CITY OF PACIFICA
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
Mayor Sue Beckmeyer
Vice Mayor Christine Boles
Councilmember Mary Bier
Councilmember Mayra Espinosa
Councilmember Greg Wright
City Council Regular Meeting 1 November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025 (MONDAY)
www.cityofpacifica.org
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City Council Regular Meeting 2 November 10, 2025
6:00 PM OPEN SESSION
Call to Order
Roll Call
Reading of Land Acknowledgment
The City of Pacifica acknowledges that we occupy the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. We honor the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples for their enduring commitment to Mother Earth. As the Indigenous protectors of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. We affirm their sovereign rights as First Peoples and wish to pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples.
Salute to the Flag led by Local Veterans from American Legion Post 238 / Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. League of California Cities (CalCities) Helen Putnam Award for Excellence - Internal Administration Category to City of Pacifica for Rose AI Project
CONSENT CALENDAR
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Items on the consent calendar will be adopted by one motion unless a Councilmember requests, before the vote on the motion, to have an item discussed. Time limit on comments is three minutes or less.
1. Approval of Disbursements for 10/01/25 through 10/31/25 PROPOSED ACTION: Approval of Disbursements for 10/01/25 through 10/31/25
2. Approval of Minutes
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve the minutes for the October 13, 2025 City Council Special and Regular Meeting.
3. Cancellation of December 22, 2025 City Council Meeting PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve cancellation of the December 22, 2025 regular City Council meeting.
City Council Regular Meeting 3 November 10, 2025
4. Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency of the Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to the End of Beach Boulevard.
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 of Beach Boulevard.
5. Quarterly Financial Report for General Fund for the quarter ending September 30, 2025 PROPOSED ACTION: Review and accept the Quarterly Financial Report for General Fund for the quarter ending September 30, 2025
6. Quarterly Treasurer’s Reports for the quarter ending September 30, 2025 PROPOSED ACTION: Review and accept the Quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2025
7. Resolutions approving the Tentative Agreement (TA) between the City of Pacifica and the following represented labor groups: 1) Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt the resolutions approving the tentative agreement between the City of Pacifica and Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400; for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, including the revised salary scheduled effective November 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027. After Council approval, staff will ensure the MOUs are properly cleaned up, and all technical corrections are made, including any remaining typos, fixing the tables of contents, finalizing the documents for signature, and eventually posting online.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA
This portion of the Agenda is available for the public to address the City Council on any issue that is not on the Agenda. Any person wishing to address the Council shall be recognized by the Mayor during this time, provided, however, that only items not on the Agenda for that meeting may be addressed. Comments on non-agendized items must address matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City. If comments do not address matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City, the City will provide you with an initial warning to stay within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City. If the warning is not followed, the Mayor will direct the City Clerk to cut off the microphone.
Councilmembers shall not enter into debate with speakers under Public Comments on Items Not on the Posted Agenda. A maximum of three minutes will be allowed for any speaker.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.
CONSIDERATION
8. Introduction of an Ordinance to Adopt by reference the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code and Fire Code with Local Amendments.
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to take the following actions:
City Council Regular Meeting 4 November 10, 2025
1) Introduce by title only and waive the first reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pacifica:
a. Repealing and replacing Chapters 1 -9 within Title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Pacifica Municipal Code related to Building Regulations and to adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Cal.Code Regs., Title 24): Parts 2 (California Building Code), 2.5 (California Residential Code), 3 (California Electrical Code), 4 (California Mechanical Code), 5 (California Plumbing Code), 6 (California Energy Code), 7 (California Wildland-Urban Interface Code), 8 (California Historical Buildings Code), 10 (California Existing Buildings Code), 11(California Green Building Code) and 12 (California References Standards Code); and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, certain appendices and making certain amendments thereto, including violation penalties;
b. Repealing and replacing Article 1 (Fire Code) of Chapter 3 (Fire Protection) of Title 4 of the Pacifica Municipal Code to adopt by reference Part 9 (California Fire Code) of the 2025 California Building Standards (California Code of Regulation, certain appendices and making certain amendments thereto; and c. Finding adoption of the Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
2) Set a public hearing to consider adoption of the Ordinance on November 24, 2025.
9. Appointments to the Emergency Preparedness and Safety Commission; Library Advisory Committee; and Economic Development Committee
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to appoint:
A) three (3) applicants to the Emergency Preparedness and Safety Commission for full 4-year terms to expire October 2029; and
B) six (6) applicants to the Library Advisory Committee: three (3) at-large members for full 4-year terms to expire October 2029, one (1) at-large member for a partial term to expire October 2027, and two (2) Youth members for one-year terms to expire October 2026; and
C) five (5) applicants to the Economic Development Committee: three (3) for full 4-year terms to expire October 2029 and two (2) for partial terms to expire October 2027.
10. Council Study Session – Revenue Generation Opportunities and Pacifica’s Financial Sustainability Challenges
PROPOSED ACTION: Hold a Council Study Session on Pacifica’s financial sustainability challenges and revenue generation opportunities. Provide direction to the City Manager on Options to address these challenges to maintain the Current Level of City Services and address Unfunded Capital Project and Other Operating Needs.
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The purpose of Council Communications is for Councilmembers to inform each other of items of potential interest to other Councilmembers, such as interagency meetings.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
The purpose of Staff Communications is for the City Manager to offer announcements as appropriate.
City Council Regular Meeting 5 November 10, 2025
ADJOURN
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HOW TO REACH YOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
• San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3, 500 County Center, Redwood City CA 94063 (650) 363-4569
• Governor Gavin Newsom, State Capitol Building, Sacramento CA 95814 (916) 445-2841 • State Senator Josh Becker, 1528 So. El Camino Real, Suite 303, San Mateo CA 94402 (650) 212-3313 • Assembly Member Marc Berman, 721 Colorado Ave, Suite 101, Palo Alto CA 94303 (650) 324-0224 • Congressman Sam Liccardo, 1117 Longworth House Office Building, Washington DC 20515 (202) 225-8104
• Senator Alex Padilla, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 (202) 224-3553 • Senator Adam Schiff, SD-B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 (202) 224-3841 • President Donald J. Trump, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500
CITY COUNCIL
• Mayor Sue Beckmeyer, [email protected]
• Vice Mayor Christine Boles, [email protected]
• Councilmember Mary Bier, [email protected]
• Councilmember Mayra Espinosa, [email protected]
• Councilmember Greg Wright, [email protected]
CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Approval of Disbursements for 10/01/25 through 10/31/25 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive and file the Monthly Check Register Report for the month of October 2025 STAFF CONTACT:
Lucy Xie, Deputy Finance Director
(650) 501-6014
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Staff has submitted the following Monthly Check Register Report per California Government Code, Title 4, Division 3, Part 3, Chapter 3, Section 41004:
Disbursements dated 10/01/25 through 10/31/25 are in the amount of $4,370,615.97 (Attachment 1).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with acceptance of the Monthly Check Register Report.
ORIGINATED BY:
Finance Department
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (PDF)
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City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5088 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 523.30 5089 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001104 ANVIL BUILDERS 575,541.35 5090 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001316 CONSOLIDATED PARTS INC. 3,158.91 5091 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000091 ARROWHEAD FORENSICS 865.64 5092 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T MOBILITY 129.69
5093 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 33.90
5094 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 61.27
5095 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 31.41
5096 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 996.31
5097 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 167.05
5098 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 29.85
5099 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000108 VWR INTERNATIONAL 243.86 5100 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000110 BAAQMD 296.00
5101 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000137 BCC BENEFIT COORDINATORS 13,498.67 5102 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000137 BCC BENEFIT COORDINATORS 526.50 5103 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000137 BCC BENEFIT COORDINATORS 539.50 5104 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001325 BLOCKA CONSTRUCTION 26,362.50 5105 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000147 BLUE RIBBON SUPPLY COMPAN 8,653.70 5106 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000155 BOTACH INC 587.39
5107 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000178 NAF SERVICES, INC. 819.00 5108 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000192 CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. 448.80 5109 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000192 CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. 920.90 5110 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000201 CHILDCARE CAREERS 1,940.00 5111 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS CORPORATION #464 1,491.29 5112 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 27.27
5113 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 82.96
5114 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000255 DARRYL PANG 750.00
5115 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000281 DISCOUNT SCHOOL SUPPLY 637.63 5116 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000291 DRYCO CONSTRUCTION, INC. 145,942.80 5117 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000335 FASTRAK VIOLATION PROCESS 13.75 5118 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000335 FASTRAK INVOICE PROCESSIN 72.00 5119 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000339 FEDEX 24.04
5120 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000346 FISHER SCIENTIFIC 3,548.96 5121 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000350 FLYERS ENERGY, LLC 4,753.51 5122 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 200.00 5123 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 200.00 5124 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 100.00 5125 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 100.00 5126 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 100.00 5127 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 200.00 5128 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 177.04 5129 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000355 FREYER & LAURETA, INC. 6,328.00 5130 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000377 GRAINGER 3,381.13
5131 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001343 HAYDEN FRY 125.00
5132 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000399 HERC RENTALS INC. 398.52 5133 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001138 ON-SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY 307.50 5134 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001384 IVETTE SINGH 300.00
5135 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000979 KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS 68,814.89 5136 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000469 KOSMONT & ASSOCIATES, INC 742.30 5137 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000497 LARRY WALKER ASSOCIATES 281.75 5138 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001028 MATT LUJAN 1,010.13
5139 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000519 MC MASTER-CARR SUPPLY COM 359.98
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Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5140 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000551 MUSCIO SECURITY 635.00
5141 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001456 NOR-CAL SCAFFOLDING, INC. 4,850.00 5142 10/03/2025 PRINTED 999997 Stephen Carter 2,750.00
5143 10/03/2025 PRINTED 999998 Gary Lackey 2,000.00
5144 10/03/2025 PRINTED 999998 Lucas Ford 2,000.00
5145 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000603 PACIFIC MANOR HARDWARE, I 94.47 5146 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS UNI 708.13 5147 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF Loc 1,543.50 5148 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF L24 84.00 5149 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF L24 84.00 5150 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000617 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 220.00 5151 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000616 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 880.00 5152 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000620 PACIFICA POLICE SUPERVISO 420.00 5153 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000666 PRINT COPY XPRESS 154.84 5154 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000679 QUILL CORPORATION 106.56 5155 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001037 RACO MANUFACTURING & ENGI 450.00 5156 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000017 RCFFA SMCO MEMORIAL SERVI 400.00 5157 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000021 SAN MATEO COUNTY CONTROLL 2,959.00 5158 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001451 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA VAL 2,244.00 5159 10/03/2025 PRINTED 001024 SCHAAF & WHEELER 3,165.00 5160 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000025 SAN MATEO COUNTY MOSQUITO 201.76 5161 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000759 ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC, INC 8,865.00 5162 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000029 STATE WATER RESOURCES CON 5,525.00 5163 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000805 T-MOBILE CORPORATION 16.00 5164 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000782 TEAMSTERS LOCAL #856 2,917.00 5165 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000782 TEAMSTERS LOCAL #856 2,958.00 5166 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000791 TERMINIX PROCESSING CENTE 935.48 5167 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000824 TURBO DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 974.54 5168 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000827 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES 1,332.00 5169 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000829 UNIVERSAL BUILDING SERVIC 78.93 5170 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000830 ULINE SHIPPING SUPPLY SPE 519.05 5171 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000834 UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AME 263.59 5172 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000837 UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC 1,433.31 5173 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000855 VERIZON WIRELESS 160.96
5174 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000855 VERIZON WIRELESS 2,583.64 5175 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000870 WECO INDUSTRIES 1,979.07 5176 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000880 WHITE CAP CONST. SUPPLY 1,187.61 5177 10/03/2025 PRINTED 000897 SERRA YELLOW CAB 5,198.81 5178 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000915 ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA G 6,639.30 5179 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000062 ALERT PEST CONTROL COMPAN 297.00 5180 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000067 ALPINE AWARDS ACCOUNTING 47.69 5181 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 900.73 5182 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001084 AMERICAN RED CROSS 235.00 5183 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 199.89
5184 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000150 BOB GRAF 263.90
5185 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000178 NAF SERVICES, INC. 1,474.20 5186 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000182 CALPICO INC. 500.15
5187 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000187 CAROLLO 27,852.28
5188 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001432 CHAPLIN AND HILL INVESTIG 4,817.25 5189 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001067 CHERIE WIELAND 84.00
5190 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000201 CHILDCARE CAREERS 2,920.00 5191 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS CORPORATION #464 1,425.31
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Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5192 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001455 CLIPPER CONTROLS INC. 1,243.79 5193 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000217 COAST COUNTIES TRUCK & EQ 70.57 5194 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001068 CRAIG BLACKSTONE 91.00
5195 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000262 DALY CITY TOOL MART 36.26 5196 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000265 DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY 4,185.00 5197 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001061 EAST PENN MANUFACTURING C 2,040.46 5198 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000306 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 2,464.00 5199 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001450 EDUARD HORODENSKI 250.00 5200 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001208 EDUARDO R VIGIL 67.20
5201 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001128 ELIZABETH BROOKS 659.79
5202 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000346 FISHER SCIENTIFIC 766.42 5203 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000350 FLYERS ENERGY, LLC 6,258.60 5204 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 200.00 5205 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 100.00 5206 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000969 GIBSON JR., EUGENE 100.00 5207 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001129 GOVERNMENT FINANCE SERVIC 682.50 5208 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000375 GOVINVEST INC. 3,500.00
5209 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000380 GRANITE ROCK COMPANY #265 1,984.36 5210 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000405 HI-TECH EMERGENCY VEHICLE 990.68 5211 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001186 HSI WORKPLACE COMPLIANCE 4,000.00 5212 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000412 HYGRADE BUSINESS GROUP, I 4,451.25 5213 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001447 CHING-YUAN LIN 363.90
5214 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000446 JOHN THE SIGN GUY LLC 337.69 5215 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000462 KIMBALL MIDWEST 864.66
5216 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000466 KOFFLER ELECTRICAL MECHAN 1,575.00 5217 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001457 MICHAEL ALBRECHT 250.00
5218 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000534 MISSION VALLEY FORD TRUCK 6,226.79 5219 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000561 NICHOLS CONSULTING ENGINE 81,416.74 5220 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001083 NATIONAL DRIVING SCHOOL, 2,000.00 5221 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000592 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 1,544.35 5222 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000587 OFFICE DEPOT 401.58
5223 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000587 OFFICE DEPOT 327.58
5224 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000587 OFFICE DEPOT 24.34
5225 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000587 OFFICE DEPOT 217.51
5226 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000603 PACIFIC MANOR HARDWARE, I 222.76 5227 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000611 PACIFICA CHAMBER OF COMME 1,000.00 5228 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000638 PENINSULA UNIFORMS & EQUI 750.60 5229 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000647 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 20.41 5230 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000647 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 2,909.55 5231 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001070 REBECCA COLLIER 270.20
5232 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001199 SABRINA KRENN 74.90
5233 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000729 SEAVIEW TIRE & BRAKE CENT 3,539.33 5234 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000730 SERRAMONTE FORD INC. 324.52 5235 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000739 SHOE DEPOT INC 425.22
5236 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000742 SIGILLO SUPPLY, INC. 588.80 5237 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000759 ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC, INC 4,799.00 5238 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000769 STEWART CHEVROLET 373.84 5239 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001306 SURF CAMP PACIFICA 3,612.00 5240 10/10/2025 PRINTED 001099 TANNER PACIFIC, INC 27,489.33 5241 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000830 ULINE SHIPPING SUPPLY SPE 2,174.66 5242 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000844 US FOODS, INC 6,348.45
5243 10/10/2025 PRINTED 000855 VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES 1,304.08
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Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5263 10/23/2025 PRINTED 001127 GWEN WHITE 423.20
5281 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000046 ABBY M. MARGOLIS 730.00
5282 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000060 AIRGAS USA, LLC 349.62
5283 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001342 ALAN DONG 95.10
5284 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000063 ALEXANDER WILLIAM GREENWO 6,250.00 5285 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 1,273.53 5286 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001104 ANVIL BUILDERS 387,634.90 5287 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000089 ONE WATER LLC 525.00
5288 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T LONG DISTANCE 131.85 5289 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 31.41
5290 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 155.40
5291 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 518.56
5292 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000103 AUTO GLASS NOW 359.62
5293 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000106 AUTOMATIONDIRECT.COM, INC 610.91 5294 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000120 BAY AREA TREE SPECIALISTS 3,000.00 5295 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000913 BENEFIT COORDINATORS CORP 10,937.73 5296 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000913 BENEFIT COORDINATORS CORP 11,494.79 5297 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000913 BENEFIT COORDINATORS CORP 11,358.86 5298 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001123 BELKORP AG 692.16
5299 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000137 BCC BENEFIT COORDINATORS 18,468.49 5300 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001373 BLUE TRITON BRANDS INC 37.38 5301 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001079 BOBCAT OF THE BAY-FREMONT 5.00 5302 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000213 CLEA 960.00
5303 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000213 CLEA 960.00
5304 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000213 CALIFORNIA ASSN OF PROFES 59.00 5305 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000213 CALIFORNIA ASSN OF PROFES 59.00 5306 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000213 CALIFORNIA ASSN OF PROFES 59.00 5307 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000192 CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. 7,000.00 5308 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001149 CHRISTINE BOLES 970.66
5309 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS CORPORATION #464 1,535.36 5310 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS 1,058.44
5311 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000208 CIVICPLUS, LLC 7,618.43
5312 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000210 CLAIRE BREES 729.00
5313 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000211 CLASSIC AMUSEMENT LLC 16,500.00 5314 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001013 CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS 33.99 5315 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000931 CORODATA RECORDS MANAGEME 616.57 5316 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000248 CSG CONSULTANTS, INC. 1,934.60 5317 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001461 KURT NUNN 860.09
5318 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001368 DAYLIGHT FOODS LLC 183.60 5319 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000272 DELL MARKETING L.P. 9,254.10 5320 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000277 DIAL GLASS AND WINDOW CO 6,833.00 5321 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000296 DUNN-EDWARDS CORPORATION 760.81 5322 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000971 EDWARDS, GAIL 200.00
5323 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000318 EMCOR SERVICES 1,680.00
5324 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000332 EXPERIAN 100.00
5325 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000335 FASTRAK INVOICE PROCESSIN 241.75 5326 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000346 FISHER SCIENTIFIC 1,215.27 5327 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001423 FLEETROCK, LLC 656.50
5328 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000350 FLYERS ENERGY, LLC 6,045.56 5329 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 200.00 5330 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 100.00 5331 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 107.96
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Packet Pg. 10
Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5332 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000363 GHD INC. 1,070.15
5333 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000367 GLOBALSTAR USA 5,022.93
5334 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000368 GODSOE, LIZ 34.00
5335 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000376 GRAFIX SHOPPE 598.49
5336 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000377 GRAINGER 353.70
5337 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001273 HAZEN AND SAWYER 8,390.00 5338 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000955 HD SUPPLY FORMERLY HOME D 55.29 5339 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000955 HD SUPPLY FORMERLY HOME D 141.96 5340 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000955 HD SUPPLY FORMERLY HOME D 141.78 5341 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000399 HERC RENTALS INC. 398.52 5342 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000400 HF&H CONSULTANTS LLC 12,502.50 5343 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000432 ISIDRO, ALLEN 494.00
5344 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001301 JENNIFER CHRISTIANSEN 984.00 5345 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000443 JOAN ARTHUR 210.00
5346 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000446 JOHN THE SIGN GUY LLC 120.86 5347 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001092 KEVIN CONTRERAS 95.10
5348 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000468 KONE, INC. 245.00
5349 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000469 KOSMONT & ASSOCIATES, INC 6,071.00 5350 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000523 METROPOLITAN PLANNING GRO 29,176.25 5351 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000514 MATCO TOOLS 167.89
5352 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001401 MICHELLE TRAYER 103.06
5353 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000553 NAPIER, NORA 990.00
5354 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001083 NATIONAL DRIVING SCHOOL, 2,500.00 5355 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001464 NICKOLAS YANG 34.99
5356 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000592 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 806.76 5357 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000587 OFFICE DEPOT 2,455.67
5358 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000595 ORTEGA, SHIRLEY 180.00
5359 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000603 PACIFIC MANOR HARDWARE, I 71.05 5360 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS-LTD 390.00 5361 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS-LTD 390.00 5362 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS UNI 708.13 5363 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS UNI 708.13 5364 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS UNI 708.13 5365 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 PACIFICA FIREFIGHTERS UNI 708.13 5366 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF Loc 1,543.50 5367 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF Loc 1,543.50 5368 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF Loc 1,543.50 5369 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF L24 84.00 5370 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF L24 84.00 5371 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000612 SMC FIREFIGHTERS IAFF L24 84.00 5372 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000629 PATINO, JOE 164.00
5373 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000634 PDQ IMTERMEDIATE INC 3,300.00 5374 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000642 PET FOOD EXPRESS 300.50
5375 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000649 PITTSINGER, R JANE 268.00 5376 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000656 POLYDYNE INC. 27,899.46
5377 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000657 POWERDMS, INC. 5,597.46
5378 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000617 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 220.00 5379 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000617 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 220.00 5380 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000617 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 220.00 5381 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000616 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 880.00 5382 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000616 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 880.00 5383 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000616 PACIFICA POLICE OFFICERS 880.00
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Packet Pg. 11
Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5384 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000620 PACIFICA POLICE SUPERVISO 420.00 5385 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000620 PACIFICA POLICE SUPERVISO 420.00 5386 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000620 PACIFICA POLICE SUPERVISO 420.00 5387 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000620 PACIFICA POLICE SUPERVISO 420.00 5388 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000663 PREFERRED ALLIANCE, INC. 913.00 5389 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000672 PUBLIC PARKING ASSOCIATES 800.00 5390 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000679 QUILL CORPORATION 287.55 5391 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000679 QUILL CORPORATION 61.83
5392 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000685 RCM FIRE PROTECTION INC 675.00 5393 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000982 S.R. ROSE ENGINEERING, IN 10,987.52 5394 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001463 SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT 550.00 5395 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000021 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO 70,095.00 5396 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000021 SAN MATEO COUNTY ENVIRONM 525.00 5397 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000021 SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF' 38,766.00 5398 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000717 SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL 3,024.00 5399 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000730 SERRAMONTE FORD INC. 26.26 5400 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001004 SLOAN SAKAI YEUNG & WONG 36,059.00 5401 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000759 ST. FRANCIS ELECTRIC, INC 550.00 5402 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000027 STATE LANDS COMMISSION 630.27 5403 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000766 STERICYCLE 4,187.28
5404 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000766 STERICYCLE 172.53
5405 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000766 STERICYCLE 183.19
5406 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000768 STEVEN MICHAEL EVANS JR 249.00 5407 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000805 T-MOBILE CORPORATION 1,012.66 5408 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000790 TERI BLACK & COMPANY LLC 9,653.64 5409 10/17/2025 PRINTED 001021 TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 5,000.00 5410 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000828 U.S. BANK 2,950.37
5411 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000844 US FOODS, INC 5,348.89
5412 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000855 VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES 1,342.36 5413 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000863 CALTEST ANALYTICAL LAB 106.00 5414 10/17/2025 PRINTED 000879 WEX HEALTH, INC. 189.50
5423 10/07/2025 WIRE 001429 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORAT 473.94 5425 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000038 A & D AUTOMATIC GATE AND 1,701.00 5426 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000050 ACCUTITE 1,000.00
5427 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001102 ALBERTSONS / SAFEWAY 1,742.74 5428 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000065 ALL BAY ENVIRONMENTAL 550.00 5429 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 2,696.01 5430 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 24.15 5431 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T LONG DISTANCE 59.01 5432 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 66.63
