CITY OF PACIFICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
Mayor Tygarjas Bigstyck
Mayor pro Tem Sue Vaterlaus
Councilmember Sue Beckmeyer
Councilmember Mary Bier
Councilmember Christine Boles
City Council Regular Meeting 1 January 09, 2023
REGULAR MEETING
January 09, 2023 (MONDAY)
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Mayor Tygarjas Bigstyck called the meeting to order on January 9, 2023 at 7:00 PM 7:00 PM OPEN SESSION
Call to Order
Mayor Bigstyck called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Tygarjas Bigstyck Mayor Present
Sue Vaterlaus Mayor pro Tem Present
Sue Beckmeyer Councilmember Present
Mary Bier Councilmember Present
Christine Boles Councilmember Present
City Clerk Coffey took a verbal roll call.
Staff Present: Kevin Woodhouse, City Manager; Denise Bazzano, Asst, City Attorney; Yulia Carter, Asst. City Manager; Christian Murdock, Planning Director; Kirk Stratton, Interim Police Chief; Bill Glasgo, Police Captain; Chris Clements, Police Captain; Maria Aguilar, PW Dep.
Director; Raymund Donguines, Sr. Civil Engineer; Bob Palacio, PB&R Director; Kenneth Fong, IT Analyst; Sarah Coffey, City Clerk; Emily La, Dep. City Clerk.
Reading of Land Acknowledgment
Mayor Bigstyck read the Land Acknowledgment.
Salute to the Flag led by Mayor Bigstyck
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation - Michael Perez
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Mayor Bigstyck read a proclamation honoring the retirement of PB&R Director Michael Perez.
He added that State Senator Josh Becker’s office has also sent recognition.
Councilmember Bier thanked him for all he has done for our city over the years as he has touched so many young people and their families. She also thanked him for being a mentor for her: He taught her how to be a commissioner, encouraged her to become a councilmember, and helped her with Pacifica Prevention Partnership, etc. She strove to be like him.
Councilmember Beckmeyer thanked him for all he has taught her regarding every part of PB&R as his knowledge is immense. She stated that, in serving with him with Pacifica School Volunteers, he brought so much to that experience because of what he has done.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus thanked him for everything, as she and her family have close ties to PB&R. She thanked him for everything he has done over the many years he has been here.
Councilmember Boles stated that she was sad that she would not get to work with him. She thought he must have the most fun job in the city in working with the kids and seniors and assuring that everyone is engaged, happy, and learning, but she knows it is a difficult job, especially the last few years with COVID-19. She stated that 34 years is a long time and he has seen their kids grow up and become adults, adding that he must have amazing memories in connection with the city.
Mayor Bigstyck thanked him for choosing to make Pacifica his home as well as a home for all of us so thoroughly. He stated that, before it occurred to him that he might want to be on Council, he got to walk by his house every day on the way to work, and that showed to him how deeply ingrained in this community he is. He thought, with what he facilitated over his lifetime career, he brought forth the continuity of our community for so many lives for so long. He stated that he and his experience will be missed.
Michael Perez thanked them all very much, as well as the past Councils and the PB&R Commission. He stated that, in the three decades of working as a recreation professional in Pacifica, it is about building relationships. He stated that the process of working with a diverse group of people to address challenges, solve problems, and create opportunities has been some of the most rewarding work in his career. He has had days filled with meaningful interactions with people he met for the first time as well as those he has cultivated relationships with over the years. He stated that those interactions are important as they are the building blocks of their work and organization in the community. He has had the privilege of working with outstanding staff members over those 30 years who helped and contributed to his development as a professional, leader, and department director. He was fortunate to work with PB&R staff and volunteers who continue display their dedication to the programs and compassion to the participants, especially the challenges over the last few years due to COVID19. He thanked his wife and daughters, in addition to his entire family. He thanked them for this honor and looked forward to his next chapter.
Mayor Bigstyck opened public comments.
Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, thanked Mr. Perez and his family for all the hard work, and the public is very appreciative.
Mayor Bigstyck closed public comments, and they took a picture.
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B. Proclamation - Paul Lavorini
Mayor Bigstyck referred to a proclamation for Field Services Manager Paul Lavorini, and he stated that, though he would be honored to read it, he had a request from a councilmember.
Councilmember Beckmeyer read the proclamation honoring the retirement of Field Services Manager Paul Lavorini.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that he would like to open public comments before Council has the opportunity to speak and, seeing no one, closed public comments.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that he is everywhere, whether for fireworks, Relay for Life, or fallen trees, and she hopes to see him everywhere in the future. She appreciated him more than she could say.
Councilmember Bier thanked him so much and felt she was just getting to know him even though she has seen him for so many years. She stated that he is one person she has taken for granted who would always be there to take care of everything. She noticed how his coworkers and his staff talk about him with respect and how they like working with him, which says a lot about who he is and how he works for Pacifica. She appreciated him and hopes to continue getting to know him better.
Councilmember Boles stated that she hasn’t had the experience of meeting him, but it was a treat to learn about him. He was obviously an invaluable member of our city team and she wasn’t sure how they will do without him after hearing all he has done. She was impressed on how he has moved around, learning and growing wherever he worked, as that was a sign of dedication and leadership. She wished him well.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she can speak confidently regarding the time she has known him, what he has done, as well as who he is. She is proud to hold him and his entire family as dear friends. She stated that, besides all the work history he has, the thing that impresses her the most is what he has taught others, not only by his specific skills but also by his example, enthusiasm, etc., because it is work hard, play hard. She stated that he has inspired her with his willingness to lean in when the challenge is there. She stated that building his knowledge over time is the epitome of being a learning organization and developing professionally. She was grateful to know him and know they will be seeing each other at the Moose Lodge and at relays. She thanked him for all he has given to our city and its residents.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that he thinks PW staff are too often are unsung heroes in our community. He stated that, when someone sees a police vehicle or fire truck, they have some idea; but when a PW vehicle goes down the street, he doesn’t know how often the community is aware that they are holding the physical fiber of our community together. He thanked him as he has an acute understanding of that, which is why he tries to remind people that PW is holding things together for us every chance he gets. He referred to Councilmember Boles’ comment and imagined that, if we are able to survive without him, it is because of how much time he has spent teaching those who will come after him. He thanked him for passing that onto the future of PW, what we will need as a city. He stated that he knows him best from walking around a circle, referring to Relay for Life, more than anywhere else; he cultivated his voice in terms of building community and helping those who have come from some of the deepest places of healing to form that community and a heart within our community, and making sure the area is clean and safe and the logistics are taken care of. He thanked him for his work for the city City Council Regular Meeting 4 January 09, 2023
which translated deeper into building us as a community. He was grateful to get to know him as friend and brother and congratulated him on his well-earned retirement.
Mayor Bigstyck re-opened public comment.
Sue Digre, Pacifica, stated that she was sorry she wasn’t present, and referred to her 16 years working with both Michael Perez and Paul Lavorini. She stated that it has been a real honor and they epitomize the great Pacifica spirit with the heart and drive. She appreciated all they have done for the city which has been remarkable and she was glad that they will both still be around.
Mayor Bigstyck closed public comment.
Paul Lavorini thanked them very much. He stated he was lucky to have a career in Pacifica.
He has made a lot of friends along the way and is retiring healthy and happy. He stated that he would invite this whole Council, including Michael Perez, to his house for a BBQ and a beer, as well as everyone in the City Manager’s office, all his colleagues whom he can call his friends.
He has had a good, fun career. He is very honored to be present at this meeting and stand in front of them and be acknowledged. He referred to Michael Perez, stating he did a great job and they have been together forever but have been in different areas but have had great support. He stated that working for Pacifica is about community to him. He stated you get what you put in and he has been working with one homeowner at a time and they can go to Mazzetti’s and talk about it and tell ten other people about PW. He stated that his whole career has been with PW and has worked with the community to let them understand what PW is about, as they are not just out there doing small jobs, but behind the scenes and in the community, with their children growing up, going to stores, helping others, even after work hours, to make sure others are taken care of, which is an honor. He thanked Council and also thanked his family for the sacrifice that they have made as he has missed quite a few Christmases and birthdays, as he is out there at night. He knows he is going to miss it. He has a lot of things on his plate, people he wants to work with, and adventures he wants to do. He wants to spend time with his wife and kids as he worked at different times around the clock, would get a break and rest and go back to work. You have to make sure everything is taken care and do that in front of the public, seen and in some cases judged; but if you put on your best performance, and do the right things, it works. He was lucky to live that way and enjoy everything he does every minute of the day. He has fun and it is good to challenge each other and you get the job done and learn from it. He mentioned everything they know regarding mud slides, wiring, flooding, etc. He stated that the way he lived his career was to teach staff everything he knows and, if they can take his job, he did his job. He has been blessed with this great community and he will still do what he does and start walking the hills and do different things. He thanked them for allowing him to have this time with them and he stated that they should enjoy every minute as it is worth it.
Mayor Bigstyck then asked to take a photo with him. He also stated that Senator Becker sent recognition.
C. Proclamation - Sergeant Dominic Albanese
Mayor Bigstyck read the proclamation honoring the retirement of Police Sergeant Dominic Albanese. He stated that he is not with them at this time, but he opened up public comments and, seeing no one, closed public comments. He then opened it up to Councilmember comments.
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Councilmember Bier thanked him for his service, adding that they always know they are a good police officer when the young people are afraid of him, which she remembers the most as being the cop to watch out for if they are doing bad things. She appreciated all his years of service.
Councilmember Beckmeyer was also grateful for his 34 years of service in our community and keeping us safe. She wished him well in his future endeavors.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus admired his 34 years of service and she was glad she never came across him on the streets as she might be in trouble. She appreciated all the time he spent here, thanked him, and wished him an enjoyable retirement.
Councilmember Boles stated that putting your life on line for 34 years in our community is a huge undertaking and shows love and dedication to the community. She thanked him and was glad he made it out alive and hope he enjoys his retirement.
Mayor Bigstyck echoed what his fellow Councilmembers said. He was struck by honoring three people who have given a small lifetime to our community. He stated that it was not a small thing to sign up and put your wellbeing overtly at risk and he has served our community to make it a safer place. He stated that, while young people didn’t want to cross his path, it strikes him that, if this impression was left, it was done by him to ensure their safety and they may walk a better path. He thanked him for his service and hoped he enjoyed his well-earned retirement.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Bigstyck asked if any Councilmember wanted to pull any items.
Councilmember Bier had a comment to make on one of the items, No. 15. She stated, for the record, anything that has to do with this particular topic should probably not be on consent as she thought our community deserves the opportunity to be able to talk about it in every single stage of development.
Mayor Bigstyck opened public comments.
Pam Welty, Pacifica, stated she was going to talk about Consent Item No. 5, the Anza Pump Station, and shared all the disasters the nearby residents continue to experience and they hope to get some movement on this problem and they look to hearing from them in the near future.
Mayor Bigstyck closed public comments. He then asked questions, i.e., recent flooding in the area, and he thought it was the Linda Mar pump that was malfunctioning and helped create some of the flooding, and he asked the City Manager if the Anza pump worked, as well as where they are in terms of fixing the Anza pump station and how soon that state of emergency will be over.
City Manager Woodhouse clarified that the Anza Pump station and its emergency is separate from the storm emergency they just declared, but the pump malfunction issue they had was at the Linda Mar pump station. He stated that the Anza Pump Station emergency was from the fire that destroyed the contents of the pump station two years ago and it has been a complex replacement restoration emergency project, due to supply chain issues related to the technology needed in that. He stated that it was proceeding, and he thought it was wrapping up for completion in the spring, with the necessary emergency repairs at the Anza Pump Station. He City Council Regular Meeting 6 January 09, 2023
stated that the Linda Mar pump station’s bypass pump that was the key mechanism at the last minute emergency to prevent flooding failed unexpectedly. He stated that, in these big storms, things like this do happen and was part of the problem for the flooding and sanitary overflow on Anza. He stated that they have a robust and aggressive capital program and funding that is underway for all this equipment over the next five years.
Mayor Bigstyck thought so and confirmed his understanding: The Anza Pump Station’s timeline is currently that it should be fixed about spring and, in terms of what failed on New Year’s eve, it was the bypass pump at the Linda Mar pump station which is why the flooding occurred.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that he understood it correctly. He stated that PW Dep.
Director Aguilar is present if he has the estimated timeline incorrect.
PW Dep. Director Aguilar stated the expected completion for the Anza Pump Station is around May or June 2023 because of the supply chain delays on some of the equipment.
Councilmember Boles stated that, in terms of the vote, she was not there at the December 12 meeting and was not sure how she vote on most of it; and on Item No. 15, she knows there is a lot of concern in the community about that project and the next steps, and she was hoping for a quick verbal description of the EIR process and what is typically included and the approximate timeline so they can give the community a heads-up.
Mayor Bigstyck appreciated receiving a comment from the public around that item, stating now might not be the most advantageous time to discuss the issues raised, but asked when would be the correct time to get those community concerns aired.
