City Council

Council Chambers City of San Pablo 1000 Gateway Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806 (510) 215-3000 Meeting Agenda www.SanPabloCA.gov City Council Mayor Patricia Ponce Vice Mayor Arturo Cruz Councilmember Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado Councilmember Rita Xavier Councilmember Abel Pineda Wednesday, December 13, 2023 5:00 PM City Council Chambers Special Meeting *IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* NOTICE: Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in-person at Council Chambers. Members of the public may also view the meeting on online at https ://us02web.zoom.us/j/83708212256 or during livestream online at https://sanpablo.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Please note the following temporary change to the City's public comment procedures: Public comment by zoom or telephone will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided only in -person in Council Chambers or via email as set forth below. PUBLIC COMMENT: At each meeting, the public has the opportunity to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda and, for items not appearing on the agenda but within the purview of the City Council, during ORAL COMMUNICATIONS . 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. • IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT: Any person wishing to make such address Council should first complete and deliver a "Speaker Form" available at the speaker's podium and submit it to the City Clerk identifying the agenda item. The Mayor will invite you to speak at the appropriate time when the matter is being considered. • WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may also be submitted via email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA .gov. Each email must contain in the subject line "PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA" [or] "PUBLIC COMMENTS AGENDA ITEM No.__”. Written comments received by 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting will be provided in advance to the City Council and posted online with the agenda materials. During the meeting, the public may provide written public comments via email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA.gov. All written comments received after noon the day of the meeting will not be read out loud and will be provided directly to the members upon receipt and distributed with supplemental materials following the meeting. Please note that all information provided in public comments, including email addresses and any other personal information written or stated, is subject to disclosure on the broadcast of the video- or tele-conferenced meeting. City of San Pablo Page 1 Printed on 12/7/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda December 13, 2023 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 agenda packet may also be viewed on the City website at https://www.sanpabloca.gov/1400/City-CouncilLSA-Planning-Comm-AgendasMin AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Brown Act, individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the meeting should submit a completed Meeting Accommodation Request Form by email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA .gov, with “Accommodation Request” listed in the subject line of the email. Alternatively, completed Meeting Accommodation Request Forms may be submitted to the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 1000 Gateway Avenue, San Pablo, CA 94806. Meeting Accommodation Request Forms may be found at https://www.sanpabloca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15988/FRM-Meeting-Accommodation-Request-Form-FINAL-020 823, or requested by email to CityClerk@SanPabloCA.gov, or by phone at (510) 215-3000. Meeting accommodation requests should be submitted to the City as soon possible. The City will attempt to resolve before the meeting begins all accommodation requests received by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This is the time for comments on any item within the Council ’s 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. Please file your name and address with the City Clerk on forms available at the speaker’s podium. 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. City of San Pablo Page 2 Printed on 12/7/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda December 13, 2023 1. 23-433 CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING A SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT WITH CHATTLETON PLACE PARTNERS, LLC, (2) APPROVING A FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP, AND (3) ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF A PUBLIC PARK/TOT LOT FOR TRACT 9599, CHATTLETON PLACE, A 20-LOT TOWNHOUSE-STYLE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SP-2 MIXED USE CENTER SOUTH DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2812 CHATTLETON LANE, SAN PABLO, APN 417-310-004 CEQA: The City prepared Addenda to previously certified EIRs on the San Pablo General Plan 2030 and the San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan adopted in 2011, as well as to a previously approved Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Mixed Use Center South District area, also adopted in 2011, to address the change in planned development pattern at this site from a mix of uses to townhouse-style single family residences. The proposed development is consistent with the current land use and zoning designations for the site and will not result in an increase in the severity of any environmental impact identified in the prior EIRs or IS/MND or result in any new environmental impact not previously considered in the prior EIRs and IS/MND. Notices of Determination for these Addenda were duly filed with the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder on October 8, 2021. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 2. 23-472 CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVES (GFDR) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2023. CEQA: This is not a project subject to CEQA. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION City of San Pablo Page 3 Printed on 12/7/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda December 13, 2023 3. 23-473 CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAN PABLO’S PARTICIPATION IN THE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TRUST PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SERVICES (PARS) AND U.S. BANK, 2) APPOINTING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE CITY’S PLAN ADMINISTRATOR, 3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PARS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM, AND 4) APPROPRIATING $1.0 MILLION OF FY 2023-24 GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVES TO FUND THIS POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TRUST PROGRAM. CEQA: This is not a project subject to CEQA. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution 4. 23-471 CONSIDER RESOLUTION (1) ACCEPTING THE PRESENTATION ON THE CITY’S 10-YEAR LONG-RANGE FINANCIAL PLAN TO INCLUDE THE BASELINE FINANCIAL MODEL, BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO REDUCE GENERAL FUND OPERATING DEFICITS AND SUBSIDIES AS FORECASTED FOR PERIOD 2024-2034; (2) AMENDING THE FY 2023-25 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN TO INCLUDE NEW RECOMMENDED STRATEGIC BUDGET INITIATIVES FOR FY 2025-27 PERIOD; AND (3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPLORE FEASIBILITY AND RECOMMEND FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC BUDGET INITiATIVES AND MEASURES TO REDUCE FORECASTED GENERAL FUND DEFICITS AND SUBSIDIES PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED FY 2025-2027 MULTI-YEAR GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024 CEQA: This is not a project subject to CEQA. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY) 5. 23-443 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. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to Monday, December 18, 2023 at 6:00 pm. City of San Pablo Page 4 Printed on 12/7/2023