City of San Pablo
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
5:00 PM City Council Chambers
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Special Meeting / Housing Policy Workshop
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Ponce led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Councilmember Abel Pineda, Councilmember Rita Xavier, Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, Vice Mayor Arturo Cruz, and Mayor Patricia Ponce
Present: 5 -
Staff Present:
City Manager, Matt Rodriguez
City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey
Police Chief, Brian Bubar
City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt
Assistant City Clerk, Leticia I. Miguel
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment was received by Cordell Hindler.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of the Consent Agenda
It was moved by Vice Mayor Cruz, seconded by Councilmember Xavier,and approved by vote of those present, to adopt all items in the Consent Calendar. The motion passed as follows:
Aye: Pineda, Xavier, Pabon-Alvarado, Cruz, and Ponce5 -
July 10, 2024City Council Meeting Minutes - Final
1. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION REAPPROPRIATING AND
OBLIGATING $ 76,070.02 IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDING (FUND 120) TO THE NEW SAN PABLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERS AND REGIONAL TRAINING FACILITY PROJECT BUDGET (320-0104-43605-GFD-422) TO FUND TECHNOLOGY EXPENSES RELATED
TO THE PROJECT
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-259
Public Comment was received by Janet Pottier.
Adopted.
Enactment No: RES 2024-098
2. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH
MILES TREASTER & ASSOCIATES TO PURCHASE THE FURNITURE
PACKAGE FOR THE NEW SAN PABLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERS AND TRAINING CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 663,093 WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION OF $729,402 CEQA: The City with the assistance of Michael Baker and Associates (MBA) concluded that the proposed Police Department Headquarters and Public Safety Training Project ("Project") would continue to be consistent with the land use and zoning designation for the site and would not result in an increase in the severity of impacts identified in the prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR's) or Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) or any new impacts not previously considered in the prior EIRs and MND. In accordance with this analysis, MBA has prepared addenda to the two EIRs and the MND, which the City Council considered and approved on December 20, 2021.
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Public Comment was received by Janet Pottier.
Adopted.
Enactment No: RES 2024-099
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
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3. OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF HOUSING
POLICIES CONTAINED IN THE CITY’S ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT 24-264
There were approximately 3 public speakers.
Comments were made by the following individuals:
Maria T. Franco-Kearns, Soledad Garcia, and Veronica Martinez A motion was made by Councilmember Pabon -Alvarado, seconded by Vice Mayor Cruz, that this Presentation be Receive; and City staff proceed with direction and City Manager to return to the City Council, with appropriate policy items for amending the FY 2023-25 City Council Priority Workplan for policy implementation.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Pineda, Xavier, Pabon-Alvarado, Cruz, and Ponce5 -
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
4. 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.
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ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 6:54 p.m. to the regular meeting on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk
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Patricia Ponce, Mayor