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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 viewable via Zoom.us
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Regular Session – 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Gonzalez called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
Council Present – Mayor Ken Gonzalez, Vice Mayor Carrie Slaughter and Council Members Helen Fisicaro and Thomas Walsh
Council Absent – Council Member Joanne F. del Rosario
Staff Present – City Manager Daniel Barros, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Assistant City Attorney Robert Murillo II, Chief of Police John Munsey, Administrative Services Director Nathan Bassett, Director of Planning and Public Works Brad Donohue, City Planner Farhad Mortazavi, Principal Planner Lorraine Weiss, City Clerk Michelle Estabillo, and Deputy City Clerk Abigail Dometita
Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Action: A motion was made by Council Member Fisicaro, seconded by Council Member Walsh, to adopt the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Ken Gonzalez, Mayor ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
Thomas Walsh ✓
4 0
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no Public Comments.
PRESENTATIONS
AGENDA ITEM #1
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• Vice Mayor Slaughter read the proclamation recognizing September 21, 2025 as Armenian Independence Day.
• Mayor Gonzalez read the proclamation recognizing September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
• Vice Mayor Slaughter read the proclamation recognizing September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Approve the Minutes from the September 10, 2025 Regular Meeting
2. Motion to Approve Report of Checks Paid for August 2025
3. Motion to Approve an Amended Joint Exercise Powers of Agreement with the California Cities Gaming Authority (CCGA) Increasing the Annual Membership Fee to $40,000
4. Motion to Adopt Resolution 2025-32 Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Funding Assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Committing Any Necessary Matching Funds and Stating Assurance to Complete the Project for the 2026 State Transportation Improvements Program (STIP) for the El Camino Real Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15306 There were no Public Comments.
Action: A motion was made by Council Member Fisicaro, seconded by Council Member Walsh, to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Ken Gonzalez, Mayor ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
Thomas Walsh ✓
4 0
NEW BUSINESS
5. FY 2025 NON-PROFIT FUNDING
Deputy City Clerk Dometita presented the staff report.
Written Public Comments were received from the following people and distributed to City Council:
• Maureen O’Connor, Elisabeth Aurora Jenson and Liz Taylor, Age-Friendly Task Force
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• Terry Nagel, Sustainable San Mateo County
• Anne-Marie Hong, AbilityPath
In-person Public Comments were received from the following:
• Cynthia and Joe Silva, Medical Equipment Loan Program • Jordy Pascual, County of San Mateo Jobs for Youth
• Katelyn Mc-Meekin-Jackson, Clinic by the Bay
• Carlos Reyes, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
• Anastacio Flores, Asian American Recovery Services
• Lauren Kitchen, South San Francisco Education Foundation • Daisy Li, Moonstar Charitable Organization
• Kevin Joyner, HIP Housing
• Tom Nuris, Daly City Colma Chamber of Commerce
• Adriana Embriz, LifeMoves
• Keri Kirby, Sitike Counseling Center
• Aimee O’Donnell Saunders and Marie Villarosa, Operation Santa Claus • Peri Trono, My Good Brain
• Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi, San Bruno Mountain Watch
• Laura Walsh, Resident
• Sarah Watson, Daly City Public Library Associates
• Mary Prem, Skyline College President's Council
• Karen Ferguson, CORA
Council questions and comments followed.
Deputy City Clerk Dometita and City Manager Barros answered their questions.
Deputy City Clerk Dometita reminded Council that, while staff recommended earmarking $142,000 of the $143,222 donations line item, Council may choose to utilize the full allocation. Following discussion, Council agreed to allocate the entire $143,222. Combined with the Planning Department’s $10,000 budget, the total available grant funding became $153,222.
Council made several changes to the staff recommended funding amounts, which are marked in red below:
Grantee Name FY 2025-26
Grantee
Request
FY 2025-26
Staff
Proposed
Grant Amount
FY 2025-26
Approved
Funding
AbilityPath (Community
Gatepath)
$ 7,500 $ 6,500 $ 6,500 AgeUp, Inc. (formerly
Ombudsman Services of SMC)
$ 5,000 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 Clinic by the Bay $ 10,500 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 Community Overcoming
Relationship Abuse (CORA)
$ 9,000 $ 9,000 $ 9,000 Daly City Partnership $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 Daly City Public Library
Associates (DCPLA)
$ 6,200 $ 5,700 $ 5,700
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Daly City Youth Health Center $ 10,000 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 Greater Daly City Chamber of
Commerce
$ 60,000 $ 45,000 $ 50,000 HealthRIGHT 360 (Asian
American Recovery Services)
$ 10,000 $ 3,000 $ 3,000 Human Investment Project, Inc.
