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Millbrae City Council
March 12, 2024

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March 12, 2024
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MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
March 12, 2024
7:00 PM
In Person Meeting Location: Teleconference via Zoom:

Millbrae Council Chambers https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81399368182 621 Magnolia Avenue For dial-in comments, call 1-669-444-9171 Millbrae, California Meeting ID: 813 9936 8182
CALL TO ORDER MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL Video Time: 08:12
Mayor Anders Fung called the meeting to order at 7:16 p.m.

Vice Mayor Maurice Goodman reported that he has the need to participate remotely under AB 2449 "Emergency Circumstances" and the Brown Act. Vice Mayor Maurice Goodman responded to the following questions to address the AB 2449 requirements:
1) Please generally describe the circumstances relating to the need to participate remotely.

Response: Family emergency under emergency circumstance. 2) Please confirm that you will have audio and video throughout the meeting.

Response: Yes.
3) Lastly, please disclose if there are any individuals over the age of 18 present in the room and, if so, the general nature of their relationship with you.

Response: None.

Motion by Papan/Cahalan to allow Vice Mayor Goodman to participate remotely in the March 12, 2024 Regular City Council meeting pursuant to AB 2449 "Emergency Circumstances" and the Brown Act. Motion carried 4-0 by roll call vote.

ROLL CALL: Mayor Anders Fung, Vice Mayor Goodman, Councilmembers Angelina Cahalan, Gina Papan and Ann Schneider.

Four members of the City Council are present in the Council Chambers.

Vice Mayor Goodman participated remotely and has not exceeded the AB 2449 annual limits as of this meeting:
• Just Cause no more than 2x a year - current count 0
• AB 2449 no more than 3 months, or 20% of regular meetings - current count 1 The City provided two-way audiovisual platform, so the public can remotely hear and visually observe the meeting.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. FLAG

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Millbrae City Council acknowledges that we occupy the unceded ancestral, traditional, and contemporary homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. We wish to pay our respects to the Ancestors and Relatives of the Ramaytush Community and to affirm their sovereign rights as First Peoples. We recognize that the Ramaytush Ohlone have lived in harmony with nature for millennia, and that to achieve a truly ecologically sustainable future for Millbrae, we must embrace Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge in how we care for the city's lands, waters, and all its people. We will continue to uplift and 402
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foster a meaningful relationship with the Ramaytush Ohlone community, and we encourage all to visit www.ramaytush.org to learn more about the Ramaytush Ohlone people.

1. CEREMONIA RESENTION| Video Time: 10:40
• Proclamation Proclaiming March 12, 2024 as Equal Pay Day American Association of University Women member Gaetane Andrews received the proclamation. • Proclamation Proclaiming March 25, 2024 as Greek Independence Day Angelina, Jasmyn, Dean of the Soldatos Family, children of Vasilios Soldatos - Owners of Dean's Produce received the proclamation.

2. AGENDA OVERVIEW/STAFF BRIEFING Video Time: 22:04
• Calendar of events - INFORMATIONAL
• Report of bills and claims - INFORMATIONAL
City Manager Tom Williams updated the City Council on the following:
> Annual Sanitary Sewer Main Cleaning and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspection Program, the City continues to regularly clean and inspect segments of the sanitary sewer system on a five- year cycle.
• The Clerk's Office hosted a Commission and Committee Training with the City Attorney Office on March 7. Thanked Commission and Committee members for volunteering their time. • Join a City Commission and Committee; see open positions on the City website or contact the City Clerk's office to apply.
• Spring and summer registration for Recreation programs opens on March 15. > New picnic site next to the playground is available for facility rentals.

Upcoming Events:
• March 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm - Summer Camp Fair at Millbrae Recreation Center • March 21, 2024 at 6:30 pm - Tree Ordinance Public Workshop at Millbrae Recreation Center Art Room
• March 30, 2024 at 11:00 am - Millbrae Rotary Festival at Central Park

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Video Time: 28:46
• Regular meeting minutes of November 28, 2023 - ACTION • Special meeting minutes of December 7, 2023 - ACTION
Motion by Papan/Goodman to approve the two sets of meeting minutes as presented and requested to expand on Council Comments in the future. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

4. ORAL REPORT FROM CITY COMMITTEE/COMMISSION CHAIRS
• None
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION Video Time: 37:00
The following members of the public spoke:
• Ed Musa
CONSENT CALENDAR Video Time: 39:10

5. Adoption of Resolution No. 24-14 Accepting the Millbrae Recreation Center Restoration Project as Complete and Authorizing the filing of a Notice of Completion - ACTION

6. Adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement for professional service with Woodard and Curran in the amount of $127,385 for the La Prenda Water 403
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Tank Inspection and Assessment Project (Project) and authorizing the City Manager, or designee. to execute all contract change orders up to the 10% project contingency of $12,715 for additional or unforeseen work, for a total Project budget not to exceed $140,100 - ACTION (Removed for a separate consideration)
Adoption of Resolution No. 24-16 Authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Professional ervice Agreement with GHD Incorporated for the Hacienda Way Sanitary Sewer Lift Statio Replacement Final Design and Cost Analysis, and authorizing the City Manager to execute al contract costs and change orders up to $117,669 - ACTION Motion by Papan/Schneider to approve the Consent Calendar except Item #6. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

6. Adoption of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement for professional service with Woodard and Curran in the amount of $127,385 for the La Prenda Water Tank Inspection and Assessment Project (Project) and authorizing the City Manager, or designee. to execute all contract change orders up to the 10% project contingency of $12,715 for additional or unforeseen work, for a total Project budget not to exceed $140,100 - ACTION Video Time: 41:04
Staff responded to Council questions.

There was no public comment regarding this item.

Motion by Schneider/Papan to adopt Resolution No. 24-15 authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement for professional service with Woodard and Curran in the amount of $127,385 for the La Prenda Water Tank Inspection and Assessment Project (Project) and authorizing the City Manager, or designee. to execute all contract change orders up to the 10% project contingency of $12,715 for additional or unforeseen work, for a total Project budget not to exceed $140,100. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

PUBLIC HEARING
• None
EXISTING BUSINESS Video Time: 43:08

8. Receive the Self Help for the Elderly semi-annual update report and consider funding and assistance requests for the Millbrae Senior Lunch Program - ACTION Self-Help for the Elderly Chief Program & Compliance Officer Winnie Yu presented the report.

The presenter responded to Council questions.

There was no public comment regarding this item.

Motion by Fung/Schneider to support the request for a fee waiver of $500 per month and financial assistance in the form of a subsidy of the Millbrae Senior Lunch Program annual operating cost of $10,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

Accept the Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2023 and Authorize Transmittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and Governor's Office of Planning and Research - ACTION
Video Time: 1:13:09
Community Development Director Andrew Mogensen presented the report. 404
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Staff responded to questions. Council discussion ensued.

There was no public comment regarding this item.

Motion by Schneider/Papan to accept the Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2023 and Authorize Transmittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and Governor's Office of Planning and Research. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

10. Fire Suppression Assessment Results - ACTION Video Time: 1:22:13 Finance Director Mike Sung presented the report. Consultant Harris & Associates Project Manager Rick Clark was available to answer questions.

Staff responded to questions. Council discussion ensued and provided comments.

City Manager Williams stated for the record that the consultants failed to send out the frequently asked questions informational sheet with the ballots as directed by Staff.

There was no public comment regarding this item.

Motion by Schneider/Cahalan to receive the Fire Suppression Assessment Results and directed staff to commence with a new Fire Assessment and conduct further community outreach for a vote to commence on April 26, 2024. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

NEW BUSINESS Video Time: 1:53:37

11. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute a Professional Services Agreement with the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Commute.org) for Financial Services to be Provided by the City - ACTION
Finance Director Mike Sung presented the report. Commute.org Executive Director John Ford was available to answer questions.

Staff responded to questions and Council provided comments.

There was no public comment regarding this item.

Motion by Papan/Schneider to adopt Resolution No. 24-17 Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute a Professional Services Agreement with the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Commute.org) for Financial Services to be Provided by the City. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.

12. Accept the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Mid-Year Budget Report and Adopt a Resolution Amending the 2023-2024 Adopted Budget and Revised Salary Schedule for Management Employees effective March 24, 2024 - ACTION
Video Time: 2:00:02
Finance Director Mike Sung presented the report.

Staff responded to questions.

There was no public comment regarding this item.

Motion by Papan/Cahalan to adopt Resolution No. 24-18 amending the adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and revised salary schedule for management employees effective March 24, 2024. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.
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13. Receipt of Certificates of Sufficiency of Recall Petitions filed with the City Clerk/Elections Official -

INFORMATIONAL
Video Time: 2:24:41
City Clerk Elaine Tran presented the report.

Staff responded to questions.

The following members of the public spoke:
• Gina Miranda
• Stephen Rainaldi
• Nathan Chan
The City Council received the informational report.

COUNCIL COMMENTS Video Time: 2:44:30
City Manager Williams reported the adopted Council Protocol states that the meeting minutes of the City Council will be recorded as action minutes, which primarily include final motions with votes only. If a Councilmember desires a verbatim comment to be included in the minutes, it is his or her responsibility to make that request.

Council Comments are for Councilmembers who serve as representatives to various committees to report on matters affecting the City.

Vice Mayor Goodman exited the meeting at 10:05 p.m.

Council members reported on their respective appointed committees, boards, and subcommittees. View the meeting recording for reporting.

Councilmember Schneider stated for the record that there are problems with the SMC alert systems and requested staff to look into the issue. She will be attending the CalCities Policy Meeting in Burbank and virtual BAWSCA meetings next week.

CLOSED SESSION
• None
ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING Video Time: 3:04:50
With no further business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 10:13 p.m. in memory of George Mozingo.

The video recording of the meeting is available on Millbrae Community Television YouTube website. You can click on the link below to view the recording of the entire meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4qkrZ15Nxg
Minutes were approved on May 28, 2024.

BY: APPROVED:

Elaine Tran
City Clerk

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