90 MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 14, 2025
7:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 813 9936 8182
CALL TO ORDER MILLBRAE CITY COUNCIL Video Time: 19:49
Mayor Anders Fung called the meeting to order at 7:19 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Anders Fung (joined remotely from satellite location), 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 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. CEREMONIAL/PRESENTATION | Video Time: 20:45
• Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Received by Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) Chief Executive Officer Karen Ferguson and CORA Board Member Phoebe S Venkat.
• Proclamation Proclaiming the Month of October 2025 as Fire Prevention Month Received by Central County Fire Department Fire Marshal Patricia Koch. • Millbrae Library Annual Report Presentation
Presented by Millbrae Library Manager Jeff Gibson.
2. AGENDA OVERVIEW/STAFF BRIEFING Video Time: 47:15
• Calendar of events - INFORMATIONAL
• Report of bills and claims - INFORMATIONAL
• Report out of October 14, 2025 Closed Sessions
City Manager Tom Williams updated the City Council on the following:
• The City experienced the first significant rainstorm of the season, and he thanked Public Works • Happy Birthday to Beatrice Coffaro on turning 100 years old! A Mayoral Proclamation was issued proclaiming October 9, 2025 as Beatrice Coffaro Centennial Day. > Goats have been placed at Shultz Park as part of a fire prevention pilot program that the City is testing.
Upcoming Events:
• Thursday, October 16, at 6:00 p.m., Downtown on Broadway - Beats, Brews, & Vines featuring The GTC Band
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• Friday, October 17, at 5:00 p.m., Mills High School Center Court - Mills High School Grooveathon
• Saturday, October 18, at 9:00 a.m., Spur Trail on Millbrae Ave and Palm Ave - Compost Giveaway
• Saturday, October 25, at 9:00 a.m., - Electronics Recycling & Reuse Drop-off Event • Sunday, October 26, at 11:00 a.m. - Millbrae Rotary's 274 Kids Carnival The City Council met in Closed Session on October 14, 2025, for following items:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(a) City of Millbrae v. County of San Mate et al., San Mateo County Superior Court, Case No. 23- CIV-05426
2. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) City of Millbrae v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2022-00329903-CU-EI-GDS
3. Conference with Real Property Negotiators pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8 Negotiators: Tom Williams, City Manager and Lori Liu, City Attorney Property: City Pipe Yard Property APN: 024-17-4330
Party: To be determined (an interested party has expressed preliminary interest) Under Negotiation: Potential price and terms of sale
4. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1) County of San Mateo v. State of California et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-25- 519270. City is considering whether to join as a party to this litigation.
City Attorney Lori Liu reported that there are no reportable actions.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Video Time: 53:06
• Regular Meeting Minutes of July 22, 2025 - ACTION
• Closed Session Meeting Minutes of September 9, 2025 - ACTION • Regular Meeting Minutes of September 9, 2025 - ACTION • Closed Session Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2025 - ACTION • Regular Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2025 - ACTION Motion by Nguyen/Holober to approve the five sets of meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.
4. ORAL REPORT FROM CITY COMMITTEE/COMMISSION CHAIRS
• None
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION Video Time: 54:47
The following members of the public spoke:
Elizabeth Chu : Christichlet
Alison O. Kuroda Christina Spagnoli
• Jeffrey Tang Ann Schneider
Kathleen Kimura • Louise Velazquez Tully
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• Eunice Danli • Robert van Gool
CONSENT CALENDAR Video Time: 1:14:57
5. Approve, by Motion, the Quarterly Investments Schedule for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024-25 - ACTION
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6. adoption of Resolution No. 25-59 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a professiona ervices agreement with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. (EKI) for preparation of the 2025 Urbai Water Management Plan (UWMP) in an amount not to exceed $56,882 - ACTION Adoption of Resolution No. 25-60 Awarding a Construction Contract to BuildCorp, Inc. for the SFO exempt from CEQA - ACTION
Informational Report for the 2025/2026 Mayor and Vice Mayor Rotation - INFORMATIONAL (Pulled for public comments)
There was no public comment regarding the Consent Calendar Items 5, 6, and 7.
Motion by Holober/Rainaldi to approve the Consent Calendar Items 5, 6, and 7. Motion carried 5-0 by roll call vote.
Informational Report for the 2025/2026 Mayor and Vice Mayor Rotation - INFORMATIONAL Video Time: 1:17:26
The following members of the public spoke regarding this item:
• Ken Smith
The City Council received the Informational Report for the 2025/2026 Mayor and Vice Mayor Rotation.
PUBLIC HEARING
• None
EXISTING BUSINESS Video Time: 1:19:52
Study Session on Mills Estate Park Project Plan - ACTION Mayor Fung stated that he resides near the Mills Estate Park area and therefore recused himself from participation on the item. He signed off from the meeting virtually.
Vice Mayor Holober chaired the meeting.
Recreation Director Hannah Moran, City Engineer & CIP Manager Ahmad Haya, and Verde Design, Inc.
Principal Derek McKee and Senior Project Manager Daniel Collazos.
The following members of the public spoke regarding this item:
• Zach Georgopoulos
• Louise Velazquez Tully
• Solomya Bharadwaj
• Stephanie Flahavan
• Santana Thienuwat
• Ann Schneider
• Sophia Martins
The Council asked questions and provided comments.
Motion Rainaldi/Nguyen to direct staff to trim the Mills Estate Park Conceptual Design to meet the City's project budget. Motion carried 4-0-1 by roll call vote with Mayor Fung recused. 93 CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 14, 2025
NEW BUSINESS
• None
COUNCIL COMMENTS Video Time: 2:40:00
Mayor Fung returned to the meeting virtually and resumed participation.
Councilmembers reported on their respective appointed committees, boards, and subcommittees. View the meeting recording for reporting.
CLOSED SESSION
• None
ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL Video Time: 2:48:06
With no further business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 9:47 p.m.
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=m6g4WjSfDbo
Minutes approved on October 28, 2025.
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BY: APPROVED:
Elaine Tran, CMC
City Clerk