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Housing and infrastructure actions approved

San PabloMar 3, 20263 min read

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City Council approved a new just-cause eviction and housing stability ordinance, accepted $205,476 in additional grant funds for the Sutter Avenue Green Street project, and authorized an extra $436,455 for police headquarters project management services.

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The Council adopted new renter protections that add just-cause eviction rules and housing stability and anti-harassment provisions to the municipal code. It also approved more funding for the Sutter Avenue Green Street project and shifted some of those remaining project funds to other city projects, including the I-80 gateway improvements and the San Pablo Avenue Bridge project. Separately, the Council increased the contract for project management on the new police headquarters and training facility. The Council also appointed two new Planning Commissioners and opened one remaining seat for applications.

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Adopted an ordinance adding Chapter 9.70 (Just Cause for Eviction Protections) and Chapter 9.80 (Housing Stability and Anti-Harassment Protections) to the San Pablo Municipal Code.
Accepted and appropriated $205,476 in additional CNRA Proposition 68 grant funds and approved final close-out actions for the Sutter Avenue Green Street Project.
Reallocated $294,099 in previously appropriated Sutter Avenue Green Street Project funds: $100,000 to the San Pablo Dam Road I-80 Gateway Improvements Project, $100,000 to post-construction maintenance, and $94,182 to the San Pablo Avenue Bridge Project.
Authorized a fifth amendment to the Mack5 agreement for the new San Pablo Police Headquarters and Training Facility, increasing compensation by $436,455 for a total not to exceed $1,773,803.
Approved a memorandum of understanding with West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority (RecycleMore JPA) for use of San Pablo City Council Chambers.
Approved the 2025 Annual Military Equipment Report and continued Policy 709 without change.
Approved a TEFRA hearing resolution tied to up to $15,000,000 in revenue bonds for Alvarado Gardens Phase II at 13831 San Pablo Avenue.
Appointed Johana Gurdian and Jerome Jackson to the Planning Commission for the February 2026-February 2030 term and directed staff to advertise one remaining vacancy.

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Mar 3, 2026, 1:00 AMCity Council Chambers Members of the public may view this meeting online by using this URL https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89046076519completed

CITY COUNCIL/LOCAL SUCCESSOR AGENCY/JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY Closed Session begins at 5:00 PM

Agenda

NOTICE:
PUBLIC COMMENT
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AGENDA MATERIALS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TITLE: CITY ATTORNEY
ROLL CALL
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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CEREMONIAL MATTERS
PROCLAMATIONS
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATION AND UPDATE BY CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (CCTA) ON THE I-80 SAN PABLO DAM ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT (PHASE 2) 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 FEBRUARY 2, 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION
CONSIDER APPROVING REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH. CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN WEST CONTRA COSTA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (RECYCLEMORE JPA) AND THE CITY OF SAN PABLO REGARDING USE OF SAN PABLO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER RESOLUTION (1) APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOSMONT FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE II CONTRACT SERVICES FOR ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT (EIFD) FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND (2) REVISE ONE-TIME FUNDING APPROPRIATION TO $79,500 FROM FY 2025-26 GFDR FUND 110 OPERATING RESERVE TO FUND #100-1310-43600 OPERATING BUDGET - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ON JANUARY 26, 2026 VIA RESOLUTION 2026-009) CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION (1) ACCEPTING THE 2025 ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT; (2) DETERMINING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN 2025 COMPLIED WITH THE DEPARTMENT’S MILITARY EQUIPMENT FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND USE POLICY 709 AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW; AND (3) DETERMINING POLICY 709 WILL BE CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE. 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) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY (CNRA) PROPOSITION 68 GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $205,476; (2) ACCEPTING THE FINAL BUDGET RECONCILIATION FOR THE SUTTER AVENUE GREEN STREET PROJECT FOR GRANT CLOSE-OUT; AND (3) RE-ALLOCATING PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $294,099 FROM THE SUTTER AVENUE GREEN STREET PROJECT (0300) IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO THE SAN PABLO DAM ROAD I-80 GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (0605), IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO THE POST-CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT, AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $94,182 TO THE SAN PABLO AVENUE BRIDGE PROJECT (0202) CEQA: The Sutter Avenue Green Project was assessed and determined to be Categorically Exempt from environmental review under Sections 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 Clerk’s Office on January 31, 2022, and a revised NOE was filed on March 13, 2024.
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MUNICIPAL POOLING AUTHORITY JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, PUBLIC LIABILITY, AND OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGES. CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH MACK5 FOR PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE NEW SAN PABLO POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND TRAINING FACILITY INCREASING COMPENSATION BY $436,455 TO COVER ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION NOT TO EXCEED $1,773,803 CEQA: The City with the assistance of Michael Baker and Associates (MBA) concluded that the proposed Police Department Headquarters and Public Safety Training Project (“project”) is consistent with the existing land use and zoning designations for the site and will not result in an increase in the severity of impacts identified in the prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR’s) or Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) or in any new impacts not previously considered in the prior EIRs and MND. In accordance with this analysis, MDA prepared addenda to the two EIRs and the MND, which the City Council considered and approved on December 20, 2021.
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ORDINANCES
ADOPT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ADDING CHAPTER 9.70 (JUST CAUSE FOR EVICTION PROTECTIONS) AND CHAPTER 9.80 (HOUSING STABILITY AND ANTI-HARASSMENT PROTECTIONS) TO THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THE TAX AND EQUITY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (“TEFRA”) ON MARCH 2, 2026 IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS BY THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY (THE “CMFA”), A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AUTHORITY AND PUBLIC ENTITY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000,000, (THE “BONDS”), TO: (1) FINANCE OR REFINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPPING OF ALVARADO GARDENS PHASE II, A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING PROJECT (THE “PROJECT”) LOCATED AT 13831 SAN PABLO AVENUE, SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA (THE “CITY”); AND (2) PAY CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA
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CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION
SAN PABLO PLANNING COMMISSION A) INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) CONDUCT INTERVIEWS, AND (2) APPOINT COMMISSIONERS TO FILL THREE VACANCIES BY RESOLUTION FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM (FEBRUARY 2026 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2030) OR PROVIDE OTHER DIRECTION TO STAFF B) ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS
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
Councilmember Arturo Cruz
Councilmember Patricia Ponce
Councilmember Abel Pineda
Vice Mayor Rita Xavier
Mayor Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
ADJOURNMENT
Staff Present: City Manager, Matt Rodriguez City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Interim Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
Staff Present: City Manager, Matt Rodriguez Assistant City Manager, Maria Ojeda City Attorney, Brian P. Hickey Police Chief, Brian Bubar Economic Development and Housing Manager, Kieron Slaughter Management Analyst - Housing, Elizabeth Lopez City Clerk, Dorothy Gantt Interim Deputy City Clerk, Casey Erlenheim
ROLL CALL
Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Casey Erlenheim, Interim Deputy City Clerk
Approval of the Consent Agenda
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