CITY OF PACIFICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
Mayor Christine Boles
Vice Mayor Greg Wright
Councilmember Sue Beckmeyer
Councilmember Mary Bier
Councilmember Mayra Espinosa
City Council Regular Meeting 1 March 09, 2026
SPECIAL and REGULAR MEETING
March 09, 2026 (MONDAY)
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Mayor Christine Boles called the meeting to order on March 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION
00a. 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: Two Cases. 6:00 PM OPEN SESSION
Call to Order
Mayor Boles reconvened the meeting at 6:02 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Christine Boles Mayor Present
Greg Wright Vice Mayor Present
Sue Beckmeyer Councilmember Present
Mary Bier Councilmember Present
Mayra Espinosa Councilmember Present
City Clerk Coffey took a verbal roll call.
Staff Present: Kevin Woodhouse, City Manager; Denise Bazzano, Asst. City Attorney; Yulia Carter, Asst. City Manager; Maria Sarasua, Police Chief; Marisol Gómez, Finance & Administrative Services Director; Melissa Tigbao, PW Director; Samantha Updegrave, Community Development Director; Scott Leslie, PB&R Director; Zach Harris, Human Resources Manager; Roland Yip, PW Dep. Director-Engineering; Daniel Patten, PW Acting Dep. Director (Wastewater) (Zoom); Stephanie Douglas, PB&R Dep. Director; Matt Kelly, Project Manager; Stephanie Coy, Finance Analyst; Sarah Coffey, City Clerk, Emily La, Dep. City Clerk.
Reading of Land Acknowledgment
Mayor Boles read the Land Acknowledgment.
Salute to the Flag led by Councilmember Espinosa
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Closed Session Report
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A. Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) Recognition of Pacifica Police Officer
Mayor Boles invited CORA Crisis Support Services Coordinator Socorro Salazar and CORA Manager of Crisis Support Services Celeste Mercado to the podium for the presentation.
Manager Celeste Mercado stated that she oversees the CORA 24-hour hotline and emergency response program. CORA is a non-profit offering support to survivors of domestic violence with an intimate partner, which is free and confidential, and their ERP program is collaboration with law enforcement. They are here today to recognize Officer Robert Martinez who has done great collaboration and advocacy that made a difference to a victim in Pacifica, providing support, connections, reassurance, and safety to this survivor and her children. She said this is the second time they have nominated this officer which shows his outstanding work in Pacifica.
Coordinator Socorro Salazar shared an excerpt of the survivor’s statement and thank you letter.
Coordinator Salazar expressed gratitude towards Officer Martinez and law enforcement in general but especially to Officer Martinez as this is the second time he has been chosen for the CORA ERP quarterly award. They thanked him from the bottom of their hearts and on behalf of the survivor.
Officer Martinez thanked them for this honor and thanked his team working that night, and especially CORA.
Councilmember Bier thanked him for taking care of them and our community.
Vice Mayor Wright stated that he has had beneficial experiences with Officer Martinez as well and appreciates him and is glad the community is seeing it as well.
Councilmember Espinosa thanked him for taking care of our community and we appreciate him.
Councilmember Beckmeyer thanked him for being an inspiration and a leader.
Mayor Boles noted how CORA identified Pacifica as being one of the better municipalities for collaborating with them to identify domestic violence and educate people about what services were available. She thanked him and added that he helped her directly too and she can attest to his amazing services. She then opened public comments.
Lyla Reinero, Pacifica, shared her first-hand experience watching Officer Martinez save a life in January and stated that his training, composure, and determination made a difference.
B. Special Presentation - Introduction of New City Employees City Manager Woodhouse began by stating it was important to humanize the employees of the organizations so the public knows who the employees are that are doing the difficult work the organizations deliver. He then turned it over to HR Manager Zach Harris.
