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April 6, 2026 ·5:30 PM Final ·CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL SUCCESSOR AGENCY/JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY

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Agenda — 69 items

  1. 1 *IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION*
  2. 2 NOTICE:
  3. 3 PUBLIC COMMENT
  4. 4 AGENDA MATERIALS
  5. 4 Staff Present: City Manager, Matt Rodriguez City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Economic Development and Housing Manager, Kieron Slaughter City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
  6. 5 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
  7. 5 page break
  8. 6 CALL TO ORDER
  9. 7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  10. 8 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:32
  11. 8 ROLL CALL
  12. 9 CLOSED SESSION
  13. 9 Staff Present: City Manager, Matt Rodriguez City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Police Chief, Brian Bubar Community Development Director, Libby Tyler Economic Development and Housing Manager, Kieron Slaughter Community Services Coordinator II, Paola Cubias-Shirazi Associate Planner, Mel Mackson City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
  14. 1. CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 1411 Rumrill Boulevard, San Pablo, CA Agency Negotiators: Matt Rodriguez, City Manager; and Kieron Slaughter, Economic Development & Housing Manager Negotiating Parties: Community Development Partners, a California corporation Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment for Disposition of Property 26-103 ▶ jump to 0:52
  15. 11 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ▶ jump to 2:23
  16. 12 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 3:00
  17. 12 page break
  18. 13 page break
  19. 14 CEREMONIAL MATTERS
  20. 15 PROCLAMATIONS
  21. 2. CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS NATIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-045 Presented ▶ jump to 13:11
  22. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING AND PRESENTING PROCLAMATION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ELIZABETH (LIBBY) TYLER ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT. CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-108 Presented ▶ jump to 26:48
  23. 18 PRESENTATIONS
  24. 4. GENERAL UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ON MCE PROGRAMS CEQA: With respect to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, this update on MCE services and enrolment rates and does not require CEQA review. However, the original project, joining Marin Clean Energy Community Choice Aggregation, was determined to be exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(b)(3) and Section 15378(b)(5). 26-138 Presented ▶ jump to 47:01
  25. 5. UC BERKELEY PUBLIC SERVICE INTERNSHIP ANNUAL PRESENTATION CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-100 Presented ▶ jump to 77:53
  26. 20 ROLL CALL
  27. 21 CITY MANAGER REMARKS ▶ jump to 95:34
  28. 22 page break
  29. 23 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 98:27
  30. 24 MINUTES
  31. 6. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 16, 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-132 Approved
  32. 26 LIABILITY CLAIMS
  33. 7. CONSIDER DENYING LIABILITY CLAIM OF VLADIMIR TIRADO (DOL 1/18/26) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-134 Denied
  34. 27 page break
  35. 8. CONSIDER DENYING LIABILITY CLAIM OF BEVERLY VILLANUEVA RAMOS (DOL 3/09/26) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-148 Denied
  36. 29 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
  37. 9. CONSIDER APPROVAL TO RATIFY A LETTER FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR PABON-ALVARADO ON CITY OF SAN PABLO COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUNDING REQUESTS TO FEDERAL LEGISLATORS (U.S. SENATORS ALEX PADILLA (D-CA); ADAM SCHIFF, (D-CA); AND U.S. CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE JOHN GARAMENDI, D-8TH DISTRICT) FOR DISTRICT FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR 2026-27 FEDERAL BUDGET CYCLE CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-139 Approved
  38. 31 page break
  39. 10. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1411 RUMRILL BOULEVARD FOR NEGOTIATION OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CEQA: This proposed action is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(B)(5). 26-092 Adopted
  40. 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES WITH CSW/STUBER-STROEH ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. FOR AN ARTIFICIAL TURF PRODUCT AND PROCUREMENT STUDY FOR THE MCNEIL PARK PROJECT (0501) AND THE RUMRILL TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT (0503) IN THE AMOUNT OF $219,013 FOR A TOTAL COMPENSATION UNDER THE AGREEMENT AS AMENDED NOT TO EXCEED $764,153; (2) INCREASING THE CONTRACT CONTINGENCY AMOUNT TO $76,415; AND (3) INCREASING THE CITY MANAGER’S TOTAL CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AGREEMENT FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AUTHORIZATIONTO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $840,568 INCLUDING ALL PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED CONTINGENCY FUNDS CEQA Compliance Statement The McNeil Park Project (formerly known as SPARC project) is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Section 15304 exempts from environmental review “minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes.” The Project would involve alteration of the site from an empty lot with demolition debris to a park, including grading, new landscaping, and minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored. The Project would not remove any mature trees; the trees within and adjacent to the Project site would be preserved in place. The Public Works Department filed a Notice of Exemption (NOE), dated November 11, 2023, with the Contra Costa County Clerk and the State of California Office of Planning and Research. 26-098 Adopted
  41. 12. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE JULY 1, 2025, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JARVIS FAY, LLP, INCREASING MAXIMUM COMPENSATION BY $50,000, FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $100,000 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-116 Adopted
  42. 13. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ACCEPTING MEASURE J PROGRAM 28B FUNDS FROM THE CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 AND APPROPRIATING THOSE FUNDS TO THE WILDCAT CREEK CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (0702) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-119 Adopted
  43. 35 page break
  44. 14. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIAN HICKEY, CITY ATTORNEY: AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE APRIL 16, 2026 26-133 Adopted
  45. 15. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROPRIATING FY2025-26 GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVES (FUND 110) IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,755 TO THE CITY-WIDE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT (0505) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE SERVICES FROM EXISTING ON-CALL CONSULTANT, WATEARTH, INC., TO DEVELOP A FINAL CITY-WIDE BEAUTIFICATION PLAN CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-135 Adopted
  46. 16. CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING AMENDMENT #1 TO CITY COUNCILMEMBER APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR PABON-ALVARADO OF INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO ALL TEMPORARY AD-HOC SUBCOMMITTEES, STANDING COMMITTEES AND REGIONAL/LOCAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 PURSUANT TO SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.16.070, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TEMPORARY AD-HOC SUBCOMMITTEE FOR PROPOSED CITY-WIDE BEAUTIFICATION PLAN CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION 26-158 Adopted
  47. 17. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING AN EVENT SPONSORSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 TO UNITED BUSINESS ORGANIZATION FOR A MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION EVENT CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 26-137 Adopted
  48. 40 * * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
  49. 40 Approval of the Consent Agenda
  50. 41 page break
  51. 42 PUBLIC HEARINGS
  52. 42 Mayor Pabon-Alvarado Called a Recess at 7:58 PM Meeting Reconvened at 8:05 PM
  53. 18. PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO CONSIDERING AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RETAIL CANNABIS USE AT AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED IN THE MIXED USE CENTER NORTH DISTRICT IN THE SAN PABLO AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-2) AT 14501 SAN PABLO AVENUE, APN: 413-352-017. 26-105 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 100:08
  54. 43 ROLL CALL
  55. 19. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING THE SAN PABLO ZONING CODE, SECTION 17.32.030.B, RESIDENTIAL USES ALLOWED, EXCEPTIONS; SECTION 17.34.030.B, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES ALLOWED, EXCEPTIONS; SECTION 17.36.030.B, PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICTS ALLOWED, EXCEPTIONS; AND SECTION 17.38.050, AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH RISK OVERLAY DISTRICT, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SENSITIVE USES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, DAY CARE FACILITIES, HOSPITALS, AND PARKS OR PLAYGROUNDS TO BE LOCATED IN THE AIR QUALITY HEALTH RISK OVERLAY DISTRICT (D3) SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS CEQA: This amendment to the San Pablo Zoning Code was previously evaluated in the Addenda to the 2030 General Plan EIR (certified on April 18, 2011) prepared for the General Plan Update 2035 (adopted on July 7, 2025), which found that there would not be any new or additional significant environmental impacts due to adoption of the General Plan Update. This amendment is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Pub. Res. Code Section 21080.085 which states that CEQA does not apply to a rezoning that implements Housing Element actions. Finally, the ordinance is also categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA, in accordance with 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 because it consists of minor changes to land use regulations that do not, on their own, impact the environment. Any projects proposed pursuant to the changes proposed would be separately evaluated for their environmental impacts. 26-106 Adopted Pass
  56. 20. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE BY DELETING SECTION 15.04.020.D. IN ITS ENTIRETY CEQA: This proposed action is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(B)(5): organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment; and is also exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). 26-069 Adopted Pass
  57. 46 CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
  58. 21. SAN PABLO PLANNING COMMISSION A) INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) CONDUCT INTERVIEWS, AND (2) APPOINT ONE COMMISSIONER TO FILL ONE VACANCY BY RESOLUTION FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM (APRIL 2026 THROUGH APRIL 2030) OR PROVIDE OTHER DIRECTION TO STAFF B) ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONER. 26-125 Adopted as amended Pass ▶ jump to 280:52
  59. 48 page break
  60. 49 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
  61. 22. 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. 25-522
  62. 51 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
  63. (a) Councilmember Arturo Cruz
  64. (b) Councilmember Patricia Ponce
  65. (c) Councilmember Abel Pineda
  66. (d) Vice Mayor Rita Xavier
  67. (e) Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
  68. 57 ADJOURNMENT
  69. 59 Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Casey Erlenheim, Deputy City Clerk