FY 2025-27 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN UPDATE
SUMMARY OF NEW POLICY AMENDMENTS
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following summary of new policy amendments directed by City Council minute action on March 24, 2025, as follows:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS:
• RHNA Compliance
1. Explore policy to enhance affordable housing programs to ensure RHNA Compliance Goals by 2031;
CITY IMAGE & BEAUTIFICATION
• Promote City
1. Explore policy feasibility of expanding City Image and Promotional opportunities (i.e. Launch a Comprehensive Marketing Campaign)
• Litter Control/Illegal Dumping
2. Expand educational marketing outreach and seek new partnerships to eradicate or greatly reduce Litter Control and Illegal Dumping (i.e. Sustain San Pablo Shines Campaign)
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
• Create Jobs
1. Explore policy feasibility to expand availability of Local Apprenticeship Programs for City projects under City’s adopted Local Hiring and Economic Opportunity Policy
2. Create new job opportunities for local residents in conjunction with SPEDC
RENTAL PROTECTIONS:
1. Explore policy feasibility to enhance tenant protections provided by the City to include:
a. Just Cause Eviction beyond State law (AB 1482- CA Tenant Protection Act of 2019); and b. New Anti-Harassment Protection Ordinance for Tenants
TRANSPORTATION:
• Street Maintenance
1. Continue to seek new funding sources to enhance street rehabilitation, patch paving and slurry seal projects to fix City streets and to enhance City’s PCI Index.
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