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Votes at a glance: San Leandro council approves remote participation, consent calendar and CalPERS contract amendment
Summary
Three formal items passed on recorded votes at the April 21 San Leandro City Council meeting: remote participation for a councilmember, the consent calendar and a CalPERS contract amendment for an unrepresented safety group.
Three formal actions were recorded during the April 21, 2025 San Leandro City Council meeting. All votes passed on a 5-0 roll-call with Council Members Simon and Bolt absent.
1) Remote participation under the Brown Act Motion: Approve Council Member Aguilar's request to participate remotely due to an emergency circumstance (cited Brown Act / Government Code section 54953 language as the basis for remote participation). Mover: Council Member Vivero Walton. Second: Council Member Azevedo. Vote: Passed 5-0-2 (Mayor Gonzales: yes; Council Member Azevedo: yes; Council Member Vivero Walton: yes; Vice Mayor Bowen: yes; Council Member Aguilar: yes; Council Members Simon and Bolt absent).
2) Consent calendar Motion: Adopt the consent calendar (no individual consent pull items remained after the call for pulls). Public comment included two speakers (one in person, one online) who commented in favor of the recently-passed rent-registry ordinance as a first step on tenant protections. The consent calendar motion carried. Mover: Council Member Vivero Walton. Second: Vice Mayor Bowen. Vote: Passed 5-0-2 (Mayor Gonzales: yes; Council Member Azevedo: yes; Council Member Vivero Walton: yes; Vice Mayor Bowen: yes; Council Member Aguilar: yes; Council Members Simon and Bolt absent).
3) CalPERS contract amendment (employee cost-sharing for unrepresented executive safety group) Motion: Adopt a resolution of intent to amend the contract between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the City of San Leandro to add an additional 0.5% employee cost share for the unrepresented executive safety employees group, effective 07/01/2025 (increment aligns with the police chief's employment agreement; the total employee contribution becomes 2%). Staff said this is an introductory reading and Human Resources will return May 19 for the required second reading. Mover: Council Member Vivero Walton. Second: Council Member Azevedo. Vote: Passed 5-0-2 (Mayor Gonzales: yes; Council Member Azevedo: yes; Council Member Vivero Walton: yes; Vice Mayor Bowen: yes; Council Member Aguilar: yes; Council Members Simon and Bolt absent).
No other formal ordinances were adopted at the meeting; the council continued other items for later hearings and presentations.
