Note on date: The agenda and minutes indicate the meeting was held on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The summary title uses the date provided in the instruction (April 9, 2026) due to a discrepancy between the source materials and the instruction.
The San Leandro City Council met on April 9, 2026 (per instruction; actual agenda date April 6), at City Hall. Mayor González called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM. Key actions included swearing in a new councilmember, appointing a commissioner, approving a consent calendar with ten items, selecting a new default electricity product for Ava Community Energy customers, authorizing a $185,000 appropriation for community outreach on a potential business license tax modernization measure, and referring a restorative justice mediation discussion to the Rules Committee.
10b: Selecting Bright Choice as Default for Ava Community Energy
10c: Potential Revenue Measure for November 2026 Ballot
10d: Restorative Justice Mediation for City Council
Note: Councilmember Xouhoa Bowen was absent for the entire meeting.
Okay, it's something I want. I'm gonna call this meeting of the family under a city council to order. Today is Monday, April 6th. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and the Republicans. So at this point in time, Madam Clerk, would you please take a roll? Vice Mayor Viveros Walton. Present. Councilmember James Aguilar. Present. Councilmember Victor Aguilar. Present. Councilmember Fred Simon is absent. Councilmember Sue Bowen is absent. Councilmember Bolt. Here. And Mayor Gonzalez. Present. Thank you. So tonight with the appointment swearing in of it, uh our new member of the Arts Culture and Library Commission. So I'd like to move that item up to Section 6 recognitions in the interest of time. Immediately following our other recognitions, which include the oath of office for our district two council member, Councilmember James Aguilar, uh Aguilar, and the National Autism Awareness Month Proclamation. Any concerns about that? Seeing none. The City of San Lando 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 43 or 415 are per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated. Please see the City Council handbook and city council meeting rules, meeting rules of the quorum for more information. Madam Clerk, your announcement. 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. 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 7 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. Item three in our agenda is a report on closed session action taken. Was there any reportable action taken? No reportable action, Mayor. There was extensive discussion and guidance provided to legal counsel. At this point in time, we're going to move to the recognitions portion of our agenda. And we'll begin with a swearing in of James Aguilar, City Council of District 2. If you would come down to the front. Thank you, Mayor. We will be also joined by Jennifer Brohard, who will be administering the oath of office to our incoming council member. I do solemnly swear. I do solemnly swear. That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. If you don't mind, hold on just a second, so we're going to do a pause because we can't hear you online. We can hear there you go. So we're going to do this, we're going to share, we're going to have two mics, because we want everyone to re who records this video and who downloads it and clips it and all that to have the full thing nice and clean.