PREPARED BY: BRIAN HICKEY DATE OF MEETING: 06/15/2026
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CONSIDER (1) ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTING A CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY OF SIGNATURES ON A PETITION FOR AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO IMPOSE RENT CONTROL AND TO ESTABLISH JUST-CAUSE EVICTION CRITERIA (INCLUDING MOBILEHOMES); AND (2) CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ACTIONS TO (A) ADOPT THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE, (B) SUBMIT THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO THE VOTERS OF SAN PABLO AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 2026, OR (C) ORDER A REPORT PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 9212
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) accepting a Certificate of Sufficiency of Signatures on a Petition for an Initiative Ordinance to Impose Rent Control and to Establish Just-Cause Eviction Criteria (including mobilehomes); and
2. Order a report pursuant to Elections Code Section 9215 via minute order.
Alternatively, if the City Council does not order the report, the City Council must take one of the other actions required by Elections Code Section 9215:
a. Adopt the Initiative Ordinance without alteration; or
b. Adopt a resolution calling for submission of the Initiative Ordinance to the City of San Pablo Voters.
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BACKGROUND
On December 15, 2025, the City received a Notice of Intent to Circulate a Petition per Elections Code Section 9202 (the "Initiative") and a formal written request for preparation of a ballot title and summary of the measure. As requested by the proponents of the Initiative and as required by Elections Code Section 9203, a Ballot Title and Summary was prepared by the City Attorney and returned to the proponents by the Deputy City Clerk on December 30, 2025. The Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition and the title and summary of the proposed measure was subsequently posted in the three public places des...
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