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September 15, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final-revised

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Agenda — 39 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 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:09
  7. 6 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 0:16
  8. 7 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:34
  9. 8 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 1:03
  10. 9 CEREMONIAL MATTERS
  11. 10 PRESENTATIONS ▶ jump to 5:34
  12. 1. PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL BY THE SAN PABLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ANNUAL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-388 ▶ jump to 5:39
  13. 12 CITY MANAGER REMARKS ▶ jump to 6:08
  14. 13 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 57:11
  15. 14 MINUTES
  16. 2. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA 25-387 Approved Pass
  17. 15 page break
  18. 16 page break
  19. 17 PERIODIC REPORTS
  20. 3. CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-030 Approved Pass
  21. 19 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
  22. 19 page break
  23. 4. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDED CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING (CPFCDS) PROGRAM FUNDS FROM U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOHN GARAMENDI TO THE SAN PABLO AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (0202) IN THE AMOUNT OF $850,000; (2) RECOGNIZING THAT THE CPFCDS REQUIRED MATCH WILL BE ALLOCATED AS PART OF THE FY2025-26 MID-CYCLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE SAN PABLO AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (0202) IN THE AMOUNT OF $110,127; AND (3) AUTHOURIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE GRANT CEQA: An environmental review analysis consistent with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements will be prepared for the design and construction plans at time of implementation. 25-383 Adopted Pass
  24. 5. CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY AN OPPOSITION LETTER (UNLESS AMENDED) FOR SENATE BILL 707 – OPEN MEETINGS: MEETING AND TELECONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS TRANSMITTED ON AUGUST 28, 2025 FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR CRUZ TO THE STATE SENATOR DURAZO (D- 26TH DISTRICT) WITH COPTIES TO THE CITY’S STATE LEGISLATORS (STATE SENATOR JESSE ARREQUIN (D-7th; AND STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER BUFFY WICKS (D-14TH) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-386 Approved Pass
  25. 21 Approval of the Consent Agenda
  26. 6. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES (BACR) FOR AN ELEVEN-MONTH FULL-TIME FELLOW IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,000 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-384 Adopted Pass
  27. 23 * * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
  28. 24 PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 58:25
  29. 7. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING $13,318 IN AWARDED GRANT FUNDS FROM THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING USE OF THE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS TO PAY FOR SIXTY-TWO (62) PORTABLE CHARGERS AND TWENTY-FIVE (25) SPARE BATTERIES FOR EBRCSA EMERGENCY RADIOS CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. 25-380 Adopted Pass
  30. 26 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
  31. 8. 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. 25-351
  32. 28 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS ▶ jump to 67:19
  33. (a) Mayor Arturo Cruz ▶ jump to 67:45
  34. (b) Vice Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
  35. (c) Councilmember Rita Xavier ▶ jump to 69:20
  36. (d) Councilmember Abel Pineda ▶ jump to 71:44
  37. (e) Councilmember Patricia Ponce ▶ jump to 72:40
  38. 34 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 74:52
  39. 34 Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk ____________________________ Arturo Cruz, Mayor