[0:01] Welcome to the San Pablo City Council meeting.

[0:05] Today is Monday, August 7th the time is now 5:00 PM.

[0:09] Clerk, can you please take roll.

[0:11] Council member Xavier?

[0:13] Here.

[0:14] Council member Pabon-Alvarado.

[0:17] Council member Cruz.

[0:19] Here.

[0:20] Vice Mayor Ponce.

[0:22] Here.

[0:22] Mayor Pineda.

[0:24] Here

[0:25] Mayor Pineda is participating via teleconference from the location listed on the agenda.

[0:31] Council member Cruz is participating remotely pursuant to an ADA accommodation.

[0:37] Council member Xavier and vice mayor Ponce are present in the council chambers.

[0:44] Council member Pabon-Alvarado is absent.

[0:48] Thank you, next item.

[0:51] Remote participation under AB 2449, City Attorney.

[0:57] Thank you, Madam Clerk.

[0:59] Good evening, council members,

[1:01] city attorney, Teresa Stricker.

[1:03] Once again, this item is a placeholder on your agenda in the event that

[1:08] a council member needs to make a request or a disclosure under AB 2449.

[1:15] I do not believe we have any such need this evening so with that,

[1:19] Mr. Mayor I suggest you move on to the next item.

[1:22] Sounds good. Thank you so much. Next item.

[1:24] Closed session, City Attorney.

[1:29] We have two closed session items this evening.

[1:33] Both items are different conferences with real estate real property negotiators.

[1:41] The first item deals with property APN 417190023,

[1:48] the Agency negotiators, that's the city's negotiators

[1:52] are Matt Rodriguez and Charles Ching.

[1:56] The party with whom the city is negotiating is San Pablo Latin casino.

[2:02] Under negotiation are price in terms of payment for disposition of property.

[2:07] The second closed session item also again,

[2:10] a conference with real property negotiators.

[2:13] Deals with the property located at 2001 Rum Real Boulevard in San Pablo.

[2:20] The city's negotiators are once again Matt Rodriguez and Charles Ching.

[2:25] The party with whom the city is negotiating is Chevron and

[2:30] under negotiation are price in terms of payment for purchase of property.

[2:36] Those are all of the closed session items that we have this evening Mr. Mayor.

[2:41] I do recommend that we take public comment if we have

[2:45] any before council recesses into the closed session, chambers. Thank you.

[2:50] Thanks so much and let's do that.

[2:52] Is there any public comments on any of the items on here for closed session?

[2:55] No Mayor. I have no comments.

[2:58] Mayor, we do not have public comments on Zoom.

[3:01] No one in the chambers, correct?

[3:04] Correct.

[3:05] Okay. Then we will go ahead and move on to

[3:08] our closed session discussion and we'll come back and resume our meeting. Thank you.

[3:32] Are those for us?

[3:36] It was supposed to be.

[3:40] Hello.

[3:49] I'm only for the next one. You'll be back by then.

[3:53] No.

[3:55] We can add. That's right because she has to wait before [inaudible].

[4:00] I'm moving on into meeting [inaudible].

[4:05] Staple those. Except I

[4:07] don't have to go all the way over there. I'm just driving [inaudible].

[4:34] All right. Looks like it's 6 o'clock.

[4:38] Have you started recording?

[4:43] We are recording Mr. Mayor.

[4:45] Perfect. Let's do that and we'll just have council member Cruz join us when he can.

[4:50] If it's recording then we're good.

[4:54] Welcome back to the open session of this San Pablo City Council.

[4:57] The time right now at 6:00 PM.

[4:59] Can we please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance?

[5:08] I pledge allegiance to

[5:11] the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,

[5:17] one nation under God indivisible,

[5:21] with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.

[5:37] Can you please display the public announcement.

[5:41] Mayor there is no public announcement since [inaudible].

[5:45] My apologies, that's right.

[5:47] I will then go ahead and go into roll-call, please.

[5:49] Council member Xavier.

[5:52] Here.

[5:52] Council member Pabon-Alvarado.

[5:56] Council member Cruz.

[5:59] Vice Mayor Ponce.

[6:02] Here,.

[6:02] Mayor Pineda.

[6:04] Here.

[6:05] Mayor Pineda is participating via teleconference from the location listed on the agenda.

[6:11] Council member Cruz is participating remotely pursuant to an ADA accommodation.

[6:18] Council member Xavier and vice mayor Ponce are present in the console chambers.

[6:24] Council member Pabon-Alvarado is absent.

[6:29] Thank you. Next item.

[6:31] We pulled on closed session. City Attorney?

[6:35] Yes thank you, Madam Clerk.

[6:37] Teresa Stricker, city attorney,

[6:39] there were no reportable actions taken in closed session. Thank you.

[6:44] Thank you. Next item.

[6:47] Oral communications.

[6:49] This is a time for comments on any item within the console subject matter jurisdiction.

[6:54] If such item is not listed on tonight's agenda,

[6:58] the council may not engage in discussion or take action

[7:02] on any item that is not specifically listed on the agenda.

[7:06] Your item may be referred to city staff for investigation,

[7:10] report, or placement on a future agenda.

[7:13] Persons addressing the council are requested to limit

[7:18] their remarks to 3 minutes unless an extension or decrease of time is ordered.

[7:23] Please file your name and address

[7:26] what the city clerk on forums available at the speaker's podium.

[7:31] Mayor we have two public comments for oral communications.

[7:36] Okay [inaudible].

[7:38] Okay, I will start the timer.

[7:42] Thank you.

[7:44] The first comment is from Laura Haynes.

[7:51] "Good evening, Mayor and Council.

[7:53] My name is Laura Haynes.

[7:55] I live in San Pablo.

[7:56] I work as a production supervisor.

[7:59] I recently joined the ACCE chapter in San Pablo because I am

[8:04] experiencing an eviction due to landlords death and have to be out within 60 days.

[8:11] The house has many problems that we were afraid to

[8:14] address due to COVID and the potential of retaliation.

[8:19] There are leaks in the windows,

[8:23] mold issues in the walls of the bedrooms,

[8:26] our toilet does not pass solid waste and we have to use a port-a-potty.

[8:31] The lateral line is bad and needs to be replaced.

[8:36] Our oven has not worked in four years and only two burners function.

[8:42] The overhead lights in the bedrooms do not work

[8:45] and there is an outlet in the garage that sparks.

[8:49] This has been a hopeless situation due to loss of income,

[8:53] due to COVID and the fear of being houseless.

[8:56] Solution, city could pass tenant protections like rent control,

[9:03] just cause eviction protections.

[9:06] We truly need both to protect struggling tenants in

[9:11] San Pablo from becoming homeless or being a check away from homelessness.

[9:17] Laura Haynes."

[9:20] Thank you.

[9:26] Our next speaker.

[9:30] The next comment is from Guadalupe Morales,

[9:37] their city council and mayor.

[9:40] I'm here with ACCE as a long time San Pablo resident,

[9:45] to strongly support the inflammation implementation of

[9:49] rent control and other tenant protections in our city,

[9:53] including a rent registry.

[9:55] The current housing situation in San Pablo demands immediate attention,

[10:01] and these measures are crucial to ensure a fair, stable rental market.

[10:06] As I am sure you are aware,

[10:08] over 60% of residents in San Pablo are renters,

[10:12] likely more, but the city does not capture this data in detail.

[10:18] Renters, many who are

[10:20] seniors surviving on fixed incomes and working class families are experiencing,

[10:29] sorry, rental cause which often surpass their income levels,

[10:33] leading to financial strain and housing instability.

[10:37] With limited affordable housing options,

[10:40] many families and individuals are at risk of displacement and homelessness.

[10:45] When control is an effective tool to address this pressing issue,

[10:50] by establishing reasonable limits on rent increases,

[10:54] we can provide much needed relief to our vulnerable renters,

[10:58] allowing them to plan for the future with greater certainty.

[11:02] Additionally, tenant protections such as just

[11:06] cause eviction policies and rental registries

[11:09] can safeguard tenants from arbitrary removal and ensure sense of security in their homes.

[11:17] Many cities have successfully implemented rent control and tenant protections,

[11:22] striking a balance between affordability and sustainability development.

[11:26] These protections have existed for many years and are still in effect to date,

[11:31] even when there are associations that are opposed to this.

[11:36] These laws have been in place since the 1960s.

[11:40] These laws are not illegal or else they would not exist.

