CITY OF FOSTER CITY/
ESTERO MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
SPECIAL MEETING OF MAY 19, 2026
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL/EMID BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Special Meeting of May 19, 2026 of the City Council of the City of Foster City, sitting as said Council and as ex officio the Board of Directors of the Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID), was called to order at 6 :30 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) , 1040 E. Hillsdale Blvd. , Foster City, San Mateo County, California, by Mayor/President Art Kiesel.
ROLL CALL
The Communications Director/City Clerk/District Secretary called the roll:
PRESENT:
Councilmembers/ex officio EMID Directors Stacy Jimenez, Suzy Niederhofer, Patrick Sullivan, Phoebe Venkat, and Mayor/President Art Kiesel.
ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT:
Stefan Chatwin, Cit y Manager; Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City/District Manager ; Sofia Mangalam, Community Development Director; Nate Cruz, Finance Director; Andrew Brozyna, Public Works Director; Derek Schweigart, Parks and Recreation Director; Cory Call, Police Chief; Rob Lasky, IT Manager; Tiffany Oren, Recreation Manager; Frank Fanara, Parks Manager; Laura Galli, Engineering Manager; Michael Miller, Fleet Supervisor; Zaheed Danish, Public Works Maintenance Manager; Yelena Capello, Principal Management Analyst; Waqas Hasan, Assistant Finance Director; Kitty Dandan, Financial Services Manager; Chuck Venook, Chief Building Official; Thai-Chau Le, Planning Manager; Nori Jabba, Housing and Sustainability Manager; Jonathan Brasher, Principal Building Inspector; Becki Hanan, Senior Management Analyst; Shuli Chen, Video Technician; and Priscilla Schaus , Communications Director/City Clerk/District Secretary.
PUBLIC
Shankar Kenkre addressed the City Council in person.
REPORTS
PRELIMINARY BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 -27 AND 2027-28 AND FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN FOR FY 2026-27 TO FY 2030-31. MINUTE ORDER NO. 2077.
Finance Director Cruz presented the staff report.
Discussion ensued.
Motion by Vice Mayor/Vice President Niederhofer, seconded by Councilmember/Director Jimenez, and carried unanimously, 5-0-0, adopting Minute Order No. 2077, receiving and accepting the report and directing staff to proceed with incorporating the terms from the FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Biennial Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan for FY 2026- 27 to FY 2030-31 for a June 1 public hearing followed by final adoption on June 15, 2026.
ADJOURNMENT
Hearing no objection from the City Council/EMID Board, Mayor/ President Kiesel adjourned the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m.