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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, February 28, 2024
7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Goodwin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Council Present – Mayor John Irish Goodwin, Vice Mayor Ken Gonzalez, and Council Members Carrie Slaughter, Helen Fisicaro, and Joanne F. del Rosario were present.
Staff Present – City Manager Daniel Barros, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Chief of Police John Munsey, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, Interim Administrative Services Director Stuart Schillinger, Interim City Clerk Abigail Dometita, and Administrative Technician Shelby Wright were in attendance. Director of Public Works and Planning Brad Donohue joined the meeting virtually.
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 Goodwin asked if there were any changes to the agenda. None were requested. The Mayor 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 Slaughter and carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
John Irish Goodwin, Mayor ✓
Ken Gonzalez ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
5 0
PRESENTATIONS
▪ Citizen Recognition
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The Mayor recognized Carl Moisoff who was in attendance. He was presented with a certificate in honor of his volunteer work throughout the Town; and Mr. Moisoff made a few remarks.
▪ Police Department Year in Review
Chief John Munsey gave the annual update on the Police Department.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Goodwin opened the public comment period at 7:17 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, he closed the public comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the February 14, 2024 Regular Meeting.
2. Motion to Accept the Minutes from the February 21, 2024 Special Meeting.
3. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Funding Agreement with the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and Daly City for the Construction Phase of the Smart Corridor Project Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15301 and 15304.
Action: Council Member del Rosario moved to approve consent calendar items #1 through 3; 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
John Irish Goodwin, Mayor ✓
Ken Gonzalez ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
5 0
STUDY SESSION
4. PENSION FUNDING UPDATE
City Manager Daniel Barros introduced Interim Administrative Services Director Stuart Schilling to present the staff report. The Mayor opened the public comment period at 7:29 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, he closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
This item was for discussion only; no action was taken at this meeting.
5. CREEKSIDE VILLAS RENTAL POLICY REVIEW
City Attorney Christopher Diaz presented the staff report. The Mayor opened the public comment period at 8:02 p.m. and seeing no one request to speak, he closed the public comment period. Council discussion followed.
This item was for discussion only; no action was taken at this meeting.
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COUNCIL CALENDARING
The next Regular Meeting will be on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 7pm.
REPORTS
City Manager Daniel Barros gave an update on the following topics:
▪ F Street Wall Mural is more than 50% finished. F St. will be closed to westbound traffic from Clark Ave. to El Camino Real Monday through Friday and select Saturdays for approximately one month with weather permitting.
▪ Permit for temporary shoring of Home Depot parking structure is currently in plan review. The Town is working with the owner on the plan review comments. ▪ March 8th from 6-9pm is Game Night at the Colma Community Center. ▪ Anticipated completion for Raising Cane’s is end of June.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Goodwin adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Abigail Dometita
Interim City Clerk