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City Council

July 20, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 47 items

  1. 1 *IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION*
  2. 2 PUBLIC COMMENT
  3. 3 AGENDA MATERIALS
  4. 4 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
  5. 4 Staff Present: Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Police Chief, Brian Bubar City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim Admin Clerk I, David Gonzales
  6. 5 CALL TO ORDER
  7. 6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:17
  8. 7 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:36
  9. 8 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 1:30
  10. 9 CEREMONIAL MATTERS
  11. 10 PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 5:02
  12. 1. AC TRANSIT BUDGET & SERVICE UPDATE - RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM AC TRANSIT ON AGENCY DEFICIT PROJECTIONS AND POTENTIAL SERVICE AND WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-357 Presented ▶ jump to 13:55
  13. 12 ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REMARKS ▶ jump to 29:36
  14. 13 page break
  15. 14 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 31:04
  16. 15 MINUTES
  17. 2. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-391 Approved
  18. 17 PERIODIC REPORTS
  19. 17 page break
  20. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-346 Approved
  21. 19 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
  22. 4. CONSIDER APPROVING REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT- AUGUST 4, 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-360 Approved
  23. 5. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT SAN PABLO’S APPLICATION FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROHOUSING DESIGNATION PROGRAM CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-365 Adopted
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  26. 6. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AND EIDE BAILLY LLP, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $300,000 OVER A TWO-YEAR TERM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026-27 AND 2027-28 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-338 Adopted
  27. 7. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FIFTH AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE WEST CONTRA COSTA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR TO JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027 CEQA: The proposed action is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a funding action, as it is not a project under CEQA nor an activity that may cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical environment change pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(a) and 14 California Code of Regulations section 15002(d). 26-353 Adopted
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  30. 8. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH DANCO COMMUNITIES FOR THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTION OF THE FORMER SAN PABLO CITY HALL LOCATED AT 13831 SAN PABLO AVENUE, SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA CEQA: The former city hall property was the subject of a historic resources assessment report (http://www.sanpabloca.gov/documentcenter/view/13643/old-city-hall---historic-report) and a mitigated negative declaration (attachment no. 4) prepared in connection with the approval of the specific plan amendment/general plan amendment that designated the property as sp2-mixed use center city hall site on February 20, 2018. As part of that approval, mitigation measures were adopted that must be complied with as part of the development of the project. Those mitigation measures have been incorporated as part of the agreement with the developer. There has been no change in circumstances that would warrant further environmental review at this time. Further, the project meets the criteria established for the affordable housing exemption set forth in section 15194 of the guidelines for implementation of the California environmental quality act (the “Ceqa guidelines”). 26-364
  31. 9. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 2 FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AT CITY FACILITIES FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $77,149 CEQA; This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-369 Adopted
  32. 27 Approval of the Consent Agenda
  33. 28 page break
  34. 10. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT (0200); (2) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM (HBP) GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $325,259 TO THE PROJECT; (3) REALLOCATING PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,538 FROM THE SAN PABLO BRIDGE PARAPET REPAIR PROJECT (0204) TO THE GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT (0200); (4) AWARDING A CONTRACT TO AMERICAN CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS WEST COAST, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $385,270 WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $423,797; AND (5) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS WEST COAST, LLC FOR THE GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT (0200) CEQA Compliance Statement: The Giant Rd Bridge Repair Project was assessed and determined to be Categorically Exempt from environmental review under Section 15304(b)&(f), 15301(b)&(c), and 15302(c) of the CEQA Regulations. The CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) was originally filed at the Contra Costa County Clerk’s Office on June 18, 2021. 26-372 Adopted
  35. 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE JULY 1, 2025, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JARVIS FAY, LLP, INCREASING MAXIMUM COMPENSATION BY $155,000 TO COVER FISCAL YEARS 2026-27 AND 2027-28, FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $255,000 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-375 Adopted Pass
  36. 31 * * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
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  38. 33 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
  39. 12. 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. 26-213
  40. 35 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS ▶ jump to 34:45
  41. (a) Councilmember Arturo Cruz
  42. (b) Councilmember Patricia Ponce
  43. (c) Councilmember Abel Pineda
  44. 38 Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Casey Erlenheim, Deputy City Clerk
  45. (d) Vice Mayor Rita Xavier
  46. (e) Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
  47. 41 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 36:40