.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
PRESENTATION AND UPDATE BY WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DR. CHRIS HURST TO SAN
PABLO CITY COUNCIL
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
24-0603.
Recommendation: For Informational Purposes Only
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 MARCH 4,
2024
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
24-1074.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
PERIODIC REPORTS
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CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR
THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-1265.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
LIABILITY CLAIMS
CONSIDER DENYING LIABILITY CLAIM OF ANTOINE ANDERSON (DOL 11/07/23)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-1156.
Recommendation: Deny the claim per the recommendation of the Municipal Pooling Authority (MPA), the City's joint risk pool.
PROCLAMATIONS
CONSIDER APPROVING REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2024 AS PRESCRIPTION
DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-1287.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY A 2024 - 2025
FEDERAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR CITY PRIORITY PROJECTS
TRANSMITTED ON MARCH 1, 2024 FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR
PONCE TO THE CITY’S FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES (U.S.
SENATORS ALEX PADILLA (D-CA); AND LAPHONZA BUTLER,
(D-CA); AND U.S. CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
GARAMENDI, D-8TH DISTRICT)
CEQA: This proposed action not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-1188.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY A 2024 - 2025
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FUNDING REQUEST FOR CITY PRIORITY
PROJECTS TRANSMITTED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2024 FROM SAN
PABLO MAYOR PONCE TO THE CITY’S STATE REPRESENTATIVES
(STATE SENATOR NANCY SKINNER (D-9th; AND STATE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BUFFY WICKS (D-12TH)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-1199.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
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CONSIDER APPROVING THE AMENDED BUDGET CALENDAR FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2027 TRIENNIAL BUDGET
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-11010.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO: (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING CONSULTING
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BROWN AND CALDWELL FOR
ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,000,
FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION UNDER THE AGREEMENT AS
AMENDED NOT TO EXCEED $132,154; AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE REALLOCATION OF $30,000 FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2023/24
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET (255-3510-43600) TO THE TRASH LOAD REDUCTION PROJECT (0907)
(320-0907-43600)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-11111.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO DIRECTING PREPARATION AND FILING OF THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE LEVY OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 FOR SAN PABLO STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1982-1
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA 24-11212.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE FIVE YEAR “ON-CALL” AGREEMENTS WITH: (A) ACCO
ENGINEERED SYSTEMS, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED
$50,000 ANNUALLY FOR MECHANICAL SERVICES; (B) MESA
ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $50,000 FOR MECHANICAL SERVICES; (C) HAMILTON TREE SERVICE, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $50,000 ANNUALLY FOR TREE
SERVICES; (D) HERCULES TREE SERVICE AND LANDSCAPE
CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $50,000
ANNUALLY FOR TREE SERVICES; AND (E) SKYVIEW TREE
EXPERTS, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $50,000 ANNUALLY
FOR TREE SERVICES
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-11313.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING RESOLUTION 2024-030
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY FOR CITY PARTICIPATION IN THE CALRECYLCE
SB1383 GRANT PROGRAM AND ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
SUCH GRANT FUNDS
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-11714.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH
DANCO COMMUNITIES FOR THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A
PORTION OF THE FORMER SAN PABLO CITY HALL LOCATED AT
13831 SAN PABLO AVENUE, SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA
CEQA: The former City Hall property was the subject of a Historic Resources Assessment Report
(www.sanpabloca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13643/Old-City-Hall-- -Historic-Report
<http://www.sanpabloca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13643/Old-City-Hall-- -Historic-Report> ) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment No. 4) prepared in connection with the approval of the Specific Plan Amendment/General Plan Amendment that designated the property as SP2-Mixed Use Center City Hall Site on February 20, 2018. As part of that approval, mitigation measures were adopted that must be complied with as part of the development of the project. Those mitigation measures have been incorporated as part of the agreement with the developer. There has been no change in circumstances that would warrant further environmental review at this time. Further, the Project meets the criteria established for the affordable housing exemption set forth in Section 15194 of the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (the “CEQA Guidelines”).
24-12415.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
PUBLIC HEARING
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CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ADOPTING AN
ADDENDUM TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR
GENERAL PLAN 2030; REPEALING THE 2015-2023 HOUSING
ELEMENT AND ADOPTING THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE
GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PERIOD OF 2023-2031; ADOPTING A NEW
COMMUNITY HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT
INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH ELEMENT OF THE SAN
PABLO GENERAL PLAN 2030; AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO
THE SAFETY & NOISE ELEMENT OF THE SAN PABLO GENERAL
PLAN 2030
CEQA: An Addendum to the 2030 General Plan EIR (certified on April 18, 2011) was prepared for the proposed Housing Element, Environmental Justice Element and Amendments to the Health and Safety & Noise Elements, which found that there would not be any new or additional significant environmental impacts that have not been previously evaluated. 24-10816.
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY 2023-25
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN UNDER, UNDER MAJOR
POLICY GOAL: IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, TO ADD POLICY NO. 517 -
AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY STAFF TO EXPLORE REGIONAL OR
SUB-REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ON: (1) PHASE I - FUTURE
PARTICIPATION IN CONTRA COSTA NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATIVE
PARTNERSHIP (NRP) THROUGH THE COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND REACH PROJECT JUVENILE DIVERSION
PROGRAM; AND (2) PHASE II - EXPLORE A NEW LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION (LEAD) PILOT PROGRAM
WHICH INTEGRATES A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES TO FURTHER REDUCE
RECIDIVISM TO ADDRESS LOW-LEVEL MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES;
AND (3) EXPLORE JOINT APPLICABLE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
WITH OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
FOR BOTH PROGRAMS & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-12017.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
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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.
24-02118.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
(Approved by Resolution 2024-007)
(a) Mayor Patricia Ponce
Assignment/Memberships: Contra Costa Mayors’ Conference (Primary); West Contra Costa Mayors’ & Supervisors ’ Association (Primary); League of CA Cities East Bay League Division (Alternate); Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors (Alternate); San Pablo Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (City Council Appointee ); Sister City Manzanillo Future Board Member Designation (Primary); City Auditor Review of City Financial Statements (Alternate);
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative; Economic Development, Housing & Project Management Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo/Lytton Tribe
(b) Vice Mayor Arturo Cruz
Assignment/Memberships: Association of Bay Area Governments (Alternate); Contra Costa Mayors’ Conference (Alternate); West Contra Costa Mayors’ & Supervisors’ Association (Alternate); San Pablo Community Grant Foundation Board (Member);
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative; Public Safety Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Smart 5G Policy Projects
(c) Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Assignment/Memberships: Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors (Primary); City Auditor Review of City Financial Statements (Primary);
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative; Public Safety Ad-Hoc Subcommittees:
(d) Councilmember Rita Xavier
Assignment/Memberships: Association of Bay Area Governments (Primary); League of CA Cities East Bay League Division (Primary); San Pablo Community Grant Foundation Board (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 (e) Councilmember Abel Pineda
Assignment/Memberships: West County Integrated Waste Management /Recyclemore JPA Authority (Alternate); 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
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
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