BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL
ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, MAY 21 2026
HYBRID MEETING, 50 PARK PLACE, BRISBANE, CA 94005
6:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Mackin called the meeting to order at 6:35 P.M. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
A. Remote Attendance Under the Just Cause Provisions of the Brown Act No Councilmembers attended the meeting remotely.
Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Councilmembers Absent: Councilmember Davis
Staff Present: City Manager Dennis, City Clerk Padilla, Acting City Attorney Tran, Assistant City Manager Fernandez, Assistant to the City Manager Cheung, Finance Director Yuen, Parks and Recreation Director Leek, Public Works Director Bozorginia, Sustainability Director Etherton, GIS Manager Sage, Police Chief Macias, Police Commander Garcia, Management Analyst Brown, Office Assistant Kellstedt, Admin Management Analyst Ibarra and Public Works staff members
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Acting City Attorney Tran reported that Council for the Closed Session Meeting of May 11, 2026, Council took no reportable action on Item D.
Acting City Attorney Tran reported that Council for the Closed Session Meeting of May 21, 2026, Council took no reportable action on Item D.
Adoption of Agenda
Mayor Mackin reported that Council needs to move New Business Item T from this agenda for consideration at tonight’s Housing Authority Special Meeting. The Housing Authority Special Meeting will be held City Council Meeting Minutes
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immediately following this meeting. Council will also need to move Consent Calendar Item L Minutes for a Joint City Council, Housing Authority & GVMID Meeting for consideration at the next Council meeting.
Councilmember O’Connell made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kern to approve the City Council Meeting agenda as amended. The motion passed unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Davis
Abstain: None
Awards and Presentations
B. Proclamation to Honor the Retirement of Bill Del Chiaro of Brisbane Hardware Mayor Mackin and the Brisbane City Council honored Brisbane Hardware and Bill Del Chiaro for 63 years of dedication, craftsmanship, and community presence, and expresses its sincere gratitude for the legacy they leave in the City of Stars.
C. 101 Corridor Connect Presentation
San Mateo County Transportation Authority’s Manager, Sue Ellen Atkinson provided an update on the 101 Corridor Connect Program. This is a collaborative program to identify and prioritize congestion management projects along US 101 in San Mateo County. It looks beyond just highway infrastructure and considers the mobility needs of the corridor as a whole. Program partners include Caltrans, cities, transit agencies, San Mateo County, and C/CAG. Ms. Atkinson provided an update also on priority multimodal safety and congestion relief projects in Brisbane and their mini-grant programs.
E. Proclaiming May 17-23, 2026 as National Public Works Week Public Works Director Bozorginia thanked the City Council for the National Public Works Week presentation and recognized the City of Brisbane’s Public Work Staff.
Oral Communications No. 1
No member of the public wished to make public comment.
Consent Calendar
D. Proclaiming May 2026 as Mental Health Month
F. Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting of April 16, 2026 G. Approve Minutes of City Council Closed Session Meeting of April 20, 2026 H. Approve Minutes of City Council Special Meeting of April 21, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
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I. Approve Minutes of City Council Closed Session Meeting of April 27, 2026 J. Approve Minutes of City Council Closed Session Meeting of May 4, 2026 K. Approve Minutes of City Council Closed Session Meeting of May 7, 2026 L. Approve Minutes of Joint City Council, Housing Authority & GVMID Meeting of May 7, 2026 N. Approve Cosponsorship of San Bruno Mountain Watch’s "Meet the Mountain" Festival O. Approve Cosponsorship of Excelsior Running Club’s Half Marathon & 5K Race P. Receive Update on Solid Waste Collection Rate Adjustment-South San Francisco Scavenger Company Q. Receive an Update on Solid Waste Collection Rate Adjustment-Recology R. Award artist contracts for the Artful Bench Program
Councilmember O’Connell will need to recuse from Item M and Councilmember Lentz will need to recuse from Item O and Item S. Councilmember Lentz made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kern to adopt Consent Calendar Items D-K, N, and P, Q, and R. The motion passed unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Davis
Abstain: None
M. Approve Cosponsorship of Sierra Point Yacht Club’s Regatta Day Councilmember O’Connell stepped out of the room was recused from Consent Calendar Item M.
Councilmember Kern made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Lentz to adopt Consent Calendar Item M.
The motion passed unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, and Mayor Mackin
Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Davis
Abstain: None
Recused: Councilmember O’Connell
O. Approve Cosponsorship of Excelsior Running Club’s Half Marathon & 5K Race S. Approve Emergency Services Council Fiscal Year 2026–27 JPA Budget Councilmember Lentz stepped out of the room and was recused from Consent Calendar Items O and S.
Councilmember Lentz made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kern to adopt Consent Calendar Items O and S. The motion passed unanimously by all present.
