The San Leandro City Council convened on June 4, 2025, at 7:06 PM for a regular meeting. The agenda included recognitions, consent calendar items, public hearings, and a detailed presentation of the proposed FY 2026-27 biennial budget. The meeting extended late into the evening to accommodate public comment and council deliberation on budget reductions and a potential revenue measure campaign.
Okay, thank you very much for your patience. We will assemble and begin in about thirty seconds to a minute. Okay, it is seven oh six, and we are calling to order our regular meeting of the San Leandro City Council today is Monday, June 2nd. And let's just make this sufficient. I'll lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Please stand if you're able to leave it. I'm not in a visible of liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Aguilar. Present. Councilmember Azevito. Councilmember Bolt. Present. Councilmember Simon. Councilmember Vivero Swalton. Present. Vice Mayor Bellin. Present. Mayor Gonzalez. Present. This is all members are here. Thank you. The City of San Leandro conducts orderly meetings to fulfill its mandate to discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Thank you, Mayor. If you would like to make 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 set time to share their comments. When we get to the budgetary discussion in particular, I'm going to take public comment at the beginning of that item with respect to the budget so that we can hear from people and not make them wait till what will be approximately, I think, 10 30 or 11 o'clock at night. So just please indulge me with that. I don't see any radical opposition to that. So I think I thank you, council, for supporting our public in doing that. At this point in time, I'd like to go. Obviously, we spent a fair amount of time in closed session with five different items. Is there anything to report out at this time? Yes, Mayor, thank you. On the item of three C, uh Harris versus City Claim Settlement. The settlement uh was approved by the council of 225,000 for a full release and settlement of all claims, and an apology to the claimant, which has already been provided to the claimant. Uh the settlement again, 225,000 with a um for a full and final release and general release of all claims and settlement of all claims. It was motioned by councilmember Aguilar, seconded by Councilmember Bolt. The ayes were American, Vice Mayor Bowen, Councilmember Aguilar, Councilmember Bolt, Councilmember Veris Walton, Councilmember Azevedo was absent at that portion of the closed session, but was there for the remainder of the closed session, and Councilmember Simon abstained. For the rest of the action for the rest of the items on closed session, action was direction was provided to uh to me as counsel and to staff, uh, but no other reportable actions were taken. Thank you. At this point in time, we'll go on to our recognitions. And June is Pride Month, and here in San Leandro, we're gonna kick off with a proclamation. I'd appreciate if our lovely owners of Coolfi would please come forward. We've got Mads and Priti. Okay, all the way up here, if you don't mind. Right here, front and center. This is this is about you guys stand on this side, and there you go.