City of Stockton  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Ad-Hoc Homelessness Committee  
Michele Padilla, Chair  
Brando Villapudua, Vice Chair  
Mariela Ponce, Member  
Michael Blower, Alternate  
Wednesday, January 21, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chamber - City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado  
St. Stockton CA  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENT*  
3.  
ITEM(S) FOR DISCUSSION  
26-0015  
3.1  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Recommended Action:  
RECOMMENDATION  
Approve the minutes from the Ad-Hoc Homelessness Committee meetings  
of October 2, 2025 and December 4, 2025  
Department:  
Attachments:  
City Clerk  
Attachment A – 2025-10-02  
Attachment B – 2025-12-04  
26-0074  
3.2  
DISCUSSION ON SAFE CAMPING IN STOCKTON  
Recommended Action:  
RECOMMENDATION  
On December 4, 2025, staff presented information regarding considerations  
for a safe camping site in Stockton, including the review of available,  
City-owned parcels. At the conclusion of the presentation, the Chair of the  
Ad-Hoc Homelessness Committee gave direction to staff to come back  
with more information.  
The current discussion will cover the following:  
1. Location options, including feasibility, utility readiness, and any  
environmental considerations,  
2. Identification of potential operator models,  
3. Rough estimates regarding the funding necessary to set up various  
option models, and  
4. Minimum qualifications and operating standards for a Request for  
Qualifications/Proposal (RFQ/RFP) scope.  
Department:  
Economic Development  
26-0075  
3.3  
STAFF UPDATE ON ZEITER NAVIGATION CENTER AND  
PATHWAYS  
Recommended Action:  
RECOMMENDATION  
On December 4, 2025, staff presented information regarding current  
operational status of the Zeiter Navigation Center and construction  
progress and schedule for the Pathways Project. Staff will give updates on  
current status and schedules.  
Department:  
Economic Development  
4.  
5.  
FUTURE ITEMS/COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS  
ADJOURNMENT  
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING  
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Stockton and  
that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on January  
15,2026 in compliance with the Brown Act.  
Katherine Roland, CMC, CPMC  
City Clerk  
By: ________________________________  
Deputy  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
The City of Stockton invites public comments in multiple forms. You provide your comments by using one of these  
methods:  
1. Email - you may email your comments to publiccomment@stocktonca.gov  
2. Voicemail - you can leave a voice message by dialing (209) 937-8459.  
3. In-Person Comments - a) Speakers must submit "request to speak cards" to the Clerk prior to the Public  
Comment portion of the agenda. No speaker cards will be accepted after the close of Public Comment. b)  
Address only issues over which the meeting body has jurisdiction. c) The time limit for public comment is at the  
discretion of the presiding officer and shall be set at the start of the meeting. Donating time is not authorized. d)  
Your time will be displayed on the speaker podium for convenience.  
*All written and voicemail public comments received by the Clerk's Office 90 minutes prior to the meeting start time  
will be forwarded to the meeting body members as correspondence and attached the minutes. All comments  
received after that time will be forwarded as correspondence the following business day. Written and voicemail  
comments will not be read into the record.  
All proceedings are conducted in English. The City of Stockton does not furnish language interpreters and, if one  
is needed, it shall be the responsibility of the person needing one.  
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Stockton to  
offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those  
with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda  
and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact  
the Office of the City Clerk located at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202 during normal  
business hours or by calling (209) 937-8458, at least 5 days in advance of the hearing/meeting. Advance  
notification within this guideline will enable the City/Agency to make reasonable arrangements to ensure  
accessibility.  
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are  
available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 425 North El Dorado Street, Stockton, California 95202,  
during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City's website at www.stocktongov.com  
subject to staff's ability to post the documents before the meeting.