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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
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: 03:16
Mayor Anders Fung called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Anders Fung, Vice Mayor Reuben D. Holober and Councilmembers Stephen Rainaldi, Sissy Riley, and Bob Nguyen.
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 tha ne Ramaytush Ohlone have lived in harmony with nature for millennia, and that to achieve a truly ecologically sustainabl 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. CEREMONIAL/PRESENTATION Video Time: 04:07
• Proclamation Proclaiming September 21, 2025 as Malta Independence Day Received by Honorary Consul of Malta in San Francisco Louis J. Vella • Proclamation Proclaiming September 19-25, 2025 as United Against Hate Week Received by Youth Advisory Committee Chair Anderson Fung and Vice Chair Shrey Parikh. • Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of September as Prostate Awareness Cancer Month Received by California Prostate Cancer Coalition Board Member and Radiation Oncologist Dr. Barry Chauser.
• Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Received by Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation Chief Financial Officer Sandeep Kolte. • Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of September as National Emergency Management Awareness Month
Received by Central County Fire Department Risk and Risiliency Specialist Dena Gunning, San Mateo County Emergency Services Coordinator Bill Rielly, and Millbrae Community Emergency Response Team Volunteer Kaz Chiao.
• Presentation on SFO Future Development Plans
Presented by San Francisco International Airport Acting Airport Planning Manager Christopher DiPrima.
The following members of the public spoke regarding this item:
• Ann Schneider
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2. AGENDA OVERVIEW/STAFF BRIEFING Video Time: 57:26
• Calendar of events - INFORMATIONAL
• Report of bills and claims - INFORMATIONAL
• Report out of September 23, 2025 Closed Session
Acting City Manager Mike Sung updated the City Council on the following:
> Very well attended Beats, Brews, and Vines last Thursday. • Thanked all participants who took part in the Coastal Cleanup.
Upcoming Events:
• Saturday, September 27, at 10:00 am - Mid-Autumn Festival presented by Millbrae Cultural Committee
Tuesday, September 30, at 5:30 pm - Funding Your Future: Exploring Capital Options for Your Business
• Sunday, October 5, at 10:30 am - Japanese Culture Festival presented by Japanese Culture Festival Committee and Millbrae Chamber of Commerce
• Friday, October 10, at 6:30 pm - Millbrae Goes to The Movies featuring Wicked • CERT Basic Training from September 30 through October 25 - Sign up today • Congratulated Irene Hur, Freshman Golf Athlete at Mills High School for her recognition by the San Mateo County Daily Journal as Athlete of the Week (week of September 16, 2025) The City Council met in Closed Session on September 23, 2025, pursuant to Governmental Code §54956.9(1)(d); regarding two existing Litigations - (1) In re: Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., Debtors (Chapter 11), United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York, Case No. 19-23649 (SHL); and (2) In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, United States District Court Northern District Of Ohio Eastern Division, Case 70 No. 1:17-MD-2804. City Attorney Lori Liu reported that City Council unanimously authorized the City Manager to take all necessary actions to ensure the City's participation in both settlements and to elect direct payment for the prescribed uses.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Video Time: 1:02:01
• Closed Session Meeting Minutes of July 8, 2025 - ACTION • Regular Meeting Minutes of July 8, 2025 - ACTION
Motion by Rainaldi/Nugyen to approve the two sets of minutes as presented. Motion carried by 5-0 vote.
4. ORAL REPORT FROM CITY COMMITTEE/COMMISSION CHAIRS
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION Video Time: 1:02:48
The following members of the public spoke:
Elaine Puente : Sixin lang
Alison Kuroda Lixi Huang
• Peyling Yap Irene
Amelia Evans • Ann Schneider
Anna Pichler • John Chang
Sharon Li Catherine Quigg
Zoe Batarsel • Dan Stegink
Judie Louie • Albert Yam
Alice Kuang
CONSENT CALENDAR Video Time: 1:36:22
5. Receive and File Monthly General Fund Financial Report for the Period Ending August 31, 2025 - ACTION
6. Adoption of Resolution No. 25-57 Authorizing the City Manager to Sign and Execute a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief 86 CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
Alliance (Commute.org) for Financial Services to be Provided by the City for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - ACTION
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 25-58 Approving Salary and Benefit Modifications for Unrepresented Management and Confidential Employees - ACTION
There was no public comment regarding the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Rainaldi/Nguyen to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried by 5-0 vote.
PUBLIC HEARING
• None
EXISTING BUSINESS Video Time: 1:37:36
8. Receive an Informational Report and Update on New Solids Grinder Installed at the Madrone Street Sewage Pump Station - INFORMATIONAL
City Engineer & CIP Manager Ahmad Haya presented the report.
The Council asked questions and provided comments.
There was no public comment regarding this item.
The City Council received the Informational Report and Update on New Solids Grinder Installed at the Madrone Street Sewage Pump Station.
NEW BUSINESS Video Time: 1:48:15
9. Receive an Informational Report on Pollution Prevention, Incentives & Rebates and Upcoming Environmental Events - INFORMATIONAL
Senior Environmental Programs Manager Andrea Pappajohn presented the report.
The Council asked questions and provided comments.
There was no public comment regarding this item.
The City Council received the Informational Report on Pollution Prevention, Incentives & Rebates and Upcoming Environmental Events.
COUNCIL COMMENTS Video Time: 2:00:58
'ouncilmembers reported on their respective appointed committees, boards, and subcommittees. View the meetin ecording for reporting
CLOSED SESSION
• None
ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL Video Time: 2:08:28
With no further business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 9:12 p.m. in memory of former Parks and Recreation Commissioner George Lynch.
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The video recording of the meeting is available on the Millbrae Community Television YouTube channel. You can click on the link below to view the recording of the entire meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19XGu5D8P0U
Minutes approved on October 14, 2025.
BY: APPROVED:
Elaine Tran, CMC
City Clerk