5433 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T OF CALIFORNIA 1,375.00 5434 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000097 ATCO INTERNATIONAL 94.56 5435 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000098 ATLAS PLUMBING & ROOTER I 1,200.00 5436 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001189 B&A BODY WORKS/TOWING INC 214.40 5437 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000124 BAY POWER LLC GENERATOR S 8,402.56 5438 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000147 BLUE RIBBON SUPPLY COMPAN 1,651.16 5439 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000178 NAF SERVICES, INC. 1,474.20 5440 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000181 CALLYO 2009 CORP 3,540.00 5441 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000181 CALLYO 2009 CORP 280.00
5442 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000201 CHILDCARE CAREERS 2,120.00 5443 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS CORPORATION #464 1,796.76 5444 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS 800.54
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Packet Pg. 12
Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5445 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000217 COAST COUNTIES TRUCK & EQ 131.51 5446 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 286.82
5447 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 206.82
5448 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 221.82
5449 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 221.82
5450 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 214.77
5451 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 78.21
5452 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000245 CRIME SCENE CLEANERS, INC 130.00 5453 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000253 C.W.E.A. 45.00
5454 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001326 JOHN PAUL DA ROZA 250.00 5455 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000259 DAHL-BECK ELECTRIC CO., I 2,071.09 5456 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000265 DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY 11,160.00 5457 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001466 DIRT SHOP, INC. 1,930.00 5458 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000280 DISCOUNT PLUMBING, INC. 40,600.00 5459 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000293 DUBOCE JANITORIAL SERVICE 1,400.00 5460 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000335 FASTRAK INVOICE PROCESSIN 16.00 5461 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001041 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES 118.48 5462 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000350 FLYERS ENERGY, LLC 4,588.52 5463 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001404 FRANCES CALLANAN 279.08
5464 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000355 FREYER & LAURETA, INC. 79,739.60 5465 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001129 GOVERNMENT FINANCE SERVIC 1,495.00 5466 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000377 GRAINGER 1,079.06
5467 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001370 GRUBER PAINTING 4,954.30 5468 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000390 HACH COMPANY 2,056.79
5469 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000397 HINDERLITER, DE LLAMAS & 3,400.00 5470 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000392 HALF MOON BAY BUILDING & 937.34 5471 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001057 JFCS 450.00
5472 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000446 JOHN THE SIGN GUY LLC 635.08 5473 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001032 KEVIN WOODHOUSE 56.84
5474 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000462 KIMBALL MIDWEST 333.32
5475 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000519 MC MASTER-CARR SUPPLY COM 255.16 5476 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000525 MOORE IACOFANO GOLTSMAN, 45,408.11 5477 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000587 OFFICE DEPOT 206.97
5478 10/24/2025 PRINTED 999997 Arlene Patton 94.19
5479 10/24/2025 PRINTED 999997 Randolf A.Uclaray 4,725.00 5480 10/24/2025 PRINTED 999998 Chris McCaw 2,000.00
5481 10/24/2025 PRINTED 999998 ELIZABETH ANN NORTH 45.00 5482 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001337 ORLANDO JIMENEZ 301.00
5483 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001465 OWEN EQUIPMENT SALES 400.51 5484 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000603 PACIFIC MANOR HARDWARE, I 279.02 5485 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000628 PARS 400.00
5486 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001364 PFVT MOTOR, LLC 70,328.45 5487 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000647 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 7,200.00 5488 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000667 PRIORITY 1 PUBLIC SAFETY 8,020.90 5489 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 175.00 5490 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 448.44 5491 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 164.06 5492 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 92.97 5493 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 932.34 5494 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 617.97 5495 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001059 PRODUCTIVE PRINTING & GRA 1,018.28 5496 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000680 R & H WHOLESALE SUPPLY, I 204.16
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Packet Pg. 13
Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5497 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000683 RANEY PLANNING AND MANAGE 10,990.68 5498 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000692 RICE TRUCKING SOIL FARM 2,851.53 5499 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000710 SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. 110.16 5500 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000021 SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF' 2,645.00 5501 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000717 SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL 4,464.00 5502 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000731 SERVICE PRESS, INC. 135.35 5503 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001197 SIGMA- ALDRICH 31.03
5504 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001004 SLOAN SAKAI YEUNG & WONG 14,784.00 5505 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000936 CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCIS 260.00 5506 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000766 STERICYCLE 3,320.03
5507 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000776 SYNAGRO WEST, LLC 12,055.37 5508 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001099 TANNER PACIFIC, INC 42,421.97 5509 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000778 TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONTR 128.43 5510 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000780 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINE 1,770.50 5511 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000782 TEAMSTERS LOCAL #856 2,955.00 5512 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000782 TEAMSTERS LOCAL #856 3,331.00 5513 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000817 TREE MANAGEMENT EXPERTS 1,241.58 5514 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000837 UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC 2,419.37 5515 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000855 VERIZON WIRELESS 1,355.67 5516 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000855 VERIZON WIRELESS 2,598.13 5517 10/24/2025 PRINTED 001212 VIMA MANGIBIN 189.29
5518 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000862 VISION SERVICE PLAN-CA 4,359.49 5519 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000870 WECO INDUSTRIES 10,461.33 5520 10/24/2025 PRINTED 000877 WESTERN TRUCK FAB 2,394.97 5527 10/30/2025 PRINTED 001251 DANIELLE JOOST 1,377.23
5528 10/30/2025 PRINTED 000647 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 247,396.90 5529 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000039 AVINA, ANGEL 200.00
5530 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000045 ABACUS PRODUCTS INC. 1,631.46 5531 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000051 ACHIEVEIT ONLINE, LLC 25,380.00 5532 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000056 ADAM-HILL COMPANY, THE 1,295.41 5533 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000058 AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES 47,039.89 5534 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000060 AIRGAS USA, LLC 297.15
5535 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000001 ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPAR 852.27 5536 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 486.64 5537 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000074 AMAZON.COM SALES, INC. 419.60 5538 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000078 AMERICAN DEBRIS BOX SERVI 184.99 5539 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T MOBILITY 129.69
5540 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 65.41
5541 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 61.27
5542 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000096 AT&T 606.62
5543 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000106 AUTOMATIONDIRECT.COM, INC 3,837.93 5544 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000779 AXON ENTERPRISE INC. 2,347.11 5545 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000779 AXON ENTERPRISE INC. 59,363.98 5546 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000147 BLUE RIBBON SUPPLY COMPAN 547.80 5547 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000166 BURKE WILLIAMS AND SORENS 122,034.65 5548 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000166 BURKE WILLIAMS AND SORENS 123,383.00 5549 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS CORPORATION #464 1,964.01 5550 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000203 CINTAS 1,077.27
5551 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000205 CITY AUTO SUPPLY 227.33
5552 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000011 CITY OF DALY CITY 8,225.33 5553 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000011 CITY OF DALY CITY 27,586.95 5554 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000217 COAST COUNTIES TRUCK & EQ 100.65
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Packet Pg. 14
Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25 City of Pacifica
AP CHECK RECONCILIATION REGISTER
Report generated: 11/04/2025 10:53
User: 5234adecano
Program ID: apchkrcn
FOR CASH ACCOUNT: 101 10001 FOR: All
CHECK # CHECK DATE TYPE VENDOR NAME UNCLEARED CLEARED BATCH CLEAR DATE 5555 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000224 COMCAST 27.27
5556 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001013 CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS 105.39 5557 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000253 C.W.E.A. 251.00
5558 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001453 DANIEL CALLE 2,295.84
5559 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000275 DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTR. RE 225.00 5560 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000282 DISH 56.01
5561 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001019 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASS 4,582.50 5562 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000335 FASTRAK INVOICE PROCESSIN 132.90 5563 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001041 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES 290.00 5564 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000350 FLYERS ENERGY, LLC 3,277.14 5565 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 100.00 5566 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000013 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD 200.00 5567 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000377 GRAINGER 4,627.81
5568 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000390 HACH COMPANY 674.18
5569 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001343 HAYDEN FRY 1,364.76
5570 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000427 INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CONTRO 1,238.78 5571 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001323 J.J.R. CONSTRUCTION, INC 251,227.50 5572 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000457 KBA DOCUSYS 180.33
5573 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000979 KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS 94,389.65 5574 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000462 KIMBALL MIDWEST 364.41
5575 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000978 LASHLEY, MARK 75.00
5576 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000496 LUHDORFF AND SCALMANINI C 17,884.00 5577 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001025 MATT KELLY 302.40
5578 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000519 MC MASTER-CARR SUPPLY COM 826.83 5579 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001135 MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TEC 390.00 5580 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000536 MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE EQU 16,362.38 5581 10/31/2025 PRINTED 001163 NAFCO, INC 371.71
5582 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000582 NPFBA 388.00
5583 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000582 NPFBA 388.00
5584 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000603 PACIFIC MANOR HARDWARE, I 60.08 5585 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000647 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 15,775.00 5586 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000648 PHENOVA 558.78
5587 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000657 POWERDMS, INC. 3,589.90
5588 10/31/2025 PRINTED 000657 POWERDMS, INC. 2,060.00
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Attachment: Monthly Check Register Report October 2025 (6071 : Disbursements - Dated 10/01/25
CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Approval of Minutes
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to approve the minutes for the October 13, 2025 City Council Special and Regular Meeting.
STAFF CONTACT:
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
650-738-7307
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Move to approve the minutes for the October 13, 2025 City Council Special and Regular Meeting (Attachment A).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Within budgeted operational expenses.
ORIGINATED BY:
City Clerk
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment A: Minutes of 10-13-2025 City Council Special and Regular Meeting (PDF) 2 Packet Pg. 18
CITY OF PACIFICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
Mayor Sue Beckmeyer
Vice Mayor Christine Boles
Councilmember Mary Bier
Councilmember Mayra Espinosa
Councilmember Greg Wright
City Council Regular Meeting 1 October 13, 2025
SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING
October 13, 2025 (MONDAY)
www.cityofpacifica.org
Mayor Sue Beckmeyer called the meeting to order on October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM 5:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Beckmeyer called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 00a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4) (One Potential Case). 00b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 54956.9: One Case. 6:00 PM OPEN SESSION
Call to Order
Mayor Beckmeyer reconvened the meeting at 6:26 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Sue Beckmeyer Mayor Present
Christine Boles Vice Mayor Present
Mary Bier Councilmember Present
Mayra Espinosa Councilmember Present
Greg Wright Councilmember Remote
City Clerk Coffey took a verbal roll call. She stated Councilmember Wright will be joining the meeting via Zoom from the remoted location as posted in the written agenda. She confirmed all the conditions by which he was participating pursuant to the Brown Act.
Staff Present: Kevin Woodhouse, City Manager; Michelle Kenyon, City Attorney; Yulia Carter, Asst. City Manager; Maria Sarasua, Police Chief; Melissa Tigbao, PW Director; Samantha Updegrave, Community Development Director; Marisol Gómez, Finance & Administrative Services Director; Scott Leslie, PB&R Director; Bill Glasgo, Police Captain; Vince Romero, Police Captain; Sarah Coffey, City Clerk; Emily La, Dep. City Clerk.
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Reading of Land Acknowledgment
Mayor Beckmeyer read the Land Acknowledgment.
Salute to the Flag led by Mayor Beckmeyer
Closed Session Report
City Attorney Kenyon stated that the City Council voted unanimously to join with the County of San Mateo which initiated a lawsuit against the State of California for the collection of the vehicle license fees.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Proclamation: United Against Hate Week October 19 - 25, 2025 Mayor Beckmeyer read a proclamation honoring United Against Hate Week, October 19-25, 2025.
She then opened public comment.
Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, expressed appreciation for this proclamation and shared her thoughts on why and how to support this issue.
Mayor Beckmeyer closed public comment.
Councilmember Wright appreciated taking part through Zoom and felt it was good that they model standing against hate, state it, and do it on an annual basis.
Vice Mayor Boles stated some of the meetings at a State conference she attended were about the hate spreading in our communities and alienating certain communities, especially those of color. She stated that is being led by the national politics, and it was important for us to say it is not okay as it is not who we are. We value each member of our community and will stand with them against any hate they might experience. She stated that Council is here and their numbers are on the city website. If community members experience anything, any one of the five Councilmembers would be happy to stand with them. She shared a quote from Maya Angelou, i.e., “hate has caused a lot of problems in this world but it has not solved one yet”. She asked everyone to make better choices and examine ourselves as we all make decisions every day.
Councilmember Bier stated that the United Against Hate campaign is a statewide campaign with a lot of different activities in different cities. She stated that it is the first activity she does every year with the Youth Council at Oceana and it is nice to see what they come up with and how they feel about things and they are the most important voices we have.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Beckmeyer asked if any Councilmembers wish to pull any items from consent.
Vice Mayor Boles asked to pull item #4 to get a brief presentation about the fireworks.
Mayor Beckmeyer opened public comment for any items except for Item #4 and, seeing no one, closed public comment.
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Vice Mayor Boles noted the following corrections to the minutes: On page 28, the sentence referencing “required all electric renewed construction” should state “new construction”. On pages 31 and 32, “Flex Pass” should be “Flex Path”. On page 33, “portable water” should be “potable water”.
Councilmember Bier moved to accept the consent agenda with Vice Mayor Boles’ corrections to Item #2 and minus Item #4; seconded by Mayor Beckmeyer.
City Clerk Coffey took a vote by verbal roll call.
CONSENT CALENDAR (ITEMS #1, #2 AS AMENDED, AND #3; EXCLUDING #4) RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sue Beckmeyer, Mayor
AYES: Beckmeyer, Boles, Bier, Espinosa, Wright
1. Approval of Disbursements for 09/01/25 through 09/30/25 PROPOSED ACTION: Receive and file the Monthly Check Register Report for the month of September 2025.
2. Approval of Minutes
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve the minutes for the September 22, 2025 City Council Special and Regular Meeting.
3. Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency of the Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to the End of Beach Boulevard.
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 of Beach Boulevard.
4. 2025 July 4th Activities Report
PROPOSED ACTION: Accept the staff report on the 2025 July 4th activities.
ITEM #4 DISCUSSION
Police Captain Glasgo presented the staff report.
Vice Mayor Boles referred to the staff report, which said revenue from the sales of fireworks was $36,000 and all the departmental expenditures was $42,000, and understood that did not include the fines totaling $14,000. She concluded that we are not in the red to cover their expenses.
Police Captain Glasgo responded affirmatively.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if he could talk about calls and what staff are looking for when a community member complains about illegal fireworks they are seeing.
Police Captain Glasgo stated that, typically, staff answer a lot of phone calls coming in, try to obtain as much information from the caller to get a location and if willing to provide a name so they can follow up. He stated that typically, a lot of the calls are people who want to remain anonymous, so sometimes Police are going just based on the location provided.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if the number to call was through the website link.
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Police Captain Glasgo stated, typically, yes and staff encourage that, if something dangerous is going on, do not hesitate to call 911 as you will get the quickest response.
Vice Mayor Boles asked how incoming drone technology could help with ticketing.
Police Captain Glasgo believes it will help as the policy will dictate how to utilize the drones. He stated that this is a City asset and we want to be cautious in deploying such expensive equipment.
However, if there is a specific public safety need the drone can be used as an extra tool; we will make those decisions in determining the impact of how to respond to a specific incident.
There were no public comments.
Councilmember Bier thanked him for his time and his report. She stated that, at the State conference, TNT had a booth and was well-versed on data about our City.
Mayor Beckmeyer thanked him for the report as it is helpful to hear his firsthand experience.
Vice Mayor Boles moved to accept the report and approve Item #4; seconded by Councilmember Espinosa.
City Clerk Coffey took a vote by verbal roll call.
AGENDA ITEM #4
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Christine Boles, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Mayra Espinosa, Councilmember
AYES: Beckmeyer, Boles, Bier, Espinosa, Wright
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA
Michael Wahlman, Pacifica, spoke in support of electing several positions, such as the City Manager and Mayor, as well as expanding the number of City Council members to include atlarge and district seats.
Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, shared information from Faith in Action Bay Area, including details on what the organization is negatively experiencing with ICE. She described resources such as red cards, posters, hotlines, and volunteering.
Steve Franco, Pacifica, referred to the RV issue and spoke in favor of a no camping ordinance.
Joyce Toomey, Pacifica, emphasized that Paloma Ave. should be removed from the RV map and shared safety concerns on the RV issue.
Jolissa Acosta, San Mateo County, stated she is joined by LaSaundra Gutter and they are both commissioners from the Commission of Status of Women for San Mateo County and invited us to their listen and learn session to be hosted at the Half Moon Bay Library on October 28, and their role is to listen from the community on issues related to women and girls in the County.
Martin Anaya, Pacifica, stated he is with PCT and added they have an all-female crew for the first time in a typically male dominated field and mentioned their training process should anyone be interested. He then shared thoughts on the Fog Fest as well as the upcoming PCT Honors.
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Attachment: Attachment A: Minutes of 10-13-2025 City Council Special and Regular Meeting (6076 : Approval of Minutes) City Council Regular Meeting 5 October 13, 2025
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.
CONSIDERATION
5. Consideration of Process for Recruitment and Selection of a New City Manager and Consider Adopting Resolution Establishing a City Manager Recruitment Ad Hoc Subcommittee
PROPOSED ACTION: Consider Process for Recruitment and Selection of a new City Manager and move to adopt Resolution Establishing City Manager Recruitment Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
City Attorney Kenyon presented the staff report.
There were no public comments.
Vice Mayor Boles thought City Attorney Kenyon was key to the process in guiding Council through all the steps, not just the ad hoc committee chosen to appoint a recruitment firm.
City Attorney Kenyon stated she would work closely with whatever recruiting firm is selected by Council to conduct the recruitment and we both work with Council at every step of the way.
Initially, the executive recruiting firm will work directly with Council in developing the candidate profile, but she will not be working on that. She will be working with Council, once the candidates have submitted applications, in scheduling closed sessions and interviewing the candidates.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if there is input from the whole Council in terms of outreach to staff or to the community and does that need to be discussed before recruitment starts.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that, generally, that discussion happens with the selected recruiting firm and the whole Council. The recruiting firm will provide the full Council with questions and detail what the process will look like and will take suggestions from full Council or it can be done with an ad hoc if Council wishes to delegate all that to the ad hoc. She stated, at this stage, the initial purpose of the ad hoc subcommittee would be to recommend a recruiting firm for the full Council.
Councilmember Espinosa thought it was a good idea to have a survey for the council and staff to see what they are looking for in a City Manager.
City Attorney Kenyon stated, not all Councils ask for that, but that is a common request. Council would give that direction to the recruiter and the recruiter will talk to Council on how to go about getting input.
Councilmember Bier stated tonight’s item is just about the recruitment selection. She asked what is expected of the ad hoc subcommittee, such as their time commitment.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that it is whatever Council majority directs as the scope of the ad hoc. If Council just wants the ad hoc work on making a recommendation to Council on the recruitment and make another decision later if there are other roles for the ad hoc, that can be done. In Council’s deliberations, they can design the authority they want to give that ad hoc to work with in either selecting the recruiters to recommend or letting the ad hoc make the recommendation with some input from Council and bring it back to Council for that recommendation. After that, there may be other roles for the ad hoc, but sometimes there is not.
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It all depends on what Council needs from the ad hoc. Until we have names of candidates, none of the discussions can be had in closed session. The reason for the ad hoc is to make the deliberations more streamlined. That would mean that the full Council would be delegating certain responsibilities to the ad hoc. She imagined that it would be the ad hoc who would work with her to select the proposers for the executive recruiting firm, we will interview them and, with her assistance, create a staff report to Council and a decision will be made. Sometimes the ad hoc has no work after that and sometimes the ad hoc continues to have tasks if the full Council wants.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that, during the interview, she would like to see everyone there, as all of them might have skills to select a City Manager.
Vice Mayor Boles clarified that two people would not be selecting the city manager, but they might be helping narrow down the recruitment.
Councilmember Espinosa thought that makes more sense, but she thought that during the interview all of Council should be there.
Vice Mayor Boles would love to be a part of that, and she said that Councilmember Bier suggested that it might be the Mayor and Vice Mayor.
Councilmember Bier thinks it is a natural thing for the Mayor and Vice Mayor to work on together.
Councilmember Wright thinks that is probably one of the most important decisions Council is going to make. He thinks it would be useful for the Mayor and Vice Mayor to come back with three recommendations for the full Council to choose from and gets the opportunity to at least have a phone interview with each of the potential candidates. Council would then take a vote in public. He asked if that was a reasonable process.
City Attorney Kenyon stated this process is the Council’s project. She stated it is their selection and she agrees with Councilmember Wright that this is probably the most momentous decision that they will make in their term. They all need to be comfortable with this process.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked about process for the Councilmembers who would not be part of the ad hoc and would do a phone interview with the firms recommended.
City Attorney Kenyon stated it is up to them as to how Council wants to select their consultant.
They are not an employee of the city and not an appointed official, so it is a different category of selection.
Councilmember Espinosa agrees with the ad hoc subcommittee, but she does not agree with the interview followed by the phone interview. She preferred that all of them interview, adding that she wants to be there.
Mayor Beckmeyer thought Councilmember Espinosa was referring to interviewing the candidate for the actual position. She thought Councilmember Wright was saying to phone the firms that are being considered as the consulting firms.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that is okay.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that any Councilmember can interview those firms separately.
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City Attorney Kenyon agreed, adding that Council cannot interview altogether unless they notice it as a public meeting under the Brown Act. She understood Councilmember Wright saying that, in addition to the ad hoc recommendation, all Councilmembers could individually call the recruiting firms before the public agenda item where all three firms will be here to interview and the full Council will be asking them questions at that time. She stated that there will be an opportunity for the full Council to interview and ask questions of the recruiters. She stated that Councilmember Wright was saying in addition, if any Councilmember felt like talking to the recruiter personally and asking questions, they could do that as well. She stated that the ad hoc subcommittee will be interviewing initially and the rest of the Council will interview either once or twice (once when the recruiters are actually here in open session for the selection or twice talking to them privately over the phone before the public meeting). It is up to Council, but she thinks Councilmember Wright’s suggestion satisfies Councilmember Espinosa’s concern about being involved in the interview process.
Vice Mayor Boles understood that the ad hoc might narrow it down to three and we would bring three to interview.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that the reality is that there are not that many executive recruitment firms. There are not a lot of firms that do this and her guess is that the ad hoc would most likely interview at least three recruiting firms. The issue with interviewing privately is that it would have to be telephonically because these recruiting firms are not local. She wanted to make the process clear that the ad hoc role would just be in selecting the three initially. There are usually only three, and those three would then be brought before the full Council to interview in open session. The only way to interview the recruiting firm in private would be either the ad hoc or the individual Councilmembers talking to the recruiters separately. The formal interview would be held in public session during an agendized Council meeting.
Vice Mayor Boles stated the public can also ask questions.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that they could ask questions through public comment and then a Councilmember could ask that question again.
Councilmember Wright asked if the ad hoc committee has the opportunity to make a recommendation on a preference.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that the ad hoc would make their recommendation but the full Council would have an opportunity to meet all three and make a joint decision on the dais. She stated that the motion would be to adopt the resolution attached to the staff report and the ad hoc committee would be comprised of Mayor Beckmeyer and Vice Mayor Boles.
Councilmember Bier so moved; seconded by Councilmember Wright.
City Clerk Coffey took a vote by verbal roll call.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
SECONDER: Greg Wright, Councilmember
AYES: Beckmeyer, Boles, Bier, Espinosa, Wright
6. Discussion of Potential Options for Amendments to Mayor and Vice Mayor Selection Process Policy
PROPOSED ACTION: Review recommendations and policy decision options identified
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by City Council Ad-Hoc Subcommittee to amend the Mayor / Vice Mayor Selection Process, and provide direction to develop an amended Administrative Policy No. 17 for the annual selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor.
City Clerk Coffey presented the staff report.
Councilmember Bier referred to the deferrals and declining not being rescinded during that meeting and asked if they defer the nomination for Vice Mayor, the same question is in play.
City Clerk Coffey would presume that deferring or declining the nomination would likely come up more in the Mayor selection process than Vice Mayor. If the person declines, and they are doing the selection out of a hat, their name would not go in the hat for that selection.
Councilmember Bier stated there is a difference between deferring and declining.
Mayor Beckmeyer had the same question that Councilmember Bier had regarding deferrals for Vice Mayor. She asked if there are any other items Council feels we did not see as options that should be on the table for any of these steps.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that she would like to hear from the ad hoc subcommittee as well.
Councilmember Espinosa thought the key was to make sure that every elected Councilmember has the opportunity to serve as Mayor and Vice Mayor. She thought it was a good idea to have the flexibility to defer if they are not ready for any reason to be Mayor or Vice Mayor. She would like that person to go on the top of the line because they are giving their space to the other person coming. She stated that, if they go to the bottom of the line, they might not serve, as they only have two terms. She wanted to be sure that, for any reason, if that person has any hardship and cannot make it, she would like to see them have the opportunity to serve at a later point and not be left out completely during the four years.
Councilmember Wright stated the task that Council gave this subcommittee is an extremely difficult task. He can see that a lot of thought went into making things as equitable and fair for everyone. He stated that it seems like an impossible task to achieve.
Mayor Beckmeyer opened public comments.
Michael Wahlman, Pacifica, thought it makes sense to have minimum criteria but disagreed with ineligibility criteria or maximum amount of time. He also did not necessarily support district rotation. He referenced possibly expanding Council and stated to move away from the idea that every person elected deserves to become Vice Mayor or Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer closed public comments.
Councilmember Bier thanked Councilmember Espinosa as well as City Clerk Coffey and Dep.
City Clerk La for coming back with this report. She spoke to other councilmembers in other cities, and the bottom line was that there were so many variables. This especially includes the term limits, which is where we differ from other cities. She and Councilmember Espinosa came to an impasse on the person being appointed as Vice Mayor deferring and going to the front or back of the line. She was passionate about that as she had assumptions when she deferred that she would go to the front of the line. She feels that that should not be the case but go to the back of the line. She stated there were so many variables that it became ineffective for them to keep the discussion going.
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Councilmember Espinosa stated her background is computer programing and stated, if we do it by district, it will be an issue later; when the term limits end, there will be a variable and it will be very difficult when we have new people coming in depending on if the person is running, only doing four years, etc. The key would be leave this policy open and change it if we need it.
Councilmember Bier stated another place where they came to an impasse was the rotation. In her mind, having a district rotation makes things clear for everyone. If all these variables come in, they will look at the criteria for the variables and, if all else fails, you go to the district rotation.
Councilmember Wright stated the way district-based elections works automatically means that Districts 1 and 4 have a higher chance of serving twice than Districts 2, 3, and 5. He stated that there is a built-in potential for inequity. In terms of deferrals, he had concerns about members moving to the back of the line when they have a good reason to defer. He thinks we need to preserve an option for a second nomination to go along with whomever is getting nominated and for Council to have some discretion in trying to choose the best person for the job. He is also interested in understanding, since district elections, what is the historical sequence of who served and what districts had representation serving as mayor.
Councilmember Bier stated, since the first election with districts in 2020, it was Districts 4, 1, and 5.
Councilmember Espinosa stated some Councilmembers currently have been Mayor and District 1 has been Mayor twice.
Councilmember Bier stated that her district (District 3) has never been Mayor. She was Mayor before districts.
Councilmember Espinosa thinks if we do it by district, there will be a time when the district does not qualify because of a one-year term. That is why this is not that easy.
Vice Mayor Boles thanked them for doing all this work. She wanted to address the public comment. She stated that district rotation and public drawing were with the intention of having fair representation among all the districts. It is not about perfection but about sharing the responsibility and the opportunity to do that. She appreciated the two options they put forward.
She stated that, if she is Mayor next year and she gets re-elected, then in her fourth year, it would be her district for Vice Mayor district but she would be ineligible, which makes sense. If someone else is elected the following year, they are not up for another four years which means that they might not have a turn. She thinks that is where the strict rotation may not make as much sense.
Councilmember Bier thinks we are trying to combine things so there is something to fall back on if necessary.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that the public drawing might work and we can talk about that as another option. She saw Redwood City put a list together and then there are priorities based on when you were elected, if you served in the past before, etc. It is not that anyone is ineligible but that there are priorities. There are times, such as in East Palo Alto, when someone is a brand new councilmember and the Vice Mayor. She stated, if there is a way for a little more flexibility in terms of prioritizing who is first, some of that might involve drawing.
Councilmember Espinosa thought we have two councilmembers coming, such as her and
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Councilmember Wright, and if she wanted to be Vice Mayor, what is the process. She proposed that both of them talk to the City Clerk and state that they are both interested and they both want to be Vice Mayor. The whole direction was that both of them came here and are the only ones eligible and, in order to choose who is going to go fairly, we will draw the name of the person and that way you do not feel that they voted against you. If there are three eligible Councilmembers, they can draw their names as well.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that is why she likes the preferential one and hopefully everybody gets a chance to serve in their first four years.
Councilmember Bier stated that makes a difference for someone whether they defer or not, as they are going to know.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that both of them were working on including fairness and she wanted everyone to have the opportunity to serve without Council choosing.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked if Councilmember Espinosa meant she was seeking to avoid conflict.
Councilmember Espinosa stated, not only that, but because we are already elected officials, why do we need a confrontation in choosing who is supposed to be Mayor or Vice Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated what she is hearing among Councilmembers is a desire to bake into the process avoidance of conflict. She understands the need for that but she also understands that, in human endeavors, that is always a possibility. Any concept of a strict rotation because that is fairer may not be accurate because of the election cycle that has two Councilmembers running on that election cycle versus the election cycle that has three Councilmembers running when there are only four years in a term. What she heard now is the desire for there to be an opportunity for every person who runs for a four-year term on Council to serve as Mayor and, to do that, you serve as Vice Mayor. Eventually the math stops working because there are not enough years for it to all work out. What she heard multiple times is the desire for a way to avoid perceived conflict. She does not think that is possible. She thinks we need to dispel that for purposes of this discussion.
Councilmember Bier agreed it is not fair.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated it is not against anybody, but a mathematical reality. She stated, among the five people sitting in these chairs, there is going to be some aspects of this that we cannot mathematically program into the process. She asked if there is anything missing in the draft policy that Council would like to put into the conversation. She would like to suggest that regardless of the process adopted, if we have the qualifying criteria, the City Clerk would state all the persons who are eligible, and that is very clear to all Councilmembers making a decision and to the public. There are also a couple questions about ineligibility within three or four years of serving as Vice Mayor or Mayor and she would like to hear from the ad hoc subcommittee on what the discussion was around that and the purpose of that.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that the ad hob subcommittee did not discuss the three or four years, but there are consequences every time we choose something.
Vice Mayor Boles thought it would be helpful to start with qualifying criteria and that may eliminate some decisions.
Councilmember Bier thought that was what City Clerk was trying to map out in the staff report.
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Councilmember Espinosa stated staff did a great job.
Councilmember Wright added that he thought it was important to have the opportunity for a second nomination prior to any vote being taken and to ask are there any other nominations and seconds, regardless of the system, to maintain maximum discretion for Council.
City Manager Woodhouse stated the draft policy criteria does include, as previously discussed by Council, by supermajority vote the policy does not need to be followed and that other nominations can be taken. If we match up that option with what Council Rules and Procedures say about motions and seconds and alternate motions, that always exists. You have a policy that says you need a supermajority vote to not follow the policy, someone is following the policy and makes a motion, according to the policy, you can have an alternate motion that says you are moving that we, by supermajority vote, do not follow the policy. He thinks a key point on that is do you need just a majority vote or a supermajority vote to not follow the policy.
Councilmember Bier stated supermajority can still never let one councilmember serve as Mayor year after year and does not know what to do about that.
Councilmember Espinosa stated she does not see the need of going through all this policy when Council is going to make a nomination and the majority could choose another person.
She stated the whole reason to rotate is to avoid voting or at least the vote had to be agreed on the rotation schedule.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated there may be cases where we would not want to put someone into the position of Mayor if they are not following protocols. She heard what the City Manager was saying and she appreciated the concept of a supermajority vote to disallow that policy to go forward for that person to become the Mayor, but she is not sure that would be the best choice based on our own Council Rules and Code of Ethics. She thinks the Council needs to retain the ability to make a different choice. She stated a majority or supermajority would not avoid a situation where a councilmember does not serve as Mayor for multiple consecutive years.
Councilmember Bier stated it would not matter.
Councilmember Wright asked if we are seeking the best for the City or to avoid conflict.
Councilmember Bier stated it is to establish a transparent, fair and predictable system for Council and the public.
Councilmember Wright understood.
Vice Mayor Boles thinks we are missing the whys of the process and, hopefully, the next Council will also appreciate transparency, fairness, and predictability. It is about Council having trust so they can work together and about being fair to the people in the community that have elected each of them. The goal is that we are all helping each other.
Councilmember Espinosa thought the problem was voting for the Mayor or Vice Mayor and emphasized the importance of eligibility criteria in the policy. Otherwise, if Council picks someone over the person already in the line waiting to be a Mayor or Vice Mayor, why should we be here talking about this new policy.
Councilmember Bier asked if City Clerk had any thoughts on the matter.
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City Clerk Coffey stated that her thoughts are that the current policy gives maximum flexibility but there is no predictability. She stated that they are trying to balance predictability and fairness with flexibility and she thinks they have to give up one or the other. She stated that there could be a less rigid policy where they establish some qualifying criteria or eligibility criteria and then she heard some suggestion that the City Clerk will report out the name of those individuals and they can leave it up to Council’s choice to make a nomination of those individuals or hear from those individuals that meet the qualifying factors to present a statement or a case for selection and not nail down specific rotation or not leave it up to random selection.
There could be a compromise in that regard to allow for flexibility but to establish some qualifying criteria. That option was not presented in the presentation but it is another idea.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked City Attorney if she had something to recommend.
City Attorney Kenyon stated she has seen all different types of policies. It starts with Council in terms of how do they want to select. She heard some of them say this policy can be changed and it has changed a lot. She has seen policies that are this complex for a year. The following year they are changed because Councilmembers are finding that it is too difficult to implement the policy. That may or may not happen. What she sees happen is once the complicated inflexible policies are adopted, the next iteration of the policy generally looks like what the City Clerk just mentioned. It is put in the protocol so every Councilmember reads the eligibility criteria. If the five Councilmembers want to adopt this policy or a rotation policy, that can happen so long as they are all mindful of the fact that, after it is implemented one or two times, it may change. The policies for selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor is for the Council that is making the selection because it can be changed at any point and any time by a majority of Councilmembers. She has been in Council meetings where this discussion has taken three hours without a resolution and, if that happens, she thinks perhaps the complexity of the policy is becoming a hurdle for all the reasons mentioned. At some point, she thinks Council should consider whether or not this type of policy, which is complicated with a lot of variables, the likelihood of the policy remaining that way in the future. She suggests looking at this policy for 2025 and most likely 2026, not permanently.
Councilmember Wright wondered if the ad hoc subcommittee considered how we could amend the current policy as an alternative.
Councilmember Bier stated that they did not, adding that it is a very good idea.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that their main concern was to avoid the confrontation that they had earlier in the year. She stated that the whole key here is not be that rigid. When they were writing this policy, she was not doing it because it was good for her but she was thinking of the people coming next to make it easy for them and having Council be more collaborative.
Councilmember Bier stated, for her, it was very important that there is understanding about what happens when certain things happen. If she defers and she knows she is going to the end of the line, she is going to defer making that decision knowing that. That was not the case for her, so she thinks that is something that needs to be very clear in the policy. Things like that which they are all very clear about is going to help them make their decisions moving forward.
City Manager Woodhouse reminded the Council that, in defense of the ad hoc subcommittee’s work, clear direction from Council was to look at a rotational policy and a lot of comment received from the public was about each district having the opportunity to be Vice Mayor and Mayor. Because of that direction from Council, the ad hod subcommittee framed what was
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looked at. Council is at a point now where they can decide whatever they want.
Vice Mayor Boles suggested, based on City Attorney Kenyon’s point, to think about the decision they have to make in December as to how they rotate. For Vice Mayor, it is between Councilmembers Wright and Espinosa, as they are both eligible. She stated that they might come to the point where one or either of them says they are not ready and will let the other one do, but if they are both ready and want to be considered, do they want a discussion or draw names out of a hat. She asked what they want to have happen in December. She stated that they are assuming the Mayor selection happens and she will do that. If something happens in her life and all of a sudden she cannot, neither of them have been Vice Mayor, leaving only those two who have. That could be where they go to an uncharted territory.
Councilmember Wright stated that you would then need a supermajority vote to do that.
Councilmember Espinosa asked why are we putting this policy if we need a supermajority. The whole thing is that she was trying to make it flexible. She stated that she is open to whatever they decide and there is a possibility to make changes later.
Vice Mayor Boles mentioned a public drawing is a good option if there is more than one person that wants to serve.
Councilmember Espinosa stated, at the end of the term in November or beginning of December, they can tell the City Clerk they are interested. Then she will say which Councilmembers are interested and that way they can choose randomly who can be eligible for it, but they have the voting and that is her problem. If they are going to vote, if Council majority does not like the rotation, what are they going to do.
Councilmember Bier stated, even if the draw of a hat, there still has to be a motion and a vote.
Councilmember Espinosa stated it could be if you are going to take precedent of what is already there. She asked if Council majority is required for the Vice Mayor and Mayor selections.
City Attorney Kenyon clarified that, for the Vice Mayor or Mayor to be selected, by law, it has to be selected by a majority of the Council.
Councilmember Espinosa asked why they have this rotation.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that you can still do that and you are only advancing one candidate for that vote. It has gone through the rotation or the drawing and you are putting forth one person’s name but you still have to vote legally.
Councilmember Wright supposed that they go through all these criteria and the names are put up for a vote. What happens if that person does not get the vote.
Councilmember Bier stated that then the community is very mad. They have experienced it.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated, on any given day and any given issue, that does come up.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that it is legal to have the Council vote, but that is the problem.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that it does not have to be a problem if they are all following process.
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Councilmember Bier added being aware of the process as well.
Councilmember Espinosa assumed that is the process and the process will be the next person.
Mayor Beckmeyer returned to previous conversations and suggested establishing things like deferral. There is no policy or statement in our Council Rules about deferring. She asked for the reason, process and consequence of that decision. The individual is nominated, they deferred, and then a different individual was nominated and was voted in. For the person who deferred, because there was no clear statement of what that meant, the assumption was it means the next time around it is that person’s turn. She stated that is not the way Council understood it.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that was the reason why we put it in this policy.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked is it that you go to the top or go to the bottom and she thinks we need establish it into the rules what it means.
Councilmember Wright cited good reasons for someone who deferred to stay at the top.
Councilmember Espinosa does not think there should be a reason. You just have to say you want to defer for next year and that is it.
Councilmember Bier asked then what happens after that.
Councilmember Espinosa stated it is the same thing because the next person is going to take her place and it is not going to change anybody. They are just switching the first one and second one and everything remains the same for everyone else in line.
City Manager Woodhouse stated, if you are going to talk about what happens with a deferral, you should first talk about whether the policy is going to be rotational or not. If it is not rotational, then going to the top or the bottom does not apply. What was talked about earlier was establishing eligibility criteria, City Clerk gauging interest of those who are eligible, and then perhaps a drawing of those eligible. Someone who is deferring would not submit their interest for that year.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated she was hearing two different things: 1) people need to step forward and go to the City Clerk and indicate their interest prior to the meeting or 2) the City Clerk comes to the meeting with that information and puts it on the table. She stated if the person needs to step forward with their interest prior to the December meeting, how far backwards would the person be needing to meet with City Clerk to indicate their interest.
City Manager Woodhouse does not think there is any urgent timeline.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated it would have to go for preparation, like being published in the agenda.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that would just be a week before the meeting or you can apply the rule of ten days before the meeting to know that someone is eligible and interested and there will be a drawing on whatever the decision process is between those that are eligible and interested. He was making the point that the discussion about top of the list or bottom of the list only applies if you are doing a rotational process.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated that we did not have a rotational process last year and it was a
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problem. She does not understand how he believes it is not an issue.
Councilmember Bier stated that, in the community’s mind, there was a rotation. Before districts, we based it on votes when we were at-large.
City Attorney Kenyon stated adopting a clear policy with selection criteria or eligibility would solve a lot of the confusion. With all the confusions raised today about the process in the past or potential problems in the future, a lot of them would be solved by everybody knowing what the Council expects in terms of selection. The policy has to include the eligibility criteria and potential priorities. At the end of the day, it does provide for some flexibility because of all the other things that could happen. What we are talking about now will solve a lot of the issues that occurred last December.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if we could go through the eligibility criteria. She asked about serving one year as Councilmember for Vice Mayor instead of having served 11 months because the vote is happening before someone serves a whole year. She also asked about serving one year as Vice Mayor for Mayor.
Councilmember Bier focused on Vice Mayor first. If there can be an assumption that the Vice Mayor is going to become the Mayor, we are really talking about Vice Mayor.
Councilmember Wright agrees with Vice Mayor Boles on the 11-month criteria.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated eligibility criteria for Vice Mayor would be “11 months” instead of “1 year” and ineligibility as “Serving in the final year of their second full term”.
Councilmember Bier stated that it does not have to be second full term because what if they are not running for a second term.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked about “serving in the final year of their term”.
Councilmember Wright stated that would rob them of the benefit of experience.
Mayor Beckmeyer agreed.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that, even if someone is running, you do not know that they are going to be re-elected. She does not think the last year of your first term should be a limitation. She agrees with what is written, i.e., ineligibility is final year of your second full term.
Mayor Beckmeyer mentioned the additional ineligibility criteria of having “served as Mayor or Vice Mayor in the past three years.”
Councilmember Wright and Vice Mayor Boles did not like it.
Councilmember Bier stated that they had to think about all the variables happening.
Councilmember Espinosa stated there could be a chance that people who have already been a Mayor might have to serve as the Mayor because we do not have another eligible person.
Councilmember Wright added that you could have three brand new elected officials.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if we could write it with preference given to Councilmembers who have
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not served previously in that role.
Councilmember Espinosa stated there will be a time when someone who already served will need to serve.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that is why she is saying preference and not blocking it.
Councilmember Wright stated he would not be in favor of that.
Councilmember Bier suggested talking about eligibility.
Mayor Beckmeyer added about interest. She asked if Councilmembers go to City Clerk in advance and say they are interested or, if eligible, City Clerk says they are eligible and they can say they are not interested and pull their name out at that moment.
City Clerk Coffey asked if it is Council’s wish to have those interested named in the staff report for the item versus the City Clerk presenting those eligible based on the qualifying criteria and then the statement of those interested would be made on the dais at the meeting.
Councilmember Wright and Mayor Beckmeyer preferred the latter.
Councilmember Wright would prefer that the City Clerk reach out to all eligible people to ascertain their wishes.
City Clerk Coffey concluded that it would be the preference for the Clerk to reach out to those eligible prior to the agenda.
Councilmember Wright preferred, prior to whenever she discloses it, that it be released on the dais so there is no campaigning going on in between.
There was Council consensus.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if we did not want a preference for people who have not served before.
Councilmember Wright can see that being a potential problem as it diminishes people’s second term and any rotational criteria that we may or may not want to put in. That is why he is against it. He wants the City to benefit from people’s experience.
Vice Mayor Boles understands that, but she thinks that could block sharing of the responsibility.
If you are going to look at experience, anybody who served before has more experience.
Councilmember Wright does not feel that should be the criteria either but does not think it should count against them. He stated that it makes sense for Vice Mayor Boles to be Mayor next time as she is the most experienced in other reasons. He stated that the question comes in her second term, because it looks like she would have the opportunity to be Mayor the second time, if Pacifica would be better off benefitting from that experience as opposed to somebody who has been on Council for a short time and does not have the same relationships.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that she would rather have everyone a chance to do it.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that we cannot go by experience.
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Councilmember Wright stated he is not saying that we go by experience but saying they do not disqualify someone because of their experience.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that is a good idea.
Vice Mayor Boles pointed out if they have names in a hat, some newer and others not, how is that decision made.
Councilmember Wright stated names in a hat are a different issue. He thought we were not talking about that yet, just strictly criteria.
Councilmember Espinosa stated the names in the hat should only include elected officials who have not served, not everybody else.
Mayor Beckmeyer pointed out that the only ineligibility criteria for Vice Mayor now is “serving in the final year of their second full term”. Mayor Beckmeyer opened the discussion between district rotation and public drawing.
Councilmember Espinosa stated we cannot do it by district as it does not work. She stated that the most recent elected are going to go after the other ones. She stated that the district rotation might work and we can leave it alone until it does not work and then we can change.
Councilmember Wright thinks, if we make it a suggestion and not a rule, then we can say district rotation would be a suggestion.
Councilmember Espinosa stated, if district rotation does not comply with all the rules, then we move forward to public drawing.
Vice Mayor Boles suggested that Councilmembers Wright and Espinosa are eligible next year and then the following year we have 2 or 3 new councilmembers and she would want both of them to have preference. She stated that a new Councilmember would have to wait a year but, in the second year, she would still want one of them to have the preference for that seat as they have been there longer.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated that goes to Councilmember Wright’s point about not letting experience disqualify you.
Vice Mayor Boles stated he was talking about experience for someone having served before, and she was talking about experience in terms of the number of years on Council.
Councilmember Espinosa mentioned the district rotation sample in the staff report.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that the point she is making is that she would not be eligible in her fourth year in District 2 and a new person elected would have to wait another four years. She stated that it starts to break down.
Councilmember Wright stated we should address the old system and what broke with that.
Perhaps prior to any vote being taken, we ask if there are any additional nominations for consideration. It might be the simplest solution of all.
Mayor Beckmeyer appreciated that.
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Councilmember Espinosa understood this year either District 4 or District 1 will be the Vice Mayor; the following year they would become Mayor and new elected officials coming in 2025 would be the next in line waiting to become a Vice Mayor.
Councilmember Bier added then you gauge interest.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if there is a way to set up a preference, which is what Redwood City has done, and every year you update your list to priority preference and it can be decided between. If there is someone stepping forward and someone stepping back, she thinks the public drawing could be a way to go about that so we do not have to argue about it.
Councilmember Espinosa stated the drawing is to avoid choosing among multiple qualified councilmembers.
Councilmember Wright asked what if there is interest and one of the people who is not qualified.
Councilmember Espinosa stated it does not matter as the criteria is being on Council for one year. If the three of them have been on Council for one year, then the three are eligible and after choosing the Vice Mayor people may question why they were not chosen.
Mayor Beckmeyer suggested seeing what the other issues are and mentioned deferral.
Councilmember Wright asked if there can be two types of deferrals, noting possible reasons.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that we do not have to specify the reason for deferral.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that there is deferring and declining: If you are declining, you are going to the end of the line, and if you are deferring, you keep your place in line.
Councilmember Wright agreed.
City Clerk Coffey understood deferring goes first in line, declining goes to the end.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked if we need to discuss eligibility for Mayor.
Councilmember Espinosa stated we do not, as the Vice Mayor will be the Mayor.
Vice Mayor Boles stated, if something happens, what is the process when we do not have an eligible Vice Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer assumes someone is going to nominate someone and there will need to be a second for that nomination and we would have a discussion and vote.
Councilmember Wright stated that we would call if there were any other nominations.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that the case is perfect because none of them are eligible to become a Mayor and any Councilmember can be Mayor.
Councilmember Bier stated that there will have to be a nomination and a vote.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that this where we go to extenuating circumstances and decide on a different policy.
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Councilmember Bier is curious about what the community will have to say about that as they were very vocal before.
Vice Mayor Boles added that she wanted to make sure there is a public comment period before the vote.
Councilmember Bier agreed it should be stated in the writing.
Council reviewed what would happen if the Vice Mayor declines the nomination for Mayor.
Councilmember Espinosa stated, if we do not have someone who is eligible because they are new, we have to pick from whatever Councilmember is eligible or has the experience.
Vice Mayor Boles stated maybe someone who has served within a year or two and why it is good not to have that ineligibility criteria of having served as Mayor or Vice Mayor in the past three or four years. She stated that it may be that you choose someone who has not been Vice Mayor if you do not have another choice. She thought that happens sometimes.
Mayor Beckmeyer referred to Councilmember Wright’s point that we vote, which means it is an unusual circumstance that we do not write into the policy because we just deal with the circumstances on the ground at that moment.
Councilmember Wright responded affirmatively.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that Council needs to understand that we will not consider all the potential variables.
Vice Mayor Boles asked for the difference between the two choices for eligibility of Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated one is the eligibility for Mayor and one is the eligibility for Vice Mayor.
City Clerk Coffey stated it is asking which eligibility criteria would take precedence in that situation. Ordinarily you would have the Vice Mayor become Mayor, so if the Vice Mayor declines to become Mayor, now you are in this situation to choose who is eligible to be Mayor, such as look at the Vice Mayor eligibility or the Mayor eligibility minus the person who served as Vice Mayor in the preceding year.
Councilmember Bier thinks it is just Vice Mayor eligibility and then there will be a vote.
There was Council consensus.
Mayor Beckmeyer reiterated declining nominations means you go to the back of the line and deferring means you postpone for a year.
Councilmember Wright thinks we should include that you cannot defer two years in a row.
There was Council consensus.
Mayor Beckmeyer referred to Exceptional Scenarios and Multiple Eligible Councilmembers.
She feels we need to have to have a statement of who is eligible and then a nomination.
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City Clerk Coffey thinks this was covered in the discussion where it sounds like the consensus was that City Clerk would provide the names of those eligible and would let them know before the agenda is published that they are eligible and their interest would be expressed on the dais.
Vice Mayor Boles stated the question is if it is done, discussed, and decided on the dais by comparing two candidates or are we having a drawing which is a blind process.
Councilmember Wright stated that we deliberate and vote.
Councilmember Espinosa disagreed as she feels we are going to be choosing between multiple eligible people and she thinks we should randomly pick one name and that way no one feels left out. That is her suggestion, but she can live with either way.
City Manager Woodhouse asked a clarifying question regarding declining or deferral. If someone had deferred or declined, then the next year when you are establishing who is eligible, how does that play out. Is the person who declined or deferred eligible.
Vice Mayor Boles stated declining moves them to the bottom of the list.
Councilmembers Bier, Espinosa, and Wright stated those who declined are not eligible.
Vice Mayor Boles asked when the declined person comes back up further and if there is a line as we have not set that.
City Clerk Coffey stated, if we do not have a rotation policy, we look at the eligibility again regardless of declining in the year before. She stated deferring going to the top of the list implies that priority is given to the person who deferred above making nominations.
Vice Mayor Boles assumed we would not accept other nominations as we automatically give it to the person who deferred. The person who declined might not be eligible that year but might be eligible the year after that.
City Clerk Coffey stated that the question is, if the person who has declined is still eligible, does their name go into consideration, whether it be a drawing or nominations.
Councilmember Wright thinks a declination should be a minimum no for two years.
City Manager Woodhouse stated, by two years, if you decline, then the following year, you are not eligible, but the year after that you would be eligible.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated, if you decline in a given year, you are not eligible the following year.
Councilmember Wright stated he wants to distinguish by a period of one year between the deferral and the declination.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated, if you defer, you are eligible the following year. If you decline, you are not eligible the following year.
Councilmember Bier added that, if there are other people who are eligible, then there needs to be a vote between the other people.
Councilmember Wright thinks we are placing too high a priority on avoiding voting. He thinks
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that is part of the job and sometimes we have to bite the bullet and do it.
Councilmember Bier agreed, as long as we are all clear about everything else. If we are clear, the public will be clear.
City Attorney Kenyon added that just creating this criteria will make a difference. We have never had that before and that added to part of the confusion last year. Now, people understand what the intent is with this policy. She stated that we are not going to be able to fix everything as no policy is perfect.
Vice Mayor Boles stated at least it lets everyone who is eligible put their name in if they choose to have it in and have the public comment if they seem someone is better qualified than another.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked if we need to discuss consecutive years as Mayor or Vice Mayor.
City Clerk Coffey thinks this is the situation where Vice Mayor declines or defers the nomination for Mayor and are they eligible to continue to serve as Vice Mayor and is that the preference. If they want to continue to serve as Vice Mayor, do we not go through the selection process for Vice Mayor as the Vice Mayor wants to continue in that role. That would imply that the Vice Mayor would move into the Mayor position a year later.
Councilmember Bier stated that would be a deferral.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that, if they defer, they should not be Vice Mayor again so we have somebody else who has that experience.
Councilmember Wright stated that then they are not deferring as what they are deferring is their right to be Mayor the following year.
Vice Mayor Boles stated they are not necessarily giving that up but they are not allowed to be Vice Mayor two years in a row. They will have served one year as Vice Mayor so they would be eligible for Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer agreed, as the requirement is that you have to serve as Vice Mayor for at least 11 months.
Councilmember Wright asked if we are just postponing a problem for the following year. He asked if it would be simpler to say there is no deferring as Vice Mayor to be Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer suggested life circumstances that could be reason for why you defer.
City Manager Woodhouse stated clarification on this point is if there is presumption that the Vice Mayor is going to become Mayor, then a Vice Mayor that defers is a problematic piece of the policy. Those are mutually exclusive. If a Vice Mayor that defers, someone else will become Vice Mayor that year, and the presumption is that someone who became Vice Mayor that year will be Mayor the following year.
Councilmember Espinosa stated, if the Mayor defers and we do not have a Vice Mayor, then she thinks we have to get somebody to be a Mayor without being the Vice Mayor.
Vice Mayor Boles stated City Manager Woodhouse is talking about the following year as we would have two people eligible and that problem keeps going.
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City Manager Woodhouse heard a suggestion that, if you are Vice Mayor and defer to become Mayor, you are not eligible next year to become Mayor, which is a special circumstance.
Councilmember Wright asked, if you are Vice Mayor, is there even a vote to make you Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated City Attorney Kenyon said we need a majority vote of the Council.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that we will follow the rules on the rotation.
Councilmember Bier agreed as we will have the understanding that the Vice Mayor is going to be the Mayor unless there are special circumstances.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated that there still needs to be a motion, second, and vote.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated, in that case, when the City Clerk would introduce the item coming up for this coming year, anyone who has served as Vice Mayor for at least 11 months would be eligible.
Councilmember Espinosa stated not necessarily.
Councilmember Bier asked if we are talking in the context of Vice Mayor deferring as Mayor.
City Clerk Coffey asked if the assumption is that the Vice Mayor becomes Mayor.
Mayor Beckmeyer and City Attorney Kenyon responded affirmatively.
City Clerk Coffey stated that the criteria for Mayor is to serve as Vice Mayor for 11 months. The preference is for the person currently serving as Vice Mayor. She thinks we are asking that, in the case the Vice Mayor defers if they are the presumed priority the following year for Mayor, if there is a different sitting Vice Mayor.
Councilmember Wright stated that is why they need to be Vice Mayor again but that blocks somebody in the rotation.
City Clerk Coffey referenced the question of consecutive years as Vice Mayor: If the Vice Mayor defers, is the preference that Vice Mayor can serve another year as Vice Mayor.
City Attorney Kenyon thinks another way to look at it is do you want to allow the Vice Mayor to defer. If you do, the answer is, if they are deferring, it is with the intent to be the Mayor the following year; that cannot happen because normally you do not want the same person to be the Vice Mayor two years in a row, but it does not mean that you cannot have in your policy a preference for Vice Mayors who defer the Mayor nomination to be preferred in the next rotation for Mayor and Vice Mayor as the Mayor. You can do that but it creates the same issues that you have in other deferrals.
Vice Mayor Boles suggested deferring could mean to be considered the next year as Mayor. If you have to defer and you know you might be giving up your choice, you might have it, but you might not, and Council can have that discussion.
Councilmember Bier thinks that needs to be clear.
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Councilmember Wright stated he is starting to like the old policy better.
City Attorney Kenyon stated this policy, even leaving the unknown in the policies, will help in that discussion. She emphasized we will not get perfection in this policy but by having this deliberation now, we are helping not only colleagues on the dais but future councilmembers who may get elected in 2026. Something will be in a policy and it will help.
City Clerk Coffey referred to the case of the Vice Mayor deferring, the next question is do you wish to remain Vice Mayor and, if the answer is yes, the process stops there.
Councilmember Espinosa thinks the one who was Vice Mayor should not be Vice Mayor again.
City Clerk Coffey asked if it is up to the preference of the Vice Mayor who is deferring to make that decision or is it Council’s decision.
City Attorney Kenyon thought, if they defer as Vice Mayor, they would not be the Vice Mayor again but they would have a preference in the following year or be up for consideration. She stated that it does not mean they are ineligible to be Mayor.
Councilmember Wright thinks we are building in a problem.
City Clerk Coffey emphasized we will have a sitting Vice Mayor and a person who deferred.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that the sitting Vice Mayor will understand that when they are selected Vice Mayor. She stated that, if it is in the policy, people will understand that is the policy. If a person is elected as Vice Mayor, they understand that they may be Mayor but they may not.
Vice Mayor Boles thought another way to look at this it to take it out and that would become an extenuating circumstance that would come back before Council. For the most part, people who are accepting the Vice Mayor know that they are getting to be Mayor.
There was Council consensus.
City Clerk Coffey noted there was a question for diverging from the policy and if that requires a supermajority vote.
Councilmember Wright is not in favor of that and wanted a majority instead of a supermajority.
Vice Mayor Boles thinks there are often 3-2 Councils and these are policies that the whole Council establishes and she would rather it be a larger majority.
Councilmember Bier thinks it needs to be a supermajority.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked if there is supermajority in the Council Rules.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that it takes a supermajority to extend the meeting.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that there is no statutory law on how you appoint Mayor or Vice Mayor. The only law is what you put in our policies or protocol. That is why it is different for every city
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Councilmember Wright thought a possible situation to illustrate the supermajority to put forward a different process could be where it would need to be unanimous except for the one councilmember against whom it is being used, as that person would obviously go for themselves. He gave the example of a councilmember being charged with a crime, but it has not been adjudicated yet.
Councilmember Espinosa thought we should address that before the time of voting or selecting.
Councilmember Bier stated we need a supermajority to go outside the policies.
Councilmember Wright favored simple majority.
Mayor Beckmeyer thinks a simple majority is sufficient and her concern is what she is hearing from Councilmember Bier and Vice Mayor Boles about 3-2 Councils.
Vice Mayor Boles thinks it is not uncommon and it is easy for the majority of 3 to overpower the two and that is what we do not want. She stated that we are establishing rules that we think are fair and it should take all of them agreeing to changing the rules. She has seen it in past Councils in Pacifica where they are trying to exclude someone.
City Manager Woodhouse added that there are two variables that we want to clarify, such as one is supermajority for not following the rules in that year and the other is supermajority regarding the vote of the Mayor or Vice Mayor when not following the rules.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated it is 9:58pm and do we think we will finish by 11:00pm.
Councilmember Bier agreed.
City Manager Woodhouse posed that at the reorganization meeting a motion is made to not follow the rules, and he asked if that requires a supermajority. If the supermajority says yes, do not follow the rules, then do we need a supermajority or a simple majority in nominating and selecting the Mayor and Vice Mayor. If we do not follow the rules, do we also need a supermajority for that Mayor and Vice Mayor.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that the purpose of the supermajority is to change the rules, not to vote on the person. Her understanding of that requirement is, if you want to go beyond, for extenuating circumstances, the established policy. If Council decides we need to, then will the vote after that be just a majority of the Council, which is what is required on other issues where a vote needs to be taken. You are never requiring a supermajority vote on the selection of a Mayor or Vice Mayor, only requiring a supermajority vote to divert from the policy. Once that vote is taken, then you can make another motion that diverts from the policy.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked, what if there is a Councilmember who is routinely not coming to Council meetings and they happen to be the Vice Mayor. She asked if we need a supermajority vote to divert from the rules as ordinarily that person would have the expectation of being Mayor the following year, otherwise 4 out of the other 4 Councilmembers who are showing up.
City Attorney Kenyon stated, 4 out of 5, yes. She stated it could be a supermajority of those present, which would only be three if that person is not present.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if there is another way to handle that with better eligibility criteria.
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City Attorney Kenyon stated that there is a law that says that, if you miss a certain number of meetings in the span of 90 days, theoretically you have absented your office. That is never used but there is statutory authority for Councils to seek an Attorney General opinion on whether or not that particular Councilmember has absented the position.
Vice Mayor Boles and Councilmembers Bier and Espinosa were in support of supermajority, and Mayor Beckmeyer and Councilmember Wright were in support of simple majority.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated her question is should we add the caveat that a supermajority of those present: If all of Council was present, then four would have to agree; if it is a supermajority of those present, it is 3 out of 4.
Vice Mayor Boles asked if it would help to have more criteria so those things do not happen.
Councilmember Bier liked supermajority of those present.
City Attorney Kenyon clarified it would be just the majority (not supermajority) of those present, if only four are present. She asked if it is just a majority if only four are present.
Mayor Beckmeyer responded affirmatively.
City Manager Woodhouse clarified that the 3- or 4-year limit on having been Mayor or Vice Mayor was removed as ineligibility criteria.
City Clerk Coffey stated her note from that discussion was that we were removing ineligibility based on past experience being Mayor or Vice Mayor. She asked if she got that correctly.
Councilmember Wright responded affirmatively.
Vice Mayor Boles asked, when we do the transition, she asked who is the presiding officer at that time in the vote for Mayor.
City Attorney Kenyon stated, generally, it is the Mayor who is selected and then the Vice Mayor is selected. She stated that the sitting Mayor handles the proceedings and as soon as the next Mayor is selected, that new Mayor then presides over the selection of the Vice Mayor.
Vice Mayor Boles asked, when seating a new Council, that does not happen until after that transition.
City Clerk Coffey stated, in an election year, if there are new Councilmembers elected, the councilmembers are sworn in and come up to the dais, the outgoing Councilmembers go off, and the next step is the selection of the Mayor. Whoever is voted in and selected as Mayor is the presiding chair or officer that presides over the meeting for the selection of the Vice Mayor.
Vice Mayor Boles asked about the current Mayor stepping off and no longer being on Council.
City Attorney Kenyon explained that the Vice Mayor will be the Mayor.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that the Vice Mayor has not been selected yet.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that there already is a Vice Mayor who will be a Mayor.
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Vice Mayor Boles stated that there is still a vote.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that the Mayor is the presiding officer until a new Mayor is appointed by Council, and whatever occurs, the presiding officer will be the current Mayor.
Once that new Mayor is selected, then the Mayor will either move their seat to a new location if staying on Council or, if going off, that is when they leave the Council.
Vice Mayor Boles concluded that the outgoing Mayor who has not been re-elected would step off the dais after the vote for the new Mayor.
City Attorney Kenyon responded affirmatively. She stated, presumably, given the eligibility criteria, the Vice Mayor would not serve if it is the last term, and they will be able to serve as Mayor and, according to our criteria now, it will not be an issue.
Mayor Beckmeyer asked if there was anything further on this item.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that we will have to revise the policy and will bring it back. It will not be a separate policy but included as part of Council protocol, as that is what most cities do.
Councilmember Wright appreciated the collaboration and the collegiality with which we went through this process. He thanked fellow councilmembers and staff.
RESULT: NO VOTE REQUIRED
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Councilmembers Bier and Espinosa deferred their Council Communications.
Councilmember Wright appreciated the opportunity to speak to so many people that served on other Councils to discuss the issues and gain insights on how things work in other cities at the CalCities conference in Southern California. He thought it was enormously valuable and he cannot wait for next year.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that she loves CalCities conferences as there are so many sessions to go to, such as Economic Development and ways of engaging youth and ways Council supports families in their community. She stayed over the weekend as Oceanside was having a presentation about their Re-Beach program led by a group called Resilient Cities Catalyst, a nonprofit working globally on climate resilience. They are now working on creating two points of land that have community facilities and an offshore reef that helps keep the sand there. She stated it was a lot of synergy with the work we are doing. The organization is now working with Santa Cruz, Alameda, Fort Bragg, and Santa Barbara and are doing great work in their communities around public engagement around sea level rise adaptation planning. Vice Mayor Boles also stated that she and Mayor Beckmeyer are leading a discussion through San Mateo County Leadership Council on October 29.
Mayor Beckmeyer thinks the advantage we have with this group, Leadership Council, is that they have a broad reach to people in all kinds of different organizations in the County. As a result, we bring the issues forward, what our process was, and help them understand what we face. They may not have the understanding of Pacifica’s challenges over time and it will be a good education.
Vice Mayor Boles stated that there may be opportunities that come out as they will be looking at Esplanade, Sharp Park, and Linda Mar Beach; sharing what our frustration is in not being able to
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get money from the State and the difficulty of managed retreat financially for a city; and asking how we can work on this together. It is good to tell our story and see what help we can get.
Mayor Beckmeyer stated that there is a meeting coming up in early November in Brisbane about aging. She also invited anyone available to come out to the Pier on Saturday, where Andy Pappas’ grandson, Mike Terro, is dedicating a plaque in Andy’s memory. She will defer her report on CalCities conference to a future date.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
There were no staff communications.
ADJOURN
Mayor Beckmeyer adjourned the meeting at 10:23 p.m.
Transcribed by Barbara Medina, Public Meeting Stenographer.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
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Sue Beckmeyer, Mayor
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CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Cancellation of December 22, 2025 City Council Meeting
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to approve cancellation of the December 22, 2025 regular City Council meeting.
STAFF CONTACT:
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
650-738-7307
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City Council traditionally cancels the second council meeting in December to allow for a vacation period during the holiday season. Should the Council wish to cancel the regular City Council meeting scheduled to be held on Monday, December 22, 2025, the next regularly scheduled council meeting following the cancelled meeting will be Monday, January 12, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
ORIGINATED BY:
City Clerk
ATTACHMENT LIST:
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CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Continuation of Proclamation of Local Emergency of the Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to the End of Beach Boulevard.
RECOMMENDED 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 of Beach Boulevard.
STAFF CONTACT:
Roland Yip, Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer 650-738-3767
[email protected]
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
650-738-7307
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On January 22, 2016, the Director of Emergency Services proclaimed the existence of a local emergency along the Pacifica coastline from Westline Drive to the end of Beach Boulevard due to El Nino storm activity. Extreme wave heights for extended periods of time caused top-of-bluff retreat at several locations along the Pacifica coast and damage to City infrastructure. Since this date, the Director of Emergency Services has proclaimed the existence of other local emergencies along this same stretch of coastline. These emergencies are described below:
• Failure of the sea wall and promenade on Beach Blvd. (in the vicinity of Santa Maria Avenue), which have been repaired, from the January 22, 2016 storm. • The 300 & 400 blocks of Esplanade experience episodic bluff erosion. In recent years (2016-2018), the bluff erosion has progressed to a point where the erosion is now threatening public infrastructure and utilities.
• Undermining of an eight-foot diameter storm drain outfall and concrete headwall for the discharge of Milagra Creek into the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of 700 Palmetto Avenue from the January 22, 2016, storm. The project was completed on April 24, 2023. • A failure of the seawall and promenade on Beach Blvd. in the vicinity of Santa Rosa Avenue and the Pier was discovered on December 16, 2020. Ocean waves, king tides, and high swells undermined a portion of the sea wall and created a large void (25’x25”) between the pier abutment seawall connection, affecting the sidewalk and promenade.
City staff and contractors stabilized and repaired the large void on January 22, 2021.
The sidewalk and promenade restoration were completed on February 22, 2021.
Monitoring of the repaired area is on-going.
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• On December 29, 2020, another failure of the seawall occurred approximately 150-200 feet north of the intersection of Beach Blvd. and Santa Rosa Avenue. A void, approximately 10’ deep by 15’ long, was found behind the seawall and was repaired with geotextiles and concrete slurry on January 5, 2021. Full restoration of this section was complete in February 2021. Monitoring of the repaired area is on-going. • On January 14, 2021, a combination of high tides and large waves damaged a forty-foot section of the Pacifica Municipal Pier’s west facing deck and concrete railing. Following this event, the Pier was closed due to safety concerns. City staff requested a structural engineering assessment of the above deck pier elements and a proposed repair and associated cost from a local engineering consultant. This information was provided to the City at the end of March 2021. The pier was reopened on April 2, 2021, but the damaged portion was fenced off for safety reasons. The City is currently moving forward with a repair project and is designing the repair. Construction will be funded by grant money provided through Senate Bill 129. The City Council approved a resolution on December 13, 2021, to approve the application of the state grant funds for the repair of the pier and the application has been sent to the State Department of Parks and Recreation for processing. On May 13, 2022, the City received a Coastal Development Permit waiver from the California Coastal Commission to perform this work. A bid opening for the repair was held on June 9, 2022, and the City received one bid, which was $2 million above the project budget. Council rejected the bid and authorized the project to be rebid. The rebid for replacing the guardrails in need of immediate repair came in over $1.4 million and all of the guardrails at $4 million. As the project was beyond what had been funded for the project, the City pivoted to do further inspections on the pier before a sizable investment is made in fixing the guardrails, since it was prudent for the City to understand the full needs of the pier. The 2023 Pier Condition Assessment Report has been finalized and is able to be viewed at www.cityofpacifica.org/pier. In summary, the 2023 report notes that the end of the main pier and L-section of the pier is in serious condition and should be fixed within the next two years. The remaining area of the main pier is considered to be in poor condition and should be repaired within four years. This report does not include the new damage sustained during the December 28, 2023, high tide/big wave event. The structural engineers determined there was additional damage to the piles, handrails, and deck.
The structural engineers recommended limiting public access on the pier to approximately half of the main pier deck until a complete assessment is made after the winter storms.
• In November of 2023, a failure behind the seawall was discovered at the intersection of Beach Blvd. and Salada Ave. A void approximately 40’ long and 12’-15’ deep (2’-7’ in width) was found behind the seawall and was repaired with concrete and cement slurry.
The final sidewalk replacement was completed at the end of December 2023. • On Friday, December 29, 2023, another failure behind the seawall was discovered at Beach Blvd. and San Jose Ave. and was temporarily plugged. The final repair was completed on January 3, 2024, with the final sidewalk section and wall completed a week later. The total repair area was approximately 300 sf. This also caused damage to the Milagra storm drain outfall and left substantial sand deposits on the Beach Boulevard Prominade and on the southern Beach Boulevard rock revetment. • In March of 2024, City staff received an Emergency Coastal Development Permit (ECDP) from the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for removal of the substantial sand deposits left on Beach Boulevard Promenade and southern rock revetment as well as for the repair of the damage to the Milagra outfall. Repairing the outfall and removal 4 Packet Pg. 48
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of the sand on the Beach Boulevard Promenade was completed in late March/April 2024. Removal of the sand from the southern Beach Boulevard Rock Revetment is expected to be completed by mid-May 2024, with work starting on May 9, 2024. • In May 2024, a sink hole (approx. 5’ w x 25’ l) was discovered behind the seawall on Beach Blvd. to the north of Santa Maria. The hole was repaired through an emergency contractor.
• In November 2024 a new sink hole (approx. 8’ w x 30’ l) was discovered behind the seawall on Beach Blvd. between Carmel Ave and Santa Maria Ave. The hole was repaired through an emergency contractor by December 16, 2024.
The City Council first ratified this proclamation (Attachment A) at its regular meeting of January 25, 2016. Since that date, additional damage has occurred along Beach Boulevard and Esplanade Avenue as noted above.
Pursuant to Government Code section 8630(c), the City Council must review the need for continuing the local emergency at least every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency. Conditions of local emergency still exist since the City Council first acted to declare a local emergency on January 25, 2016, and since that time staff have brought the continuance of Proclamation confirming the existence of local emergency exists within the Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to the end of Beach Boulevard every 30 days with October 13, 2025 being the most recent.
The City is using a combination of city staff, contractors, and consultants to manage the discussed emergency work. Staff will bring recommendations to the Council to end the emergency designation for projects on the list once conditions stabilize and the projects are no longer in need of the emergency designation.
The City Manager recommends that the City Council make a determination that conditions of local emergency continue to exist within the Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to the end of Beach Boulevard.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
ORIGINATED BY:
Public Works
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment A: Proclamation of Local Emergency Regarding Pacifica Coastline from Westline Drive to End of Beach Blvd (PDF)
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CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Quarterly Financial Report for General Fund for the quarter ending September 30, 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Review and accept the Quarterly Financial Report for General Fund for the quarter ending September 30, 2025
STAFF CONTACT:
Marisol Gómez, Director of Finance and Administrative Services (650) 501-0257
[email protected]
Lucy Xie, Deputy Finance Director
(650) 501-6014
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Fiscal sustainability remains one of the City Council strategic priorities, which includes planning for and implementing long-term financial health and stability. A key component of this goal includes preparing a quarterly financial report that would provide readers with an executive summary of the City’s current economic conditions related to the annual operating budget.
In FY 2021-22 staff implemented a new financial reporting practice on a quarterly basis to enhance accountability and transparency in managing public funds. This work is especially meaningful as we continue monitoring the post COVID-19 pandemic recovery of the local economy and the City’s financial health.
On June 23, 2025, the City Council adopted the FY2025-2026 Budget.
The Quarterly Financial Report summarize the City’s General Fund and is not meant to be inclusive of all finance and accounting transactions. This report intends to provide the Council and the public with a broad overview of the City’s operations and fiscal condition. This report provides an update on the financial status of the City’s General Fund by outlining the revenues and expenditures for the quarter ending September 30, 2025.
The General Fund is the City’s primary operating fund and is used to account for day-to-day activities. It receives unrestricted revenues and provides the City’s general administrative services, law enforcement, fire, public works, parks, beaches and recreation, and community development-related activities such as planning, building, and engineering. Revenue sources include but are not limited to Property Tax, Sales Tax, Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), business registration, and current fees for services such as parking charges, engineering, planning, building permit fees, and recreation services. 5 Packet Pg. 52
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The First Quarter Financial Report provides an update on the financial status of the City’s General Fund, outlining revenues and expenditures as of September 30, 2025.
The General Fund financial report is generally prepared on a cash basis, under which only revenues actually received by the end of each quarter are reflected in the analysis. Likewise, expenditures are recorded when payments are made, in accordance with the cash basis method of accounting. However, the first-quarter report is typically prepared on a modified cash basis, as certain revenues and expenditures pertaining to the prior fiscal year are accrued back to that year to ensure accurate financial reporting, comparability and budget monitoring.
First Quarter Financial Report
As of the end of the First Quarter (September 30, 2025), General Fund Revenues and Transfers In totaled $7.06 million (13% of budget), while Expenditures and Transfers Out totaled $10.41 million (20% of budget). The negative net change in revenues over expenditures during the first quarter is expected, as the City’s major revenue sources are typically received in the second and fourth quarters due to timing. Additional details on the City’s financial performance as of the end of the First Quarter of the FY 2025-26 is presented in Attachment 1.
Overall, staff is pleased to report that the FY2025-26 Budget is on track with revenues and expenditures performing as expected, validating the assumptions made by staff at the budget adoption.
However, it is important to note again that these figures are preliminary. Additional entries will be made as part of the routine review and analysis process, particularly during the mid-year budget review as well as the fiscal year-end closing for audit purposes, which may result in adjustments to these numbers.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
There is no reasonable alternative to this informational item, as not accepting the Quarter Financial Report will not change the City’s financial condition at the end of the quarter.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
This item furthers the City’s efforts toward Enhance Organizational and Fiscal Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the Council’s acceptance of this report.
ORIGINATED BY:
Finance Department
ATTACHMENT LIST:
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City of Pacifica
Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FirstQuarter Financial Report
1 OVERVIEW
This First Quarterly Financial Report is an analysis of the unaudited financial status of the City’s General Fund from July 2025 through September 2025. The City of Pacifica has completed the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2025-26. The First Quarter Financial Report will summarize the City’s General Fund and is not meant to be inclusive of all finance and accounting transactions. This report intends to provide the Council and the public with a broad overview of the City’s fiscal condition, as the General Fund is the primary operating fund of the City and is used to account for most operational activities. Information presented in this report is unaudited, and additional adjustments may occur during the mid-year and year-end processes.
GENERAL FUND
General Fund Financial Condition: With one quarter of the year complete, General Fund Expenditures & Transfers Out are at 20%, and General Fund Revenues & Transfers In are at 13% of the FY2025-26 Budget projections. Revenues are typically less than 25% during the first quarter due to the timing of certain key revenues such as property tax, business license taxes, franchise fees, and sales tax. Expenditures paid from July to September that were for the previous fiscal year were not captured in this new fiscal year.
Table 1: General Fund Quarterly Summary as of September 30, 2025 The General Fund Balance as of September 30, 2025, is estimated to be $19,162,599, based on the unaudited fund balance of $22,512,464 as of the end of the Fiscal Year 2024-25, and factoring in year-to-date net change of -$3,349,963 in the first quarter.
Expenditures:
Table 2 presents General Fund Expenditures by Department for Quarter 1 (Q1) of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 and FY 2025- 26, alongside the adopted budget for FY 2025-26. It also includes the percentage change in expenditures between Q1 of both fiscal years and the percentage of the budget spent in Q1 of FY 2025-26.
General Fund Qtr 1
FY2024-25
Qtr 1
FY2025-26
FY2025-26
Adopted
Budget
% Change
Qtr 1 FY24-25
vs
Qtr 1 FY25-26
Qtr 1
% Budget
Revenues $ 6,424,272 $ 6,690,514 $ 51,707,306 4% 13%
Transfer in 355,500 369,700 1,478,800 4% 25% 13%
Expenditures 8,974,439 9,530,533 49,660,418 6% 19%
Transfer Out 415,650 879,645 3,518,579 112% 25% 20%
Net Change in Fund $ (2,610,317) $ (3,349,963) $ 7,109
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Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FirstQuarter Financial Report
2 Table 2: General Fund Quarterly Expenditures as of September 30, 2025 Total Q1 expenditures increased by 11% from $9,390,089 (FY24-25) to $10,410,178 (FY25-26). 20% of the total adopted budget ($53.2M) has been spent in Q1. This suggests spending is roughly on track if distributed evenly across the year.
All departments are on target at the end of the First Quarter and align with expected spending patterns. The expenditures are slightly lower than 25% of the budget because some contractual payments were accrued back to the previous fiscal year for some July and August payments to match with the services rendering time.
Police Department Q1 of $2,755,007 saw a decrease of $71K compared with last year Q1 of $2,846,039. The main reason was an administrative position was temporarily filled by the Finance Department during recruitment, and also the allocation percentage reduction for the PERS Unfunded accrued liabilities (UAL) for the retirement related benefits.
Fire Department Q1 of $1,953,537 saw a decrease of $314K compared with last year Q1 of $2,267,574. Upon closer look, overtime is about $200K less due to no fire emergency, and salary savings from retirement of the Deputy Fire Chief that happened in July 2025.
Community Development expenditures are low due to the delay in processing and timing of reconciliation of the cost reimbursable expenses and accounting entries, which is consistent with the last year’s actuals at the end of the first quarter. We are gradually truing up the projections for the planning budget. The increase in Q1 expenditures compared to previous fiscal year Q1 is mainly due to an increase in legal related expenditures.
The Non-departmental expenditures are on track with the FY 2025-26 budget. In prior years the OPEB and PENSION trust allocations would happen entirely at the end of the fiscal year, starting with FY 2025-26 the allocations will happen quarterly. The annual OPEB contribution in FY 2025-26 is budgeted at $283,750. In order to adopt a balanced budget, there was no adopted contribution to the PENSION trust in FY 2025-26.
The significant 158% increase in "Transfer Out" quarter over quarter is due to the Debt Service Fund being fully funded in FY2024-25 from the Debt Service Fund and not the General Fund. This provided fiscal relief to the General Fund, General Fund Expenditures
by Department
Qtr 1
FY2024-25
Qtr 1
FY2025-26
FY2025-26
Adopted
Budget
% Change
Qtr 1 FY24-25
vs
Qtr 1 FY25-26
Qtr 1
% Budget
General Government $ 1,168,906 $ 1,327,556 $ 8,709,896 14% 15% Police Department 2,846,039 2,775,007 13,498,183 -2% 21% Fire Department 2,267,574 1,953,537 8,510,440 -14% 23%
Community Development 290,861 514,096 4,884,974 77% 11% Public Works 938,805 1,084,954 5,143,615 16% 21%
PB&R 1,323,339 1,516,776 7,267,193 15% 21%
Non-Departmental 138,916 358,607 1,646,117 158% 22%
Transfer Out 415,650 879,645 3,518,579 112% 25%
Total General Fund
Expenditures&TransferOut $ 9,390,089 $ 10,410,178 $ 53,178,997 11% 20%
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Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FirstQuarter Financial Report
3 allowing more flexibility for other expenditures, in FY 2024-25. FY 2025-26 sees the transfer out to Debt Service Fund from General Fund again. Transfers Out for FY 2025-26 are reflected at 25% of budget since Finance is doing quarterly transfers per the schedule.
Revenues:
Table 3: General Fund Quarterly Revenues as of September 30, 2025 Here are key revenue observations and insights:
Total Q1 revenues increased by 4% from $6.78M (FY2024-25) to $7.06M (FY2025-26). 13% of the total annual budget ($53.19M) was collected in Q1.
Property Tax: Property Tax is the City’s largest revenue source. The first installment of the Property Tax payment will be remitted to the City by the County of San Mateo in December 2025; The major difference between Q1 in FY2024- 25 and Q1 in FY2025-26 primarily results from less property transfer taxes received this quarter due to fewer houses sold in FY 2025-26 compared to the prior year period, potentially resulting from uncertainties of the mortgage rates.
Sales Tax: As of September 30, 2025, the City has received 9% of its budgeted Sales Tax revenues. There is a two-month lag on the receipt of sales tax revenues,so the amount shown only represents one month of allocation and is consistent with the prior year.
Measure Y: As of September 30, 2025, the City has received 8% of its budgeted Measure Y Transaction and Use Tax revenues. There is a two-month lag on the receipt of sales tax revenues, so the amount shown only represents one General Fund Revenues by
Type
Qtr 1
FY2024-25
Qtr 1
FY2025-26
FY2025-26
Adopted
Budget
% Change
Qtr 1 FY24-25
vs
Qtr 1 FY25-26
Qtr 1
% Budget
Property tax $ 40,399 $ 65,029 $ 17,466,700 61% 0%
Sales Taxes 278,637 281,208 3,241,230 1% 9%
Measure Y 181,371 189,594 2,505,100 5% 8%
Transient Occupancy Tax 760,341 918,710 2,358,000 21% 39% Franchise Tax 161,357 134,166 1,352,550 -17% 10%
Business License Tax 10,138 14,016 582,000 38% 2%
Utility Users Tax 621,288 445,850 2,870,000 -28% 16%
Vehicle License Fee 1,450,027 1,607,419 5,410,902 11% 30% Cannabis Tax 94,381 120,020 800,000 27% 15%
ERAF - 172,342 3,860,000 4%
Grants 651,723 797,257 2,762,824 22% 29%
Investment Earning 230,227 240,890 972,100 5% 25%
Department Programs 1,944,382 1,704,013 7,525,900 -12% 23% Transfer In 355,500 369,700 1,478,800 4% 25%
Total General Fund
Revenues&TransferIn $ 6,779,772 $ 7,060,214 $ 53,186,106 4% 13%
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Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FirstQuarter Financial Report
4 month of allocation and is consistent with the prior year.
Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT): TOT revenues are remitted approximately 30 days after the end of each month, and revenues are not accrued at quarter‐end (as they are at the end of the fiscal year). The first quarter reflects the TOT receipts for the months of July and August. The revenues exceed the budget as 39% of the budgeted revenues is received in the first Quarter representing only two months of remittances. This healthy trend reflects the recovery of the hospitality industry, as well as recent efforts by HdL, the City’s tax administrator, in identifying short-term rental properties and bringing them to compliance. It is important to note the seasonality of the TOT revenues as first quarter remittances are typically higher due to increased activity during the peak vacation season.
Other Taxes: These include Franchise tax, Business License, Utility Users Tax, Vehicle License Fees, and Cannabis Operations Tax. Payments for Franchise Tax and Utility Users Taxes are remitted 30 days after the end of the month.
Business License Tax renewal takes place on November 1 annually, as such the majority of these revenues will be recorded in the second quarter.
Vehicle License Fee (VLF) remittances draw from two funding sources: ERAF (Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund) allocations, which non-basic aid school districts are entitled to, and, if necessary, property tax revenues of non-basic aid school districts. Any funds used by non-basic aid school districts for VLF purposes are reimbursed by the State. This year’s large allocation in Q1 represents a portion of the two year backfill payment by the state. At the mid-year budget review, staff will bring an amendment to utilize the set aside reserve since the State only funded 2/3 of the backfill payment.
Cannabis Tax shows a slight increase in comparison to the prior year, primarily due to timing issues of the business filing, it could be that some businesses were just paying prior year’s late returns’ tax remittances. We will be monitoring whether the cannabis industry will be performing in line with the budget projections.
Excess ERAF: (Excess Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund). ERAF in General Fund is recorded in the third quarter in FY2024-25, representing the funding for the community grant program to local non-profit organizations. The majority of these revenues are recorded in the Disaster Accounting and Housing funds, as previously directed by the Council. However, in FY2025-26, to help alleviate the General Fund financial strain, revenues will be recorded in General Fund according to the council resolution. Normally these revenues are anticipated by the County Controller’s office in January and August, which will be the third quarter and fourth quarter respectively. The current receipt of $172,342 represents 5% of reserves held from the total excel ERAF amount from three years ago.
Grants: 29% of the annual budget was collected, all of them are from Child Care program. The childcare program has increased manpower for the program management, making timely processing bill reimbursement with the grantors.
Investment Earnings: 25% of the budget collected, still relatively strong, considering that the LAIF interest earned from the first quarter will be received in the second quarter.
Department/Programs: This category includes building permits, engineering, and planning fees, and charges related to Parks, Beaches & Recreation programs and rentals. As of September 30, 2025, the City received 23% of the budget, which is consistent performance at the end of the first quarter after the summer activities. Overall, permits and planning fees tend to fluctuate based on the timing of projects.
Transfer In: 25% of the budgeted amount transferred, indicating the quarterly transfer in from other funds for cost recovery was timely done.
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Fiscal Year 2025-2026
FirstQuarter Financial Report
5 SUMMARY
Overall, staff is pleased to report that the FY 2025-26 budget is on track at the end of the first quarter, with revenues and expenditures performing as expected. The City’s operating expenditures are at 20% of the budget at the end of the first quarter. Due to the nature and timing of tax collection receipts, it is difficult to fully analyze revenue based on projections after the first quarter alone, but current revenues are at 13% of the budget at the end of the first quarter.
It is also important to understand that these are only preliminary numbers as additional booking entries may occur throughout the year and especially during the mid-year and fiscal year-end processes that may modify some figures presented in this report.
Future reports for this fiscal year, including the mid‐year budget review, will provide a better understanding of the City’s revenue and expenditure transactions and their fiscal impact on the City. Staff will continue monitoring the City’s economic conditions and report to City Council any new information as it becomes available.
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CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Quarterly Treasurer’s Reports for the quarter ending September 30, 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Review and accept the Quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ending September 30, 2025 STAFF CONTACT:
Marisol Gómez, Director of Finance and Administrative Services (650) 501-0257
[email protected]
Lucy Xie, Deputy Finance Director
(650) 501-6014
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City Council adopted Administrative Policy 39 - Investment Policy to reflect current law and best practices in accordance with Government Code Section 53600 et seq. The policy provides guidelines for prudent investments and efficient cash management and requires the City to provide the governing body a report regarding the City’s investment activities on a quarterly basis to ensure “compliance” with the statement of investment policy.
The investment policies and practices of the City of Pacifica are strictly based on state law and prudent money management. The investment of funds for the City is directed to the goals of safety, liquidity, and yield while meeting the cash flow needs of the City through prudent investment of unexpended cash.
All funds are invested in accordance with the City’s Investment Policy and the authority governing investments set forth in the California Government Code, Sections 53601 through 53659. The investment policy for bond proceeds is contained in the relevant bond documents approved by the City Council at the time of the issuance of the debt.
As shown in the Treasurer’s Report (Attachment 1), the City holds various investments in external investment pools and fiscal agent accounts and they are listed at par value, cost, as well as their fair value. Par value represents the original issue amount for securities or investments purchased. There were no securities or investments that are held by the City where they were purchased at a discount or premium so the par value is equal to the book value. The fair market value presented in the report shows the current market value of the investment as of September 30, 2025 accordingly. In accordance with GASB 31, the State provides a factor that can be multiplied by the City’s share of the LAIF pool to determine the market value each quarter. Other than LAIF, the fair market value of all other investments are 6 Packet Pg. 59
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equal to the book and par value.
The City’s cash and investment portfolio, at fair market value, as of September 30, 2025, is $46,372,939, of which $9,521,479 is in the Tri Counties Bank various accounts, and $3,245 in Petty Cash held by various departments. $22,708,569 is placed with the State Controller’s Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF), $2,456,175 is in Roy Davies Trust, $830,429 is in the PARS Trust, $148,804 is placed in Bank of New York (BNY Mellon), and $10,704,239 is placed with US Bank. Although operating checking accounts are not typical investment accounts, the City includes those balances as part of this report to show the total cash on hand for the quarter.
The City’s investment portfolio decreased by $17,060,484, from $63,433,423 reported in the last quarter ending June 30, 2025 to this reporting quarter ending September 30, 2025. The $17 million decrease is a combination of factors: receiving $21 million of cash receipts from various revenues sources, but expending $38 million of cash payments broken down as follows: $10 million in vendor payments, $17 million in employee payroll and benefits, $5 million debt payments and special one time prepayment of $6 million for PERS UAL that is always due in July.
The Treasurer’s Report includes details of cash and investments which are held by institutions.
The report also summarizes the City’s cash position and distribution across funds for both quarters. Historical cash flow trends are compared to current cash flow requirements on an ongoing basis to ensure the City’s investment portfolio will remain sufficiently liquid to enable the City to meet all reasonable anticipated operating requirements. At the end of each reported quarter, the portfolio contained sufficient liquidity to meet the next six months of expected expenditures by the City.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
There is no reasonable alternative to this informational item, as not accepting the 1st Quarter Treasurer’s Report will not change the City’s cash position as of the end of the quarter ending September 30, 2025.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
This item furthers the City’s efforts toward Enhance Organizational and Fiscal Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report, but Quarterly Treasurer’s Reports detail some of the fiscal activities that directly affect the City’s financial standing.
ORIGINATED BY:
Finance Department
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment 1 - Treasurer's Report 09-30-2025 (PDF)
Attachment 2 – City of Pacifica Glossary of Cash and Investment Terms (PDF) 6 Packet Pg. 60
City of Pacifica
Q1 Treasurer's Report
as of September 30, 2025
Portfolio Summary
Par Value
GASB 31 Fair
Market Value BOOK Value
% of
Portfolio
Cash
Tri Counties Bank-General Account $ 9,522,469 9,522,469 $ 9,522,469 $ 20.55% Tri Counties Bank-Payroll Account (6,694) (6,694) (6,694) -0.01% Tri Counties Bank-Turbo Data 5,704 5,704 5,704 0.01%
Petty Cash - Held by various Departments 3,245 3,245 3,245 0.01% Total Cash $ 9,524,724 9,524,724 $ 9,524,724 $ 20.56%
Investments
California Local Agency Investment Fund
(LAIF)* $ 22,708,569 22,664,835 $ 22,664,835 $ 48.92%
City National Bank-Roy Davies Trust 2,456,175 2,456,175 2,456,175 5.30% PARS PENSION** 830,429 830,429 830,429 1.79%
Bank of New York Mellon-RDA 2004 Bonds 148,804 148,804 148,804 0.32% US Bank - Money Market Fund 10,704,239 10,704,239 10,704,239 23.10% Total Investments $ 36,848,215 36,804,481 $ 36,804,481 $ 79.44% Total Cash and Investments $ 46,372,939 46,329,205 $ 46,329,205 $ 100.00% * LAIF FAIR VAUE RATE 1.001929581 https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/pmia-laif/reports/valuation.asp ** PARS TRUST - PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SERVICES - INVESTS IN CAPITAL APPRECIATION
FUNDS FOR THE CITY'S OPEB TRUST AND MODERATE INDEX FUNDS
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Attachment: Attachment 1 - Treasurer's Report 09-30-2025 (6074 : Q1 Treasurer's Report) City of Pacifica
Q1 Treasurer's Report
as of September 30, 2025
Reconciliation to General Ledger
Description Bank Account # Bank Amount
TRI COUNTIES GENERAL CHECKING ACCOUNT xx0541 10,618,322 TRI COUNTIES PAYROLL ACCOUNT xx6915 3,557
TRI COUNTIES WORKERS COMP ACCOUNT xx1341 -
TRI COUNTIES SENIOR SERVICES ACCOUNT xx5996 -
TRI COUNTIES TURBO DATA ACCOUNT xx9758 5,704
PETTY CASH PETTY CASH 3,245
CITY NATIONAL BANK ROY DAVIES TRUST-PRINCIPAL xx5367 2,456,175 LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF) xx1614/xx1007 22,664,835 BNY- RDA xx0166/xx0167 148,804
US BANK - 2014 WASTEWATER BONDS 2126700 1,803,750
US BANK - 2016 REFUNDING 24953500 286
US BANK - 2017 WASTEWATER REVENUE BOND-PROJECT FUND 27843200 1,208,374 US BANK - 2019 TAXABLE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND 267004000-3 1 US BANK - 2021 CIVIC CENTER BONDS 249299000 -
US BANK - 2023 WW IBANK LOAN 207877539 7,691,827
PARS- PENSION&OPEB PACIFICA 830,429
DEPOSIT IN TRANSIT 206,198
OUTSTANDING AP CHECKS at 09/30/25 (1,302,051)
OUTSTANDING PR CHECKS at 09/30/25 (6,694)
OUTSTANDING PAYROLL WIRE (3,557)
TOTAL ADJUSTED BANK BALANCE 46,329,206
Description ORG OBJECT Book Amount
CASH IN GENERAL ACCOUNT 101 10001 9,522,469
CASH IN BANK - PAYROLL 101 10002 (6,694)
CASH IN BANK - TURBO 101 10003 5,704
PETTY CASH 101/518 10020 3,245
INVESTMENTS - LAIF 101 10101 22,664,835
PARS TRUSTS-PENSION 101 11001 830,429
R DAVIES TRUST 227 11003 2,456,175
BNY- RDA 2004 BONDS FISCAL AGENT 791 11204 148,804
RESERVE CASH-2014 WASTEWATER REVENUE REFUNDING 518 11214 1,803,750 CASH RESERVE - 2016 LEASE PAYMENT 440 11216 286
RESERVE CASH-2017 WASTEWATER REVENUE REFUNDING
PROJECT 518 11217 1,208,374
RESERVE CASH-2019 POB BONDS 440 11219 1
CITY OF PACIFICA 2021 PROJECT FUND 322 11221 -
US BANK-2023 WASTE WATER BANK LOAN 518 11223 7,691,827
TOTAL ADJUSTED BOOK BALANCE 46,329,205
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City of Pacifica
Glossary of Cash and Investment Terms
Agency: Federal agency securities and /or Government-sponsored enterprises.
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR): The official annual financial report for the City of Pacifica. It includes a combined set of statements for each individual fund and account group prepared with the accounting requirements established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). It also includes supporting schedules necessary to demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal and contractual provisions, extensive introductory material, and a detailed Statistical Section.
Bankers’ Acceptance (BA): A draft or bill or exchange accepted by a bank or trust company.
The accepting institution guarantees payment of the bill, as well as the issuer.
Book Value: The value at which a security or investment is carried on the financial records of its owner. This value may be the original cost of acquisition of the security or original cost adjusted by amortization of a premium or accretion of a discount. The book value may differ from the security’s current market value.
Broker: A broker brings buyers and sellers together for a commission.
California Local Government Debt: Is bonds, notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness of any local agency within California. California local government debt is a permitted investment under the California Government Code. The Government Code does not specify minimum credit ratings for local government debt in which local agencies may invest.
Certificate of Deposit (CD): A time deposit with a specific maturity evidenced by a certificate.
Large-denomination CD’s are typically negotiable.
Collateral: Securities, evidence of deposit of other property which a borrower pledges to secure repayment of a loan. Also refers to securities pledged by a bank to secure deposits of public monies.
Coupon: (a) The annual rate of interest that a bond’s issuer promises to pay the bondholder on the bond’s face value. (b) A certificate attached to a bond evidencing interest due on a payment date.
Dealer: A dealer, as opposed to a broker, acts as a principal in all transactions, buying and selling for his own account.
Debenture: A bond secured only by the general credit of the issuer.
Delivery versus Payment: There are two methods of delivery of securities: delivery versus payment and delivery versus receipt. Delivery versus payment is delivery of securities with an
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exchange of money for the securities. Delivery versus receipt is delivery of securities with an exchange of a signed receipt for the securities.
Derivatives: (1) Financial instruments whose return profile is linked to, or derived from, the movement of one or more underlying index or security, and may include a leveraging factor, or (2) financial contracts based upon notional amounts whose value is derived from an underlying index or security (interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equities or commodities).
Discount: The difference between the cost price of a security and its maturity when quoted at lower than face value. A security selling below original offering price shortly after sale also is considered to be at a discount.
Diversification: Dividing investment funds among a variety of securities offering independent returns.
Federal Credit Agencies: Agencies of the Federal government set up to supply credit to various classes of institutions and individuals, e.g., S&L’s, small business firms, students, farmers, farm cooperatives, and exporters.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): A federal agency that insures bank deposits, currently up to $250,000 per deposit.
Federal Funds Rate: The rate of interest at which Fed funds are traded. This rate is currently pegged by the Federal Reserve through open-market operations.
Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB): Government sponsored wholesale banks (currently 12 regional banks) which lend funds and provide correspondent banking services to member commercial banks, thrift institutions, credit unions and insurance companies. The mission of the FHLB is to liquefy the housing related assets of its members who must purchase stock in their district Bank.
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA): FNMA, like GNMA was chartered under the Federal National Mortgage Association Act in 1938. FNMA is a federal corporation working under the auspices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is the largest single provider of residential mortgage funds in the United States. Fannie Mae, as the corporation is called, is a private stockholder-owned corporation. The corporation’s purchases include a variety of adjustable mortgages and second loans, in addition to fixed-rate mortgages.
FNMA’s securities are also highly liquid and are widely accepted. FNMA assumes and guarantees that all security holders will receive timely payment of principal and interest.
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC): Consists of seven members of the Federal Reserve Board and five of the twelve Federal Reserve and Presidents. The President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank is a permanent member, while the other Presidents serve on a rotating basis. The Committee periodically meets to set Federal Reserve guidelines regarding purchases and sales of Government Securities in the open market as a means of influencing the volume of bank credit and money.
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Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States created by Congress and consisting of a seven-member Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., 12 regional banks and about 5,700 commercial banks that are members of the system.
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae): Securities influencing the volume of bank credit guaranteed by GNMA and issued by mortgage bankers, commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and other institutions. Security holder is protected by full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Ginnie Mae securities are backed by the FHA, VA or FmHA mortgages. The term “pass-throughs” is often used to describe Ginnie Maes.
Issuer: Any corporation, government unit or financial institution which borrows money through the sale of securities.
Liquidity: A liquid asset is one that can be converted easily and rapidly into cash without a substantial loss of value. In the money market, a security is said to be liquid if the spread between bid and asked prices is narrow and reasonable size can be done at those quotes.
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF): A special fund in the State Treasury which local agencies may use to deposit funds for investment. All interest is distributed to those agencies participating on a proportionate share determined by the amounts deposited and the length of time they are deposited. Interest is paid quarterly via direct deposit to the LAIF account. The State keeps an amount for reasonable costs of making the investments, not to exceed one-quarter of one per cent of the earnings.
Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP): The aggregate of all funds from political subdivisions that are pooled together for investment and reinvestment.
Market Value: The price at which a security is trading and could presumably be purchased or sold.
Master Repurchase Agreement: A written contract covering all future transactions between the parties to repurchase – reverse repurchase agreements that establishes each party’s rights in the transactions. A master agreement will often specify, among other things, the right of the buyerlender to liquidate the underlying securities in the event of default by the seller-borrower.
Maturity: The date upon which the principal or stated value of an investment becomes due and payable.
Money Market: The market in which short-term debt instruments (bills, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances, etc.) are issued and traded.
Mutual Funds: Referred to in the Government Code, Section 53601(l) as “shares of beneficial interest issued by diversified management companies.” The Mutual Fund must be restricted by its by-laws to the same investments as the local agency by the Government Code. These investments are Treasury issues, Federal Agency issues, State of California and City (within California) debt obligations, Bankers Acceptances, Commercial Paper, Certificates of Deposit, Negotiable Certificates of Deposit, Repurchase Agreements, Reverse Repurchase Agreements,
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and Medium Term Corporate Notes. The quality rating and percentage restrictions in each investment category applicable to the local agency also apply to the Mutual Fund.
Negotiable: Term used to designate a security, the title to which is transferable by delivery.
Offer: The price asked by a seller of securities. (When you are buying securities, you ask for an offer). See Asked and Bid.
Open Market Operations: Purchases and sales of government and certain other securities in the open market by the New York Federal Reserve Bank as directed by the FOMC in order to influence the volume of money and credit in the economy. Purchases inject reserves into the bank system and stimulate growth of money and credit; sales have the opposite effect. Open market operations are the Federal Reserve’s most important and most flexible monetary policy tool.
Par Value: The amount of principal of a security that must be paid at maturity. The par value may also be referred to as the “face amount” of a security.
Portfolio: Collection of securities held by an investor.
Primary Dealer: A group of government securities dealers who submit daily reports of market activity and positions and monthly financial statements to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and are subject to its informal oversight. Primary dealers included Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – registered securities broker-dealers, banks, and a few unregulated firms.
Principal: Describes the original cost of a security. It represents the amount of capital or money which the investor pays for the investment.
Prudent Person Rule: An investment standard. In some states the law requires that a fiduciary, such as a trustee, may invest money only in a list of securities selected by the custody state – the so-called legal list. In other states the trustee may invest in a security if it is one which would be bought by a prudent person of discretion and intelligence who is seeking a reasonable income and preservation of capital.
Qualified Public Depositories: A financial institution which does not claim exemption from the payment of any sales or compensating use or ad valorem taxes under the laws of this state, which has segregated for the benefit of the commission eligible collateral having a value of not less than its maximum liability and which has been approved by the State to hold public deposits.
Rate of Return: The yield obtainable on a security based on its purchase price or its current market price. This may be the amortized yield to maturity on a bond the current income return.
Repurchase Agreement (RP or Repo): A holder of securities sells these securities to an investor with an agreement to repurchase them at a fixed price on a fixed date. The security “buyer” in effect lends the “seller” money for the period of the agreement, and the terms of the agreement are structured to compensate him for this. Dealers use RP extensively to finance their positions. Exception: When the Fed is said to be doing RP, it is lending money, that is, increasing bank services.
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Safekeeping: A service to customers rendered by banks for a fee whereby securities and valuables of all types and descriptions are held in the bank’s vaults for protection.
Secondary Market: A market made for the purchase and sale of outstanding issues following the initial distribution.
Security: An investment instrument, other than an insurance policy or fixed annuity, issued by a corporation, government, or other organization which offers evidence of debt or equity.
Securities & Exchange Commission: Agency created by Congress to protect investors in securities transactions by administering securities legislation.
SEC Rule 15C3-1: See Uniform Net Capital Rule.
Structured Notes: Notes issued by Government Sponsored Enterprises (FHLB, FNMA, SLMA, etc.) and Corporations which have imbedded options (e.g., call features, step-up coupons, floating rate coupons, derivative-based returns) into their debt structure. Their market performance is impacted by the fluctuation of interest rates, the volatility of the imbedded options and shifts in the shape of the yield curve.
Treasury Bills: A non-interest bearing discount security issued by the U.S. Treasury to finance the national debt. Most bills are issued to mature in three months, six months, or one year.
Treasury Notes: Medium-term coupon-bearing U.S. Treasury securities issued as direct obligations of the U.S. Government and having initial maturities from two to ten years.
Uniform Net Capital Rule: Securities and Exchange Commission requirement that member firms as well as nonmember broker-dealers in securities maintain a maximum ratio of indebtedness to liquid capital of 15 to 1; also called net capital rule and net capital ratio.
Indebtedness covers all money owed to a firm, including margin loans and commitments to purchase securities, one reason new public issues are spread among member of underwriting syndicates. Liquid capital includes cash and assets easily converted into cash.
Yield: The rate of annual income return on an investment, expressed as a percentage. (a) Income Yield is obtained by dividing the current dollar income by the current market price for the security. (b) Net Yield or Yield to Maturity is the current income yield minus any premium above par or plus any discount from par in purchase price, with the adjustment spread over the period from the date of purchase to the date of maturity of the bond.
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CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Resolutions approving the Tentative Agreement (TA) between the City of Pacifica and the following represented labor groups: 1) Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt the resolutions approving the tentative agreement between the City of Pacifica and Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400; for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, including the revised salary scheduled effective November 1, 2025, July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027. After Council approval, staff will ensure the MOUs are properly cleaned up, and all technical corrections are made, including any remaining typos, fixing the tables of contents, finalizing the documents for signature, and eventually posting online.
STAFF CONTACT:
Zach Harris, Human Resources Manager
650-339-3461
[email protected]
Yulia Carter, Assistant City Manager
650-501-6004
[email protected]
Marisol Gómez, Director of Finance and Administrative Services 650-501-0257
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Compensation Framework
The Council reaffirmed its commitment to addressing compensation issues through the adopted Strategic Plan, specifically Strategic Goal #1: Enhance Organizational and Fiscal Stability. The Council authorized the City's management team to pursue labor agreements that include targeted equity adjustments for classifications more than 5% below market, in addition to costof-living adjustments (COLA) for all classifications to help improve market placement for those severely below market and maintain market alignment where it already exists. Per Council’s direction, this strategy places particular emphasis on public safety classifications, which play a critical role in protecting the community and ensuring the continuity of essential emergency and safety services.
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the labor market is expected to remain a significant challenge in the coming years. Continued progress will require not only sustained investments in the workforce but also strategic revenue enhancement to provide the resources necessary to improve market placement and maintain service delivery. Without additional ongoing revenue, the City’s ability to attract, retain, and support a high-performing workforce, and deliver critical services to the community, will remain at risk.
The Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 tentative agreement provides an annual COLA wage increase, specified below, and the continuation of the city contribution towards the deferred compensation plan that was set to expire on June 30, 2025.
In addition, a structured equity adjustment was proposed as a Citywide framework to gradually bring all City classifications to market over time, consistent with the City’s previously adopted compensation philosophy. Under the proposed framework, members whose salaries were more than 5% below market, would receive an equity adjustment outlined in the table below, and would additionally receive a one percent (1%) COLA increase for FY 2025 / 26, and FY 2026 /
27. Members who are over the 5% below market threshold would receive a one and half percent (1.5%) COLA increase for FY 2025 / 26, and FY 2026 / 27. Members who are in the 20% below market range would receive a two percent (2%) COLA wage increase, plus a one-time additional step increase to their classification’s top step for a total of seven percent (7%) adjustment to top-step salary in the third year of the contract. Members in the 25+% below market range would receive a 2% COLA and two additional 5% step increases to their will be added to their classifications in year three, resulting in total 12% adjustment to top-step salary, subject to the standard 5% annual merit-based step progression.
These structured equity adjustments were proposed as a Citywide framework approach to all labor groups in order to gradually bring all City classifications to market over time, consistent with the previously developed compensation philosophy. They are tied directly to how far below market each classification currently falls, based on data from the Citywide Total Compensation Survey conducted by an independent classification and compensation consulting firm.
The equity adjustments range from 1% to 5% in years 1-2 of the contract, and COLA are outlined in the table below:
In year 3, all employees receive a 3% COLA adjustment, except for those classifications eligible for extra steps based on their current market placement. Those classes will receive 2% COLA in the third year of the contract
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and other capital needs, this labor package represents a significant and strategic Council investment in the City workforce. It reflects the Council’s strong commitment to maintaining high-quality municipal services by supporting City staff, even within a constrained fiscal environment, as a key priority for long-term organizational stability.
The terms of the agreements for The Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 are listed below:
Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400:
Fire Battalion Chiefs are 15% below market and consistent with the City’s public safety framework the City shall improve the salary schedule for all Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 bargaining unit classifications by four percent (4%) effective November 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. The City shall improve the salary scheduled for all Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 bargaining unit classifications by two percent (2%), and the maximum monthly salary range will be increased by seven percent (7%), effective July 1, 2027.
The salary schedule is consistent with the established Public Safety compensation framework and ensures that the compensation for the Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 remains aligned with market standards and equity among comparable public safety classifications.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
The City Council may choose not to approve the proposed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) at this time and may direct staff to return to the negotiating table to pursue additional modifications. However, because these agreements are the result of a meet-and-confer process conducted in good faith under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA), any material changes would require the agreement of the respective labor group(s) and may delay implementation.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
The recommended action is consistent with the following Council goal: “Enhance organizational and fiscal stability” includes strategies to improve staff retention, recruitment, mental health, and wellness resources and increase staffing for rising workloads.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The FY 2025-26 fiscal impact associated with the Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 is estimated to be approximately $73k. The second year fiscal impact of the contract is estimated to be 135k. The third year fiscal impact of the contract is estimated to be 180k.
The current FY 2025-26 Budget will be amended during the mid-year budget review to include this increased cost and corresponding salary savings for a net zero change across all affected funds. The following FY 2026-27, and FY 2027-28 budgets will also include built-in salary savings assumptions to accommodate the increased salaries and benefits over the life of these agreements.
ORIGINATED BY:
Human Resources
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ATTACHMENT LIST:
Appendix A-1 (PDF)
Appendix A-2 (PDF)
Appendix A-3 (PDF)
Appendix A-4 (PDF)
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RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA APPROVING
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PACIFICA AND THE PACIFICA FIRE BATTALION CHIEFS, IAFF LOCAL 2400 FOR THE PERIOD OF July 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding has been negotiated in good faith in accordance with the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (“MMBA”) and agreed to by the Pacifica Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 bargaining unit has ratified the Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, said Tentative Agreement, as ratified by the Pacifica Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400 and as reviewed by the City Attorney, is attached hereto along with revised salary schedules for Pacifica Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400; and WHEREAS, the parties have reached an agreement on successor Memoranda of Understanding and a successor Compensation and Benefits Plan NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Pacifica that certain wages, salaries, fringe benefits, and working conditions as described in said Tentative Agreement with members of the Pacifica Fire Battalion Chiefs, IAFF Local 2400, copy attached (ATTACHMENT 4), are hereby authorized for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in accordance with California Government code 570.5(a), the salary schedules attached are approved and adopted. The final MOU will be brought before council in the immediate future.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pacifica, California, held on the 10th day of November, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN, Councilmembers:
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Sue Beckmeyer, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Minimum Monthly Salary Maximum Monthly Salary
$13,467 $15,644
Degree 3.50%
Education 5.00%
EMT 5.50%
Holiday 7.50%
November 2025 Battalion Chief Salary Schedule (FY2025-26) Appendix A-1
Incentive Pays not included in the Base
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Attachment: Appendix A-1 (6077 : IAFF Battalion Chiefs Tentative Agreement 2025-2028) Minimum Monthly Salary Maximum Monthly Salary
$14,006 $16,270
Degree 3.50%
Education 5.00%
EMT 5.50%
Holiday 7.50%
Appendix A-2
July 2026 Battalion Chief Salary Schedule (FY2026-27)
Incentive Pays not included in the Base
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Attachment: Appendix A-2 (6077 : IAFF Battalion Chiefs Tentative Agreement 2025-2028) Minimum Monthly Salary Maximum Monthly Salary
$14,286 $17,409
Degree 3.50%
Education 5.00%
EMT 5.50%
Holiday 7.50%
Appendix A-3
July 2027 Battalion Chief Salary Schedule (FY2027-28)
Incentive Pays not included in the Base
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CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
11/10/2025
1 SUBJECT:
Introduction of an Ordinance to Adopt by reference the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code and Fire Code with Local Amendments.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to take the following actions:
1) Introduce by title only and waive the first reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pacifica:
a. Repealing and replacing Chapters 1 -9 within Title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Pacifica Municipal Code related to Building Regulations and to adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Cal.Code Regs., Title 24): Parts 2 (California Building Code), 2.5 (California Residential Code), 3 (California Electrical Code), 4 (California Mechanical Code), 5 (California Plumbing Code), 6 (California Energy Code), 7 (California Wildland-Urban Interface Code), 8 (California Historical Buildings Code), 10 (California Existing Buildings Code), 11(California Green Building Code) and 12 (California References Standards Code); and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, certain appendices and making certain amendments thereto, including violation penalties;
b. Repealing and replacing Article 1 (Fire Code) of Chapter 3 (Fire Protection) of Title 4 of the Pacifica Municipal Code to adopt by reference Part 9 (California Fire Code) of the 2025 California Building Standards (California Code of Regulation, certain appendices and making certain amendments thereto; and c. Finding adoption of the Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
2) Set a public hearing to consider adoption of the Ordinance on November 24, 2025.
STAFF CONTACT:
Samantha Updegrave, Community Development Director
(650) 738-7341
[email protected]
Craig Wittner, Acting Deputy Fire Chief
(650) 463-9766
[email protected]
Greg McFann, Certified Building Official
CSG Consulting
[email protected]
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Every three years, the California Building Standards Commission adopts new versions of the California Building Standards Code, pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24.
Every city and county is required to adopt ordinances or regulations imposing the same requirements as those contained in the most recently adopted version of the California Building Standards Code. If no such ordinance is adopted, the standards set forth in Title 24 are still imposed on the city or county by default. Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 of the Health & Safety Code provide that a city or county may make amendments to the California Building Standards that are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.
California Government Code sections 50022.2 and 50022.3 require that for certain codes that are adopted by reference, the City must conduct the first reading and introduction of the ordinance and then schedule a public hearing for the second reading prior to adoption of the ordinance. Certain notice requirements for the second reading of the ordinance are set forth in Government Code sections 50022.3, which include publication of the notice in a local newspaper prior to the scheduled date of the second reading.
The proposed ordinance, included as Attachment 1, will repeal and re-enact portions of Pacifica Municipal Code (PMC) Title 8 (Building Regulations) and Title 4, Chapter 3, Article 1 (Fire Code), with local amendments. The Building/Fire local amendments are reasonably necessary due to the local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions of the City, as detailed in the required findings and exhibit of the ordinance.
With limited exceptions further detailed, below, the City of Pacifica has consistently over several code cycles adopted the local amendments contained in the proposed ordinance. Such local amendments are typical of the triennial update and are not changing from the existing Code and include but are not limited to amendments to the Building Code, Residential Code, Fire Code, Plumbing Code, and Electrical Code.
Green Building Standards Code
The City Council first adopted local amendments to the Green Building Standards Code during the 2019 code adoption process. At a study session on September 22, 2025, and during a consideration item on October 27, 2025, the City Council directed staff to prepare revisions to the existing building electrification standards as part of the 2025 code adoption process.
Proposed local amendments would incorporate the City Council’s direction and would:
1) Remove all-electric requirement/references for new construction. 2) Remove code sections that have been superseded by the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code.
3) Council directed staff to review and analyze whether the percentage of standard Level 2 EV chargers multi-family dwelling units set forth in PMC 8-7.03, which amends section
4.106.4.2 of the California Green Building Standards, could be increased. After further review, it was confirmed that, to the extent this regulation would apply to residential dwellings, it could not be increased under the AB 130 exception (Health and Safety Code section 17958(b)(1) [the changes or modifications are substantially equivalent to changes or modifications that were previously filed by the governing body of the city or county and were in effect as of September 30, 2025]) as it would substantially modify an existing regulation. As such, staff is recommending that this regulation remain unchanged.
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4) Nonresidential bike parking: If bike parking is provided indoors, provide electrical outlets equal to 25 percent of the required bike parking spaces.
The proposed ordinance includes findings for the adoption of the local amendments based on local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, which the City has done in previous code cycles. The proposed ordinance also includes findings specifying that the local amendments are consistent with and equivalent to changes or modifications previously filed with the State Building Standards Commission in the 2022 California Building Standards cycle. Staff recommends introducing the proposed ordinance as drafted and setting a public hearing to consider adoption of the proposed ordinance on November 24, 2025.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA):
Adoption of the proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in that the adoption of State codes and the local amendments therein described do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations).
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
The Council may decline to adopt local amendments or request modifications, including to the proposed local amendments. Should that be the case, the 2025 CBSC, without any local amendments would become effective January 1, 2026.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
Adoption of the 2025 CBSC and local amendments is not related to a City Council priority work plan item. However, adoption of certain local amendments, including Reach Codes, would support the following Council-adopted goals:
• Enhance organizational and fiscal stability.
• Pursue climate change adaptation and mitigation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fiscal Year 2025-2026 adopted budget included $15,000 for costs associated with the 2025 California Building Code update. Staff estimates the budgeted amount should be sufficient for analysis and adoption of the state-mandated code and all local amendments identified in this staff report. Council direction to analyze other local amendments has the potential to incur additional costs that were not anticipated in the adopted budget.
ORIGINATED BY:
Community Development Department
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance to adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code and Local Amendments (DOCX)
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ORDINANCE NO. _______________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTERS 1-9 WITHIN TITLE 8 (BUILDING REGULATIONS AND TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CAL.CODE REGUS., TITLE 24): PARTS 2(CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE), 2.5 (CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE), 3 (CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC CODE), 4 (CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE), 5 (CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE), 6 (CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE), 7 (CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE), 8 (CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDINGS CODE), 10 (CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDINGS CODE), 11(CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE) AND 12 (CALIFORNIA REFERENCES STANDARDS CODE) ; AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, CERTAIN APPENDICES AND MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO, INCLUDING VIOLATION PENALTIES; REPEALING AND REPLACING ARTICLE 1 (FIRE CODE) OF CHAPTER 3 (FIRE PROTECTION) OF TITLE 4 OF THE PACIFICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATION, TITLE 24, PART 9), CERTAIN APPENDICES AND MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO; AND FINDING
ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
WHEREAS, the Building Standards Commission has adopted and published the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24); and WHEREAS, the 2025 California Building Standards Code contains, amongst other parts, the California Administrative Code (Title 24, Part 1), California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2), California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5), California Electrical Code (Title 24, Part 3), California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4), California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5), California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6), California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7), California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8), California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9), California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10), the California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11), and the California Referenced Standards Code (Title 24 Part 12); and WHEREAS, the Building Standards Commission readopts new editions of the California Building Standards Code as set forth in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations every three years, which goes into effect statewide 180 days after adoption by the Building Standards Commission; and
WHEREAS, Sections 17922, 17958, and 18941.5 of the California Health & Safety Code provide that the governing body of every city or county shall adopt ordinances or regulations imposing the same requirements as those contained in the most recently adopted version of the California Building Standards Code; and
WHEREAS, Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 of the California Health & Safety Code provide that a city or county may make amendments to the California Building Standards to make changes or modifications that are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed the local amendments set forth herein and finds that they are consistent with and equivalent to changes or modifications previously filed by the City of Pacifica with the State Building Standards Commission amending the 2022 Building Standards
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and there is no material change in regulatory effect to the standards in effect in the City of Pacifica as of September 30, 2025. Additionally, certain changes or modifications previously filed relate to home hardening and continue to be necessary due to local climatic, geologic or topographical conditions, as described below.
WHEREAS, as required Health and Safety Code 17958.7(a), the amendments to the California Building Standards Code adopted by this ordinance and as described herein are necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare due to the local climatic, geologic or topographical conditions as described in the findings adopted herein; and WHEREAS, at a public meeting on September 22, 2025, the City Council received a presentation on reach codes and the City Council provided direction to the City Manager to prepare Reach Codes for Council’s future consideration, which provide building electrification standards that are more stringent than statewide standards; and WHEREAS, the City of Pacifica is comprised of a number of cul-de-sacs off of Highway 1, which divides the City into distinct districts. Each of these districts is isolated from each other by the topography of the City. The City is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by hills that separate the City from other communities; and WHEREAS, a series of overpasses span Highway 1. The collapse of one or more of these overpasses would greatly restrict access to the majority of the City. Highway 1 narrows at two points in the City. A major accident at these choke points also restricts the ability to provide emergency services throughout the City. Several of the districts within the City, such as Vallemar, Rockaway, and Pedro Point have narrow roads in which parking is either not permitted or is limited to one side of the street only. The roads are steep, between 10 to 19 percent in grade, and wind along the contours of the hillsides. These conditions add to the response times of emergency vehicles and also limit the number of emergency vehicles that can be sent to any particular address in these areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pacifica is subject to ground tremors from large seismic events along the San Andreas, Loma Prieta, and Seal Cove faults. A part of the City is within the Alquist/Priolo special studies zone, as shown in the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone Act of 1972. Seismological evidence indicates there is a probability of an earthquake in the region ranging from 5 to 7 on the Richter Scale. This potential for earthquakes influences fire protection planning. A major seismic event would create a Citywide demand on fire protection service, which would be beyond the response capacity of the fire department. Structural damage to the overpasses on Highway 1 would seriously delay emergency vehicle access to major parts of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pacifica is unique in its climatic conditions. According to records found at the National Weather Service, the average yearly rainfall for the City is approximately 25” to 30”, with a high of 65” in 1995. This rainfall normally occurs from November to April. During the summer months, there is generally no measurable precipitation. Temperatures for this dry period can range into the 80’s to 90’s Fahrenheit and are frequently accompanied by light to gusty winds. With the extensive Urban-Wild land interface that surrounds the City, the potential for a major fire is high; and
WHEREAS, overhead utility lines are a leading cause of major fires, as evidenced by the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned close to 1 million acres and destroyed over 1,000 structures, and
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was caused by a tree contacting electrical distribution lines. Other major fires caused by overhead utilities included the 2015 Butte Fire and the 2018 Paradise fire, which resulted in the deaths of 85 people and the destruction of the entire town of Paradise, California; and WHEREAS, in addition to posing significant health and safety risks due to fire danger, overhead utility lines have a negative impact on scenic resources throughout the City, including scenic vistas and viewsheds; and
WHEREAS, in light of the above, the City desires to modify the California Building Standards Code to require that all utilities for new buildings be installed underground as described herein; and
WHEREAS, Pacifica is located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and significant areas of the City are subject to extreme wave heights, severe bluff erosion and flooding which cause damage to public facilities and private property, especially during heavy rainfall and El Nino winters.
Pacifica is one of a minority of California local jurisdictions that is located within the Coastal Zone, where the intensity of the aforementioned coastal waves and flooding are projected to increase as a result of sea level rise and climate change. A primary cause of climate change is earth’s increasing temperature that is the result of greenhouse gases released from the burning of fossil fuels, including natural gas used for heating and cooking within new and existing buildings; and WHEREAS, due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, Pacifica is at risk from a potential tsunami hazard if a major earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean resulting in a wave run-up. The approximate wave run-up height of 20 feet presents a risk to structures and individuals in the area, as there are approximately 900 existing dwelling units within Pacifica’s tsunami run-up area, as well as important community services and facilities; and WHEREAS, Pacifica is framed by ridges of the Coast Range on the east and is home to 37 mountain summits and peaks. Hillside stability is a critical hazard. Slope failures and surficial landslides are a significant hazard, and runoff from heavy rain or ground-shaking are most likely to activate landslides in the hilly terrain; and
WHEREAS, Pacifica is exposed to more extreme weather than elsewhere in the Bay Area, including strong winds, almost constant exposure to salt air and frequent heavy rains during the winter months. The off-shore high pressure system and upwelling of deeper, cold water just off the coast result in frequent summer fog; and
WHEREAS, adoption of this ordinance will update the City of Pacifica’s building standards for all types of buildings to reflect the most recent improvements in design and construction techniques, and will provide a level of safety to building occupants intended by the State in its code adoption process; and
WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Code has not fully addressed the climatic, geological, or topographical conditions in the City of Pacifica and as such, amendments are necessary to address the climatic, geological and topographical considerations identified herein; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of Pacifica is not required to make an express finding for amendments necessary to carry out the application of the California Building Standards Code that do not otherwise modify a Building Standard; and
WHEREAS, certain amendments to the California Building Standards Code have been recommended by the Pacifica Fire Marshal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council held on September 22, 2025, October 27, 2025, November 10, 2025, and November 24, including any supporting reports by City staff, and any information provided during public hearings and the City has given proper notice of the adoption of the various building codes and standards by reference pursuant to California Government Code sections 50022.2 and 50022.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pacifica does ordain and find as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The City Council of the City of Pacifica does hereby find that the above referenced recitals are true and correct and material to the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 2. Environmental Review. The City Council finds that the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), in that the adoption of State codes and the local amendments herein described do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations).