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Zach Harris, Human Resources Manager, introduced Mike Molina, Code Enforcement Officer; Gabrielle DeLavallade, Assistant Planner; Kimberly Lerohl, Permit Technician; Michael Christensen, Community Development Deputy Director; Justin Yee, Assistant Engineer; Susana Crook, Administrative Assistant; Jarrod Harden, Recreation Coordinator; Robert Mills, Community Service Coordinator; Kaite McGhee, Recreation Coordinator; Daniel Calle, Police Officer; Heidi Ng, Administrative Assistant; Brandon Faatalale, Police Officer; Gretchen Heckman, Economic and Housing Development Manager; and Ethan Hom, IT Analyst. He also stated that the intern program was successful and he is looking forward to getting a new group to see how they can bring excitement and new ideas to Pacifica.
Vice Mayor Wright asked him about participating in the internship program.
HR Manager Harris stated that we work with San Mateo County and various other cities to reach out to community college peers and some local universities. He stated it is available on San Mateo County’s website under internship opportunities as well as fellowship opportunities.
We have our individualized internship information on CalOpps.
Councilmember Beckmeyer celebrated the new employees and thought HR Manager Harris put it well when he talked about what draws people to work here. She commended our leadership, HR Manager, City Manager and everyone who sets that tone.
Vice Mayor Wright echoed her comments, adding that the culture that has been developed in Pacifica feels more like a family and he hopes the new hires get to feel that warm embrace, much the way he felt it in the support from staff and fellow Pacificans.
Mayor Boles welcomed them to our Pacifica family, adding that we are all on the same team hoping to advance the priorities to make the City a better place and she looks forward to their partnership. She said well done to HR Manager Harris and the HR team.
There were no public comments.
C. Special Presentation - Introduction of Poet Laureate Erin Christ Mayor Boles welcomed PB&R Director Scott Leslie to introduce our poet laureate, Erin Christ.
PB&R Director Leslie stated he had the pleasure of introducing the Pacifica Poet Laureate Erin Christ who serves as the cultural ambassador for the City, helping capture the spirit of our community through poetry and public engagement.
Erin Christ, Pacifica, stated she was born in Pacifica and read a portion of her poem, Gratitude, which she said was for City Manager Woodhouse Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that she has known Ms. Christ for a long time and has seen her blossom and is so proud of her.
Councilmember Bier stated that she believes Ms. Christ was friends with her mother, adding that she is shining down on her now. When she knew it was Ms. Christ, she was happy as her mother would be happy for her.
Vice Mayor Wright stated it was absolutely amazing and thanked her for being a voice for us.
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Councilmember Espinosa thanked her, adding that she enjoyed her poem.
Mayor Boles stated with reminder to breathe and appreciated the reminder of how it all comes back down to that. She asked if she can talk a little bit about what her role is in the city for the year as poet laureate of the year.
Ms. Christ stated it is a three-year term and she will be working with the City speaking at various events. She has a couple of ideas on her mind about future art and poetry-related installments and will see what comes from it. She will be around as a voice for the community and helping out in any way that she can.
Mayor Boles opened public comments.
Cindy Abbott, Pacifica, stated she is speaking as a member of PB&R Commission and is honored to be part of this year’s selection committee for the poet laureate. She shared her thoughts on Ms. Christ, specifically her being able to do an amazing job for Pacifica for the next three years, and excited about having a poet laureate for the first time since COVID-19.
Mayor Boles closed public comments.
D. Proclamation - City Manager Kevin Woodhouse (Retirement) Mayor Boles stated we had a proclamation in honor of City Manager Kevin Woodhouse’s retirement after 8 1/2 years, and all Councilmembers read a portion of it. She thanked Councilmembers for sharing the long reading as a lot has been done in those 8 1/2 years under his leadership.
Councilmember Bier wanted him to understand how important he has been to Pacifica, staff he worked with, every single Councilmember he worked with, and her personally. She stated that he taught her how to stand her ground, trust her intuition, and have confidence in her thought process, questions and decisions. She sat on a panel with him about relationships between Councilmembers and City Managers and thanked him for that opportunity and helping her become better at what she was so afraid to do. She will miss him and she loves him very much.
Vice Mayor Wright stated he was a new councilmember and City Manager Woodhouse served as his reference library and shoulder to cry on. He will miss him incredibly as he was always there for him, and it will feel emptier without him. He thanked him so much for being here.
Councilmember Espinosa appreciated what he did for her with his help. Council will miss him and she thanked him for his service. She knows it is hard to work with different people but he did. She appreciated that, thanked him, and hoped he enjoy his free time now.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated City Manager Woodhouse helped her as a new Councilmember understand the relationship between staff and Council as well as among Councilmembers. She knows he has made her a more effective Councilmember. She thanked him for his example and thanked his wife Karen for sharing Kevin with them for 8 1/2 years; she knows there were many times that took him away from her and the family at an important time in their lives and thanked her for being steadfast and being part of this relationship. She thanked her and City Manager Woodhouse.
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Mayor Boles stated she cannot imagine a harder job than being a City Manager as he has to be on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and there can always be an emergency and he has to be the one to respond or appoint someone to step in when he goes away. She knows it is nonstop, especially for a city as under-resourced as we are. His job is to balance everything, even when we only have a certain number of resources. Our top priority has been fiscal and organizational sustainability. Bringing together this team and still being able to hire amazing people partly because of the culture he created that allows people to want to stay here even though they are not being paid the money they could be making across the way because they are still doing the job with more than half the people as we are short-staffed. He brought a lot of stability to the organization that might not have been here otherwise without that leadership. She has learned so much from him, and she gets so excited about their one-and-one meetings as she always has a lot of questions and she is always trying to tie things together and see how they can bring resources to the City in other ways. She sees past councilmembers in the audience that had very different needs and priorities than the current Council, and it is a job that demands flexibility and how you work with people and how priorities might shift as the Council majority might shift.
She stated that they made some improvements the last year, with agenda planning, etc., and some of these things will help the City and Council moving forward with a new City Manager too. She stated it is good to see his wife Karen in the audience. She loves hearing about their trips when they are able to get away and she is amazed at what he is capable of doing and where he wants to spend time with family and relationships that continue and she thinks Karen is also retiring and they have time while both are young and healthy to spend it together and decide their next priorities. She knows that he is leading the City Managers Association forward and will keep making a difference in this profession, even if not in Pacifica. She thanked him.
City Attorney Kenyon stated that City Manager Woodhouse has been such a significant city manager for her and taught her so much. What she admired most is his leadership, not only with Council, but with his staff. She does not think she has ever seen a city manager who has been able to lead a team the way he does, including her. She will forever cherish the partnership they have had for 8 1/2 years and she wishes him only the best.
City Manager Woodhouse thanked them for this kind and generous recognition. These accomplishments are due to incredible effort and team work of Councilmembers, staff, partner agencies and community volunteers. It is hard for him to believe this moment has come. It was almost six months ago that he made his announcement about moving on to a new phase in his life after 8 1/2 years as City Manager here and he has been working in local government public service for 35 or 36 years. To all current and former city councilmembers who are here or watching, he thanked them for this amazing opportunity to serve as Pacifica’s City Manager for more than eight years. They have a difficult role in a challenging community and he has enjoyed their work together in partnership to make Pacifica better in both little and big ways. He gave a special callout to Councilmembers Beckmeyer and Bier with whom he had a unique privilege of working with for more than seven of his 8 1/2 years. He thanked them for all they accomplished for the Pacifica community and their support of the city organization. He thanked the current Pacifica executive team members, other staff and City Attorney’s Office. He thanked them for their incredible work, dedication, and resilience. Pacifica is a better place because of them and their professional expertise, and he is a better City Manager and person because of them. He also called out the many community volunteers in Pacifica who helped make Pacifica better. He thanked them for their dedication and time, whether volunteering on City commissions and committees or other non-profits in town. Last and most importantly, to his wife, Karen, and his sons, Keegan and Luke. He could not have done his career without their support, understanding, kindness, listening, perspective, and steadfast presence. He thanked them and loved them. While he may be retiring from Pacifica, he will be continuing to be City Council Regular Meeting 6 March 09, 2026
involved in the city management profession in his Cal-ICMA presidency role and other related endeavors. He thanked them so much.
Mayor Boles opened public comments.
