Such report will also update that section of the plan outlining efforts to increase employee and customer participation in the transportation systems management program during the coming year;
iv. A provision that the city, acting with due cause, notice, and at a public hearing, may unilaterally amend or terminate the agreement at any time, thereby requiring the landowner to construct an adequate amount of off-street parking that meets the requirements of the existing parking ordinance at the time the project was constructed.
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4. Credit for Bicycle and Motorcycle Parking in Commercial and Industrial Districts.
Where bicycle spaces or motorcycle spaces are provided for uses in commercial and industrial districts in excess of the amount of bicycle and/or motorcycle parking otherwise required, parking stalls otherwise required pursuant to this chapter may be omitted in accordance with the following provisions and subject to the following limitations:
a. One parking stall may be omitted for each eight bicycle spaces provided (see Sections 17.62.050
C2 and 17.62.060 C3 for requirements);
b. One parking stall may be omitted for each two motorcycle spaces provided (see Sections 17.62.050 C1 and 17.62.060 C2 for requirements); c. In no instance shall credit for motorcycle or bicycle parking or combination thereof exceed five percent of the total required parking stalls.
5. Parking In-lieu Fees. The city may allow the parking requirements of this chapter to be satisfied through the payment of parking in-lieu fees.
a. In commercial, service and office districts where it can be demonstrated that the reasonable and practical development of property precludes the provision of required off-street parking, the city council, upon recommendation of the planning commission, may permit the off-street parking requirements for the use to be satisfied by the payment to the city of a sum equivalent to the estimated, normal, current cost of providing required off-street parking to serve the contemplated use. Any off-street parking satisfied in this manner shall run with the land, and any subsequent change of use which requires more parking shall require subsequent action to satisfy the additional parking requirement. No refund of such payments shall be made when there is a change to a use requiring less parking. Such payment shall be made to the city in one lump sum prior to the issuance of a building permit and/or business license.
b. The amount of payment for each required parking space shall be fixed by resolution adopted from time to time by the city council. Funds derived from such payments shall be deposited by the city in a special fund, and shall be used and expended exclusively for the purpose of planning, designing, acquiring and
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developing off-street parking facilities located, insofar as practical, in the general vicinity of the property for which the in-lieu payments were made.
17.62.070 Basic regulations for off-street loading and unloading spaces.
A. Unless waived or modified by the planning commission, every use shall have permanently maintained off-street loading and unloading spaces, as follows. Such off-street loading and unloading spaces shall be exclusive of driveways, setbacks and public rights-of-way, and shall be designed so that parking maneuvers for loading or unloading shall not interfere with traffic on collector or thoroughfare streets, or emergency vehicle accessways.
B. Off-street loading and unloading spaces shall be provided subject to the provisions of this chapter for:
1. Any new commercial/office, service, industrial or wholesale building constructed;
2. Any new commercial/office, service, industrial or wholesale use established;
3. Any addition or enlargement of an existing commercial/office, service, industrial or wholesale building or use;
4. Any change in occupancy of any commercial/office service, industrial or wholesale building, or the manner in which any use is conducted that would result in additional loading/unloading spaces being required.
5. Any new residential building containing 100 or more dwelling units.
C. All required off-street loading/unloading spaces shall be located on the site of the building or uses that they are constructed to serve, shall be clearly marked as loading/unloading spaces only, and shall not interface with site access or emergency vehicle access.
D. All off-street loading/unloading spaces and areas shall be designed, landscaped and maintained in a manner such that they are fully integrated with the design and landscape of any required off-street parking, unless such loading/unloading spaces are located away from off- street parking areas and out of the public view. Off-street loading/unloading spaces located away from off-street parking and out of the public view shall be regularly maintained and kept free of trash and litter.
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E. Required off-street loading/unloading spaces shall not be used to satisfy required off-street parking.
F. No motor vehicle repair work or service of any kind shall be permitted in areas designated for loading and unloading purposes.
G. All loading shall take place on the site where the delivery is to be made, and freight- handling doors and facilities shall be oriented to legal off-street loading spaces, not to street or curb parking.
H. Freight-handling docks shall be so located as to permit free use of aisles, driveways, and sidewalks during freight loading/unloading operations.
I. Whenever the computation of the number of off-street loading/unloading spaces required by this section results in a fractional space, one additional space shall be required for one-half or more fractional space, and any fractional space less than one-half of a space shall not be counted.
J. All required off-street loading/unloading spaces shall be provided prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
K. All required off-street loading/unloading spaces shall be posted as an enforced “tow-away” zone for vehicles violating this section. Signs posting the area as a tow-away zone shall be designed in conformance with Division 11, Chapter 10 of the California State Vehicle Code.
L. The public works and community development department shall recommend off-street loading/unloading space requirements for any land use not mentioned in this chapter, subject to planning commission review and approval.
17.62.080 Design standards.
A. The required size of an off-street loading/unloading space shall be a minimum of twelve feet wide by thirty-five feet long, with a minimum of fourteen feet in vertical clearance, except that an off-street loading/unloading space for a residential use may be ten feet in width and 30 feet in length with a minimum of fourteen feet in vertical clearance.
B. No off-street loading/unloading space shall be located within twenty-five feet of a property in the R-1 or R-1/PD district.
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17.62.090 Loading/unloading space requirements.
A. Commercial/Office/Service Uses. All freestanding (i.e., not located in a shopping center) commercial, office or service uses shall provide a minimum of one loading/unloading space.
Freestanding commercial, office or service uses greater than five thousand square feet of gross leasable area shall provide loading/unloading space at a ratio of one space per fifty thousand square feet of gross leasable area, up to a maximum of five spaces.
B. Shopping Centers.
1. Within shopping centers, all commercial, office or service uses containing greater than five thousand square feet of gross leasable area shall provide a minimum of one loading/unloading space. Loading/unloading space shall be provided at a ratio of one space per fifty thousand square feet of gross leasable area.
2. Within shopping centers, all commercial, office or service uses containing less than five thousand square feet of gross leasable area may share the loading/unloading spaces of other commercial, office or service uses within the shopping center, provided that:
a. An agreement for shared use of loading/ unloading space is entered into by the space-sharing uses and the shopping center owner (or representative); b. The shared loading/unloading space is within a reasonable distance of each user sharing the space;
c. Each user sharing a loading/unloading space is allocated a specific weekly time period when the space is reserved for that user only.
C. Industrial, Wholesale, Manufacturing and Like Uses. All industrial, wholesale, manufacturing and like uses shall provide a minimum of one loading/unloading space. In addition, all industrial, wholesale, manufacturing and like uses containing greater than ten thousand square feet of gross leasable area shall provide one loading/unloading space at a ratio of one space per ten thousand square foot of gross leasable area, up to a maximum of five loading/unloading spaces. Thereafter, one loading space per fifty thousand square feet of gross leasable area shall be required.
D. Residential Use of 100 or more Dwelling Units Per Building. All residential buildings containing 100 or more dwelling units shall provide one loading/unloading space.
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17.62.095 Passenger drop-off zone requirements.
A. A minimum of one passenger drop-off zone shall be provided for the following:
1. Any new commercial, hotel, or office building constructed of 40,000 square feet or larger;
2. Any change in occupancy of any commercial or office building or the manner in which any use is conducted that would result in additional occupancy limits.
5. Any new residential building containing 100 or more dwelling units.
17.62.100 Relief from the provisions of this chapter.
A. Parking Variance. With the exception of projects located in a planned development (PD) district, an applicant may apply to the planning commission for a variance from the off-street parking and/or loading space requirements in order to be relieved of providing the usual off- street parking and/or loading spaces required of a particular land use or set of land uses.
B. In reaching its decision, the planning commission shall require a review of the total off- street parking and/ or loading space needs of the proposed project, and an analysis of the request for a variance from such usual requirements. This analysis shall be conducted by a qualified traffic-engineering firm paid by the applicant and selected by the city, and shall include information regarding:
1. Justification for the variance;
2. Potential impacts caused by the requested variance (on-site and in the surrounding area);
3. Required mitigation (if necessary).
C. In reaching its decision, the planning commission shall be free to consider any other information it deems necessary and appropriate.
D. An application for a variance shall be filed with the planning division in a form prescribed by the city.
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E. The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on each application for a variance.
F. Before granting a variance, the planning commission shall make the following findings that the circumstances prescribed below do apply:
1. That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary physical hardship inconsistent with the objectives of this code;
2. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property involved or to the intended use of the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same zone;
3. That strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specified regulations would deprive the applicant of privileges enjoyed by the owners of other properties in the same zone;
4. That the granting of the variance will not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitations on other properties classified in the same zone;
5. That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or be materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity.
G. Notwithstanding the above-mentioned required findings for a variance from the provisions of this chapter, a variance may be granted from the provisions of this chapter in order that some or all of the required off-street parking stalls be located off-site, including locations in other local jurisdictions, or that in-lieu fees or facilities be provided instead of the required parking stalls, if both the following conditions are met:
1. The variance will be an incentive to, and a benefit for, the nonresidential development;
2. The variance will facilitate access to the nonresidential development by patrons of public transit facilities, particularly guideway facilities.
H. Within a planned development (PD) district, deviation from the provisions of the off-street parking or loading/unloading requirements contained in this chapter will be considered subject to the provisions of Section 17.36.060
of this title.”
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 16, 2023
REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOSTER CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Council Chambers – 620 Foster City Boulevard – Foster City
M I N U T E S
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 7:00 p.m. by Chair Jagtiani
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Haddad, Pedro, Venkat and Chair Jagtiani
Absent: Commissioner Bronitsky
Staff Present: Sofia Mangalam , Community Development Director , Thai -Chau Le, Planning Manager, Leslie Carmichael, Consultant Planner; and Denise Bazzano, Assistant City Attorney
3. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
1. None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 2, 2023
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Haddad, seconded by Commissioner Venkat, Minutes of November 2, 2023, Planning Commission Regular Meeting, passed 4-0-0-1 (Absent: Bronitsky)
5. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
1. USE PERMIT REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A 459 SQUARE FOOT (SF) SECOND-STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING 2,226 SF TWO -STORY SINGLE-FAMILY HOME LOCATED AT 612 BRIDGEPORT LANE IN NEIGHBORHOOD 6. CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, SECTION 15301 EXISTING FACILITIES (UP2023-0075)
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Pedro to continue item to December 7, 2023, Planning Commission Regular meeting, seconded by Commissioner Haddad, passed 4-0-0-1 (Absent: Bronitsky)
6. NEW PUBLIC HEARING
1. APPROVE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17, “ZONING” ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 17.96 MULTIFAMILY AND
RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 ARE EXEMPT
UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINES SECTION
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15061(B)(3) AND APPROVE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17,“ZONING” MAKING REVISIONS TO VARIOUS CHAPTERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 17.04 DEFINITIONS; 17.14 R -2 TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT; 17.16 R -T TOWNHOUSE RESIDENCE DISTRICT; 17.18 R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE -FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT; 17.20 R -4 HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT; 17.26, C -2 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; 17.38 C -M COMMERCIAL MIX DISTRICT; 17.36 PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT; 17.58 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL AND SUPERVISION; AND 17.62 OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS AND FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 ARE EXEMPT UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3).
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Pedro, seconded by Commissioner Venkat, to Adopt Resolution No. P -17-23, approving RZ2021-0001 subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibits A and B, passed 4-0-0-1 (Absent:Bronitsky)
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Pedro, seconded by Commissioner Venkat, to Adopt Resolution No. P -18-23, approving RZ2021-0001 subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibits A-L, passed 4-0-0-1 (Absent:Bronitsky)
2. APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR AN INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION AND ASSOCIATED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM, AND APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR A USE PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING 32,000- SQUARE-FOOT RECREATION CENTER AND
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOSTER CITY RECREATION CENTER IN
APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LOCATION. THE NEW RECREATION CENTER BUILDING WOULD BE TWO STORIES AND A MAXIMUM OF APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET IN HEIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 40,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT
WOULD ALSO INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO LEO RYAN PARK CONSISTING OF NEW
OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACES, NEW LANDSCAPING, AND RESTRIPED PARKING LOTS.
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Pedro, seconded by Commissioner Haddad , to Adopt Resolution No. P -19-23, approving EA2023-0003 subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibit A, passed 4-0-0-1 (Absent:Bronitsky)
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Venkat , seconded by Commissioner Pedro, to Adopt Resolution No. P -20-23, approving UP2023-0003 subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibits A and B, passed 4-0-0-1 (Absent:Bronitsky)
7. OLD BUSINESS
1. None
8. NEW BUSINESS
1. None
9. STUDY SESSION
1. None
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10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
1. None
11. STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
1. Commissioner Venkat wished everyone a belated Diwali and a Happy Thanksgiving
2. Commissioner Haddad thanked city staff and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
3. Commissioner Pedro thanked staff and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
4. Chair Jagtiani thanked staff and wished everyone a H appy Thanksgiving, a M erry Christmas and a Happy New Year since he will not be here.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 8:20 p.m. to a Regular Meeting, Council Chambers, 620 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, California.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Foster City at a Regular Meeting thereof held on December 7, 2023 by the following vote:
AYES, COMMISSIONERS: Pedro, Venkat and Vice Chair Haddad
NOES, COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN, COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT, COMMISSIONERS: Bronitsky, Chair Jagtiani
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NICOLAS HADDAD, VICE CHAIR
ATTEST:
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SOFIA MANGALAM, SECRETARY
Nicolas Haddad (Dec 11, 2023 23:01 PST)
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DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City Manager
Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Derek Schweigart, Parks and Recreation Director
Tiffany Oren, Recreation Manager
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: RECREATION CENTER REBUILD PROJECT (CIP 301-678) –
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council, by Minute Order, receive and accept the update on the development design phase of the Recreation Center Rebuild Project (“Project”).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the regular City Council meeting on September 18, 2023, staff and the project design team presented an update to the City Council on the Project. The update included a comprehensive overview of the work completed so far, incorporating a schematic design presentation featuring a list of bid alternatives accompanied by cost information. The City Council gave their approval to the schematic design concept for the new building and site plan. Additionally, they requested the inclusion of further enhancements to both the scope of work and the project budget.
Following the last update presented to the City Council, the design team has focused on enhancing the building and site design to be in alignment with the Council's directives and feedback. Significant improvements have been made, such as expanding the café within the building and adjusting the landscape plan along Shell Boulevard. These modifications are intended to help establish a visual connection to the park and enhance the presence of
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the new Recreation Center, ensuring its visibility from both Hillsdale and Shell Boulevard.
Additional refinements include increased glazing to maximize natural light, the introduction of an entry plaza parking lot for improved accessibility and programming space, an expanded preschool patio, and the inclusion of a public playground.
Staff and the design team are seeking the City Council’s acceptance of the report and confirmation of the Project’s final design development plans and budget before proceeding to the construction documents phase of the Project.
BACKGROUND
On November 21, 2022, the City Council approved an agreement with Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc. (“Group 4”) for professional design, bidding, and construction support services for the RCRP (CIP 301-678).
At the regular City Council meeting on May 15, 2023, the City Council confirmed: 1) the preferred conceptual two-story building design and site plan with the parking option that extended the exiting parking lot to the north, 2) confirmed alternates for consideration at end of schematic design, and 3) received an update on the conceptual design cost estimate and project budget.
At the regular City Council meeting on August 7, 2023, the City Council received an update from staff and the consultant on the development of the schematic design and the status of the construction estimate for the project. In preparation for the schematic design presentation to the City Council on September 18, 2023, the City Council directed the project team to return with a report and design exhibits showing how the proposed design addresses the unique character of Foster City and specifically the location of the building within Leo J. Ryan Park, and how the building addresses and looks from Shell Boulevard.
At the regular City Council meeting on September 18, 2023, staff and the Group 4 design team presented to City Council a full schematic design presentation which included an estimate of probable constructions costs, and a list of bid alternatives with cost information for City Council’s consideration. A summary of the City Council’s actions and direction received include:
1) Approval of the schematic design concept for the new Recreation Center Rebuild Project (RCRP), a two-story building with curved (wing) roof lines, material, and color palette.
2) Approval of the design concept for RCRP site/landscape design (public terraces along lagoon and controlled access yards/patios on Shell Boulevard). 3) Accepted construction budget estimate update ($63,356,000) for the Recreation Center Rebuild Project based on current escalation factors. 4) Requested to add the following options to project scope and budget (Additional Projects and Enhancements= $1,176,800):
•A2 – Café
•AE1 – Shell Boulevard and Entry Façade Enhancements
•L1 – Expanded Preschool Patio and Playground
•L3a – Bocce Court Expansion
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5) Elected to not include the following options to the project scope and budget:
•AE3 – Shell Boulevard and Events Wing Roof Enhancement •L3b – Park Restroom
6) Approval of the following bid alternatives for the RCRP with the option to award after the project bids are received:
•A1 – Expanded Entry Trellis {first 10’ in base bid}
•A3 – Fitness Room Operable Partition
•L2 – Terrace Wind Break
•AE2 Shell Boulevard Site Enhancements
•E1 – Photovoltaic Array Allowance
At the regular City Council meeting on November 6, 2023, staff provided a report and presentation to the City Council on the temporary facilities and operations plan during the Recreation Center closure which is anticipated to start in September 2024. Staff received confirmation to move programs to The Vibe Teen Center, Community Center, and school multipurpose rooms (MPR) through the Joint Use Agreement with the San Mateo-Foster City School District during the anticipated two-year construction period. The City Council also authorized the rental and installation of three (3) modular buildings and one (1) restroom trailer on the tennis courts at Leo J. Ryan Park. These temporary facilities aim to fill the gap and provide alternative spaces for recreational activities during the transition period.
Lastly, an important milestone for the project occurred on November 16, 2023, when the Planning Commission of City of Foster City adopted two resolutions (Resolution Nos. P-19- 23 AND P-20-23) to approve Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Recreation Center Rebuild project and issued the Use Permit for the proposed demolition and rebuild of the project itself.
ANALYSIS
As reviewed with the City Council at the regular meeting on September 18, 2023, the proposed design for the new Recreation Center builds upon the input and direction received over the last 10 months from the project Task Force, the Joint Committee (Planning Commission and the Park and Recreation Committee), City staff, City Council, and the Community. Input has been received on all aspects of the building design from its location within the park, to the massing of the building, and the overall design language, fit, and feel into its surroundings. The comprehensive impact of this input has not just informed, but shaped, a building that reflects the community’s values by seamlessly integrating into Leo J. Ryan Park. Connecting to the meadow, amphitheater, Shell Boulevard, and the lagoon frontage, the new Recreation Center enhances, embraces, and reflects its surroundings, creating a landmark building that will become a beacon for the community.
The refinements to the site and building design since presented to the City Council at the September 18 meeting respond to the City Council’s direction on the integration of the design alternatives that were approved to be incorporated into the project, Council’s desire to explore the opportunity to include a larger café in the building, and refining the landscape plan along Shell Boulevard to provide a strong visual connection and presence for the new recreation center from Hillsdale and Shell Boulevard.
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Design Refinements
The design enhancement alternatives that the City Council approved to be included in the design at the September meeting included enhanced materials and glazing at Shell Boulevard and the entry (AE1 Shell Boulevard and Entry Façade Enhancements), the expanded pre-school patio and playground (L1 Expanded Preschool Patio and Playground), the inclusion of the bocce court expansion (L3a Bocce Court Expansion). The current renderings and plans reflect this direction and have incorporated additional glazing, clerestory windows, and accent panels into the design. These elements contribute to enhanced warmth, increased sunlight, and an improved overall aesthetic appearance from Shell Boulevard.
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Landscaping
The site and landscaping plan for the new facility greatly increases park space, providing the community with additional areas for leisure activities such as strolling through the park or engaging in social interactions.
Outdoor Terraces: Leo Ryan Park will become a destination spot with the incorporation of multiple social terraces overlooking the lagoon. In the current scope, the upper terrace enhances the nearby café with ample seating and the events terrace, located outside of the expansive ballroom, will offer flexibility, providing opportunities for both public drop-in use and a more private rentable space. The events terrace is large enough to accommodate a ceremony or reception for up to 150 people. The addition of a wind break for the events terrace is listed as a bid alternate.
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Entry Plaza Parking Lot: With the relocation of the new Recreation Center to the west to avoid the storm drain, a smaller parking lot will now be situated between the main entrance and the larger parking lot. This designated 'entry plaza parking lot' will not only accommodate accessible parking but will also offer flexibility for outdoor events and programming. The plaza is designed to support outdoor activities, including the capability to provide power for multiple food trucks or vending concessions. Additionally, it will serve as the future home for the tree used in the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony.
Expanded Preschool Patio and Playground: The center’s preschool/early childcare space features a fenced patio area which provides a safe and supervised outdoor space for participants. The newly designed playground, catering to ages 5-12, will not only be conveniently located near the childcare space but will also be accessible and enjoyed by all patrons.
Based on the City Council’s input in September the landscape plan has been refined to create strong view corridors to the new Center with trees framing key views of the building from Hillsdale Boulevard with the meadow in the foreground, and from Shell Boulevard with trees framing the view and reinforcing the “building in the park” that was identified by the community as a high priority. The view at the entrance to the campus on Shell Boulevard is activated with the new playground and bookended with the newly open visual connection to the lagoon.
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Café
At the regular City Council meeting on September 18, 2023, the City Council provided feedback to the staff and Group 4 regarding the Café layout. Specifically, they expressed the desire to review revised plans that incorporate a larger space. Following the September meeting, notable modifications have been made to the design of the Café space. It has been relocated to space adjacent to the main lobby which allows for greater visibility from the Recreation Center entrance both from the parking lot side and lagoon side of the Recreation Center. This strategic move aims to provide prominent exposure to the public as well as allowing for an increase in accessible indoor seating for the Café. Additionally, patrons will have the opportunity to enjoy their beverage or food from an outdoor terrace overlooking the lagoon or from the comfort of the lobby. The newly configured, larger space has been designed to accommodate seating within the café, enhancing the overall experience for visitors as well as greater functionality for a potential concessionaire to operate. The size of the space has also increased and includes ~328sf of public/seating area, and ~313sf of counter preparation and storage space. See revised Café Layout in Image 8.
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With the City Council’s direction to enhance the project scope and budget for this space, future direction will be required on how the space should operate. Staff will be seeking guidance on the City Council's preference regarding the timing of pursuing a concessionaire arrangement. There are two potential options to consider. The first option involves initiating discussions before the start of construction, allowing the Council to provide input and potentially contribute financial support for equipment. The alternative is to explore seeking a concessionaire after the completion of construction, opting for a more traditional lease agreement.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
This update to receive and accept the report by the project design team on the project design for the Recreation Center Rebuild Project (RCRP/Project) design development phase is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15262 as it is being undertaken for the purposes of determining feasibility or as planning studies for future actions relating to the RCRP project. Additionally, it is exempt under the “common sense” exception pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action
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to receive and accept the report and provide confirmation of direction to staff may be a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, on November 16, 2023, the Planning Commission of City of Foster City adopted two resolutions (Resolution Nos. P-19-23 AND P- 20-23) to approve Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Recreation Center Rebuild project and issued the Use Permit for the proposed demolition and rebuild of the project itself.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City Council approved the schematic design budget estimate of $63,356,000 for the RCRP (CIP 301-678) at the regular meeting on September 18, 2023, as indicated in Table
2. After the City Council provided direction on additional projects enhancements to be included in the Project as indicated in Table 1, the construction budget estimate increased by $2,172,000 or a total of $49,478,300. The City Council directed staff to return to an upcoming meeting to present funding options that would help address the additional funding that the project would require.
On November 6, 2023, the City Council approved the temporary facilities and transition plan for the RCRP which resulted in an increase to the temporary facilities budget line item and to the overall Project budget. When accounting for this increase, the increase to the construction budget estimate with the added Project enhancements, contingency and escalation factors, the current Project estimate is currently $65,943,000 as indicated in Table
2. TABLE 1
FOSTER CITY RECREATION CENTER REBUILD UPDATED PER 9/18/23 CITY COUNCIL
SCHEMATIC DESIGN COST MODEL
Hard Cost* Escalation** Hard Cost* + Escalation**
11.00% 12.50% 11.00% 12.50%
Building & Sitework
Building $33,900,000 $3,729,000 $4,237,500 $37,629,000 $38,137,000 Sitework $8,150,000 $896,500 $1,018,800 $9,046,000 $9,168,800 SUBTOTAL $42,050,000 $4,625,500 $5,256,300 $46,675,500 $47,306,300 * Hard Costs includes direct costs, markups + design contingency **Escalated to mid-point of Construction July 2025 (Construction Sept. 2024 to June 2026)
APPROVED ADDITIONAL PROJECT ENHANCEMENTS
Budget Available
Funding
Additional
Funding Total Increase
Expanded Preschool Patio + Playground (L1),
ERF $70,200 $385,000 $70,200 $314,800 $385,000
Bocce Court Expansion and Improvement
(L3a) CIP 301-655 $925,000 $1,009,000 $925,000 $84,000 $1,009,000 Café Equipment & Space (A2) $428,000 $428,000 $428,000 Shell Blvd + Entry Façade Enhancements
(AE1) $350,000 $350,000 $350,000
SUBTOTAL $1,176,800 $2,172,000
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET W/ ADDITIONAL PROJECTENHANCEMENTS $49,478,300
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TABLE 2
FOSTER CITY RECREATION CENTER REBUILD – PROJECT BUDGET
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
2022 PROJECTED ESTIMATE 2023 SCHEMATIC DESIGN
ESTIMATE 2023 NOVEMBER ESTIMATE
1) 2018 Study + Outreach $242,172 $242,172 $242,172
2) Architecture + Engineering (incl. A+E contingency) $6,208,200 $5,958,207 $5,958,207 3) Surveys (included in 2) $0 $0 $0
4) Environmental $0 $70,000 $70,000
5) Special Inspections + Testing $330,000 $800,553 $835,941 6) Direct Construction Cost $46,200,000 $52,026,875 $54,396,075 a. Building $33,900,000 $34,678,000
b. Site $8,150,000 $9,544,000
c. Escalation $5,256,250 $5,256,250
SUBTOTAL $49,478,300
d. Construction Contingency $4,730,625 $4,917,825
7) Temporary Facilities $210,000 $380,000 $562,000
8) Fixtures, Furnishings, + Equipment (FF+E) $100,000 $1,190,000 $1,190,000 9) Electronic Systems and Special Equipment $0 $115,000 $115,000 10) Construction Management $2,173,500 $2,173,500 $2,173,500 11) Utility Company Connections Services + Fees $100,000 $135,000 $135,000 12) City Fees + Administration $400,000 $102,814 $102,814 13) Soft Cost Contingency $0 $151,777 $162,646
TOTAL $55,964,000 $63,356,000 $65,943,000
As directed by the City Council, staff plan to return to the City Council at the regular meeting on January 16, 2024, to present the project budget and discuss options to address the additional funding needed for the project.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
Facilities and Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – Group 4 slide deck presentation
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FOSTER CITY RECREATION
CENTER REBUILD
CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
City of Foster City December 18, 2023
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AGENDA
2 1. Project Update
2. Final Schematic Design
3. Café
4. Project Budget Summary
5. Next Steps
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3 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 TODAY
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4 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 MEETINGS- Conceptual thru Schematic Design
Project Management Meetings (PMT)
20 PMT Meetings
Technical Meetings
11 Total Technical Meetings with Building,
Planning, Public Works, Park and recreation + Fire
Integrated Design Workshop (IDW)
3 IDW’s
Task Force Meetings
6 Task Force Meetings
Joint Park and Recreation Committee, +
Planning Commission Meetings
3 Joint Committee/Commission Meetings
Park and Recreation Committee Meetings
1 Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting:
Recreation Center Boardwalk Master Plan
City Council Meetings
3 City Council Meetings
Planning Commission Public Hearing
CEQA + Use Permit Approval
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AGENDA
5 1. Project Update
2. Final Schematic Design
3. Café
4. Project Budget Summary
5. Next Steps
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6 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SITE PLAN
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7 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SITE PLAN
Increased views to building along Shell Boulevard ~ 20% reduction in trees.
Strengthened view corridors along Shell Boulevard façade, with a focus on building and site entries.
Included playground and simplified entry sequence.
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8 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 PERSPECTIVE FROM SHELL + HILLSDALE BOULEVARD
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9 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 PERSPECTIVE FROM SHELL + HILLSDALE BLVDS
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10 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER PERSPECTIVE FROM SHELL BOULEVARD
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
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11 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
PERSPECTIVE FROM SHELL BOULEVARD
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12 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER - DECECEMBER VIEW FROM LAGOON TERRACE
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
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13 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM LAGOON TERRACE
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14 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM LAGOON TERRACE
Roof line adjusted to single slope
Increase glazing and transparency
Structural ribs expressed
Façade patterning refined to reinforce verticality
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15 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER VIEW FROM MEADOW
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
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16 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM MEADOW
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17 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM MEADOW FACADE
Roof line adjusted to single slope
Increase glazing and transparency
Structural ribs expressed
Façade patterning refined to reinforce verticality
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18 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER RECREATION CENTER FROM LAGOON
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
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19 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM LAGOON
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20 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER VIEW FROM SHELL BOULEVARD ENTRY
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
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21 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM SHELL BOULEVARD ENTRY
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22 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER VIEW OF EVENTS TERRACE
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
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23 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW OF EVENTS TERRACE
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24 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
FIRST FLOOR PLAN D R A F T
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25 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
SECOND FLOOR PLAN D R A F T
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26 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 FIRST FLOOR PLAN – UPDATED CAFÉ + STAIR D R A F T
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AGENDA
27 1. Project Update
2. Final Schematic Design
3. Café
4. Project Budget Summary
5. Next Steps
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28 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 FIRST FLOOR PLAN – DETAILED CAFÉ PLAN
Support
Kitchen
Access
~328 SF~313 SF
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29 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
VIEW FROM PARKING LOT ENTRY
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30 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 CAFÉ- EXAMPLE- ADA’S CAFÉ (FOR REFERENCE)
~250 SF ~250 SF
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31 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 CAFÉ EXAMPLE - ELK GROVE DISTRICT 56)
~450 SF
~210 SF
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32 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 CAFÉ EXAMPLE - NEW LEAF CAFÉ AT SPOKANE CENTRAL LIBRARY ~520 SF
~150 SF
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AGENDA
33 1. Project Update
2. Final Schematic Design
3. Café
4. Project Budget Summary
5. Next Steps
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34 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023
FOSTER CITY RECREATION CENTER REBUILD
SCHEMATIC DESIGN COST MODEL
Hard Cost* Escalation** Hard Cost* + Escalation**
11.0% 12.5% 11.0% 12.5%
Building & Sitework
Building $33,900,000 $3,729,000 $4,237,500 $37,629,000 $38,137,000 Sitework $8,150,000 $896,500 $1,018,800 $9,046,000 $9,168,800 SUBTOTAL $42,050,000 $4,625,500 $5,256,300 $46,675,500 $47,306,300 * Hard Costs includes direct costs, markups + design contingency **Escalated to mid-point of Construction July 2025 (Construction Sept. 2024 to June 2026) APPROVED ADDITIONAL PROJECTS + ENHANCEMENTS
Budget Available
Funding Additional Funding Total Increase
Expanded Preschool Patio +
Playground (L1), ERF $70,200 $385,000 $70,200 $314,800 $385,000 Bocce Court Expansion
and Improvement (L3a) CIP 301-655
$925,000
$1,009,000
$925,000 $84,000 $1,009,000
Café Equipment & Space (A2) $428,000 $428,000 $428,000 Shell Blvd + Entry Façade
Enhancements (AE1)
$350,000 $350,000 $350,000
SUBTOTAL $1,176,800 $2,172,000
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET W/ ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND ENHANCEMENTS $49,478,300 UPDATED PER 9/18/23 CITY COUNCIL
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35 Foster City Recreation Center CITY COUNCIL UPDATE DECEMBER 18, 2023 FOSTER CITY RECREATION CENTER REBUILD – PROJECT BUDGET
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
2022 PROJECTED
ESTIMATE
2023 SCHEMATIC
DESIGN ESTIMATE
2023 NOVEMBER
ESTIMATE
1) 2018 Study + Outreach $242,172 $242,172 $242,172
2) Architecture + Engineering (incl. A+E contingency) $6,208,200 $5,958,207 $5,958,207 3) Surveys (included in 2) $0 $0 $0
4) Environmental $0 $70,000 $70,000
5) Special Inspections + Testing $330,000 $800,553 $835,941 6) Direct Construction Cost $46,200,000 $52,026,875 $54,396,075 a. Building $33,900,000 $34,678,000
b. Site $8,150,000 $9,544,000
c. Escalation $5,256,250 $5,256,250
SUBTOTAL $49,478,300
d. Construction Contingency $4,730,625 $4,917,825
7) Temporary Facilities $210,000 $380,000 $562,000
8) Fixtures, Furnishings, + Equipment (FF+E) $100,000 $1,190,000 $1,190,000 9) Electronic Systems and Special Equipment $0 $115,000 $115,000 10) Construction Management $2,173,500 $2,173,500 $2,173,500 11) Utility Company Connections Services + Fees $100,000 $135,000 $135,000 12) City Fees + Administration $400,000 $102,814 $102,814 13) Soft Cost Contingency $0 $151,777 $162,646
TOTAL $55,964,000 $63,356,000 $65,943,000
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AGENDA
36 1. Project Update
2. Final Schematic Design
3. Café
4. Project Budget Summary
5. Next Steps
January 2024 Council Budget
Presentation
Construction Documents
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FOSTER CITY RECREATION
CENTER REBUILD
CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
City of Foster City December 18, 2023
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DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council President and Members of the Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID) Board of Directors
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City/District Manager
FROM: Edmund Suen, Finance Director
Waqas Hassan, Assistant Finance Director
DEPARTMENT: Finance
SUBJECT: RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE AUDITED FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT
(ACFR) AND OTHER AUDIT COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND THE
FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 WARRANT REGISTERS IN THE FORM
OF THAT ACFR
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council/EMID Board of Directors adopt the attached resolutions ratifying and approving the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and other audit compliance reports and the Warrant Register in the Form of that ACFR in accordance with California Government Code Section 37208(c).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Each year, City staff prepares an ACFR which includes financial statements and disclosures of the City/District’s financial position. While the residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), many of the other General Fund categories have now surpassed pre-pandemic revenue levels. Growth in property tax, including robust Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) receipts, the State's backfill of property tax in lieu of vehicle license fees (VLF), and better than expected sales tax revenues culminated in an overall positive
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actual to budgeted revenue results. FY 2022-23 General Fund revenues and expenditures totaled $66.1 million and $48.6 million respectively, while Net Transfers Out was $3.47 million. Transfers Out included $3.50 million to the City’s Capital Improvement Projects Fund and $41,983 to the Housing Successor Fund for 20% of the loan repayment from the Successor Agency. Transfers-In to General Fund totaled $71,287 out of which $21,287 were from the Foundation Fund for the summer concerts and $50,000 from the Construction and Demolition Recycling Fund representing forfeiture of deposits. The expenditure savings were primarily from staff retirements/ separations and a very tight labor market, all of which contributed to many unfilled vacancies. This culminated in both employee services expenditure savings as well as supplies and contract services savings from the lack of personnel. The ending General Fund balance at 6/30/23 was $63.0 million, of which $58.6 million was unrestricted, which represents 100% of FY 2023-24 budgeted operating expenditures of $58.3 million. These financial results are largely consistent with the fourth quarter financial update that was presented by City staff to the City Council on November 6, 2023. The ACFR also includes an Independent Auditor’s Report from the City/District's external independent auditors, Badawi & Associates. They have provided an unmodified (clean) opinion on the FY 2022-23 City/District’s financial statements.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Financial Condition
In addition to the ACFR, the auditors also prepared the following reports as part of their audit engagement with the City/District:
Report on compliance with the Agreement for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure A Funds for Local Transportation Purposes for the year ended June 30, 2023
Report on Compliance with the Agreement for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure W Funds for Local Transportation Purposes for the year ended June 30, 2023
Report on Agreed Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriation Limit Schedule for the year ending June 30, 2023
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards for the year ended June 30, 2023
Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance for the year ended June 30, 2023
As per the auditors’ recommendation, the City/District recorded prior period adjustments and, as a result, restated the beginning fund balance of the General Fund, Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, and Foster City Affordable Housing Fund by $569,766, $87,044, and $4,023,577, respectively, to correct loans receivable accounting, which has previously been offset by a corresponding deferred inflow, rather
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than reporting is as part of the City/District’s fund balance. The City also recorded prior period adjustment to restate the beginning net position of Governmental Activities in the Government Wide Financial Statements by a net amount of $2,771,763 to include pension amounts related to the EMID’s proportionate share.
Notwithstanding, the City/District received provided an unmodified (clean) opinion on the FY 2022-23 City/District’s financial statements.
These reports are all available for public viewing on the City's website at:
https://www.fostercity.org/finance/page/budget-and-financial-reports.
The City/District was awarded its 30th consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for its FY 2021-22 ACFR. Since the Certificate of Achievement is awarded annually, City staff will submit the FY 2022-23 ACFR for certificate consideration.
As part of the City's annual financial reports preparation process, the Audit Committee reviewed the draft ACFR and each of the above draft reports.
Warrant of Demands / CA Government Code Section 37208(c)
The California Government Code requires that all warrant of demands either be approved at the time of issuance by City Council resolution, or by “ratification and approval in the form of an audited comprehensive annual financial report.” The City Council adopted Minute Order No. 1041 in 2007, determining that it was in the best interest of the City/District’s financial operations to accept the latter form of approval through the ratification of the annual ACFR. The attached resolutions, upon approval by the City Council and EMID Board of Directors, will satisfy the requirements of California Government Code Section 37208(c).
California Environmental Quality Act
Not Applicable
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the City Council/EMID Board of Directors' adoption of the attached resolutions approving the ACFR and the expenditures in the ACFR in accordance with California Government Code Section 37208 (c)
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
Innovation and Sustainability
ATTACHMENTS:
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Attachment 1 - City Resolution
Attachment 2 - EMID Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. _____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE AUDITED FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE
FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) AND OTHER AUDIT COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 WARRANT REGISTERS IN THE FORM OF THAT ACFR
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, the City has determined that California Government Code Section 37208(c) provides an alternative process for the approval of warrant registers; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 37208(c) states “notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), budgeted payrolls and demands paid by warrants or checks may be presented to the legislative body for ratification and approval in the form of an audited annual comprehensive financial report”; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for FY 2022-23 that received an unmodified opinion by its independent auditors, Badawi & Associates, and
WHEREAS, the City also presents other audit compliance reports, as noted below, for ratification and approval.
•Report on compliance with the Agreement for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure A Funds for Local Transportation Purposes for the year ended June 30, 2023
•Report on Compliance with the Agreement for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure W Funds for Local Transportation Purposes for the year ended June 30, 2023
•Report on Agreed Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriation Limit Schedule for the year ending June 30, 2023
•Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards for the year ended June 30, 2023
•Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance for the year ended June 30, 2023
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Foster City that the audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and other audit compliance reports for FY 2022-23 are hereby ratified and approved, and that the warrant registers for FY 2022- 23 are approved in the form of that Report.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the Regular Meeting held on the 18th day of December 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_______________________________________
PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
___________________________________
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. _____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ESTERO MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE AUDITED FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) AND OTHER AUDIT COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 WARRANT REGISTERS IN
THE FORM OF THAT ACFR
ESTERO MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the District has determined that California Government Code Section 37208(c) provides an alternative process for the approval of warrant registers; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 37208(c) states “notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), budgeted payrolls and demands paid by warrants or checks may be presented to the legislative body for ratification and approval in the form of an audited annual comprehensive financial report”; and
WHEREAS, the District has prepared an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for FY 2022-23 that received an unmodified opinion by its independent auditors, Badawi & Associates, and
WHEREAS, the District also presents other audit compliance reports, as noted below, for ratification and approval.
•Report on compliance with the Agreement for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure A Funds for Local Transportation Purposes for the year ended June 30, 2023
•Report on Compliance with the Agreement for Distribution of San Mateo County Measure W Funds for Local Transportation Purposes for the year ended June 30, 2023
•Report on Agreed Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriation Limit Schedule for the year ending June 30, 2023
•Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards for the year ended June 30, 2023
•Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance for the year ended June 30, 2023
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Estero Municipal Improvement District that the audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and other audit compliance reports for FY 2022-23 are hereby ratified and approved, and that the warrant registers for FY 2022-23 are approved in the form of that Report.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Estero Municipal Improvement District at the Regular Meeting held on the 18th day of December 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
________________________________________
PATRICK SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
_______________________________________
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, DISTRICT SECRETARY
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DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City Manager
FROM: Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City Manager
Dane Hutchings, Managing Director Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG)
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
SUBJECT: 2024 State Legislative Platform and Policy
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council, by Minute Order, consider and approve the 2024 State Legislative Platform and Policy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
State legislation has the potential to have direct and significant impacts on a city’s legal authority; fiscal, operational, and environmental stability. Active legislative engagement protects and enhances the interests of Foster City’s residents and businesses. A legislative platform and corresponding policy enables the City to proactively engage on a wide variety of state legislative proposals that may impact the City’s ability to operate effectively. The platform conveys to legislators, policymakers, and the public where the City stands on important policy issues and legislative proposals. Upon City Council approval, the platform will assist staff and the City’s legislative advocacy firm, RPPG, to respond swiftly to the rapidly changing nature of legislative proposals throughout the year.
At the November 6, 2023 City Council Meeting, Dane Hutchings from RPPG presented the Draft 2024 State Legislative Platform and Policy for Council review and discussion.
The City Council, by Minute Order No. 1945, provided policy direction that the City Council would provide their individual feedback on the Draft 2024 State Legislative
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Platform and Policy regarding items they are opposed to and other suggestions to staff.
Staff would gather the feedback and bring a redlined policy back to the City Council for review, discussion, and adoption at the December 18th Council meeting. Staff received written feedback from two Councilmembers and verbal feedback from one Councilmember. Based on the comments/concerns that were raised at the November 6th Council meeting and feedback received following the meeting, staff has put together the Final Legislative Platform and Policy document for Council consideration and adoption at the December 18th Council meeting. Attachment 1 shows the clean version of the Final Legislative Platform and Policy and Attachment 2 shows the redlined version.
BACKGROUND
At its core, legislative advocacy is working with individual lawmakers both within the City’s legislative district and those throughout the state, committee staff, the Governor’s administration, and regulatory officials to support the City’s cause, initiatives, goals, policies, and priorities.
A legislative platform is a set of guiding principles that reflects the overarching ideals and priorities of the Council. Having a legislative platform is critical in the effectiveness of an overall legislative advocacy program as it provides broad policy statements that enables the City and its legislative advocacy firm to sift through the thousands of legislative proposals introduced each legislative session while elevating those measures that fall within the scope of the platform. The practice of adopting a legislative platform and policy is commonplace for public agencies that wish to have a sustained and engaged presence in the State legislative process.
The platform is made up of policy statements, adopted by the City Council, that provides the framework for a city to respond to legislative issues of importance in a timely manner. A “legislative policy” is the procedure or approved process of adopting positions that align with the spirit of the legislative platform.
For additional background information, please refer to the prior City Council Staff Reports attached (Attachments 3 & 4).
ANALYSIS
At the November 6, 2023 City Council Meeting, Dane Hutchings from RPPG presented the Draft 2024 State Legislative Platform and Policy for Council review and discussion.
Staff noted that the legislative policy outlines the process for staff to engage on legislation. If there are bills that don’t clearly fall within the scope of the legislative platform, or if there is any ambiguity, or if staff thinks that the bill needs to be brought forward to Council for discussion, then staff will do so on a case-by-case basis.
However, if a bill falls clearly within the scope of the adopted platform statements, it
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allows staff, with the help of RPPG, to engage on the bill by taking a position without having to bring that particular bill to the entire Council.
Although Council acknowledged the improved version of the draft platform compared to the 2021 version and understood the purpose of having a platform, comments were expressed related to the ability of Council to discuss certain bills and provide direction to staff on a bill position as an elected body. In response, staff acknowledged that certain topics related to land use and housing can be sensitive whereas others are more straightforward. Staff noted that they will review these on a case-by-case basis and that the platform statements will serve as a guiding principle. Staff also noted that if Council finds legislation that is of interest to them, even if it falls clearly within or outside the scope of the platform, they can request that the item to be brought forward to the entire Council for discussion.
The Council wanted to retain some prerogative to give direction to staff on certain bills rather than leaving it up to staff for interpretation, especially given the broad language used in some of the platform statements or statements that were not clearly defined. In response, staff noted that typically a position on a bill is not that of ‘oppose’ but that of ‘oppose unless amended.’ There was a general consensus on the importance of a communication mechanism while still retaining flexibility and ability to engage on fast moving legislation. Council expressed interest in receiving periodic updates on position letters and legislative updates in general. Finally, questions were raised related to examples of legislative advocacy in action as well as specific examples of the benefits of a lobbyist to the City. In response, staff has enclosed the RPPG’s 2023 End-of-Year Report (Attachment 5) that shows the extensive work that RPPG has accomplished in 2023 for the City.
Even though staff did not receive major suggestions for language changes, additions, or deletions in the platform statements, based on the discussion that ensued at the November 6th Council meeting and feedback received from some Councilmembers following the meeting, staff has made some refinements to the legislative platform and policy as explained below.
Some of the ‘Oppose’ positions have been replaced with “Monitor and Evaluate” positions. Monitor and Evaluate is an internal position which indicates that the City of Foster City is monitoring and evaluating the legislation to assess technical and/or compliance issues without taking a formal position. Prior to the City adopting a formal position, the City can use this position to engage with legislators and provide technical feedback and even attempt to secure amendments to address clarifying issues. Should the City choose to adopt a formal position as the legislative process progresses, staff will bring forward the item and recommend a position for Council consideration.
Other text changes, as shown in the redline version, are to either clarify, strengthen, or make the platform statements concise to better align with the guiding principles.
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Council Communication
In order to ensure that the full Council is apprised of the City’s position, the City Manager or designee will notify the Council of an adopted legislative position. The City’s legislative consultant and/or staff will provide monthly state legislative tracking documents outlining priority legislation, status, and the City’s position if one has been adopted. The City’s legislative consultant and/or City staff will provide monthly written updates to the full Council during key state legislative deadlines throughout each year.
These updates are in addition to the comprehensive end-of-year report that is provided to the City.
Should Council review the list of positioned bills and wish to change its position, that item will be scheduled for discussion at a duly noticed public meeting. Following the meeting, a formal letter may be drafted and submitted to the relevant legislative policy committee to reflect the change in - or the removal of - a policy position.
In addition, City staff along with its legislative consultants commit to providing formal legislative updates to the Council during a regularly scheduled Council meeting at least three (3) times a year. These updates may include discussion on bills that are under ‘monitor and evaluate’ status where staff is recommending that the Council adopt a formal position.
Maintaining and updating the legislative platform is an important component for the City’s overall legislative advocacy program. As a living document, it is recommended that the City’s legislative platform be reviewed and amended every other year in conjunction with the beginning of each two-year legislative session. Each legislative session, the City Council will consider modifying its platform by taking into consideration emerging and ongoing legislative trends, issues emerging locally that may require state policy reforms, Council’s annual strategic priorities, or other factors deemed appropriate by the City to ensure its policy statements reflect the direction of the Council.
Sustained engagement would include allowing staff and by extension, RPPG, to update and reissue policy letters as legislation is amended, actively engage with the City’s legislative delegation and other stakeholders on legislation that the Council has adopted a position on, as well as negotiate on bills and seek amendments in legislation to best position the City.
Using the approved Legislative Platform as a guide, the Legislative Policy outlines the formal process for responding to legislative proposals in a streamlined manner as follows:
1. Once a determination is made that a legislative proposal may impact the City based on the Council-adopted Legislative Platform, a letter outlining the City’s position (support, support if amended, oppose, oppose unless amended) will be drafted for the Mayor’s signature.
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2. If the Mayor is unavailable and when time is of the essence, the Vice Mayor will sign the position letter.
3. If a legislative issue is not addressed in the adopted Legislative Platform but impacts the City, staff will place the matter on a City Council meeting agenda for consideration.
4. The position letter will be sent to the bill’s author, the City’s legislative representatives, League of California Cities (CalCities), and other stakeholders as deemed appropriate.
5. A copy of the final letter will be transmitted to the full City Council from the City Manager’s Office.
California Environmental Quality Act
The action proposed herein is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this effort. However, future funding will be required for continued legislative advocacy support services.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
Smart Planning, Development, and the Local Economy
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – 2024 Draft State Legislative Platform and Policy – Clean Version Attachment 2 – 2024 Draft State Legislative Platform and Policy – Redlined Version Attachment 3 – August 2, 2021 City Council Staff Report Attachment 4 – November 6, 2023 City Council Staff Report Attachment 5 – RPPG 2023 End of Year Report
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1 CITY OF FOSTER CITY
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
PURPOSE
Foster City’ s State Legislative Platform affirms the City Council’s position on current issues with the potential to directly or indirectly impact the City . The Legislative Platform is a guiding document that the City will continue to work with constituents, legislative consultants, and elected representatives to promote and preserve the City’s interest at the State level.
In advance of each new legislative session – or each year should Council request , the City Council will consider modifying its platform by taking into consideration emerging and ongoing legislative trends, issues emerging locally that may require state policy reforms, Council’s annual strategic goals and priorities, or other factors deemed appropriate by the City to ensure its policy statements reflect the direction of the Council.
Below are the Guiding Principles and Policy Statements that will allow City staff to address legislative and regulatory issues in a timely manner, without precluding the consideration of additional legislative and budget issues that may arise during the legislative session.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
I. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Support measures that enhance the ability for Council to achieve its strategic goals and priorities. Monitor legislation that seeks to undermine the ability for Council to implement its vision and mission for the City of Foster City both in the near term and the future.
II. RETAIN LOCAL DECISION MAKING
Preserve and protect the City’s powers, duties, and prerogatives to enact local legislation and policy direction concerning local affairs and monitor legislation that preempts local decision-making authority.
III. PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY
Support measures that promote fiscal stability, predictability, financial independence, and preserve the City’s revenue base. Support legislation that maintains or increases local decision-making authority and actions over local
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2 government budgeting. Oppose measures that divert or eliminate local funds or create unfunded mandates /mandated costs with no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits.
IV. SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Support opportunities that allow the City to compete for its fair share of regional, state, and federal funding. Support funding for programs that benefit air quality, water quality, affordable housing, public safety, and public health.
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM STATEMENTS
City Administration
1. Support legislation that promot es efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) organizational practices, policies, and procedures.
2. Support legislation that facilitates the ability of local government to share resources to increase efficiencies and decrease costs, including local efforts to address regional management of fire services.
3. Oppose legislation and ballot propositions that create new unfunded mandates to local governments and taxpayers or cause negative fiscal impact that affect local tax allocations or limit the ability of local governments to increase revenues.
4. Support long-term statutory solution s to adequately reimburse cities from the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Swap of 2004 as well as short -term, temporary adjustments, and oppose attempts from the state of California that aim to claw back VLF revenues.
5. Oppose measures that reduce local decision-making authority over employee relations issues, including service contracting, or mandating new or enhanced local government employee benefits.
6. Support efforts to maintain fiscal solvency with respect to unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liability. Support efforts that decrease local costs.
Governmental Transparency and Public Access
1. Support legislation that balances increased public trust , increased civil and respectful civic participation and engagement, and access to public meetings while realizing the fiscal and operational constraints of local government.
2. Support legislation that would increase civil and respectful civic participation and engagement, including the continued allowance of legislative subcommittees, advisory committees, and commission s to participate virtually (post COVID-19 State of Emergency) without physical location posting requirements under the Ralph M. Brown Act.
3. Monitor and evaluate state proposals that create new mandates under the California Public Records Act without state reimbursement provisions.
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3 Economic Development
1. Support policies, projects, programs, and regulations for diversifying Foster City’s primary economic base and facilitating investment that will result in strengthening local jobs and creating an environment that is attractive to current and emerging industries.
2. Support efforts to provide funding mechanisms and economic development tools including infrastructure investment, housing, and economic development.
3. Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business climate. Support measures that strengthen and diversify the local business tax base.
4. Support policies, programs, and regulations that allow for the continued disbursement of sales and use taxes which enhance and/or maintain the financial needs of Foster City.
Sustainability
1. Support legislation that provides funding opportunities for the City , for public transportation, housing, and economic development.
2. Support continued funding and incentives to local agencies to improve air quality through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and use of clean energy and technology.
3. Support policies, guidelines, incentives, and funding for programs that benefits air quality, water quality, infrastructure, and public health.
4. Support policies and funding measures to increase access and promote increased electrification and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging infrastructure in Foster City.
5. Support legislation that promotes Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) and locally run Community Choice Aggregators (CCA) across California.
Hazard Mitigation
1. Support programs which provide funding for hazard mitigation projects, such as flood protection measures, including those identified in the FEMA-approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
2. Support funding of state efforts to update and prepare earthquake hazard mapping.
Solid Waste and Recycling
1. Support measures that maintain and /or enhance local authority and flexibility to regulate solid waste and recyclables.
2. Support measures that promote procurement and market development of cost- effective recyclable and recycled materials.
3. Support legislation that facilitates development of local and regional recycling and composting facilities that results in increasing diversion of waste toward recycling,
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4 composting, and reuse.
Water Supply
1. Support and monitor legislation that would increase the availability of water supply and drought relief measures as well as increased funding for, water conservation, water reuse technologies, water recycling, local water storage , and other water supply technologies.
2. Support legislation or regulatory efforts that reflect the realities of persistent drought conditions and impacts associated with reduced water supply in support of meeting state mandated Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) targets.
Land Use Planning and Housing
1. Support efforts to strengthen the legal and fiscal capability of Foster City to prepare, adopt , and implement plans for orderly growth, development, beautification, and conservation of local planning areas.
2. Support housing measures that promote the preservation of existing affordable housing and development of new affordable housing . Monitor and evaluate measures which will impact local decision-making authority.
3. Support affordable housing funding opportunities that are made available to Foster City through statewide bond and grant efforts.
4. Monitor and evaluate measures which would undermine local land use and zoning regulations and the planning vision of Foster City that has detrimental public health and safety impacts on the community.
5. Support measures which meet the State’s planning goals in a collaborative manner with Foster City, ensuring communities evolve in a manner that reflects the will of our residents while protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
6. Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA while supporting local discretion and planning efforts to limit delays.
7. Support legislation that prevents CEQA lawsuits from being filed for any reason other than a bonafide environmental impact.
Parks, Open Space, and Recreation
1. Support legislation and funding opportunities ( e.g., federal and state park grant funds, conservancy grant funds, project mitigation funds, etc.) that helps cities build better, stronger communities by providing funding to improve air, water, parks, open space, natural resources, historic preservation, and arts and cultural resources.
2. Support legislation that seeks to preserve and enhance parks, open space , and recreational amenities within Foster City.
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5 Public Safety
1. Support legislation that strengthens community-oriented public safety policies.
2. Support legislation that strengthens local law enforcement’s ability to prevent and fight crime, including funding to increase staffing, and procuring equipment and crime prevention tools to maintain public safety.
3. Support legislation that would deter and reduce repeat drug, organized retail, and property crime offenses.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
1. Support local control of emergency medical services and ambulance services, including pre-hospital care and transport.
2. Monitor and evaluate legislation that reduces building and fire code standards aimed at protecting the health and safety of our residents.
Transportation
1. Support legislation that would maximize the effectiveness of funding for local transportation projects throughout the City where appropriate, including programs that facilitate transit-oriented development and enhanced pedestrian safety.
2. Support measures that allow for dedicated transportation-related tax revenues and ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and projects while protecting local transportation dollars from getting diverted or eliminated by the state.
3. Support joint planning efforts and projects with Foster City’s neighboring cities on traffic congestion relief projects.
4. Oppose efforts to raise Bay Area bridge tolls through state legislative proposals.
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6 LEGISLATIVE POLICY
In alignment with City Council approved annually adopted strategic priorities, the intent of the Legislative Policy is to codify a process that allows the City to have quick and sustained engagement on legislative issues important to the City.
The City Manager or designee will identify and inform Council on proposed legislation and other policy-related matters that may have a direct and significant impact on the city’s fiscal, operational, and environmental health, and the overall quality of life enjoyed by Foster City residents and other stakeholders.
This policy is not intended to limit the prerogative of individual Councilmembers from expressing their individual support for or opposition to any Local measure, or State proposition, State or Federal legislation, or grassroots advocacy actions. However, in doing so, the member should clearly state that th ey are speaking for themselves, not on behalf of the Council or the City.
Position Adoption
In consultation with the City staff, the City Manager or designee shall be permitted to exercise discretion to adopt a formal legislative position without taking item s to the full Council so long as the proposed position is clearly in alignment with the Council adopted Legislative Platform.
In the case where a pending state legislative proposal falls outside of the scope of the approved Legislative Platform or if there is any ambiguity , that item will be placed on a future Council meeting agenda for review and consideration by the full Council.
Legislative Positions
The City’s legislative positions, as further defined below, may be supported with additional advocacy efforts, including but not limited to:
• Position letters, including updating said letters as legislation is amended and/or advances through the process, fact sheets, and other legislative advocacy support materials.
• Preparing staff and councilmember testimony to legislative committees and other legislative and regulatory bodies; and
• In person meeting s and phone calls with members of legislative and regulatory agencies.
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7 Possible positions that can be adopted on legislation include:
• Support – A support position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is in favor of the legislation in question. • Support if Amended – A support if amended position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is in favor of the legislation in question, if the requested changes are adopted. • Oppose – An oppose position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is against the legislation in question. • Oppose Unless Amended – An oppose unless amended position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is against the legislation in question, unless the requested changes are adopted. • Neutral – A neutral position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is impartial on the legislation in question and does not wish to take a position or has formally removed their prior adopted position due to changes being made to the legislation or proposal. • Monitor and Evaluate ( Watch) – Monitor and Evaluate is an internal position which indicates that the City of Foster City is monitoring and evaluating the legislation to assess technical and/or compliance issues without taking a formal position (as indicated above). Prior to the City adopting a formal position, the City can use this position to engage with legislators and provide technical feedback and even attempt to secure amendments to address clarifying issues. Should the City choose to adopt a formal position as the legislative process progresses, staff will bring forward the item and recommend a position for Council’s consideration.
Council Communication
In order to ensure that the full Council is apprised of the City’s position, the City Manager or designee shall notify the Council of an adopted legislative position . Furthermore, the City’s legislative consultant and/or staff shall provide monthly state legislative tracking documents outlining priority legislation , status, and the City’s position if one has been adopted. The City’s legislative consultant and/or City staff shall provide monthly written updates to the full Council during key state legislative deadlines throughout each year .
These updates are in addition to the comprehensive end -of-year report that is provided to the City.
Should Council review the list of positioned bills and wish to change its position, that item will be scheduled for discussion at a duly noticed public meeting. Following the meeting, a formal letter may be drafted and submitted to the relevant legislative policy committee to reflect the change in - or the removal of - a policy position.
In addition, City staff along with its legislative consultants commit to provid ing formal legislative updates to the Council during a regularly scheduled Council meeting at least three (3) times a year . These updates may include discussion on bills that are under
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8 ‘monitor and evaluate’ status where staff is recommending that the Council adopt a formal position.
Using the approved Legislative Platform as a guide, the Legislative Policy outlines the formal process for responding to legislative proposals in a streamlined manner as follows:
1. Once a determination is made that a legislative proposal may impact the City based on the Council-adopted Legislative Platform, a letter outlining the City’s position (support, support if amended, oppose, oppose unless amended) will be drafted for the Mayor’s signature.
2. If the Mayor is unavailable and when time is of the essence, the Vice Mayor will sign the position letter.
3. If a legislative issue is not addressed in the adopted Legislative Platform but impacts the City, staff will place the matter on a City Council meeting agenda for consideration.
4. The position letter will be sent to the bill’s author, the City’s legislative representatives, League of California Cities (CalCities), and other stakeholders as deemed appropriate.
5. A copy of the final letter will be transmitted to the full City Council from the City Manager’s Office.
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1 CITY OF FOSTER CITY
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
PURPOSE
Foster City’s State Legislative Platform affirms the City Council’s position on current issues with the potential to directly or indirectly impact the City. The Legislative Platform is a guiding document that the City will continue to work with constituents, legislative consultants, and elected representatives to promote and preserve the City’s interest at the State level.
In advance of each new legislative session – or each year should Council request, the City Council will consider modifying its platform by taking into consideration emerging and ongoing legislative trends, issues emerging locally that may require state policy reforms, Council’s annual strategic goals and priorities, or other factors deemed appropriate by the City to ensure its policy statements reflect the direction of the Council.
Below are the Guiding Principles and Policy Statements that will allow City staff to address legislative and regulatory issues in a timely manner, without precluding the consideration of additional legislative and budget issues that may arise during the legislative session.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
I. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Support measures that enhance the ability for Council to achieve its annual strategic goals and priorities. Oppose Monitor legislation that seeks to undermine the ability for Council to enact implement its long-term vision and mission for the City of Foster City both in the near term and the future.
II. RETAIN LOCAL DECISION MAKING
Preserve and protect the City’s powers, duties, and prerogatives to enact local legislation and policy direction concerning local affairs and oppose monitor legislation that preempts local decision-making authority. Local agencies should preserve authority and accountability for revenues raised and services provided.
III. PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY
Support measures that promote fiscal stability, predictability, financial
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2 independence, and preserve the City’s revenue base. Support legislation that and maximum maintains or increases local decision-making authority and actions over local government budgeting. Oppose measures that divert or eliminateshift local funds to the County, State or Federal Governments and/or make cities more dependent on the County, State or Federal Governments for financial stability, such as or create unfunded mandates/ or mandated costs with no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits.
IV. SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Support opportunities that allow the city to compete for its fair share of regional, state, and federal funding. Support funding for programs that with combined benefits to air quality, water quality, affordable housing, public safety, and public health.
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM STATEMENTS
City Administration
1. Support legislation that promotes efforts to advance Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) organizational practices, policies, and procedures and principles at the workplace.
2. Support legislation that facilitates the ability of local government to share resources to increase efficiencies and decrease costs, including local efforts to address regional management of fire services.
3. Monitor and evaluateOppose legislation and ballot propositions that create new unfunded mandates to local governments and taxpayers or cause negative fiscal impact and that affect local tax allocations or. limit the ability of local governments to increase revenues.
4. Support long term statutory solutions to adequately reimburse cities from the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Swap of 2004 as well as short term, temporary adjustments and oppose attempts from the state of California that aim to claw back VLF revenues.
5. Oppose measures that reduce local decision-making authority over employee relations issues including service contracting, or mandatinge new or enhanced local government employee benefits.
6. Support efforts to maintain fiscal solvency with respect to unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liability. Support efforts that decrease local costs.
Governmental Transparency and Public Access
1. Support legislation that balances increased public trust, increased civil and respectful civic participation and engagement and access to public meetings while realizing the fiscal and operational constraints of local government.
2. Support legislation that would increase civil and respectful civic participation and engagement including the continued allowance of legislative subcommittees,
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3 advisory committees, and commissions to participate virtually (post COVID-19 state of emergency) without physical location posting requirements under the Ralph M. Brown Act.
3. Monitor and evaluate state proposals that create new mandates under the California Public Records Act without state reimbursement provisions.
Economic Development
1. Support policies, projects, programs, and regulations for diversifying Foster City’s primary economic base and facilitating investment that will result in strengthening local jobs and creating an environment that is attractive to current and emerging industries.
2. Support efforts to provide funding mechanisms for and economic development tools including infrastructure investment, housing, and economic development.
3. Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business climate. Support measures that and strengthen and diversify the local business tax base.
4. Support policies, programs, and regulations that allow for the continued disbursement of sales and use taxes which reflect enhance and/or maintain the financial needs of Foster City.
Sustainability
1. Support legislation that provides funding opportunities for the City focused on coordinating sustainable planning, in for public transportation, housing, and economic development.
2. Support continued funding and incentives to local agencies to work together to improve air quality through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, use of clean energy and advancing economic and technological developments technology.
3. Support policies, guidelines, incentives, and funding for programs with combinedthat benefits to air quality, water quality, infrastructure and public health.
4. Support policies and explore funding opportunities measures to increase access and promote increased electrification and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging infrastructure in Foster City.
5. Support legislation that promotes the development and long-term sustainability of Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) and locally run Community Choice Aggregators (CCA) across California.
Hazard Mitigation
1. Support programs which provide funding to for hazard mitigation projects, such as flood protection measures, including those identified in thea FEMA-approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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4 2. Support funding of state efforts to update and prepare earthquake hazard mapping.
Solid Waste and Recycling
1. Support measures that maintain and/or enhance local authority and economic flexibility to regulate solid waste and recyclables.
2. Support measures that promote procurement and market development of cost- effective recyclable and recycled materials.
3. Support legislation that facilitates development of local and regional recycling and composting facilities that results in increasing diversion of waste toward recycling, composting and reuse.
Water Supply
1. Support and monitor legislation that would increase the availability of water supply and drought relief measures as well as increased funding for, water conservation, water reuse technologies, water recycling, local water storage and other water supply technologies.
2. Support legislation or regulatory efforts that reflect the realities of persistent drought conditions and impacts associated with reduced water supply including in support of meeting state mandated regional Regional housing Housing needs Needs assessment Assessment (RHNA) targets.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
1. Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA and support local discretion and planning efforts to limit delays.
2. Support legislation that prevents CEQA lawsuits from being filed for any reason other than a bonafide environmental impact.
3. Support legislation that streamlines federal and state environmental review processes and limits court reviews of environmental documentation.
Land Use Planning and Housing
1. Support efforts to strengthen the legal and fiscal capability of Foster City to prepare, adopt and implement plans for orderly growth, development, beautification and conservation of local planning areas.
2. Support housing measures that promote the preservation of existing affordable housing and development of new affordable housing. Monitor and evaluate measures whichwhile will impact maintaining local decision-making authority.
3. Support affordable housing funding opportunities that are made available to Foster City through statewide bond and grant efforts.
4. Oppose Monitor and evaluate measures which would undermine local land use and zoning regulations and the planning vision of Foster City that has detrimental public health and safety impacts on the community.
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5 5. Support measures which meet the State’s planning goals in a collaborative manner with Foster City, ensuring communities evolve in a manner that reflects the will of ourthe residents and protectswhile protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
5.6. Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA andwhile supporting local discretion and planning efforts to limit delays.
6. Support legislation that prevents CEQA lawsuits from being filed for any reason other than a bonafide environmental impact.
7. Parks, Open Space and Recreation
1. Support legislation and funding opportunities (e.g., federal and state park grant funds, conservancy grant funds, project mitigation funds, etc.) that helps cities build better, stronger communities by providing funding to improve air, water, parks, open space, natural resources, historic preservation, and the arts and cultural resources.
2. Support legislationve that seeks to preserve and enhance parks, open space and recreational amenities within Foster City.
Public Safety
1. Support legislation that strengthens community-oriented public safety policies.
2. Support legislation that strengthens local law enforcement’s ability to prevent and fight crime including funding to increase staffing, procuring equipment and crime prevention tools to maintain public safety.
3. Support legislation that strengthens penalties forwould deter and reduce repeat drug, organized retail, and property crime offenses.offenders.
4. Monitor legislation on implementation of best practices regarding law enforcement procedures.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
1. Support local control of emergency medical services and ambulance services, including pre-hospital care and transport.
2. Review Monitor and evaluate legislation that reduces building and fire code standards aimed at protecting the health and safety of our residents.
Transportation
1. Support legislation that would provide responsible and sustainablemaximize the effectiveness of funding for local transportation projects including road resurfacing projects, local transit projects, adding bicycle lanes, sidewalks and trails throughout the city where appropriate including programs that facilitate transit-
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6 oriented development and enhanced pedestrian safety.
2. Support protection of measures that allow for dedicated transportation-related tax revenues and enhance the ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and facilitiesprojects while protecting local transportation dollars from getting diverted or eliminated by the state.
3. Support joint planning efforts and projects with Foster City’s border neighboring cities on traffic congestion relief projects.
4. Oppose efforts to raise Bay Area bridge tolls through state legislative proposals.
LEGISLATIVE POLICY
In alignment with City Council approved annually adopted strategic priorities, the intent of the Legislative Policy is to codify a process to that allows the City to have quick and sustained engagement on legislative issues important to the City.
The City Manager or designee will identify and inform Council on proposed legislation and other policy related matters that may have a direct and significant impact on the city’s fiscal, operational, and environmental health, and the overall quality of life enjoyed by Foster City residents and other stakeholders.
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7 This policy is not intended to limit the prerogative of individual Councilmembers from expressing their individual support for or opposition to any Local measure, or State proposition, State or Federal legislation, or grassroots advocacy actions. However, in doing so, the member should clearly state that they are speaking for themselves, not on behalf of the Council or the City.
Position Adoption
In consultation with the City staff, the City Manager or designee shall be permitted to exercise discretion to adopt a formal legislative position without taking items to the full council Council so long as the proposed position is clearly in accordance alignment with the City Councils adopted Legislative Platform.
In the case where a pending state legislative proposal falls outside of the scope of the approved Legislative Platform or if there is any ambiguity, that item will be placed on a future Council meeting agenda for review and consideration by the full Council.
Legislative Positions
The City’s legislative positions, as further defined below, may be supported with additional advocacy efforts, including but not limited to:
•Position letters, including updating said letters as legislation is amended and/or advances through the process, fact sheets, and other legislative advocacy support materials.
•Preparing staff and councilmember testimony to legislative committees and other legislative and regulatory bodies; and
•In person meetings and phone calls with members of legislative and regulatory agencies.
Possible position that can be adopted on legislation include:
•Support – A support position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is in favor of the legislation in question. •Support if Amended – A support if amended position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is in favor of the legislation in question, if the requested changes are adopted. •Oppose – An oppose position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that Foster City is against the legislation in question. •Oppose Unless Amended – An oppose unless amended position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is against the legislation in question, unless the requested changes are adopted. •Neutral – A neutral position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is impartial on the legislation in question and does not wish to take a position or has formally removed their prior
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8 adopted position due to changes being made to the legislation or proposal (e.g., a bill that the city had an “oppose unless amended” position on was amended to address concerns, therefore the City is formally withdrawing its opposition and moving to a “Neutral” position).
•Monitor and Evaluate (Watch) – Monitor and Evaluate is an internal position which indicates that the City of Foster City is monitoring and evaluating the legislation to assess technical and/or compliance issues without taking a formal position (as indicated above). Prior to the City adopting a formal position, the City can use this position to engage with legislators and provide technical feedback and even attempt to secure amendments to address clarifying issues. Should the City choose to adopt a formal position as the legislative process progresses, staff will bring forward the item and recommend a position for Council consideration. A watch is traditionally an internal position which indicates the City of Foster City is monitoring the legislation. Should the bill be amended the City reserves its right to adopt a position as indicated above.
Council Communication
In order to ensure that the full Council is apprised of the City’s position, the City Manager or designee shall notify the Council of an adopted legislative position. Furthermore, the City’s legislative consultant and/or staff shall provide monthly state legislative tracking documents outlining priority legislation, status, and the City’s position if one has been adopted. The City’s legislative consultant and/or City staff shall provide monthly written updates to the full Council during key state legislative deadlines throughout each year.
These updates are in addition to the comprehensive end-of-year report that is provided to the City.
Should Council review the list of positioned bills and wish to change its position, that item will be scheduled for discussion at a duly noticed public meeting. Following the meeting, a formal letter may be drafted and submitted to the relevant legislative policy committee to reflect the change in - or the removal of - a policy position.
In addition, City staff along with its legislative consultants commit to providing formal legislative updates to the Council during a regularly scheduled Council meeting at least three (3) times a year. These updates may include discussion on bills that are under ‘monitor and evaluate’ status where staff is recommending that the Council adopt a formal position.
Upon request by the Council, the City staff along with its legislative consultant can be asked to provide formal legislative updates to the full council during a regularly scheduled council meeting.
Using the approved Legislative Platform as a guide, the Legislative Policy outlines the formal process for responding to legislative proposals in a streamlined manner as follows:
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9 1. Once a determination is made that a legislative proposal may impact the City based on the Council-adopted Legislative Platform, a letter outlining the City’s position (support, support if amended, oppose, oppose unless amended) will be drafted for the Mayor’s signature.
2. If the Mayor is unavailable and when time is of the essence, the Vice Mayor will sign the position letter.
3. If a legislative issue is not addressed in the adopted Legislative Platform but impacts the City, staff will place the matter on the a City Council meeting agenda for consideration.
4. The position letter will be sent to the bill’s author, the City’s legislative representatives, League of California Cities (Cal Cities), and other stakeholders as deemed appropriate.
5. A copy of the final letter will be distributed transmitted to the full City Council from the City Manager’s Office.
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DATE: August 2, 2021
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Peter Pirnejad, City Manager
FROM: Marlene Subhashini, Community Development Director Dane Hutchings, Lobbyist Consultant, Renne Public Policy Group Sharon Gonsalves, Director of Government Affairs, Renne Public Policy Group
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION ON CITY’S LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND POLICY
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council by Minute Order, formally consider and adopt a legislative platform and policy to ensure the City’s positions on pending and future legislation is expressed in a timely and effective manner.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council requested that staff place an item on the City Council agenda in order to initiate a discussion regarding adopting a legislative platform.
State legislation has the potential to have direct and significant impacts to a city’s fiscal, operational, and environmental stability. Active legislative engagement protects and enhances the interests of Foster City’s residents and businesses. A legislative platform and corresponding policy will assist the Mayor, City Council, staff and RPPG to proactively address legislation that may impact the City’s ability to operate effectively.
A “legislative platform” is made up of policy statements, adopted by the City Council, that provides the framework for a city to respond to legislative issues of importance in a timely manner. A “legislative policy” is the procedure or approved process of adopting positions that align with the spirit of the legislative platform. The positions contained in the platform are intended to supplement the strategic goals outlined in Foster City’s 151
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Strategic Goals.
BACKGROUND
During the City Council Regular Meeting on September 8, 2020, there was discussion about hiring a state lobbyist and taking a proactive approach in engaging with the State not only on housing legislation but also other legislation of interest to Foster City. City Council expressed the need for the City to be actively involved with what is happening in Sacramento and for the City to adopt an advocacy position on legislation early on in the process by engaging with lawmakers.
In October 2020, Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) presented an overview of their firm and the lobbying services they offer to the Land Use Subcommittee. In an effort to stay actively engaged on state legislation of importance to the City, the City Manager approved a one-year contract agreement with RPPG on January 15, 2021, within the City Manager’s purchasing policy limits. RPPG is a full-service lobbying and consulting practice firm based in Sacramento that strives to advance the policy interests of public agencies. Within three weeks’ time, and in advance of a strict legislative deadline, RPPG in consultation with city staff drafted a new piece of legislation and worked with both legislators in San Mateo County and across the state to secure a legislative vehicle for Foster City. On February 18, Assemblymember Kevin Mullin formally introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 1029 which highlights the importance of preserving existing affordable housing stock when affordability covenants are set to expire.
Despite some initial pushback from opponents, AB 1029 continues to advance through the legislative process.
Moreover, as part of the firm’s scope of work, RPPG, in consultation with City staff, was tasked with drafting the City’s legislative platform and policy for City Council consideration. By adopting a legislative platform and policy, the City will enhance its capacity to monitor, analyze and respond to complex and swift moving legislation. Near the end of the legislative session each year, hundreds of bills are amended and move quickly through the process. Many of these bills have detrimental effects on public agencies. A legislative platform and policy allow advocates to quickly educate lawmakers in Sacramento on how legislation will impact Foster City. Failure to do so will negatively impact Foster City’s ability to effectively engage in the State legislative process.
At the June 21, 2021, City Council meeting, staff and RPPG was directed to finalize a draft of the legislative platform and policy for formal consideration at the July 19, 2021 or August 2, 2021 City Council meeting.
ANALYSIS
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At its core, legislative advocacy is working with individual lawmakers (both within the City’s legislative district and out), committee staff, the Governor’s administration and regulatory officials to support the City’s cause, initiative, or policy goals.
Actual legislative advocacy is predicated on raising awareness and providing education. Not just to state officials, but to City staff, City Council, and residents. Being able to empower City Council, staff and by extension its advocacy team, is critical in any effort to advance legislative efforts. In an effort to drive awareness and educate Foster City and its residents, RPPG has provided approximately 90 deliverables to the City in six (6) months under contract, including but not limited to:
Updates issued by the Newsom Administration on COVID-19 operational protocols, funding, and state budget activities.
Detailed analysis on dozens of measures with direct impact to the City. Real time updates on the progress of Foster City’s sponsored legislation. Participating in several City Council meetings, subcommittees, and public forums.
One-on-One Meetings with all City department heads.
Providing opportunities for the City to establish and maintain relationships with Foster City legislative delegation as well as lawmakers across California.
In Sacramento, direct advocacy among other aspects ranges from working personally with a legislator, an aide, policy committee staff and the Administration on the wording of a bill, to mobilizing broad coalitions that align with the City’s cause. This includes educating legislators, supporters, and the public about the issue; working with the media; continuously seeking out allies; and being persistent over long periods of time.
Over time, a sustained legislative advocacy effort will help the city form strong allies.
Working with lawmakers and familiarizing them with your concerns often results in lawmakers even outside of a city’s legislative district become champions for your specific issues. Establishing personal relationships with legislators both in the City’s legislative district and outside of its district provides the City with credibility needed to have a meaningful impact in the legislative process. While there is no guarantee that a sustained effort will lead to success on one particular issue of importance; a lack of a sustained effort will lead to State polices that will remove local decision making and/or create new financial, legal, or operational challenges for Foster City.
For example, City Council has expressed strong concerns on SB 9 (Atkins). RPPG was able to secure significant amendments into SB 9. Originally, the bill would have allowed 10 units to be built on a parcel where one single-family unit currently sits. That number has been reduced to 4. The bill also requires a one-year owner occupied requirement prior to splitting a parcel. This is significant because it will create a deterrent for speculators/investors from buying properties, splitting lots and building multiple units. 153
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Despite the sustained opposition by the City, SB 9 is much improved from the date it was introduced.
Moreover, RPPG in conjunction with representatives with San Mateo County were successful in working with Assemblymember Mullin in securing $10million in the State Budget to backfill the County Vehicle License Fee (VLF) swap shortfall. Had this money not been appropriated in this year’s budget, Foster City would have lost approximately $206,000.
Tracking important legislation, assessing its potential impact to the city, and providing operational, policy and political counsel accordingly provides a clear picture of the legislative landscape. However, the City alone does not have the internal resources to perform this function internally. For context, in 2021, 2,721 individual pieces of legislation were introduced (1,779 in the Assembly, 942 in the Senate). Each State legislative session is broken up into two-year cycles. Currently the State Legislature is in year one of the current two-year legislative cycle (e.g., 2021 year 1 of 2, 2022, year 2 of 2). In 2022, State Lawmakers will introduce thousands more pieces of legislation. As it stands, RPPG is currently monitoring 519 pieces of legislation to assess potential impacts to Foster City.
Finally, one of the most fundamental pieces of a solid advocacy effort is the understanding that advocacy takes time and the proper foundation. Lawmakers are bombarded by thousands of requests for legislation. Sustained advocacy—both offensive and defensive requires a strong foundation. For Foster City to effectively engage and influence policy that will protect or benefit the City, it is important that the City adopt a combined legislative platform and policy.
Legislative Platform: A City’s legislative platform conveys to legislators, policymakers, the public, and the media where the City Council stands on important policy positions.
A legislative platform is a set of guiding principles that reflects the overarching ideals and vision of the City Council. This document is critical in an overall legislative advocacy program as it provides broad policy statements that enables the City and its legislative advocacy firm to sift through thousands of legislative proposals introduced each legislative session—elevating those measures most important to the City Council.
Similar to a strategic plan, a legislative platform provides a mechanism for staff and City Council to “be on the same page” and provides direction for the city as how to formally engage on legislation including introducing legislation, positioning, seeking amendments, or otherwise influence state policy for the betterment of Foster City.
The platform will allow the City to quickly engage on the most pressing State priorities that pose significant challenges for the Foster City, including but not limited to land use, affordable housing, loss of local control and public safety. The policy statements provided in the platform are consistent with the key priorities of Cal Cities and other 154
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local governments—however are reflective of the unique needs of Foster City residents and City Council goals. RPPG worked with city staff to ensure all statements are relevant to Foster City.
Addressing the City Council’s top priorities requires a multi-layered approach.
Maintaining and updating the legislative platform is an important component for the City’s overall legislative advocacy program. As a living document, it is recommended that the City’s legislative platform be reviewed and if needed, amended in the fall of each year in advance of each legislative year. This will ensure that the City Council’s ideals are reflected and will allow the City’s legislative advocacy consultants to actively engage on new state initiatives that affect the City’s interests.
Legislative Policy: It is important to recognize that the State legislative process does not face the same scrutiny and transparency requirements imposed on local government (e.g., Ralph M. Brown Act compliance). Additionally, the State legislative cycle moves fast and does not comport with Foster City bi-weekly City Council meeting schedule. In short, it is commonplace for pending state policy to be quickly amended, set for a hearing and advance through a considerable amount of the legislative process all before City Council would have an opportunity to place an item on the agenda, publicly review and recommend action.
A legislative policy simply establishes a formal process on the timing and manner in which the City will engage on legislation that falls within the scope of the approved legislative platform. In conjunction with an approved legislative platform, a legislative policy allows the City to quickly engage on these state policies that often move quickly.
It is common practice for municipalities across the state to have an established (combined) platform and policy to allow for the most effective engagement on legislation that falls within the scope of the approved legislative platform. Accordingly, legislation that is inconsistent with or silent in the City’s legislative platform may be placed on a public meeting agenda for consideration by the full City Council.
Recommendation 1: By motion, adopt the City of Foster City 2021 legislative platform and Policy, as drafted.
Recommendation 2: Suggest edits to legislative platform and policy at which time staff and RPPG will come back to City Council at a future date with revisions.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this effort.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREAS
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This action aligns with the City’s vision/mission by taking efficient actions that enhance neighborhood livability and quality of place for current and future generations. Engaging and having a voice on legislation will promote the values and priorities outlined in the City’s 2021 Strategic Priorities in all priority areas but most importantly “Smart Planning, Development and the Local Economy” and "Public Safety and Social Equity".
Attachments:
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CITY OF FOSTER CITY
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
PURPOSE
Foster City’s Legislative Platform confirms the City Council’s position on current issues with the potential to directly or indirectly impact the City. The legislative platform is a guiding document that the city will continue to work with constituents, consultants, and elected representatives to promote and preserve the City’s interest at the State level.
Each year, the City Council will consider modifying its platform by taking into consideration emerging and ongoing legislative trends, issues emerging locally that may require state policy reforms, Council’s annual strategic priorities, or other factors deemed appropriate by the City to ensure its policy statements reflect the direction of the Council.
Below are the Guiding Principles and Policy Statements that will allow City staff to address legislative and regulatory issues in a timely manner, without precluding the consideration of additional legislative and budget issues that may arise during the legislative session.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
I. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Support measures that enhance the ability for Council to achieve its strategic priorities. Oppose legislation that seeks to undermine the ability for Council to enact its long-term mission and vision for the City of Foster City.
II. PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL
Preserve and protect the City’s powers, duties, and prerogatives to enact local legislation and policy direction concerning local affairs, local land use and oppose legislation that preempts local authority. Local agencies should preserve authority and accountability for revenues raised and services provided.
III. PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY
Support measures that promote fiscal stability, predictability, financial independence, and preserve the City’s revenue base and maximum local control over local government budgeting. Oppose measures that shift local funds to the County, State or Federal Governments and/or make cities more dependent on the County, State or Federal Governments for financial stability, such as unfunded mandates or mandated costs with no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits.
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IV. SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Support opportunities that allow the city to compete for its fair share of regional, state, and federal funding. Support funding for programs with combined benefits to air quality, water quality, affordable housing, public safety, public transit and public health.
LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM STATEMENTS
Administration, Human Resources and Risk Management
Support maximum flexibility for local government in contracting and contract negotiations.
Support legislation that promotes efforts to advance workplace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Support legislation that facilitates the ability of local government to share resources to increase efficiencies and decrease costs, including local efforts to address regional management of fire services.
Monitor and evaluate Proposition 13 and city and county tax apportionment proposals.
Monitor and evaluate all proposals that include an unfunded mandate to local governments.
Oppose any amendment to the redistribution of sales and use taxes which will affect the city and its ability to provide city services and thereby cause a negative fiscal impact.
Support long term statutory solutions to adequately reimburse cities from the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Swap of 2004 as well as short term, temporary adjustments.
Oppose measures that reduce local control over employee relations issues or mandate new or enhanced local government employee benefits. Oppose measures that impose compulsory and binding arbitration with respect to employees.
Support efforts to maintain fiscal solvency with respect to unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liability. Support efforts that decrease local costs.
Governmental Transparency and Public Access
Support legislation that balances increased public trust, confidence and access to public meetings while realizing the fiscal and operational constraints of local government.
Support legislation that would increase civic participation and engagement including the continued allowance of legislative subcommittees, advisory committees, and commissions to participate virtually (post COVID-19 state of emergency) without physical location posting requirements under the Ralph M. 158
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Support legislation that would permit a minority amount of virtual council member participate without physical location posting, so long as a physical in-person quorum is present.
Support state funding efforts to assist with enhanced public access for members of the community.
Oppose legislation that would incentivize increased litigation by removing safe harbor provisions permitted in the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). Oppose legislation that drive up the cost of municipal elections through unnecessary new requirements.
Support legislation that would permit the City to provide electronic copies of documents to satisfy requirements in the California Public Records Act. Monitor and evaluate proposals that create new mandates under the California Public Records Act without state reimbursement provisions. Monitor an evaluate proposals that requires a one-size-fits-all to local retention polices.
Economic Development
Support international, statewide, regional and local efforts to attract, retain and provide resources for current and future technology based, commercial and industrial businesses.
Support efforts to provide funding mechanisms for economic development tools including infrastructure investment, housing, and economic development. Support policies and programs that encourage working with other cities, counties, and government agencies to jointly leverage resources and assets to create and strengthen economic clusters within the region.
Support policies, projects, programs, and regulations for diversifying Foster City’s primary economic base and facilitating investment that will result in maintaining or growing local jobs and creating an environment that is attractive to current and emerging industries.
Support economic development initiatives that preserve and enhance a positive business climate and maintain and grow the business tax base. Maintain an equitable program for the continued disbursement of sales and use taxes which reflect local impacts on various communities.
Environment
Support legislation that provides funding opportunities focused on coordinating sustainable planning practices in the areas of environment, transportation, housing, and economic development.
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Support legislation that collectively and collaboratively mitigates the effects of sea level rise.
Air Quality
Support continued funding and incentives to local agencies to work together to improve air quality through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, use of clean energy and advancing economic and technical developments. Oppose any policy or guidelines of the California Air Resources Board, or any other agency, that limits local discretion of mixed-use development projects near multi- modal transportation centers.
Support policies, guidelines, incentives, and funding for programs with combined benefits to air quality, water quality, housing, infrastructure (including multi-modal transportation systems) and public health.
Natural Hazards
Support programs which provide funding to hazard mitigation projects, such as flood protection measures, including those identified in a FEMA-approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Support funding of state efforts to update and prepare earthquake hazard mapping.
Solid Waste and Recycling
Support measures that maintain and enhance local authority and economic flexibility to regulate solid waste and recyclables.
Support measures that promote procurement and market development of recyclable and recycled materials.
Support legislation that facilitates development of local and regional recycling and composting facilities.
Water Quality and Water Supply
Support and monitor legislation that would increase the availability of, and funding for, water conservation, water reuse technologies, water recycling, local water storage and other water supply technologies.
Support the enhancement of a reliable and sustainable water supply for California. Support measures to increase water supply and improve water quality in the region, including drought relief legislation.
Support funding opportunities that are provided to local jurisdictions through past and future bond opportunities.
Support legislation or regulatory efforts that reflects the realities of persistent drought conditions and impacts associated with reduced water supply including meeting state mandated regional housing needs assessment (RHNA) targets and 160
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other housing mandates.
Oppose new fees on water that does not benefit ratepayers.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Support all efforts to create efficiencies within CEQA and support local discretion and planning efforts to limit delays.
Support legislation that prevents CEQA lawsuits from being filed for any reason other than a bonafide environmental impact.
Support legislation that streamlines federal and state environmental review processes and limits court reviews of environmental documentation.
Land Use Planning and Housing
Support efforts to strengthen the legal and fiscal capability of local agencies to prepare, adopt and implement plans for orderly growth, development, beautification and conservation of local planning areas. Support housing measures that promote the preservation of existing affordable housing and the development and enhancement of safe and affordable housing and accessible housing within the City for all economic segments of the population, while still preserving local control.
Support funding opportunities that are provided to local jurisdictions through statewide bond efforts.
Oppose measures to withhold funding dedicated to transportation funding unless proposed housing goals are being met.
Oppose measures which would undermine established general plan, zoning and housing documents.
Oppose measures which undermine the planning vision of local government and contradict the expectations of our community, which includes projects mitigation their impacts.
Support measures which support meeting the State’s planning goals while maintaining local control, ensuring communities evolve in a manner that reflects the will of the residents and protects the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
Homelessness
Support efforts to increase funding for the development of permanent supportive housing, including resources to finance the development of new units and resources to provide long term sustainability for supportive services. Support efforts to increase Federal and State funding to prevent and reduce homelessness in San Mateo County.
Support funding and legislation that provides resources for local agencies to provide referral services for persons experiencing homelessness. 161
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Support measures that provide resources to address the mental health needs of persons experiencing homelessness.
Libraries
Support full funding of the Public Library fund and other local public library programs.
Support legislation that preserves library patron privacy.
Energy
Support legislation that promotes the development and long-term sustainability of locally run Community Choice Aggregators (CCA).
Support legislation that promotes ratepayer equity between CCA’s and other public and private electrical utilities.
Oppose legislative attempts that shift wildfire costs associated with investor owned utility-caused events to the city and its residents.
Parks and Recreation
Support legislation and funding opportunities (e.g. federal and state park grant funds, conservancy grant funds, project mitigation funds, etc.) that helps cities build better, stronger communities by providing funding to improve air, water, parks, open space, natural resources, historic preservation, the arts and cultural resources.
Promote local agency control over policies that recognize the benefits of parks and recreation facilities.
Oppose efforts that erode funding for vital regional and community services that negatively impact Californian's access to parks, open space, bike lanes, after school programming, youth services, senior services, food programs, facilities that promote physical activity, protect natural resources, and strengthen safety and security.
Public Safety/Police
Support legislation that strengthens community-oriented public safety policies. Support legislation that would increase accountability and transparency and law enforcement agencies and personnel.
Support legislation that strengthens local law enforcement. Support legislation that strengthens penalties for repeat drug and property crime offenders.
Monitor legislation on implementation of best practices regarding law enforcement procedures.
Support measures that protect children and youth from exposure to tobacco and 162
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tobacco related projects such as e-cigarettes.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Support local control of emergency medical services and ambulance services, including pre-hospital care and transport.
Support local determination of adequate staffing based on data and analytics.
Cannabis
Oppose legislation seeking to undermine a locally adopted ordinance pertaining to the regulation, land use, and enforcement authority of medical and adult-use cannabis.
Transportation
Support legislation that would increase funding for local transportation projects including road resurfacing projects, green infrastructure projects, local transit projects, adding bicycle lanes, sidewalks and trails throughout the city where appropriate, programs that facilitate development-oriented transit and transit- oriented development and enhancing pedestrian safety.
Support increased State and Federal funding of transportation improvements with regional or sub-regional benefits for all modes of transportation. Support protection of dedicated transportation-related tax revenues and enhance the ability of local agencies to finance local transportation programs and facilities. Support joint planning efforts and projects with Foster City’s border cities on traffic congestion relief projects.
Public Works and Utilities
Support legislation that preserves net neutrality.
Support funding for broadband middle and last mile expenditures. Oppose measure that undermine local decision making in installation of broadband services.
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LEGISLATIVE POLICY
The intent of the legislative policy is to codify a process to allow the City to have quick and sustained engagement on legislative issues important to the City.
The City Manager will identify and inform Council on proposed legislation and other policy related matters that may have a direct and significant impact on the city’s fiscal, operational, and environmental health, and the overall quality of life enjoyed by Foster City residents and other stakeholders. This policy is not intended to limit the prerogative of individual Councilmembers from expressing their individual support for or opposition to any Local measure, or State proposition, State or Federal legislation, or grassroots advocacy actions. However, in doing so, the member should clearly state that they are speaking for themselves, not on behalf of the Council or the City.
Position Adoption
In consultation with the Mayor, the City Manager shall be permitted to exercise discretion to adopt a formal legislative position without taking items to the full council so long as that the proposed position is in accordance with the City Councils adopted legislative platform.
In the case where a pending state legislative proposal falls outside of the scope of the approved legislative platform, that item will be placed on a future council agenda for review and consideration by the full council.
Legislative Positions
The City’s legislative positions, as further defined below, may be supported with additional advocacy efforts, including but not limited to:
Position letters, including updating said letters as legislation is amended and/ or advances through the process, fact sheets, and other legislative advocacy support materials.
Preparing staff and councilmember testimony to legislative committees and other legislative and regulatory bodies; and
In person meetings and phone calls with members of legislative and regulatory agencies.
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Possible position that can be adopted on legislation include:
Support – A support position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is in favor of the legislation in question. Support if Amended – A support if amended position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is in favor of the legislation in question, if the requested changes are adopted. Oppose – An oppose position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agency, and other stakeholders that Foster City is against the legislation in question. Oppose Unless Amended – An oppose unless amended position indicates to the legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is against the legislation in question, unless the requested changes are adopted. Neutral – A neutral position indicates to the corresponding legislature, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, that Foster City is impartial on the legislation in question and does not wish to take a position or has formally removed their prior adopted position due to changes being made to the legislation or proposal (e.g., a bill that the city had an “oppose unless amended” position on was amended to address concerns, therefore the City is formally withdrawing its opposition and moving to a “Neutral” position).
Watch – A watch is traditionally an internal position which indicates the City of Foster City is monitoring the legislation. Should the bill be amended the City reserves its right to adopt a position as indicated above.
Council Communication
In order to ensure that the full Council is apprised of the City’s position, the City Manager shall notify the Council of an adopted legislative position. Furthermore, the City’s legislative consultant and/or staff shall provide biweekly state legislative tracking documents outlining priority legislation, status, and the City’s position if one has been adopted. The City’s legislative consultant and/or City staff shall provide detailed periodic written updates to the full Council during key state legislative deadlines throughout each year.
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DATE: November 6, 2023
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City Manager
FROM: Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City Manager
Dane Hutchings, Managing Director, Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG)
DEPARTMENT: City Manager
SUBJECT: DRAFT 2024 STATE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND POLICY
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council, by Minute Order, review, discuss, and provide feedback on the attached Draft 2024 State Legislative Platform and Policy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
State legislation has the potential to have direct and significant impacts on a city’s legal authority; fiscal, operational, and environmental stability. Active legislative engagement protects and enhances the interests of Foster City’s residents and businesses. A legislative platform and corresponding policy enable the City to proactively engage on a wide variety of state legislative proposals that may impact the City’s ability to operate effectively. The platforms convey to legislators, policymakers, and the public where the City stands on important policy issues and legislative proposals. Upon City Council approval, the platform will assist staff and the City’s legislative advocacy firm, RPPG, to respond swiftly to the rapidly changing nature of legislative proposals throughout the year.
Earlier this year, the City Council adopted its key priorities and initiatives for Calendar Year 2023. One of the goals that the Council identified was to establish a legislative platform to guide and advance the City’s advocacy efforts. A deliverable identified
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under this goal was to present a legislative platform and policy for Council consideration and adoption.
In August, City staff and RPPG held one-on-one deep dive sessions with each member of the Council for the purposes of developing the legislative platform. The ultimate goal was to craft a legislative platform that provides a framework that staff, and the consultant can continue to build upon each year. A primary takeaway from those meetings was the desire that staff bring back a reduced version of the platform for discussion versus the more comprehensive platform that was presented to Council in 2021.
As such, the 2024 Draft State Legislative Platform and Policy attached (Attachment 1) is a simplified version of what was presented to Council back in 2021. Should Council find the draft acceptable, staff proposes to bring back the final legislative platform and policy document for Council’s consideration and adoption as a consent item at the December 18, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
At its core, legislative advocacy is working with individual lawmakers both within the City’s legislative district and those throughout the state, committee staff, the Governor’s administration and regulatory officials to support the City’s cause, initiatives, goals, policies, and priorities.
A legislative platform is a set of guiding principles that reflects the overarching ideals and priorities of the Council. In 2023 alone, the State legislature introduced a total of 3,030 individual pieces legislative and budgetary items. Having a legislative platform is critical in the effectiveness of an overall legislative advocacy program as it provides broad policy statements that enables the City and its legislative advocacy firm to sift through the thousands of legislative proposals introduced each legislative session while elevating those measures that fall within the scope of the platform. The practice of adopting a legislative platform and policy is commonplace for public agencies that wish to have a sustained and engaged presence in the State legislative process.
The platform is made up of policy statements, adopted by the City Council, that provides the framework for a city to respond to legislative issues of importance in a timely manner. A “legislative policy” is the procedure or approved process of adopting positions that align with the spirit of the legislative platform.
As noted previously, by adopting a legislative platform and policy, the City will enhance its ability to monitor, analyze, and respond to complex and swift moving legislation in a timely manner. Near the end of the legislative session each year, hundreds of bills are amended and move quickly through the process. Some of these bills could have detrimental effects or unintended consequences for public agencies. A legislative platform and policy allow advocates to quickly educate lawmakers in Sacramento on how legislation will impact Foster City.
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Additionally, it is important to recognize that the State legislative process does not face the same scrutiny and transparency requirements imposed on local government (e.g., Ralph M. Brown Act compliance). The State legislative cycle moves fast and does not comport with the local government deliberate process (e.g., bringing each bill of interest to the Council for review, and adoption of a formal position). Through the legislative platform, the Council would grant flexibility for staff and RPPG to continue to engage on legislation that aligns with and/or defends the principles of the Council-adopted legislative platform. Actions may include reissuance of city position letters, negotiating on specific amendments and actions to ensure the City’s position is well represented in State policies.
Earlier this year, the City Council adopted its key priorities and initiatives for the calendar year 2023. One of the goals that the Council identified was to establish a legislative platform to guide and advance the City’s advocacy efforts. A deliverable identified under this goal was to present a legislative platform and policy for Council consideration and adoption.
In August, City staff and RPPG held one-on-one deep dive sessions with each member of the Council as well as spent considerable time with department heads and the City Managers Office for the purposes of developing the legislative platform. Meetings primarily focused on the following:
• State policies that have an impact on departmental operations • Assessing major issues/projects/initiatives that Council deemed important to the City and its residents.
• How best RPPG can support the City’s legislative advocacy efforts.
Addressing the City Council’s top priorities requires a multi-layered approach.
Maintaining and updating the legislative platform is an important component for the City’s overall legislative advocacy program. As a living document, it is recommended that the City’s legislative platform be reviewed and amended every other year in conjunction with the beginning of each two-year legislative session. However, should Council express an interest to make adjustments sooner, the process can be conducted on an annual basis.
Sustained engagement would include allowing staff and by extension, RPPG, to update and reissue policy letters as legislation is amended, actively engage with the City’s legislative delegation and other stakeholders on legislation that the Council has adopted a position on, as well as negotiate on bills and seek amendments in legislation to best position the City.
Each legislative session, the City Council will consider modifying its platform by taking into consideration emerging and ongoing legislative trends, issues emerging locally that may require state policy reforms, Council’s annual strategic priorities, or other factors deemed appropriate by the City to ensure its policy statements reflect the direction of the Council.
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Using the approved Legislative Platform as a guide, the legislative policy outlines the formal process for responding to legislative proposals in a streamlined manner as follows:
1. Once a determination is made that a legislative proposal may impact the City, a letter outlining the City’s position (support, support if amended, oppose, oppose unless amended) will be drafted for the Mayor’s signature.
2. If the Mayor is unavailable, the Vice Mayor will sign the position letter.
3. If a legislative issue is not addressed in the adopted Legislative Platform but impacts the City, staff will place the matter on the City Council agenda for consideration.
4. The position letter will be sent to the bill’s author, the City’s legislative representatives, League of California Cities (Cal Cities), and other stakeholders as deemed appropriate.
5. A copy of the final letter will be distributed to the full City Council from the City Managers Office.
California Environmental Quality Act
The action proposed herein is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this effort. However, future funding will be required for continued legislative advocacy support services.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
Smart Planning, Development, and the Local Economy
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - 2024 Draft State Legislative Platform and Policy
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2023 END OF YEAR REPORT
City of Foster City
Prepared By:
Dane Hutchings
Managing Director
Phone: (916) 230- 6935
[email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TRANSMITTAL LETTER ...................................................................................... 3 2023: YEAR IN REVIEW ....................................................................................... 5 RPPG/CITY OF FOSTER CITY HIGHLIGHTS 2023 ............................................ 7 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ................................................................... 8 CLIENT COMMUNICATION ............................................................................... 10 OTHER RPPG EFFORTS .................................................................................. 11 LOOKING AHEAD: 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION .......................................... 12 CHANGE IN COMMITTEE CHAIRS................................................................... 12 LOOMING BUDGET DEFICIT ............................................................................ 13 A SLOWDOWN IN HOUSING LEGISLATION…NOT SO FAST ....................... 13 GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY ACT ........................................................... 14 CLIMATE BOND ................................................................................................ 14 WILDFIRE INSURANCE .................................................................................... 14 GRANT WRITING SERVICE: STATUS UPDATE .............................................. 16 LOOKING AHEAD: 2024 GRANT FUNDING ..................................................... 17 TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................................... 18 PARKS AND RECREATION .............................................................................. 21 FIRE RESPONSE AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION .............................................. 22 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.................................................................... 23 SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION ............................................ 25 WATER QUALITY AND CONSERVATION ....................................................... 27 ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 28 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE .................................................... 30 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................... 31 HAZARD MITIGATION ....................................................................................... 31
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TRANSMITTAL LETTER
November 15, 2023
To: Stefan Chatwin
City Manager
City of Foster City
From: Dane Hutchings
Managing Director
Renne Public Policy Group
Dear Mr. Chatwin,
On behalf of the Renne Public Law Group, LLP [DBA Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG)], I want to thank you, your team, and the City of Foster City, City Council for engaging our firm for state legislative advocacy services. This end of year report provides an overview of the services provided by our firm to the City of Foster City during the 2023 legislative year, as well as insights and potential next steps in preparation for the 2024 legislative year. Additionally, this report provides a recap on efforts cu rrently underway for the 2024 legislative session and our firm’s initial assessment of eligible grant funding opportunities.
Over the past year, RPPG has worked with your staff to take an aggressive approach to raise the City’s profile and to build relationships with the Administration, state agencies, and Members of the Legislature. 2023 proved to be a productive year in continuing the City’s presence and educating decision makers about the City’s top priorities.
RPPG engaged on state legislative measures in the areas of housing, land use, climate, transportation, as well as on governmental operations and employment issues with specific applicability to the City. This resulted in over 230 individual “touchpoints”, either with the City or on behalf of the City. Deliverables included drafting memos, providing legislative analysis, advising City staff, meeting with state lawmakers or their staff, drafting state and federal position letters, etc. We monitored and/or engaged on over 1,490 pieces of state legislation. In total, the City of Foster City officially positioned on five pieces of state legislation and one budget measure in 2023 (six measures in total). We are proud that we were able to deliver favorable outcomes on all six action RPPG was directed to engage on.
Despite only adopting formal positions on six measures, the City requested information, analysis and feedback on dozens of issues to assess potential impacts. We worked with your staff to provide clarity on issues through the following mechanisms: drafting memos, providing information on administrative actions, and providing detailed policy and political analysis on multiple items of interest to the City.
Moreover, we worked closely with departmental staff, providing ongoing research and support on a variety of state and federal grant programs. As detailed further in this report, in addition to assisting on grants, RPPG worked with City staff on how to prepare for upcoming grant opportunities to ensure applications are competitive. RPPG’s Grant Services team worked closely with staff to screen potential projects for Community Project Funding (CPF) requests to Rep. Mullin’s office for the FY 24 federal budget development cycle. This included a thorough review of CPF program guidelines and assessment of which available funding accounts aligned with the different project concepts. RPPG’s Director of Grant Services
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prepared a successful CPF application that will bring $1.3 million to Foster City to address seismic vulnerabilities for the Lagoon Pump Station.
We are grateful that the City will continue its relationship with RPPG moving into the 2024 legislative session. Despite our team’s success on behalf of the City, we believe there is still much more work to be done, and we certainly do not take this responsibility lightly. Thank you once again for the opportunity to serve the City of Foster City. We look forward to continuing our partnership and building on the success we have achieved.
Sincerely,
Dane Hutchings
Managing Director
Renne Public Policy Group
CC: Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City Manager, City of Foster City
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2023: YEAR IN REVIEW
The 2023-2024 session of the California State Legislature began with both houses convening in early December 2022 for an organizational session. During this time, Members in each house took their oaths of office and passed their respective chamber rules. The first formal action taken by the Assembly was to adopt a leadership transition plan (House Resolution H.R. 1) which solidified the transition of Assembly Speakership from Anthony Rendon (D, Lakewood) to Robert Rivas (D, Hollister) effective July 1, 2023.
In the Senate, Toni Atkins (D, San Diego) was re -elected President pro Tempore and Mike McGuire (D, Healdsburg) was re-elected as Majority Leader. However, there was a changing of the guard on the Senate Republican side with Brian Jones (R, Santee) replacing Scott Wilk (R, Santa Clarita) as Minority Leader.
Additionally in December, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a special legislative session to introduce a gasoline price gouging measure in response to rapidly rising prices at the pump throughout the state during 2022. The measure, SBX1 -2
, was carried by Senator Nancy Skinner (D, Berkeley) and authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to set a maximum gross gasoline refining margin and to establish a penalty if this margin is exceeded. The measure was signed into law by the Governor on March 28 and went into effect on June 26. While this measure did not have a direct impact on local government authority or operations, RPPG closely monitored this action to ensure that there was momentum to modify SB 1 allocations.
The Legislature reconvened for the regular 23-24 legislative session the first week of January 2023. With 35 newly elected Members coming to Sacramento (25 Assemblymembers and 10 Senators), California saw the largest number of new state- elected representatives join the Legislature since modified constitutional term limits for state lawmakers were approved by the voters in 2012.
While historically new legislators tend to ease into their newly minted roles—introducing only a handful of new legislation in year one—this new class took a different approach. As a result, we saw more than 3,000 individual legislative and budgetary measures introduced in 2023 alone. This was the most in the first year of session in more than a decade. Major themes and priorities of the 2023 session included:
• Major overhaul of the state’s behavioral health system and its funding. • Policies that further streamlined housing production and fast-tracked critical infrastructure projects.
• Significant labor dispensations and extensions.
• Attempts to address the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
• Preparation and mitigation for climate change.
• Advancement of several constitutional amendments and statewide funding measures for voter consideration in 2024.
In early January, Governor Newsom unveiled his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2023-2024. Contrary to the historic budget surpluses in the previous fiscal years, the Governor confirmed that the state was projecting a $22 billion deficit moving into the new year. Factors the Administration cited included a drop in anticipated personal income tax revenues, a generally slowing economy, high inflation, and Federal Reserve interest rate increases. Despite these negative drags on the economy, the Administration did not project a recession in the budget. In respons e, the Administration proposed a combination of triggered spending cuts, funding delays, shifts in funding sources, and the issuance of bonds to close the gap and pass a balanced budget.
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Given the sheer volume of legislation introduced, the spring of 2023 was a remarkably hectic time for the Legislature and advocates alike. All told there were more than 150 legislative, fiscal, and budgetary hearings dispensing with measures that directly impacted local government. The timing of these policy hearings coincided directly with Governor Newsom’s “May Revise” in which the Administration proposed an increase of $9 billion in total spending along with an increase in the state’s projected deficit —now surpassing $30 billion.
All told the final FY 23-24 budget consisted of $310 billion in total spending. The final budget advanced by the Legislature contained appropriate cuts to close the $31.5 billion deficit and was signed by the Governor on June 27 to adhere to constitutional deadlines. The Administration’s and Legislature’s priorities in the FY 23-24 budget were consistent with previous years which dedicated funding to homelessness, climate change, healthcare, education, and housing.
Governor Newsom, along with Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D, Thousand Oaks) and Senator Susan Eggman (D, Stockton), announced in mid-June a behavioral health policy package. The two measures that comprise this behavioral health package, AB 531 (Irwin) and SB 326 (Eggman), were signed into law on
October 12 and will be put to voters on the March 2024 ballot as Proposition 1. AB 531 will provide $6.38 billion in new funding for behavioral health infrastructure efforts. In response to a strong lobbying effort from local government advocates, the measure was amended in the eleventh hour to increase the total funding amount and to provide direct allocation to cities. SB 326 will rename and modernize the Mental Health Services Act passed by the voters as Proposition 63 in November 2004. AB 531 and SB 326 received bipartisan support on both the Assembly and Senate Floors.
Robert Rivas was sworn in as the 71
st Speaker of the State Assembly on June 30. He made several changes to Assembly leadership on July 3, including appointing Isaac Bryan (D, Los Angeles) as the new Majority Leader and Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D, Winters) as the new Speaker pro Tempore. Additionally, Juan Carrillo (D, Palmdale) was appointed the new chair of the Local Government Committee. Speaker Rivas was elected to the Legislature in 2018 and with 12- year term limits could potentially hold his leadership position until he terms out in 2030.
Senator Atkins announced in late August that the Senate Democratic Caucus had determined that Senator McGuire will be the Pro Tem “Designee”, with a specific transition date to be announced in January 2024.
Senator Atkins has served in the Legislature since 2012. As an Assemblymember she rose to power — becoming Speaker of the Assembly from 2014-2016 before running for State Senate. Senator Atkins then became the Pro Tem of the Senate in 2018. She terms out of the Legislature in 2024. Senator McGuire was elected to the Senate in 2014 and has served as Majority Leader since 2022. He terms out of the Legislature in 2026 and has filed paperwork to run for Insurance Commissioner.
By the evening of September 14, the legislature had advanced a total of 1,046 bills to the Governor for his consideration. By October 14, the Governor had signed 890 measures into law and vetoed 156—an approximate rate of 85% to 15%. The Legislature is now adjourned and will resume the second year of the two-year legislative session on January 3, 2024.
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RPPG/CITY OF FOSTER CITY HIGHLIGHTS 2023
COMBINED DELIVERABLES AND TOUCHPOINTS
PROVIDED TO AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
Legislative updates, legislative and budgetary position letters, policy, and political analysis, meetings with City and/or state legislature on behalf of the City.
*As of October 31
SUCCESS RATE ON LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT
— MAKING THE CITY’S VOICE HEARD
RPPG achieved the desired outcome or secured critical
amendments to dramatically reduce adverse impacts on the City. (6 desired outcomes based on RPPG’s engagement out of 6 total)
PIECES OF LEGISLATION TRACKED ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY
Legislation tracked and assessed for impacts on City
operations, legal and/or local decision making.
230+
IN REVENUE PROTECTED
Amount of funds that RPPG was able to secure in previously promised vehicle license fees (VLF) in the fiscal year 2023- 2024 budget that was owed to the City.
$676K+
IN STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING SECURED
Combined funds that RPPG secured for the City from state and federal grants.
$1.3M
1,490+
100%
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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
At its core, legislative advocacy is working with individual lawmakers (both within the City’s legislative district and out), committee staff, the Governor’s administration, and regulatory officials to support the City’s policy goals. Equally important is the ability to work with those same stakeholders to mitigate legal, operational, or fiscal impacts that state legislation may have on the City of Foster City.
Successful legislative advocacy is predicated on raising awareness and education. Being able to empower City Council, staff, and the City’s advocacy team are critical in any effort to advance legislative efforts. In Sacramento, direct advocacy can range fr om working personally with a legislator, an aide, policy committee staff, and/or the Administration on the wording of a bill, to mobilizing broad coalitions that align with the City’s cause. This work includes educating legislators, supporters, and the public about the issue, working with the media, and continuously seeking out allies and being persistent over long periods of time.
Over time, a sustained legislative advocacy effort will help the City form strong allies. Working with lawmakers and familiarizing them with your concerns often results in lawmakers, even those outside of your legislative district, becoming champions for your specific issues. Establishing personal relationships with legislators, both in the City’s legislative district and outside of its district , provides the City with the credibility needed to have a meaningful impact during the legislative process. While there is no guarantee that a sustained effort will lead to success on any particular issue of importance, a lack of a sustained effort will lead to state policies that will remove local decision making and create new financial, legal, or operational challenges for the City of Foster City . Below is a condensed narrative outlining many of the highlights and key performance indicators of success during the 2023 legislative session.
Highlights: Legislative Advocacy Success
Protect Critical Vehicle Licensing Fee Revenue Backfill (City Position, Support) Each year, San Mateo County (SMC) along with the taxing agencies within the county engage the Administration in ongoing—and at times contentious negotiations regarding the backfill of Vehicle Licensing Fees (VLF). Ensuring that the State adheres to its legal obligation to backfill these revenues requires a sustainable level of engagement with a broad coalition of stakeholders. As the backfill amount continues to grow, securing this revenue via the budget process has become increasingly challenging.
This year, the total backfill request for the entire county came in at $32,898,051—of which $676,977 was allocated to the City of Foster City.
Using the projected budget deficit as political cover—the Newsom Administration did not include the backfill request amount in the January Budget proposal. This was the first time since the inception of this issue (dating back to Governor Schwarzenegger) that the Administration did not include this allocation. In response, RPPG worked alongside San Mateo County’s lobbying team in advocating for the City on this issue. In addition, we worked with Assemblymember Papan providing her staff three separate in- depth policy briefings on the issue—as well as providing the Member with City-specific talking points in advance of her meeting with Administration officials.
In response to our sustained engagement with Assembly and Senate Budget committees, we were successful in getting VLF funding discussed as an action item during March budget hearings. Despite the robust discussion—including testimony from RPPG and other stakeholders in support, the Administration still did not include the backfill amount in its May Revise budget proposal. While this was truly an unprecedented moment, our team along with the broader coalition pushed forward, meeting several times
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with the entire SMC delegation, legislative budget staff, Department of Finance, and worked extremely close with Assemblymember Papan and Senator Becker’s Capitol staff in pushing hard for this inclusion.
As a result, we were successful in securing the $32,898,051 total backfill allocation in the final budget package. This is an issue that will be ongoing as we seek a more permanent solution in the 2024 legislative session and beyond.
AB 309 (Lee) The Social Housing Act (City Position, Oppose Unless Amended) On July 13, Assemblymember Alex Lee (D, San Jose) significantly amended his Assembly Bill (AB) 309 which would have created a statewide Social Housing Act pilot program. In short, the measure would have required the California Department of General Services (DGS) to build three social housing projects on state-owned land. Moreover, the pilot program raised several policy questions and provided virtually zero requirements that local agencies be consulted prior to project approvals. RPPG provided the City wit h a detailed policy analysis on the amended measure and engaged directly with the Assemblymember, the Senate Appropriations staff and the Newsom Administration to express concerns about such a drastic policy shift leading into the last month of the legislative session. We also worked with DGS to highlight the cost drivers to their agency prior to the Senate Appropriations analysis. As a result, the Department of Finance assessed costs ranging from $350-400 million to comply with the measure. Despite the new costs to the State, AB 309 did advance to the Governor for his consideration. RPPG met with the Administration in advance of the bill passing out of the Legislature to express our policy concerns with this approach.
On October 7, Governor Newsom vetoed AB 309. In his veto message the Governor States:
“This bill infringes on state sovereignty over state -owned real property… and could potentially cost the state several hundred million dollars in capital expenditures…This bill creates new additional cost pressures and must be considered in the annual budget in the context of all state funding priorities.”
SB 532 (Wiener) San Francisco Bay area toll bridges: tolls: transit operating expenses (City Position, Oppose)
SB 532 was a gut-and-amend- measure—meaning all of the original content in this measure was stripped and replaced with a new policy proposal. As amended, SB 532 would have temporarily increased each of the seven state-owned toll bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area by $1.50 with annual COLA increases.
Further the measure have required these additional revenues to be directed to various mass -transit operators instead of bridge infrastructure maintenance and improvements. RPPG alerted the City as soon as the measure was amended, we then provided a detailed analysis of the measure and worked with City staff to brief the counsel of the potential impacts to City residents. Upon council direction to oppose the bill, RPPG immediately engaged. Several actions were taken including drafting a formal opposition letter, meeting with Senator Weiner’s staff to outline concerns and working with a group of likeminded stakeholders—including the Bay Area Council to highlight the policy flaws and disproportionate impacts this measure would have to vulnerable communities. While the measure did advance out of the Assembly Transportation Committee, the bill would not have received enough support to advance off of the Assembly Floor.
On August 23, Senator Weiner announced that he was pulling his bill from consideration— effectively stopping any further action on this issue for the remainder of the year.
Water Rights Bill Package:
SB 389 (Allen) State Water Resources Control Board: investigation of water right (City Position, change from Oppose to Neutral as Amended)
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AB 1337 (Wicks) State Water Resources Control Board: water diversion curtailment (City Position, Oppose)
AB 460 (Bauer-Kahan) State Water Resources Control Board: water rights and usage: interim relief: procedures (City Position, Oppose)
Dubbed the “Water Rights” bill package, three pieces of legislation were touted by supported as critical updates to the State Water Resources Control Board’s ability to make informed and timely water management decisions while building climate resilienc y for the future . In reality —however—these proposed measures fundamentally changed the implementation and enforcement of California’s water rights system. Collectively this package was an attack on the current water rights system and presented substantial alarming concerns for not only public water agencies, but to local agencies throughout the state and the communities they serve.
Californians throughout the state would have been directly impacted by uncertain delivery of water services and a potential spike in the cost of water if a local supply issue was created by the measures’ implementation. In fact, the Bay Area Water and Supply Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) stated that these measures “Threaten the security of our Bay Area water supplies and undermine the basic foundation of water management and water delivery.”
RPPG worked closely on behalf of the City with lead water advocates and a robust coalition of stakeholders to educate lawmakers on the direct concerns of their communities . We focused on both the over -reach and legal confusion that would be created by these proposed laws. Ultimately, stakeholders were able to successfully stop the forward motion of both AB 460 and AB 1337. SB 389 became the sole vehicle for negotiation, and after much effort and discussion, was amended to remove the concerns of the bulk of the stakeholder opposition coalition – including the City’s, who moved to neutral prior to the bill heading to the Governor’s desk.
AB 460 and AB 1337 were defeated by the opposition coalition.
On October 8, Governor Newsom signed SB 389 into law as substantially amended to remove the City’s opposition.
Client Communication
Client communication is a critical component of our overall advocacy approach. The better informed our clients are, the better the advocates we can be for them. One way to achieve this goal is to provide memos which include client -specific analyses of legislation, of regulatory matters, and of the over all legislative process, as needed. RPPG has sent more than 80 memos to your team in 2023 which have detailed legislative analyses that illustrate client-specific impacts and/or potential funding sources for the City and which keep it apprised of specific legislation and policies that may be of interest to the City or impact City operations, including but not limited to the following areas:
• State budget, including infrastructure trailer bills. • Constitutional amendments.
• Ballot measures.
• Regulatory actions.
• Transportation and public works.
• Housing, ADUs, land use, and homelessness.
• Public employer-employee relations and conditions.
• Potential state and federal grant opportunities.
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In 2023, RPPG has conducted bi- weekly Zoom meetings with the City to keep it updated on what is happening in Sacramento. We call these check -in meetings the “bookends”; in between these meetings, our team connects with City staff almost daily via calls and emails. We have also presented slide decks to staff and Council, as needed, on legislative developments and on the City’s engagement in the legislative process.
RPPG has also provided the City with a legislative summary each month which informs the City Council and staff of key developments in the Legislature and of announcements by the Administration, and which updates the City on any positioned legislation. Additionally, our team has provided Monthly Activity Reports, which detail every touchpoint RPPG has had with and on behalf of the City. These reports highlight work product, including:
• One-on-one “deep dive” meetings with City department heads. • Providing opportunities for the City to establish and maintain relationships with members of the Administration and its legislative delegation as well as lawmakers across California.
Other RPPG Efforts
At RPPG, the job does not begin and end with state legislative advocacy. We worked tirelessly throughout this year to assist the City of Foster City in any way we were able. This includes helping to solve local issues that have a state nexus, working with City staff on new policies of relevance, and providing education and awareness to City Council and staff.
Revisiting the City of Foster City’s Legislative Platform: The legislative platform is a set of guiding principles that reflects the overarching ideals and vision of the Council. This document is critical in an overall legislative advocacy program as it provides broad policy statements that enable the City and its legislative advocacy firm to sift through the thousands of legislative proposals introduced each legislative session. Having a solidified legislative platform will enable to City to establish an effective gameplan at the start of each legislative year.
This year, our team met with each individual councilmember to solicit feedback and input into the document. RPPG, along with city staff made wholesale changes to the proposed platform . Our team co- led an informational hearing in November of 2023 to allow council to revi se and further evaluate specific direction of the platform. After a robust discussion and further council direction, City staff believes that council will formally adopt its first legislative platform later this year.
Detailed Legislative Analysis: RPPG provided detailed analyses of several pieces of legislation. These analyses have been critical in helping the City assess potential implications that pending legislation may have on operations, local discretion, and/or authority. Examples include but are not limited to:
• Standalone analysis of ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry)
• Standalone analysis of ACA 13 (Ward)
• ACA 1 and ACA 13 and Interfacing with the CBRT measure, Combined Analysis • Standalone analysis of the proposed Government Transparency Act • Standalone analysis of Proposition 1: Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 • Standalone analysis of AB 309 (Lee)
• Standalone analysis of SB 532 (Wiener)
• Enacted Housing and Transportation Bills
• Summary of Enacted 2023 Surplus Land Act Bills, specifically SB 747 (Caballero), AB 480 (Ting), SB 229 (Umberg), SB 34 (Umberg), AB 129 (Budget Trailer Bill), AB 1734 (Jones-Sawyer), and AB 1469 (Kalra)
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• Update on the status of VLF funds
Updates on the Legislative and Fiscal Process: RPPG provided timely informational updates during critical stages of the budget and policy processes. These updates provided the City with the necessary situational awareness of statewide trends, fiscal updates, what the City is positioned on, and how RPPG is engaging on its behalf. Examples include but are not limited to reports on:
• Bill introduction deadline
• House of Origin deadline
• Suspense file updates
• End of session legislative update
• Budget updates: January proposal, May-Revise, June budget update, and final budget update • Budget Trailer bill update: Governor’s infrastructure package
Client-Specific Webinar on 2023 New Housing Laws: In an effort to provide unique value to the City.
Our team hosted a client-specific “new housing law” webinar on November 9, 2023. The 75-minute session aimed to drive awareness on the most impactful pieces of legislation, provide insight on imp lementation and answer any questions clients may have on a specific issue. Our team also provided a comprehensive power point presentation as well as additional analysis on recent changes to the surplus lands act.
LOOKING AHEAD: 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Change in Committee Chairs
With one of the most publicly contentious Assembly leadership changes in recent memory, it is a forgone conclusion that there will be major turnover in committee chairs. Upon the official transition, Speaker Rivas made swift changes to empower his closest allies—replacing Speaker Emeritus Rendon’s entire team.
However, given the timing of the transition, committee chairs have mostly stayed in place. As previously mentioned, the only two policy committee chair changes both have big impacts to local agencies with Isaac Bryan, the former Elections chair, elevated to Majority Leader and Cecilia Aguiar -Curry, former Local Government chair, elevated to Assembly Speaker pro Tempore. It is likely we will see major turnover in other committees directly impacting local government including Appropriations, Revenue and Taxation, Transportation, and others. Any such changes could potentially impact the pathway of priority legislation, either by creating new opportunities or further obstacles. It is widely anticipated that committee appointments will be announced sometime this month.
At his inaugural ceremony in the Capitol, Speaker Rivas spoke to tackling the state's housing and homelessness crises, improving public services and infrastructure, and combating climate change as his priorities. At the end of session, the current Chair of the Assembly Labor Committee credited the leadership of Rivas “for making labor legislation a priority and helping position it to pass.” Given the Speaker’s agricultural roots and strong personal lived experiences and ties to the labor movement, we can expect the Speaker to continue to put his power behind these proposals in 2024 and into the future. Just prior to the Assembly adjournment of the 2023 Legislative session, Speaker Rivas indicated 2024 would include a focus on homeowners’ insurance, housing, public safety, homelessness, and the fentanyl crisis. In late October, Speaker Rivas announced
the formation of a new Select Committee on Retail Theft, chaired by Assemblymember Rick Zbur (D, Los Angeles). In the announcement, the Speaker stated his "expectation that the retail theft select committee will act with focus and urgency.”
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We also may see changes to committee chairs in the Senate due to the President pro Tempore change from Senator Atkins to Senator McGuire, who are also similarly ideologically aligned. Senate committees for which turnover is most likely to impact local governments include Governance and Finance, Appropriations, and Judiciary. Although no changes in the Senate have yet been made, we can expect announcements in January after the leadership change becomes official. Given that Senator McGuire’s district is heavily affected by wildfires, it is likely that we will see this continue as a priority for the Legislature.
Looming Budget Deficit
As projected in the final budget released in June 2024 will see continued budgetary problems and likely additional cuts. The Legislature’s non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) recently released a report estimating that the FY 23- 24 budget solved a $27 billion deficit, which is notably below the $31.5 billion deficit that the budget closed. The LAO attributes this difference to policies that had originally been projected to be included in the FY 23-24 budget but were ultimately not enacted. The LAO had previously projected a $9 billion deficit for the next couple of budget cycles, though these forecasts may change when Governor Newsom releases his FY 24-25 budget proposal in January. It was projected in the May revision of the FY 23 -24 budget that in a recession scenario and depending on the circumstances, general fund revenues could shrink up to $100 billion below current projections through FY 26-27.
For local government, an extended period of state fiscal uncertainty has the potential of cutting both ways.
On the one hand, polices that aim to reduce local authority by mandating a new program have the potential of being held due to the state’s budgetary concerns associated with new state reimbursable mandates. On the other hand, the Legislature has a long history of raiding local budgets to close that gap on its own budgetary challenge. We have already seen the elimination of redevelopment agencies and the redirection of local property taxes to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund in order to close state budget gaps.
Local governments need to remain vigilant in aggressively fighting any attempts by the state to reduce local funding formulas, or other longstanding tools that local agencies rely on to provide critical services.
A Slowdown in Housing Legislation…Not so Fast
Over the past four years we have seen well over 120 new housing laws that are designed to increase the production of housing at all income levels. In 2023 alone we saw more than 150 housing-related measures introduced and about half of them were signed into law. Despite these legislative efforts, California has yet to realize the production boom that Governor Newsom has hoped for. Local government planning and land use is often easier for legislators to focus on rather than grappling with the realities of private markets, allocating major funding for subsidized housing, and challenging developers, environmental organizations, and other powerful interest groups. While local governments certainly have a responsibility to set the table and streamline local approval processes, it is arguable that much of this has already been addressed by layers of state laws, including many recently approved laws that local agencies are working diligently to implement.
To that end, an October 13, 2023 LA Times Editorial
, Jason Elliot, the Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff
and the Administration’s unofficial “Housing Czar”, was quoted saying, “The next challenge is implementing the ambitious housing laws that have been passed over the last seven years. All the pieces are in place.
It is now time for California to put those pieces to work, to permit the housing, to say yes to new housing and to hold local governments accountable for their responsibilities.”
So, will this mean a slowdown in the sheer volume of housing and homelessness -related legislation introduced next year? Likely not. It is expected that we will continue to see measures that aim to further
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bolster oversight and enforcement authority to the Attorney General and the Housing and Community Development Department. Moreover, it is likely that we will see more focus on measures that require local agencies to prioritize infill streamlining that fit within a jurisdiction’s Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), resulting in increased heights and densities near transit. Measures such as AB 68 (Ward), which did not advance this year, would have required local governments to demonstrate the necessity for housing growth in suburban areas in order to meet housing mandates. These policies will be a top priority for housing advocates.
Government Transparency Act
Earlier this year, nonprofit Consumer Watchdog proposed a ballot measure that, if passed by voters, would require a considerable increase in both state and local agency responsibility and cost, and would likely result in a high volume of frivolous litigation filed under the California Public Records Act. Titled the “Government Transparency Act”, it is currently in the process of qualifying for the November 2024 ballot.
Due to the severe costs that the requirements of the Act would impose on all public agencies, it is expected to face strong response from the Legislature and the Administration. The measure has until June 28, 2024, to qualify for the November ballot. Should this occur, we have major c oncerns that Legislature may cut a deal with ballot proponents by passing legislation which exempts the state while enacting the same or similar provisions currently being proposed impacting local government. Should a deal be reached, this would happen quickly, and we be in exchange for the proponents withdrawing the measure from the ballot.
Should this happen, local governments are at risk of being left “holding the bag”. We saw a similar process occur in 2018 when the California Business Roundtable pulled its tax measure in exchange for the state banning the ability of local governments to enact local soda taxes for 12 years.
Climate Bond
Given that Governor Newsom balanced the FY 23-24 budget on a future resources bond, and that climate remains a top priority for the Governor and the Legislature, we anticipate such a bond to continue to advance next year and to be put to voters on the November 2024 ballot. The bond authors, currently Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D, Coachella) and Senator Ben Allen (D, Malibu), and other stakeholders, are currently aiming for a bond in the $10-12 billion range. Both resources bonds, AB 1567 (Garcia) and SB 867 (Allen), are currently around $15 billion, but the determination of the final amount, what’s included, and which vehicle will carry the final package are all still under deliberation. Administration priorities will play a large role in shaping the end product. The expectation is that legislative leaders may push a bond through the legislative process much faster than usual in January so that stakeholders have ample time for voter outreach to be successful on the ballot. However, starker economic conditions may shape the final outcome and may change the overall debt load that the Governor is willing to endorse at the ballot box. Given the delay in income tax return collections due to IRS filing extensions, the Administration has warned the Governor’s January budget proposal may have to be premised on significantly limited revenue data. Timing of the bonds may be impacted and unable to move as quickly as legislative leaders hope while the state is forced to play catch up on determining updated projections based on final returns.
Wildfire Insurance
Governor Newsom signed an executive order on September 21 which requested that the Insurance Commissioner take regulatory action in the state’s insurance market. That same day, the Insurance Commissioner
announced a package of executive actions “aimed at improving insurance choices and protecting Californians from increasing climate threats while addressing the long-term sustainability of the
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nation’s largest insurance market.” Additionally, on October 9, the Assembly Insurance Committee and the Assembly Select Committee on Wildfire Prevention held an informational hearing on the state of the homeowner insurance market in California. Leaders agreed on the need for mitigation and for insurers to adjust rates based on mitigation efforts that homeowners have taken. However, there was disagreement whether insurance companies were taking an appropriate response to the wildfires. It is likely that this will be a hot topic in 2024, particularly given the new Senate President Pro Tempore, Mike McGuire, has a personal connection to the issue as his district has experienced multiple catastrophic wildfires in recent years. We anticipate we may see legislation in 2024 related to the homeowner insurance market, that may include measures relating to streamlining regulations, incentives for homeowners to t ake mitigation actions, or funding for communities to build additional defensible spaces.
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GRANT WRITING SERVICE: STATUS UPDATE
Over the past year, RPPG’s Grant Services Team has worked with the City of Foster City to provide information on potential grant opportunities, monitor funding cycles, and prepare competitive grant applications in collaboration with staff on behalf of the City.
More information regarding specific funding opportunities being tracked, pending application submittals, and federal earmark awards can be found in the tables below.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities – Indicated Interest & City Priorities
Grant Name Agency Amount Deadline Point of
Contact Notes
Coastal
Conservancy
Grants
Coastal
Conservancy TBD Ongoing Francine
Potential opportunity
to fund additional bay
trail improvements
related to levee
project. Met w/
Coastal Conservancy
and they were
interested in funding
improvements to the
trail. Will revisit
applying when timing
is right for project.
Assistance for
Latest and Zero
Building Energy
Code Adoption
U.S. Dept. of
Energy TBD Late 2024 TBD
Funding to facilitate
adoption and
implementation of
reach codes.
Small-Scale
Water Efficiency
Projects
U.S. BoR Maximum of
$100,000. Fall 2023 TBD
Total project cost
must be $225,000 or
less.
Pre-Disaster
Mitigation
Program
FEMA TBD TBD 2024 Francine
Will need to submit
application for funding
for pump station
retrofits after earmark
is approved.
Community
Policing
Development
U.S. DoJ –
COPS Office
Up to $50,000
for Microgrants TBD 2024 TBD
Potential funding
opportunities to
support City goals for
public safety.
One Bay Area
Grant – Round
4 MTC TBD TBD TBD
Opportunity to work
w/ SMCTA to develop
stronger proposals for
future rounds for
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regional
transportation
funding.
County
Manager
Program Fund
BAAQMD Unspecified Unspecified TBD
Potential funding for
traffic light
synchronization.
Hazard
Mitigation Grant
Program
CalOES No maximum
amount. Ongoing TBD
Potential funding for
lift station generator
replacements.
Grant Proposals Submitted and Pending
Grant Name Agency Amount Submitted Point of
Contact Description
Community
Project Funding Rep. Mullin $1,383,069 3/17/2023 Francine, Marlene
Submitted request for
Lagoon Pump Station
seismic retrofits.
Received update 7/14
that request was
included, but funding
amount was reduced.
Key Stats for Grant Service
Total Amount Awarded:
Total Amount Pending:
N/A
$1,383,069
Total Amount Applied For: $3,485,500
LOOKING AHEAD: 2024 GRANT FUNDING
Over the past several years, we have seen unprecedented levels of discretionary spending at the state and federal levels. However, due to the state budget deficit, trends in state spending will begin to decline.
California faces a $31.7 billion deficit to be addressed through various strategies such as funding delays, triggers, and reductions. Programs involving water conservation, climate action, parks, and libraries have been particularly impacted. Major programs involving transportation, public safety, h ousing, homelessness, and community infrastructure remain stable, and proposed solutions to close the deficit aim to make as little impact on discretionary spending as possible.
In tandem with state spending strategies, funding programs at the federal level, specifically from t he Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , will help mitigate the budget deficit. Funding for these programs remains stable, but may be impacted by the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election. It remains critically important that local governments prepare themselves to take advantage of these opportunities sooner rather than later.
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RPPG will continue to monitor new developments in the coming year as we look at these potential changes in the grant funding opportunity landscape. However, we encourage all clients to proactively begin considering potential projects that align with these grant programs to prepare for solicitation releases throughout the upcoming year.
Transportation
State Highway Operations and Protection Program
Through the 2023 State Budget, Caltrans will continue delivering over $20 billion in planned state highway repair and rehabilitation projects in the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP) over the next five years. SHOPP is a four -year document of projects that is adopted by the California Transportation Commission after holding at least two public hearings and a finding of consistency with the Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP). The adopted SHOPP is submitted to the Legislature and the Governor not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year.
• Deadline: 12/7/2023
• More information: https://catc.ca.gov/programs/state-highway-operation-and-protection-program
State Transportation and Improvement Program
STIP supports the implementation of regional Sustainable Community Strategies, as well as interregional travel. STIP is the biennial five-year plan adopted by the California Transportation Commission for future allocations of certain state transportation funds for state highway improvements, intercity rail, and regional highway and transit improvements. Guidelines for the 2024 STIP were released on August 16, 2023.
• Deadline: 12/15/2023
• More information: https://catc.ca.gov/programs/state-transportation-improvement-program
Transit and Intercity Rail Passenger Program
The Intercity Rail Passenger Program helps to reduce highway congestion and automobile fuel consumption while improving air quality and environmental protection by providing leadership in the planning and implementation of a passenger rail transportation system. Funding from this program will be disturbed by the California Transportation Agency through a population- based formula to regional transportation agencies. Informal Draft Guidelines for the program were released on September 1, 2023 and include allocation projections for each regional agency (pg. 4).
*Bay Area Clients Only: The Bay Area will receive nearly $800 million in TIRCP funds, which are likely to be used as matching funds to leverage federal grants for projects like BART Core Capacity and BART to Silicon Valley.
• Funding Cycle: TBD March 2024
• More information: https://calsta.ca.gov/subject-areas/transit-intercity-rail-capital-prog
Bridge Investment Program
The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act contains a $36.7 billion appropriation to establish the competitive Bridge Investment Grant Program. Funding will support projects that replace, rehabilitate,
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preserve, or protect one or more bridges on the National Bridge Inventory or projects that replace or rehabilitate culverts for the purpose of improving flood control and improved habitat connectivity for aquatic species.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. NOFA release scheduled for November 2023. • More Information: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/bip/
Note: The BIP – Large Bridge Projects application (separate from BIP Planning & Bridge Projects) is due November 27, 2023. This opportunity is for projects over $100 million.
Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
The Railroad Crossing Elimination Program is a competitive grant program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act. This program will provide funds for the elimination of hazards at railway - highway crossings. Funding will be available for both Construction Grants and Planning Grants. The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act allocates $500 million per fiscal year from FY 22 – FY 26, for a total of $2.5 billion in funding.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. NOFA release scheduled for November 2023. • More Information:
https://railroads.dot.gov/grants-loans/competitive-discretionary-grant- programs/railroad-crossing-elimination-grant-program
Active Transportation Program
The Active Transportation Program (ATP) was created by Senate Bill 99 to increase the proportion of trips accomplished by walking and biking, increase the safety and mobility of non- motorized users, advance efforts of regional agencies to achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals, enhance public health, and provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of users including disadvantaged communities. This year, the 2023 State Budget allocates $500 million for the next round of funding. Kick-Off meetings for ATP Cycle 7 hav e begun as of August 16, 2023.
• Funding Cycle: Application scheduled to open March 2024 with a due date of June 2024. • More information: https://catc.ca.gov/programs/active-transportation-program
Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)
Formerly known as the BUILD or TIGER grant, the RAISE program provides funds for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure that have a significant local or regional impact. RAISE applications can support either Planning Projects or Capital Projects. Research, demonstration, or pilot projects are only eligible if they will result in long -term, permanent surface transportation infrastructure that has independent utility. The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act allocated $7.5 billion in funding for the RAISE Grant Program over five fiscal years.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://www.transportation.gov/RAISEgrants
Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA)
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The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program awards competitive grants for multimodal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people in and across rural and urban areas. The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act allocated $8 billion in funding for the INFRA Grant Program over the next five fiscal years.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/infra-grants-program
Reconnecting Communities Program
In 2022, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created a $1 billion program at the Department of Transportation to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure – particularly historically disadvantaged communities too often nearly destroyed or cut in half by a highway. The Reconnecting Communities Program provides dedicated funding to state, local, metropolitan planning organizations, and Tribal governments for planning, design, demolition, and reconstruction of street grids, parks, or other infrastructure to address these legacy impacts.
• Funding Cycle: TBD – $200 million authorized for FY 24 funding. FY 23 closed on September 28, 2023.
• More information: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communities
Clean California Local Grant Program
The Clean California Local Grant Program is a competitive statewide program created to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces.
Projects that can be accessed through the multimodal transportation network are encouraged. The program’s goals are to reduce the amount of waste and debris within public spaces, beautify and improve public spaces, enhance public health, cultural connection, and community placemaking, and advance equity for underserved communities.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on May 31, 2023. • More Information: https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/local-grant-program
Safe Streets and Roads for All
The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program provides funding to support local initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets, commonly referred to as ‘‘Vision Zero’’ or ‘‘Toward Zero Deaths’’ initiatives. The development and establishment of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan is a key component of this program. Applications covering several entities are encouraged to apply. To apply for an Implementation Grant, an organization must have in place a Safety Action Plan that satisfies program requirements. The BIL allocates $200 million annually for FY 22-26.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on July 10, 2023. • More Information: https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A
PROTECT Program
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided $8.7 billion in funding to create the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) discretionary grant program. Most of the funds ($7.3 billion) will be distributed by formula, and the remainder ($1.4 billion) will be distributed by competitive grant. Specifically, the program provides federal funding to projects to help communities address vulnerabilities due to weather, natural disasters, and climate change. The program also provides funds to plan transportation improvements and emergency response strategies to address those vulnerabilities.
• Funding Cycle: TBD Spring 2024. FY 23 closed on August 18, 2023. • More Information: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-and-state-programs/protect
Congested Corridors Programs
The 2023 State Budget allocates over $3.5 billion for congested corridors, state/local partnerships, and trade corridor enhancement projects through 2027- 28. CTC has allocated funding for the following programs: $1.1 billion for the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP); $507.4 million for the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP); and $142.4 million for the Local Partnership Program (LPP).
TCEP and SCCP are formula funding grants that have been allocated. LPP has a competitive component and will be funding 11 projects that support counties, cities, districts, and regional transportation agencies where voters have approved fees or taxes dedicated solely to transportation.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://catc.ca.gov/programs/sb1/local-partnership-program
Parks and Recreation
Outdoor Equity Grants Program
The 2023 State Budget allocates $25 million for the Outdoor Equity Grants Program, making $50 million available for Round Two funding. This program improves the health and wellness of Californians through new educational and recreational activities, service learning, career pathways, and leadership opportunities that strengthen a connection to the natural world. OEP’s intent is to increase the ability of residents in underserved communities to participate in outdoor experiences within their community, at state parks, and other public lands.
• Deadline: 12/14/2023. Future funding TBD.
• More information: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30443
Habitat Conservation Fund
The Habitat Conservation Fund allocates approximately $2 million each year to cities, counties, and districts. Eligible projects include nature interpretation programs to bring urban residents into park and wildlife areas, protection of various plant and animal species, and acquisition and development of wildlife corridors and trails.
• Funding Cycle: Anticipated deadline of June 2025
• More information: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21361
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Recreational Trails Program
The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) administered by the Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) provides funds annually to develop non-motorized recreational trails and trails-related facilities. The 2023 State Budget allocates $25 million to this program for future funding cycles.
• Funding Cycle: Anticipated deadline of July 2025
• More information: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24324
Statewide Parks Program
Statewide Park Program (SPP) competitive grants will create new parks and new recreation opportunities in critically underserved communities across California. The 2023 State Budget allocated $53.5 million for future rounds of funding. Note: the FY 23 Round 5 cycle was cancelled due to the budget deficit.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29939
Urban and Community Forestry Program (Inflation Reduction Act)
The U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program supports urban tree- planting, urban forest planning and management, and related activities, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on June 1, 2023. • More information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf
Fire Response and Wildfire Mitigation
Wildfire Prevention Grants Program
The Wildfire Prevention Grants Program provides funding for fire prevention projects and activities in and near fire threatened communities. Funded activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
• Funding Cycle: 1/10/2024
• More Information: https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/wildfire-prevention/
Community Wildfire Defense Grant
The purpose of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant is to assist at -risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning for and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. There are two primary project types for which the grant provides funding: The development and revising of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP), and the implementation of projects described in a CWPP that is less than ten years old.
The program prioritizes at-risk communities that are in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster. This program is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 applications were due October 31, 2023. • More Information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/grants
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) focuses on enhancing the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire- related hazards. Agencies can submit applications under three designations:
Operations and Safety, Vehicle Acquisition, or Regional Projects. For Operations and Safety applications, agencies may voluntarily designate their proposal as a “Micro Grant” (no more than $50,000). A mainstay of the annual competitive grant cycle, FEMA typically releases AFG applications in the early Winter.
• Funding Cycle: Anticipated release Q1 2024.
• More Information: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters
Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER)
The Staffing for Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program provides funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to assist in increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate fire protection from fire and fire- related hazards, and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments. The SAFER grants are typically available in the early Winter, after the AFG.
• Funding Cycle: Anticipated release Q1 2024.
• More Information: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters/safer
Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program (FP&S)
The Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program (FP&S) provides financial assistance for fire prevention programs and programs that support firefighter health and safety research and development.
Organizations can apply under one of two categories: Fire Prevention and Safety or Research and Development.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on March 31, 2023. • More Information: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/firefighters/safety-awards
Housing and Homelessness
Infill Infrastructure Grant Program (IIG)
The Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) program’s primary objective is to promote infill housing development by providing financial assistance for Capital Improvement Projects that are an integral part of or necessary to facilitate the development of a Qualifying Infill Project or a Qualifying Infill Area. All applications must include a Qualifying Infill Project. This program is part of the Multifamily Finance Super NOFA published by CalHCD.
• Deadline: Tentative deadline July 2024.
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• More Information: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programs-active/infill- infrastructure-grant
Multifamily Housing Program
This program supports low-interest, long-term deferred-payment loans for new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional rental housing for lower -income households. The 2023 State Budget allocated $100 million for future rounds of funding.
• Deadline: Tentative deadline July 2024.
• More information: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and -funding/programs-active/multifamily- housing-program
Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program (VHHP)
VHHP provides loans to support affordable multifamily housing for veterans and their families. Applicants must demonstrate clear market demand for the proposed project and target population. VHHP loans have an initial term of 55 years or longer. Projects cannot use funds from multiple CalHCD grant or loan programs to support development. This program is part of the Multifamily Finance Super NOFA published by CalHCD.
• Deadline: Tentative deadline July 2024.
• More Information: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programs-active/veterans- housing-and-homelessness-prevention
Farmworker Housing Grant Program (FWHG)
The Farmworker Housing Grant Program (FWHG) finances the new construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of owner -occupied and rental units for agricultural workers, with a priority for lower income households through deferred-payment loans. New Construction or Rehabilitation Loans: Lien restrictions for assisted units are required for 55 years. Loans may be made in conjunction with low-income tax credit financing. This program is part of the Multifamily Finance Super NOFA published by CalHCD.
• Deadline: Tentative deadline July 2024.
• More Information:
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/programs-active/joe-serna-jr- farmworker-housing-grant
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program
HHAP provides flexible funding to local jurisdictions to continue efforts to end and prevent homelessness in their communities . HHAP is a formula-based grant using point- in-time counts provided by each jurisdiction. These funds will be contingent on local jurisdictions developing regionally coordinated homelessness action plans.
Note: AB 129, known as the Housing and Homeless trailer bill , makes significant changes to the HHAP program, including new requirements for regional coordination, comprehensive plan development, and identification of roles and responsibilities. The bill language can be found here.
• Deadline: 3/27/2024
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• More information: https://bcsh.ca.gov/calich/hhap_program.html
Encampment Resolution Grants
Encampment Resolution Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to counties, cities of any size, and Continuums of Care to assist in moving persons from homeless encampments into safe and stable housing. These competitive grants were first available in 2021 and have so far provided over $350 million in one-time General Fund to local jurisdictions. The 2023 State Budget allocated $400 million for future funding rounds.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://bcsh.ca.gov/calich/erf_program.html
Project Homekey 4.0
Project Homekey provides funding to rapidly sustain and expand the inventory of housing for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Homekey is an opportunity for local public agencies to purchase motels and a broad range of other housing types to increase their community's capacity to respond to homelessness.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on July 28, 2023. • More Information: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-and-funding/homekey
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC)
The AHSC Program is designed to implement GHG emissions reductions through a reduction of vehicle miles travelled (VMT), or fewer and shorter auto- trips. The AHSC Program will fund integrated land use and transportation projects supporting low -carbon transportation options. Promoting mode shift to low - carbon transportation will require strategies that link residential areas, major employment centers and other Key Destinations to accessible, reliable, affordable, safe, and comfortable transit, and active transportation options.
• Deadline: NOFA scheduled for release in January 2024. Applications due March 2024. • More Information: https://sgc.ca.gov/programs/ahsc/
Sustainability and Climate Adaptation
Zero-Emission Vehicle Transit Funding
The 2023 State Budget includes a $1.1 billion appropriation to the new Zero- Emission Transit Capital Program to be distributed through 2026. Zero-emission transit equipment, transit facility and network improvement projects such as those that support replacing aging vehicle fleets with Zero- Emission Vehicles (ZEVs), and associated fueling or charging infrastructure or facility modifications, are eligible projects. ZEVs include heavy- and light-rail vehicles, buses, and other ZEVs used for transit service.
Funding from this program will be disturbed by the California Transportation Agency through a population- based formula to regional transportation agencies. Informal Draft Guidelines for the program were released on September 1, 2023 and include allocation projections for each regional agency (pg. 4).
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*Bay Area Clients Only: The Bay Area will receive $400 million in funding under the new Zero- Emission Transit Capital (ZETC) Program.
• Deadline: 12/31/2023
• More information: https://calsta.ca.gov/subject-areas/transit-intercity-rail-capital-prog
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
The Inflation Reduction Act provides $5 billion in funding to provide grants for developing plans to reduce GHG air pollution and implement projects identified in qualifying GHG air pollution reduction plans. As such, Implementation Grants are open to entities that received planning grants to develop Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) under phase 1 of the CPRG program, as well as entities that did not directly receive a planning grant that are applying for funds to implement measures included in an applicable PCAP.
• Deadline: 4/1/2024
• More information: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/climate-pollution-reduction-grants
Adaptation Planning Grant Program
The Adaptation Planning Grant Program (APGP) will provide $25 million to help fill local, regional, and tribal planning needs, provide communities the resources to identify climate resilience priorities, and support the development of a pipeline of climate resilient infrastructure projects across the state.
• Funding Cycle: TBD Winter 2023. FY closed on March 31, 2023. • More Information: https://www.opr.ca.gov/climate/icarp/grants/adaptation-planning-grant.html
Urban and Community Forestry Program (CAL FIRE)
The Urban and Community Forestry Program provides funding for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve functionality of urban forests, arrest the decline of urban forest resources, address climate change resilience, improve the quality of the environment in urban areas, and optimize co-benefits to urban residents.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024.
• More Information: https://www.fire.ca.gov/grants/urban-and-community-forestry-grant-programs/
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates a new competitive grant program to strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other alternative fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants is composed of two categories: Community Charging and Corridor Charging. The Community Charging Grant can be used to install electric vehicle charging and alternative fuel in locations on public roads, schools, parks , and in publicly accessible parking facilities. The Corridor Charging Grant will be used to Deploy electric vehicle charging and hydrogen/propane/natural gas fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors and in communities.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on June 13, 2023. • More Information: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cfi/
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Low or No Emission Transit Vehicle Program
The purpose of the Low -No Program, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is to support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles. The Low-No Program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More Information: https://www.transit.dot.gov/lowno
Assistance for the Latest and Zero Building Energy Code Adoption
The Inflation Reduction Act provides $670 million in grants for states and local governments to adopt building codes that meet or exceed zero energy provisions in the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code or an equivalent stretch code.
• Deadline: TBD 2024
• More information:
https://www.energy.gov/scep/technical-assistance-adoption-building-energy- codes
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program
The Inflation Reduction Act invests $1 billion to replace dirty heavy-duty vehicles with clean, zero-emission vehicles, support zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and to train and develop workers.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/clean-heavy-duty-vehicle-program
Water Quality and Conservation
Drought Resiliency Project (DRP)
The Drought Resiliency Projects (DRP) program supports projects that build long-term resilience to drought and reduce the need for emergency response actions. These projects are generally in the final design stage—environmental and cultural resources compliance may have been initiated, and the non- federal funding, necessary permits, and other required approvals have been secured. This is an annual funding competition from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
• Deadline: TBD 2024
• More Information: https://www.usbr.gov/drought/
Water Reclamation and Reuse Program (WRRP)
Through the Water Reclamation and Reuse Program (WRRP), known also as the Title XVI program, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation identifies and investigates opportunities to reclaim and reuse wastewaters and impaired ground and surface water in the 17 Western States and Hawaii. Title XVI includes funding
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for the planning, design, and construction of water recycling and reuse projects in partnership with local government entities.
• Deadline: Two submission deadlines: 12/7/2023 and 9/30/2024. • More Information: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/title/
WaterSMART Planning and Project Design Grants
Through Planning and Project Design Grants, Reclamation provides funding for collaborative planning and design projects to support water management improvements. This includes funding for: (1) Water Strategy Grants to conduct planning activities to improve water supplies (e.g., water supplies to disadvantaged communities that do not have reliable access to water, water marketing, water conservation, drought resilience, and ecological resilience); (2) Project Design Grants to conduct project -specific design for projects to improve water management; and (3) comprehensive Drought Contingency Plans.
• Deadline: 4/2/2024
• More information:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349785
Water and Energy Efficiency Grant (WEEG)
The Water and Energy Efficiency Grants (WEEG) program provides funding for projects that result in quantifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits. These projects conserve and use water more efficiently, increase the production of renewable energy, mitigate conflict risk in areas at high risk of future water conflict, and accomplish other benefits that contribute to sustainability in the western United States.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 awards were announced on April 28, 2023. • More Information: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/weeg/
Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects (SWEP)
Through the WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects Reclamation provides 50/50 cost share funding to irrigation and water districts, tribes, states and other entities with water or power delivery authority for small water efficiency improvements that have been identified through previous planning efforts. Projects eligible for funding include installation of flow measurement or automation in a specific part of a water delivery system, lining of a section of a canal to address seepage, or other similar projects that are limited in scope.
• Deadline: 1/16/2024, 7/9/2024, 1/14/2025, and 7/8/2025 • More Information: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/swep/index.html
Economic and Workforce Development
Community Economic Resilience Fund
The Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) was created to promote a sustainable and equitable recovery from the economic distress of COVID-19 by supporting new plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create high- quality, broadly accessible jobs for all
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Californians. CERF funding will be distributed regionally to projects that support the goals of the CERF Regional Plan.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024; varies regionally.
• More Information: https://opr.ca.gov/economic-development/
Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA)
EDA funds Public Works (PW) projects to meet the construction and/or infrastructure design needs of communities to enable them to become more economically competitive. Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) projects should catalyze public -private partnerships to foster collaboration, attract investment, create jobs, and promote economic resiliency and prosperity. Projects must be related to a curr ent Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). All EDA projects should advance bottom -up economic development and prioritize the creation of living wage jobs.
• Funding Cycle: Applications are accepted and approved on an ongoing basis. It is recommended to submit a project prior to 3/15 for consideration for that fiscal year. • More Information: https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/public-works & https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/economic-adjustment-assistance
Build to Scale Program (B2S)
EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) leads the Build to Scale (B2S) program. Under the Build to Scale program, EDA manages a portfolio of national grant competitions that further increase the capacities of regions to plan and implement ecosystems that support innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups that are growing technology-driven businesses, creating high-skill, high-wage jobs, and building the industries of the future.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on July 28, 2023. • More Information: https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/build-to-scale
High Road Training Partnerships
The 2023 State Budget allocates $45 million to the High Road Training Partnerships (HRTP) program.
Ranging from transportation to health care to hospitality, the HRTP model embodies the sector approach used by the Californica Workforce Development Board — industry partnerships that deliver equity, sustainability, and job quality.
• Deadline: Spring 2024
• More information: https://cwdb.ca.gov/initiatives/high-road-training-partnerships/
California Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program
This program, run by the California Department of Industrial Relations, supports apprenticeship programs for youth between the ages of 16-24 that combine academic and technical classroom instruction with paid work experience through a proven earn-and-learn model.
• Deadline: TBD 2024
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• More information: https://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/Grants/California-Y outh-Apprenticeship- Grant.html
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
Local Law Enforcement Gun Buyback Grant Program
$21 million in one- time funding has been allocated to the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for this program. CalOES will be working with local law enforcement agencies to expedite targeted, coordinated gun buybacks in their communities.
• Deadline: TBD 2023
• More information: https://www.bscc.ca.gov/local-law-enforcement-gun-buyback-grant-program/
COPS Hiring Program
The goal of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Any budget cuts contributing to the need for CHP funding must be unrelated to the receipt of CHP award funds to avoid supplanting.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on May 11, 2023. • More Information: https://cops.usdoj.gov/chp
School Violence Prevention Program
The goal of the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through the implementation of evidence- based school safety programs and technology.
Funds cannot be used to pay for salaries and benefits of sworn officers or civilian security guards.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on May 17, 2023. • More Information: https://cops.usdoj.gov/svpp
Community Policing Development Microgrants Program
Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program funds are used to develop law enforcement’s capacity to implement community policing strategies by providing funding to local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies. When properly applied, community policing improves the identification and prioritization of community problems; builds trust and relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve; and enables an agency to build a culture toward accountability, transparency, open communication, and mutual trust.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on May 11, 2023. • More Information: https://cops.usdoj.gov/cpdmicrogrants
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program
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The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program will fund projects that develop knowledge; increase awareness of effective mental health and wellness strategies; increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement; and increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on April 21, 2023. • More Information: https://cops.usdoj.gov/lemhwa
Community Infrastructure
Building Forward Library Facilities Improvement Program
This equity-based grant program helps pay for capital projects for public library buildings that address critical maintenance needs, improve energy efficiency and sustainability, extend digital access, and expand physical access to library facilities.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024. FY 23 closed on May 18, 2023. • More information: https://www.library.ca.gov/grants/buildingforward/
Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative
The 2023 State Budget allocates $300 million for the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative. This program is the first step to creating an open-access, middle-mile network that will build infrastructure to bring high-speed broadband service to unserved and underserved communities, regardless of technology used, on equal economic and service terms. The program is run by the California Department of Technology (CDT).
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024
• More information: https://middle-mile-broadband-initiative.cdt.ca.gov/
Hazard Mitigation
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program makes federal funds available for pre-disaster mitigation activities. The program seeks to encourage and enable innovation, promote partnerships, provide a significant opportunity to reduce future losses, and support high- impact investments. Applicants must provide a Benefit-Cost Analysis for infrastructure proposals. Applicants must be covered under an active Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to apply for funding. Project scoping funding can be requested to prepare for a future BRIC implementation grant proposal.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024/2025
• More Information:
https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/recovery- directorate/hazard-mitigation/bric/
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
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The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program makes federal funds available to states, U.S. territories, tribal governments, and local communities to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the Nati onal Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Applicants must provide a Benefit-Cost Analysis for infrastructure proposals. Applicants must be covered under an active Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to apply for funding. Project scoping funding can be requested to prepare for a future BRIC implementation grant proposal.
• Funding Cycle: TBD 2024/2025
• More Information: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/recovery- directorate/hazard-mitigation/flood-mitigation-assistance/
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Prepared Date 11/15/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 14
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150417
150418
150419
150420
150421
150422
150423
150424
AAA BUSINESS SUPPLIES & INTERIORS
ACADEMIC CHESS
OFFICE SUPPLIES 856.06
2,948.40
808.43
INSTRUCTOR FEE: CHESS
AIRGAS USA, LLC SAFETY VESTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CONCRETEALWAYS ON TIME CONCRETE & PUMPING
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.
ANIMAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT, INC.
ARLENE HASKELL
1,688.00
789.76MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - PARK PROGRAM
GROUND SQUIRREL CONTROL
RENTAL DEPOSIT REFUND
350.00
450.00
AVENU MUNISERVICES LLC CLEARVIEW/STARS SERVICES - SALES TAX REPORTING SYSTEMS: 2ND QUARTER 2023 AND SALES & USE TAX
AUDIT SERVICES: QUARTER END - 06/30/2023
522.15
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150425
150426
BAILEY FENCE CO INC INSTALLATION OF 2 NEW GATES AT LEO RYAN PARK 9,621.00 223.14BAYSIDE BUILDING MATERIALS MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS & SUPPLIES - PARKS
PROGRAM
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150427
150428
150429
BELLINI BISTRO INC
BENEDICTE WENGER
BKF ENGINEERS
CATERING SERVICES FOR CIVICS ACADEMY ON 10/25/23 500.06
30.00CLASS REFUND: CERAMICS
CIP710: SHELL BRIDGE SANITARY SEWER -
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: AUGUST 28, 2023 TO
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
4,503.00
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150430
150431
150432
150433
150434
150435
BURTON MABEL LAWN-BE-GONE REBATE 1,200.00
12,075.00
275.00
BURWELL, TAMMERLAINE
CEL ANALYTICAL INC
CHIRAG SHAH
INSTRUCTOR FEE: CERAMICS
LAGOON TESTING - OCTOBER 2023
CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION DEPOSIT REFUND
UNIFORM/LAUNDRY SERVICES
1,000.00
879.39CINTAS CORPORATION
CITY OF SAN BRUNO COUNCIL OF CITIES DINNER MEETING: JON FROOMIN,
ART KIESEL, AND PATRICK SULLIVAN
195.00
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150436
150437
150438
CIVICPLUS LLC CIVICPLUS MUNICODE WEBSITE HOSTING 7,900.00 153.00
196.00
CLARK PEST CONTROL OF STOCKTON INC
COCCONI ELECTRIC COMPANY
PEST AWAY SERVICE
ELECTRICAL SERVICES AT CORPYARD
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Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 14
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150439
150440
150441
150442
150443
150444
CODE FOR FUN INSTRUCTOR FEE: CODE FOR FUN
MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATE
126.00
1,056.40
688.31
CODE PUBLISHING, LLC
COLIN TANG FINAL UTILITY BILL DUPLICATE PAYMENT REFUND
CIP681: NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALCOLUMBIA ELECTRIC, INC
CORE & MAIN LP
3,253.75
120.87MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER PROGRAM
CSG CONSULTANTS INC. CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES, CIP705: EMERGENCY GENERATOR REPLACEMENTS, CIP710: SHELL BRIDGES
SS FORCE MAIN, CIP704: WATER METER
20,963.75
REPLACEMENT, D559 GILEAD 346 CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTION, D555 GILEAD - B342 INSPECTION
SERVICES, D542 PILGRIM TRITON - PHASE 3, UP2023-
0080 TO UP2023-0090
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150445
150446
150447
150448
150449
CWEA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: BRETT PORTER
MOTORCYCLE PARTS/SUPPLIES
LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS
LOCKS AND KEYS
221.00
1,083.73
6.50 CYCLE GEAR, INC.
CYRACOM INTERNATIONAL INC
DEPENDABLE LOCK AND HARDWARE INC
DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS
1,780.34
1,468.45CIP660: WATER TANKS AND FACILITIES
IMPROVEMENTS, CIP690: SEISMIC IMPROVEMENTS AT
LAGOON PUMP STATION, AND CIP693: ROOF
REPLACEMENTS AT CITY BUILDINGS- ADVERTISEMENT:
REQUEST FOR BID
11/15/2023 150450 DRAGONFLY DESIGNS LLC INSTRUCTOR FEE: JEWELRY & BEADING
EXTRAVAGANZA
1,680.00
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150451
150452
150453
EARL'S PEST CONTROL
EFUEL, LLC
PEST CONTROL SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023 630.00
962.74FUEL POLISHING FOR LIFT STATION #9
ENCORE AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND SETUP COST AT
SAN MATEO COUNTY POLICE CHIEF'S & SHERIFF'S
ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE SEMINAR
4,687.33
11/15/2023 150454 ESTERO MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DIST. WATER SERVICES: AUGUST 2023 - OCTOBER 2023 55.20
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Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 14
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 3,709.5511/15/2023
11/15/2023
150455
150456
EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS
EXTRA CLEANERS
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER AND PARKS
PROGRAM
GUTTER CLEANING SERVICES AT 398 CHESAPEAKE 1,200.00
AVE, 833 GULL AVE, 631-633 COMET DR, AND 833-835
COMET DR
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150457
150458
150459
150460
150461
150462
FERGUSON WELDING SERVICE INC
FORELAND PARTS INC.
FIELD STANDBY WELDING SERVICES 1,520.00
301.85AUTO PARTS
FREYER & LAURETA, INC.
GAWFCO ENTERPRISES INC
GP CRANE & HOIST SERVICES
GRAINGER
CIP705: EMERGENCY GENERATOR REPLACEMENT
CARWASH SERVICES - OCTOBER 2023
CAL/OSHA CRANES SERVICES
16,382.38
374.65
424.95
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER, PARKS, AND
VEHICLE PROGRAM
823.93
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150463
150464
150465
150466
150467
150468
GRANITE ROCK COMPANY MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER PROGRAM 559.77 253.00GRAPHIC ELECTRONICS, INC.
GREENTECH LANDSCAPE SERVICES
HELENA WONG
MEMORIAL BENCH PLATE
HIP LANDSCAPING SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023
CLASS REFUND: CERAMICS
500.00
30.00 HIP HOUSING AFFORDABLE VENTURES INC
HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES
HIP MANAGEMENT FEE: OCTOBER 2023 1,380.00
3,630.13MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL & SUPPLIES - PARKS,
BUILDING, SEWER, STREETS, & WATER PROGRAMS
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150469
150470
IEDA LABOR RELATION SERVICES: NOVEMBER 2023 3,345.36
INTEGRATED DESIGN 360 LLC ELECTRICAL CAPACITY STUDY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: AUGUST
2023
12,994.40
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150471
150472
150473
150474
150475
150476
I9SPORTS INSTRUCTOR FEE: FLAG FOOTBALL 1,413.26
73.50ZHIMEI JIANG INSTRUCTOR FEE: CREATE & LEARN
INSTRUCTOR FEE: TENNIS AND BADMINTON
EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT: KATHERINE MENDOZA
PAINT SUPPLIES
KASSIRER ENTERTAINMENT CO.
KATHERINE MENDOZA
KELLY-MOORE PAINT COMPANY INC.
KIS
6,294.29
42.00 407.78
BARRACUDA EMAIL PROTECTION 22,912.00
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Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 14
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150477
150478
150479
150480
150481
150482
150483
150484
150485
150486
150487
150488
150489
150490
LANDO INTERACTIVE INC INSTRUCTOR FEE: LEGO ENGINEERING & DESIGN
LANGUAGE LINE TRANSLATIONS SERVICES
CLASS REFUND: CERAMICS
12,348.00
147.58
15.00 LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES
LAUREN LIU
LEN HIRAHARA CLASS REFUND: CERAMICS 28.88
LILLIAN LEE SOLAR REBATE 1,000.00
8,438.87
480.00
193.00
2,000.00
361.96
352.66
955.50
130.50
1,810.16
MANUEL MINZER INSTRUCTOR FEE: BASKETBALL
WATER TESTINGMCCAMPBELL ANALYTICAL, INC
MICHAEL MILLER EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT: MICHAEL MILLER
CALOPPS SUPPORT SERVICES: NOVEMBER 2023
LAUNDRY SERVICES
MISSION CLOUD SERVICES, INC
MISSION LINEN SUPPLY-UNIFORM
MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT INC.
NANCY A. CHARLOW
SEWER JET MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTOR FEE: ENRICHMENT
PARTICIPANT FEE: OCTOBER 2023NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS, INC.
NBC SUPPLY CORP MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER AND SEWER
PROGRAM
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150491
150492
150493
150494
150495
150496
NWESTCO LLC FUEL SYSTEM OPERATOR INSPECTION 3,973.53
62.19OFFICE DEPOT OFFICE SUPPLIES
PACIFIC AUXILIARY FIRE ALARM COMPANY
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION, INC
PEN MEDIA
FIRE ALARM INSPECTION
ELECTRICITY
1,323.00
28.03 COPIER USAGE CHARGES 3,826.62
4,354.00CITY COUNCIL & PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS
VIDEO SERVICES: SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2023
ADULT SOFTBALL UMPIRES11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150497
150498
150499
150500
PENINSULA SPORTS OFFICIALS ASSOC.
PIONEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC
PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY
1,764.00
1,735.04
652.03
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - PLAYFIELDS
TOWEL/UNIFORM LAUNDRY SERVICES
SAN MATEO COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND BACKFLOW TESTER
ANNUAL FEE FOR FRANK FANARA AND MANUEL GARCIA
1,445.00
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Prepared Date 11/15/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 14
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150501
150502
150503
150504
SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
SAN MATEO LAWN MOWER SHOP
CRIME LAB FEE
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - VEHICLE PROGRAM
476.00
142.30
SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHAAF & WHEELER CONSULTING
FY23/24 FIRST QUARTER SHARED JANITORIAL SERVICES 8,368.20 CIP657: LEVEE PROTECTION PLAN AND IMPROVEMENT:
SEPTEMBER 2023 AND D560: 388 VINTAGE PARK DRIVE
BUILDING PERMIT
29,297.74
11/15/2023 150505 SERVICE PRESS INC. BUSINESS CARDS: RENE CAMPOY, CHRIS DOLBERG,
AARON SIU, AND DIANE PITMAN
173.36
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150506
150507
SHELL DOOR SERVICE, INC. DOOR REPAIR & PARTS AT CITY HALL 514.91 SHIMMICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC CIP657: LEVEE PROTECTION PLAN AND IMPROVEMENT - OCTOBER 2023
772,643.88
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150508
150509
150510
150511
SOLUTIONS II INC. CLOUD BACKUP SERVICES: 9/29/2023 - 9/28/2024 2,760.00 135.31STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
STATEWIDE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND SIGNS
OFFICE SUPPLIES
FINGERPRINTING SERVICES 207.00
WATER WALL AND WATER FILLABLE BAR RENTAL:
7/3/2023 - 7/5/2023
1,360.00
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150512
150513
T-MOBILE TELEPHONE LINE FOR BUILDING ENTRY 175.41
TAIT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC CIP700: FUEL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: SEPTEMBER 2023
VALVE MODULE REPAIR
36,075.00
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150514
150515
150516
150517
150518
150519
THE BACKFLOW PRO INC.
THE EDCCO GROUP
732.81
900.00REPAIR & TROUBLESHOOT LIFT STATION #23 & 39
ENGINEERED WOOD FIBRETHE FIBAR GROUP LLC.
THE HOME DEPOT PRO
THERMAL MECHANICAL INC.
THIRKETTLE CORPORATION
3,287.70
566.95JANITORIAL SUPPLIES - BUILDING PROGRAM
HVAC SYSTEM REPAIR 11,756.02
1,447.47WATER METER PURCHASES AND PARTS FOR 346
LAKESIDE DR, 342 LAKESIDE DR, 630 LEO DR, AND 250
HUDSON BAY ST
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150520
150521
THOMAS SARSFIELD
TIFCO INDUSTRIES
INSTRUCTOR FEE: TENNIS 4,361.64
538.39MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - VEHICLE PROGRAM
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 14 - November 15, 2023
821
Prepared Date 11/15/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 14
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
11/15/2023
150522
150523
150524
150525
150526
150527
150528
150529
150530
150531
150532
150533
TOWNE FORD SALES
TRACY AVELAR
AUTO PARTS 412.23
1,807.36
206.95
EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT: TRACY AVELAR
STACKABLE BINSULINE
URBAN INSIGHT, INC.
UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC
VISION SERVICE PLAN - (CA)
VSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
WEST COAST ARBORISTS INC
LUCIA MOHINI WETTASINGHE
WINSTON VILLAGE HOA
YUHEI TAKATOKU
CALOPPS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - OCTOBER 2023
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
VISION PREMIUM: NOVEMBER 2023
CIP703: STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT
WILLOW TREE PRUNING
2,500.00
4,257.77
1,422.06
131,040.33
18,585.00
346.50INSTRUCTOR FEE: CERAMICS
LAWN-BE-GONE REBATE 3,838.00
215.00CLASS REFUND: BASKETBALL
10X REPAIR SERVICES DRAIN LINE REPAIR AT 835 COMET DR AND WASHER REPAIR AT 398 CHESAPEAKE AVE
584.00
1,253,081.40
Submitted for Information:
____________________________________________
Edmund Suen, City Treasurer
CHECKS ON THIS REGISTER PROCESSED AND MAILED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2023
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 14 - November 15, 2023
822
Prepared Date 11/30/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 15
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150534
150535
150536
150537
A-G SOD FARMS, INC. SOD INSTALLATION AT CATAMARAN PARK
OFFICE SUPPLIES
1,356.25
744.07
960.00
AAA BUSINESS SUPPLIES & INTERIORS
AKBAR JONES INSTRUCTOR FEE: VOLLEYBALL
ALANTEC ANNUAL INSPECTIONS ON ALUMINUM BULKHEAD AT LEO
RYAN PARK & BOAT PARK
4,434.00
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150538
150539
ALEXANDER'S REGLAZE, LLC BATHTUB & SHOWER DOORS INSTALLATION AT 835 COMET
2 LG GRAM LAPTOPS AND MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES -
PARK PROGRAM
430.00
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. 1,594.03
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150540
150541
150542
150543
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS MYPAYSTUB ONLINE SERVICES 121.35 1,819.21
528.29
AT&T BUSINESS PHONE LINE ACCOUNT
CELLULAR SERVICES - POLICE CARSAT&T MOBILITY
BAY AREA WATER SUPPLY & CONSERVATION
AGENCY
WATER LOSS CONTROL PROGRAM: OCTOBER 2023 AND
DROPLET TECHNOLOGIES LICENSING FEE: JULY -
SEPTEMBER 2023
2,871.00
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150544
150545
150546
150547
150548
BLANKINSHIP & ASSOCIATES, INC.
BRADY INDUSTRIES
LAGOON MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 10,339.59
2,960.70
693.12
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - PARK PROGRAM
FIRE EXTINGUISHER SERVICESBUBBA'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: DA2023-0002 2,420.31 2,623.84CAL-WEST LIGHTING & SIGNAL MAINTENANCE INC STREET LIGHT REPAIR AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL
MAINTENANCE
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150549
150550
150551
150552
CINTAS CORPORATION UNIFORM/LAUNDRY SERVICES
MOBILE APP SOFTWARE LICENSE
PEST AWAY SERVICE
399.88
8,503.88
1,153.00
8,201.89
CIVICPLUS LLC
CLARK PEST CONTROL OF STOCKTON INC
CONSOR NORTH AMERICA INC CIP660: WATER TANK IMPROVEMENTS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: SEPTEMBER 2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150553
150554
CORE & MAIN LP MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - STREET PROGRAM 656.25 136.05CORODATA RECORDS MANAGEMENT INC OFF-SITE RECORDS STORAGE
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 15 - November 30, 2023
823
Prepared Date 11/30/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 15
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/30/2023 150555 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO FY23/24 ANIMAL CARE SHELTER CONSTRUCTION COSTS
CONTRIBUTION
29,970.00
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150556
150557
150558
150559
150560
150561
150562
150563
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO PUBLIC SAFETY
CRAIG W. REED
MESSAGE SWITCH: JULY - SEPTEMBER 2023 4,088.75
720.00
3,763.14
221.00
536.16
72.36 FALL 2023 SOFTBALL STATISTICS
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONSCREATIVE SECURITY COMPANY INC.
CWEA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: JUAN-CARLOS RUIZ
MOTORCYCLE PARTS/SUPPLIESCYCLE GEAR, INC.
DFM ASSOCIATES 2023 CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE BOOK
PEST CONTROL - 501 PILGRIMEARL'S PEST CONTROL
ERLER & KALINOWSKI, INC.
325.00
2,292.16CIP652: WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN MASTER PLAN
IMPROVEMENTS
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150564
150565
150566
ESTERO MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
ETHAN SHIVES
WATER SERVICES: SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2023 88,849.03
89.00EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT: ETHAN SHIVES
EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS & IRRIGATION SUPPLIES - 1,508.72
PARKS PROGRAM
MOTOR OIL11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150567
150568
150569
FLYERS ENERGY LLC
GENARO MUNOZ
GRAINGER
801.46
200.00VISION REIMBURSEMENT: GENARO MUNOZ
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER, SEWER, BUILDING,
AND STREET PROGRAM
1,519.21
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150570
150571
GRANITE ROCK COMPANY
GRIFFIN STRUCTURES INC
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER PROGRAM 3,133.01
CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES: CIP678 -
RECREATION CENTER REPLACEMENT PROJECT
AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES
10,544.40
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150572
150573
HARRELL'S LLC 1,553.08
1,552.50HF&H CONSULTANTS, LLC. 2023 SOLID WASTE COST REVIEW - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150574
150575
HIP HOUSING AFFORDABLE VENTURES INC
HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES
WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT FEES: OCTOBER 2023 4,558.60
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL & SUPPLIES - PARKS,
BUILDING, SEWER, STREETS, & WATER PROGRAMS
10,447.02
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 15 - November 30, 2023
824
Prepared Date 11/30/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 15
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150576
150577
HOUSING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
IAPMO
EARLY RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP)
SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023
355.80
BIO HAZARD INSPECTION CERTIFICATION: LAE KHINE,
ERNEST GARCIA, STEVEN WINDUST, RANDY ELDERKO,
TAYE NGUYEN, RICHMOND YOUNG, PATRICK BIGNARDI,
NOAH AGIUS, JAY MARLETTE, MELINDA MARTIN,
AMANDA ZULAICA, JOSE ANDRADE, AND PRABHATH
SILVA
1,950.00
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150578
150579
INFOSEND INC. ONLINE UTILITY BILLING 2,506.03
INTEGRATED DESIGN 360 LLC ELECTRICAL CAPACITY STUDY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: SEPTEMBER
& OCTOBER 2023
23,943.00
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150580
150581
150582
150583
150584
150585
150586
IPERMIT LLC BUILDING PERMIT & PLAN CHECK FEES REFUND 1,043.12 8,576.98
366.50
IT'S PERSONNEL HR SUPPORT: SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2023
PLANNING DEPOSIT REFUNDJOHN C. LEE, ARCHTECTS/PLANNERS INC
JULIO CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
KAITLYN SCRIBNER
JANITORIAL SERVICES: NOVEMBER 2023
VISION REIMBURSEMENT: KAITLYN SCRIBNER
PAINT SUPPLIES
26,615.50
200.00
KELLY-MOORE PAINT COMPANY INC.
LORAL LANDSCAPING INC.
173.86
LANDSCAPE, MEDIANS AND EASEMENTS MAINTENANCE
FEE: NOVEMBER 2023
16,958.91
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150587
150588
150589
150590
LYNGSO GARDEN MATERIALS, INC.
MARLENE SUBHASHINI
LANDSCAPE MATERIALS - PARKS PROGRAM 321.24
700.00EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT: MARLENE SUBHASHINI
DOUBLE JACKET HOSES - WATER PROGRAMMI CONVEYANCE SOLUTIONS
MISSION CLOUD SERVICES, INC
976.50
CALOPPS SUPPORT SERVICES AND AMAZON WEB
SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023
3,533.93
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150591
150592
150593
150594
MISSION LINEN SUPPLY-UNIFORM
NBC SUPPLY CORP
LAUNDRY SERVICES 361.96
170.63MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER PROGRAM
ANNUAL LOCATOR LOGIX CLOUD SERVERSNORFIELD DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
NWESTCO LLC
1,323.00
250.00OPERATOR INSPECTION FOR LIFT STATION #29 AND
FUEL SYSTEM OPERATOR INSPECTION
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 15 - November 30, 2023
825
Prepared Date 11/30/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 15
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150595
150596
OFFICE DEPOT OFFICE SUPPLIES 280.20
947.01OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES: 12/1/2023 - 2/29/2024
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150597
150598
150599
150600
150601
150602
150603
150604
150605
PACE SUPPLY CORP CHECK VALVES 31,651.27
98,427.75
713.45
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
PACIFIC NURSERIES
ELECTRICITY & GAS
PLANT MATERIALS
PENINSULA SPORTS OFFICIALS ASSOC.
PENINSULA UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT,INC.
PIONEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC
PIPE AND PLANT SOLUTIONS INC
POLLARDWATER
ADULT SOFTBALL UMPIRES
POLICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - PLAYFIELDS
735.00
3,070.81
998.41
CLEANING OF LIFT STATIONS #1, 9, 10, 22, 29, AND 59
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - WATER PROGRAM
GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIMS - OCTOBER 2023
31,141.28
1,139.58
1,420.50PLAN JPA POOLED LIABILITY ASSURANCE
NETWORK
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150606
150607
PRABHATH SILVA EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT: PRABHATH SILVA 300.00 LEXIPOL LAW ENFORCEMENT WELLNESS APP SUBSCRIPTION:
12/1/2023 - 11/30/2024
8,499.15
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150608
150609
150610
150611
150612
150613
150614
150615
150616
150617
150618
PREFERRED ALLIANCE "DOT" COMPLIANCE EXPENSES - OCTOBER 2023 280.17 627.27PROFORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT
PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY
R & S ERECTION OF SAN MATEO, INC.
RECOLOGY SAN MATEO COUNTY
RENNE PUBLIC LAW GROUP, LLP
RLH FIRE PROTECTION
POLICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
TOWEL/UNIFORM LAUNDRY SERVICES
GARAGE DOOR REPAIR - 398 CHESAPEAKE
COMMERCIAL WASTE & ORGANICS
LOBBYING SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSPECTIONS
PLANNING DEPOSIT REFUND
302.42
877.00
525.19
6,500.00
14,096.00
417.00ROGER JACOBS
RON KAHN SOLAR REBATE 1,000.00
861,416.71
1,011.70
SFPUC - WATER WATER SERVICES: 10/12/23-11/09/23
PARKING CITATION PROCESSING - OCTOBER 2023SAN MATEO COUNTY CONTROLLER'S OFFICE
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 15 - November 30, 2023
826
Prepared Date 11/30/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 15
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/30/2023 150619 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ACCESS: OCTOBER 2023
246.76
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150620
150621
150622
SAN MATEO COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT SERVICES - OCTOBER 2023 7,107.13
19.73SAN MATEO LAWN MOWER SHOP
SERVICE PRESS INC.
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES - VEHICLE PROGRAM
BUSINESS CARDS: KEVIN MCGILL, MARCEL STEVENSON,
VANESSA BRANNON, NORI JABBA, BOB BARDSLEY, JAY
MARLETTE, AND BUILDING DIVISION
306.32
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150623
150624
SOLUTIONS II INC. ISERIES REPLACEMENT MIGRATION LABOR AND
HARDWARE
QUARTERLY MEETING - QUARTER 3 2023, INVESTMENT
REVIEW, IPS REVIEW, AND FUND CHANGES
44,467.18
8,000.00SST CONSULTING & INSURANCE SERVICES
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150625
150626
150627
150628
150629
CALTRANS - DISTRICT 4 CIP657: RENT STORAGE - DECEMBER 2023 EMPLOYMENT TAX: JULY - SEPTEMBER 2023
FINGERPRINTING SERVICES
200.00
3,188.00
290.00
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SUMMIT AUTO BODY & PAINTING
TANNER PACIFIC INC
AUTO REPAIR & PARTS 11,846.48
177,022.85CIP657: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT - OCTOBER 2023 11/30/2023 150630 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
ASSOCIATES
RADIO EQUIPMENT FEES 2,115.50
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150631
150632
150633
150634
150635
150636
150637
TERRYBERRY MFG JEWELERS EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS 1,351.52
3,060.63
561.84
THE FIBAR GROUP LLC.
THE HOME DEPOT PRO
SCOTT A THOMPSON
ENGINEERED WOOD FIBRE
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES - BUILDING PROGRAM
INSTRUCTOR FEE: VOLLEYBALL
AUTO PARTS
276.00
TOYOTA 101 1,120.42
5,734.51
168.92
TRIPEPI, SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC.
TURBO DATA SYSTEM, INC.
CIP657: LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS - OCTOBER 2023
CITATION PROCESSING - OCTOBER 2023
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 15 - November 30, 2023
827
Prepared Date 11/30/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/5
Report Number 15
Check Date Check Number Vendor Name Description Check Amount 11/30/2023 150638 URBAN PLANNING PARTNERS INC. CIP657: LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: SEPTEMBER 2023, OBJECTIVE DESIGN
10,445.00
STANDARDS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DA2023-0002,
UP2022-0016, BLDG2020-342, AND HOUSING ELEMENT
UPDATE - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: OCTOBER 2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
11/30/2023
150639
150640
150641
150642
150643
150644
150645
VERITIV OPERATING COMPANY
WE GO LOGO
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 3,231.06
3,373.13
4,505.00
3,360.17
435.00
STAFF UNIFORMS - PARKS PROGRAM
ADMIN SCANNING SERVICES - OCTOBER 2023
LIFT STATION DEGREASER
WEST COAST CODE CONSULTANTS, INC
WINZER CORPORATION
XIANG LI CLASS REFUND: TENNIS
XL CONSTRUCTION TEMP HYDRANT METER REFUND
EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT: YELENA CAPPELLO
1,966.32
75.00YELENA CAPPELLO
1,670,870.61
Submitted for Information:
____________________________________________
Edmund Suen, City Treasurer
CHECKS ON THIS REGISTER PROCESSED AND MAILED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2023
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 15 - November 30, 2023
828
Prepared Date 12/5/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/6
Report Number 16
Check Date Check Number
150646
Vendor Name
STEVEN ARCHER
Description
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
Check Amount
12/5/2023 140.00
140.00
Submitted for Information:
____________________________________________
Edmund Suen, City Treasurer
CHECKS ON THIS REGISTER PROCESSED AND MAILED ON DECEMBER 5, 2023
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 16 - December 5, 2023
829
Prepared Date 12/5/2023 City of Foster City, CA
Accounts Payable Check Register
Accounting Period 2024/6
Report Number 16A
ACH Date ACH Vendor Name Description Amount
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
ACH
WILLIAM CLARK LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
LONGEVITY 11/16/2023-12/15/2023
210.00
200.00
200.00
275.00
140.00
210.00
350.00
350.00
345.00
140.00
210.00
350.00
350.00
350.00
BARBARA SCHUTZ
DAVID VILLANUEVA
MOSHE JOSHUA
GLENN WILSON
ERIC EGAN
DOUGLAS ESTILL
THOMAS LINARI
MONICA MEDRANO
JOSEPH PIERUCCI
BRIAN TIDWELL
MICHAEL TOWNS
CHARLES GOODWIN
KENNKETH LAMBRO
MOHAMMAD ASLAM
KRAIG WHITNEY
12/5/2023
12/5/2023
ACH
ACH
345.00
350.00
4,375.00
Submitted for Information:
____________________________________________
Edmund Suen, City Treasurer
ACH ON THIS REGISTER PROCESSED ON DECEMBER 5, 2023
11.1 Warrant Register Report FY 2023-2024 Number 16A - December 5, 2023
830
Updated 2/28/2023
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ow do you believe this item should be prioritized?
(i.e. What date do you believe the item should be brought back for Council consideration?) C
ity Council Vision, Mission, and Value/Priority Area:
(How does this request fit with the City Council Vision and Mission and/or which value/priority area(s) does this request most closely align?)
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Request to Place Item on Future Agenda
Sam Hindi (Dec 13, 2023 15:54 PST)
Sam Hindi
Councilmember Sam Hindi
Resolution for ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages The situation in Gaza has reached a level of great human tragedy and is about to get worse. More than a million and a half innocent Palestinian civilians have been displaced and do not have access to food, water, shelter, and healthcare which threatens and risks the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. The families of the hostages in Israel have been under extreme anxiety and stress and have been longing for the release of their loved ones. . I'm requesting this item to be agendized to consider a resolution calling on our congressional representatives and the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire, release of all hostages and arrange for entry and delivery of all the required humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Next scheduled meeting
..Implement policies that priortize... community connections.
It is important to speakout when enormus human tragidies are occuring where members of our community are impacted.
12.1 Request to Place an Item on a Future Agenda by Councilmember Sam Hindi
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