East Palo Alto City Council December 21, 2021 Minutes Page 1 of 5
EAST PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
EPA Government Center
2415 University Ave, First Floor – City Council Chamber East Palo Alto, CA 94303
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by at 6:30 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Carlos Romero Councilor Remote
Ruben Abrica Mayor Remote
Lisa Gauthier Vice Mayor Remote
Antonio Lopez Councilor Absent
Regina Wallace-Jones Councilor Absent
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
RESULT: ADOPT [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Romero
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier
ABSENT: Lopez, Wallace-Jones
3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier
ABSENT: Lopez, Wallace-Jones
1. Best Practices for outreach and notification for public construction projects RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
2. Update on City Council Priorities for FY 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
3. Proclamation Honoring Chief Albert Pardini for Her Years of Service to the City Councilmembers each gave their acknowledgment of Chief Pardini's service.
Public Speakers:
Chief Dave Norris, Menlo Park PD
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Q Smith
Chief Daniel Steidle
Danita Churchill
Susan E Manheimer
Stephen Wagstaffe Redwood City
Irene Camarena
Additional comments from Staff including Jeff Liu and Rafael Alvarado Also email from Senator Becker and Assemblyman Berman.
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
4. Amendment Four with Youth Community Service for Distribution of Gift Cards to Encourage Vaccination
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
5. Reimbursement of Project WeHOPE for Sewer Improvements Associated with Manufactured Homes Installation at 1798 Bay Rd.
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
6. Authorization to apply for the Clean California local grant program RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
7. Contract Amendment No. 1 with Teichert & Son, Inc. for the Bay Road Phase II and III Improvements Project
CR: Asked City Manager questions regarding this project.
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
8. Actions Related to 2022 City Summer Programming Efforts LG: Acelea and Patrick brought onboard to talk about the programs.
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Gauthier
SECOND: Romero
9. Amending Agreement with MRG, LLC Consulting Services East Palo Alto City Council December 21, 2021 Minutes Page 3 of 5 RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
10. National Opioid Settlement Involving Distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen and Manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
11. Approval of the Jointly Prepared Memorandum of Understanding between the City of East Palo Alto and the Service Employees International Union Local 521 (SEIU) RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
4. CLOSED SESSION
A. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
B. ADJOURNMENT INTO CLOSED SESSION
C. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
D. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
Rafael Alvarado, City Attorney reported that there is no reportable action on three items
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment:
-Ofelia Bello
-Jennifer L
-Kelly
-Court Skinner
-Michael Mashack
-Amit
-Anees Iqbal
-Elena
-Laura Rubio
-Parvin Bari
-Gail Wilkerson
- Q Smith
- Kenia Najar- Miranda
- Brenda
- Sean Ripley
- Patricia Lopez
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-Marisela Ramos
- Danita Churchill
-Elizabeth Jackson
-Miguel Moreno
-Mary Goodwin
-Webster Lincoln
6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. POLICY AND ACTION
1. Annual Financial Reports for Fiscal Year 2020-21
Tomohito Oku, Finance Director and Mitesh Desai presented to council.
Councilmembers had questions.
Public Speakers:
-Patricia Lopez
-Adrienne Bryant
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOTION BY: Romero
SECOND: Gauthier
AYES: Romero, Abrica, Gauthier
ABSENT: Lopez, Wallace-Jones
2. City Council’s Proposed Schedule for 2022
Introduced by City Manager: Patrick Heisinger provided presentation.
Councilmembers discussed meeting options.
3. Request for Proposals for Measure HH Job Training Programs Patrick Heisinger provided presentation.
Councilmembers discussed.
Public Speaker:
-Stewart Hyland
-Adrienne Bryant
4. COVID-19 Vaccination Program Regular Update
Jaime M. Fontes, City Manager provided a presentation.
Public Speakers:
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10. COUNCIL REPORTS
Lisa Gauthier: Happy holidays and a wear mask
Other Councilmembers concur.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:08 p.m.