District 1 Council Member· 2025-2029
Alexander Matias
Vallejo
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 46
- Total speaking time
- 10:22:43
- Avg per meeting
- 13:32
- Segments
- 7470
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Coordinated Entry System Homelessness Funding
The city faces a $28 million budget deficit while grant funding for IHART is not permanent.
Economic Development and Business Support
Displaced hundreds of workers and strained local safety nets and employment services.
Code Enforcement Lien and Appeal Dispute
Disputed liens and fees amount to thousands of dollars, impacting the property owner's financing for a $400,000 home construction project.
Community Outreach and Cycle 9 Idea Collection
Determined by future allocations under the participatory budgeting cycle.
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Adoption
Developers of qualifying projects will set aside 4-10% of units as affordable or pay in-lieu fees into a new affordable housing trust fund; no direct city cost.
Participatory Budgeting Rulebook and Committee Governance
None directly from administrative reviews.
Housing Authority Customer Service and Administrative Backlog
$300,000 transfer of Measure P funds to the Housing Authority administration fund.
Pawnshop Major Use Permit Security and Compliance
None immediate.
White Slough Community-Led Strategic Planning Initiative
Seeking state and federal grant funding like Encampment Resolution Funding to offset local expenditures.
Mare Island Infrastructure and Specific Plan Development
Substantial private and public investment required for future backbone infrastructure and development implementation.
7 Brew Coffee Drive-Through Development
Generates private commercial investment and local sales and property tax revenue.
Neighborhood Esplanade and Greening Partnerships
Tree planting would be grant-funded, with ongoing maintenance handled by GVRD or the Landscape Maintenance District.
Housing Authority Customer Service and Staffing Crisis
The board approved a budget amendment allocating additional funds for consultant services to help manage operational workloads.
Vallejo Housing Authority Tenant Commissioner Appointment
None.
Housing Authority staffing shortage and service backlog
$300,000 in Measure P sales tax dollars moved into the Housing Authority's administration fund.
Creation of HRC Subcommittees
Proposed Temporary Development Moratoriums
A moratorium could affect future sales-tax-generating and property-tax-generating development along the Sonoma corridor.
DXD Self-Storage Facility at 1609 Lewis Brown Drive
The developer has committed to funding the mural, with the exact cost not yet determined.
State Pro-Housing Designation Pursuit
Could unlock eligibility for state incentive grants worth $750,000 or more.
Delegation Protocol and Cultural Exchange Trips
Delegation travel expenses are managed via participant self-funding and commission-approved association support.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Matias was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Discussion and Development of 2026-2027 Goals
Add Agenda Item for Proposal Development Phase and Timeline
Mare Island Development Agreement Third Extension
Presentations to Economic Development and Beautification Commissions
Denial of Economic Development Strategic Plan Pilot Projects
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.