The San Leandro City Council met on Monday, May 19, 2025 (with the meeting date specified as 2025-05-20 per the published agenda) at 7:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting included recognitions, consent calendar items, public hearings, and action items. Key decisions included approval of the vacation and sale of Eden Road, a zoning code update, office furniture replacement, adoption of a CalPERS cost-sharing amendment, adoption of new fire hazard severity zone maps, and the first reading of an ordinance to authorize a fourth retail cannabis dispensary permit to NUG Wellness. The council also heard public testimony on district-based elections, vacancies, and recruitment efforts.
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items (7):
Public Comments on Specific Agenda Items:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And so, Madam Clerk, would you please take the role? Yes, thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Aguilar. Present. Councilmember Azevito. Councilmember Bolt. Present. Councilmember Simon. Present. Councilmember of Averos Walton. Vice Mayor Bowen. Present. Mayor Gonzalez. Present. Thank you. So at this point in time, uh is Shalini here? Yes, you are. But she's here. If you can go get her, please. So just uh as usual custom when we have our uh new commissioners appointed, we tend to move that from item 10 right up to the top so that they're able to uh leave our meeting as quickly as possible. Do I see any concerns or objections about that? Seeing then, we'll go ahead and move that up towards the top of our agenda right after recognitions. Um there's announcement, just as a reminder to everybody this is uh national public works week. And here in San Landro, we're especially grateful for all of our public works personnel. So thank you for all that you do. We had some extensive closed session discussions involving some public works, and so know that you are loved and appreciated. The City of San Leandro conducts orderly meetings to fulfill its mandate, discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. California Penal Code Sections 403 or 415 are per se disruptive to meeting and will not be tolerated. Please see the City Council Handbook and City Council meeting rules of decorum for more information. Madam Clerk. 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 will 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. If you have not had the opportunity to speak during the initial 30 minute period, there will be another chance to do so after item 12, City Council reports. Thank you. This point in time, we'll move to closed session action taken. Thank you, Mayor. No pro no reportable actions were taken in closed session, but direction was provided to staff. And the only thing that I'll add to that is that there was extensive discussion, which is why we are here so late. We had four items, and that extension discussion lasted like two hours and 15 minutes. So we want to apologize for keeping you waiting, but know that your council was very thorough and extensive and complete in its deliberations of some very sensitive matters.