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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Meeting Held Remotely via Zoom.us
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CAL
Mayor Fisicaro called the regular session to order at 7:01 p.m.
Council Present –Mayor Helen Fisicaro, Vice Mayor Joanne F. del Rosario, Council Members John Irish Goodwin and Ken Gonzalez were all present.
Staff Present – City Manager Brian Dossey, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Chief of Police John Munsey, Administrative Services Director Pak Lin, Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, and City Clerk Caitlin Corley were in attendance.
The Mayor announced, “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 to pull item #5 from the Consent Calendar. The Mayor asked for a motion to adopt the agenda with the requested change.
Action: Vice Mayor del Rosario moved to adopt the agenda with changes; 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
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
4 0
PRESENTATIONS
Birthday Recognition of Dianne Chiappari
The Mayor recognized Dianne Chiappari, longtime resident and former Treasurer for the Town of Colma, for her 75th Birthday on October 24th. The Town sent flowers and a certificate to her and extended best wishes and continued health and happiness to you. Daly City Public Library Associates – Upcoming Events Aileen Cassinetto, DCPLA Board Member and Poet Laureate of San Mateo County gave an update on the upcoming Art and Lit Fest on November 5, 2022 and the Daly City Youth
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Poet Laureate Program, which is currently accepting applications for the 2023-24 term. Recognition of Talia Serefiddin, Manager of Colma Starbucks The Mayor announced, “We’d like to recognize Talia Serefiddin, Manager of the Colma Starbucks, for being an incredible community partner to the Town. In addition to the numerous Coffee/Cocoa with a Copy events that Starbucks has hosted through the years, Talia has also participated in National Night Out and donated coffee to our Colma PD during the pandemic shutdown. She is a great supporter of Colma PD and the Town generally and we’re so lucky to have her as a community member. Talia, thank you for your contributions to the Town and helping to keep Colma a great place to live, work and visit!”
Talia was present on the zoom and thanked Council for the recognition.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Fisicaro opened the public comment period at 7:12 p.m. Brian Shields of Carpenters Union Local 217 spoke regarding labor regulations. The Mayor closed the public comment period at 7:15 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the October 12, 2022 Special Meeting.
2. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the October 12, 2022 Regular Meeting.
3. Motion Accepting the 2022 F Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project as Complete, Directing the Director of Public Works to File A Notice of Completion for the Project with the San Mateo County Recorder’s Office.
4. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Adjusting Salary for Part-Time Casual Staff to Meet the Minimum Wage Requirement Set Forth by the State of California and Amending the Salary Schedule.
5. [Pulled from Consent Calendar]
6. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Awarding and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Construction Contract with Marina Landscape Inc. for the 2022 Mission Road Landscape Improvement Project in the Amount of $289,840.00 and Amending the Total Capital Project Budget to be $400,000.00.
Action: Mayor Fisicaro moved to approve the consent calendar items #1 through 4 and item #6; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor del Rosario and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin Item #6 Only
Ken Gonzalez Item #4 Only
4 0
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5. LOCAL PARTNERSHIP COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FUNDING
City Manager Brian Dossey explained the changes that were made to the proposed resolution. The agenda documents were updated on the website for the public to review.
The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:20 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to Adopt a Resolution Supporting the Construction of Hillside Boulevard Improvement Project, Phase II and Submitting an Application to the California Transportation Commission Through The City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County for the 2022 Local Partnership Competitive Program Funding; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor del Rosario and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
4 0
NEW BUSINESS
7. OPTIONS FOR FILING A CITY COUNCIL VACANCY
City Manager Brian Dossey and City Attorney Christopher Diaz presented the staff report.
The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:31 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Goodwin moved to fill the City Council vacancy by appointment and gave direction to staff regarding the schedule and logistics of the appointment process; the motion was seconded by Council Member Gonzalez and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Helen Fisicaro, Mayor
Joanne F. del Rosario
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
4 0
STUDY SESSION
8. C/CAG MICROMOBILITY AND BIKE SHARE PROGRAM
Director of Public Works introduced C/CAG staff Kim Wever and Kaki Cheung to present the report. The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:56 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, she closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
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This item was for discussion only; no action was taken at this meeting.
COUNCIL CALENDARING
The next Regular Meeting will be on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 7:00pm. It will be conducted in person at the Council Chamber, but members of the public may also participate remotely via Zoom.
REPORTS
City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
The Annual Business Recognition Luncheon on Thursday October 20, 2022 was a great success, with close to 100 attendees. Thank you to staff for putting on a great event! The Chamber of Commerce is hosting their Annual Turkey Bowl on Friday, November 4, 2022.
The Regular City Council Meeting on November 9, 2022 will be a hybrid online and in person meeting.
There will be a Special Meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. regarding the appointment of a new Council Member.
The Regular City Council Meeting on November 23, 2022 will be cancelled. The Town was notified by the San Mateo Transit Authority that a $4.5 million grant application for improvements on Hillside Blvd. will be forwarded to C/CAG for consideration. If approved by C/CAG the grant will be forwarded to the State for approval as part of the Local Partnership Program.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Fisicaro adjourned the meeting at 8:37 p.m. in memory of Ting Hwai Wu, retired Lt.
General with the Taiwanese Air Force and father of retired K9 Park Police Officer Nyhung “Neil” Wu; and Kathelene Ruff, mother of Veterans Village resident Belinda Payne.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk