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October 6, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 46 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 Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Police Chief, Brian Bubar City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Administrative Clerk II, Casey Erlenheim
  6. 5 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
  7. 6 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:36
  8. 7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:46
  9. 8 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 1:22
  10. 9 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 1:46
  11. 1. PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCTION OF RECENTLY APPOINTED WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (WCCUSD) SUPERINTENDENT CHERYL COTTON CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-352 ▶ jump to 19:01
  12. 10 CEREMONIAL MATTERS
  13. 11 PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 2:41
  14. 1. PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCTION OF RECENTLY APPOINTED WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (WCCUSD) SUPERINTENDENT CHERYL COTTON CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-352 ▶ jump to 2:52
  15. 2. INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED FOR JULY 2025 - SEPTEMBER 2025 POLICE · KATHEY PHAN - POLICE ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK PROMOTIONS · MEL MACKSON - ASSOCIATE PLANNER · SANDRA CASTANEDA MARQUEZ - PLANNING MANAGER · SYLVIA FLORES - COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR II 25-382 ▶ jump to 3:25
  16. 14 CITY MANAGER REMARKS ▶ jump to 60:49
  17. 15 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 62:33
  18. 16 MINUTES
  19. 16 page break
  20. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA 25-392 Approved Pass
  21. 18 PERIODIC REPORTS
  22. 4. CONSIDER APPROVING THE BUDGET CALENDAR FOR THE FY 2026-27 AND FY 2027-28 BIENNIAL BUDGET CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-419 Approved Pass
  23. 20 LIABILITY CLAIMS
  24. 5. CONSIDER DENYING LIABILITY CLAIM OF JOHN ESPEJO (DOL 03/29/25) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-389 Denied Pass
  25. 22 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
  26. 22 page break
  27. 6. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING A SPONSORSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FOR THE CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE FOUNDATION SAN PABLO FORWARD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND $2,500 FOR THE CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE FOUNDATION CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-397 Adopted Pass
  28. 7. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ADOPTING THE FY 2025-26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) GENERAL FUND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS; (2) APPROPRIATING $242,985 FROM GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVE (FUND 110) TO THE SAN PABLO DAM ROAD I-80 ROAD GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (0605) FOR ADA IMPROVEMENTS; (3) APPROPRIATING SENATE BILL 1 (SB 1) ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT (RMRA) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $670,000 TO THE SAN PABLO DAM ROAD I-80 GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (0605) AND RMRA FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 TO THE GIANT ROAD PAVING REHABILITATION PROJECT (0601); AND (4) APPROPRIATING MEASURE J LOCAL STREET MAINTENANCE (LSM) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 TO THE CONTA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (CCTA) SMART SIGNALS PROJECT (0708) AND MEASURE J LSM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 TO THE CCTA I-80 SAN PABLO DAM ROAD INTERCHANGE PHASE 2 PROJECT (0709). CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-420 Adopted Pass
  29. 8. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AND EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (EBMUD) FOR PAVEMENT REHABILITATION; (2) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE AN INVOICE TO EBMUD IN THE AMOUNT OF $133,922 FOR PAVEMENT RESTORATION; AND (3) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE FY 2026-27 PAVEMENT REPAIR PROJECT (0606) CEQA: An environmental review analysis consistent with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements will be prepared for the design and construction plans at time of implementation. 25-422 Adopted Pass
  30. 25 Approval of the Consent Agenda Approved
  31. 26 page break
  32. 9. CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY A THANK YOU LETTER FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR CRUZ TRANSMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 TO STATE SENATOR JESSE ARREGUIN (D-7TH DISTRICT) FOR STATE GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1M FOR THE CITY'S MCNEIL PARK PROJECT, UNDER THE ADOPTED SB 105 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET BILL, UNDER SECTION 23 (ITEM #14) SECRETARY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY ALLOCATION, SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-409 Approved Pass
  33. 27 page break
  34. 28 * * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
  35. 29 ORDINANCES
  36. 10. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 8.42, OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE EXISTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE POSSESSION, SALE, AND USE OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO. 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. 25-395 Waived First Reading and Introduced Pass ▶ jump to 64:00
  37. 31 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
  38. 11. 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. 25-356
  39. 33 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS ▶ jump to 108:53
  40. (a) Mayor Arturo Cruz ▶ jump to 109:14
  41. (b) Vice Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado ▶ jump to 113:51
  42. (c) Councilmember Rita Xavier ▶ jump to 110:17
  43. (d) Councilmember Abel Pineda ▶ jump to 117:23
  44. (e) Councilmember Patricia Ponce
  45. 39 ADJOURNMENT
  46. 40 Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk