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San Pablo Council approves road and funding actions

San PabloMay 20, 20252 min read

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The City Council approved a $157,094 reallocation for the San Pablo Dam Road Gateway I-80 Improvements Project, along with SB 1 road funding, a street lighting assessment district hearing, and completed emergency storm drain repairs at 1850 Mesa Buena Avenue.

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The council took several infrastructure-related actions that affect streets, lighting, and drainage in San Pablo. It directed money toward the San Pablo Dam Road Gateway I-80 Improvements Project, approved the city’s SB 1 road project list for the next fiscal year, and started the process for street lighting and landscape assessments for 2025-26. The council also accepted emergency storm drain repair work at 1850 Mesa Buena Avenue as complete and set up procedures for handling city vacancies under state law.

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Approved the SB 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account project list for fiscal year 2025-26, including Giant Road Pavement Rehabilitation and San Pablo Dam Road I-80 Gateway Improvements.
Preliminarily approved the engineer’s report and declared intent to levy and collect assessments in the San Pablo Street Lighting and Landscape Assessment District No. 1982-1 for fiscal year 2025-26, and set a public hearing.
Terminated emergency procurement actions for storm drain repairs at 1850 Mesa Buena Avenue, accepted the work by Golden Bay Construction, Inc. as complete, and directed filing of a notice of completion.
Adopted procedures for public hearings on city vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts under AB 2561.
Authorized reallocation of $157,094 from the Rumrill Boulevard Complete Streets Project to the San Pablo Dam Road Gateway I-80 Improvements Project and transferred $500,000 in Caltrans alternative compliance funds and $32,945 in Tesoro Refinery alternative compliance funds for post-construction maintenance.

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May 20, 2025, 1:00 AMCity Council Chambers Members of the public may view this meeting online by using this URL https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89046076519completed

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*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION*
NOTICE:
PUBLIC COMMENT
AGENDA MATERIALS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
PROCLAMATIONS
PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 18-24, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
CONSENT CALENDAR
MINUTES
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 21, 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 5, 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
PERIODIC REPORTS
CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING SENATE BILL 1 (SB 1) ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT FUNDING AND PROJECT LIST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 TO BE COMPRISED OF THE GIANT ROAD PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT (0601) AND THE SAN PABLO DAM ROAD I-80 GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (0605) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT; (2) DECLARING INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE SAN PABLO STREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1982-1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26; AND (3) SETTING PUBLIC HEARING CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) TERMINATING, BY FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE, THE EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 22050 AND SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.16.110.A FOR THE STORM DRAIN REPAIR WORK AT 1850 MESA BUENA AVENUE; (2) ACCEPTING WORK PERFORMED BY GOLDEN BAY CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR EMERGENCY STORM DRAIN REPAIRS AT 1850 MESA BUENA AVENUE FOR THE LEROY HEIGHTS STORM DRAIN REPAIR PROJECT (0306) AS COMPLETE; AND (3) DIRECTING CITY ENGINEER TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION WITH THE COUNTY RECORDER. CEQA: This project was assessed and determined to be Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b), which covers the operation, repair, and maintenance of Class 1 existing publicly owned utility facilities. The CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) was filed at the Contra Costa County Clerk’s Office on April 8, 2025.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ADOPTING PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON CITY VACANCIES, AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS UNDER ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 2561 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO (1) RE-ALLOCATE REMAINING GENERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $157,094 FROM THE RUMRILL BOULEVARD COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT (0700) TO THE SAN PABLO DAM ROAD GATEWAY I-80 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (0605); (2) TRANSFER CALTRANS ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 AND TESORO REFINERY ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,945 TO ACCOUNT CODE 910-3310-20703 FOR POST-CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE; AND (3) REVERT REMAINING SB 1 ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT (RMRA) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $135,851 TO THE RMRA FUND BALANCE AND REMAINING MEASURE J LOCAL STREET MAINTENANCE (LSM) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $256,683 TO THE MEASURE J LSM FUND BALANCE CEQA: The Rumrill Boulevard Complete Streets Project (Project) is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15301, Existing Facilities (Class 1) of the CEQA Regulations, on the basis that the Project involves repair and minor alteration to the existing public streets, sidewalks, gutters, and similar facilities. The Notice of Exemption was filed and recorded with the Contra Costa County Clerk on January 7, 2018. Moreover, since the Project is also receiving federal funding, the Project was also determined to be categorically exempt under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 23 CFR 771.117 (c)(3). The Notice of Exemption for NEPA was filed on March 14, 2018 and revalidated on August 7, 2020 by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
* * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * *
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY)
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS
Mayor Arturo Cruz
Vice Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
Councilmember Rita Xavier
Councilmember Abel Pineda
Councilmember Patricia Ponce
ADJOURNMENT
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Staff Present: City Manager, Matt Rodriguez Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Police Chief, Brian Bubar City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Administrative Clerk II, Casey Erlenheim
Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk ____________________________ Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, Vice Mayor

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