Planning Director Murdock stated that the item before Council at this meeting is a routine administrative item that they frequently ask Council to do, i.e., authorize a contract for the city to bring on a consultant to perform the expert technical work required to prepare a California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA analysis. He stated, in this instance, they identified that an EIR is appropriate for this development project; the process begins once a project has been deemed complete and is a term of art in planning which means they received all the required information to understand the project and all information required by the Municipal Code or other laws to describe the activity proposed to be undertaken. Once they understand the totality of the project, they not only determine all the permits required, but then what level of environmental review will be required. As mentioned, an EIR is appropriate for this project as they identified the consultant, prepared the contract, and were now asking Council authorization. Once they have the authorization to spend the funds to prepare the EIR, they will receive a deposit from the project applicant, fund the preparation of the EIR, and then prepare what is known is a notice of preparation for public announcements sent to the state clearing house to send to all relevant state agencies; they will publish that and distribute it through other channels so the community knows the city identified that an EIR should be prepared to begin the public process. He stated that there is typically a 30-day comment period for input on the range of environmental impacts that are appropriate to analyze based on the project and also a scoping meeting, which is a public meeting where members of the community and public agencies can provide input on areas of potential environmental impacts that are concerning to them and believe should be evaluated in the EIR. Once they receive all that input and the 30 day scoping period has ended, the city will determine the full extent of the environmental issue areas that will be analyzed in the EIR and commence the technical work to study those impact areas. He stated that the process and timeline can vary depending on the number, range and complexity of those EIR areas. For this project, the consultant estimates approximately eight City Council Regular Meeting 7 January 09, 2023
months to prepare the draft EIR based on what we understand as the likely areas of interest and environmental impacts that could expand depending on the input we receive during the notice and preparation process. Once the draft EIR, or first stage of the EIR, has been prepared, it is made available to the public with notice of availability or NOA, which begins a 45-day public review and comment period for the public and agencies to offer their comments on the sufficiency of the EIR analysis. He stated that once that process is completed and the 45-day comment period ends, the city will analyze those comments and prepare responses to comments along with other information, such as a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and a final EIR includes any revisions to the draft in response to public comments, and they package that up as the final EIR. Then it is taken through the public process along with any public hearings on the project permits in question. He stated that CEQA does not require public hearings on the environmental documents, but it does state where public hearings will occur on the project being undertaken, i.e., Planning Commission and City Council public hearings. The CEQA documents should be considered as a part of that public hearing process, and that will provide additional public input opportunities at both of those public hearings. He stated that the final step in the CEQA process is for the decision-making body, whether Planning Commission or Council or, in some cases, both, to adopt and certify the final EIR after considering the totality of the record and public comments submitted.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated that Councilmember Boles had a question about the minutes. She stated that although Councilmember Boles was not in attendance at that meeting, she can approve the minutes as a matter of business, if she feels she had an opportunity to review the minutes and feel they are accurate or she listened to the meeting and believe the minutes to be an accurate reflection of the meeting itself.
City Clerk Coffey took a vote by verbal roll call.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sue Vaterlaus, Mayor pro Tem
AYES: Bigstyck, Vaterlaus, Beckmeyer, Bier, Boles
1. Approval of Disbursements for Dated 11/01/22 through 11/15/22.
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve attached lists of disbursements for 11/01/22 through 11/15/22.
2. Approval of Minutes
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve the minutes of the City Council Regular and Special Meeting held on December 12, 2022, and the City Council Special Meeting held on December 15, 2022.
3. Ratification of Proclamation of Local Emergency related to December/January Winter Storm Events
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency related to December/January Winter Storm Events by the City Manager acting as Director of Emergency Services issued on January 4, 2023.
4. Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency of the Pacifica Coastline PROPOSED ACTION: Accept report and make a determination that conditions of local emergency continue to exist within the Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to the end City Council Regular Meeting 8 January 09, 2023
of Beach Boulevard
5. Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency at the Anza Pump Station.
PROPOSED ACTION: Accept Report and Make a Determination that Conditions of Local Emergency Continue to Exist at the Anza Pump Station at the Pacifica State Beach.
6. Continuation of Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Regarding Novel (new) Coronavirus ("COVID-19”).
PROPOSED ACTION: Accept report and make determination that conditions of local emergency continue to exist regarding Novel (new) Coronavirus ("COVID-19").
7. Consideration of a Resolution Making Findings as Required by AB 361 to Continue to Permit the City Council and City Commissions and Committees to Conduct Teleconferenced Meetings Due to Health and Safety Concerns Relating to COVID-19 PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt a Resolution making findings pursuant to AB 361 to authorize the City Council and City Commissions and Committees to conduct teleconferenced meetings due to health and safety concerns relating to COVID-19.
8. Consideration of Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Agreements with California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to set up, administer and operate the City of Pacifica Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance, and Resolution Authorizing HDL Companies to Examine Confidential Tax Information for Purposes of Audit
PROPOSED ACTION: Consider and Approve the Agreements and Adopt the Resolutions to allow the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to administer and operate the City's Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance and adopt resolution authorizing HDL Companies to access confidential sales or transactions and use tax records for purposes of auditing.
9. Quarterly Financial Report for the Quarter ending September 30, 2022.
PROPOSED ACTION: Review and accept the Quarterly Financial Report for the Quarter ending September 30, 2022.
10. Quarterly Treasurer’s Reports for the quarter ending September 30, 2022.
PROPOSED ACTION: Review and accept the Quarterly Treasurer’s Reports for the quarter ending September 30, 2022.
11. Notice of Completion for the Pacifica Public Works New Office Project PROPOSED ACTION: Move to Adopt the Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pacifica accepting completion and directing the City Manager to file Notice of Completion for the Pacifica Public Works New Office Project; and Authorize the City Manager to release the retention funds to the contractor.
12. Esplanade Ave. and Palmetto Ave. Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvement Project - Amendment 1 - Fehr & Peers
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Amendment 1 to Task Order 1 City Council Regular Meeting 9 January 09, 2023
(Attachment 1) between the City of Pacifica and Fehr & Peers design services for the Esplanade Ave. and Palmetto Ave. Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvement Project in the amount of $17,500 bringing the total task order to $57,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute said task order.
13. Approval of City Vehicle Replacement Purchases Phase 1 for FY 2022-23 PROPOSED ACTION:
Approve the following actions for the City Vehicle Replacement Purchases Phase 1 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023:
A. Approve Purchase Agreements with the following:
• Elk Grove Auto/Winner Chevrolet of Elk Grove, CA for the purchase of two (2) 2023 Dodge Durango in the amount of $96,606.56 (Attachment 1) • PB Loader Corporation of Fresno, CA for the purchase of one (1) 2024 Freightliner 10- wheel dump truck in the amount of $210,029.69 (Attachment 2) • Vac-Con of Green Cover Springs, FL for the purchase of one (1) Vac-Con G2 VT310LHAE/1300 in the amount of $618,859.61 (Attachment 3) • Deere & Company of Cary, NC for the purchase of one (1) John Deere 1600 turbo wide area mower in the amount of $89,287.07 (Attachment 4)
• Pape Machinery of Eugene, OR for the purchase of one (1) 410 P-Tier Backhoe Loader in the amount of $196,623.44 (Attachment 5)
• Towne Ford of Redwood City, CA for the purchase of four (4) 2023 Ford PD Utility SUV in the amount of $208,594.93 (Attachment 6)
• Clark Equipment Co. dba Bobcat Company of West Fargo, ND for the purchase of one (1) Bobcat UW56 in the amount of $68,996.63 (Attachment 7) B. Adopt the Resolution to Approve Agreements For the Purchase of City Replacement Vehicles Phase 1 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 totaling $1,488,997.93; and C. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents related to these agreements.
