City Council Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2025
1 CITY OF BELMONT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
City Council Chambers, City Hall, One Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, California Tuesday, February 25, 2025
CALL TO ORDER 6:15 pm
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Latimerlo, McCune, Jordan, Pang-Maganaris, Mates COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None
CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Labor Negotiators (Govt Code Section 54957.6) Agency designated representatives: Afshin Oskoui, City Manager Employee organization: MidManagement Confidential Employee Association (MMCEA) and Belmont Police Officers Association (BPOA) and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) STUDY SESSION [none]
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS [7:00 pm]
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by representatives of the YAC committee.
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Rennie stated that there are no reportable actions from an earlier held closed session.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation Recognizing March as Women's History Month Mayor Mates read the proclamation.
Board members of the Belmont Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) accepted the proclamation.
Third Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Poetry & Essay Contest Recitals This item will be heard at a subsequent meeting.
Introduction of San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department Fire Chief Mayor Mates introduced newly appointed San Mateo Consolidated Department Fire Chief Matt Turturici.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Chris Lu, Belmont Library Manager announce upcoming maintenance at the Belmont Facility. He also described events the library is hosting prior to the March 18, 2025 maintenance closure.
Giuliano Carlini provided comments on the need for additional bicycle infrastructure in Belmont.
COUNCILMEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmembers provided information on upcoming Community events and noted that the Belmont Police Instagram page is available for the public to join for updates on events and community alerts.
CONSENT BUSINESS
Approval of Minutes for February 11, 2025
Motion to accept monthly financials for the Months of October and November 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes
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2 Resolution 2025-12 Adopting of Policy To Comply With Assembly Bill 2561/Government Code 3502.3:
Public Hearings On Vacancies And Recruitment And Retention Efforts Introduction of an ordinance establishing a state video franchise holder fee to support Public, Education, and Government (PEG) facilities and penalties of material breach of state and federal customer service standards.
Resolution 2025-13 authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement for the acquisition and installation of a server and associated upgrades to the security system for an amount not to exceed $80,000
Resolution 2025-14 approving a revised City Records Retention Schedule for all City Departments Resolution 2025-15 authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Primary Grant Agreement (PGA) with the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) to ensure eligibility for Measure A and Measure W grant funding
Motion authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute Amendment #1 to the Task Order #8 with Pavement Engineering Inc. for additional services to develop progress sets and estimates for the 2025 Pavement Rehabilitation Project including the development of a Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) mix design and the design of a linear bioretention facility for an additional amount of $42,672, for a total contract cost not-to-exceed amount of $453,500
Resolution 2025-16 Finding That The Property Located At 503 Crest View Avenue Is Exempt Surplus Land Under Government Code Section 54221(F)(1)(B)
Resolution 2025-17 Finding That The Property Located At 730 El Camino Real Is Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant To Government Code Section 54221(F)(1)(B)
Resolution 2025-18 Finding That The Property Located At 1000 O’Neill Avenue Is Exempt Surplus Land Pursuant To Government Code Section 54221(F)(1)(B)
City Clerk Plut noted that an omitted word was added to the records retention schedule on the police department tab.
ACTION: on a motion made by Councilmember McCune and seconded by Councilmember PangMaganaris the consent business as amended was unanimously approved by a roll call vote (5-0).
PUBLIC HEARINGS [none]
GENERAL BUSINESS
Community Benefits Program Implementation
City Consultant RSG, Jim Simon, explained that community benefits are contributions by developers to preserve or enhance an area’s quality of life and the benefits program is a method for local governments to guide contributions from new development. He noted that it provides an opportunity for developers to deliver public improvements and advance the community's priorities. He provided an overview of negotiated benefits program and provided examples from neighboring cities of projects and ranges of benefits.
Assistant City Manager Kleinbaum discussed key priorities focus areas for Belmont, including the Belmont Community Center reconstruction, public infrastructure improvements, expanded recreation opportunities, funding for city services, and affordable childcare, with a proposed review cycle of updating priorities every 3-5 years through a non-codified resolution.
She presented best practices for codifying the Community Benefit Program in the Zoning Code, recommending updates to consolidate existing language from multiple chapters of the Belmont Zoning Ordinance and the Belmont Village Specific Plan into a single location for clarity and consistency.
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3 Council discussion ensued. Council concurred that infrastructure and a community center are priorities.
ACTION: On a motion made by Councilmember McCune and seconded by Councilmember PangMaganaris Resolution 2025-19 identifying community benefit priorities and receive an update on the proposed implementation strategy for the community benefit program was unanimously approved by a roll call vote (5-0).
Community Development Department Project Update
Community Development Director de Melo provided housing development project as well as other current and long range development updates. He reviewed permit center statistics and housing units completed in 2024. He noted that slowdown is currently trending in the market bay-area wide, and the city anticipates no major construction project for the next few years. Informational item only no action required.
Public Comment
Giuliano Carlini commented on housing in transit areas.
BRIEF VERBAL REPORTS FROM MEMBERS AND STAFF
Verbal report from Councilmembers on Intergovernmental (IGR) and Subcommittee Assignments Councilmembers reported on their assignments.
Verbal report from City Manager
City Manager Oskoui announced that Stanford Stanford University has decided not to exercise its option to purchase the Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) campus property in Belmont. He noted that the City is committed to assisting with a smooth transition of any future project plans.
MATTERS OF INTEREST/CLARIFICATION
ADJOURNMENT at this time being 8:40 p.m.
Submitted by,
Jozi Plut, City Clerk