PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 10/06/2025
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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.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2025-2027 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statements:
Under MAJOR POLICY AREA: Build a Healthy Community, an adopted Policy No.#109, Develop public facilities for active living (parks, open space, sidewalks, trails, bike lanes, etc.) is contained in the adopted FY 2025-27 Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Since FY 2023-24, the City of San Pablo has been working on development of the proposed McNeil Park Project (formerly SPARC project), located at 2600 Moraga Road in San Pablo to add an additional new park asset to the San Pablo community.
CSW Stuber-Stroeh Construction (CSW) was retained after a formal RFP solicitation process and awarded a professional services design contract via Resolution 2024-024 on February 20, 2024. The project's design contractor conducted extensive community engagement and stakeholder meetings during FY 2024-25, and prepared preliminary and final design plans for review by the Community Services Standing Committee (Cruz; Pineda) and City Council.
The proposed McNeil Park Project will transform the former El Portal Elementary School site into a vibrant, 4.86-acre community park in San Pablo, named in honor of the late Leonard R. McNeil-the City's long-serving African American Mayor/Co...
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