14. Fourth Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement for On-Call Planning Services Between the City of Pacifica and Consulting Firm Good City Company PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt the attached resolution to approve the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Consultant Services between the City of Pacifica and Good City Company, by increasing the contract amount by $140,000 with a total not to exceed amount of $460,000 and, to authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
15. First Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement for On-Call Environmental Review Services Between the City of Pacifica and Consulting Firm Rincon Consultants Inc.
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt the attached resolution to approve the First Amendment to the Master Agreement for Consultant Services between the City of Pacifica and Rincon Consultants Inc., by increasing the contract amount by $177,203 with a total not to exceed amount of $227,203, and to authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
16. Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter Urging State Legislators to Amend AB 2449 PROPOSED ACTION: Authorize the Mayor, on behalf of the City Council, to sign on to the enclosed letter from the City of San Carlos, urging State legislators to amend AB City Council Regular Meeting 10 January 09, 2023
2449.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Anita Rees, Pacifica Resource Center, stated that she was giving quick updates about the PRC’s scheduled openings, updates on holiday program, as well as information on services for tax returns, grocery distributions, and assistance for housing.
Clifford Lawrence, Pacifica, welcomed the new councilmember, congratulated the staff retirees, and reported on the technical problems existing for those participating remotely.
Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, reported on the housing issue, as well as the requirements to address the crisis and her thoughts on how to best address those dealing with housing issues.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmember Boles stated that she attended her first League of Cities dinner in December where Councilmembers and county leaders in San Mateo County gather to learn what is happening in other cities with hopefully have things to bring back to Pacifica. She thanked former Councilmember O’Neill for taking her under his wing at that event to introduce her. She has been meeting with staff for training in her new role as well as meeting with constituents on a lot of issues. She has also been talking with the Rotary Club; as an international organization, they have taken on climate change as one of their main project goals this year. She stated that she and her husband will be doing a presentation for them next week on net zero construction.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus served the seniors at their New Year’s buffet which was an amazing meal. She spent a lot of time talking to people via email about what was happening, drove around the city, checked to see if there was sand, all the trees down, etc. She tried to stay at home as much as possible as recommended, but there were times when she needed to see what was going on. She went to every county emergency meeting which were very helpful, and they got accurate weather forecasts and they let them know what was going on in the other cities. She felt it was helpful to hear that from the county. She stated that our city provided updates many times a day which was helpful. She thanked everyone, including all city staff, fire, Recology, PG&E, etc., for all their service.
Councilmember Bier echoed the thank yous for everyone, PW, Recology, fire, etc., for pulling together and doing the best they could for our community. She thanked residents on Anza and Arguello for pulling together and mobilizing their neighbors and approaching the city in a respectful, calm, collaborative way and she appreciated that. She also attended all the San Mateo County storm briefing meetings except the last one, and they started during COVID-19 and they had all elected and city managers sharing information with everyone to understand what to do and share with their communities. She enjoyed a break and went to Council of Cities in Colma and she welcomed Councilmember Boles and our new mayor whom she thought will do a great job. She stated that Mary Ann Nihart was a guest and they got to spend time with her. She attended Tom Picolotti’s retirement party after 25 years on the North Coast County Water District Board. She attended the Merry Manor stroll, where it was wonderful to see all the artists in our community come together and go to their homes and see all the art they are producing. She stated that they had the Pacifica Pride meeting and are on our way to raise funds; they are working on the parade and festival and there will be more information coming.
She thanked Councilmember Beckmeyer for helping with that. She listened to Ray Mueller’s City Council Regular Meeting 11 January 09, 2023
swearing in and was able to make public comment for him. She spent time with her interns and they went to the movies, had dinner, etc. She rode on the back of a Harley Davidson during the Pacifica Hotrods Christmas toy cruise. She stated it was fun but she will probably go on a truck next time. She stated that part of that was to honor Jeff Shives, a good friend and part of the Pacifica Hotrods for a long time who passed away recently, and she thought about him a lot as he wasn’t able to be with them. She requested to adjourn their meeting in honor of Ron Hansen, who was a man she grew up with since kindergarten and he passed away recently.
She attended his memorial service yesterday, which was well attended, and thanked the Pacifica Moose Lodge. She stated that every person she grew up with was there and it was beautiful. She loves him and will miss him.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that having a break was something she also needed. She stated most of the meetings she normally attends were suspended and she was able to spend more time with her family. She stated that during that time, there were some significant storms.
She referred to Councilmember Bier’s report of the tremendous outpouring of information and support from the community on what is going on and what is happening in the neighborhood.
She stated that hearing from them and directly connect them with services is critical; sometimes people contact Council thinking they have more power or authority, etc., but they don’t, in terms of getting the word to the important services that need to hear from the community. She is always giving the police department’s phone number. She had a friend contact her over the weekend because there was a downed line, and she experienced a similar situation on Anza; she was texting staff letting them know and before she even sent it, the Police came and helped. She stated that the services were evident and the coordination was happening. She knows there was a need all over the Bay Area for sandbags, and neighbors in the Anza and Arguello neighborhoods offered part of their property as staging. She was not diminishing the challenges in that neighborhood, but we are much better when we pull together and figure out where the problems are and how we can solve them and what the next steps are. She referred to her committee meetings, stating the Beautification Advisory Committee did not meet. She went to Council of Cities, which was a great opportunity to continuously learn from other communities. She will not be attending the New Mayors and Councilmember Meeting coming up, but she remembers attending right after she was elected.
Mayor Bigstyck began by sending prayers to Ukraine. He welcomed Councilmember Boles. He attended the Council of Cities dinner in Colma and he thought it was amazing to see Mary Ann Nihart. She received a standing ovation and was a guest of one of the attendees and it was heartwarming to see her. He experienced his first city selection committee when a room full of mayors gets together and hashes out various regional boards. He will experience something like that again tomorrow morning. He attended the Jefferson Union High School District board reorganization. He stated that Supervisor Canepa was there and State Senator Scott Weiner was in attendance; he got to see all the new board members and older board members. He attended the Menlo Park reorganization where County Supervisor Ray Mueller had his last meeting following by a nice reception, took a meeting with State Senator Josh Becker, and attended the county reorganization where Supervisor Ray Mueller took his seat along with Supervisor Noelia Corzo. He was struck that, in both instances, our newly elected leaders invoked spirit as a guiding principle in their work and spoke from the heart; hearing those introductions demonstrates how they will lead accordingly with the remaining supervisors who have shown tremendous leadership over the years in our county. He would have stayed longer, but there was a meeting between members of the Arguello community and city staff to figure out the best approach after the flooding event there. He received a message on New Year’s Eve from a resident who has a great deal to say; he was struck immediately as he sent him a twosentence email, that they were flooding and to help Linda Mar. He stated that it made him want City Council Regular Meeting 12 January 09, 2023
to go immediately to see the flooding. He connected with PW Director and City Manager to figure out what was going on, and he learned about the failed bypass pump at the Linda Mar pump house that was corrected as quickly as possible to bring the flooding down but not without a simultaneous sanitary sewer overflow. His heart fell in with the neighborhood of Arguello that experienced that way to begin a new year. He understands that it might not have happened if not for that bypass pump failure; he understood we have an emergency pump replacement order, and that can get corrected quickly and will hopefully be enough that, if machinery are operating, we won’t have that kind of flooding hopefully. He stated that they need to investigate various actions they can take in figuring out the viability of implementing our new storm drain master plan they put into effect about a month ago. He hoped that pump replacement solves the problem, and in the long term he intends to bring up at goal setting the need for funding that project. They will be discussing other projects related to the storm drain master plan but he isn’t aware of an SSO (sanitary sewer overflow) that occurred quite the same way that it happened on Arguello, and he stated that might bring up a priority project. It will be discussed at goal setting. He had the opportunity to see our new sheriff, Christina Corpus, being inaugurated with the room filled with all manner of people from law enforcement, military, to other electeds countrywide and so many citizens present to show how happy they were that our new sheriff is in town. He stated it was inspiring as one speaker was someone who had previously been trafficked and had a great deal of substance abuse in her background and, because Sheriff Corpus cared enough to spend time with her and treat her like a human being, she was able to seek the rehabilitation and help she needed to rise the place where she can inspire others. He was inspired, as he thought everyone was, by hearing her story and then hearing Sheriff Corpus describing the kind of compassion, along with law enforcement she wishes to bring into the mix.
He thought we were in very good hands with someone eager to place a positive energy into bringing law enforcement to a place where it can get past the television headlines.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Woodhouse stated that many councilmembers talked about storm matters, which he was going to talk about as well. His comments are a bit different but touch on some of the same matters. He stated that has been the focus since coming back, during and after the holidays. As was mentioned, we learned a lot during the COVID-19 pandemic on a countywide scale about coordination between agencies, particularly San Mateo County emergency operation center, and that infrastructure was in place to immediately kick into the countywide briefings about what is happening; many councilmembers participated as he did, which was very helpful across the county. He stated that, since December 31, we have had three major storms that led to the proclamation of emergency related to the storms that they ratified at this meeting which he signed last week. He stated that is in place to help facilitate reimbursement of expenditures that the city has incurred during these storms and subsequent ones that may continue coming. He stated that the New Year’s Eve storm brought the largest rainfall and related flooding and, as mentioned, sanitary sewer overflow impacts, particularly in lower Linda Mar due to the volume of rain in a very short time and the failure of that pump. He stated that this storm created the largest ever flow in Pacifica’s history to our wastewater treatment plant with more than 22 million gallons in a 24-hour period. He stated that, on January 3, the fourth storm, or bomb cyclone event, had the largest wind impacts as everyone saw with downed trees and power lines, but not as much as rain as was forecasted. He stated that was followed the following day by incredibly high surf that battered the California coast everywhere, more than in Pacifica, but caused in Pacifica significant loads of water and sand on Beach Boulevard and Clarendon. He stated that the previous night’s storm also brought high winds but less rain again with a pretty good amount of rain, the final total between 2 and 3 inches. He stated that at this point the ground is extremely saturated and continuing rain is expected but as high a volume is City Council Regular Meeting 13 January 09, 2023
not predicted at this point. City staff will remain vigilant, as should the community, about trees and signs of any landslides that exist. He stated that it is an ongoing process now. He referred to the system we had in place in initiating the virtual EOC, we didn’t have the need to physically activate the EOC (Emergency Operation Center), where during a big disaster they call staff to get together in one room for complex planning and emergency response run out of the police station conference room which is the EOC room. They had in place the equivalent but more efficient use of staff and city resources which is an emergency command center that North County Fire Authority ran out of their headquarters and we were virtually communicating with everyone. He stated that if functioned extremely well, and a lot of people asked if they opened the EOC and in this case they had the ECC running. There was great communication between fire, PW, police and all of the city management and administration during this time. He thanked all city staff of police, fire, PW, field services and wastewater and PB&R. They had the Community Center on standby if they needed to open it up as a comfort center or temporary shelter for anyone that had been displaced. He stated that city administration and departmental management staff all displayed incredible energy in preparing for and responding to these storms to keep Pacificans as safe as possible; he also highlighted the critical community efforts in being cautious and vigilant about safety issues out there and signing up for San Mateo County alert so they know where road closures are happening and all of that is very important in working as a team together during these difficult emergencies. He also thanked the community for their understanding and patience about the inconvenience that such storms can cause. He stated that the city is continuing to work aggressively on storm drainage and wastewater infrastructure to make Pacifica safer. He stated that Council approved the storm drainage master plan which will serve as a blueprint to guide prioritization of projects and funding searches for the millions of dollars that are needed for such projects. He stated that we are not alone in that search, as stormwater drainage infrastructure is an incredibly challenging area of infrastructure financing for local governments; all the cities share that challenge and concern.
He stated that Council has also approved an aggressive wastewater capital program with corresponding rate increases last year to fund the significant wastewater infrastructure improvements needed. He added that the community supported the half cent transactions and use tax (Measure Y) in November which plays a part here as well as it is a critical financial sustainability measure so the city can maintain our current level of services; without Measure Y, our structural deficit projections in the next storm cycle may have not been able to have as many staff out there responding. In this case, we had all staff working to respond. Measure Y as an ongoing operating funding measure plays an important piece to this public safety and emergency response. He stated more funding has been put into the infrastructure needs in the last five years, probably more than any time previously; it has been an incredible focus of recent Councils and will continue be the focus of him and city staff. They remain committed to these improvements to make Pacifica a sustainable and resilient community into future decades. It will be challenging but they are committed to working on it. He stated that they will see what future weeks bring for storms but he thought chance favors the prepared and that is city’s goal.
Mayor Bigstyck thought the point is well taken that they hopefully get to a point where it doesn’t take a fire in our pump house or an engine going out during a storm before we are able to start rehabilitating our antiquated infrastructure. He thanked staff, police, fire, PW as well as PB&R for the work they did during the storm. He was amazed by all of those departments, as well as what PB&R was doing to coordinate the various programs for young and older people and they play a significant role in what happened during the storms. He was on the county calls that Councilmembers mentioned and he mentioned Nancy McGee, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and on the county calls she was giving a robust understanding of what was going on in our schools.