[11:44] By following their lead,

[11:46] San Pablo can foster a more equitable and compassionate community for all its residents.

[11:52] In the city's most recent community survey, San Pablo residents,

[11:57] let you all know that housing affordability and homelessness are ever-growing concerns.

[12:03] If the council does not take action and create adequate rental and housing protections,

[12:09] you risk positioning your residents being priced out of their homes and being unhoused.

[12:16] I urge the city council to take these facts into consideration and

[12:21] prioritize the well-being of renters in San Pablo.

[12:26] Let us work together to create a city where everyone can

[12:30] afford stable housing and thrive Mayor.

[12:37] Thank you. Any additional speakers?

[12:41] Mayor do have three additional speaker forms.

[12:48] That's mechanism.

[12:50] The first is from Michelle Lindstrom.

[13:04] Hello, welcome.

[13:06] Hello. Good evening.

[13:09] My name is Michelle Lindstrom.

[13:10] I am here today because I'm a renter and I live in San Pablo.

[13:14] I've lived here for seven years.

[13:17] I'm here to urge you to support rent control and just cause for evictions.

[13:21] Rent control means that landlords cannot

[13:24] increase rents by more than a small reasonable percentage each year,

[13:27] usually 3% or 60% of the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.

[13:33] This is fair to both the landlord who is allowed to

[13:36] raise the rent once every year and for the tenant.

[13:39] But just cause for evictions means

[13:47] that a landlord must have a legitimate reason to evict a tenant

[13:51] and pay relocation costs for reasons that are not the tenants fault,

[13:55] just cause for eviction and rent control have a good track record in many cities,

[13:59] including Richmond, Berkeley, Oakland,

[14:02] San Francisco, and East Palo Alto,

[14:05] in protecting low-income renters from being displaced. Thank you.

[14:12] The next.

[14:13] Thank you. Next speaker.

[14:16] The next speaker is Claudia Renauld.

[14:26] Hello and good evening.

[14:28] My name is Claudia.

[14:30] Can you hear me? I guess so.

[14:31] Yes, we can hear you. Thank you For being here.

[14:33] My name is Claudio Renauld.

[14:34] I am a renter.

[14:35] I am a senior.

[14:37] I've lived here for nine years.

[14:39] My rent has gone up several times for last year it was maybe only $70,

[14:44] but it started out at 87.

[14:47] Now it's 1,308.

[14:52] I'm here to ask for help because this should know,

[14:58] well, I mean, one thing I do, really, true shape.

[15:02] Why is it and I'm sure it's not just where I live,

[15:07] but the manager, they live the lifestyle all day long.

[15:11] You can get some really good motions sensor that would pop on,

[15:15] but they live these on 24 hours a day.

[15:18] I walk around with a flashlight.

[15:21] I mean, I had paid $100 on PG&E,

[15:24] another hundred coming up.

[15:26] Anyway obviously, I am all with this and I do have a cart because I don't have a car.

[15:35] But I've often thought about how would I take my things to add it there,

[15:39] because you don't know what's happening and they don't care.

[15:43] I really think the fairness in the city is not good because also this brought to mind,

[15:50] you tell me if it's true.

[15:51] San Pablo has money because they build and

[15:55] they put pavement down and do a lot of good things.

[15:58] I've seen people wear something or rather they were

[16:02] really the disabled and wheelchairs and that they had to be a victim,

[16:07] at least a escort them to pay their moving costs.

[16:12] I think that we're not just society anymore.

[16:16] We're either the [inaudible] are the kings and I'm very disgusted,

[16:23] but I'm willing to do good things too for this two instead of just yak about it.

[16:30] Well, it does to me that if I

[16:36] do not take care of my place or something that certainly I should be a bit too torque,

[16:41] but I need to have reasons and I don't know about all this other stuff.

[16:50] Captain Lopez.

[16:53] I have said enough, I think.

[16:56] Thank you so much. I appreciate you being here. Next speaker.

[17:02] The next speaker is Oscar Soriano.

[17:08] Welcome Oscar.

[17:16] For those who don't know me, my name is Oscar Soriano.

[17:19] I'm an Internet's County Supervisor at John Joy's office.

[17:23] I'd like to say it is the duty of government to assure housing for affordability

[17:27] for the citizens to survive in a time of national crisis and inflation.

[17:33] We need to provide relief for many low-income individuals that are

[17:36] already struggling to pay rent and other expenses to survive.

[17:39] I also like to add, even as a whole state,

[17:43] we are considered the fourth largest economy in the world,

[17:46] but simply can't implement rent control.

[17:48] I think it's time to take action on this.

[17:51] People are already struggling paying enough expenses.

[17:54] Homelessness will also get worse if we don't take care of this situation.

[17:58] I understand that we live in a state that is expensive

[18:02] and we have big tech and all these other accessories that make us unique as a state,

[18:07] but that shouldn't dictate us on how the rent should increase.

[18:11] Citizens on San Pablo already pay enough state, federal,

[18:14] and city taxes,

[18:16] and therefore, I'm calling for action on this.

[18:18] We need rent control right now.

[18:21] Thank you so much.

[18:23] Do we have any other speakers on this item?

[18:25] Sorry, Mayor, I do have another speaker.

[18:29] Okay. That's right.

[18:30] Anita Mendoza.

[18:32] Welcome, Anita.

[18:33] [inaudible]

[18:53] My name

[18:55] is Anita Mendoza.

[18:58] I'm here because we want to have a rent control because in my apartments where I live,

[19:05] I live there for 30 years.

[19:08] We have experience with eviction.

[19:12] They want to take it out in 2019,

[19:16] but we fight with a landlord.

[19:21] We try to fix the problem without parliaments and now we

[19:27] continue the in the IC they held.

[19:32] We work with six tenants,

[19:37] they were with me and we work together to continue up there.

[19:44] We tried to get the rent control for fight of three per cent.

[19:52] We have experienced because they advice in November for

[19:58] the eviction and they give you only 30 days or go out.

[20:07] Now, we need to help as

[20:13] possible with this rent control. Thank you.

[20:19] Thank you so much.

[20:20] Thank you so much. I appreciate you being here.

[20:23] Are there any other public speakers?

[20:26] No, Mayor. That's it.

[20:28] Okay. Then I will just ask for the City Manager.

[20:31] I know that in one of the first comments

[20:33] that we received that there are some issues that may

[20:35] be possible slip more into in terms of an investigation,

[20:39] if you could look into that, greatly appreciated.

[20:41] Other than that for those that are in attendance today,

[20:45] please note that as was mentioned in the introduction of f at the council,

[20:48] and may not engage in any discussion or take action

[20:50] on any item that's not specifically listed on the agenda.

[20:53] Because I want to thank you all for being here and for sharing your public comment.

[20:57] Thank you. Next item, please.

[21:00] Presentations.

[21:02] Item number 3, file ID 23-167.

[21:06] Presentation to city council regarding

[21:08] the San Pablo summer 2023 internship program. City Manager.

[21:14] Thank you, Madam Clerk.

[21:16] Mayor, members of the city council.

[21:18] As with every successful summer comes a summer internship program.

[21:22] I'm here to talk about the highlights of

[21:25] our 2023 summer internship program

[21:28] is our great glare can be services director. Mr. Doyle.

[21:31] Thank you so much, City Manager Rodriguez.

[21:34] Good evening, mayor, vice mayor,

[21:37] council member of staff and residents.

[21:39] Tonight, we are pleased to provide you with a presentation

[21:41] from our 2023 summer internship program.

[21:44] This is the second year we ran this program since we had deposit

[21:48] for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[21:52] This year summer internship program was led by

[21:54] our new Community Services Coordinator, Victor Jimenez.

[21:57] A lot of credit goes to Victor.

[22:00] He jumped right in, he was hired earlier this spring,

[22:03] and this was his first time running this program.

[22:06] We're very proud of Victor,

[22:08] and we're also very proud of the summer interns who presenting I'll

[22:12] try not to steal any of their thunder that they're going to share with you this evening.

[22:16] But I just wanted to take a moment to introduce not only Victor,

[22:19] but also to thank the different departments who

[22:22] participated in this program to make this summer internship possible.

[22:25] Without further ado, I'll pass it over to Victor Jimenez,

[22:29] Community Services Coordinator. Thank you.

[22:31] Thank you. Welcome Victor.

[22:34] Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor,

[22:37] City Council, and city staff.

[22:39] I'm excited to be here tonight.

