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Council Chambers City of San Pablo 1000 Gateway Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806 (510) 215-3000 Meeting Agenda www.SanPabloCA.gov 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 Members of the public may view this meeting onlineby using this URL https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89046076519 *IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person at Council Chambers. To view or participate remotely, join the meeting online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89046076519 To participate by Phone: +16699006833,,89046076519# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,89046076519# US For live translations, please go to https://attend.wordly.ai/join/ZFEK-2962 To view the livestream without participating, and view videos of prior meetings, go to : https://sanpablo.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx PUBLIC COMMENT How to submit written Public Comment before the City Council Meeting: Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments to the City Council via email at 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 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting will be provided in advance to the City Council and posted online with the agenda materials. All written comments received after 3:00 PM the day of the meeting will be distributed to Councilmembers the next day and included with supplemental materials following the meeting. To Speak In Person: 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” available at the back counter in Chambers and submit it to the City Clerk identifying the agenda item. You will be 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 equitable participation. To Speak Online: Raise your hand in the Zoom application. 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. To speak when participating by phone: press *9 to raise your hand and *6 to un-mute when notified. City of San Pablo Page 1 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 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 at: https://sanpablo.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx 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. Requests may also be made by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (510) 215-3000. 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. 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 1. 26-357 AC TRANSIT BUDGET & SERVICE UPDATE - RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM AC TRANSIT ON AGENCY DEFICIT PROJECTIONS AND POTENTIAL SERVICE AND WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. Recommendation: For Informational Purposes Only ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REMARKS City of San Pablo Page 2 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 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 2. 26-391 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. Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order Attachments: Att A. MIN 2026-07-06 CCL DRAFT.pdf PERIODIC REPORTS 3. 26-346 CONSIDER APPROVING VENDOR CHECK REGISTER REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2026 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order Attachments: Att A. June 2026 Checks Register CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION 4. 26-360 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. Recommendation: Approve by Minute Order Attachments: Att A. National Night Out Proclamation 2026 5. 26-365 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. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att A. RES 2026-### Application Prohousing Designation Program City of San Pablo Page 3 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 6. 26-338 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. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att 1. RES 2026-### Eide Bailly LLP Resolution Att 2. Eide Bailly LLP Contract Att 3. Presentation 7. 26-353 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). Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att A. RES 2026-### RecycleMore Fiscal Year Change Att B. Resolution 26-12 _Resolution_Approve JEPA Amendment FY Change - executed Att C. First Amendment to 5th Amended and Restated JEPA City of San Pablo Page 4 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 8. 26-364 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 Report (www.sanpabloca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13643/Old-City-Hall-- -Historic-Report <http://www.sanpabloca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13643/Old-City-Hall-- -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”). Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att A. RES 2026-### 4th Am ARDDA Danco Att B. Draft Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated 9. 26-369 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 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AT CITY FACILITIES FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $77,149 CEQA; This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att A. RES 2026-### Cintas AEDs 07.06.26 Att B. QTE CINTAS AED Proposal & Terms 06.09.26 Att C. AGR OMNIA Workplace Solution (001299) Master AGR 06.01.23 City of San Pablo Page 5 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 10. 26-372 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 Clerk’s Office on June 18, 2021. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att A. RES 2026-### Appropriating Funds and Awarding CON 7-2026 FINAL Att B. AGR Giant Rd contract signed by ACCWC 11. 26-375 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 A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $255,000 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Attachments: Att 1. RES 2026-### Jarvis Fay FY 27-28 Comp Att 2. Proposed AMN2 Jarvis Fay, LLP eff 2026-07-21 Att 3. AMN1 Jarvis Fay, LLP eff 2026-04-15 Att 4. AGR Jarvis Fay, LLP eff 2025-07-01 * * * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * City of San Pablo Page 6 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (IF ANY) 12. 26-213 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 & Project Management Standing Committee 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), City Auditor Review of City Financial Statements City of San Pablo Page 7 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Meeting Agenda July 20, 2026 (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 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. 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