Mike O’Neill, Pacifica, stated he wanted to take personal privilege as he was on the Council that hired City Manager Woodhouse, sharing positive insights on the process and on Mr.
Woodhouse. Then he showed the resolution from San Mateo County signed by every supervisor about all his work even beyond Pacifica.
Thomas Walsh, Pacifica, stated that he appreciated all of them, including City Manager Woodhouse, Officer Martinez, etc. and he felt this was a great meeting and he felt City Manager Woodhouse helped make Pacifica an amazing city.
Ron Maykel, Pacifica, appreciated everything done over years, and he expressed his appreciation to City Manager Woodhouse for the restoration of this building and Civic Center and many interactions and what he has done for Pacifica.
Tygarjas Bigstyck, Pacifica, stated he is speaking as a former Councilmember, and he shared his thoughts such as balance and harmony, and appreciation for his wife’s help as he made sacrifices in handling his job and did a juggling act to accomplish things.
Mayor Boles closed public comment.
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public comments.
Vice Mayor Wright asked staff if there is no additional responsibility incurred by the City for renewing the lease on the pier.
City Manager Woodhouse stated that the lease does have some changes as it was modernized and updated.
Vice Mayor Wright stated that we are responsible for the work on the pier.
City Manager Woodhouse agreed that we were always responsible as we always owned the pier and were responsible for upgrades to it. There are no changes on that front.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano added that, based on these amendments, the City would take whatever income is received from the sublease and put that into a fund and that fund would be used for repairs and maintenance towards the pier.
Mayor Boles referred to Item #5, the Linda Mar Sewers. She thanked PW for completing that project. She saw 105 sewer lateral grants and she thought this might be a good opportunity to let people know that there are grants available for Vallemar and Rockaway for sewer laterals.
City Manager Woodhouse agreed and added we have every year our lateral grant program tied to the major replacement work we are going to do. It is about $2,000, which is a significant amount of the sewer later replacement and we encourage everyone who qualifies to do that.
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Mayor Boles felt we are trying to improve all our collection systems so that the sewage treatment plant does not have as much work, especially in the rainy season.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
SECONDER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
AYES: Boles, Wright, Beckmeyer, Bier, Espinosa
1. Approval of Disbursements for 2/1/26 through 2/28/26 PROPOSED ACTION: Receive and file the Monthly Check Register Report for the month of February 2026.
2. Approval of Minutes
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve the minutes for the January 12, 2026 City Council Special and Regular Meeting (as amended) and the January 26, 2026 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. Continuation of Proclamation of a Local Emergency at the Sewer Mains Crossing Calera Creek in the Vallemar Neighborhood
PROPOSED ACTION: Accept report and make a determination that conditions of local emergency continue to exist at the Sewer Mains Crossing Calera Creek in the Vallemar Neighborhood.
5. Notice of Completion for the Lower Linda Mar Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation and Repair Project
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt the Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pacifica accepting completion and directing the City Manager to file Notice of Completion for the Lower Linda Mar Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation and Repair Project; and authorize the City Manager to release the retention funds to the contractor.
6. Lease Agreement with the California State Lands Commission (“SLC”) for the Continued Use of Tidal and Submerged Lands as a Public Fishing Pier (Pacifica Pier) and Other Uses.
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution Approving Lease Agreement 4585 between the City of Pacifica and the State Lands Commission (“SLC”) for the continued use of tidal and submerged lands as a public fishing pier (Pacifica Pier) and other uses; finding the approval of the Lease Agreement exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Class 1-Existing Facilities); and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Lease Agreement and any related documents.
7. Approval of Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Pacifica and Swanson Architects for Design and Engineering Services related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Update.
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PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing a Consultant Services Agreement with Sally Swanson Architects for design and engineering services in the amount of $148,340.00 in connection to the ADA Self-Evaluation Transition Plan Update; approve budget authority in the amount of $163,174.00 which includes 10% contingency and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents related with the plan.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA
Anita Rees, Pacifica Resource Center, shared a few updates, including hours open to the public at the center, Unhoused on the coast outreach team availability, grocery distribution process, the official homeless count, and avenues to address homelessness.