Section 3. Local Amendments. The City Council of the City of Pacifica expressly finds and declares in accordance with Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 of the California Health & Safety Code that the amendments, additions, and deletions to the California Building Standards Code set forth below are reasonably necessary because of the local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions described above and more specifically identified in the findings described above and further set forth in Exhibit A.
Section 4. Repeal . Chapters 1 (Building Code), 2 (Mechanical Code), 3 (Plumbing Code), 4 (Electrical Code), 5 (International Property Maintenance Code), 6 (Energy Code), 7 (Green Building Code), 7.5 (Residential Code), 8 (Historical Buildings Code), 8.5 (Existing Buildings Code), and 9 (Reference Standards Code) of Title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Pacifica Municipal Code are hereby repealed in their entirety; however, such repeal shall not affect or excuse any violation of said Chapters that occurred prior to the effective date of this ordinance; nor shall such repeal impede, impact, or negate any administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement of said Chapters that that commenced prior to the enforcement date of this ordinance.
Section 5. Amendment. Chapters 1 (Building Code), 2 (Mechanical Code), 3 (Plumbing Code), 4 (Electrical Code), 5 (International Property Maintenance Code), 6 (Energy Code), 7 (Green Building Code), 7.5 (Residential Code), 8 (Historical Buildings Code), 8.5 (Existing Buildings Code), 9 (Reference Standards Code) and Chapter 22 (Wildland-Urban Interface Code) within Title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Pacifica Municipal Code are hereby amended or added to read in their entirety as follows:
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TITLE 8. - BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1. BUILDING CODE
4897-2756-8503 v2
Pacifica, California, Code of Ordinances Created: 2025-08-27 10:53:38 [EST] (Supp. No. 58)
“CHAPTER 1. BUILDING CODE
Sec. 8-1.01. Adoption of the California Building Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings and structures and grading in the City of Pacifica, Chapters 1 through 35, including Chapter 1 Division II Scope and Administration, Appendix C ("Group U - Agricultural Buildings"), Appendix G ("Flood-Resistant Construction"), Appendix I (Patio Covers) and Appendix J ("Grading"), of that certain Code designated as the California Building Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 2], which incorporates and amends the 2024 Edition of the International Building Code published by the International Code Council and as may be amended by the Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said Code shall be known as the Building Code for the City.
Sec. 8-1.02. Amendments: Section 1.11.2.1 ("Enforcement").
Section 1.11.2.1.1 of Chapter 1, Division I of the California Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
The City of Pacifica specifically delegates the enforcement of building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, and published in the Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal, as they relate to Group R-3 Occupancies (one and two family dwellings) to the Building Official of the City of Pacifica.
Sec. 8-1.03. Amendments: Section 105.3 ("Application for a permit").
Section 105.3.3 shall be added to the California Building Code to read as follows:
Section 105.3.3 Improvements Required Prior to the Issuance of Building Permits and Exceptions.
The City Engineer shall require, prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of any structure or improvement upon unimproved property within the City where such permit is required and where public improvements, including street paving, sidewalk, gutter and/or curb and miscellaneous facilities do not exist, the construction of such public improvements along such property, constructed in accordance with the City of Pacifica's Engineering Standards, as part of the
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construction of such structure or improvements.
Exceptions:
(1) When it is not practical to establish grades prior to the completion of construction of the structure, the City Engineer may require an executed agreement by the property owner stating he/she will construct public improvements, including street paving, sidewalks, gutter and/or curb and miscellaneous facilities at such time as the City may deem it feasible. (2) Sidewalks shall not be required prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of any structure or improvements upon unimproved property in areas where the Council has, by resolution, deemed that sidewalks are not required. The City Engineer may require an executed agreement by the property owner stating he/she will construct the improvements at such time the City may again require them.
Sec. 8-1.04. Amendments: Section 105.6 ("Suspension or revocation").
Section 105.6 of the California Building Code shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:
105.6 Suspension or Revocation of Permit. The Building Official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this Code, or other relevant laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information, or in violation of any ordinance or regulation of any of the provisions of this Code.
The Building Official may also, in writing, withhold inspections or approvals, or suspend or revoke a permit, where work is being performed in violation of approved plans, conditions of the permit, or applicable laws, and/or where work is being concealed without approval from the Building Official, and/or where work is not in accordance with the direction of the Building Official.
Sec. 8-1.05. Amendments: Section 105.8 ("Hours of construction").
Section 105.8 shall be added to the California Building Code read as follows:
Section 105.8 Hours of Construction: The hours of construction for any project for which a building permit is required within the City of Pacifica shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The hours of construction shall be limited to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Sec. 8-1.06. Amendments: Section 109.4 ("Work commencing before permit issuance").
Section 109.4 of the California Building Code is hereby amended in its entirety to
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109.4 Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining such permit, an investigation and processing fee equal to the amount of the required permit fee or as otherwise established by the most current fee schedule adopted in the City of Pacifica Administrative Policy No. 2 shall be collected at the time of application for the required permit and prior to the issuance of the required permit, irrespective of whether a permit is subsequently issued. Such fees shall not limit the imposition and collection of any other applicable fees that may be required by the Building Official, including fees for inspections and testing necessitated by illegal construction.
Sec. 8-1.07. Amendments: Section 111.2.1 ("Certificate issued").
Section 111.2.1 shall be added to the California Building Code read as follows:
111.2.1 Improvements Prior to Occupancy of Structures and Utility Service Exceptions.
(a) No new structure for which a building permit is required shall be occupied or otherwise used, nor shall utility services be supplied thereto, until such public improvements, including street paving, sidewalk, gutter and/or curb and miscellaneous facilities required by Section 105.3.3 have been installed and approved by the City Engineer and until such time as the Planning Director has been satisfied that all Planning Department requirements for the project have been met, including, but not limited to, any applicable conditions of approval imposed on the project by approval of a discretionary permit.
(b) When it is, in the opinion of the City Engineer and/or the Planning Director, not practicable to complete public improvements including street paving, sidewalk, gutter and/or curb, miscellaneous facilities or Planning Department conditions prior to completion of construction of the structure, a completion bond in an amount determined by the City Engineer and/or Planning Director to be adequate to ensure completion shall be posted for the completion of the required improvements.
Exception: The Building Official may authorize the installation of gas and/or electric utilities in buildings for the purpose of testing equipment prior to completion of construction when the Building Official has determined that such utilities are necessary for the testing of required equipment prior to the final inspection of the building.
Sec. 8-1.08. Amendments: Section 112.4 ("Service Utilities: Underground Utilities") Section 112.4 is hereby added to the California Building Code to read as follows:
Section 112.4 Underground Utilities.
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112.4.1 Authority and Purpose. This Section is enacted pursuant to the general police powers of the City as well as the City's authority to modify its local building standards, and is for the purpose of ensuring that all new construction adheres to utility undergrounding measures designed to reduce the risk of fire and to preserve scenic resources.
112.4.2 Undergrounding Requirements.
(a) Persons constructing any structure subject to this Code shall underground all utility lines as follows:
(i) All on-site utility lines must be placed underground; (ii) All utility lines between (i.e., connected to and serving) the structure and the point of connection to existing utility lines having the capacity to serve the structure must be placed underground; and
(iii) If any utility lines are being upgraded, the upgraded portions as well as the pre-existing lines shall be placed underground.
(b) Exceptions. Undergrounding of utilities as described in this Subsection shall not be required when any of the following three conditions apply:
(i) The undergrounding of utility lines would require the trenching and repaving of any public right-of-way that has been paved within one year from the date the building permit is issued;
(ii) The undergrounding of utility lines would require more than 500 feet of trenching to reach a point of connection to existing utility lines having the capacity to serve the structure. In such case, the nearest 500 feet of utility lines to the structure shall be installed underground; or
(iii) The servicing utility carrier has issued written notice indicating that undergrounding is either impractical or impossible given the location of the structure, and that the carrier has refused to provide utilities through undergrounded utility lines.
112.4.3 Undergrounding Standards.
(a) All placement of utilities underground shall adhere to the standards and specifications of the California Building Standards Code, including applicable titles, as applied and codified in this Title. Any placement of utilities underground shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official to ensure that these standards are met.
(b) In the event that the placement of utilities underground requires digging, trenching, or otherwise impacting existing public right-of-way, the property owner shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary licenses, permits, and rights of
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entry from the City, county, and/or state, as appropriate. The property owner shall also be required to restore or cause to be restored all public right-of-way that is impacted by the placement of utilities, which restoration will include replacement of pavement overlay.
Sec. 8-1.09. Amendments: Section 113 ("Means of Appeals").
Section 113.1 of the California Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
113.1 General
Any person who is aggrieved by an order, decision or determination of the Building Official or the Building Official's determination of this code may appeal said order, decision or determination. Such appeal shall be in writing and must be filed with the City Clerk within ten (10) business days from the date of service of the order, decision or determination being appealed. The appeal must specify the basis for the appeal in detail, provide a mailing address and telephone number for the appellant, and include the applicable appeal fee. If a timely appeal is not received by the City Clerk, the right to appeal is waived and the order, decision or determination of the Building Official is deemed final and binding. Appeals shall be heard as follows:
(1) Appeals shall be heard before the Emergency Preparedness and Safety Commission ("Commission"). As soon as practicable after receiving the request, the City Clerk shall set a date for the Commission to hear the appeal, which date shall be not less than ten (10) calendar days nor more than forty-five (45) calendar days from the date the appeal was received. The City Clerk shall give each party written notice of the time and place of the hearing at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing, either by causing a copy of the notice to be delivered to the party personally, or by mailing a copy thereof, postage prepaid, addressed to each appealing party at the address(es) shown on the request.
Continuances of the appeal hearing may be granted by the Commission on request of the appealing person for good cause shown, provided such request is made no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing, or upon request of the Building Official or his or her designee for good cause shown, or on the Commission's own motion.
(2) At the time and place set forth in the notice of hearing, the Commission shall hear the testimony of the appealing person(s), the Building Official, and/or their witnesses, as well as any documentary evidence presented by these persons concerning the order, decision or determination being appealed. Only those matters or issues specifically raised in the written appeal shall be considered in the hearing. Appeal hearings are informal, and formal rules of evidence and discovery do not apply.
(3) Upon the conclusion of the appeal hearing, the Commission shall, on the
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basis of the evidence presented at the hearing, determine whether the order, decision or determination should be affirmed, modified, or rescinded. A copy of the Commission's written decision shall be served upon the appealing person by first class mail or by personal service. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Pacifica Municipal Code, the determination of the Commission shall be final and binding.
(4) If the appellant fails to appear, the Commission shall cancel the hearing and send a notice thereof to the appellant by first class mail. A cancellation of a hearing due to non-appearance of the appellant shall constitute the appellant's waiver of the right to appeal. In such instances, the order, decision or determination of the Building Official shall be final and binding.
Sec. 8-1.10. Amendments: Section 114.4 ("Violation penalties").
Section 114.4 of the California Building Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
114.4 Violation Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of the Technical Codes, or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who erects, constructs, alters, repairs or maintains a building, structure, installation or equipment, or excavates, cuts, fills, grades, compacts or maintains land in violation of approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the Technical Codes, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the punishments set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Pacifica Municipal Code.
Each and every day, or portion thereof, during which any violation of the Technical Codes occurs or continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
Sec. 8-1.11. Amendments: Section 117 ("Procedures for Legalizing Unpermitted Structures or Grading").
Section 117 shall be added to the California Building Code to read as follows:
117. Procedure for Legalizing Unpermitted Structures or Grading. 117.1 Permits. Any person who wishes to legalize an "unpermitted structure" or "unpermitted grading" shall obtain all applicable permits. Unpermitted structures and grading shall comply with all current Technical Code requirements and other required approvals pursuant to the Pacifica Municipal Code in order to be legalized.
117.2 Plans.
117.2.1 Structures. Prior to the issuance or granting of any permit to legalize an unpermitted structure, plans showing the plot plan, exterior elevations, existing
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structures proposed structures, and proposed finish materials shall be submitted to the Building Official and Planning Director for review and approval. 117.2.2 Grading. Prior to the issuance or granting of any permit to legalize unpermitted grading, a grading and drainage plan showing the original grade and existing unpermitted grade on the premises and the existing grade on adjoining properties, and a soils report shall be submitted to the Building Official and Planning Director for review and approval.
117.3 Inspections. Unpermitted structures or unpermitted grading for which a permit has subsequently been obtained shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official in accordance with, and in the manner prescribed in, the Technical Codes. The Building Official may require the removal of finish materials in order to expose framing elements, electrical components, plumbing fixtures, or mechanical systems, or may require the removal of fill, to verify that installation, construction, or grading was performed in conformance with the Technical Codes. 117.4 Investigation Fees.
117.4.1 Investigation. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has commenced on land or in connection with any type of structure without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. For purposes of this section, "special investigation" shall include, but is not limited to, inspecting premises and structures, reviewing permit, license and other records of the City or other agencies, reviewing plans, taking photographs, engaging in conferences and communications with other officials of the City or other agencies, and engaging in conferences and communications with owners or other responsible persons concerning the unpermitted structure or grading.
117.4.2 Fee. A special investigation fee shall be paid prior to the issuance of a permit for an unpermitted structure or unpermitted grading. The fee shall be assessed as provided in Section 109.4 of this Code.
The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provision of this Code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
117.5 Unpermitted Structures or Grading Which Cannot be Legalized. If the Planning Director determines that the City's zoning regulations prohibit legalization of any unpermitted structure, the structure shall be demolished or, if previously permitted, restored to its original approved condition, with all requisite permits, inspections and approvals.
If the Building Official determines that an unpermitted structure cannot be made to conform with current applicable Technical Code requirements, the structure shall be demolished or, if previously permitted, restored to its original approved condition, with all requisite permits, inspections and approvals.
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If the Building Official determines that unpermitted grading and/or lot drainage cannot be made to conform with current applicable Technical Code requirements, the land shall be fully restored to the condition that preceded the unpermitted grading, with all requisite permits, inspections and approvals.
Sec. 8-1.12. Amendments: Section 202 ("Definitions").
Section 202 of the California Building Code is hereby amended to add the following definitions:
BOARD OF APPEALS. The Emergency Preparedness & Safety Commission of the City of Pacifica.
TECHNICAL CODES. The California Building Standards Code, Title 24 California Code of Regulations, Parts 1- 12, and the International Property Maintenance Code, as adopted by the City of Pacifica, and as further amended by the City of Pacifica in Title 8 of the City of Pacifica Municipal Code.
Sec. 8-1.13. Amendments: Section 903.2 ("Where Required").
Section 903.2 of the California Building Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
903.2 Where Required.
A. Newly Constructed Buildings and Structures. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in all new occupancies and locations.
Exception. Detached U occupancies not exceeding 1,000 square feet in size, when accessory to an R-3 dwelling.
B. Existing Buildings and Structures. An automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed throughout all buildings when an addition is added to the building.
Exceptions:
1. When an addition to an R-3 occupancy is less than 1,000 square feet in size and when an addition to all other occupancies is less than 500 square feet in size, no sprinklers are required in either the addition or the existing building.
2. When specifically exempted by the Fire Code Official.
3. The construction of an accessory dwelling unit shall not trigger a requirement for fire sprinklers to be installed in an existing dwelling.
C. Car Stackers. Parking garage areas containing car stackers shall be protected by an automatic wet-pipe sprinkler system designed to the current edition of NFPA 13. In addition, non-extended coverage standard sidewall
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sprinklers listed for Ordinary Hazard shall be provided under each parking level, including the bottom level if the stacker is provided with a pit. Each sidewall sprinkler shall cover an area of 80 sq. ft. or less.
The area of application may be reduced from the required 2,500 sq. ft. to as low as 1,500 sq. ft. if:
1. 1-hour fire rated walls are provided to separate the car stacker areas from the standard parking stalls;
2. The car stacker areas are divided up into 1,500 sq. ft. areas via 1-hour fire rated walls; and
3. One-hour fire rated walls are provided to separate the car stacker areas from any other areas in the garage.
One-hour fired rated walls are not required in the driveway areas. For the hydraulic calculation, flow from all sprinklers, upright or pendent sprinklers at ceiling and all sidewall sprinklers at all levels, located in the area of application shall be included in the calculation.
Sec. 8-1.14. Amendments: Section 1507.8 ("Wood shingles").
Section 1507.8 of the California Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1507.8 Wood shingles. The use of wood shingles for roofs on new construction is prohibited. Existing wood shingle roofs may be recovered or repaired by using fire retardant treated shingles. Additions or alterations to existing structures may have wood shingles roofs of fire retardant treated shingles if the existing roof covering is of wood shingle construction.
Sec. 8-1.15. Amendments: Section 1507.9 ("Wood Shakes").
Section 1507.9 is hereby added to the California Building Code to read as follows:
1507.9 Wood Shakes. The use of wood shakes for roofs on new construction is prohibited. Existing wood shake roofs may be recovered or repaired by using fire retardant treated shakes. Additions or alterations to existing structures may have wood shake roofs of fire retardant treated shakes if the existing roof covering is of wood shake construction.
Sec. 8-1.16. Amendments: Section 1803 ("Geotechnical Investigations") Section 1803.5.13 is hereby added to the California Building Code to read as follows:
1803.13 Investigation of Off-site Conditions.
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The following requirements shall apply to any site located within a geologic or seismic hazard zone mapped by the California Geologic Survey or adopted in the General Plan of the City of Pacifica:
1. A registered design professional shall evaluate potential off-site geotechnical hazards, including, but not limited to, those upslope and/or downslope of the project site, that may have the potential to cause direct injury to persons or damage to property as a result of development of the project.
2. When any such hazard(s) is/are identified, the registered design professional shall identify appropriate design features to be incorporated into the project design to minimize the hazard(s) to the maximum extent practicable.
3. The building official shall not issue a building permit until any project design feature(s) identified by the evaluation required in this subsection has or have been incorporated into the project plans.
4. The evaluation required in this subsection shall be limited to consideration of readily available data obtained from aerial photos, maps, previously prepared geotechnical reports, and observations able to be made from the project site and other publicly-accessible areas in the vicinity of the project site, including, but not limited to, public rights-of-way and public open spaces. This subsection shall not require or authorize entry onto neighboring properties for any purpose, including, but not limited to, obtaining soil borings.
5. The registered design professional may seek a waiver from the requirements of this subsection to construct project design features to minimize potential off-site geotechnical hazards when the construction of such features would be disproportionate to the cost of the overall project. The building official shall consider waiver requests and grant approval if the registered design professional has demonstrated with sufficient written evidence that the cost of design features to minimize potential off-site geotechnical hazards would exceed 20 percent of the overall project cost, such features would not otherwise be required by any other provision of this Code, and no other less-costly feature can be incorporated into the project design to reduce the identified hazard(s).
The requirements of this subsection shall be supplementary to and shall not replace or substitute for any other geotechnical investigation or geohazard investigation required by this Code or any other provision of law. Except, however, when another provision of this Code may provide for waiver or exemption from geotechnical investigation, the provisions of this subsection shall still apply.
Sec. 8-1.17. Amendments: Appendix J, Section J103.1 ("Permits Required").
Section J103.1 of Appendix J of the California Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
J103.1 Permits Required.
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(a) Except as exempted in Section J103.2, no grading shall be performed without first having obtained a permit therefore from the building official. A grading permit does not include the construction of retaining walls or other structures. (b) No grading, excavating or filling shall be conducted between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day, or on Saturday or Sunday at any time, without the prior approval of the Building Official. The Building Official shall notify the Department of Police whenever such approval has been granted. (c) The period between October 1 and April 30, inclusive, is hereby determined to be the period in which heavy rainfall normally occurs in the City of Pacifica. No grading, excavating or filling requiring a grading permit pursuant to Appendix J of the California Building Code as herein amended shall be authorized by the Building Official during that period unless he or she determines in writing that such work will not endanger the public health or safety and that appropriate erosion control devices or methods will be provided.
(d) Any grading, excavating or filling which requires a grading permit and, having been granted said permit, either begins during or extends into the period between October 1 and April 30, inclusive, shall be protected by temporary devices to prevent erosion. Proposed erosion control devices or methods shall be submitted with the grading plans to the Building Official and approval of both the grading plan and the erosion control devices and methods must be obtained not later than September 30. All such approved erosion control devices or methods shall be installed not later than October 1 for previously approved ongoing earthwork operations. For earthwork operations approved by the Building Official to start between October 1 and April 30, inclusive, all approved erosion control devices must be in place before earthwork activities may commence. (e) When determined by the Building Official that a bond is required in order to ensure that the work will be completed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications and conditions of approval, due to the nature, location, time of year or amount of work to be done, such bond shall be in conformance with City of Pacifica Administrative Policy No. 48. Surety bonds, cash bonds, instruments of credit or other forms of security shall comply with the provisions of City of Pacifica Administrative Policy No. 48.
CHAPTER 2. MECHANICAL CODE
Sec. 8-2.01. Adoption of the California Mechanical Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings and structures and grading in the City of Pacifica, Chapters 1 through 18, including Appendix F ("Sizing of Venting Systems and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening Design") of that certain Code designated as the California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California
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Code of Regulations, Part 4], which incorporates and amends the 2024 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and as may be amended by the Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said Code shall be known as the Mechanical Code for the City.
CHAPTER 3. PLUMBING CODE
Sec. 8-3.01. Adoption of the California Plumbing Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings and structures and grading in the City of Pacifica, Chapters 1 through 17 including Appendix A ("Recommended Rules for Sizing the Water Supply System), Appendix B ("Explanatory Notes on Combination Waste and Vent Systems"), Appendix C ("Alternate Plumbing Systems"), Appendix D ("Sizing Storm Water Drainage Systems"), Appendix E ("Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks"), Appendix G ("Sizing of Venting Systems"), Appendix I ("Installation Standards"), Appendix J ("Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening Design"), Appendix K ("Potable Rainwater Catchment Systems") of that certain code designated as the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 5], which incorporates and amends the 2024 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and as may be amended by the Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said code shall be known as the Plumbing Code for the City.
Sec. 8-3.02. Amendments: Section 719 ("Cleanouts").
Section 719.7 is hereby added to read as follows:
719.7 Cleanouts. When a main sewer is located in the street, alley, or easement, there shall be provided a cleanout within the City right-of-way at the property line.
The riser shall be of cast iron, the same size as the drain served, brought up to grade level by a wye and branch fitting, and the top of same shall be provided with a regulation cleanout of four inch (4") minimum size within a sidewalk box, with removable cover.
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CHAPTER 4. ELECTRICAL CODE
Sec. 8-4.01. Adoption of the California Electrical Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings and structures and grading in the City of Pacifica, Chapters 1 through 9, including Article 89, of that certain Code designated as the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 3], which incorporates and amends the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code published by the National Fire Protection Association and as may be amended by the Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said Code shall be known as the Electrical Code for the City.
Sec. 8-4.02. Amendments: Section 89.108.4 ("Permits, Fees, Applications and Inspections").
Section 89.108.4.1 of the California Electrical Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
89.108.4.1 Permits.
(a) Except as exempted in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a written construction permit shall be obtained from the enforcing agency prior to the erection, construction, reconstruction, installation, movement, or alteration of any electrical system.
(b) Consistent with the requirements of Section 17960 of the Health and Safety Code, the local enforcing agency shall enforce the requirements of this Code, but shall exempt the following activities from a permit or inspection. (1) Listed cord and plug connected temporary decorative lighting. (2) Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles, but not the outlets therefore. (3) Repair or replacement of branch circuit overcurrent devices of the required capacity in the same location.
(4) Installation or maintenance of communication wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus or equipment.
(5) The ordinary care and maintenance of an established installation of
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electrical equipment by the owner, operator, or user thereof shall not require an electrical permit, except that ordinary care and maintenance shall not be construed as including additions to such installations or other work, such as the repair or replacement of any electrical wiring, appliance, or apparatus which is a fixed part of such installation. The replacement of lamps and fuses and plug-in apparatus and the repair of plug-in apparatus and similar work shall be construed as ordinary care and maintenance
Exemptions from permit and inspection requirements shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of any other provision of law or this Code.
