City Council
City of San Pablo
Meeting Agenda
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, November 17, 2025
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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:
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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 requesting disability -related accommodations should send a written request to the City Clerk by email, preferably the day prior to the meeting .
The e -mail subject line should read “ADA Accommodation Request” and include your name, address, telephone number, and a description of the request. Notification as early as possible in advance of the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Requests may also be made by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 215-3000.
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.
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
1. 25-478 CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3, 2025
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
Att A - MIN 2025-11-03 CC DRAFT.pdfAttachments:
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PERIODIC REPORTS
2. 25-466 TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Treasurer's Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Att A - Shuster Advisory Group Statement
Att B - Local Agency Investment Fund Statement
Att C - Local Agency Investment Fund Performance Report Attachments:
3. 25-032 CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order
Att A - October 2025 Check RegisterAttachments:
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
4. 25-477 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 $ 30,000 OVER
THE DURATION OF THE GRANT PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2025
THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2026, TO FUND GRANT -APPROVED
ALCOHOL SAFETY ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS BY SAN PABLO
POLICE PERSONNEL
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
Att A - RES 2025-### Police ABC-OTS Grant 26-OTS122
Att B - Grant Agreement 26-OTS122
Att C - Grant Exhibits 26-OTS122
Attachments:
5. 25-479 CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION (1) ALLOCATING
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR FY 2025-26 ONE-TIME
DISCRETIONARY SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORSHIPS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $ 10,000 UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET
(FUND: #100-1110-44050); AND (2) FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO DEVELOP A NEW POLICY ON CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORSHIP FUNDING BEFORE JUNE 30, 2026
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CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution
Att A - RES 2025-### FY 2025-26 Supplemental City Council Dept Special Event Funding 11172025.docx Exh A - EXHIBIT A - FY 2025-26 SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORSHIPS AWARDED 111725.docx Attachments:
* * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. 25-476 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ADOPTING AN
UPDATED CITY OF SAN PABLO MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR
PLANNING, BUILDING, PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES,
POLICE, AND OTHER CITY -WIDE MUNICIPAL SERVICES; AND (2)
ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN FEES
RELATIVE TO INFLATION AS RECOMMENDED IN THE WILLDAN
FINANCIAL CONSULTING GROUP FEE STUDY TO BE APPLIED
EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST OF EACH FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution Att A - RES 2025-### Master Fee Schedule Resolution
Exh A - Recommended Cit-wide User Fees
Att B - City-wide Comprehensive User Fee Study Report
Att C - 2025 Master Fee Schedule Public Notice
Att D - Proof of Public Notice
Att E - San Pablo UFS Presentation
Attachments:
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7. 25-467 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN PABLO AMENDING THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE (TITLE
17 - ZONING ORDINANCE) CHAPTER 17.26, ESTABLISHMENT OF
ZONING DISTRICTS; CHAPTER 17.32, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, ALLOWED USES, AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; CHAPTER
17.34, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, ALLOWED USES, AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; CHAPTER 17.38, OVERLAY AND
SPECIAL DISTRICTS; CHAPTER 17.54, PARKING AND LOADING;
CHAPTER 17.60, SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL USES; CHAPTER 17.62, SPECIAL NONRESIDENTIAL USES; CHAPTER 17.68, UNIVERSAL
TERMS; AND CHAPTER 17.70, USE CLASSIFICATION
DESCRIPTIONS, TO IMPLEMENT THIRTEEN PROGRAMS OF THE
HOUSING ACTION PLAN OF THE SAN PABLO 2023-31 HOUSING
ELEMENT; IMPLEMENT THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF THE
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE 2035; AND UPDATE THE ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNIT DEED RESTRICTION PROVISIONS
CEQA: These amendments to the San Pablo Zoning Code implement the adopted Housing Element and were previously evaluated in the Addenda to the 2030 General Plan EIR (certified on April 18, 2011) prepared for the Housing Element, Environmental Justice Element and Amendments to the Health and Safety & Noise Elements (adopted on March 18, 2024) and on the General Plan Update 2035 (adopted on July 7, 2025), which found that there would not be any new or additional significant environmental impacts due to adoption of the Housing Element. Further, the amendments would implement programs from the 2023-31 Housing Element and would implement the land use designations identified in the General Plan Update 2035, so they are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.085 which states that CEQA does not apply to rezonings that implement the schedule of actions contained in an approved housing element. Finally, modifications to the accessory dwelling unit portion of the Zoning Code are statutorily exempt from CEQA, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17, which exempts the adoption of ADU ordinances.
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing; waive first reading; introduce Ordinance Att A - ORD 2025-### Proposed Ordinance Combined HE Text Amendment Att B - Signed Resolution PC25-15 .pdf
Att C - San Pablo 2023-31 Housing Element, Vol 1.pdf
Att D - Proof of Publication.pdf
Attachments:
8. 25-468 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN PABLO AMENDING THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE (TITLE
17 - ZONING ORDINANCE ), CHAPTER 17.60, SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL USES, SECTION 17.60.070, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, TO
ALLOW THE SALE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUS) AS
CONDOMINIUMS, AS AUTHORIZED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 1033 AND
PURSUANT TO 2025-2027 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN
POLICY 301.4
CEQA: This amendment to the ADU portion of the Zoning Ordinance is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public
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Resources Code Section 21080.17, which exempts the adoption of accessory dwelling unit ordinances. Additionally, the ordinance would be categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA, in accordance with Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment because it consists of minor changes to land use regulations that do not, on their own, impact the environment. Any projects proposed pursuant to the changes proposed would be separately evaluated for their environmental impacts.
Recommendation: Conduct public hearing; waive first reading; introduce Ordinance Att A - ORD 2025-### Ordinance .ADUs for Sale.111725
Att B - RES PC25-16 Text Amendment ADU for Sale Signed 102825 Att C - RES 024-127 Amend No.9 FY 202325 Council Priority Workplan Explore ADU Financing 2024-10-07 Att D - AFF (Nov. 17 Hearing-PLAN2507-0002, 0001) Oct. 28 Attachments:
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
9. 25-359 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:
(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
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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
Adjourned at ______ to the Regular City Council meeting of December 1, 2025 in memory of Amalia Valencia Manzo, Grandmother to Melissa Garibay, Administrative Clerk II.