The San Leandro City Council met on April 23, 2025, per the provided meeting date; the agenda and transcript identify the meeting date as Monday, April 21, 2025. The meeting, held in City Hall Council Chambers, began at 7:00 p.m. and included a remote participation approval, an Earth Day proclamation, consent calendar approvals, the first public hearing on district-based elections, two presentations, and a CalPERS contract amendment. Councilmembers Simon and Bolt were absent; Mayor Juan Gonzalez III presided.
No, these are men. Yeah, these are men's glasses. Okay, seven o'clock, and I'm calling the City Council meeting to order today is Monday, April twenty first, twenty twenty-five. If you're able to, please stand. So at this point in time, Councilmember Aguilar, would you please make your uh request? Yes. Under the Brown Act Government Code Section 54953, uh section F2 1. I request that the city council allow me to participate in a meeting remotely due to an emergency circumstance. Um I um had an injury and won't need to be taking this meeting remotely and am unable to walk. Okay, I'm gonna look down council role. Any concerns? Let's go ahead and take a quick vote on this. Uh do we have a motion to allow them to participate remotely? Councilmember Vedos Walton, so moved, council member as veto. Is that a second? I've got a second motion. Uh this is a perfunctory matter, so we're gonna go ahead and vote. Councilmember Aguilar, your vote, please. I all votes are in, motion passes. Five zero two with councilmember Simon and Bolt absent. Mayor Gonzalez, yes, Councilmember Azevito, yes, Councilmember Vivero Swelton, yes, Councilmember Vice Mayor Bowen, yes, and Councilmember Aguilar, yes. Madam Clerk, would you please take a roll at this time? Yes. Councilmember Aguilar. Present. Councilmember Azevito. Present. Councilmember Bolt is absent. Councilmember Simon is absent. Councilmember Vivero Swalton. Present. Vice Mayor Bowen. Mayor Gonzalez. Present. Thank you. City of San Leandro conducts orderly meetings to fulfill its mandate. Discriminatory state discriminatory statements for conduct that would potentially violate the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 andor California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Penal Code Sections 403 or 415 are per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated. So please see the City Council handbook and the City Council meeting rules of decorum for more information. Madam Clerk, your announcement. Thank you, Mayor. If you would like to make a public comment during the meeting, you can do so in person or via Zoom. If you are present at the meeting, please complete a speaker card and submit it to the city clerk before the item is presented. If you wish to participate in public comment via Zoom, you can use the raise your hand tool when the item is called. During the public comment session, speakers will be invited to speak, and we'll have a we'll have a set time to share their comments. A countdown timer will appear for their convenience. And when the time is up, the microphone will be muted. All raised hands outside of public comment will be lowered to avoid confusion. Once public comment is opened, hands may be raised to speak. There will be a 30-minute window for public comments, which will take place under item seven, public comments as per the published agenda. After this time is up, the council will proceed with the rest of the meeting's agenda.