[22:41] For me all about our San Pablo Summer Internship Program for 2023.

[22:46] Tonight, the interns will share their experience they had during this six-week program.

[22:51] Before I turn it over to these amazing interns,

[22:54] I'll be providing a brief background on the program.

[23:00] As you all know,

[23:03] YSCP is dedicated to creating

[23:05] the next generation of public service leaders who reflect the diversity,

[23:09] although San Pablo community.

[23:12] For this year, as Greg mentioned, this is our second year.

[23:15] We did it back for this year.

[23:17] We had 37 applicants that applied for the internship,

[23:20] and we had a total of eight interns.

[23:27] For the project examples,

[23:29] the interns focus on were event planning,

[23:32] program support, and data management.

[23:35] Each supervisor provided a project summary on what

[23:38] the interns would focus on during the six-week program.

[23:42] The interns also participated on the Travis Credit Union Financial Workshop.

[23:47] It was a really nice thing that they did

[23:51] because they taught the kids how to throw hands-on and fun activities.

[23:55] Youth were able to develop

[23:58] basic money management skills to build stronger financial futures.

[24:03] It was really interesting because it was for high school students and college.

[24:08] It actually, it was like a hands-on activity that all the kids

[24:11] get to manage their money and how to deal with their money.

[24:15] Through the hands-on program,

[24:17] it got to develop four important skills,

[24:19] which is communication, collaboration,

[24:22] critical thinking, and creativity.

[24:24] The interns also participated in program activities which were

[24:27] the pre-employment workshop and the new hire orientation.

[24:34] Who are the interns? The interns where?

[24:37] San Pablo, Richmond, El Sobrante, El Cerrito,

[24:41] Berkeley and Walnut Creek residents or

[24:44] the other interns were rising seniors and college students.

[24:47] That departments that the interns were placed is we had one in city manager,

[24:52] we have four in community services,

[24:54] one in community development,

[24:56] one in public works,

[24:57] and another one in the police department.

[25:01] Now present to you our Taylor Keeton.

[25:08] Good evening. Mayor, Bunyala,

[25:10] Vice Mayor Ponce,

[25:12] City council members and city staff.

[25:15] My name is Taylor Keeton and I'm a new senior

[25:18] at Middle College high school and contract costs of college.

[25:21] I worked with the San Pablo Police Department

[25:24] the summer along with the priority oriented Police Division,

[25:28] where I met my supervisor,

[25:30] Miss Katrina Jones, and she had at least immediate resemblance to

[25:34] an event where she walked to me and she hugged me on our first interactions.

[25:39] I knew that was when I assign the right department.

[25:42] On my first official day,

[25:44] I rode with her to a street sweeper and ticket cars

[25:47] before my official project. Excuse me.

[25:52] Oh I'm sorry.

[25:55] But my project was national night out

[25:58] where we worked on planning the event where I contacted vendors,

[26:02] entertainers, and local volunteers.

[26:05] For example, I had to collect donations from vendors such as the local grocery outlet,

[26:12] where we went and the manager donated multiple drinks such as water and juices.

[26:17] She also reported recent increase in crime.

[26:21] The police department immediately assigned an officer for

[26:26] more check-ins and survey of the area.

[26:34] Another task of mine was creating bags for Homeless Outreach,

[26:37] which were handed out the day of the given event on July 22nd,

[26:41] where hot meals, free showers,

[26:44] haircuts, and clean clothes were also distributed.

[26:47] Speaking of helping others,

[26:49] I assisted city employees and other officers with tools such as Microsoft,

[26:54] new printers and Canva,

[26:55] which we use for the national night out food vouchers given on August 1st.

[27:00] On the day of the event,

[27:01] I worked at the carnival games booth with another intern from middle college high school.

[27:07] From there I collaborated with Ms. Katrina to organize items

[27:11] from national night out and daily tasks as we clean the event.

[27:15] In summary, I would say Ms. Katrina was incredibly supportive

[27:18] and flexible with the work hours and assistance overall.

[27:22] She was perceptive of my needs and schedule,

[27:25] especially as school started on the same day as national night out.

[27:29] I deeply appreciate all that she's done for me.

[27:32] I came into the program with

[27:33] a minimum expectation not knowing what I'd be assigned or do at all.

[27:38] But I got a good glimpse into local government and I find it rather amazing.

[27:43] I look forward to applying for the internship

[27:46] next summer and coming back to San Pablo as a council member. Thank you.

[27:55] Great job. Thank you.

[28:01] Good evening, Mayor Pineda, Vice Mayor,

[28:04] Ponce, City Council members and city staff.

[28:07] My name is Gavin Lee and I'm an incoming senior Doty Valley High School.

[28:11] This summer, I worked with the community development department.

[28:15] My supervisor with Sandra Castanet Marquez for the planning division.

[28:19] However, I was given the opportunity to work in

[28:21] a variety of projects from both the planning and the building division.

[28:25] What were my key projects was doing research for the city as cannabis land use analysis.

[28:29] I researched and compiled cannabis retail land use regulations of pure jurisdictions.

[28:35] My research enabled the city to make

[28:36] more informed decisions about how to

[28:39] implement the potential legalization of cannabis retail.

[28:42] I was proud to see my work as part of

[28:44] included as part of the presentation to city manager.

[28:47] I also worked on community outreach at San Pablo

[28:49] sustainable transit-oriented development master plan.

[28:52] I helped out flyers, review pending surveys,

[28:55] drafted e-mail communications, and helps workshop potential acronyms for the project.

[29:00] Our community outreach expands awareness to citizens about

[29:03] a serious efforts to implement safer and more sustainable development in San Pablo.

[29:08] When receiving feedback from the public helps us City Creek informed

[29:11] decisions and plans for development that consider the needs and wants of our citizens.

[29:16] Another project I worked on was distributing letters for

[29:19] San Pablo residential health and safety or art or RHNS.

[29:22] That summer, I collected parcel and owner information for

[29:25] over 200 properties and prepare letter for distribution.

[29:29] My contributions help streamline RHNS letter of distribution,

[29:32] thereby improving the efficiency of RHNS process as a whole.

[29:35] In the end, the experiences knowledge and

[29:38] insight I've gained from this internship have an extremely valuable,

[29:42] I'd like to thank my fellow coworkers for

[29:45] offering me to valuable opportunity of shattering inspections,

[29:48] participating important meetings, and visiting various sites throughout San Pablo.

[29:52] Being able to see all sides of this beautiful city,

[29:55] both good and bad,

[29:56] has empowered me to realize key facets of what it means to work in government.

[30:01] Sometimes it means weighing the perspectives we've

[30:03] seen an angel resident and a struggling business owner.

[30:06] Other times, it means holding monthly meetings with various agencies and stakeholders

[30:10] so that you can gauge every possible perspective

[30:13] as you plan a years-long project for the city.

[30:16] This internship has both challenge and redefined what public services means to me.

[30:21] I haven't simply learned,

[30:22] but I've experienced how working government is rewarding

[30:25] challenge that requires patience, flexibility, and resilience.

[30:29] As in presentation,

[30:31] I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to our program coordinator,

[30:34] Victor Jimenez, the city of San Pablo,

[30:36] and once again to all of my fellow coworkers at the community development department.

[30:40] I was so proud when our department was chosen for this year's insurance Choice Award.

[30:44] Thank you all for creating such an amazing summer. Thank you.

[30:49] Thank you so much.

[30:53] Good evening, Mayor Pineda,

[30:55] Vice Mayor Ponce,

[30:57] and City Council members and city staff.

[30:59] My name is Christopher Resendz and I'm a rising senior at [inaudible] high school.

[31:03] I worked in the community services department with

[31:06] Victor Jimenez and Edgar Medina as my supervisors.

[31:09] Project I worked on during my internship was evaluating

[31:12] summer programs by creating conducting surveys.

[31:16] With the information I collected,

[31:17] I would develop reports to share my findings

[31:20] in order to improve the programs for the upcoming year.

[31:23] I helped conduct evaluations on the multicultural Fourth of July celebration,

[31:28] junior camp, senior camp,

[31:30] the Junior Giants and teen camp.

[31:32] For the 4th of July event,

[31:34] I created surveys that were available in Spanish as well as English.

[31:38] I kept in mind that there should be as few questions as

[31:41] possible as to encourage as many responses as possible.

[31:44] A QR code was made for those who chose to complete it on their personal devices.

[31:49] For the breasts and iPad was offered for them to complete it on.

