City Council
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Agenda — 42 items
- 1 *IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION*
- 2 NOTICE:
- 3 PUBLIC COMMENT:
- 4 • WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may also be submitted via email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA.gov. Each email must contain in the subject line "PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA" [or] "PUBLIC COMMENTS AGENDA ITEM No.__”. Written comments received by 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting will be provided in advance to the City Council and posted online with the agenda materials. During the meeting, the public may provide written public comments via email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA.gov. All written comments received after noon the day of the meeting will not be read out loud and will be provided directly to the members upon receipt and distributed with supplemental materials following the meeting. Please note that all information provided in public comments, including email addresses and any other personal information written or stated, is subject to disclosure on the broadcast of the video- or tele-conferenced meeting.
- 4 Councilmember Pineda arrived at 6:05 p.m.
- 5 AGENDA MATERIALS
- 5 Staff Present: City Manager, Matt Rodriguez City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Police Chief, Brian Bubar City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Assistant City Clerk, Leticia I. Miguel
- 6 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
- 7 CALL TO ORDER
- 8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 9 ROLL CALL
- 10 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
- 11 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
- 12 CEREMONIAL MATTERS
- 12 Approval of the Consent Agenda
- 13 PRESENTATIONS
- 14 CITY MANAGER REMARKS
- 15 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 16 PERIODIC REPORTS
- 1. CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 18 PROCLAMATIONS
- 2. CONSIDER APPROVING REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2024 AS SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH AND SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 AS 988 DAY CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 20 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
- 3. CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE RENAMING OF CITY RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY FROM COLUMBUS DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY/COLUMBUS DAY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SIDE LETTERS TO THE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2027, FOR ASSOCIATION OF INTERMEDIATE EMPLOYEES AND SAN PABLO POLICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION CHANGING CITY RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY FROM COLUMBUS DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY AND UPDATE SPPEA HOLIDAY PAY LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY AND REFLECT CURRENT HOLIDAY PAY PRACTICE AND TO EXECUTE MODIFICATIONS TO THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS OF DIVISION MANAGERS, CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, RENAMING CITY RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY FROM COLUMBUS DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY/COLUMBUS DAY; FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2027 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 4. CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY A COMMENT LETTER TRANSMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 BY SAN PABLO MAYOR PATRICIA PONCE TO WEST CONTRA COSTA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (WCCIWMA/RECYCLEMORE) JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR ANTHONY TAVE REGARDING SB 1383 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) LANGUAGE CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 5. 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 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 6. CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-TIME APPROPRIATION OF $1,500,000 FROM UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE (RESERVES) TO FY 2024-25 GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVE (GFDR) FUND BALANCE FOR THE POTENTIAL PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RUMRILL BOULEVARD COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 0700) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 7. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TO REVISE THE 2024 CALENDAR OF CITY COUNCIL / LOCAL SUCCESSOR AGENCY / JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING DATES CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 26 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 8. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING SAN PABLO ZONING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 17.60, SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL USES, SECTION 17.60.070, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, CONCERNING PROCEDURES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUS) (Continued from 09/03/2024) CEQA: This proposed action is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17, which exempts the adoption of local ordinances regulating accessory dwelling units or amendments thereto.
- 28 CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
- 9. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING CHAPTER 2.40 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
- 30 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
- 10. 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.
- 31 Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk ____________________________ Patricia Ponce, Mayor
- 32 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
- (a) Mayor Patricia Ponce
- (b) Vice Mayor Arturo Cruz
- (c) Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
- (d) Councilmember Rita Xavier
- (e) Councilmember Abel Pineda
- 38 ADJOURNMENT