Council Chambers  
1000 Gateway Avenue  
San Pablo, CA 94806  
(510) 215-3000  
City of San Pablo  
Meeting Agenda  
City Council  
Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado  
Vice Mayor Rita Xavier  
Councilmember Abel Pineda  
Councilmember Patricia Ponce  
Councilmember Arturo Cruz  
Monday, July 20, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
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PUBLIC COMMENT  
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Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments to the City Council via email at  
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written comments received after 3:00 PM the day of the meeting will be distributed to Councilmembers the next day  
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Members of the public may speak to the City Council about any discussion item that is on the agenda and under  
Oral Communications for City Business that is not on the agenda. Please fill out and submit a “speaker form”  
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invited to speak at the appropriate time when the matter is being considered. Persons addressing the Council must  
limit their remarks to three (3) minutes unless an extension or decrease of time is set. As allowed by the Brown  
Act, the Mayor may limit the total time for public comments to facilitate the completion of business on the agenda .  
Speaking time may not be transferred. Additional time will be provided to individuals using an interpreter to ensure  
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AGENDA MATERIALS  
Copies of this Agenda and non exempt public records relating to an open session item on this Agenda will be  
available for public view at the City Clerk’s Office, 1000 Gateway Avenue, San Pablo. The full complete agenda  
packet may also be viewed on the City website, and you may subscribe to receive Agenda ’s when they are posted  
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:  
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Brown Act, individuals requesting disability related  
accommodations should send a written request to ClerkCityclerk@sanpabloca.gov  
by email, preferably the day  
prior to the meeting. The e mail subject line should read “ADA Accommodation Request” and include your name,  
address, telephone number, and a description of the request. Notification as early as possible in advance of the  
meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.  
may also be made by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 215-3000.  
Requests  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ROLL CALL  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
This is the time for comments on any item within the Councils subject matter jurisdiction, if such item is NOT  
listed on tonight’s agenda. The Council may not engage in discussion or take action on any item that is not  
specifically listed on the agenda. Your item may be referred to city staff for investigation, report or placement on a  
future agenda. Persons addressing the Council are required to limit their remarks to three (3) minutes unless an  
extension or decrease of time is ordered. Speaking time may not be transferred. Additional time will be provided to  
individuals using an interpreter to ensure equitable participation. Please fill out and submit a “speaker form”  
available at the back counter in Chambers to the City Clerk. To request to speak online: Raise your hand in the  
Zoom application. To speak when participating by phone: press *9 to raise your hand and *6 to unmute when  
notified. Speakers are called in order. When we reach your name, The City Clerk will give you permission to speak  
and a notification will appear on your screen letting you know it’s your turn.  
CEREMONIAL MATTERS  
PRESENTATIONS  
AC TRANSIT BUDGET  
&
AC  
SERVICE UPDATE  
TRANSIT ON AGENCY  
SERVICE AND  
-
RECEIVE  
DEFICIT  
WORKFORCE  
A
PRESENTATION  
PROJECTIONS  
REDUCTIONS  
FROM  
AND  
POTENTIAL  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
For Informational Purposes Only  
Recommendation:  
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REMARKS  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
The Consent Calendar includes routine items that are to be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate  
discussion of these items. If discussion is requested, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and  
considered separately.  
MINUTES  
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING  
OF MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Approve by Minute Order  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
PERIODIC REPORTS  
CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR  
THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Approve by Minute Order  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION  
CONSIDER  
APPROVING  
REQUEST  
FOR  
ISSUANCE  
OF  
PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT- AUGUST 4, 2026  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Approve by Minute Order  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE  
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT SAN PABLO’S  
APPLICATION FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING  
AND  
COMMUNITY  
DEVELOPMENT  
PROHOUSING  
DESIGNATION  
PROGRAM  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE  
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
EXECUTE  
A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN  
THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AND EIDE BAILLY LLP, A CALIFORNIA  
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED  
$300,000 OVER A TWO-YEAR TERM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026-27  
AND 2027-28  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE  
CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE  
FIFTH AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE JOINT EXERCISE  
OF POWERS AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE WEST CONTRA COSTA  
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR TO  
JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027  
CEQA: The proposed action is exempt from environmental review under the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a funding action, as it is not a project under CEQA  
nor an activity that may cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical  
environment change pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(a) and 14  
California Code of Regulations section 15002(d).  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING  
THE EXECUTION OF A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND  
RESTATED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH  
DANCO COMMUNITIES FOR THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A  
PORTION OF THE FORMER SAN PABLO CITY HALL LOCATED AT  
13831 SAN PABLO AVENUE, SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA  
CEQA:  
The former City Hall property was the subject of  
a
Historic Resources  
Assessment  
-Historic-Report  
Report  
-Historic-Report> ) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment No. 4) prepared in  
connection with the approval of the Specific Plan Amendment/General Plan Amendment  
that designated the property as SP2-Mixed Use Center City Hall Site on February 20,  
2018. As part of that approval, mitigation measures were adopted that must be complied  
with as part of the development of the project. Those mitigation measures have been  
incorporated as part of the agreement with the developer. There has been no change in  
circumstances that would warrant further environmental review at this time. Further, the  
Project meets the criteria established for the affordable housing exemption set forth in  
Section 15194 of the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental  
Quality Act (the “CEQA Guidelines”).  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE  
CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO  
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 2 FOR  
THE  
EXTERNAL  
INSTALLATION  
AND  
MAINTENANCE  
AT CITY  
OF  
FACILITIES  
AUTOMATED  
FOR  
DEFIBRILLATORS  
A
THREE-YEAR TERM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $77,149  
CEQA; This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE  
CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLANS  
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR  
PROJECT (0200); (2) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING HIGHWAY  
BRIDGE PROGRAM (HBP) GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF  
$325,259 TO  
THE  
PROJECT;  
(3)  
REALLOCATING  
PREVIOUSLY  
APPROPRIATED FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,538 FROM THE  
SAN PABLO BRIDGE PARAPET REPAIR PROJECT (0204) TO THE  
GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT (0200); (4) AWARDING A  
CONTRACT TO AMERICAN CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS WEST COAST,  
LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $385,270 WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY FOR  
A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $423,797;  
AND (5) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN  
AGREEMENT  
WITH  
AMERICAN  
CIVIL  
CONSTRUCTORS  
WEST  
COAST, LLC FOR THE GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT  
(0200)  
CEQA Compliance Statement: The Giant Rd Bridge Repair Project was assessed and  
determined to be Categorically Exempt from environmental review under Section  
15304(b)&(f), 15301(b)&(c), and 15302(c) of the CEQA Regulations. The CEQA Notice of  
Exemption (NOE) was originally filed at the Contra Costa County Clerks Office on June  
18, 2021.  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER  
ADOPTING  
RESOLUTION  
AUTHORIZING  
THE  
CITY  
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE JULY 1,  
2025, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JARVIS FAY, LLP,  
INCREASING MAXIMUM COMPENSATION BY $155,000 TO COVER  
FISCAL YEARS 2026-27 AND 2027-28, FOR  
AMOUNT OF $255,000  
A
NOT-TO-EXCEED  
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.  
Adopt Resolution  
Recommendation:  
Attachments:  
* * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *  
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)  
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.  
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS  
(Approved by Resolution 2026-007)  
Informational reports from Councilmember representatives to the following committees, commissions and  
organizations; brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the City or Agency, as required by Government  
Code section 53232.3(d) (AB 1234); and other reports regarding items of general interest to the City Council. The  
City Council may take action on other items of interest that are specifically agendized herein:  
(a) Councilmember Arturo Cruz  
Memberships: Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors (Alternate); San Pablo Community Grant Foundation Board  
(Member); Sister City Manzanillo Future Board Member Designation (Alternate); West Contra Costa Transportation  
Advisory Committee (Alternate);  
Standing Committees: Community Services Standing Committee, Economic Development, Housing  
Management Standing Committee  
&
Project  
Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Local Business Association/Group/Watch Meetings Ad-Hoc Subcommittee  
(b) Councilmember Patricia Ponce  
Memberships: Marin Clean Energy Board of Directors (Primary); Sister City Manzanillo Future Board Member  
Designation (Primary); City Auditor Review of City Financial Statements (Alternate); Green Empowerment Zone  
(GEZ) for the Northern Waterfront Area of the County of Contra Costa Board of Directors (Primary);  
Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal  
&
Legislative Standing Committee Standing Committee; Economic  
Development, Housing & Project Management Standing Committee;  
Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: City-Wide Beautification Plan Ad-Hoc Subcommittee  
(c) Councilmember Abel Pineda  
Memberships: Association of Bay Area Governments (Alternate); Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ) for the Northern  
Waterfront Area of the County of Contra Costa Board of Directors (Alternate); West County Integrated Waste  
Management/Recyclemore JPA Authority (Alternate);  
Standing Committees: Community Services Standing Committee;  
Ad-Hoc Subcommittees:  
(d) Vice Mayor Rita Xavier  
Memberships: Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG/MTC) Board (Primary); Contra Costa Mayors’  
Conference (Alternate); League of CA Cities East Bay League Division (Alternate); San Pablo Community Grant  
Foundation Board (Member); West County Integrated Waste Management/Recyclemore JPA Authority (Primary);  
West Contra Costa Mayors’ & Supervisors’ Association (Alternate); West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory  
Committee (Primary);  
Standing Committees: Public Safety Standing Committee, Public Health Standing Committee;  
Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo/Lytton Tribe Ad Hoc Subcommittee  
(e) Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado  
Memberships: Contra Costa Mayors’ Conference (Primary),  
(Primary), League of CA Cities East Bay League Division (Primary), West Contra Costa Mayors’ & Supervisors’  
Association (Primary);Standing Committees: Budget, Fiscal Legislative Standing Committee; Public Safety  
City Auditor Review of City Financial Statements  
&
Standing Committee; Ad-Hoc Subcommittees: Casino San Pablo/Lytton Tribe Ad Hoc Subcommittee, Local  
Business Association/Group/Watch Meetings Ad-Hoc Subcommittee, City-Wide Beautification Plan Ad-Hoc  
Subcommittee  
ADJOURNMENT  
Adjourn to the regular City Council Meeting of Monday, August 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM.