City of San Pablo
Meeting Minutes
City Council
5:00 PM City Council Chambers
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Special Meeting - Budget Session
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:02 PM in the Council Chambers.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pabon-Alvarado led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Councilmember Arturo Cruz, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Present: 3 -
Councilmember Patricia Ponce, and Councilmember Abel PinedaAbsent: 2 - Staff Present:
City Manager, Matt Rodriguez
City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey
Police Chief, Brian Bubar
Administrative Services Director, Arturo Castillo
Senior Civil Engineer, Matt Brown
Community Services Director, Greg Dwyer
City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt
Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No Public Comments were received for Oral Communications.
April 8, 2026City Council Meeting Minutes
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
1. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY DRAFT BUDGET FOR FY 2026-27 AND FY 2027-28 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-142
No Public Comments were received.
Meeting went into Recess at 6:45 PM
Meeting Reconvened at 6:54 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: 3 - Councilmember Arturo Cruz, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Absent: 2 - Councilmember Patricia Ponce, and Councilmember Abel Pineda A motion was made by Vice Mayor Xavier, seconded by Councilmember Cruz, to direct the City Manager to finalize the proposed Preliminary DRAFT Budget and CIP Budget for formal adoption in June 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Cruz, Xavier, and Pabon-Alvarado3 -
Absent: Ponce, and Pineda2 -
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
2. 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 MEETING.
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ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 8:03 PM to the Regular City Council meeting of Monday, April 20, 2026.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Casey Erlenheim, Deputy City Clerk