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2026-07-07 - City Council (regular)

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (approved on the Consent Calendar at the July 28, 2026 meeting). No video or transcript is posted, so there is no timing.

  • Roll call 6:05 p.m.; Bartlett absent at first, present at 6:12 p.m. Kesarwani was absent at adjournment. Adjourned 10:36 p.m. on a motion by Tregub, seconded by Humbert, 8-0.
  • Ceremonial: adjournment in memory of Carl Anthony, architect, educator and community leader, and a presentation by AC Transit. City Manager comments: none.
  • Public comment: 10 speakers on non-agenda matters, 0 from employee unions, 5 on the consent items, 3 on non-agenda matters at the end.
  • Consent Calendar adopted all ayes (Humbert/Tregub) after Council accepted revised materials from Taplin on item 8 (Humbert/Taplin, all ayes).
  • Large vehicle parking referral approved 7-2 after 11 speakers.
  • Rent Stabilization Ordinance amendment placed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, all ayes, with Ishii, Lunaparra and Tregub to file arguments.
  • Five-year street rehabilitation and Measure FF plans adopted, all ayes, with added clauses.
  • Ambulance fees raised to match the county schedule; police MOU compendium approved; both all ayes.
  • Waterfront Specific Plan environmental review authorized on consent with $310,000 referred to the November budget process.
  • The FY 2027 appropriations ordinance was brought back for a new first reading with revised amounts.

Large Vehicle Parking Referral

  • Item 8 by Taplin with co-sponsors Blackaby and Humbert; Kesarwani added as co-sponsor. Motion (Taplin/Humbert) to approve the revised item with a wording change to 2.d.
  • Ayes - Kesarwani, Taplin, Bartlett, Tregub, O'Keefe, Blackaby, Humbert; Noes - Lunaparra, Ishii.

Waterfront Specific Plan Environmental Review

  • Item 9 by Taplin moved to the Consent Calendar and approved: Program EIR using Scenario 1 (about 1,215,000 gross square feet), Cesar E. Chavez Park conceptual plan held in abeyance, $310,000 referred to AAO1.

Five-Year Street Rehabilitation Plan

  • Item 10, 2 speakers. Motion (Humbert/Tregub): adopt Resolution No. 72,377-N.S. with clauses treating the Vision Zero plan, Traffic Signal Master Plan, fiber optic network, signal modernization and Transportation Nexus Study as preliminary Measure FF projects subject to SAFE STREETS Citizen Oversight Committee and Council review. All ayes.

Rent Stabilization Ballot Measure

  • Item A (continued from June 30), 10 speakers. Motion (Tregub/Bartlett): adopt Resolution No. 72,378-N.S. as amended, including at the meeting on replacement units, and designate Ishii, Lunaparra and Tregub for ballot arguments. All ayes.

Ambulance Transport Fee Increase

  • Item 6, public hearing, 1 speaker. Adopted Resolution No. 72,375-N.S. (Humbert/O'Keefe), all ayes.

Police Mutual Aid MOU Compendium

  • Item 7, public hearing, 2 speakers. Resolution No. 72,376-N.S. (Humbert/Blackaby), all ayes: approve the compendium, accept the Suspicious Activity Report and the mutual aid report.
  • Consent item 5: 2025 Annual Police Equipment Report approved (No. 72,374-N.S.) with supplemental material from the Police Accountability Board. Consent item 4: Byrne JAG grants of $40,714 (net $36,643) and $47,856 (net $43,070) accepted (No. 72,372 and 72,373).

Annual Appropriations Ordinance Adoption

  • Consent item 1: adopted a new first reading of Ordinance No. 8,029-N.S. to include revised City Manager materials (the recommendation as printed showed $921,596,116 gross and $795,829,332 net); second reading set for July 14, 2026.
  • Item 2: Tyler Technologies computer aided dispatch software contract raised by $750,000 to no more than $3,684,123 and extended two years through June 30, 2028 (No. 72,370).
  • Item 3: Willdan Financial Services, updates to five nexus studies for development fees, up to $80,115 (No. 72,371).
  • Information report: FY 2026 third quarter investment report (quarter ended March 31, 2026) received and filed.

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