Cindy Abbott, Pacifica, was present regarding the Art Center and shared their east gallery’s exhibition themed “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” and invited 11 artists to share their work on this theme and shared the agenda and hours.
Kimberly Finale, Pacifica, addressed her thoughts from the last Council meeting on February 23 about a commenter complaining about the City’s decisions especially the City Manager’s and a Councilmember’s negative response to that comment and their right to their feelings.
Ron Maykel, Pacifica, shared a personal experience starting at a bakery coffee shop in the Palmetto and seeing the museum at the Civic Center, etc., and learning a lot of Pacifica history.
Joaquin Jiminez, Half Moon Bay, shared his personal history in employment and organizations helping the community in San Mateo County and announced he is running for County Supervisor and shared specifics where he supports the community and wants to continue to make the community better for our democracy.
Jessica Sheppard, Pacifica, stated she is new to Pacifica, and shared her thoughts on the City’s qualities and needs to become more accessible and engage the community.
Rich, Pacifica, asked that Council pass a resolution declaring that they do not support another war fought on Isreal’s behalf and shared his thoughts on the reason for that suggestion.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated that we are asking the speaker to speak on topics within the subject matter and jurisdiction of Council, but not on the agenda, and asked that he redirect his comments for items within the jurisdiction of Council.
Mayor Boles stated the commenter has another minute if his comment remains within the jurisdiction of the City.
Rich stated that other cities in the country have passed resolutions condemning the conflict in Israel and Palestine and he believed Pacifica could pass the same resolution. He encouraged that they uphold the constitution and let them speak regardless if they like the subject or not.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano clarified that, when asking speakers to speak on items within the subject matter and jurisdiction of Council, it is fine to discuss and encourage Council to adopt a resolution, but when they are speaking on topics that do not relate to that specific issue or not within the jurisdiction of Council, such as issues of religion and other issues the speaker raised City Council Regular Meeting 9 March 09, 2026
about foreign affairs, those are arguably not within the jurisdiction of Council. She stated that we offered the speaker to redirect his comments and he did.
Mayor Boles asked City Clerk Coffey about the comment time.
City Clerk Coffey stated she paused the timer while the Asst. City Attorney and Mayor were providing direction to the speaker to redirect his comments and he had his full three minutes and used all but about 22 seconds of his comment period.
Mayor Boles stated that they will welcome his comments remaining under the subject matter and jurisdiction.
San Casillas, Pacifica, referred to previous meetings where Councilmembers voiced concerns about lack of press from community in city government and shared his concerns on their process of picking the new City Manager.
George Lance, Pacifica, felt they violated the previous speaker’s First Amendment rights as he was explaining his topic and shared his concerns on what they did. He stated he is also on topic and is asking for a resolution regarding the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated that the speaker is not speaking within the subject matter and jurisdiction of Council and she recommends we ask him to redirect his comments back to topics within the jurisdiction of Council, i.e. why a resolution would be helpful, why he wants Council to consider the resolution, what other jurisdictions have considered a resolution, etc.
Mayor Boles stated he did not lose any time and she asked him to keep his comments on items that are helpful within their jurisdiction.
Mr. Lance provided reasons supporting the request for the resolution.
Councilmember Bier moved to move Item #9 before Item #8; seconded by Vice Mayor Wright.
REORDER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA (MOVE AGENDA ITEM #9 BEFORE AGENDA ITEM #8)
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
SECONDER: Greg Wright, Vice Mayor
AYES: Boles, Wright, Beckmeyer, Bier, Espinosa
Vice Mayor Wright moved to move Item #11 to the end of the meeting; seconded by Councilmember Beckmeyer.
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REORDER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA (MOVE AGENDA ITEM #11 AFTER COUNCIL AND
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS)
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Greg Wright, Vice Mayor
SECONDER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
AYES: Boles, Wright, Beckmeyer, Bier, Espinosa
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.
CONSIDERATION
8. 2025 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Housing Element of the General Plan and the 2025 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Other Elements of the General Plan
PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt a Resolution accepting the City’s 2025 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Housing Element of the General Plan and the 2025 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Other Elements of the General Plan, and directing the City Manager to transmit the reports to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
Community Development Director Updegrave presented the staff report.
Mayor Boles opened public comments.
Sam Casillas, Pacifica, appreciated all the hard work they all do, including City staff.
Regarding this item, he was perplexed as to why the City has not yet acted on our requirements from SB 379 which is supposed to be within the local hazardous mitigation plan, General Plan, and Housing Element Plan, which could encourage local control.
Mayor Boles closed public comments.
Mayor Boles thought Mr. Casillas was referring to SB 379 which is about climate adaptation and resiliency strategies.
Councilmember Beckmeyer added a safety element for the protection of the community from unreasonable risks associated with the effect of various geologic hazards, flooding and wildland and urban fires.
Community Development Director Updegrave believed the City has been addressing SB 379 through our Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan, our prior Climate Action Plan, as well as our Safety Element updated in 2022 with the General Plan. We are currently working on the multi-jurisdictional local hazard mitigation plan update. She is not aware of anything that is particularly lacking at this point in time but she would be happy to look into it more.
Vice Mayor Wright asked if it would affect our RHNA in any way.
Community Development Director Updegrave does not believe this is related to our RHNA.
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Mayor Boles stated that we have put all of their sites outside of hazard areas and she would not think so. She recalls, when we were doing the General Plan update, we did not update it for SB 379 and we can look at it later and appreciates her following up.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that we need over 1,800 units within five years and she asked if there are any sites in the pipeline that can meaningfully accelerate the unit counts. She also asked what happens if we do not get any significant amount of units in five years.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated that the RHNA does not require us to build 1,897 units within the planning period, but requires us to provide the regulatory framework to allow that amount of growth. That was the driver behind the General Plan amendment and zoning amendment that were passed last year during this period. It increased the capacity and density allowances at various sites throughout the City to accommodate that growth. She stated that we do not have any control over what gets built and, while we do not need to build those, we do need to be making significant progress within our programs. She stated that, in 2027, we are required to do a mid-cycle review and, at that point, she thinks we will have more information on how HCD perceives our progress. We are starting to see applications coming in on Housing Element sites which is promising. She thinks our public sites work is going to be promising and they have several large projects in the pipeline.
Vice Mayor Wright asked how many amendments can be made to the General Plan per year.
Community Development Director Updegrave believes it is three.
Vice Mayor Wright asked if they are able to do multiple tranches.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated that we want to consolidate them into a single resolution to the extent possible in order to have what we need.
Vice Mayor Wright stated she mentioned a number of times objective design guidelines and the Sharp Park Specific Plan, and he seems to recall the Planning Commission being prudent in their passing of the Sharp Park Specific Plan and had a number of guidelines in there. He thinks they did excellent work on that and he wonders, as that is already in place, if that is something we can look at going forward to widen those guidelines and peruse it as a basis for forming more guidelines in the future.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated that there are objective standards in the Sharp Park Specific Plan that could certainly be used as a basis; they are specific to our downtown and, as we start on our outreach, hearing from the community, come to Council and Planning Commission for a joint study session, those are things to consider.
Vice Mayor Wright stated his concern is due to the State is being more restrictive. Since that is already in place, he is wondering if we can use that as a wedge to continue to do more work to keep Pacifica more like Pacifica and have it decided by Pacificans.
Community Development Director Updegrave does not know that the objective design and development standards will require amendments or changes to the General Plan itself. Those are more embedded within zoning ordinances or separate objective design standards.
Vice Mayor Wright stated that, in the future, he is afraid the State will tell us that we cannot inhibit people from developing buildings that do not match Pacifica’s character.
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Community Development Director Updegrave thinks that is why we are moving forward with objective design standards as the current ones we have do not have much objectivity in them.
The more we can move toward providing those objective standards is where we have the opportunity to shape our built environment.
Mayor Boles added that the older ones have a height limit of 35 feet.
Vice Mayor Wright is looking forward to have a good basis to shape Pacifica in the way that we think is best and he wants to continue on that work.