Sec. 8-4.03. Amendments: Section 300.9 ("Raceways in Wet Locations Above Grade").
Section 300.9 is hereby added to read as follows:
300.9 Raceways in Wet Locations Aboveground. Where raceways are installed in wet locations above grade, the interior of these raceways shall be considered to be a wet location. Insulated conductors and cables installed in raceways in wet locations above grade shall comply with 310.10(C). Raceways exposed to the elements shall be of rigid galvanized, aluminum or rigid nonmetallic conduit.
Sec. 8-4.04. Streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems.
Section 8-4.04 ("Streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems.")
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to adopt an expedited, streamlined permitting process that complies with the 1978 California Solar Rights Act and AB 2188 (Chapter 521, Statutes of 2014) to achieve timely and cost-effective installations of small residential rooftop solar energy systems. This section encourages the use of solar energy systems by removing unreasonable barriers, minimizing costs to property owners and the City, and expanding the ability of property owners to install solar energy systems. This section allows the City to achieve these goals while protecting the public health and safety. (b) Definitions.
(1) A feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact includes, but is not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition, or mitigation imposed by the City on another similarly situated application in a prior successful application for a permit. The City shall use its best efforts to ensure that
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the selected method, condition, or mitigation meets the conditions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 714 of the Civil Code.
(2) Association means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development, or as otherwise defined in Section 4080 of the Civil Code.
(3) City means the City of Pacifica.
(4) Common interest development means any of the following:
(i) A community apartment project; or
(ii) A condominium project; or
(iii) A planned development; or
(iv) A stock cooperative.
(5) Electronic submittal means the utilization of one or more of the following:
(i) Email; or
(ii) The Internet.
(6) Reasonable restrictions on a solar energy system means those restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance, or that allow for an alternative system of comparable cost, efficiency, and energy conservation benefits. (7) Small residential rooftop solar energy system means all of the following:
(i) A solar energy system that is no larger than ten (10) kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating or thirty (30) kilowatts thermal. (ii) A solar energy system that conforms to all applicable state fire, structural, electrical, and other building codes as adopted or amended by the City, and all state and City health and safety standards including paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 714 of the Civil Code.
(iii) A solar energy system that is installed on a single-family or duplex-family dwelling.
(iv) A solar panel or module array that does not exceed the maximum legal building height as defined by the City.
(8) Solar energy system means either of the following, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 801.5 of the Civil Code:
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(i) Any solar collector or other solar energy device whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating, space cooling, electric generation, or water heating. (ii) Any structural design feature of a building, whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation, space heating or cooling, or for water heating. (9) Specific, adverse impact means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.
(c) Applicability. This section applies to the permitting of all small residential rooftop solar energy systems in the City of Pacifica. Small residential rooftop solar energy systems legally established or permitted prior to the effective date of this section are not subject to the requirements of this section unless physical modifications or alterations are undertaken that materially change the size, type, or components of a small rooftop solar energy system in such a way as to require a new permit. Routine operation and maintenance shall not require a permit. (d) Solar energy system requirements. All solar energy systems shall meet applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by the state, the City, and the North County Fire Authority.
(1) Solar energy systems for heating water in single-family residences and solar collectors used for heating water in commercial or swimming pool applications shall be certified by an accredited listing agency as defined in the California Plumbing Code and California Mechanical Code. (2) Solar energy systems for producing electricity shall meet all applicable safety and performance standards established by the California Electrical Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and accredited testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories and, where applicable, rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability. (e) Submittal requirements. All documents required for the submission of an expedited solar energy system application shall be made available on the City website and elsewhere as deemed appropriate by the Building Official. (1) An applicant may submit a permit application and associated documents for a small residential rooftop solar energy system by electronic submittal. As an alternative, an applicant may submit a permit application and associated documents at the Building Division counter during regular business hours. (2) An applicant's electronic signature will be accepted on all forms, applications, and other documents in lieu of a wet signature.
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(3) The City shall adopt a checklist of all requirements with which small residential rooftop solar energy systems must comply to be eligible for expedited review.
(4) The small residential rooftop solar energy system permit process, standard plans, and the checklist shall substantially conform to recommendations for expedited permitting, including the checklist and standard plans, contained in the most current version of the California Solar Permitting Guidebook adopted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
(5) An application to install a solar energy system shall include a reference to the requirement to notify the appropriate regional notification center of an excavator's intent to excavate, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 4216) of Chapter 3.1 of Division 5 of Title 1 of the California Government Code, before conducting an excavation, including, but not limited to, installing a grounding rod.
(f) Plan review, permit, and inspection requirements. The Building Division shall provide a ministerial, nondiscretionary plan check review process to expedite approval of small residential rooftop solar energy systems within thirty (30) days of the enactment of this section.
(1) The Building Division shall process, review, and approve an application for the installation or use of a small residential rooftop solar energy system in the same manner as an application for review of an architectural modification to the property, and approval shall not be willfully avoided or delayed. (2) The Building Official's review of an application subject to this section shall be limited to whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. The requirements of local law shall be limited to those standards and regulations necessary to ensure that the solar energy system will not have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety. However, if the Building Official, in consultation with the Planning Director, makes a finding, based on substantial evidence, that the solar energy system could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety, the City may require the applicant to apply for a use permit pursuant to the provisions of Article 33 of Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the Pacifica Municipal Code.
(i) The decision to require a use permit may be appealed to the Planning Commission.
(ii) The Planning Commission may not deny an application for a use permit to install a solar energy system unless it makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The findings shall include the bases for the rejection of potential feasible alternatives of
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preventing the adverse impact.
(iii) Any conditions imposed on an approval of a use permit to install a solar energy system shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety at the lowest cost possible.
(3) An application for a small residential rooftop solar energy system that satisfies the information requirements in the checklist described in Section 8-
4.04(e)(3), as determined by the City, shall be deemed complete. (4) Upon confirmation by the City that an application is complete, the City shall, consistent with this section and subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 65850.5, approve the application and issue all required permits or authorizations. (5) The City shall not condition approval of an application for a small residential rooftop solar energy system on the approval of an association. (6) If the City deems an application incomplete, the City shall issue to the applicant a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information or documentation required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance.
(7) If an application for the installation of a small residential rooftop solar energy system is not denied in writing within forty-five (45) days from the date of receipt of the application, the application shall be deemed approved, unless the delay is the result of a reasonable request for additional information. (8) Only one inspection shall be required and performed by the Building Division for small residential rooftop solar energy systems eligible for expedited review, which inspection shall be done in a timely manner. If a small residential rooftop solar energy system fails inspection, a subsequent inspection is authorized, and the subsequent inspection need not conform to the requirements of this section.
(9) A separate fire inspection may be performed by the North County Fire Authority, if required, in the event the City does not have an agreement with the Fire Authority to conduct fire safety inspections on its behalf.
CHAPTER 5. INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Sec. 8-5.01. Adoption of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code.
For the purpose to ensure public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the continued occupancy and maintenance of structures and premises, existing structures and premises that do not comply with these provisions shall be altered or repaired to provide a minimum level of health and safety as required herein, Chapters 1 through 8, including Appendix A ("Boarding Standard") of that certain code designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2024
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Edition published by the International Code Council, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said Code shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code for the City.
Sec. 8-5.02. Amendments: Section 101.1 ("Title").
Section 101.1 of the International Property Maintenance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
101.1 Title.
(a) These regulations shall be known as the International Property Maintenance Code of the City of Pacifica, hereinafter referred to as "this code." CHAPTER 6. ENERGY CODE
Sec. 8-6.01. Adoption of the California Energy Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings and structures and grading in the City of Pacifica, the California Energy Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 6], including Appendices 1-A and 1-B, published by the California Energy Commission and as adopted and as may be amended by the Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said Code shall be known as the Energy Code for the City.
CHAPTER 7. GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
Sec. 8-7.01. Adoption of the California Green Buildings Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, conservation of building materials, waste management and sustainability for all buildings and structures in the City of Pacifica, Chapters 1 through 8 of that certain code designated as the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 11], as adopted by the California
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Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said code shall be known as the Green Building Standards Code for the City.
Sec. 8-7.02. Amendments: Section 202 ("Definitions").
Section 202 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended to add the following definitions:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. A dwelling unit that is offered for rent or purchase at or below a rent or sales price that is affordable to a household whose annual income does not exceed the qualifying limits set for "lower income households" in Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code. Any such dwelling unit shall remain affordable for lower income households for at least 45 years from the date of initial occupancy pursuant to a legal agreement approved as to form by the City Attorney which shall be in the form of affordable housing covenants, deed restrictions, covenants and/or resale restriction and refinance limitation agreements.
ALL ELECTRIC BUILDING. A building that has no natural gas or propane plumbing installed within the building, and that uses electricity as the source of energy for all purposes, including, but not limited to, space conditioning (including heating), water heating, pool and spa systems, and appliances (including cooking appliances and clothes drying appliances). An All Electric Building may include solar thermal pool heating.
LEVEL 1 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) READY. A parking space that is served by a complete electric circuit with the following requirements:
a. A minimum of 2.2 kVa (110/120 volt, 20-ampere) capacity wiring; b. A receptacle labeled "Electric Vehicle Outlet" or electric vehicle supply equipment located within three (3) feet of the parking space. If EVSE is provided the minimum capacity of the EVSE shall be 16-ampere; and c. Conduit oversized to accommodate future Level 2 EV Ready (208/240 volt, 40-ampere) at each parking space.
LEVEL 2 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATION (EVCS). A parking space that meets all requirements of a Level 2 EV Ready parking space and also includes the installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment.
LEVEL 2 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) READY. A parking space that is served by a complete electric circuit with the following requirements:
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a. A minimum of 8.3 kVa (208/240 volt, 40-ampere) capacity wiring; and b. A receptacle labeled "Electric Vehicle Outlet" or electric vehicle supply equipment located within three (3) feet of the parking space. If EVSE is provided the minimum capacity of the EVSE shall be 30-ampere.
LOW POWER LEVEL 2 ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) READY. A parking space that is served by a complete electric circuit with the following requirements:
a. A minimum of 4.1 kVA (208/240 Volt, 20-ampere) capacity wiring; b. A receptacle labeled "Electric Vehicle Outlet" or electric vehicle supply equipment located within three (3) feet of the parking space. If EVSE is provided the minimum capacity of the EVSE shall be 16-ampere; and c. Conduit oversized to accommodate future Level 2 EV Ready (208/240 volt, 40-ampere) at each parking space.
NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING. A building constructed pursuant to a building permit issued on or after January 1, 2023.
Sec. 8-7.03. Amendments: Section 4.106 ("Site Development").
Section 4.106.4.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 4.106.4.1 New one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses with attached private garages. For each dwelling unit, install one Level 2 EV Ready circuit and one Level 1 EV Ready circuit. The receptacle associated with each space shall be located on the exterior of the private garage and within five feet of the garage door or other opening used to access the private garage.
Exception: A raceway is not required if a minimum 40-ampere 208/240-volt dedicated EV branch circuit is installed in close proximity to the proposed location of an EV charger at the time of original construction in accordance with the California Electrical Code.
Section 4.106.4.2 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 4.106.4.2 New multifamily dwellings. When parking is provided, parking spaces for new multifamily dwellings shall include a quantity of Level 2 EVCS equal to or greater than 15 percent of dwelling units with parking spaces and Low Power Level 2 EV Charging Receptacles equal to or greater than 85 percent of dwelling units with parking spaces.
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Exception. Any dwelling unit meeting the definition of an Affordable Housing Unit may, at the applicant's sole discretion, be excluded from the calculation of dwelling units that are subject to the EV parking requirements in this section. Section
4.106.4.2.1 Electric Vehicle Ready Space Signage. Electric vehicle ready spaces shall be identified by signage or pavement markings, in compliance with Caltrans Traffic Operations Policy Directive 13-01 (Zero Emission Vehicle Signs and Pavement Markings) or its successor(s).
Sec. 8-7.05. Amendments: Section 4.304.1 ("Outdoor potable water use in landscape areas").
Section 4.304.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
4.304.1 Outdoor potable water use in landscape areas.
Residential developments using outdoor potable water in landscape areas shall comply with one of the following options:
1. The current California Department of Water Resources' Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO); or
2. Projects with aggregate landscape areas less than 2,500 square feet may comply with the MWELO's Appendix D Prescriptive Compliance Option.
Sec. 8-7.06. Amendments: Section 5.106 ("Site Development").
Section 5.106.4 of the California Green Building Code is hereby amended to add:
Section 5.106.4.1.2.4 Electrical Outlets. When bicycle parking for nonresidential uses is provided indoors, standard 15 amp electrical outlets shall be provided equal to 25% of the required bicycle parking spaces.
Section 5.106.5.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 5.106.5.3.1 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging for New Construction.
When parking is provided, parking spaces for nonresidential uses shall be provided in accordance with Sections 5.106.5.3.1.1 through 5.106.5.3.1.4.
Section 5.106.5.3.1.1 Offices. Level 2 EVCS: 20 percent of off-street parking spaces, and Level 2 EV Ready: 30 percent of off-street parking spaces.
Section 5.106.5.3.1.2 Public Parking Lots. Level 2 EVCS: 15 percent of off-street parking spaces, and Level 2 EV Ready: 20 percent of off-street parking spaces.
Section 5.106.5.3.1.3 Overnight Accommodations. Level 2 EVCS: 30 percent of
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off-street parking spaces, and Level 2 EV Ready: 20 percent of off-street parking spaces.
Section 5.106.5.3.1.4 All Other. Level 2 EVCS: 10 percent of off-street parking spaces, and Level 2 EV Ready: 10 percent of off-street parking spaces.
Section 5.106.5.3.2. Use of automatic load management systems (ALMS). ALMS shall be permitted for EVCS. When ALMS is installed, the required electrical load capacity specified in Section 5.106.5.3.1 for each EVCS may be reduced when serviced by an EVSE controlled by an ALMS. Each EVSE controlled by an ALMS shall deliver a minimum 30 amperes to an EV when charging one vehicle and shall deliver a minimum 3.3 kW while simultaneously charging multiple EVs.
Section 5.106.5.3.3 Accessible EVCS. When EVSE is installed, accessible EVCS shall be provided in accordance with the California Building Code, Chapter 11 B, Section 11B-228.3. Note: For EVCS signs, refer to Caltrans Traffic Operations Policy Directive 13-01 (Zero Emission Vehicle Signs and Pavement Markings) or its successor(s).
Section 5.106.5.4 of the California Green Building Standards Code is hereby deleted.
Sec. 8-7.07. Amendments: Section 8-7.07 ("Streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging systems").
Section 8-7.07 ("Streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging systems") is hereby added to read as follows:
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to adopt an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations that complies with Assembly Bill 1236 (Chapter 598, Statutes 2015, Cal. Gov't Code § 65850.7) and Assembly Bill 970 (Chapter 710, Statutes 2021, Cal. Gov't Code §§ 65850.7 & 65851.71) to achieve timely and costly-effective installations of electric vehicle charging stations. The ordinance encourages the use of electric vehicle charging stations by removing unreasonable barriers, minimizing costs to property owners and the City of Pacifica ("City"), and expanding the ability of property owners to install electric vehicle charging stations. The ordinance allows the City of Pacifica to achieve these goals while protecting the public health and safety. (b) Definitions.
(1) "A feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact" includes, but is not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition, or mitigation imposed by the City on another similarly situated application in a prior
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(2) "Electric vehicle charging station" or "charging station" means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code, as it reads on the effective date of this section, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.
(3) "Electronic submittal" means the utilization of the City's online building permit web portal.
(4) "Specific, adverse impact" means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.
(c) City building permit required.
(1) A City building permit is required to install an electric vehicle charging station.
(2) An application for a City building permit to install an electric vehicle charging station shall be processed in accordance with Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.
(d) Review of applications. The following expedited, permitting process applies to applications for a building permit to install an electric vehicle charging station:
(1) Application. The City will make the following available on the City's website:
the City's standard building permit application form; and the City's standard electric vehicle charging station plan form and checklist. The checklist will include all requirements that an electric vehicle charging station must meet to be eligible for review and approval under this section. An application to install an electric vehicle charging station may be submitted electronically.
A building permit application will be deemed complete if the Building Official determines that the application includes all of the information and documents required by the standard application form, the standard plan form, and the standard checklist, and is consistent with all applicable laws and health and safety standards. If an application is deemed incomplete, the Building Official will notify the applicant in writing of the additional information needed to complete the application. After an application is deemed complete, the Building Official will perform an expedited review of the application and all submittals. (2) Application review.
(A) The City shall administratively review and approve an application to install an electric vehicle charging station through the issuance of a building permit.
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Review of an application to install an electric vehicle charging station shall be limited to the Building Official's review of whether it meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law. The requirements of local law shall be limited to those standards and regulations necessary to ensure that the electric vehicle charging station will not have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety.
(B) If the Building Official makes a finding, based on substantial evidence, that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, the Building Official may require the applicant to apply for a use permit as provided in Article 33 of Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the Pacifica Municipal Code. The decision of the Building Official to require approval of a use permit prior to issuance of a building permit may be appealed to the Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions in Section 9-4.3804 of the Pacifica Municipal Code.
(C) The City may not deny an application for a use permit to install an electric vehicle charging station unless it makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The findings shall include the basis for the rejection of potential feasible alternatives of preventing the adverse impact. Any conditions imposed on an application to install an electric vehicle charging station shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety at the lowest cost possible. (D) The City shall not condition approval for any electric vehicle charging station permit on the approval of an electric vehicle charging station by an association, as that term is defined in Section 4080 of the Civil Code. (E) An application to install an electric vehicle charging station submitted to the Building Official shall be deemed complete if, after the applicable time period described in subsection (iii) has elapsed, both of the following are true:
(i) The Building Official has not deemed the application complete, consistent with the checklist created by the City, pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.7 of the Government Code.
(ii) The Building Official has not issued a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information explicitly necessary for the Building Official to complete a review limited to whether the electric vehicle charging station meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law, consistent with subdivisions (b) and (g) of Section 65850.7 of the Government Code.
(iii) For purposes of subsection (E), "applicable time period means" either of the following:
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(1) Five business days after submission of the application to the City, if the application is for at least 1, but not more than 25 electric vehicle charging stations at a single site.
(2) Ten business days after submission of the application to the City, if the application is for more than 25 electric vehicle charging stations at a single site. (3) Permit issuance. A building permit will be issued following the Building Official's approval of an application for an electric vehicle charging station and after all required fees have been paid.
(A) An application to install an electric vehicle charging station shall be deemed approved if the applicable time period described in paragraph (2) has elapsed and all of the following are true:
(i) The Building Official has not administratively approved the application pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65850.7 of the Government Code. (ii) The Building Official has not made a finding, based on substantial evidence, that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific adverse impact upon the public health or safety or required the applicant to apply for a use permit pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65850.7 of the Government Code. (iii) The Building Official has not denied the permit pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65850.7 of the Government Code.
(iv) An appeal has not been made to the Planning Commission, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65850.7 of the Government Code. (4) Inspection and authorization to operate. As soon as practicable after the applicant notifies the Building Official that an electric vehicle charging station has been installed, the Building Official will inspect the system to verify compliance with the building permit. If the Building Official determines that a system was not installed in compliance with a building permit, the Building Official will notify the permittee of the actions needed to comply with the building permit and will conduct additional inspections as necessary. No electric vehicle charging station may be operated unless the Building Official verifies in writing that it complies with the building permit.
(e) Electric vehicle charging station installation requirements. (1) Electric vehicle charging station equipment shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical Code, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and accredited testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories, and rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability.
(2) Installation of electric vehicle charging stations and associated wiring,
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bonding, disconnecting means and overcurrent protective devices shall meet the requirements of Article 625 and all applicable provisions of the California Electrical Code.
(3) Installation of electric vehicle charging stations shall be incorporated into the load calculations of all new or existing electrical services and shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical Code. Electric vehicle charging equipment shall be considered a continuous load.
(4) Anchorage of either floor-mounted or wall-mounted electric vehicle charging stations shall meet the requirements of the California Building or Residential Code as applicable per occupancy, and the provisions of the manufacturer's installation instructions. Mounting of charging stations shall not adversely affect building elements.
(5) If an electric vehicle charging station and any associated equipment interfere with, reduce, eliminate, or in any way impact the required parking spaces for existing uses, the City shall reduce the number of required parking spaces for the existing uses by the amount necessary to accommodate the electric vehicle charging station and any associated equipment.
(f) Requirements cumulative. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to any other applicable requirements of this Code, and any requirements of a utility provider, that must be satisfied before an electric vehicle charging station may be installed or operated.
CHAPTER 7.5. RESIDENTIAL CODE
Sec. 8-7.5.01. Adoption of the California Residential Code.
For the purpose of regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all buildings and structures and grading in the City of Pacifica, Chapters 1 through 10, including, Appendix BF ("Patio Covers"), Appendix BO ("Existing Buildings and Structures"), Appendix BG ("Sound Transmission"), Appendix BB ("Tiny Homes"), Appendix CI ("Swimming Pool Safety Act"), and Appendix CJ ("Emergency Housing") of that certain code designated as the California Residential Code, 2025 Edition [Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 2.5], which incorporates and amends the 2024 Edition of International Residential Code as published by the International Code Council and as may be amended by the Building Standards Commission, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full, subject, however, to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth in this chapter, and said code shall be known as the Residential Code for the City.
Sec. 8-7.5.02. Amendments: Section R101.1 ("Title").
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Section R101.1 of the California Residential Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
R101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Residential Code of the City of Pacifica, hereafter referred to as "this Code."
Sec. 8-7.5.03. Amendments: Section R105.3 ("Application for permit).
Section R105.3.3 of the California Residential Code is hereby added to read as follows:
R105.3.3 Improvements required prior to the issuance of building permits and exceptions.
The City Engineer shall require, prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of any structure or improvement upon unimproved property within the City where such permit is required and where public improvements, including street paving, sidewalk, gutter and/or curb and miscellaneous facilities do not exist, the construction of such public improvements along such property, constructed in accordance with the City of Pacifica's Engineering Standards, as part of the construction of such structure or improvements.
Exceptions:
(1) When it is not practical to establish grades prior to the completion of construction of the structure, the City Engineer may require an executed agreement by the property owner stating he/she will construct public improvements, including street paving, sidewalks, gutter and/or curb and miscellaneous facilities at such time as the City may deem it feasible. (2) Sidewalks shall not be required prior to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of any structure or improvements upon unimproved property in areas where the Council has, by resolution, deemed that sidewalks are not required. The City Engineer may require an executed agreement by the property owner stating he/she will construct the improvements at such time the City may again require them.
Sec. 8-7.5.04. Amendments: Section R105.6 ("Suspension or revocation").
Section R105.6 of the California Residential Code is hereby amended in its entirety and shall read as follows:
R105.6 - Suspension or Revocation of Permit. The Building Official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this Code, or other relevant laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information, or in
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violation of any ordinance or regulation of any of the provisions of this Code.
The Building Official may also, in writing, withhold inspections or approvals, or suspend or revoke a permit, where work is being performed in violation of approved plans, conditions of the permit, or applicable laws, and/or where work is being concealed without approval from the Building Official, and/or where work is not in accordance with the direction of the Building Official.
Sec. 8-7.5.05. Amendments: Section R105.10 ("Permits: Hours of Construction").
Section R105.10 of the California Residential Code is hereby added to read as follows:
R105.10 Hours of Construction. The hours of construction for any project for which a building permit is required within the City of Pacifica shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The hours of construction shall be limited to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Sec. 8-7.5.06. Amendments: Section R108.2 ("Fees: Schedule of Permit Fees").
Section R108.2 of the California Residential Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
R108.2 Schedule of permit fees. On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, fees and charges for each permit shall be assessed and paid as required, in accordance with the most current fee schedule adopted in the City of Pacifica Administrative Policy No. 2.
Sec. 8-7.5.07. Amendments: Section R108.6 ("Work commencing before permit issuance").
Section R108.6 of the California Residential Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
R108.6 Work commencing before permit issuance. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining such permit, an investigation and processing fee equal to the amount of the required permit fee or as otherwise established by the most current fee schedule adopted in the City of Pacifica Administrative Policy No. 2 shall be collected at the time of application for the required permit and prior to the issuance of the required permit, irrespective of whether a permit is subsequently issued.
Sec. 8-7.5.08. Amendments: Section R110.3.1 ("Certificate of occupancy:
certificate issued: improvements prior to occupancy of structures and utility
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Packet Pg. 114 Attachment: Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance to adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code and Local Amendments (6072 :
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Created: 2025-08-27 10:53:39 [EST]
(Supp. No. 58)