City Council Meeting Minutes
September 9, 2025
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CITY OF BELMONT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
City Council Chambers, City Hall, One Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, California SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: McCune, Jordan, Latimerlo, Pang-Maganaris, Mates COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None
2. ITEMS BEFORE 7:00 PM
A. CLOSED SESSION (none)
B. STUDY SESSION (none)
C. SPECIAL SESSION/OTHER TOPICS (none)
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Mayor Mates.
4. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION (none)
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation Observing Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15
Mayor Mates read the proclamation.
B. Proclamation Designating September as Suicide Prevention Month Mayor Mates read the proclamation.
C. Recap of Belmont Community Foundation Imagine Together Foundation Ulla Foehr presented a recap of the August 9 Imagine Together event which explored the future of Belmont’s Community Center
D. Presentation of Stanford's Contribution to Belmont
Lucy Wicks, Stanford’s spokesperson, together with the Stanford team, presented the City of Belmont with a $500,000 contribution and highlighted the Belmont–Stanford collaboration.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Chris Lu, Belmont Library Manager provided updates on library events.
7. COUNCILMEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmembers provided updates on City and local community events.
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8. CONSENT BUSINESS
A. Approval of Meeting Minutes of June 10, 2025 and June 24, 2025 minutes B. Introduced Belmont City Code Cleanup, Updates, and Enforcement Amendments an ordinance conforming the City Code to organizational changes, updating construction contracting award thresholds, streamlining and repealing unneeded city regulations, amending fireworks regulations, and adding requirements for the management of property.
C. Resolution 2025-60 authorizing the City Manager to execute a 3-year renewal of the rental agreement with the City of Redwood City for the use of its firearms training facility.
D. Resolution 2025-61 approving plans and specifications, authorizing advertisement for sealed bids, authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for an amount not to exceed $211,520 plus a ten percent construction contingency for the Belmont Village Bicycle Improvement Project, City Contract Number 2025-638.
No public comment received.
City Clerk Plut stated that she was made aware of grammatical corrections to the minutes that will be incorporated into the final record and proceeded to read the title of the ordinance for adoption.
ACTION: On a motion made by Councilmember Pang-Maganaris and seconded by Councilmember McCune the consent business was unanimously approved by a roll call vote (5-0).
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS (none)
10. GENERAL BUSINESS
A. Review Solid Waste Rate Application and Revise Maximum Rates for Collection Services for 2026
Public Works Director Patel introduced the item and City Consultant Josiah Close, HDR, provided the report. He noted the proposed increase result in maximum rates for 2026 were calculated in a manner consistent with the Franchise Agreement Scheule L - increase of 1.45 percent and Schedule Q – Additional Services are proposed to increase by the CPI-U General calculation of 1.27 percent.
Council discussion ensued.
No public comment received.
ACTION: On a motion made by Councilmember Latimerlo and seconded by Councilmember Jordan Resolution 2025-62 stating the City of Belmont’s intent to revise the maximum rates that may be charged for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic City Council Meeting Minutes
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materials collection services effective January 1, 2026, and set a Public Hearing date for November 25, 2025 was unanimously approved by a roll call vote (5-0).
B. Grand Boulevard Initiative (GBI) Update/Presentation Community Development Director De Melo introduced the progress update regarding the Grand Boulevard Initiative.
Cassie Halls SamTrans Corridor Manager provided overview of the Multijurisdictional project which is a corridor-wide effort to modernize transportation infrastructure on El Camino Real in San Mateo.
No public comment received.
Council discussion ensued no action was taken.
C. Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Update
Management Analyst Clark introduced the item.
Olivia Mendoza, Rincon Consultants provided a presentation on the plan update.
Public comment received from Dow-Jane Pei.
Council discussion ensued no action taken.
11. BRIEF VERBAL REPORTS FROM MEMBERS AND STAFF
A. Verbal report from Councilmembers on Intergovernmental (IGR) and Subcommittee Assignments
None.
B. Verbal report from City Manager
None.
12. MATTERS OF INTEREST/CLARIFICATION
13. ADJOURNMENT at this time being 8:55 p.m.
Submitted by,
Jozi Plut, City Clerk