Councilmember Beckmeyer agreed that we need community character in the objective design standards.
Mayor Boles acknowledged that there is so much work on staff’s plates and our Planning Department is overwhelmed and the State keeps changing the laws and putting more unfunded mandates on us that are hard to keep up with and hard to review the projects. Council was grateful for the work they do. She knows the State does not hold us to building the units, but she knows some dates are slipping and some of the goals and objective design standards were one of those.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated referred to all the Housing Element programs and implementing actions and metrics and emphasized that there is no way that any city would accomplish completely all of those programs within a six-year period. Even though our Housing Element was not certified until last year, the City has been working on those programs as well. She referred to the big priorities, projects that are going have significant impacts, such as public sites planning, and important work focused on affordable housing. It is an area where the City exercises quite a bit of control. We are fortunate to have partners like HEART of San Mateo who are working in the background, doing things like developing guidelines for below market rate units, helping us administer our affordable unit program, working on local preference policies, etc.
Mayor Boles stated a couple of builders remedy projects that were submitted last year, like Coastal Crest and Ridgeway, are not on the list. She asked if that is because those are not yet deemed complete.
Community Development Director Updegrave agreed, stating that the HCD has very specific criteria on what we report, and the criteria is housing development applications that were deemed complete.
Mayor Boles referred to the complete builders’ remedy projects and asked if it is too late to impose objective design standards now on those.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated those projects are vested to the codes that were in place at the time they made the applications. Staff continues to work with applicants to try to bring forward the best project, but we cannot impose new standards on those projects.
Mayor Boles concluded, if we have those now for the ones that are not yet deemed complete, we could or no because they have already submitted.
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Community Development Director Updegrave stated that, for projects that were vested under preliminary applications prior to the adoption, we could not impose new standards. They vest at the time they submit all of the preliminary application requirements.
Mayor Boles assumed that included the quarry also. She referred to the Housing Action Fund and the County Grand Nexus Study.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated that we are part of the multi-jurisdictional Grand Nexus and Residential Feasibility Study. Because Pacifica does not have much commercial development and does not currently have commercial linkage fees for affordable housing, we are participating only in the residential feasibility; that is looking at inclusionary housing, everything from percentages to fees, to alternatives, whether offsite. Those are the more substantive changes to the inclusionary that they will be looking at. She stated that the study is underway and believed it will be completed late this year or early next year.
Mayor Boles noticed that there is a community engagement plan outreach on multiple levels that are under different Housing Element implementation numbers. She asked if there was a rough idea of when that might be coming as a community meeting.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated that the two major initiatives that staff started planning for last year that we were reporting on are the zoning modernization and objective design standards. That includes all the streamlining work as well as the public sites.
As we are developing those plans, we are looking at where they intersect, where they can come together and leverage the same meetings or strategies, etc. We are starting to work on very early stakeholder engagement, including our consultant interviewing the planners about their experiences with certain codes and processes and will be doing separate stakeholder interviews with architects or developers. They are in the very preliminary stages, hoping to do some preliminary events in the next couple of months around some of the public sites planning to start gathering that early input. The PBF fellow and our community partners are part of that community engagement.
Mayor Boles thinks the PBF fellow term is expiring sometime this year.
Community Development Director Updegrave stated February 2027.
Mayor Boles stated that there are some housing advocates and churches that are interested in partnering. She stated that there was some good synergy in some of their things, like trying to find more households for the HIP Housing program and educating the community about what the program is.
Councilmember Bier moved to adopt a Resolution accepting the City’s 2025 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the Housing Element of the General Plan and the 2025 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Other Elements of the General Plan, and directing the City Manager to transmit the reports to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI); seconded by Councilmember Beckmeyer.
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
AYES: Boles, Wright, Beckmeyer, Bier, Espinosa
9. Mid-year budget review and adoption of a resolution to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget.
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the mid-year FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Budget amendments.
Asst. City Manager Carter Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez presented the staff report.
There were no public comments.
