Mariela Ponce
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 6:50
- Avg per meeting
- 0:59
- Segments
- 87
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Top issues during term (20)
Cannabis storefront relocation to 4975 West Lane
The applicants project $3-10 million in annual revenue and pledge 1% of revenue to a locally advised community investment fund.
Homeless Services Funding (HHAP)
$1.7 million in state HHAP funds allocated to two community organizations.
Removal of Vice Mayor Jason Lee from committees and vice mayor title
The dispute has already consumed tens of thousands in taxpayer-funded mediation, with pending litigation and a state audit potentially adding more.
Civil Service Commission Compensation
The proposed change would raise annual commission pay from $1,500 to as much as $12,000.
Flood preparedness and climate planning in South Stockton
Annual storm drainage maintenance assessments will be levied on annexed parcels.
Measure A Oversight Reports
$470 million in half-cent sales tax collected since 2018, with roughly a third lacking formal accounting.
ADA sidewalk and curb ramp access
Barrier removal will be funded through future CIP cycles; the plan itself carries no immediate price tag.
Storm drainage district annexation (Tra Vigne West)
Property owners in Zone 16 will pay annual assessments for storm drainage maintenance.
immigrant inclusion resolution
No money is attached, so your tax bill isn’t changing—it’s a signal, not a spending plan.
Grand jury 'Governance in Turmoil' response
Poor governance makes it harder to recruit department heads and attract business investment.
Annual Juneteenth flag display
Affordable Housing Funding Awards
Nearly $12 million in city housing funds are in play, including the $1.6 million freed from Sierra Vista.
Kenfield Police Substation Proposal
The substation request was not funded this meeting.
city clerk resignation
Interim clerk paid $93.11 per hour for hours worked, no benefits.
Data centers in Stockton
No data center projects are funded or approved; the concern is future water, power, and rate impacts on residents.
FY 2024-25 year-end budget results
About $3 million is available for future appropriation, though upcoming labor negotiations could strain reserves.
Open container ordinance revision
Fines range from about $100 to $1,000 for repeat infractions.
Wastewater facility contracts and procurement transparency
Combined not-to-exceed value of the two five-year contracts is $1,159,500.
Fire plan check fee increases
About $330,000 in new revenue in year one and $140,000 more in year two for the fire prevention bureau.
72-hour abandoned vehicle ordinance tightened
Towing and citation enforcement costs fall on the police and code enforcement budgets; violations carry fines.
Decisions during term (238)
Recorded while Ponce was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent agenda items 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5 approved
Land donation of 2.01 acres to Police Department (6.3)
Civil Service Commission pay increase continued (6.6)
Zone 16 storm drainage annexation — Tra Vigne West (9.1)
ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Update adopted (10.2)
2026 Transportation Master Plan adopted (10.3)
CFD 2026-1 (Tra Vigne West) resolutions of intention (10.4)
$10.5M budget carryover with $1M police substation earmark (10.5)
FY 2027 Internal Audit Plan accepted (10.6)
26-1045 APPROVE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 WITH BROWN AND CALDWELL FOR THE PRESSURE-BASED DIGESTER GAS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE RWCF COGENERATION PLANT PROJECT
Consent agenda (items 6.2-6.6, 6.10)
6.1 Police vehicle purchase and upfitting change order
6.7 72-hour abandoned vehicle ordinance
6.8 Open container ordinance
6.9 $1 million COPS real-time crime center grant
6.11 Annual display of the Juneteenth flag
Motion to call the question on committee removal
6.12 Remove Vice Mayor Lee as audit committee chair
6.13 Substitute motion to accept Lee's resignation as vice mayor
6.13 Remove Jason Lee as vice mayor
Voting record (170)
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