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
Members of the public may view this meeting
online by using this URL
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83708212256
6:00 PMMonday, July 1, 2024
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* NOTICE:
Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in-person at Council Chambers.
Members of the public may also view the meeting on online at https ://us02web.zoom.us/j/83708212256 or during livestream online at https://sanpablo.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Please note the following temporary change to the City's public comment procedures: Public comment by zoom or telephone will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided only in -person in Council Chambers or via email as set forth below.
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:
Any person wishing to make such address Council should first complete and deliver a "Speaker Form" available at the speaker's podium and submit it to the City Clerk identifying the agenda item. The Mayor will invite you to speak at the appropriate time when the matter is being considered. • WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public comments may also be submitted 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 No.__”. Written comments received by 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting will be provided in advance to the City Council and posted online with the agenda materials. During the meeting, the public may provide written public comments via email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA .gov. All written comments received after noon the day of the meeting will not be read out loud and will be provided directly to the members upon receipt and distributed with supplemental materials following the meeting.
Please note that all information provided in public comments, including email addresses and any other personal information written or stated, is subject to disclosure on the broadcast of the video- or tele-conferenced meeting.
July 1, 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
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON 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
SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF POLICE OFFICER KRISTINA FOSTER
AND BROOKE KOBOLD
24-2151.
Recommendation: Present Life Saving Award
PRESENTATION AND UPDATE BY THE CONTRA COSTA MOSQUITO
AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
24-2452.
Recommendation: For Informational Purposes Only
July 1, 2024City Council Meeting Agenda
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 JUNE 17,
2024
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
24-2203.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 10,
2024
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
24-2194.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF
REPLACEMENT PROJECT (0107); (2) AWARDING A CONTRACT TO
CENTRAL ROOFING, INC.; (3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CENTRAL ROOFING, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $254,000 WITH A 15% CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL
AUTHORIZATION OF $292,100 FOR THE PROJECT; AND (4)
APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $341,100 FROM FUND 130 - BUILDING & FACILITIES MAINTENANCE RESERVE FUND TO THE PROJECT.
CEQA: This Project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, as it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The CEQA Notice of Exemption will be filed following award.
24-1635.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
July 1, 2024City Council Meeting Agenda
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A THREE-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SOUNDTHINKING, INC., FORMERLY SHOTSPOTTER, INC., AT A TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $406,527, SUBJECT TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-2406.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CITYWIDE TRASH CAPTURE
DEVICE INSTALLATION PROJECT; (2) AWARDING A CONTRACT TO UNITED STORM WATER, INC.; (3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH UNITED STORM WATER, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $145,558 WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION NOT TO EXCEED $160,114 FOR THE PROJECT;
AND (4) APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED
RESERVED - NPDES MRP COMPLIANCE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT
IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO THE PROJECT BUDGET
CEQA Compliance Statement
The Citywide Trash Capture Device Installation Project was assessed and determined to be Categorically Exempt from environmental review under Section 15301 of the CEQA Regulations. The CEQA Notice of Exemption was filed at the Contra Costa County Clerk’s Office on 06/12/2024. 24-2427.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
July 1, 2024City Council Meeting Agenda
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION (1) ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING PROPOSITION 1 STORM WATER GRANT PROGRAM
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT $1,412,860 TO THE SUTTER AVENUE
URBAN GREENING PROJECT (“PROJECT”, CIP 0300); (2)
UNAPPROPRIATING MEASURE J FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,412,860 FROM THE PROJECT; (3) REALLOCATING $100,000 OF
GENERAL FUNDS FROM THE PROJECT TO THE BUSH POCKET
PARK PROJECT (CIP 0502) AND; (4) REALLOCATING $100,000 OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDS (FUND 120) FROM
THE BUSH POCKET PARK PROJECT (CIP 0502) TO THE PROJECT
CEQA: The Sutter Avenue Urban Greening Project was assessed and determined to be Categorically Exempt from environmental review under Sections 15304(b)&(f), 15301(b)&(c), and 15302(c) of the CEQA Regulations. The CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) was originally filed with the Contra Costa County Clerk’s Office on January 31, 2022, and a revised NOE was filed on March 13, 2024.
24-2578.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW 2024 FORD SUPER DUTY F-600 TRUCK WITH AN ASPHALT PATCHING
MACHINE, USING A COMPETITIVELY BID COOPERATIVE
PURCHASING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 3.16.110(E)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-2519.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A MAPLE HALL
RENTAL FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,005 FOR THE LATINA CENTER’S WOMEN’S HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND YOUNG LATIN
FUTURE LEADERS PROGRAMS GRADUATION
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-24610.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
ORDINANCES
July 1, 2024City Council Meeting Agenda
WAIVE SECOND READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE 2024-002
AMENDING THE SAN PABLO SPECIFIC PLAN CHAPTER 2: LAND
USE, TABLE 2-2, LAND USE STANDARDS BY CLASSIFICATION,
FOOTNOTE 6, REGARDING DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES FOR FAST
SERVICE, FULL SERVICE, AND GENERAL RESTAURANTS IN THE
RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE, MIXED USE CENTER NORTH, MIXED USE
CENTER SOUTH, COMMERCIAL MIXED USE, NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL AND REGIONAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND FOR
COFFEE SHOPS/CAFES IN THE RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE AND
MIXED USE CENTER NORTH AND SOUTH DISTRICTS
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15061(b) (3) General Rule with no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
24-24811.
Recommendation: Waive second reading; adopt Ordinance
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items scheduled.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FACILITY
NAME FOR THE CITY’S NEW NEIGHBORHOOD POCKET PARK
LOCATED AT 1701 BUSH AVENUE
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-24312.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
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.
24-02813.
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:
July 1, 2024City Council Meeting Agenda
(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; External & Internal Technology Feasibility 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; External & Internal Technology Feasibility Projects
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:00 pm.