(HIP Housing) 1
$ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 JUHSD Wilderness Program
(CEEP)
$ 8,000 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 LifeMoves 1 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 MELP/AbleCloset $ 5,000 $ 3,000 $ 4,000 Moonstar Charitable Organization $ 8,500 $ 7,000 $ 8,000 My Good Brain $ 7,500 $ 2,000 $ 3,000 Operation Santa Claus $ 3,000 $ 2,000 $ 3,000 Renaissance Entrepreneurship
Center
$ 5,000 $ 3,500 $ 3,500 San Bruno Mountain Watch $ 3,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 San Mateo County Community
Colleges Foundation
$ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 San Mateo County Jobs for Youth $ 4,000 $ 4,000 $ 4,000 Sitike Counseling Center $ 8,000 $ 6,500 $ 6,500 South San Francisco Education
Foundation
$ 10,000 $ 6,500 $ 6,500 Sustainable San Mateo County $ 3,000 $ 1,000 $ 500 TOTALS $ 228,700 $ 149,700 $ 153,200 Action: A motion was made by Council Member Walsh, seconded by Council Member Fisicaro, to adopt Resolution 2025-33 Determining Eligibility for Grant Funding, Approving Grants to Eligible Organizations, Finding That Each Approved Grant Serves a Public Purpose, and Authorizing Contracts with Each Eligible Organization for the Use of Town Funds Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378.
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1 Funding to come from Legal Mandates line item in Planning Department budget
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The motion carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Ken Gonzalez, Mayor ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
Thomas Walsh ✓
4 0
Mayor Gonzalez called for a brief recess at 8:25 p.m.; the meeting reconvened at 8:36 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
6. ETERNAL HOME PARKWAY AND EL CAMINO REAL SUBDIVISION
City Planner Mortazavi presented the staff report and introduced the applicant, Frank Fung.
There were no Public Comments.
Council had no questions.
Action: A motion was made by Council Member Walsh, seconded by Council Member Fisicaro, to Adopt Resolution 2025-34 Approving a Tentative Subdivision Map to Divide an Existing Single Parcel Located at Eternal Home Parkway and El Camino Real APN 001-341-450 Into Two Lots Pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15315.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Ken Gonzalez, Mayor ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
Thomas Walsh ✓
4 0
7. ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBCHAPTER 5.11 RELATED TO WATER EFFICIENT
LANDSCAPING
Principal Planner Lorraine Weiss presented the staff report.
There were no Public Comments.
Council had no questions.
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Action: A motion was made by Council Member Walsh, seconded by Council Member Fisicaro, to Introduce Ordinance No. 827 Amending Subchapter 5.11 of the Colma Municipal Code Relating to the Water Efficient Landscape Regulations Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15378 and 15308 and Waive Further Reading; and Adopt Resolution 2025-35 Adopting Guidelines for Implementation of the Water Efficient Landscape Regulations.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Name Voting Present, Not Voting Absent
Aye No Abstain Not Participating
Ken Gonzalez, Mayor ✓
Carrie Slaughter ✓
Helen Fisicaro ✓
Joanne F. del Rosario ✓
Thomas Walsh ✓
4 0
COUNCIL CALENDARING
Mayor Gonzalez announced the next Regular Council meeting will be on October 8, 2025.
REPORTS
Mayor/Council Reports
There were no reports.
Committee Reports
There were no reports.
City Manager Reports
City Manager Barros reported the following:
• Cinema at the Cemetery: The Goonies scheduled for September 27 at 9pm at the Italian Cemetery.
• TextMyGov will launch on October 1. Residents and businesses are encouraged to check social media and to read the October LiveWire for more information on the text-based notification service and how to opt-in.
Council Member Fisicaro suggested sharing the TextMyGov information with businesses at the October Business Recognition Luncheon and possibly reviving the Colma Works Newsletter to include the same information. City Manager Barros noted that there is a plan to provide businesses with this information.
ADJOURNMENT AND CLOSE IN MEMORY
Mayor Gonzalez adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m. in memory of Leonard Graham, Michael Milleza, Gerard McCarthy and Pedro Gonzalez.
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Respectfully submitted,
Abigail Dometita, CMC
Deputy City Clerk