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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, June 14, 2023
7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor del Rosario called the meeting 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.
Staff Present – City Manager Brian Dossey, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Police Chief John Munsey, Administrative Services Director Pak Lin, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue, City Clerk Caitlin Corley and Administrative Technician III Abigail Dometita 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 Council Member Slaughter by 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
• Proclamation in Recognition of Philippine Independence Day The Mayor stated, “Earlier today we had a wonderful event at the Community Center to raise the Flag of the Philippines, and present a proclamation in honor of Philippine Independence Day. We were honored to be joined by Mr. Neil Frank R. Ferrer, the Consul General of the Republic of the Philippines in San Francisco. Many other members of the community also joined us to celebrate and recognize the Filipino and Filipino American Community.”
She then read a section of the proclamation.
• Proclamation in support of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week The Mayor presented a proclamation in support of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week June 18-24, 2023.
• 25th Anniversary of Lucky Chances
The Mayor presented a proclamation in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Lucky Chances to Rommel Medina, CEO of Lucky Chances.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor del Rosario opened the public comment period at 7:17 p.m. Resident Thom Taylor made a comment thanking the Engineering and Public Works Teams for their good communication during the road work on Hillside Boulevard. Seeing no one else request to speak, the Mayor closed the public comment period at 7:19 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the May 24, 2023 Regular Meeting.
2. Motion to Approve Report of Checks Paid for May 2023.
3. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Funded by SB 1: the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15301 and 15378.
Action: Vice Mayor Goodwin moved to approve the consent calendar items #1 through 3; 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
Joanne F. del Rosario, Mayor
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
Carrie Slaughter
Helen Fisicaro
5 0
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PUBLIC HEARING
4. FY 2023-24 PROPOSED BUDGET AND SALARY SCHEDULE
Administrative Services Director Pak Lin presented the staff report. The Mayor opened the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, she closed the public hearing. Council discussion followed.
Action: Vice Mayor Goodwin moved to Adopt a Resolution Appropriating Funds and Adopting the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378; 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
Action: Council Member Slaughter moved to Adopt a Resolution Establishing the Accounting Manager Position, Adding it into the Salary Schedule, and Adopting the FY 2023-24 Salary Schedule Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378; 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
Joanne F. del Rosario, Mayor
John Irish Goodwin
Ken Gonzalez
Carrie Slaughter
Helen Fisicaro
5 0
NEW BUSINESS
5. ADOPTION OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED THRESHOLDS AND SCREENING
GUIDELINES
City Planner Farhad Mortazavi introduced Senior Planner Gina Paolini to present the staff report. The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:36 p.m. Resident Maureen O’Connor made a comment. The Mayor closed the public comment period at 7:43 p.m.
Council discussion followed.
Action: Council Member Fisicaro moved to Adopt a Resolution Adopting Citywide Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Thresholds and Screening Guidelines Establishing VMT as the Standard of Measurement for Analysis of Potential Environmental Impacts from Vehicle Traffic Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Finding That the
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Adoption of VMT Thresholds is Not a Project Subject to CEQA; 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
6. COMMISSION OF PUBLIC ART
City Manager Brian Dossey presented the staff report. The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:27 p.m. Residents Liz Taylor and Maureen O’Connor made comments.
The Mayor closed the public comment period at 7:59 p.m. Council discussion followed.
Council requested that the artist enhance the appearance of the moon in the artwork as a nod to the name Colma being derived from the Ohlone word for moon.
Action: Council Member Fisicaro moved to Commission Public Art to Be Displayed on Two Utility Vaults on Junipero Serra Boulevard Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15301, with the requested changes to the art; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Goodwin 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
COUNCIL CALENDARING
There will be a Special Meeting for the Pride Flag Raising on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 11:00am at the Colma Community Center.
The next Regular Meeting will be on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 7:00pm at Town Hall.
REPORTS
City Manager Brian Dossey gave an update on the following topics:
• The Town has once again be named a Tree City USA by the Arobor Day Foundation. • There will be a barbeque at Veterans Village on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
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• The County has approved Measure K Funds for the electric vehicle charging stations at the Community Center.
• The Lucky Chances 25th Anniversary Celebration will be on Saturday, June 17 at 1:00 p.m. • There will be an ALLICE Kumares and Kumpares event on Saturday, June 17 at 2:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT AND CLOSE IN MEMORY
Mayor del Rosario adjourned the meeting at 8:13 p.m. in memory of John Leland, longtime business community member, Allstate Insurance Agent; and Blanid Molloy, longtime proprietor, along with her husband Lanty, of one of Colma’s oldest businesses Molloy’s Tavern. Mother of 8 (including current Molloy’s owner Owen Molloy) and grandmother of 19, Blanid was an active community member, and she will be greatly missed.
Respectfully submitted,
Caitlin Corley
City Clerk