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MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Meeting Held Remotely via Zoom.us
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
5:30 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL – 5:30 PM
Mayor Helen Fisicaro called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
Council Present –Mayor Helen Fisicaro, Vice Mayor Raquel Gonzalez, Council Members Joanne F. del Rosario, John Irish Goodwin and Diana Colvin were all present.
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: Council Member del Rosario moved to adopt the agenda; 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
5 0
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the January 26 Regular Meeting.
2. Motion to Approve Report of Checks Paid for January 2022.
3. Motion to Reconfirm Findings and Determinations Under Resolution No. 2021-33 and Assembly Bill 361 for the Continuation of Virtual Meetings.
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Action: Council Member Colvin moved to approve the consent calendar items #1 through 3; 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
5 0
NEW BUSINESS
4. STATUS UPDATE TO 2020-2022 STRATEGIC PLAN
City Manager Brian Dossey presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period after each of the five sections to allow members of the public to speak or ask questions. At 6:39 p.m., resident Ken Gonzalez made a comment during the discussion on the Community section. Council discussion occurred throughout. Council Member Goodwin recused himself from the discussion on two occasions, due to his ownership of property within 500 feet of the projects. First, from 5:46 p.m. to 5:48 p.m., during the discussion of the sale of 1365 Mission Road, the City Clerk removed his audio and video capabilities; and again, from 6:56 p.m. to 6:58 p.m. during the discussion of the Mission Road Improvement Project, the City Clerk removed his audio and video capabilities.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to Accept Update to 2020-2022 Town of Colma Strategic Plan; the motion was seconded by Council Member del Rosario 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
5 0
ADJOURNMENT AND CLOSE IN MEMORY
Mayor Fisicaro adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m. in memory of Alida Silva, mother of former longtime Council Member Joe Silva; James Hollis, longtime Colma resident who was very active in the recreation department; Frawley Lynch, longtime community member and Colma Historical Association supporter; Captain Vidal “Max” Fortuna, Stockton Fire Captain who was killed while on duty last week; and Daniel Grant, brother of Sergeant Christopher Grant.
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Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk