City of San Pablo
Meeting Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM City Council Chambers
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Special Meeting
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, Councilmember Patricia Ponce, Councilmember Abel Pineda, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Present: 5 -
*Note that Councilmember Ponce arrived at 6:04 PM
Staff Present:
City Manager, Matt Rodriguez
Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda
City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey
Police Chief, Brian Bubar
Associate Planner, Griffen Dempsey
City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt
Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
Adminstrative Clerk I, David Gonzales
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No Public Comments were received for Oral Communications.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN PABLO CONSIDERING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW
A RETAIL CANNABIS USE AT AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING
LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT IN THE SAN PABLO AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-2) AT 13041 SAN PABLO AVENUE, APNS :
526-020-011, 526-020-014, & 526-020-015.
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, Class 1. This Class applies to continued operation of existing private structures, such as the existing commercial building where the new business proposes to locate, with negligible or no expansion of uses.
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The public hearing opened at 6:22 PM
18 Public Comments were received from the following: Azeem Thomas, Freddi Farias, Nancy Mendoza, Emaan Ahmed, Guadalupe Paramo, Evelia Gonzalez, Ryan Holmes, Edwin Solozano, Zohalb Ahmad, Mohammed Bhaiyat, Aashir Khan, Firas Jandali, Arwa Asif, Abdullah, Harun Mohamed, Fayza Ayyad, Hmoud Al -Bshayyan Aldabbas, Lugman Sabir
Mayor Pabon-Alvarado called a recess at 7:31 PM
Reconvened at 7:39 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: 5- Councilmember Arturo Cruz, Councilmember Patricia Ponce, Councilmember Abel Pineda, Vice Mayor Rita Xavier, and Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado 6 further Public Comments were received from the following: Sonia Rivas, Odey Saeidah, Abdul Ghaforos, Tasneem, Khalid Malik, Mian Jalal
The public hearing closed at 7:59 PM
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Xavier, seconded by Councilmember Pineda, that this RESOLUTION be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Cruz, Ponce, Pineda, Xavier, and Pabon-Alvarado5 -
Enactment No: RES 2026-081
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 COUNCIL MEETING.
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ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 8:12 PM to the Special City Council meeting of Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Casey Erlenheim, Deputy City Clerk