Staff Report re City Selection Committee 2025-2026 Page 1 of 2
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Michelle Estabillo, City Clerk
VIA: Daniel Barros, City Manager
MEETING DATE: December 10, 2025
SUBJECT: Council of Cities and City Selection Committee
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council make the following motion:
MOTION TO CONFIRM DESIGNATION OF THE MAYOR AS THE VOTING MEMBER FOR
THE COUNCIL OF CITIES, DESIGNATING AN ALTERNATE VOTING MEMBER, AND
GIVING THE VOTING MEMBER DISCRETION ON ANY AND ALL MATTERS TO BE
CONSIDERED
COUNCIL ADOPTED VALUES
This recommendation is consistent with the Vision category from the Council’s adopted values from the Values-Based Code of Conduct. The Mayor will vote to select committee members and board representatives that may have a direct impact on regional issues that are of interest to the Town of Colma.
BACKGROUND
The Town of Colma City Council is a participant in the San Mateo County Council of Cities and the City Selection Committee. The Council of Cities meets once per month to discuss items of interest to the region and provide networking opportunities for elected officials from the cities of San Mateo County. The members of the San Mateo County Council of Cities are all of the elected officials from the cities in the County, as well as the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County.
The City Selection Committee meets several times per year, usually immediately before a Council of Cities business meeting, and elects representatives from among the group of interested elected officials to serve on County-wide committees and boards, such as the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA), and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board. Only one designated representative from each city is on the City Selection Committee, usually the Mayor. The City Selection Committee meets for the sole purpose of AGENDA ITEM #6
Staff Report re City Selection Committee 2025-2026 Page 2 of 2 voting for the elected officials who will serve on County-wide committees and to elect the officers to the Council of Cities for the upcoming year.
ANALYSIS
The bylaws of the San Mateo Council of Cities provides that each Council Member is a participating member of the Council, that each city shall have one vote, and that the Mayor, or an alternate designated by the city, is the voting member for that city.
The proposed motion would confirm the designation of the Mayor as the Town’s voting representative to the City Selection Committee and would appoint an alternate as voting member in case of the Mayor’s absence.
The proposed motion would also confirm that the voting member has the discretion to vote on any matter before the Council of Cities.
Attached to this staff report for discussion are a list of the vacant assignments and those currently seeking appointment. The City Selection Committee Agenda Packet, including letters of interest, is also attached.
FISCAL IMPACT
This action has no fiscal impact.
ALTERNATIVES
The alternative to giving the Mayor discretion to vote at the City Selection Committee meeting is to require the Mayor to vote in a manner consistent with the directions of the City Council.
While this alternative is technically feasible, it is not a workable alternative when there are several potential candidates or issues to be voted on. The more candidates or issues there are to be voted on, the more complicated and unworkable this alternative becomes.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the City Council, by motion, confirm the designation of the Mayor as the voting member for the Council of Cities, designate an alternate voting member, and give the voting member discretion on any and all matters to be voted on.
ATTACHMENTS
A.List of Commission/Committee vacancies
B.San Mateo County City Selection Committee Agenda Packet (will be provided when received from San Mateo County)
C.Proxy Designation Form (will be provided when received from San Mateo County)
Updated as of December 3, 2025
Sherry Golestan, Deputy Clerk of the Board
*Note: If applicable, any positions that become vacant due to the November 2025 election will be agendized at a future City Selection Committee meeting once the election results have been certified by the County of San Mateo.
City Selection Committee appoints to the following boards: ABAG, BAAQMD, CAL-ID, HCDC, HEART, LAFCo, MTC, CALTRAIN, SAMTRANS, and SMCTA. Page 1 of 1 City Selection Committee
Vacant positions*
Please submit your “Letters of Interests” no later than Monday, December 8, 2025 by 5p.m. to:
[email protected]
Per Chair Eddie Flores, the City Selection Committee meeting will be held in person along with Council of Cities on Friday, December 19, 2025 at the Colma Fire House, 50 Reiner Street, Colma, CA 94014 BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (BAAQMD)
o 1 Regular Member
Rico E. Medina – San Bruno, representing Cities
Position expiring 12/31/2025 (partial term began 03/01/2025) New 2-year term will be from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027 All Cities eligible
CALIFORNIA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (CAL-ID)
o 1 Regular Member
Glenn Sylvester – Daly City, representing Cities
Position expiring 12/31/2025
New 3-year term will be from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028 All Cities eligible
SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SMCTA)
o 2 Regular Members
Anders Fung – Millbrae, representing Cities At-Large
Position expiring 12/31/2025 (partial term began 07/26/2024) New 2-year term will be from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027 All Cities eligible
Mark Nagales – South San Francisco, representing Northern Judicial Cities Position expiring 12/31/2025
New 2-year term will be from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027 Only Northern Cities are eligible (Brisbane, Colma, Daly City, Pacifica, San Bruno, South San Francisco)
Election of a Chairperson to the City Selection Committee for 2026 Election of a Vice Chairperson to the City Selection Committee for 2026
ATTACHMENT A
ATTACHMENT B
SAN MATEO COUNTY CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
AGENDA PACKET WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN RECEIVED
FROM SAN MATEO COUNTY
Updated on 12/4/2025
TO: Secretary for City Selection Committee
SUBJECT: Alternate to the City Selection Committee
I __________________________, Mayor of the City/Town of _____________________________, hereby appoint Councilmember __________________________________________, to serve as my alternate to the City Selection Committee meeting(s).
In the absence of my appointee, I then appoint: (Please choose one) Councilmember __________________________________ to represent me Vice-Mayor and each Councilmember in order of seniority (You must check only ONE of the following options)
My alternate is to serve for the:
meeting only
Date
duration of my term of office as Mayor
I do not choose to appoint an alternate
________________________________________ ___________________________ Signature of Mayor Date
Please email it to [email protected] or bring the signed form to the meeting.
If you should have any questions please do not hesitate to email.
SAN MATEO COUNTY
CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
Eddie Flores, Chairperson
Pranita Venkatesh, Vice Chairperson
City Selection Secretary
County Executive’s Office – CEO105
500 County Center, 5th Floor
Redwood City, 94063
ATTACHMENT C