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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Meeting Held Remotely via Zoom.us
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
CLOSED SESSION – 6:30 PM
REGULAR SESSION – 7:00 PM
CLOSED SESSION – 6:30 PM
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Town as Plaintiff
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CAL – 7:00 PM
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 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.”
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The Mayor asked the City Attorney to report out on the Closed Session. City Attorney Christopher Diaz stated, “Council voted in closed session unanimously to approve the authorization of the initiation of litigation against Bayer and Monsanto, joining the County and other cities, to deal with future costs associated with PCB contamination of San Francisco Bay.”
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:
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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
PRESENTATIONS
The Mayor presented a proclamation in recognition of National Public Works Week; Director of Public Works Brad Donohue accepted the proclamation. The Mayor presented a proclamation in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month; Jean Perry, Mental Health Substance Abuse Recovery Commissioner accepted the proclamation.
The Mayor presented a proclamation in recognition of HIP Housing 50th Anniversary; Laura Fanucchi, Associate Executive Director of HIP Housing accepted the proclamation. Proclamation in recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month The Mayor stated, “Last Thursday, on May 5th, Israeli Independence Day, we had a wonderful event at the Community Center to raise the Flag of Israel, and present a proclamation in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. We were honored to be joined by Matan Zamir, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Israel, as well as representatives from all of the Jewish Faith Cemeteries in Colma. Many other members of the community also joined us to celebrate and recognize the Jewish American Community.”
She then read a section of the proclamation.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 7:22 p.m. and seeing no one come forward to speak, she closed the public comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
2. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the April 27, 2022 Regular Meeting.
3. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the May 5, 2022 Special Meeting.
4. Motion to Approve Report of Checks Paid for April 2022.
5. Motion to Reconfirm Findings and Determinations Under Resolution No. 2021-33 and Assembly Bill 361 for the Continuation of Virtual Meetings.
6. Motion to Adopt an Uncodified Ordinance Adopting a Military Equipment Use Policy (second reading).
7. a. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Approving First Amendment to Commercial Lease Agreement with CSG Consultants, Inc.
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b. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Approving First Amendment to Municipal Services Contract with CSG Consultants, Inc.
Action: Council Member Colvin moved to approve the consent calendar items #2 through 7; 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 HEARING
8. MISSION ROAD CROSS WALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – BID PACKAGE
APPROVAL
Council Member John Goodwin announced that he would not participate in this item out of an abundance of caution because he lives within 1000 feet of the edge of the project being discussed. The City Clerk removed Council Member Goodwin’s audio and video capabilities.
Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public hearing at 7:38 p.m. Resident Liz Taylor and Laura, a resident from Treasure Island Mobile Home and RV Park, made comments. The Mayor closed the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member del Rosario Approve Bid Document Package and Authorize Staff to Advertise Notice Inviting Informal Bids for the 2022 Mission Road Crosswalk Improvement Project and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Changes to the Plan Documents as Needed or Required; 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
Council Member Goodwin rejoined the meeting with audio and video capabilities.
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9. MISSION ROAD LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – BID PACKAGE APPROVAL Council Member John Goodwin announced that he would not participate in this item because he lives within 500 feet of the edge of the project being discussed. The City Clerk removed Council Member Goodwin’s audio and video capabilities.
Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue presented the staff report. Mayor Fisicaro opened the public hearing at 8:19 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, she closed the public hearing. Council discussion followed.
Action: Vice Mayor Gonzalez moved to Approve Bid Document Package and Authorize Staff to Advertise Notice for Bids for the 2022 Mission Road Landscape Project and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Changes to the Plan Documents as Needed or Required; 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
4 0
Action: Council Member Colvin moved to Adopt Resolution Amending the Total Capital Project Budget for Mission Road Landscaping (908) to be $372,200; 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
Council Member Goodwin rejoined the meeting with audio and video capabilities.
COUNCIL CALENDARING
The next Regular Meeting will be on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
REPORTS
City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
Jefferson Union High School District is celebrating their 100th Anniversary and Ribbon Cutting of their new staff housing project on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
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Lexus is hosting a “Coffee and Cars” event on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Bike to Wherever Day will be on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Town Clean Up Day will be on Saturday May 21, 2022 and will be hosted throughout Town as a pop-up style event.
There will be a Closed Session on May 25, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Fisicaro adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk