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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Meeting Held Remotely via Zoom.us
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Helen Fisicaro called the meeting to order at 7:00 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, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, 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 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
PRESENTATION
Laura Walsh, Town Representative on the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees introduced a presentation by District Lab Manager Angie Nakano on recent District happenings.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 7:19 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 March 9, 2022 Regular Meeting.
2. Motion Accepting the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Annual Investment Report through December 31, 2021.
3. Motion Approving Bid Document Package, Authorizing Staff to Solicit Informal Bids for the F Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, and Authorizing the City Manager to Approve Changes to the Bid Package as Needed or Required.
4. Motion Accepting the 2021 Annual Report on the Implementation of the General Plan, Including the Housing Element.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to approve the consent calendar items #1 through #4; 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
PUBLIC HEARING
5. 2040 GNERAL PLAN UPDATE ADOPTION AND EIR CERTIFICATION City Planner Farhad Mortazavi presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak she closed the public hearing.
Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the Town of Colma Adopting Environmental Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Certifying the Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2020069005) for the Town of Colma 2040 General Plan Update, Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Adopting the Town of Colma 2040 General Plan Update; the motion was seconded by Council Member del Rosario and carried by the following vote:
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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
6. FAMILY DAY CARE HOME ORDINANCE
Deputy City Attorney Anne Branham presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public hearing at 7:48 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak she closed the public hearing. Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to Introduce and Waive Further Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 4, Business Activities, and Chapter 5, Planning, Zoning, Use & Development of Land & Improvements of the Colma Municipal Code Relating to Family Day Care Homes; 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
COUNCIL CALENDARING
The next City Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
REPORTS
Mayor Fisicaro reported that she would be attending the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Jefferson High School on Saturday, March 26, 2022.
City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
There will be two community meetings on the possible new sewer service charges on April 5, 2022 at 12:30pm and 6pm via Zoom. Notices will be sent out to all residents and property owners.
Assemblymembers Ting and Mullin will be hosting a coffee break to meet with constituents on April 8, 2022 in the Town Hall Lobby.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Fisicaro adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m. in memory of Chris Wilcoxen, husband of Talia Serefidden, manager at the Colma Starbucks.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk