Council Member· 2025-01-07 – 2029-01-01 (start per Stocktonia 2025-01-07 [new members sworn in at the Bob Hope Theatre]; month-level end: January 2029 per four-year term [elected November 2024])
Mariela Ponce
Stockton
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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 operator pays the city's 5% cannabis business tax plus a voluntary 1% community investment fund, which flows to the general fund.
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.
Storm drainage district annexation (Tra Vigne West)
Property owners in Zone 16 will pay annual assessments for storm drainage maintenance.
Grand jury 'Governance in Turmoil' response
$770,508 in taxpayer funds spent on investigations to date.
Annual Juneteenth flag display
city clerk resignation
Interim clerk paid $93.11 per hour for hours worked, no benefits.
Affordable Housing Funding Awards
Federal grant dollars flow to local service providers; award amounts aren't in the available record.
Flood preparedness and climate planning in South Stockton
Wastewater Plant Cogeneration Upgrade
Adds $70,257 to the contract, bringing it to $268,304.
72-hour abandoned vehicle ordinance tightened
Towing and citation enforcement costs fall on the police and code enforcement budgets; violations carry fines.
Police vehicle fleet purchase and upfitting costs
Total upfitting contract grows to $7.63 million from a $2.16 million original award, funded through the fleet ISF.
$1 million federal grant for real-time crime center
Brings $1 million in federal funding for crime center equipment the city budget can't otherwise cover.
Open container ordinance revision
Fines range from about $100 to $1,000 for repeat infractions.
Westlake Villages Community Park
The city reimburses the developer $948,632 out of park fees for the park construction.
Police and Fire Staffing and Retention
Adds temporary incentive pay costs to the fire department budget; amount not specified in the record.
Donated Land for Stockton Police Department
The city acquires the land by donation at no purchase cost.
Civil Service Commission Compensation
Modest city cost of $150 per meeting per commission member.
Investment in Disinvested Communities
No direct city cost; incentives could spur private investment in low-income tracts.
Neighborhood traffic calming and intersection safety
Combined contract actions total roughly $538,000.
Release of OPTIC budget investigation report
Department budget of roughly $325,000 plus a proposed agenda/legislative services manager position around $156,000.
Decisions during term (184)
Recorded while Ponce was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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
10.1 Continue Pride Truck Sales appeal
26-0954 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO PIPE AND PLANT SOLUTIONS INC. FOR ON-CALL LARGE LINE INSPECTION AND CLEANING SERVICES FOR CITYWIDE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS
26-1004 APPROVE FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF CENTRIFUGE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FROM GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT U.S., INC. (CITYWIDE)
26-1005 APPROVE FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF DISC FILTER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ON-CALL REPAIR SERVICES FROM VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES (CITYWIDE)
26-1111 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT OF STOCKTON AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY EXPENDITURE FOR THE BUCKLEY COVE INLET MAINTENANCE DREDGING PROJECT
26-0962 STAFF PRESENTATION OF THE PROGRAM YEAR 2025-2026 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS
Removal of a member from the Strong Communities Advisory Committee (Item 3.1)
ADJOURNMENT - 7:54 PM
Consent Agenda (items 6.1, 6.3, 6.5-6.9)
Appointment of Interim City Clerk (6.2)
Voting record (138)
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