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Councilmember Beckmeyer brought up a need for an update as soon as practicable about the creek, i.e., San Pedro Creek, as she received a lot of concern, calls, anxiety about the water levels as they were rising. She stated that there are a lot of backyards that open onto the creek bank and she heard statements made that they are supposed to be clearing the vegetation.
She asked for an update on what the maintenance of the vegetation in the creek area is, what is allowed, as she knows we have Fish and Wildlife and Coastal Commission in parts of that area, but a clear statement she got was that 8-10 years ago there was routinely vegetation being cut back and the impression of some constituents in lower Linda Mar is that has not been happening at the level it should be or to the degree it should be and it would help to stem the flow because it came up to backyards and across to front yards and streets in some of the lower Linda Mar areas on Flores. She asked that question for an appropriate future update and what the resources are that are brought to bear on that issue.
Councilmember Bier thanked her, adding that she got those calls as well.
Mayor Bigstyck called a short recess and then reconvened the meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE
CONSIDERATION
17. 2023 City Council Liaison and Committee Assignments PROPOSED ACTION: Review the list of City Council Liaison and Committee Assignments, make any modifications for the calendar year 2023, and approve the final list.
City Clerk Coffey presented the staff report.
Mayor Bigstyck concluded that, after public comment, they will determine who gets what assignment, and he asked if there were any questions for staff regarding what any of the committees or commissions do.
There were no public comments.
Mayor Bigstyck thought they could go down the list and check them off one by one, beginning with ABAG.
Councilmember Beckmeyer was happy to continue as alternate if Mayor Bigstyck wanted to continue as the ABAG rep.
Mayor Bigstyck then addressed Airport Community Roundtable where former Councilmember O’Neill was serving.
Councilmember Boles was willing to serve as the representative on that committee.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that it is important and involves creative thinking to make heads or tails out of a tricky situation. He continued to CCAG.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated it was okay with her unless the mayor had an interest in that one.
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Mayor Bigstyck then referred to the Colma Creek Flood Control Citizens Advisory Committee, where former Councilmember O’Neill was an alternative.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated Colma Creek has not been meeting since the flood sea level rise committee. She will stay there if they call a meeting. Because of the flooding, they might.
Mayor Bigstyck asked City Clerk Coffey if she has any insight on whether that committee is still meeting or have they disbanded.
City Clerk Coffey has not heard that they have disbanded, but she believes it is the OneShoreline committee that has been meeting more regularly.
Mayor Bigstyck asked if OneShoreline has taken the place of Colma Creek.
City Clerk Coffey hasn’t heard that Colma Creek has disbanded officially.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus states she will find out.
Mayor Bigstyck asked that they assign an alternate until they know one way or the other as it was former Councilmember O’Neill’s position. Councilmember Boles was okay with filling that alternate position.
Councilmember Bier referred to mention of OneShoreline and asked if there was a liaison for that.
Councilmember Beckmeyer thought it was a Council of Cities vote. She understood that you apply via CCAG and the board makes those choices.
Councilmember Boles didn’t think there were any openings.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to Emergency Services Council of San Mateo County which shows him as backup and asked if Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus was okay being in the appointed position.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that was good.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that on the Fog Fest Committee, former Councilmember O’Neill was the alternate. He asked if Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus was okay being the liaison.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated she will stay there.
Mayor Bigstyck asked who wanted to be the alternate, asking now often they met.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated not often, but they meet more often when it gets closer to the date, and they usually call before a scheduled meeting.
Mayor Bigstyck concluded it was a loose schedule. He asked who had an interest.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she didn’t know if she would be needed but she was happy to fill in as an alternate.
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Mayor Bigstyck stated that, for HEART, it is Councilmembers Bier and Vaterlaus, and he thought at city selections on the following day they will be designating some candidates for HEART. He asked Councilmember Bier if she can help him understand the difference between the HEART positions the city is assigning tomorrow and the position on this list.
Councilmember Bier stated she could not.
City Clerk Coffey stated that what is on the agenda on the City Selection Committee is the HEART board members and what is on this list is the HEART member agency committees (or MAC) that is designating councilmember representatives from each of the cities in San Mateo County for this member agency committee. Typically, this committee meets maybe one or twice a year to review the budget for HEART. It is less involved than participation of a HEART board member.
Mayor Bigstyck asked if that is because each agency pays into it.
City Clerk Coffey confirmed that it is member supporting agencies.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus, Councilmember Bier, and Mayor Bigstyck discussed the role.
Councilmember Boles asked if she is appointed, would someone else take the alternate.
Councilmember Bier stated that it is a different board.
Mayor Bigstyck and Councilmember Bier confirmed HOPE was to remain as is.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to the Articulation Committee and stated that former Councilmember O’Neill was with Councilmember Bier.
Councilmember Bier confirmed that they both attended.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that Councilmember Beckmeyer expressed an interest in this one.
Councilmember Beckmeyer wanted to talk about it. She raised the question when she was discussing these positions with the Mayor about the fact that she worked for Pacifica School District and that was brought forward originally as a reason for her not to be part of this articulation committee. Then she stated that both Councilmembers Bier and O’Neill worked for Jefferson Union High School District and Councilmember Bier worked on a project that paid out through PSD. She wanted to discuss as to whether there is any issue there.
Councilmember Bier didn’t think there is, adding that she thought it makes it a richer conversation. She asked the City Manager for his opinion.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that it was hard to say, as former Councilmember O’Neill is a bit removed in the role he played for JUHSD and he thought it would depend on issues. They have two board of trustees and the superintendent who participate. He didn’t think there were any legal or technical conflicts but depend on issues discussed.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she would like to volunteer for participating on that one.
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changes anything. He heard that it was a joint articulation with the Water District and the School District, and he asked, if the two representatives from Council also have a school district perspective, whether they feel there is any loss by having a non-school district perspective as part of the city perspective.
Councilmember Bier asked for clarification.
Mayor Bigstyck questioned, if all the perspectives on the Joint Articulation are school district, whether they thought there was any value by having another perspective coming from the city that is not school-oriented.
Councilmember Bier thought their newly formed relationship with the Water District is important and that was the only thing she was thinking of when he asked the question. She stated that they both worked hard on that, and she thought they were well represented all the way around.
Mayor Bigstyck concluded that, if Councilmember Beckmeyer was present, she would feel that there is no loss of alternative perspectives.
Councilmember Bier didn’t, unless there are others who are interested in the position.
Councilmember Boles stated that she was willing to serve, but she didn’t have a burning desire.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she did, but she was willing to step aside if Councilmember Boles wanted to do it.
Councilmember Bier encouraged her to speak up about her burning desire.
Mayor Bigstyck thought they have that one confirmed. He was hoping to assign a North Coast County Water District liaison of some sort; he doesn’t see that on this list currently, but he would like to make it a regular place on the list. He would like a councilmember to attend the meetings regularly so that they report at Council meetings. When he attended one of their meetings, he learned what the Water District was doing for the first time in the two years on Council, if not the almost 40 years he has lived in Pacifica; it was illustrative, and it would be great to have that knowledge base coming back to help them inform their perspective.
Councilmember Bier agreed.
Mayor Bigstyck would love it to be regularly placed on this list. He asked if there were any legal reasons why they could not do that.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that he was discussing it with Asst. City Attorney Bazzano. It is a new addition, and they make that suggestion; when they do the motions for the entire list, Council can approve that at the end, rather than a stand-alone motion to add it and vote on it.
Mayor Bigstyck asked if it was a motion that comes back later or a motion they make at the end.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that, at the end, they will move to adopt the assignments and include that additional liaison assignment.
Councilmember Beckmeyer asked if anyone know exactly when their meetings are.
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Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated Wednesday, January 18, is their next meeting.
Councilmember Beckmeyer concluded that it is the third Wednesday of the month.
Mayor Bigstyck stated it is the same night as OSPAC and Emergency Preparedness.
Councilmember Boles suggested they do the others first and see who is free.
Councilmember Bier agreed with that.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that they will circle back. He then addressed the North County Fire Authority. He would like to continue serving on that board and Councilmember Beckmeyer expressed interest in joining him.
Councilmember Beckmeyer did, but was ready to discuss if anyone else is interested.
Councilmember Boles stated she is interested in that one.
Councilmember Bier was not interested in it.
Councilmember Boles stated that she has been digging in a lot on the General Plan fire issues and with CalFire as well, and she would love to keep learning and follow up on those issues.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that they meet once a year to reaffirm that we want to maintain the JPA and ask questions of the fire chief when he is in front of them. He offered those questions in advance so he can prepare as it is usually just to reaffirm that they want to maintain the JPA.
Mayor Bigstyck, Councilmember Beckmeyer, and Councilmember Boles discussed who would join with him. Mayor Bigstyck concluded that Councilmember Boles is the choice.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that they are at PCT, and he thought Councilmember Bier expressed interest in taking over former Councilmember O’Neill’s spot.
Councilmember Bier responded that she did.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated she will stay as the alternate.
Mayor Bigstyck asked, regarding the Pacific Beach Coalition, if Councilmember Bier desired to stay as the primary representative, as he knows Councilmember Boles has some interest.
Councilmember Bier was fine to give that up as she participates enough with the school district.
Mayor Bigstyck asked if she wants to remain as the alternative.
Councilmember Bier stated that she was okay with being the alternate.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to PRC, stating that he would like to remain as the representative, and he thought Councilmember Bier would like to remain as the alternate.
Councilmember Bier responded that she would.
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Mayor Bigstyck referred to the Pacifica School Volunteers, with Councilmembers Bier and Beckmeyer.
Councilmember Beckmeyer agreed to leave it as is.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to the Peninsula Clean Energy JPA, stating he was the representative for that agency and would like to stay in that position. He asked Councilmember Bier if she would like to push her alternate seat to Councilmember Boles.
Councilmember Bier agreed to that.
Councilmember Boles appreciated that.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance (Commute.org) and stated former Councilmember O’Neill was the primary. He asked if anyone had a burning desire to be the representative.
Councilmember Boles asked if she could learn more.
Councilmember Bier asked input from Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that she only went to one of those meetings.
Councilmember Bier thought former Councilmember O’Neill came back with a better knowledge of SamTrans in general.
Mayor Bigstyck thought, after former Councilmember O’Neill came back from those meetings, he would have interesting ideas to through into the mix as he appeared to learn a lot from those meetings to apply to other issues that were going on in Pacifica.
Councilmember Boles asked if it was mostly SamTrans.
Councilmember Beckmeyer referred to some of the issues they address.
Councilmember Boles stated she was willing to take this as it is just quarterly.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus confirmed that their address is listed as South City.
Mayor Bigstyck, Councilmember Bier, and Councilmember Boles discussed the meetings further. Mayor Bigstyck confirmed that Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus is the alternate.
Mayor Bigstyck then referred to SMC JPA Advanced Life Support/Pre-Hospital Emergency, where former Councilmember O’Neill was the alternate.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she will keep the liaison position if anyone wants to jump in as the alternate. She stated that, while there are usually two meetings listed, the last couple of years, it has been moved down to one meeting with one canceled. As an example, the January 2022 meeting was canceled.
Mayor Bigstyck asked Councilmember Boles if she would want the alternate position.
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Councilmember Boles agreed to being the alternate.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to the SMC Library JPA and stated he has been attending the meetings as former Councilmember O’Neill’s backup regularly over the past year, as the library is important to him and he is learning what he can in the alternate role. He would appreciate taking the lead role and looked to Councilmember Beckmeyer.
Councilmember Beckmeyer suggested that she be the alternate and they participate together.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that it sounds good to him, and asked if everyone else was in agreement.
City Clerk Coffey stated, before moving on, she would like to confirm the placements of selections are correct and they aren’t missing any on other agencies.
Mayor Bigstyck clarified if she is verifying the list as is.
Commissioner Beckmeyer referred to Congestion Management and asked if they talked about that previously.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that they were talking about Commute.org previously and this one referred to CCAG.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that you usually run for that position and someone would run for that position and take Councilmember O’Neill’s spot.
City Clerk Coffey thought it was because former Councilmember O’Neill was in that position for the CCAG congestion management and until a Councilmember from Pacifica is appointed by CCAG, that would come off of the list for 2023.
Councilmember Bier stated that it wasn’t on the list.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that there are a lot of other positions where people came off.
Councilmember Boles thought it was on the list as she talked to him about it and it is on Mondays before Council meetings and it is a problem if they have to be present early.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that was also a problem with One Shoreline.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that the full name of it is the congestion management and environmental quality committee, and he saw an announcement for that.
Councilmember Boles thought the same.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that it was the one at the beginning of December.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that they are voting on it on Thursday for CCAG.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that there were two regional voting bodies, one being city selection that he serves on and one being CCAG which Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus gets to serve on. He understood that Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus still serves on CCAG’s legislative committee in San Mateo County Recovery Council.
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Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus confirmed.
Mayor Bigstyck confirmed that Councilmember Beckmeyer still serves on CCAG Resource Management and Climate Protection Committee and the LCC Coastal Cities Group.
Councilmember Beckmeyer confirmed.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to Beautification Advisory Committee, asking Councilmembers Beckmeyer and Bier if they were happy where they are.
Councilmember Bier and Beckmeyer confirmed they would stay.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to the Economic Development Committee, and asked confirmation from Councilmembers Beckmeyer and Bier.
Councilmember Beckmeyer and Councilmember Bier confirmed.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to Emergency Preparedness and Safety Committee, with former Councilmember O’Neill as the alternate. He will request being placed on OSPAC in a couple of spots down and that would preclude him from being on Emergency Preparedness or attending NCCWD. He stated that Councilmember Boles had expressed an interest in doing Emergency Preparedness.
Councilmember Boles stated that she did, as well as an interest in OSPAC.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that he would like to take the lead on OSPAC.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus asked if they meet the same night.
Commissioner Boles stated that they did and she was happy to do one.
Mayor Bigstyck stated that he knows she wants to do OSPAC.
Councilmember Bier stated that she can be the alternate on OSPAC.
Councilmember Boles stated not if she has another meeting. She stated that she was happy to learn about emergency.
Mayor Bigstyck thought, with doing the countywide one is also an alternate, they are compliant with each other. He asked who would like to be alternate for Emergency Preparedness.
Councilmember Beckmeyer, Councilmember Bier, Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus, and Mayor Bigstyck discussed the alternate. Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus stated that she will be the alternate.
Mayor Bigstyck referred to the Library Advisory Committee, and he stated that they discussed earlier that they want to team up all things library.
City Clerk Coffey asked, before they move on, that they clarify the primary and alternate for Emergency Preparedness.
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Mayor Bigstyck stated primary is Commissioner Boles and secondary is Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus. He stated that he and Councilmember Beckmeyer are on Library Advisory Committee.
Mayor Bigstyck then stated that they are now on OSPAC, and Councilmember Bier expressed her intention to be the liaison to North Coast County Water District. He would like to fill that slot, given the work plan they agreed on during goal setting last year. He wanted to become more aware of the dynamics in OSPAC and appreciated the opportunity to have a more robust understanding of what they are asking us in terms of changing their charter. He mentioned that Councilmember Beckmeyer was the alternate.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she has the time free and can do it.
Mayor Bigstyck stated he should be able to make all the meetings.
Mayor Bigstyck then referred to the ad hoc assignments.
Mayor pro Tem Vaterlaus mentioned the one where former Councilmember O’Neill was on but it is concluded. Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that it was the City Council Rules and Ethics subcommittee, which said it was done. Mayor Bigstyck asked if they will have it brought back to Council soon. City Manager Woodhouse stated that the Council Rules and Code of Ethics is tentatively scheduled for next Council meeting or the meeting after.
The Councilmembers reviewed their assignments. They confirmed for North Coast County Water District, Councilmember Bier was active and Councilmember Beckmeyer was alternate Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated, because there was a lengthy discussion, she recommended that they open it up to public comment again regarding their discussion, then take the vote.
Mayor Bigstyck reopened public comment and, seeing no one, closed public comment.
City Clerk Coffey suggested that she reads through the list as concluded in deliberations before they entertain a motion. She then read the list of assignments.
Councilmember Bier and Councilmember Boles discussed the Pacifica Community Television assignment. Councilmember Bier confirmed she will keep it.
City Clerk Coffey continued reading the assignments.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that they are also adding the North Coast County Water District.
City Clerk Coffey stated that it is a non-voting, attending board meetings on the third Wednesday of the month and the primary will be Councilmember Bier with alternate being Councilmember Beckmeyer, to attend the meetings and report back to City Council.
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AGENCY Council
Representative(s)
Council Alternate
ABAG General Assembly Delegate BIGSTYCK BECKMEYER
Airport Community Roundtable BOLES VATERLAUS
C/CAG Representative VATERLAUS BECKMEYER
Colma Creek Flood Control Citizens Advisory
Committee
VATERLAUS BOLES
Emergency Services Council SMC VATERLAUS BIGSTYCK
Fog Fest Committee Liaison VATERLAUS BECKMEYER
Housing Endowment and Regional Trust
(HEART) - Member Agency Committee (MAC)
VATERLAUS BIER
Housing Our People Effectively (HOPE) - Inter
Agency Council (IAC)
BIER VATERLAUS
Joint School Dist./Water Dist./City Articulation
Committee
BIER &
BECKMEYER
North County Fire Authority JPA BIGSTYCK &
BOLES
North Coast County Water District (NCCWD) BIER BECKMEYER Pacifica Community Television BIER VATERLAUS
Pacific Beach Coalition BOLES BIER
Pacifica Resource Center BIGSTYCK BIER
Pacifica School Volunteers BIER BECKMEYER
Peninsula Clean Energy JPA BIGSTYCK BOLES
Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance
(Commute.org)
BOLES VATERLAUS
SMC JPA Advanced Life Support / Pre-Hospital
Emergency
BECKMEYER BOLES
SMC Library JPA BIGSTYCK BECKMEYER
* Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) To be determined NONE * C/CAG Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory BIER
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Committee
* C/CAG Legislative Committee VATERLAUS
* C/CAG Resource Management & Climate
Protection Committee (RMCP)
BECKMEYER
* Housing Endowment and Regional Trust
(HEART) - Regular Member Board of Directors
To be determined
*LCC Coastal Cities Group (CCG) Leadership
Committee (through 12/31/2022)
BECKMEYER
*San Mateo County Recovery Council VATERLAUS
CITY OF PACIFICA COMMITTEES /
COMMISSIONS:
Beautification Advisory Committee BECKMEYER BIER
Economic Development Committee BECKMEYER &
BIER
Emergency Preparedness & Safety Commission BOLES VATERLAUS Library Advisory Committee BECKMEYER &
BIGSTYCK
Open Space Parkland Advisory Committee BIGSTYCK BECKMEYER City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees:
2023 Pride Planning Ad Hoc Subcommittee BIER &
BECKMEYER
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Council Chambers Renovations Ad Hoc
Subcommittee (informal)
BIER &
BECKMEYER
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* Representative selected by listed Agency not City Council Mayor Bigstyck asked if they have a motion.
Councilmember Bier moved to approve the appointments as amended; seconded by Councilmember Beckmeyer.
City Clerk Coffey took a vote by verbal roll call.
City Council Regular Meeting 25 January 09, 2023
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
AYES: Bigstyck, Vaterlaus, Beckmeyer, Bier, Boles
ADJOURN
Mayor Bigstyck stated that Councilmember Bier asked that the meeting be adjourned in honor of Ron Hansen and he asked if she wanted to say a word or two about him before adjourning in his honor.
Councilmember Bier stated that he was a lifetime Pacifican and that he probably worked on everyone’s car in Pacifica and never asked to be paid. He was a generous, loving father.
Mayor Bigstyck adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m., in honor of Ron Hansen.
Transcribed by Barbara Medina, Public Meeting Stenographer.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
APPROVED: 5 - 0; 01/23/2023
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Tygarjas Bigstyck, Mayor