City of San
Pablo
Citywide
Beautification
Program
JILL MERCURIO
INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CIT Y ENGINEER
JULY 29, 2026 | BUDGET, FISCAL & LEGISLATIVE
STANDING COMMITTEE
Background
1. April 7, 2025 Council amended the City Council Priority Workplan, Policy #121- Explore New City-Wide Beautification Plan
2. September 2, 2025 Council approved consideration of the City- Wide Beautification Plan
3. January 20, 2026 Council received report with proposed projects and guidelines
4. July 8, 2026 Ad hoc committee reviewed proposed projects Background
Project Categories:
❖Economic Development
❖Landscaping Maintenance
❖Street Medians
❖Streets Trees
❖Public Art
❖Miscellaneous
Background
Project Guidelines:
❖Cost less than $75,000 each
❖$250,000 budget annually
❖Either one-time actions or annual capital expense
❖Compliance with City Purchasing Policy and CM Budget Limit Authority ❖Compliance with CA Public Contracting Code
Background
1. Economic Development
A. City-wide Marketing and Branding Signage and Wayfinding Project B. City-wide Street Pole Banner Program
2. Landscape Maintenance
A. New City Holiday Tree(s) w/ Electrical Conduit Project B. Adobe Museum & Historical Facilities Fence and Landscaping Project C. Wildcat Creek Beautification Project
D. City-wide Neighborhood Traffic Circle Assessment & Improvements Background
3. Curb/Gutter/Sidewalk/ADA Improvements
A. City-wide Pedestrian Safety Crosswalk Improvements
B. City-wide Bus Stops/Shelter Improvement Program
4. Street Medians
A. New Monument Entry Sign Replacement Project
B. New City-wide Landscaped Street Medians Project
Background
5. Street Trees
A. City-wide Annual Street Tree Replacement Program
6. Public Art
A. Develop Program Criteria for Administering City-wide Public Art Project Program B. New City-wide Art and Murals Program
7. Other Misc. Projects
A. Neighborhood PW Mobile Camera(s) Enhancements & Monitoring for Illegal Dumping Methodology
Evaluation Criteria Weighting
Implementation Readiness 20%
No Jurisdictional Constraints 20%
O&M Cost 20%
Budget Fit 15%
Infrastructure Consideration 10%
Interdepartmental Coordination 5%
Community Visibility & Impact 5%
Opportunities for partnership with external agencies 5% ❖ City-Wide Street Pole Banner Program
❖ City-Wide Marketing and Branding Signage and Wayfinding Project ❖ Neighborhood PW Mobile Camera Enhancements & Monitoring for Illegal Dumping
❖ Wildcat Creek Beautification Project
❖ Historical Facilities Fencing
❖ City-Wide Annual Street Tree Replacement Program
Year 1 Proposed Project List
FY 2027
City-Wide
Street Pole
Banner
Program
Description Purchase and install street pole
banners on City-owned streetlight
poles throughout the City.
FY 2027 Install 50 street pole banners
previously purchased by the
Economic Development & Housing.
Cost $15,500
Future FYs Up to $70,000 for additional banners
and installation.
Minimal ongoing costs. Materials
and staff time to replace banners
when too weathered.
City-Wide
Marketing and
Branding Signage
and Wayfinding
Program
Description Replace the wayfinding signs
throughout the City to accommodate
relocated facilities and the new
commercial districts.
FY 2027 Update the sign specifications, order
and install as many funding allows,
starting on the major corridors.
Cost $30,000
Future FYs Up to an additional $30,000 to
complete the installation.
Neighborhood PW
Mobile Camera
Enhancements &
Monitoring for
Illegal Dumping
Description Increase the number of cameras
placed throughout the City to reduce
illegal dumping.
FY 2027 Increase the number of working
cameras from 12 to 18. Replace all
camera batteries and memory cards.
Cost $27,500
Future FYs Operational cost to monitor videos
and pursue prosecution. Cost TBD.
Wildcat Creek
Beautification
Project
Description Provide more regular trash and litter
abatement on Wildcat Creek.
FY 2027 Two additional creek cleanups
utilizing Civicorps crews on Wildcat
Creek 1) between Vale Road and
Church Lane and 2) adjacent to
Davis Park.
Cost $63,500
Future FYs Continued funding needed to
continue this increased level of
maintenance.
Additional funds needed to address
other areas along the creek.
Historical
Facilities Fencing
Description Replace the fencing around the
City’s Historical homes adjacent to
the Alvarado Gardens project.
FY 2027 Install historically accurate picket
fencing on the public facing sides of
the three homes. Remove the chain
link fence on the creek side of the
property and replace with a more
secure iron fence to discourage
illegal access and use of the
properties.
Cost $70,000
Future FYs No additional funding needed.
Fencing around the Adobe is a
separate project.
City-Wide Annual
Street Tree
Replacement
Program
Description Replace street trees that have died
or been hit by vehicles.
FY 2027 Replace 15-20 trees, repair the
sidewalk and or tree well as needed.
Cost $42,500
Future FYs Continued funding needed to
maintain this level of replacement.
Hand watering for the first year
requires an additional $30,000 in
maintenance costs.
Year 1 (FY 2027)
Proposed Project Costs
Project Cost
City-Wide Street Pole Banner Program $ 15,500
City-Wide Marketing and Branding Signage and
Wayfinding Project
$ 30,000
Neighborhood PW Mobile Camera Enhancements &
Monitoring for Illegal Dumping
$ 27,500
Wildcat Creek Beautification Project $ 63,500
Historical Facilities Fencing $ 70,000
City-Wide Annual Street Tree Replacement Program $ 42,500 Total $ 249,000
Year 2 (FY 2028) Possible Projects
Project
City-Wide Landscaped Street Medians Program
City-Wide Neighborhood Traffic Circle Assessment & Improvements Develop Policy and Program Criteria for Administering City-wide Public Art Project Program
New Monument Entry Sign Replacement Project
New City Holiday Trees w/ Electrical Conduit Project
Historic Adobe Fencing
Year 3 (FY 2029) Possible Projects
Project
New City-Wide Art and Murals Program
(City Facilities, Traffic Signal & Irrigation Utility Boxes) City-Wide Bus Stops/Shelter Improvement Program (w/ AC Transit) City-Wide Annual Street Tree Replacement Program - Residential City-Wide Pedestrian Safety Crosswalk Improvements
Recommendations
1.Receive the presentation on the Citywide Beautification Project FY2026/27 (Year 1) proposed improvements; and
2.Recommend that the City Council appropriate FY2026/27 General Fund Designated Reserves (Fund 110) in the amount of $249,000 to the CIP (Fund 320) Citywide Beautification Project (0505), for formal approval and consideration at the City Council meeting on August 3, 2026.