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Ayes: Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Davis
Abstain: None
Recused: Councilmember Lentz
New Business
T. Proposal from HEART for the Ground Lease and Acquisition of the Visitacion Garden Senior Apartments; Termination of the Brisbane Housing Authority’s Ground Lease and Related Documents with BRIDGE Housing Corporation and Brisbane Senior Housing, Inc.
This item will be discussed immediately following the Council meeting at the Housing Authority Special Meeting.
U. Presentation on Public Tree Inventory and Consider Adoption of Citywide Canopy Goal Sustainability Manager Etherton reported that staff recommend that the City Council accept the Public Tree Inventory and Management Plan, receive a presentation from GIS Manager Sage of the Hubsite, and adopt a citywide tree canopy goal.
The City of Brisbane completed an inventory of City owned trees in the spring of 2024. The inventory of approximately 5000 trees and accompanying data was collected by PlanIT Geo. In addition, a separate citywide review of the tree canopy was performed by PlanIT Geo comparing satellite data from 2010 and 2022 of tree cover across the jurisdiction’s boundaries. Key findings is publicly accessible via the interactive ‘Brisbane Tree Inventory’ Hub Site.
The Open Space and Ecology Committee recommended a goal of increasing canopy coverage by an additional 10% by 2040—resulting in 23% canopy cover—with distribution by general land use type. OSEC has begun exploring programmatic pathways to support achieving this goal, and staff anticipate bringing forward future plans and budget requests.
After Councilmember questions, Michele Salmon thanked the council for their support of this tree initiative and shared that OSEC is already discussing future proposed plans to meet the citywide canopy goal.
After council discussion, Councilmember Lentz, and Councilmember O’Connell approved the adoption of a citywide tree canopy goal of increasing canopy coverage by an additional 10% by 2040—resulting in 23% canopy cover—with distribution by general land use type.
The motion passed unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Davis
Abstain: None
Council thanked staff for their presentation.
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V. Master Fee Study Results and Preliminary Master Fee Schedule Finance Director Yuen and Kushboo Ingle of Matrix Consulting Group, reported on the Master Fee Study results to Council for a general review of the Study and the proposed Master Fee Schedule.
During the review of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Council directed staff to conduct a Master Fee Study to review the existing Master Fee Schedule and determine subsidy ratios, service costs, market trends, compliance and whether the City is optimizing the methods available to assess service fees. Given at the time, budgeted operating expenses exceeded the City’s budgeted revenues, the City wanted to review its revenue streams to explore additional opportunities for growth or restructuring. The last study was conducted in 2002.
The Study made many recommendations; some of those recommendations are:
• Increase certain fees to reflect the full cost of providing the service. • Not implementing the full cost recovery for certain fees primarily due to competitive pricing of neighboring jurisdictions.
• Increase some Parks and Recreation and Marina fees to reflect market value. • Reorganize the Master Fee Schedule for clarity and ease of reference. • There were several fees that were higher than service cost or higher than regulation and needed to be reduced.
• Continue using the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco Bay Area (“CPI”) for annual adjustment determinations
After Council questions, no public comment and council discussion, staff were directed to prepare Master Fee Schedule for Public Hearing.
Staff Reports
W. City Manager’s Report- City Updates and Upcoming Activities City Manager Dennis reported out on upcoming events and holidays.
Mayor and Council Matters
X. Future Agenda Items
Councilmember O’Connell made a request to have a Baylands Subcommittee meeting to discuss water, sewer and other matters.
Councilmember Kern, supported by Councilmember Lentz, made a request to create a child care ad hoc subcommittee.
Y. Countywide Assignments and Subcommittee Report
i. Parkside 2 Ad Hoc Subcommittee Update
ii. Report Out on Subcommittee Meetings
iii. Upcoming Subcommittee Meetings
Councilmembers reported on their county assignments and subcommittee meetings.
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Z. Written Communications
Written Correspondence was received from the following members of the public:
• Katie Lohec Sondej, Baylands Development Inc. (5/21/26) Invitation to Schlage Lock Site Centennial Celebration
• Marc Hebert, Parent of BES student (5/20/26) Fund a Brisbane High School • Barbara Lee, Henry Ng, and Mila Schmitt (5/14/26) Boat Abandonment Sierra Point • Lorrie Mae Vecchione, Brisbane Preschool (5/12/26) Request to Reinstate Preschool • Shar Zamanpour (5/11/26) No to Baylands Project
Oral Communications No. 2
Michele Salmon commented that event sponsorships should be approved in a timely manner to provide ample time for promotion. Even sponsorships should not be packaged together for approval.
Adjournment
Mayor Mackin adjourned the meeting at 8:36 P.M.
Ingrid Padilla
City Clerk