[31:53] I also offered assistance and filling out the survey in case they weren't

[31:56] technologically inclined or were unable to do for any reason.

[32:02] During the event, I would come up to people,

[32:04] introduce myself as an intern for the city and politely ask them to complete the survey.

[32:09] I ended up collecting 84 responses in 19 of

[32:13] which were in Spanish and 65 of which were in English.

[32:17] Together with the guidance and the help of Paula,

[32:20] I put together a presentation detailing

[32:22] our findings and recommendations for next year's event,

[32:25] which we presented in front of the Community Services Department.

[32:28] Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and with this internship and I learned a lot.

[32:33] I learned to create arrays and reports,

[32:36] as well as share results with superiors and then easy to understand the way.

[32:42] The importance of word choice and audience when asking questions,

[32:45] especially when they surveyed children,

[32:47] was something that I experienced first can and will take into account in the future.

[32:52] I also developed some of my data analysis skills such as data cleaning and sort.

[32:58] I wanted to thank Victor, Edgar, Paula,

[33:01] and everyone else at the Community Services Department for being incredibly

[33:04] kind and making this internship and incredible experience. Thank you.

[33:12] Although they're not here today,

[33:14] or they want to acknowledge Anais Chagoya from

[33:18] public works and Oscar Soriano from city manager's office as well.

[33:24] Thank you.

[33:25] Then, during the summer intern program,

[33:28] supervisors had to conduct many evaluations and a final evaluation,

[33:32] and I took down some notes of what the supervisor said about the insurance.

[33:36] One of them was that intern always goes an extra mile to do better.

[33:41] The second one was handles task on their own and ask little to no questions,

[33:45] is self-motivated, enthusiastic to help whenever needed,

[33:49] and extremely helpful and exceeded

[33:51] my expectations when it comes to the level of professionalism,

[33:55] reliability, and ability to communicate at young such age.

[34:00] Thank you so much.

[34:02] And then finally, I just want to say

[34:05] thank you to everybody for supporting the summer interns,

[34:09] we have Casey from city manager,

[34:10] Sandra from Community Development,

[34:13] Michelle and Melissa from public works,

[34:15] Vanessa, Edgar, Paula, Joanna, Maria,

[34:19] and myself, from the community service, and Katrina Jones.

[34:23] I want to acknowledge as well,

[34:25] finance, human resources,

[34:28] IT and public works.

[34:30] Thank you so much.

[34:32] Thank you.

[34:34] Before you stop away, I wanted to just go around council,

[34:37] see if they're sending questions or comments that they would like to make.

[34:40] I may start off with Council woman Xavier,

[34:41] do you have any questions or comments?

[34:43] No questions.

[34:44] Well, there maybe one.

[34:46] Although those of you who are here,

[34:51] obviously expressed that you enjoyed yourselves.

[34:57] I think the program is great,

[35:00] and I'm wondering which we'll all go onto in the future.

[35:06] So anyway, lots of luck with your next school year,

[35:12] and I hope you apply again. Thanks.

[35:16] Thank you. Council Member, Chris,

[35:20] you have any questions or comments? Sorry.

[35:23] Yes. First I want to thank Victor and all the supervisors and

[35:27] staff that help our young people become true leaders of the community.

[35:31] You also saw professional and ready for the world.

[35:35] I just want to say personally, thank you all for your time and

[35:37] commitment to our community and making a great positive impact.

[35:41] Just God bless you on your journey and life,

[35:45] keep doing good, and God bless you.

[35:48] Thank you so much.

[35:51] Thank you. Have any questions or comments?

[35:54] Just a comment. I just want to say Taylor,

[35:57] Kevin, and Christopher,

[36:00] thank you for being here tonight.

[36:01] Thank you for taking this challenge on.

[36:04] All of you spoke very professionally.

[36:07] I know in our group we have a few trusted council member,

[36:10] that I hear you correct Taylor,

[36:12] we're going to hold you to then.

[36:14] I hope that you enjoyed it,

[36:17] you learned a lot and that you will never forget to get back to your community,

[36:22] because it is very important.

[36:24] We need people like you here in these seats in the future.

[36:30] So whatever capacity is serving your community.

[36:34] Thank you for doing the program,

[36:36] I hope to see you again.

[36:38] Those who are here plan again,

[36:40] and for Baker and Greg,

[36:42] thank you so much for this,

[36:44] all other supervisors for engaging with the students

[36:48] and this is a very important part of their future,

[36:54] the internships and learning, whether it's all about,

[36:56] so they're prepared for whatever the future may bring them.

[37:01] I always say this, that I would love to see the program expanded to

[37:05] more than the number of interests that we had.

[37:09] Hopefully next year we'll have onboard more,

[37:14] but it's great to see how every year it becomes better and better.

[37:21] The ones that were out there,

[37:23] national night out and the 4th of July,

[37:25] I saw all of you guys,

[37:27] I saw you doing your surveys and all the work that went into national night out,

[37:33] it was an amazing event.

[37:35] All of our events have been wonderful and it's in part

[37:40] because of our youth and how hard they work for the community to put on these events.

[37:45] Again, thank you for being here tonight and congratulations.

[37:49] Awesome. I'm asked for myself.

[37:53] I just wanted to also echo the comments made by my colleagues here,

[37:56] in recognizing our city staff for all their help or

[37:59] support through leadership and not just assigning tasks,

[38:03] but pretty much being a mentor to our young youth here.

[38:06] The other thing as well, for all of you who actually participate in an internship,

[38:10] those who are here and those who are not here,

[38:12] It's quite incredible for you to find yourself in a position

[38:15] where you get to directly serve a community.

[38:18] I think more opportunities like this should continue to be accessible.

[38:24] It should be something that we should all have the opportunity to do,

[38:28] and I really appreciate that you have the opportunity to not just gain new skills,

[38:32] but specifically transferable skills.

[38:34] Skills that you can take with you and apply it to

[38:36] any other space or environment that you will continue to do or be in.

[38:40] The other thing too is that,

[38:42] I didn't hear the comments of the interests.

[38:44] What you would like to do later on in your lives.

[38:46] That's the one of the thing I just wanted to just make sure that stays with us.

[38:50] I got involved at the age of 14 in our community,

[38:54] I was also formerly a part of the city of some palpalis Youth Commission,

[38:59] the school district seat commission,

[39:00] I got involved with different policymakers at various levels,

[39:04] and here are my serving as the youngest elected official in our city's history.

[39:08] It's a thing that I want to just echo you all

[39:11] is that it's never too late to get involved and in your cases,

[39:15] you're never too young to get involved as well.

[39:17] You have your whole life ahead of you,

[39:20] and there's so many things,

[39:21] and amazing things that you will do and achieve throughout your life.

[39:25] The only thing I would challenge you,

[39:27] is something that I said recently,

[39:28] even in the conversation I just had,

[39:31] was talking about how we have to find comfort

[39:34] in those uncomfortable moments when we put ourselves out there.

[39:37] Sometimes it can be a little scary, a little uncomfortable.

[39:40] I will tell you even for myself,

[39:42] I've been doing public speaking for many years

[39:44] and I still find myself getting nervous at times.

[39:47] But we have to find peace and calm in those situations as well

[39:52] because it is in those uncomfortable moments

[39:54] and experiences that we experience the most growth.

[39:57] So I wanted to say to you all

[39:59] continue to be uncomfortable intentionally and with purpose,

[40:03] but also find yourself seeking out new opportunities,

[40:07] finding yourself in new positions,

[40:09] and then seeing what you can do and achieve throughout your life.

[40:12] I do hope and look forward to seeing you all as colleagues here in the city of San Pablo.

[40:18] I will say it for myself and I know sure my colleagues feel the same way.

[40:21] We will keep the see it work for you if you want to join us here on this Dias one day,

[40:25] but it's really exciting to see not just what you've been doing,

[40:28] what you have done, but what you will continue to do.

[40:31] Let's continue to stay connected. Thank you.

[40:34] With that, I do not believe that this is an actionable item.

[40:39] This is for informational purposes, only.

[40:42] So that being said again,

[40:44] thank you all for being here.

[40:46] Mayor before we move on to the next item,

[40:48] we do have a hand raised on Zoom.

[40:50] Oh, please. Let's recommend.

[40:52] Yeah, let's do that.

[40:54] Cordell can you hear us?

[40:57] Go on Cordell.

[41:02] Cordell can you hear us?

[41:10] Cordell are you there? Okay.

[41:21] Mayor maybe we should just come back to him later.

[41:24] Yeah, it's possible. I will also just ask if there's anyone else on

[41:27] the council or are in the public that would like to give a public comment.

[41:31] I'd be happy to recognize you.

[41:32] Mayor, I do have another hand raised from Sara Ortega.

[41:37] Okay. Let's recognize.

[41:39] Sara Ortega, can you hear us?

[41:41] Yes, can you hear me?

[41:43] Yes.

[41:44] Yeah. You have three minutes for your comments.

[41:45] Awesome. Hi, everyone. This is Sarah Ortega,

[41:49] I'm a San Pablo resident,

[41:51] and I'm a manager of policy and engagement at children now,

[41:54] I just wanted to express gratitude for

[41:58] the amazing work that these young interns have done.

[42:02] It's amazing to see

[42:04] potential leaders that are going to come back to San Pablo in the future.

[42:10] I just wanted to give an invitation to all students that are

[42:15] interested in leadership to join children now summit for student leaders,

[42:21] which is completely free and online,

[42:23] and it's just an opportunity to learn more about policy and advocacy.

[42:26] It's also just really great to be in this space.

[42:29] Thank you Abel,

[42:31] and all the council members for all the work that you're doing. That is all.

[42:36] Thank you so much, appreciate it.

[42:38] Are there any other public speakers?

[42:40] Mayor if you would like, I could try Mr. Hindler again.

[42:42] Let's try one more time.

[42:44] And if not, we'll continue on with our agenda.

[42:46] Cordell, if he can hear us,

[42:47] please unmute yourself and you'll be recognized to speak.

[42:53] Cordell are you there? We're not

[43:02] getting any audio Cordell I'm sorry.

[43:05] Oh, there you go. I got something.

[43:07] Go ahead. Are you there?

[43:12] Yes.

[43:13] We can hear you.

[43:14] [inaudible] My name is

[43:20] Cordell Hindler and I'm originally resident, [inaudible].

[43:28] The interns really out done themselves.

[43:30] That's why I'm very impressed with the presentation.

[43:33] I was impressed and I like that the interns will be up on that that Dias

[43:37] [inaudible] thank you to [inaudible] and the departments for tagging them.

[43:47] So wow, this is best presentation.

[43:51] I'm impressed with everything so hopefully I see you all at [inaudible].

[44:02] Thank you Cordell. Appreciate you joining us, I appreciate your comments.

[44:05] If there's no other speakers,

[44:07] we'll move on with our agenda.

[44:09] But again, thank you,

[44:10] to all the interns,

[44:12] all of our city staff who was a part of this effort,

[44:15] really look forward to the years to come. Thank you all.

[44:26] Next item.

[44:28] City manager's remarks.

[44:30] Thank you, Madam Clerk. Mayor, members of the City Council,

[44:33] just a few announcements here.

[44:35] Coming up for August 26th,

[44:37] Saturday from 07:00 AM till the dumpsters are full,

[44:41] we have our August dumpster day event for the summer located at 2,600,

[44:47] Moraga and I believe this will probably be our last Dumpster day

[44:51] event before mobilization of that site for demolition.

[44:56] We will be probably looking for a different location for subsequent events.

[45:00] But if residents are interested in disposing of any household items or trash,

[45:05] excluding batteries and household hazardous waste, tires,

[45:08] or mattresses, please come to our dumpster day event.

[45:12] For more information, residents may call

[45:14] 215-30-70 and speak to any member of our public works maintenance division staff.

[45:20] Also wanted to commend Chief Raman in our entire sample Police Department

[45:25] for an exceptional 2023 national night out event last Tuesday,

[45:30] August 1st, at San Pablo Community Center.

[45:33] We had over 1,600 participants at the event,

[45:36] and we want to say, job well done.

[45:38] There's a host of residents and other participants

[45:43] at this event and I think this was the largest in our city's history so far.

[45:47] Great job by our police department in community outreach to our community.

[45:53] Third, I also wanted to advise that

[45:57] we have our movies under the Stars event for August 11th.

[46:01] The movie feature is Turning Red,

[46:03] as sponsored by our Community Services Department.

[46:06] Movie starts at dusk with admission at 08:00 PM.

[46:09] For more additional information,

[46:11] please go to our city website or

[46:13] contact us at Sam Public Community Center for more information.

[46:16] Also, I just wanted to make mention that last week,

[46:21] beginning on August 2nd through the weekend,

[46:25] San Pablo was dealing with a major hazardous materials incident,

[46:29] in the 900 block of Stanton Avenue,

[46:32] and a host of emergency response agencies were called to the scene,

[46:37] including our San Pablo police department,

[46:40] Costa Fire Protection District, Richmond fire,

[46:43] our county has met teams and

[46:45] also FBI bomb squad in addition to the Alameda County Bomb Squad.

[46:50] We also want to acknowledge

[46:53] their immediate professional response in dealing with this incident.

[46:57] In addition to Republic Services, whose personnel,

[47:00] have the household hazardous waste facility prompted

[47:03] an inspection and investigation to the resonance in question.

[47:09] We just want to commend all of our emergency response agencies for a job well done in

[47:14] responding to an incident that could have been more catastrophic than what it was.

[47:19] So I really appreciate all the efforts of

[47:22] our personnel to San Pablo police department and

[47:25] all of our emergency response agencies and dealing with

[47:27] this hazardous material public health incident in our community.

[47:31] Thank you very much. Also wanted to comment that unfortunately,

[47:35] due to operational considerations and logistics,

[47:39] we will be postponing

[47:40] our PD headquarters regional train center groundbreaking ceremony only,

[47:45] which was scheduled for Thursday, August 10th.

[47:47] A press release went out today with regard to

[47:50] that postponement and there'll be additional information

[47:54] coming back to the council on

[47:56] its reconsideration and that concludes the City Manager's remarks.

[48:01] Right. Thank you very much.

[48:04] We'll move on to the next item.

[48:06] Consent calendar.

[48:09] The Consent Calendar includes routine items that are to be enacted by one motion.

[48:14] There'll be no separate discussion of these items.

[48:17] If discussion is requested,

[48:19] the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.

[48:24] Mayor, I have one comment for file item number 2313.

[48:30] Okay.

[48:32] Mayor, if I could,

[48:34] before the Council formally considers the consent calendar,

[48:38] I do want to point out under Item 12

[48:41] that we have a typographical error on the resolution.

[48:44] On the first paragraph of page 2,

[48:47] this is Item 23-314,

[48:49] it should say fiscal year 2023-24,

[48:53] not 34 so we will correct that.

[48:56] I want to thank Councilman Xavier for pointing that out to

[48:58] us prior to our scheduled meeting this evening.

[49:04] The speaker is Oscar, Soyana.

[49:08] He's outside.

[49:11] He's out? Apparently,

[49:13] he's not in chambers, Mayor.

[49:17] Can I maybe just go around Council,

[49:20] just see if there's any item that needs to be pulled,

[49:22] and then we'll come back and we'll recognize the public comment?

[49:25] Will that be okay? Let's do that.

[49:29] I want to start off with Councilman Xavier,

[49:31] is there any item that you would like to pull?

[49:33] No, thank you.

[49:35] Okay. Councilman Cruz,

[49:37] any item that you would like to have pulled?

[49:39] No, thank you.

[49:40] Vice Mayor Ponce, is there any item that you would like to have pulled?

[49:43] No, thank you.

[49:45] I don't have any item that I'd like to have pulled also.

[49:48] Now, that being said,

[49:50] the individual that was doing

[49:52] a public comment are they there in-person or they're doing it via Zoom?

[49:56] He was here in person, sir,

[49:58] but he is outside now, I believe.

[50:03] Oh, I'm sorry. I guess he's being interviewed.

[50:06] Mayor and Council, if you wish,

[50:08] you can go ahead with the balance of the Consent Calendar items and

[50:12] just pull out a mate and do it that way.

[50:15] That way we can hopefully get the public speaker back in here,

[50:19] but we can certainly consider Item 8 separately from the consent calendar.

[50:23] Okay. With that being said,

[50:25] is there a posture of the council to take

[50:27] on the additional ins with the exception of Item 8?

[50:30] Is there a motion?

[50:33] Move to adopt besides Item 8?

[50:35] Okay. Is there a second?

[50:37] Second.

[50:38] There's a motion made by Councilmember Cruz,

[50:40] seconded by Councilman Xavier, clerk, please take poll.

[50:43] Councilmember.

[50:44] Both outside before we do that,

[50:45] I will actually just want to make sure I'm stressed about public disclosure,

[50:48] considering that Councilman Cruz is participating remotely as

[50:51] a someone that's over the age of 18 is in the room with you that would like to comment.

[50:55] No, thank you.

[50:56] If I may, Mr. Mayor,

[50:58] it would be 18 or older.

[51:01] Yeah, correct

[51:03] Same disclosure Councilmember Cruz?

[51:05] Yes. No one is here with me. Thank you.

[51:09] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[51:11] Okay. Clerk, please take roll.

[51:12] Councilmember Xavier.

[51:14] Aye.

[51:15] Councilmember Cruz.

[51:17] Aye.

[51:18] Vice Mayor, Ponce?

[51:19] Aye.

[51:20] Mayor Pineda?

[51:21] Aye.

[51:22] Motion passes.

[51:25] Is Mr. Serrano, here?

[51:29] He's still out there.

[51:30] He's still out there

[51:35] Mr. Mayor, you could proceed with the item if you choose

[51:40] or you can put it at the end of your calendar and come back at the very end.

[51:44] I would like to get their public comment if they are interested in making that more.

[51:51] Do you want to recognize it?

[51:53] If not, then we will

[51:55] just proceed on and we'll just come back to that at the end if that's okay.

[51:59] Let's come back to it.

[52:01] Okay. City council discussion for consideration.

[52:07] Item Number 22, file ID 23-306.

[52:13] Considered resolution approving amendment Number 3 to

[52:17] the fiscal year 23-25 City Council priority work plan

[52:22] under major policy goal and has community resilience,

[52:27] explore feasibility of

[52:29] new city-sponsored Cinco de Mayo Festival event for potential inclusion

[52:34] in the next multiyear general fund budget cycle during fiscal year 24-25 period.

[52:43] Thank you, Madam Clerk. Mayor and City Council, if you recall,

[52:49] at the end of the June 20th regular City Council meeting,

[52:52] Motion made by Councilmember Cruz,

[52:55] which was duly seconded.

[52:57] The council voted to schedule a policy discussion at

[53:00] the council meeting on July 17th to consider amending the Prior to Work Plan.

[53:05] After July 17th meeting,

[53:07] that item was continued due to the absence of Councilmember Cruz,

[53:10] and tonight scheduled for formal consideration and discussion.

[53:14] The Work Plan amendment as proposed by Councilmember Cruz's motion,

[53:19] would be to explore the feasibility of a new city-sponsored Cinco de Mayo Festival event

[53:25] for potential inclusion in

[53:26] the next multiyear general fund budget cycle during the fiscal year 24-25 period.

[53:31] As such, based on previous formal council direction,

[53:35] the staff has recommended that this new policy item for

[53:39] consideration be categorized under major policy area enhanced community resilience,

[53:45] and the proposed amendment,

[53:47] which is listed as Number 3,

[53:48] since formal adoption of your council work plan on May 1st of this year,

[53:53] be formally approved by adopted resolution.

[53:56] Then following that adoption,

[53:58] the city manager and designate city staff will conduct additional budget and

[54:01] policy research and bring forward an appropriate cost-effective program for

[54:06] formal and future budget consideration for

[54:09] the next multiyear general fund budget cycle and for

[54:12] an additional discussion on policy and implementation for the fiscal year 24-25 period.

[54:19] Currently, there are no budgeted funds for

[54:21] this proposed event program through June 30th,

[54:24] 2024 under the existing two-year adopted 22-24 general fund budget.

[54:30] For consideration this evening,

[54:33] Council can discuss this policy item and provide

[54:37] formal direction to the city manager and staff to amend

[54:41] your council work plan with this proposed amendment and

[54:45] staff here is a bill for any questions you might have

[54:47] with regards to this policy discussion.

[54:50] I'm going to start off by just asking Councilman Cruz if there's anything

[54:53] that you would like to add or make a comment on because during the case,

[54:56] the maker of this proposal?

[54:58] Yes, thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[55:00] The reason why I wanted to bring this up to counselors because St. Paul's used to

[55:05] hold the Cinco de Mayo Festival and they're no longer doing that.

[55:10] I would like to suggest that the city hold their own Cinco de Mayo Festival since we are

[55:16] doing more community events and to continue

[55:19] building community involvement here in San Pablo,

[55:23] which also highly involves community policing also.

[55:29] I'm going to go around Council and ask if there's any questions or

[55:33] comments that they would like to make them consideration of this proposal.

[55:36] I'll start off with Councilman Xavier.

[55:38] Do you have any questions or comments?

[55:40] I believe the city manager said there's no money right now.

[55:46] I'm assuming this will be up to further discussion,

[55:52] for a time when there is a little extra as to where we would put it,

[55:58] whether it'd be for a single mile or enhancements to the 4th of July, etc.

[56:06] Okay.

[56:08] My smartphone, do you have any questions or comments?

[56:13] I just have a comment.

[56:17] As the manager said,

[56:20] there's no funding available right now.

[56:22] But if there were money available,

[56:25] I would ask if council member crews would consider instead of creating

[56:32] this from scratch because that will put a lot of resources

[56:36] into this money resources from all of our departments.

[56:41] If he would consider or we as a whole will consider

[56:45] funding more the actual Cinco de Mayo festival,

[56:50] that is how ready,

[56:52] that we already fund or help funding with the city of Richmond.

[56:56] Because I'm not sure council member Croesus is aware that

[57:02] they're pleading for funding and also for volunteers.

[57:07] That might be a good option.

[57:10] But for me right now,

[57:13] creating something from scratch like that,

[57:16] because the Trojan no longer holds that event,

[57:19] I personally think it will be,

[57:23] aside from that, there's no money right now.

[57:26] If there were, it will be a lot of cost

[57:30] involved in efforts to create this from scratch for the city.

[57:36] That's my take on it. That's all for me.

[57:40] Thank you.

[57:41] Mayor, I would like to add something I've got.

[57:46] We have the parade,

[57:49] Saturday then on Sunday a weekend.

[57:53] There's a 23rd Street merchants festival.

[57:57] The whole weekend is covered anyway and that's why

[58:01] I'm interested in doing more towards the 4th of July. Thank You.

[58:07] Better. Ask for myself,

[58:10] which is today where I stand with things for me.

[58:12] I don't necessarily see anything wrong with us exploring

[58:15] the possibility of us doing something like this ourselves.

[58:18] I do share the sentiments of my colleagues talking about

[58:21] our financial constraints and whether we have the ability

[58:23] to take that on right now or even for this upcoming year.

[58:26] I do agree with Vice Merck [inaudible] comment about it's much more feasible for

[58:30] us to support ongoing efforts and to build it up from scratch ourselves.

[58:34] I'm aware that you know,

[58:36] that there's [inaudible] singular,

[58:37] my alike subcommittee that we've been working with

[58:39] and supporting over these years as well.

[58:41] They've been great partners with us and for our region and

[58:44] so if there's opportunities to provide support to them and to

[58:48] enter the group or to even the weekend

[58:50] overall festivals that'd be much more feasible in the short term.

[58:55] Long term again, if money permits,

[58:58] we find ourselves in a situation where we do have much more funding

[59:02] or sustainable funding that we could do

[59:04] something like this I wouldn't be opposed to doing this.

[59:06] For me, again,

[59:08] I wouldn't mind adding in terms of adding it to

[59:10] the work plan of saying that this is a goal of ours to one day be able

[59:14] to do that in the novel terms it's much more feasible for us to

[59:18] support current and ongoing efforts than to do it right now all knew.

[59:24] With that being said, I do want to ask accounts

[59:27] from recruits if you know if you have any response,

[59:29] I needed the comments that have been made here tonight.

[59:31] I know it may not be exactly what you may have been hoping for ideally,

[59:35] but I just wanted to just offer

[59:37] that opportunity again if there's anything that you'd like to share.

[59:40] Just for us to go all for sponsorships to help finance the event and

[59:48] also to maybe even asked the parade committee to

[59:51] help put this event together instead of our staff.

[59:57] The monies I know that's why we're talking about now is a new budget year

[1:00:01] so they get here marked as money now and also look for sponsorships,

[1:00:05] major sponsorships to help finance this event.

[1:00:09] Marion council, just to be clear,

[1:00:13] there's nothing wrong with you moving forward from

[1:00:16] a policy perspective to allow this to be

[1:00:19] amended to your work plan because they actually establishes two things.

[1:00:23] One, it's an overall policy goal that's enumerated in your work plan and two,

[1:00:28] it allows staff to go back through

[1:00:30] the budget process and see if there are funds available.

[1:00:33] Again, there are no funds that can be earmarked now through the end of June 30, 2024.

[1:00:39] There simply is no funds for that purpose.

[1:00:41] It would be considered as part of the 24-25 fiscal year.

[1:00:46] The earliest we could potentially consider a

[1:00:49] budget earmark would be part of the next budget cycle,

[1:00:52] the three-year multiyear budget cycle for

[1:00:55] a potential festival event that would occur on or around May of 2025.

[1:01:01] If the council feels that depart from a policy perspective,

[1:01:05] you want to move forward just to add it to your work plan as a policy goal,

[1:01:09] the keywords here is to explore the feasibility and we

[1:01:12] can always come back at budget time to

[1:01:14] discuss the merits of any particular expenditure line item in your multiyear budget.

[1:01:20] This could be one of those discussion items if there's ample revenue capacity to do

[1:01:25] additional more sponsorship or to do a whole new event to support the festival.

[1:01:31] Those would be policy considerations

[1:01:33] during the budget process that we would have a discussion on.

[1:01:37] I'll just end appreciate that. Thank you, City Manager.

[1:01:40] Again, for me, I would actually support that again,

[1:01:42] I'll support that outings and the priority work plan.

[1:01:45] I personally see that it'd be worth exploring the feasibility,

[1:01:49] but also want to recognize what the city manager or a set of sets.

[1:01:52] Right now, we don't have the money to be able to do something like that.

[1:01:56] As much as we would like to do something like that,

[1:01:58] I would like to see something like that.

[1:01:59] It's not actually financially possible for the time being,

[1:02:02] but that is just one thing that just comes to my mind.

[1:02:05] I will offer also,

[1:02:09] if there's any public comments on this item

[1:02:11] and see if there's any public speakers I wish to speak on this item.

[1:02:14] If so, I would like to recognize them.

[1:02:17] No mirror. I have no speakers for this particular item.

[1:02:21] I do have the original speaker for item number 8 has returned.

[1:02:27] Welcome back to the speaker for item 8,

[1:02:30] it's going to wrap up this one first,

[1:02:31] then for the Council for any place where bond say councilman exam,

[1:02:37] do you have any additional questions or concerns or anything that you

[1:02:40] would like to really before we take any consideration?

[1:02:43] I do. I have a quick question from Matt.

[1:02:45] Yes, go ahead.

[1:02:46] We put this in the workplace.

[1:02:48] Can read for more sponsorships,

[1:02:50] less possibility of a new festival just to enter that and to

[1:02:57] record and then come back and see what comes about it.

[1:03:06] Mayor and City Council to Vice Mayor Ponce's question.

[1:03:12] You can modify the language here including potential events,

[1:03:17] sponsorships, and that would be added

[1:03:20] along with the recommended language for Policy 205.2.

[1:03:23] That would give us a more broader base to explore different options.

[1:03:28] Just to counsel memory Xavier's point,

[1:03:30] if during the budget process down the road we

[1:03:33] determine that there's an infinite amount of

[1:03:36] funds where we could supplement

[1:03:38] an existing event or start a new event or doing events sponsorship,

[1:03:43] that would be a policy discussion later with the council.

[1:03:47] If you wanted to augment 4th of July or do something different with these funds,

[1:03:51] if there were funds available we'll cross that bridge during the budget process.

[1:03:56] Council Member Cruises than an option?

[1:04:00] Would that'd be okay with you?

[1:04:03] Yeah, to add it to the priority work plan and explore

[1:04:07] the possible in the future and to go out try to get sponsorships.

[1:04:13] Right now I don't know why we were discussing 4th of July,

[1:04:16] honestly, I don't know why we brought that up.

[1:04:19] Because this is for Cinco de Mayo,

[1:04:21] part of my heritage, just part of the heritage of this community.

[1:04:24] I understand. Right now,

[1:04:26] it's going back into the item.

[1:04:28] It sounds, we've had discussions.

[1:04:30] We have no public speakers.

[1:04:32] I wanted to see if there's a action to be taken by this council.

[1:04:36] If so, is there a motion for us to consider?

[1:04:40] Well, I could make a motion to add to the priority working on an explorer,

[1:04:47] finances too to help make this happen and law for sponsorships.

[1:04:56] The act of language,

[1:04:59] if I may counseling to correct as we already basically including

[1:05:03] us exploring the budget process

[1:05:07] through the recommended language would be to include potential events, sponsorships.

[1:05:12] That language, if you're amenable to see your motion,

[1:05:16] we can add that language to the policy goal.

[1:05:19] But where are you going to be calculating out some costs and seeing if there is

[1:05:25] ample budget capacity to explore a new event or

[1:05:29] explore other options for the council if during the budget process,

[1:05:34] the council wishes to do that and that's why the other events were brought up.

[1:05:38] This will be a budget discussion later.

[1:05:41] But from a policy perspective,

[1:05:43] you can certainly direct us to add it to

[1:05:46] the work plan to continue to explore the feasibility.

[1:05:49] I don't like that.

[1:05:51] There's some motion on the floor. I miss their Sachen.

[1:05:55] With the change to the language, I'll second that.

[1:05:58] Okay. Before we take Paul of

[1:06:01] the council as want to just ask some charts that disclosure for counsel and recruiters.

[1:06:05] If there's anyone in the room of 18 years old or older,

[1:06:08] that you would disclose them now?

[1:06:10] Yeah, there's no one 18 or over here.

[1:06:12] Okay.

[1:06:12] Thank you.

[1:06:13] With that being said, clerk, can you please take roll?

[1:06:16] Council member Xavier?

[1:06:18] Aye.

[1:06:18] Council member Cruz?

[1:06:21] Aye.

[1:06:22] Vice Mayor Ponce?

[1:06:24] Aye.

[1:06:24] Mayor pinata.

[1:06:25] Aye.

[1:06:26] Motion passes.

[1:06:28] Thank you. Let's go back to what was item 8.

[1:06:31] Item 8, the file ID to 23-313.

[1:06:37] Recognize the speaker.

[1:06:39] Oscar Sullivan.

[1:06:45] Hello again. First I want to say it's quite unique that we got to expand

[1:06:50] resources for our community to thrive and

[1:06:53] to be able to have fun doing outdoor activities.

[1:06:56] From what I saw on the conceptual site plan photo,

[1:07:00] I believe it will attract the youth in San Pablo

[1:07:02] knowing that there is a soccer field, that's one.

[1:07:05] Two, all abilities playground,

[1:07:08] which many parents want to see more in Contra Costa,

[1:07:11] luckily, that is being brought to San Pablo,

[1:07:14] I'm happy for that.

[1:07:15] Third, the most exciting part in my opinion is the exercise stations.

[1:07:23] Now, anybody can use that to utilize it for health and to build

[1:07:29] strength and that's something supervisor John Joy is a big help advocate for.

[1:07:36] Also, step by step,

[1:07:38] these equitable goals will produce positive outcomes within our community,

[1:07:43] and knowing that this part will be an additional option in

[1:07:45] the city of San Pablo for the families and children to enjoy.

[1:07:49] Also for future references on this park,

[1:07:52] we ought to keep this park clean and neat once it is completed.

[1:07:56] I know how people like to litter at parks and it should be quite frankly be

[1:08:00] one of our top priorities for the park's environment.

[1:08:05] Lastly, I'd like to say that the funding for this park was quite fiscally responsible.

[1:08:11] Also, I would like to point out, Assembly Member Buffy Wicks knew what had to

[1:08:15] be done as soon as she saw this park project.

[1:08:19] She knew what time it was to achieve health equity and development and this is going to

[1:08:24] help San Pablo thrive and help

[1:08:27] the children out that live in that area. Thank you so much.

[1:08:30] Great. Thank you so much.

[1:08:32] Now I'll ask the council if there's any further discussion that's needed on this item

[1:08:36] or there is some interest in just entertaining a motion to approve.

[1:08:42] Is there any discussion needed?

[1:08:45] Anybody? There's no additional public comment on this item, is that correct?

[1:08:52] Correct.

[1:08:53] Okay. With that being said,

[1:08:55] what's the pleasure of this council?

[1:08:56] I move to approve.

[1:08:58] Okay.

[1:08:59] I second.

[1:09:01] I think I heard Councilwoman Xavier's second.

[1:09:03] I'm going to say Vice Mayor Ponce made a motion,

[1:09:05] and Councilwoman Xavier seconded.

[1:09:07] Before we take roll I want to ask

[1:09:09] Councilman Cruz if there's a disclosure that he would like to report out.

[1:09:13] No, there's no one here over 18.

[1:09:15] Thank you. Clerk, can you please take a roll?

[1:09:18] Council member Xavier.

[1:09:20] Aye.

[1:09:21] Council member Cruz.

[1:09:22] Aye.

[1:09:23] Vice Mayor Ponce.

[1:09:25] Aye.

[1:09:26] Mayor Pineda.

[1:09:27] Aye.

[1:09:27] Motion passes.

[1:09:29] Perfect. Okay, next item I think we are.

[1:09:36] Mayor and City Council assignments report.

[1:09:40] About that being said, I want to start off with Councilwoman Xavier,

[1:09:43] is there anything you'd like to report on?

[1:09:45] Yes, on July 19th,

[1:09:48] I attended these Beatty,

[1:09:50] a median of innovators at Galvez Richmond,

[1:09:56] Kathy John Rothberg, Law Family Community Development CEO.

[1:10:01] Generally, a CVS, Hugo's Rice,

[1:10:05] and our Executive Director,

[1:10:06] for the federal Program Manager for Richmond Build.

[1:10:11] Alexander, CEO of KOBAS Richmond spoke.

[1:10:18] It was a panel and the moderator was Ken Maxi,

[1:10:23] Director of Government Affairs at Comcast NBC Universal.

[1:10:29] Supervisor John Julia did the welcome,

[1:10:33] Philemon from MCE did a presentation.

[1:10:37] It was a great event attended by quite a few people.

[1:10:42] On July 27th I was a Cal CDC's Bay division at Pittsburgh Yacht Club.

[1:10:50] Officer Cochran, Senior Advisor on Homelessness.

[1:10:55] The Governor Gavin Newsom did a presentation,

[1:10:59] she was the main speaker.

[1:11:00] On the 28th was with Tech.

[1:11:03] David Berman and Ryan Leou from AC Transit did a presentation on

[1:11:09] the AC Transit rail line which is a project now in phase

[1:11:15] 2 scheduled to conclude September 2024.

[1:11:23] There was a JPA update.

[1:11:25] We voted to incorporate comments from the West County cities into the draft JPA update.

[1:11:35] August 1st was our fabulous national night out.

[1:11:40] Thank you, we loved it.

[1:11:42] August 3rd was the mayor's conference in Lafayette,

[1:11:46] supervisor John Julia, Thereto Mayor,

[1:11:51] Beson Aliama did a presentation on cooperative efforts by

[1:11:57] the League of California Cities and Company Supervisors Association of California

[1:12:04] on a joint plan to restructure how the state addresses homelessness.

[1:12:12] Now, I would like to move that we place on the next agenda,

[1:12:20] issuing a proclamation recognizing the agencies that

[1:12:26] responded to the hazardous materials incident at 925 Stanton in San Pablo.

[1:12:34] On August 2 through fifth,

[1:12:38] San Pablo police department,

[1:12:40] Gunfire, Contra Costa County hazmat,

[1:12:43] Richmond Fire, Warner Creak Bomb Squad,

[1:12:47] Alcohol Bomb squad, FBI,

[1:12:51] and the public services household, hazardous materials staff.

[1:12:56] Do I have a motion?

[1:12:58] I move to one second.

[1:13:00] Point of order Mr. Mayor,

[1:13:02] if I could have council member Zebra would be amenable to

[1:13:06] scheduling these proclamation requests at a future agenda so we can coordinate?

[1:13:11] That would give me proper direction so we don't have to do something time-specific,

[1:13:16] but when we can galvanize everybody together

[1:13:19] for a proclamation event, I'd appreciate that.

[1:13:22] Thank you. I'll second that.

[1:13:24] Thank you so much, Councilwoman Xavier for bringing that up.

[1:13:28] With that being said, I want to ask Councilman Cruz if there's

[1:13:31] a disclosure that he would like to make at this time before the Council.

[1:13:35] There is no one 18 over here with me. Thank you.

[1:13:39] Thank you, clerk, please take roll.

[1:13:41] Council member Xavier.

[1:13:43] Aye.

[1:13:43] Council member Cruz.

[1:13:45] Aye.

[1:13:46] Vice Mayor Ponce.

[1:13:47] Aye.

[1:13:48] Mayor Pineda.

[1:13:49] Aye.

[1:13:50] Motion passes.

[1:13:52] Thank you.

[1:13:53] Thank you, everyone.

[1:13:54] No worries, thank you. Is there anything else that you would

[1:13:57] like to share or should we move on to council member Cruz?

[1:14:00] We're good? Council member Cruz,

[1:14:04] you have anything you'd like to report out?

[1:14:06] Yes, I attended the crossroads homeless outreach event,

[1:14:09] at Hope Church, also the national night out.

[1:14:13] The Kiwanis backpack and school supplies giveaway.

[1:14:17] I want to say thank you to our police department for participating at all of

[1:14:21] these events and also bringing up Pablo,

[1:14:24] the kids love Pablo.

[1:14:26] I adore Pablo too, so thank you to

[1:14:30] the Police Department for coming out and supporting these events for our families.

[1:14:34] Also to Mr. Mayor,

[1:14:36] I want to echo you the concern about the public comment,

[1:14:42] Ms. Laura Haynes,

[1:14:44] I would like to request that staff follow up with

[1:14:47] code enforcement to Laura Haynes residence for inspection.

[1:14:51] Yes, we already are already on top of that.

[1:14:54] All right.

[1:14:54] Great. Thank you, manager.

[1:14:56] Thank you, Council member Cruz.

[1:14:57] Thank you, Mayor.

[1:14:59] Vice Mayor Ponce,

[1:15:01] is there anything you would like to report on?

[1:15:03] I just want to say once again,

[1:15:04] thank you to our chief and captains,

[1:15:09] all police officers for a wonderful national night out event.

[1:15:14] It was great,

[1:15:16] the best one we've had yet.

[1:15:19] I'm going to keep getting bigger and better.

[1:15:22] Thank you to the city for sponsoring the Kiwanis Club backpack drive.

[1:15:29] I volunteered there and the number of backpacks provided were not as big as last time.

[1:15:39] I believe it was due to the location,

[1:15:42] but there were still plenty of children that were able to get a backpack,

[1:15:46] free haircuts, and a lot of information for our residents.

[1:15:51] Thank you for that. Nothing else for me.

[1:15:54] Thank you. As for myself,

[1:15:57] I just wanted to just take a moment.

[1:16:00] I know Councilwoman Xavier just mentioned this in

[1:16:02] the requests of seeking out on a resolution,

[1:16:05] being able to thank everyone that was there in support of our most recent incidents.

[1:16:10] I understand that this has been I want to say a very challenging week for our city,

[1:16:14] not just for our city staff,

[1:16:16] for our first responders,

[1:16:18] but also for our residents.

[1:16:20] That this has been quite a moment in our history, I will say too.

[1:16:25] I just wanted to be able to thank everyone,

[1:16:30] especially our first responders,

[1:16:32] our city staff, for all their help and support.

[1:16:35] This has been quite a moment that we will remember,

[1:16:41] but also just a moment where we saw just leadership being presented in many levels.

[1:16:47] You saw people coming from different agencies and just providing support.

[1:16:53] Also, some of the best,

[1:16:55] all the residents that are affected and we do

[1:16:58] appreciate their patience and understanding during this situation,

[1:17:01] it wasn't necessarily what we had imagined

[1:17:04] would happen in our city or within our city limits but it did.

[1:17:07] But I'm thankful to everyone who took action and who stepped in, provided support,

[1:17:13] provided resources, and did everything they could to

[1:17:16] mitigate this issue and to help make sure that our community,

[1:17:19] our public is safe.

[1:17:21] With that being said, I don't have anything else that I would like to share but I wanted

[1:17:27] to say that this concludes tonight's meeting and we will adjourn to Tuesday,

[1:17:33] September 5, 2023, at 06:00 P.M. thank you all.

[1:17:37] Thank you, Mayor, Council.

[1:17:39] Thank you, goodnight.

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