CITY OF DALY CITY
MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 27, 2023
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Note on Public Comments: For this meeting, members of the Council and the public had the option of attending in person or submitting public comments via email to the City Clerk’s Office prior to the public meeting. Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in this meeting were instructed to call the office of the City Clerk at 991-8078 prior to the meeting.
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The meeting was called to order by Mayor Buenaventura at 7:05 P.M.
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Present:
Raymond A. Buenaventura, Mayor
Juslyn C. Manalo, Vice Mayor
Roderick Daus-Magbual
Pamela DiGiovanni
Glenn R. Sylvester
Staff Present:
Thomas Piccolotti, City Manager
Rose L. Zimmerman, City Attorney
K. Annette Hipona, City Clerk
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Regular Meeting of March 13, 2023
It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried to approve the minutes of March 13, 2023.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
It was moved by Councilmember DiGiovanni, seconded by Councilmember Daus-Magbual and carried to approve the agenda.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Joel Niño apologized for the outburst at the last meeting, announced a move-in date into Park Plaza apartments, and thanked the City Clerk for housing information. Ñino asked Councilmember Sylvester to contact Alex Sese and provided Sese’s contact information.
Bob Quinn requested the Council to provide a call-in option for members of the public during their meetings, stating the public has a right to be heard. Quinn voiced concerns with public comments made against Councilmember DiGiovanni based on hearsay and with the Council for not providing the City Manager with proper direction.
CONSENT AGENDA:
It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember Sylvester and carried to approve the consent agenda with the exception of items #7 and #9 which were removed for discussion.
CITY OF DALY CITY
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MARCH 27, 2023
2 Communications:
Receive and File Housing Successor Agency Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Resolutions:
Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Renew an Agreement Between Sophos and the City of Daly City
Resolution 23-47, Authorizing Renewal Of License And Service Agreements With Sophos To Provide Monitored Information Security Services
Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute an Agreement Between Hinderliter De Llamas & Associates and the City of Daly City
Resolution 23-48, Authorizing Execution Of A License And Service Agreement With Hinderliter De Llamas & Associates To Provide Business License Tax Software And Consulting Services
Set Time and Place for a Hearing on General Plan Amendment GPA-8-20-14643, Zone Change ZC- 8-20-14633, Major Subdivision SUB -8-20-15634, Use Permit UPR -8-20-14642, and Design Review DR-8-20-14636 - 14 Three-Story Townhomes on a 0.71-Acre Site at 141 3rd Avenue
Resolution 23-49, Setting Time And Place Of Public Hearing Regarding General Plan Amendment GPA-8-20-14643, Zone Change Z C-8-20-14633, Major Subdivision SUB -8-20-15634, Use Permit UPR - 8-20-14642, And Design Review DR-8-20-14636 14 Three-Story Townhomes
Authorize City Manager to E nter into an A greement with Brown and Caldwell for P rofessional Design Services for the Drinking Water Well at Vale Street and Station Ave (Vale Well)
Resolution 23-50, Authorizing Execution Of Agreement For Professional Design Services With Brown And Caldwell Engineers
Set Time and Place of Public Hearing – Firearm Safe Storage Ordinance (Set Hearing 4/24/23)
Acting Chief of Police Cameron Christensen provided the staff report on the proposed ordinance.
Acting Chief Christensen addressed questions on what type of civil penalties would be given under the ordinance, whether the City will require a certain type of safety storage and provide these to citizens, and whether the City can opt for a more restrictive rule than as defined by the Penal Code.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried by voice vote to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 23-51, Setting Time And Place Of Public Hearing For Proposed Ordinance Amending Title 9, Adding Chapter 9.60 Re: Firearm Safe Storage
Request for Use of Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds to Purchase Ballistic Vests for t he Investigations Division
CITY OF DALY CITY
MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 27, 2023
3 Resolution 23-52, Authorizing Use Of Federal Asset Forfeiture (DEA) Funds To Purchase Ballistic Vests
Set Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Consider Amendments to Daly City Municipal Code Chapter 2.58 – Small Business Commission Ordinance to Establish a Legacy Business Program (Set Hearing 4/24/23)
Director of Economic and Community Development Tatum Mothershead presented a program to create a Registry to celebrate and promote the longstanding and culturally relevant businesses in the City.
