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, November 4, 2024
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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.
November 4, 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
PRESENTATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY PUBLIC PROFIT ON THE
ANNUAL SAN PABLO BEACON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
FOR FY 2023-24 EVALUATION
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3681.
Recommendation: For Informational Purposes Only
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
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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 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OF OCTOBER 21, 2024
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
24-3802.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
PERIODIC REPORTS
TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, 2024
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3783.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Treasurer's Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
CLAIMS
CONSIDER DENYING LIABILITY CLAIM OF ALEX FLORES (DOL
9/23/24)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3814.
Recommendation: Deny the claim per the recommendation of the Municipal Pooling Authority (MPA), the City's joint risk pool.
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
PROPOSED 2025 CALENDAR OF CITY COUNCIL / LOCAL
SUCCESSOR AGENCY / JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING DATES
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3845.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAN PABLO
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AS A PARTICIPATING AGENCY IN THE CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY MAJOR CRIMES INVESTIGATION TASK FORCE
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3796.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH THE KENSINGTON POLICE PROTECTION AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE DISTRICT
ONGOING MANAGED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SERVICES
FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2024, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026 WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $60,165, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3427.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TO REDUCE
YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND INCREASE SAFETY IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND (2) ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDING
REIMBURSEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $32,700 OVER
THE DURATION OF THE GRANT PERIOD, TO FUND
GRANT-APPROVED ALCOHOL SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
OPERATIONS AND MATERIAL ACQUISITION
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3668.
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 AN AGREEMENT WITH SOS RICHMOND FOR CREEK
CLEAN UP, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, JOB COUNSELING, AND OTHER SERVICES, FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR
2026-27, SUBJECT TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY, FOR A TOTAL
CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $31,525 OVER THE THREE
(3) YEAR PERIOD.
CEQA: Creek cleanup services are categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 for actions by regulatory agencies to protect the environment. Housing assistance, job counseling and other services are not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-3199.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES
(BACR) FOR AN EIGHT-MONTH FULL-TIME FELLOW IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,000 QEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 24-37210.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING AGREEMENT
WITH INTERWEST CONSULTING GROUP, INC. FOR ON-CALL
BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES TO ADD $50,000, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $230,000
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) states that a “project” does not include the creation of government funding mechanisms or other governmental fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
24-37711.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS
No items scheduled.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
No items scheduled.
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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.
24-03512.
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 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); Governing Board of the Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ) (Primary) 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
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(e) Councilmember Abel Pineda
Assignment/Memberships: West County Integrated Waste Management /Recyclemore JPA Authority (Alternate); West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (Alternate); Governing Board of the Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ) (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; Explore Amendment to City’s Adopted Local Economic & Opportunity Policy
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to November 18, 2024 at 6:00 pm., in memory of Ana Espinoza, cousin to Vice Mayor Cruz.