PREPARED BY: ARTURO CASTILLO DATE OF MEETING: 08/03/2026
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CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING CHAPTER 3.16 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE TO (1) INCREASE THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACTING AUTHORITY; (2) INCREASE MONETARY THRESHOLDS RELATED TO PUBLIC PROJECT BIDDING TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA THRESHOLDS; AND (3) INCREASE THE MONETARY THRESHOLDS RELATED TO FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROCUREMENT OF NON-PUBLIC PROJECTS
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
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(1) Receive the presentation and acknowledge the independent survey data and findings of Eide Bailly LLP; and (2) Introduce the attached Ordinance, waive the first reading, and set the second reading and adoption for the next regular City Council meeting.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Continue Best Management Practices, Fiscal Excellence, and Fiscal Transparency is a major policy goal contained in the FY 2024-26 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The San Pablo Municipal Code limits the City Manager's general contracting authority to $50,000, last increased in January 2017 pursuant to Ordinance 2017-001. The monetary thresholds for the formal and informal procurement of non-public projects (supplies, services, and equipment) have not been updated since November 2009 (Ordinance 2009-008).
The City's public project (construction) thresholds are current. The City previously elected to participate in the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) in 1995, and under San Pablo Municipal Code (SPMC) Section 3.16.070 those thresholds automatically track State law. As part of its advisory engagement, Eide Bailly LLP independently analyzed the City's procurement thresholds against inflation, peer-agency practices, and industry best practices; the full report is included with this staff report as Attachment C.
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