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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Meeting Held Remotely via Zoom.us
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
State of the City Address - 6:30 PM
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – 6:30PM
Mayor Helen Fisicaro called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Mayor Fisicaro gave the State of the City Address.
ROLL CALL – 7:00 PM
Council Present –Mayor Helen Fisicaro, Vice Mayor Raquel Gonzalez, Council Members John Irish Goodwin and Diana Colvin were present. Council Member Joanne F. del Rosario was absent.
Staff Present – City Manager Brian Dossey, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Administrative Services Director Pak Lin, Chief of Police John Munsey, Director of Public Works Brad Donohue, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, Recreation Services Manager Angelika Abellana, and City Clerk Caitlin Corley were in attendance.
The Mayor announced, “Welcome to another of our completely remote Council Meeting. As always, we are accepting public comments through email or the zoom chat function—you can email our City Clerk at [email protected] or use the chat function to let her know which item you would like to speak on. Please keep your comments to 3 minutes or less.
Thank you.”
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Mayor Fisicaro asked if there were any changes to the agenda; none were requested. She asked for a motion to adopt the agenda.
Action: Vice Mayor Gonzalez moved to adopt the agenda; the motion was seconded by Council Member Goodwin and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Raquel Gonzalez
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Diana Colvin
4 0
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PRESENTATION
• Chief of Police John Munsey introduced new Police Department staff:
Anthony Thickstun, Community Services Officer
Carlos Huayllapuma, Police Officer
Christopher Grant, Police Sergeant
• Recreation Service Manager Angelika Abellana introduced new Recreation Services Department staff:
Brandon Guardado Matus, Recreation Leader
Faith Bautista, Recreation Leader
Dianni Flores, Recreation Leader
Mark Balestier, Recreation Leader
Liana Myvett, Recreation Leader
Marcelle Cosino, Recreation Leader
Grace Eichensehr, Facility Attendant
Gabriel Elgrably, Facility Attendant
Rebecca Walton, Facility Attendant
• Recreation Service Manager Angelika Abellana gave an update on the Age Friendly Cities Program.
• Council presented a Proclamation Against Human Trafficking. Pamela Estes, Human Trafficking Advocacy Coordinator for San Mateo County said a few words about the importance of advocacy and education on this issue.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 7:30 p.m. and seeing no one come forward to speak, she closed the public comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the January 12, 2022 Regular Meeting.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to approve the consent calendar item #1; the motion was seconded by Council Member Colvin and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Raquel Gonzalez
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Diana Colvin
4 0
NEW BUSINESS
2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK PLAN FOR FY 2021-22 PROGRESS REPORT City Manager Brian Dossey, Economic Development Advisor Peter Ingram, and Austin Farmer of The Retail Coach presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public
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comment period at 8:09 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Colvin moved to Accept the Progress Report on the Economic Development Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Gonzalez and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Raquel Gonzalez
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Diana Colvin
4 0
3. CAPITAL CLOSEOUT AND 2022 CAPITAL AMENDMENT
Council Member John Goodwin announced that he would not participate in this item because he lives within 500 feet of the edge of one of the projects being discussed. The City Clerk removed Council Member Goodwin’s audio and video capabilities.
Administrative Services Director Pak Lin presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 8:29 p.m. and seeing no one come forward to speak, she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Colvin moved to Adopt a Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Capital Improvement Budget to $1,191,434, Including Closing Out 5 Capital Projects; Carrying Over $230,409 of Unspent Project Budget to FY 2021-22; Transferring $40,000 from Capital Fund Reserve (31) to Street CIP Fund (32); and, Releasing Unspent Funding of $15,210 to Capital Reserve, $2,604 to Fleet Replacement, and $40,000 to City Property Fund Reserves; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Gonzalez and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Raquel Gonzalez
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Diana Colvin
3 0
Council Member Goodwin rejoined the meeting with audio and video capabilities.
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COUNCIL CALENDARING
The next City Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 and will begin at 5:30 p.m.
REPORTS
City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
Pacific Islands Together is running a supply drive to help Tonga recover from their recent tragedy. Donations of water, medical supplies, nonperishable foods, etc. can be dropped off at 78 Hill St. in Daly City on February 12, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Police Department is running a Beanie and Blanket Drive; they are collecting donations of new beanies and blankets for our local veterans. Donations can be dropped off at the Police Department, 1199 El Camino Real, in the lobby until February 5, 2022.
The Town has received no comments so far on the Draft General Plan Environmental Impact Report.
The February 9, 2022 Council Meeting will be a discussion of the Strategic Plan Update.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Fisicaro adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk