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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Town Hall Council Chamber
1198 El Camino Real, Colma CA
Also Accessible via Zoom.us
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor del Rosario called the meeting back to order at 7:00 p.m.
Council Present – Mayor Joanne F. del Rosario, Vice Mayor John Irish Goodwin, Council Members Ken Gonzalez, Carrie Slaughter and Helen Fisicaro were all present. Council Member Fisicaro joined via Zoom under the “just cause” teleconferencing provision of the Brown Act.
Staff Present – City Manager Brian Dossey, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Chief of Police John Munsey, Administrative Services Director Pak Lin, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, Sustainability Manager Kathleen Gallagher, Building Official Chair Lor, and City Clerk Caitlin Corley were in attendance.
The Mayor announced, “Regarding Public Comment: Members of the public who are here in person are requested to complete a yellow speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk.
Those of you on Zoom may make public comments by using the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or, if calling in by phone, by pressing *9 on the telephone keypad. The City Clerk will unmute your microphone and allow you to speak. Comments should be kept to three minutes or less.”
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Mayor del Rosario asked if there were any changes to the agenda. None were requested.
The Mayor asked for a motion to adopt the agenda.
Action: Vice Mayor Goodwin moved to adopt the agenda; the motion was seconded by Council Member Slaughter and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Joanne F. del Rosario, Mayor
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
Carrie Slaughter
Helen Fisicaro
5 0
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PRESENTATION
• The Mayor presented a proclamation in honor of Women’s History Month.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor del Rosario opened the public comment period at 7:06 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, she closed the public comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the February 22, 2023 Regular Meeting.
2. Motion to Approve Report of Checks Paid for February 2023.
Action: Council Member Gonzalez moved to approve the consent calendar items #1 through 5; the motion was seconded by Council Member Slaughter and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Joanne F. del Rosario, Mayor
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
Carrie Slaughter
Helen Fisicaro
5 0
STUDY SESSION
3. REACH CODE: BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION
Sustainability Manager Kathleen Gallagher presented the staff report along with Farhad Farahmand of TRC. Blake Herrschaft of Peninsula Clean Energy was also present to answer questions. The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:39 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, the Mayor closed the public comment. Council discussion followed.
This item is for discussion only; no action was taken at this meeting.
COUNCIL CALENDARING
The next Regular Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7:00pm at Town Hall.
REPORTS
The Mayor reported, “Please join me in congratulating CSO Rickie Breaux! Rickie has been nominated and awarded the Community Service Award by the Peninsula Council of Lions for his work with the veterans of Mercy Housing. Rickie’s efforts both on duty and off have had an immense impact on the lives of the veterans housed in Colma. Rickie will be honored on March 24, 2023 in Foster City at the Peninsula Council of Lions annual Police and Fire Awards Banquet.”
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City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
There was a successful ribbon cutting ceremony today for Good Feet in 280 Metro Center.
Planning Department and Police Department staff held community events at Starbucks and the Colma BART station today to get community input on improvements to the Town’s pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor del Rosario adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m. in memory of Denis McMenomy, father of Colma Dispatcher Monique Kendrick.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk