Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado
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- Meetings spoken in
- 22
- Total speaking time
- 5:23:43
- Avg per meeting
- 14:43
- Segments
- 5211
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Top issues during term (17)(Taxes Budget)
Senior Center HVAC Replacement Cost Increase
About $359,000 total authorization across the three authorizations.
FY 2026-27 and 2027-28 biennial budget
Sets two years of citywide spending, a 2% employee COLA, and inflation-based increases to building, planning and public works user fees starting July 1.
City Council Salary Increase Rejected
The rejected increase would have cost about $5,000 more per year in the general fund.
AB 1383 Pension Veto Request
Potential pension cost impacts the city sought to avoid through the veto request.
Measure S Downshift and Measure R Outlook
About a $1 million annual general fund revenue loss beginning October 2027 unless Measure R passes.
Proposed half-cent sales tax measure for November 2026 ballot
Roughly $2 million annually in the first five years and about $500,000 annually in years six through ten, according to the ballot language read at the meeting.
Priority-based budgeting overhaul of the council work plan
An estimated $20,000-$25,000 one-time cost, paid from the city manager's contingency reserve with no cuts to existing programs.
One-Time Grant Program for Non-Profit Special Events
$30,000 from the City Manager contingency reserve each fiscal year starting July 1, 2026.
Higher Contracting and Procurement Thresholds
Raises spending that can be committed without a council vote to $100,000 per contract.
Proposed District Tax Authority (SB 1408)
Could enable a new or extended district tax of up to 1% countywide if enacted and later approved by voters.
City workforce vacancies and retention
Vacancies affect service delivery and workloads; no unit triggered the 20% reporting threshold.
Reserve levels under review
~$52M in reserves after using $8.5M this year.
IT remediation project funding
$1,041,124 from operating reserves, with up to $431,165 going to Apex Technology Management over three years.
Mobile home grant eligibility dispute
Denied applicants say they spent money and time on documentation for a $1,000 grant they were ultimately refused.
Future funding of the San Pablo Scholarship Program
Federal ARPA funding ends December 2026; a sales tax measure could fund the program through 2036.
2025 community survey results
A rent control ordinance could cost roughly $2 million a year to administer, and a failed fiscal fix could force service cuts.
Credit Card Convenience Fees Shifted to Consumers
Residents paying online will pay the processing fee instead of the city.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Pabon-Alvarado was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
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