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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Meeting Held Remotely via Zoom.us
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Helen Fisicaro called the meeting to order at 7:01 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 Engineer Cyrus Kianpour, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, Assistant Planner Alvin Jen 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 Colvin 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
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 7:03 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 April 13, 2022 Regular Meeting.
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2. Motion to Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.07, Prohibited Activities at Parks and Recreational Facilities, of the Colma Municipal Code Relating to Restricting Pet Access to Public Playground Equipment (second reading).
Action: Council Member del Rosario moved to approve the consent calendar items #1 and 2; the motion was seconded by Mayor Fisicaro 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
3. AB 481 MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief of Police John Munsey presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public hearing at 7:07 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 Uncodified Ordinance Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy; 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
NEW BUSINESS
4. WASTEWATER RATE STUDY
Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 7:32 p.m. Resident Maureen O’Connor asked a question. The Mayor closed the public comment period at 7:35 p.m. Council discussion followed.
Action: Vice Mayor Gonzalez moved to Approve and Accept the Town of Colma Wastewater Rate Study 2022; 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
STUDY SESSION
5. FY 2022-23 CAPITAL BUDGET
City Manager Brian Dossey, Administrative Services Director Pak Lin and Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 8:44 p.m. and seeing no one come forward to speak, she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
This item was for discussion only; no action was taken at this meeting.
6. HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
City Planner Farhad Mortazavi and Assistant Planner Alvin Jen presented the staff report.
Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 9:14 p.m. and seeing no one come forward to speak, she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
This item was for discussion only; no action was taken at this meeting.
COUNCIL CALENDARING
There will be a Special Meeting on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. for an Israeli Flag Raising Ceremony in recognition of Israeli Independence Day.
The next Regular Meeting will be on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
REPORTS
City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
Next week is Small Business Week; the Chamber of Commerce is hosting business mixers from May 2 through May 5.
Exciting Sustainability News: PCE awarded the Colma Town Hall Project with 2022 All- Electric Awards – Honorable Mention for the all-electric renovation of the original 1941 building and the new addition that is also powered entirely by renewable energy through the ECO100 plan.
There will be a Closed Session on May 11, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Fisicaro adjourned the meeting at 9:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk