94 JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
MILLBRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 25, 2025
5:30 PM ELSE EDICATON EST. → 1670
In Person Meeting Location:
David J. Chetcuti Room
450 Poplar Ave
Millbrae, California
CALL TO ORDER - MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL & MILLBRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mayor Anders Fung called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Millbrae City Council - Mayor Anders Fung, Vice Mayor Reuben Holober, Councilmembers Stephen Rainaldi, Sissy Riley, and Bob Nguyen.
Millbrae Elementary School District Board of Trustees - President Maggie Musa, Vice President Karen Chin, Clerk Frank Barbaro, Trustees Lynne Ferrario and Claire Beltrami.
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 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. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Mayor Anders Fung
Mayor Fung provided opening remarks.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Joint Special Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2024
Motion by Musa/Chin to approve the Joint Special Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2024. Motion carried by 10-0 roll call vote.
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
There was no public comment.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
City Manager Williams and Superintendent Hickey updated the Council and Trustees on joint projects and presented the discussion items.
City of Millbrae Mission Statement: "Enhancing the quality of life in our shared community, providing great services, encouraging community engagement, fostering economic growth, and embracing cultural diversity in a safe environment." 95 JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND MESD BOARD March 25, 2025
Director of Public Works and Engineering Sam Bautista provided a presentation on improvements on items ii and iii.
i. Partnership and Collaboration to Deliver Service to the Community a. Circulation Pickup/Drop off at schools
b. Change of Address for Lomita Park Elementary School
c. Multi-purpose Room Maintenance (Meadows Basketball Hoop) ii. Safe Route to School, Pedestrian Safety, Vehicle Safety a. Green Hills Pavement Rehabilitation and Traffic Calming Director of Public Works and Engineering Bautista reported that paving and striping work along Laurel Avenue and Ludeman Lane, near Green Hills Elementary School, will begin soon. The project includes installation of high-visibility crosswalks and striping designed to improve pedestrian visibility for motorists.
Engineering staff and project consultants are also reviewing the layout of the Green Hills Elementary School parking lot on Laurel Lane to identify striping improvements that would enhance circulation and vehicle movement in and out of the site.
City Staff are evaluating additional traffic calming measures, including the use of speed cushions and speed tables. A speed table which also functions as a crosswalk was installed at Green Hills Elementary School to improve pedestrian visibility. Speed cushions have been installed near Meadows Elementary School, Helen Drive, Palm Avenue, and in other locations throughout the City as traffic calming measures.
b. Intersection Improvements at Magnolia Ave. & Millbrae Ave.
The City received a grant in the amount of $675,000 to fund intersection improvements at Magnolia Avenue and Millbrae Avenue. The project will include the design and installation of a new, more visible signal pole, enhanced striping, and other design elements to improve safety and visibility. c. Taylor Blvd. Circulation
The City worked with the School District to ensure parents can safely drop off their children at school.
A circulation diagram was created and shared with parents through the District, which has helped improve safety. The updated circulation and drop-off process have been successful. The City and School District also coordinated on parking lot striping to support better visibility and vehicle flow. ili. Improvement Around School
a. Spur Trail Connectivity Project
The City is looking at better connectivity along the Spur Trail to regional parks, nearby schools, and other key areas within the City. There is an open space area behind Green Hills Country Club that has been dedicated to the City but has not yet been monumented or surveyed on the ground, and staff are exploring opportunities to connect this area to the Spur Trail.
The following members of the public spoke:
• John Conney
The Council, Trustees, and Staff discussed various strategies to improve traffic calming and student safety, including increased signage, parent education, bulb-outs, crossing guard, and other potential measures.
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iv. Other Opportunities for the City and District to Collaborate a. Capital Improvement Projects to Accommodate for Future Growth The Council, Trustees, and Staff discussed various strategies to improve traffic calming and student safety, including increased signage, parent education, bulb-outs, crossing guard, and other potential measures.
CITY COUNCIL/TRUSTEE COMMENTS
The District announced the passage of their bond measure and looking forward to more opportunities to collaborate with the City.
Bike Rodeo is on May 10, 2025 more information to come. a great way to educate kids on bike safety.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Next Joint Meeting: March 24, 2026.
There being no further business to discuss, the Joint Meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
Minutes approved on October 28, 2025.
BY: APPROVED:
Elaine Tran, CMC
City Clerk