Director Mothershead addressed questions on gentrification challenges faced by local businesses and what the City can do to provide assistance to preserve and sustain these legacy businesses.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Manalo, seconded by Councilmember DiGiovanni and carried by voice vote to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 23-53, Setting Time And Place Of Public Hearing For Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.58 Re: Small Business Commission Ordinance To Establish A Legacy Business Program
Adopt Resolution Extending Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency
Resolution 23-54, Extending Declaration Of The Existence Of A Local Emergency
Adopt Resolution Ratifying and Continuing a Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency
Resolution 23-55, Proclaiming The Existence Of A Local Emergency
Adopt Resolution in Support of SamTrans Emission Zero: North Base Transformation Project
Resolution 23-56, In Support Of SamTrans Emission Zero: North Base Transformation Project
Check Registers:
Check Registers for the Month of January 2023
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
COMMUNICATIONS:
Use Permit UPR-10-22-15907 and Design Review DR-2-23-16093 - Conversion of Office Building to Apartments at 1784 Sullivan Avenue
Planning Manager Michael Van Lonkhuysen presented the applicant’s request to convert a 12,427 square foot office building in to a 14- unit apartment building at the subject site. Mr. Van Lonkhuysen addressed questions on the affordable housing component for the project, the sustainability of materials used for construction, the number of parking spaces per unit and total amount of bedrooms, noise-proofing elements, and updates on the 72-unit project being constructed on an adjacent site located at 493 Eastmoor Avenue.
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4 It was moved by Councilmember DiGiovanni, seconded by Vice Mayor Manalo and carried by unanimous roll call vote to adopt the following resolution:
Resolution 23-57, Adopting Findings Of Fact And Imposing Conditions Of Approval On Use Permit UPR-10-22-15907 and Design Review DR-2-23-16093 To Convert An Office Building To Apartment Units (1784 Sullivan Avenue)
APPOINTMENTS:
It was moved by Councilmember DiGiovanni, seconded by Councilmember Sylvester and carried by unanimous roll call vote to remove Theresa Faapuaa from the Library Board of Trustees.
It was moved by Councilmember DiGiovanni, seconded by Councilmember Sylvester and carried by unanimous roll call vote to appoint Theresa Faapuaa to the Planning Commission.
It was moved by Councilmember DiGiovanni, seconded by Councilmember Sylvester and carried by unanimous roll call vote to appoint Rachel Goodman to the Library Board of Trustees.
REPORTS:
Council Committee
Water Sub-Committee (Daus-Magbual/Manalo)
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) (Daus-Magbual)
City Council
Vice Mayor Manalo reported on a meeting over the weekend to review budget priorities for the year which was attended by the Councilmembers, thanked staff Thomas Piccolotti, Leilani Ramos, Tim Nevin and Rose Zimmerman, and announced forthcoming meetings to finetune the budget. The Vice Mayor reported on a community vigil at the Pilipino Bayanihan Resource Center (PBRC) in memory of Frances Lucero who was a victim of domestic violence; attendees included Tita Perla Ibarrientos, PBRC member Fernando, Commissioners Cheryll Catuar and Ray Satorre, Gabriela Daly City, Akbayan and Filipino Community Center. Vice Mayor Manalo attended Coffee with Canepa in Broadmoor to discuss health disparities in communities and also joined a panel with other elected officials at the Philippine Consulate wherein panelists shared their experiences as women in leadership roles. Vice Mayor Manalo stated with Daly City’s population leaning slightly more with women, those identifying as female, the Vice Mayor called for the creation of a Daly City Women’s Commission. To honor Women’s History Month, Vice Mayor Manalo called for the creation of a Daly City Women’s Commission to address, among other issues, the equity gaps which were exacerbated by the pandemic; the Vice Mayor requested staff to examine the feasibility to have such a commission.
Councilmember DiGiovanni reported there will be additional public meetings to discuss the budget, including one in April, before its adoption in July; Councilmember DiGiovanni invited public members of the community to attend those meetings.
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5 Councilmember Daus-Magbual announced Skyline College’s CIPHER hip hop learning community will be hosting its 16th annual Rock the School Bells Conference, a hip hop education conference featuring hip hop workshops, live music, performances, and resources. The event, featuring speaker Gabe Dela Cruz aka DJ Delrokz, will take place on April 13th from 9AM-3PM at Skyline College.
Staff
City Manager Thomas Piccolotti thanked the Council for the budget review meeting which took place at the Tita Alice Bulos Hub and thanked the Mayor for his State of the City Address. Mr. Piccolotti recognized Joshua Cosgrove for his appointment as the new Director of the Water and Wastewater Resources Department. Director Cosgrove expressed pleasure in serving the City and working with staff, and acknowledged the work of his team, the Water and Wastewater Resources staff.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Buenaventura adjourned the meeting at 8:24 PM in memory of victims of a mass shooting in Nashville, victims who succumbed to recent storms, Lilia “Lily” DeJesus Palma, and Francisco Poloai.
Approved as submitted, this 10th
City Clerk
day of April , 2023.
Raymond A. Buenaventura
Mayor