City Council
City of San Pablo
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised
Council Chambers
1000 Gateway Avenue
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 215-3000
www.SanPabloCA.gov
Mayor Arturo Cruz
Vice Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Councilmember Rita Xavier
Councilmember Abel Pineda
Councilmenber Patricia Ponce
City Council Chambers
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6:00 PMMonday, September 15, 2025
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* NOTICE:
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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 [email protected]. 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.
AGENDA MATERIALS
Copies of this Agenda and non-exempt public records relating to an open session item on this Agenda will be
September 15, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final-revised 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
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
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
1. 25-388 PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL BY THE SAN PABLO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ANNUAL SERVICES FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2024/25
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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
2. 25-387 CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
MIN 2025-09-02 CC DRAFT.pdfAttachments:
September 15, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final-revised
PERIODIC REPORTS
3. 25-030 CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
August 2025 Checks RegisterAttachments:
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
4. 25-383 CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDED CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED
SPENDING (CPFCDS) PROGRAM FUNDS FROM U.S .
CONGRESSMAN JOHN GARAMENDI TO THE SAN PABLO AVENUE
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (0202) IN THE AMOUNT OF
$850,000; (2) RECOGNIZING THAT THE CPFCDS REQUIRED MATCH WILL BE ALLOCATED AS PART OF THE FY 2025-26 MID-CYCLE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET AMENDMENT TO
THE SAN PABLO AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (0202)
IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 110,127; AND (3) AUTHOURIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS
RELATED TO THE GRANT
CEQA: An environmental review analysis consistent with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements will be prepared for the design and construction plans at time of implementation.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
RES 2025-### Accept CPFCDS Funding for San Pablo Ave Bridge ReplacementAttachments:
5. 25-386 CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY AN OPPOSITION LETTER (UNLESS AMENDED) FOR SENATE BILL 707 - OPEN MEETINGS: MEETING AND TELECONFERENCE
REQUIREMENTS TRANSMITTED ON AUGUST 28, 2025 FROM SAN
PABLO MAYOR CRUZ TO THE STATE SENATOR DURAZO (D- 26TH
DISTRICT) WITH COPTIES TO THE CITY ’S STATE LEGISLATORS (STATE SENATOR JESSE ARREQUIN (D-7th; AND STATE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BUFFY WICKS (D-14TH)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
LTR - Final SB 707 Oppose Unless Amended 082825.pdf
SB 707 Bill (Durazo) as of 090525 (last amended).pdf
Attachments:
September 15, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final-revised
6. 25-384 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 ELEVEN -MONTH FULL -TIME FELLOW IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,000 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
RES 2025-### MOU with BACR 2026 Fellow 091525.pdf
MOU City of San Pablo FT 25-26 SSC
Attachments:
* * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. 25-380 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ACCEPTING AND
APPROPRIATING $ 13,318 IN AWARDED GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING
USE OF THE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS TO PAY FOR SIXTY -TWO (62) PORTABLE CHARGERS AND TWENTY -FIVE (25) SPARE BATTERIES
FOR EBRCSA EMERGENCY RADIOS
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution RES 2025-### Police JAG Grant Award
Motorola Quote 2959813-3
WCT Proof of Publication 090425
Attachments:
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
8. 25-351 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.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
(Approved by Resolution 2025-038)
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:
September 15, 2025City Council Meeting Agenda - Final-revised (a) Mayor Arturo Cruz
Memberships: Contra Costa Mayors’ Conference (Primary); West Contra Costa Mayors’ & Supervisors’ Association (Primary); Association of Bay Area Governments (Alternate); Contra Costa Mayors’ Conference (Alternate); San Pablo Community Grant Foundation Board (Member);
Standing Committees: Community Services Standing Committee, Economic Development, Housing & Project Management Standing Committee, Public Health Standing Committee Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo /Lytton Tribe Ad Hoc Subcommittee, Local Business Association/Group/Watch Meetings Ad-Hoc Subcommittee
(b) Vice Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Memberships: Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors (Primary); City Auditor Review of City Financial Statements (Primary); Contra Costa Mayors’ Conference (Alternate); West Contra Costa Mayors’ & Supervisors’ Association (Alternate);
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative Standing Committee; Public Safety Standing Committee Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo /Lytton Tribe Ad Hoc Subcommittee, Local Economic and Opportunity Policy Ad-Hoc Subcommittee, Local Business Association/Group/Watch Meetings Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (c) Councilmember Rita Xavier
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 Standing Committee, Public Health Standing Committee Ad-Hoc Subcommittees:
(d) Councilmember Abel Pineda
Memberships: West County Integrated Waste Management /Recyclemore JPA Authority (Alternate); West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (Alternate); Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ) for the Northern Waterfront Area of the County of Contra Costa Board of Directors (Alternate) Standing Committees: Community Services Standing Committee Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Local Economic and Opportunity Policy Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (e) Councilmember Patricia Ponce
Memberships: 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); Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ) for the Northern Waterfront Area of the County of Contra Costa Board of Directors (Primary)
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal & Legislative Standing Committee Standing Committee; Economic Development, Housing & Project Management Standing Committee Ad-Hoc Subcommittees:
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the regular City Council meeting of Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00 pm.