Ruben Abrica
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- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 7:30:49
- Avg per meeting
- 25:03
- Segments
- 4900
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Top issues during term (20)
Woodland Park inclusionary housing compliance
Staff estimated the exemption would have cost about 17 affordable units and roughly $2 million in in-lieu fees — just 3% of the city's housing pipeline.
Day of Remembrance Proclamation Controversy
Measure JJ Anti-Displacement Program
Measure JJ revenue funds the programs, with 45% dedicated to rental assistance.
ALPR Camera Oversight
Terms of the five-year agreement not yet finalized.
Woodland Avenue and sidewalk improvement grants
The Woodland Avenue Improvements design project totals about $700,000 ($525,000 Measure A funds plus a $175,000 city match); encampment cleanups run $10,000–$15,000 each.
$125 million general obligation bond for civic and infrastructure projects
Homeowners would pay roughly $105 a year per $100,000 of assessed value — about $8 a month — if the measure passes.
Affordable housing at 2120-2160 Euclid Avenue
Rents capped by AMI level — a 30% AMI studio tops out around $1,028/month; no direct city subsidy is going into the project.
Palo Alto Wastewater Treatment Plant Financing
New development will pay $10,115 per equivalent dwelling unit in sewer capacity fees.
Daylighting and street safety rules
Meeting disruption policy (SB 707)
Woodland Park Euclid housing project amendment
The project would add roughly $1 million a year in net property tax to the city, but the housing obligation is discounted from about $23 million to $12-17.4 million under the options.
Housing Element Progress and Market-Rate Housing Shortfall
Dinan estimates millions in forgone annual property tax revenue from unbuilt market-rate units.
Residential permit parking program
The city is already spending about $350,000 on parking enforcement, which Dinan wants evaluated before further permit rollouts.
University Avenue Grand Corridor Pilot Project
The amendment would have raised the design contract to $2,040,450.
Reimagine Dumbarton Busway and Trail
No local cost identified yet; construction funding still needs to be secured.
SAFER Bay flood protection project costs and timeline
About $148,000 more for construction management; the engineering extensions carry no new cost.
Council term limits
June placement would cost the city an estimated $75,500–$90,600 versus $63,000–$75,600 in November.
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Review and Temporary Incentive Program
Could affect affordable unit counts in future developments and city fee revenue; San Jose's similar program cost about $20 million in foregone revenue for five projects.
Development Code update (ZTA25-002)
Mayor's agenda-setting power amendment
Decisions during term (165)
Recorded while Abrica was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Amended Agenda
Consent Calendar (Items 3.1, 3.2, 3.4)
Proclamation: East Paloalto the Entrepreneurial (Item 3.3)
Grand Jury Response on Flock ALPR Cameras (Item 3.5)
West Bayshore-Newell Inclusionary Housing Hearing Continued (Item 14.1)
O'Keefe-Manhattan Inclusionary Housing Hearing Continued (Item 14.2)
Rent Stabilization Board Appointments (Item 13.1)
EPASD Cash Disbursement Report, August 2026 (Item 7.1)
Addendum 2 to Palo Alto RWQCP Partner Agreement (Item 8.1)
City Council Meeting Minutes
Youth Commission Introductions
Approval of the Agenda
Consent Calendar (items 3.1–3.8, 3.10, minus 3.9 and 3.11)
Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (3.9)
Proclamation for the Day of Remembrance (3.11)
Continuation and Adjournment of Meeting
Proclamation for Native American Day
Proclamation for Age Up Day
City Council Meeting Minutes
Approval of the Agenda
Voting record (27)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Approval of Agenda with Continuance of Item 6.2
Consent Calendar (excluding Item 3.4)
Woodland Park 1 — Amendment to Development Agreement Terms
$125 Million General Obligation Bond — Second Reading and Election Call
Temporary Housing Development Incentive Program (THDIP) Ordinance — REJECTED
The ordinance erases the community's voice in the general plan and sends the wrong message while the nexus study is pending.
Measure HH Workforce Development Program RFP (Item 8.1)
Temporary Housing Development Incentive Program ordinance introduction (Item 9.1)
Believed the city should wait for the regional nexus study before weakening the inclusionary ordinance.
Street Level Advisors contract amendment, $13,300 (Item 9.1)
Supported the consultant funding because he wants the nexus study work completed.
$125 Million General Obligation Bond Measure (Item 9.2)
Sand Hill Development Agreement Amendment (Woodland I) (Item 9.3)
Temporary Housing Development Incentive Program Ordinance Introduction
Consent calendar approval (items 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7)
Jewish American Heritage Month proclamation (3.2)
Antisemitism proclamation with IHRA definition (3.4)
Would support the resolution only if the IHRA definition references were removed.
Animal Control Services Agreement with County of San Mateo (3.6)
Approval of the agenda as published
Continued use of Flock ALPR cameras (9.1)
Flock is not a secure system and risks ICE access; prefers community policing.
Amendment to Code of Ethics and Conduct, Section 7 — agenda setting (9.2)
Concentrating agenda power in one person undermines a process that has worked for decades.
Motion to continue Item 14.1 (Flock ALPR contract) off the agenda
The public has a right to speak on the item tonight.
Consent calendar (excluding Item 3.4)
Coach Horacio Proclamation (Item 3.4)
EPASD Cash Disbursement Report for February 2026 (Item 7.1)
Term limits ballot measure timing
Opposed June placement; supports November to maximize voter participation.
Appeal 8.1 — Four Corners mixed-use project (168 units)
Appeal 8.1 — Four Corners townhome project (106 units)
Item 9.2 — Term limits measure for June 2026 ballot
November 2028 presidential election would draw far more voters on this structural change