BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL
ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
HYBRID MEETING, 50 PARK PLACE, BRISBANE, CA 94005
5:30 P.M. Call To Order – Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Mackin called the meeting to order at 5:40 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 Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: City Manager Dennis, City Clerk Padilla, City Attorney Zutler, Counsel Phillips, Public Works Director Bozorginia, Community Development Director Ayres, Senior Planner Robbins, and Management Analyst Brown.
Adoption of Agenda
Councilmember Lentz made a motion, seconded by Councilmember O’Connell, to approve the agenda as it stands. The motion was carried unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Public Hearing
B. Consideration of proposed Baylands Specific Plan and related actions, including amendments to the Brisbane General Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements, amendments to Title Section 17 of the Brisbane Municipal Code to establish zoning regulations, adoption of the Bayshore Mobility Plan, and certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) prepared for this project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) City Council Meeting Minutes
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Community Development Director Ayres reported that tonight is the first City Council public hearing regarding the Brisbane Baylands Specific Plan, Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), and related approvals. The Council will consider the project materials through a structured series of hearings organized around Measure JJ requirements and the major components of the Baylands Specific Plan and FEIR.
Staff and consultants presented on the following 3 topics:
• Measure JJ and the General Plan requirements that govern the Baylands Specific Plan Measure JJ, approved by 55% of Brisbane voters in November 2018, established the land use framework for the Baylands subarea: a Planned Development designation allowing a range of 1,800–2,220 housing units (limited to the northwest portion of the site), up to 6.5 million square feet of commercial uses, and an additional 500,000 square feet of hotel space. Measure JJ also set standards to be incorporated into the Specific Plan and an associated development agreement for the Baylands subarea. To approve the project, the Council will need to find that the Specific Plan is consistent with the General Plan, including Measure JJ’s policies
• The Specific Plan’s sustainability program and design for ongoing energy neutrality (Measure JJ Topic 3.G)
Specific Plan Chapter 4 (Sustainability) is intended to satisfy the Measure JJ provision 3.G to be energy neutral on an on going basis. Its policies and standards are built around the City's Sustainability Framework for the Baylands, which itself is based on the One Planet Living program's ten guiding principles: Zero Carbon Buildings, Zero Waste, Sustainable Transport, Local and Sustainable Materials, Local and Sustainable Food, Sustainable Water, Open Space and Habitat, Culture and Heritage, Economic Vitality with Equity and Ecology, and Recreation, Health, Safety and Happiness.
• Air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts and associated mitigation measures identified in the EIR.
The EIR identifies one significant and unavoidable air quality impact: Impact AQ-1 (Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants for which the Bay Area Air Basin is in Nonattainment), which remains significant at both the project and cumulative level even after all feasible mitigation. Also, the Final EIR evaluates the significance of the project’s GHG emissions under two specific thresholds identified in the EIR: GHG-2, addressing effects on regional GHG emissions, and GHG-3, addressing consistency with applicable GHG-reduction plans, policies, performance standards, and regulations.
Stephanie Shakofsky, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs of Baylands Development, Inc. presented on behalf of Baylands Development Inc.
Measure JJ and the General Plan requirements that govern the Baylands Specific Plan After Council questions, the following members of the public provided comments and questions:
• Arnold Galarza
• Paul Bouscal
• Randall Venerable
• Don Wagner
• Mary Rogers
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• Linda Salmon
• Doug Chesshire
• Nancy Lacsamana
• Emily Wagner
• Lizzy Tapia
• Michele Salmon
• Ali Sapirman
• Clara Johnson
• Karen Cunningham
• Emmett Cunningham
• Wilbur M.
• Larissa Ocañada
The Specific Plan’s sustainability program and design for ongoing energy neutrality (Measure JJ Topic 3.G)
After Council questions, the following members of the public provided comments and questions:
• Paul Bouscal
• Anthony Walker
• Linda Salmon
• Michele Salmon
• Ali Sapirman
• Clara Johnson
Councilmember Davis made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Lentz to extend the meeting until 10:29 P.M. The motion was carried unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts and associated mitigation measures identified in the EIR Due to the lateness of the hour questions, the public hearing will continue to receive more public comment on this topic.
Councilmember Kern made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Lentz to extend the meeting until 11:30 P.M. The motion was carried unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
After council discussion, Councilmember O’Connell made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Lentz to continue the Public Hearing on September 29, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. The motion was carried unanimously by all City Council Meeting Minutes
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present.
Ayes: Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Adjournment
Mayor Mackin adjourned the meeting at 10:45 P.M.
List of Written Correspondence
September 14, 2026
Christine Padilla, Build Up San Mateo (9/11/2026) RE: Child Care in the Brisbane Baylands Specific Plan Anthony Walker (9/11/2026) Re: General Plan Consistency, Measure JJ Energy Neutrality, and ESA Attachment 5 Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi, San Bruno Mountain Watch (9/10/2026) Letter in Support of the Brisbane Baylands Open Space Plan
Arnold Galarza (9/13/2026) Urgent: Clerical Error Removal Request – Baylands Property Owners List – Arnold Galarza
Ali Sapirman, Housing Action Coalition (9/14/2026) No Subject – Mailed in correspondence Kristen Anderson (9/14/2026) Fwd: Child Care in Brisbane Baylands Specific Plan Rosanne Foust, San Mateo County Economic Development Association (9/11/2026) RE: SAMCEDA Letter of Support for The Baylands
Ingrid Padilla
City Clerk