City of San Pablo
Meeting Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM City Council ChambersMonday, May 4, 2026
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 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
Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda
City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey
Police Chief, Brian Bubar
Community Services Director, Greg Dwyer
Community Services Coordinator II, Paola Cubias-Shirazi EDC Operations Performance Manager & Financial Coach, Iracema Camargo Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were three Public Comments received on the Consent Calendar from the following: Ryan Lau, AC Transit, Mateo Teodoro and Marco Sandoval
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
PROCLAMATIONS
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL AND PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL
DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-150
No Public Comments were received.
Presented.
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PRESENTATIONS
RECEIVE AND FILE HATCHUEL TABERNIK & ASSOCIATES (HTA) SAN
PABLO SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM EVALUATION AND UPDATE
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-170
No Public Comments were received.
Presented.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
City Manager Matt Rodriguez made the following announcements:
1. The next City-hosted Dumpster Day will be on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
2. For the upcoming Primary Election on June 2, 2026, San Pablo has two 24-hour ballot drop boxes for voters, one located at San Pablo City Hall, 1000 Gateway Avenue and the other is at Contra Costa College Campus, 2600 Mission Bell Drive.
3. Two virtual community Zoom meetings are forthcoming on May 20 and May 27, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. regarding the FY 2026/27 and FY 2027/28 Preliminary Draft Budget prior to the June 1, 2026 Public Budget Hearing.
4. The San Pablo EDC will host their Annual Business Mixer on May 7, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Maple Hall, including recognition of the Small Business and Sustainable Business of the Year awards.
CONSENT CALENDAR
No Public Comments were received on the Consent Calendar.
MINUTES
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 20, 2026
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-191
Approved.
PERIODIC REPORTS
TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-146
Received and Filed.
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CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY
17-23, 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-190
Approved.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN PABLO ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) ARTICLE 3 GRANT
FUNDS FROM THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
(MTC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 90,000 FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FOR E .M. DOWNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PROJECT (0705)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-176
Adopted.
Enactment No: RES 2026-064
CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ONE -YEAR MICROSOFT 365 GOVERNMENT G 5 GCC LICENSING AGREEMENT
WITH APEX TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, LLC, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $137,080
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-215
Adopted.
Enactment No: RES 2026-065
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ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE (TITLE 18 - REGULATORY SIGN ORDINANCE ), CHAPTER 18.04, SECTION 18.04.050, PROHIBITED SIGNS, SUBSECTION A .9, TO ALLOW FUEL PRICING
SIGNS AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE IDENTIFIED LIST OF PROHIBITED
DIGITAL SIGNS AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR
CHANGEABLE FUEL PRICING SIGNS
CEQA: This ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures ), 15311 (On-Premises Signs ), and 15061(b)(3) (the “common sense ” exemption).
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Waived Second Reading and Adopted.
Enactment No: ORD 2026-004
Approval of the Consent Agenda
It was moved by Vice Mayor Xavier, seconded by Councilmember Cruz, and approved by vote of those present, to adopt all items in the Consent Calendar. The motion passed as follows:
Aye: 3 - Cruz, Xavier and Pabon-Alvarado
Absent: 2 - Ponce, Pineda
* * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
ORDINANCES
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.28, OF THE SAN PABLO
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
CEQA: The proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA 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. 25-529
No Public Comments were received.
A motion was made by Councilmember Cruz, seconded by Vice Mayor Xavier, that this ORDINANCE be Waived First Reading and Introduced. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Cruz, Xavier, and Pabon-Alvarado3 -
Absent: Ponce, and Pineda2 -
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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.
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
(a) Councilmember Arturo Cruz
(b) Councilmember Patricia Ponce
(c) Councilmember Abel Pineda
(d) Vice Mayor Rita Xavier
(e) Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 7:33PM to the regular City Council Meeting of Monday, May 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM, in memory of Margarita Arroyo, Grandmother to Jessica Arroyo, Permit Technician II.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Casey Erlenheim, Deputy City Clerk