MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
City Council of the Town of Colma
Town Hall Council Chamber
1198 El Camino Real , Colma CA
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Regular Session - 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Slaughter called the meeting to order at 07:02 PM.
Council Present – Mayor Carrie Slaughter, Council Member Joanne del Rosario, Council Member Thomas Walsh, Council Member Ken Gonzalez
Council Absent – Vice Mayor Helen Fisicaro
Staff Present – City Manager Daniel Barros, City Attorney Christopher Diaz, Police Commander Sherwin Lum, Director of Planning and Public Works Brad Donohue, Administrative Services Director Nathan Bassett, City Clerk Michelle Estabillo, and Deputy City Clerk Abigail Dometita
Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Action: A motion was made by Council Member Thomas Walsh, seconded by Council Member Joanne del Rosario, to adopt the agenda.
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: Carrie Slaughter, Joanne del Rosario, Thomas Walsh, Ken Gonzalez No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Helen Fisicaro
Vote Result: Yes 4, No 0, Abstained 0
PRESENTATION
• Proclamation Recognizing September 11, 2026 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
The Mayor read a proclamation recognizing September 11, 2026 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance and invited members of the Colma Police Department and Colma Fire Protection District to the podium to accept it.
Councilmember del Rosario recognized San Franciscan Betty Ong, who died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Betty is buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.
• Proclamation Recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Month The Mayor read a proclamation recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Month and invited Mai Le, Suicide Prevention Committee Member, Community Health Planner of First 5 San Mateo County to the podium to accept it; she offered brief remarks and thanked the Council for their support.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Comments on the Consent Calendar and Non-Agenda Items will be heard at this time.
Comments on Agenda Items will be heard when the item is called.
There were no Public Comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to Approve the Minutes from the August 26, 2026 Regular Meeting
2. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Purchase One Compact Tractor with One Backhoe Attachment and One Bucket Attachment from Belkorp AG for $85,431.74, Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378
3. COLMA COMMUNITY CENTER ADMINISTRATION REMODEL PROJECT Motion to Adopt the Following:
a) Resolution Approving Change Order No. 1 to the Construction Contract with OnPoint Construction, to add $46,800 for Additional Scope of Work, Increasing the Total Contract Amount from $186,070 to $232,870, Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15301; and
b) Resolution Amending the Colma Community Center Administration Remodel Project Budget by Authorizing an Additional Appropriation in the Amount of $46,800, for a New Project Budget of $269,451, Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15301
4. Motion to Adopt a Resolution Adopting the Salary Schedule Effective September 27, 2026, as Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378
There were no Public Comments.
Action: A motion was made by Council Member Joanne del Rosario, seconded by Council Member Thomas Walsh, to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: Carrie Slaughter, Joanne del Rosario, Thomas Walsh, Ken Gonzalez No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Helen Fisicaro
Vote Result: Yes 4, No 0, Abstained 0
NEW BUSINESS
5. FY 2026-27 NON-PROFIT FUNDING
Consider: Motion to Adopt a Resolution 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
Deputy City Clerk Dometita presented the staff report.
Public Comments were received from the following:
AbilityPath, Anne-Marie Hong
Clinic by the Bay, Olga Ayala
CORA, Lynn Schuette
Daly City Partnership, Marya Ouro-Gbeleou
Daly City Public Library Associates, Clayton Koo
Greater Daly City Chamber of Commerce, Felicia Leong
HealthRIGHT 360 (Asian American Recovery Services), Anastacio Flores, Jr.
HIP Housing, Troy Wilson
JUHSD Thornton High School, Yvette Yambao
LifeMoves, Elmer Martinez
MELP/AbleCloset, Norm Torello
Moonstar Charitable Organization, Daisy Li and Felix Fong My Good Brain, Peri Trono
Operation Santa Claus, Marie Villarosa
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Carlos Reyes, Jr.
San Bruno Mountain Watch, Ariel Cherbowsky Corkidi
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation, Ron Derenzi San Mateo County Jobs for Youth, Carlos Zapata
Sitike Counseling Center, Keri Kirby
Sustainable San Mateo County, Mollie Carter
YouthPoint Health, Annya Shapiro
Resident, Cynthia Silva
Council discussion followed; Deputy City Clerk Dometita and City Manager Barros answered their questions. Council made changes to the staff recommended funding amounts, which are marked in red below:
Grantee Name Grantee
Request
Staff Proposed
Grant Amount
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 $9,375 $5,000 $5,700
Community Overcoming Relationship
Abuse (CORA)
$9,000 $9,000 $9,000
Daly City Partnership $10,000 $5,000 $5,000
Daly City Public Library Associates
(DCPLA)
$6,154 $5,700 $6,100
Greater Daly City Chamber of
Commerce
$65,000 $50,000 $50,000
HealthRIGHT 360 (Asian American
Recovery Services)
$5,000 $3,000 $3,000
Human Investment Project, Inc.
(HIP Housing) [1]
$5,000 $5,000 $5,000
JUHSD Thornton High School $6,000 $3,000 $3,000
LifeMoves [1] $10,000 $5,000 $5,000
MELP/AbleCloset $5,000 $4,000 $4,700
Moonstar Charitable Organization $15,000 $8,000 $9,000 My Good Brain $6,800 $3,000 $3,000
Operation Santa Claus $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
Renaissance Entrepreneurship
Center
$5,000 $3,500 $3,500
San Bruno Mountain Watch $4,000 $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
$6,500 $6,500 $6,500
Sustainable San Mateo County $2,000 $500 $500
YouthPoint Health $10,000 $6,000 $6,000
TOTALS $217,329 $152,200 $155,000
[1] Funding to come from Legal Mandates line item in Planning Department budget Action: A motion was made by Council Member Thomas Walsh, seconded by Council Member Ken Gonzalez, to Adopt a Resolution 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.
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: Carrie Slaughter, Joanne del Rosario, Thomas Walsh, Ken Gonzalez No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Helen Fisicaro
Vote Result: Yes 4, No 0, Abstained 0
REPORTS
Mayor/City Council
• None
Committee
• None
City Manager
• Annual Town Picnic is this Saturday from 11am - 3pm. Open to residents only.
ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 08:37 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Abigail Dometita, CMC
Deputy City Clerk