Councilmember Beckmeyer referred to the General Fund, assigned reserved section, policy level 10% of expenditures, two-third for emergencies, one-third for economic contingency, and the total amount of the 10% is the $5,314,004 and she asked if that was correct. She also asked if it was correct that we were able to go ahead and fund those emergency fund and economic contingency fund this year.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated the General Fund Budgetary Reserves showcases fund balance designation. It is not expenditures or revenues but a bucket of money set aside in case there is an emergency or economic contingency that requires us to tap into those reserves. She stated the $5 million number is 10% of expenditures for emergencies or economic contingencies. It is similar to the VLF scenario, where we had an expected gap and tapped into this reserve.
Vice Mayor Wright noticed contract services have increased 14.7% and he assumed it is due to builders’ remedy projects and other specific uses so it is not necessarily recurring.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez agreed, adding that when we start building the FY 26-27 budget, we pull out any of the one-time amendments that happened year-to-date and we want to bring the budget back down to the necessary amount.
Vice Mayor Wright noticed that the material supplies and maintenance numbers were also up and asked if those expenses were due to breaches in the sea wall or new building furnishings.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez stated that these are not CIP-related. When looking at the General Fund, the CIP-related would be in Fund 322 and other funds. We have some of the smaller equipment purchases and some supplies that support the other General Fund facilities and functioning. Going back to the carry forward after year end, we were able to make sure that some of those contracts are in progress and active carried forward.
Vice Mayor Wright thought that is not necessarily indicative of a trend but one-time purchases.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez agreed and added that budget forms include a check box that says one time or ongoing. We use that information to pull back out any budget amendments when we do the FY 26-27 budget.
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Vice Mayor Wright appreciated the flexibility in the budget to address health and safety. He was wondering if it is possible to find from Public Works about the asbestos issue at the library.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez stated that HR worked closely with PD and the library team as well as our risk team and PW to handle both of these situations. She appreciated staff in all that they do to keep us running.
PW Director Tigbao stated that asbestos in the library was not friable.
Vice Mayor Wright referred to PPE for our employees and assumed that we save some money every year for items such as turnouts. He asked where that is reflected.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez stated that is reflected in all other funds as we have a fund set aside specifically for those purposes. In working with NCFA, staff have a target cadence. This year we put aside put aside $125,000 annually in the fire equipment replacement fund 74, unless directed otherwise by Council.
Asst. City Manager Carter also pointed out that this is one of the best practices to address issues like this, i.e. having annual policy of allocating funds and accumulating fund balances so when those expensive purchases are due for replacement, you have planned ahead of time.
Councilmember Espinosa stated her question is about mold and asbestos remediation. She asked how we found out about whether there are any signs of asbestos and mold and whether we know of any other facilities that we might need to analyze that have the same risk.
PW Director Tigbao stated that typically, staff notice the mold if visual; once it is visual, staff have an environmental firm come out to test it. If it is positive, staff have it remediated.
Councilmember Espinosa asked if, when it is mold in an area, usually it might be a leakage.
She asked if they are addressing any possible leakage, such as water damage.
PW Director Tigbao responded affirmatively.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated our PW team did a fantastic job on the remediation efforts. It was professionally done and was addressed immediately. It was a leak and she complimented the whole team for well done.
Councilmember Beckmeyer wanted to give a shout out to PB&R, as staff helped hold the afterschool homework club that meets at the library. She stated our City Clerk also helped with that.
Councilmember Espinosa stated that her other question was about the Davies Trust. She asked if we have funded the parks. She is concerned about not using that money for the parks.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez stated that the special parks project was brought forward as a previously approved by Council item, and $1.8 million was put into those projects from the Roy Davies Trust Fund and that is underway. Those parks include the Skyridge Park, Imperial Park, Marvilla Park, and Brighton Mini-Park. She stated that there is some funding left in Attachment 5 on packet page 247.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated it is about $618,000 in the fund balance.
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Councilmember Bier was sorry that funding was taken away from our Senior Services which is very upsetting. She appreciates PB&R for all the work they do to keep things going there.
Mayor Boles thanked Councilmember Bier for bringing that up. She asked if the federal government is reducing what they give to agencies via the Older Americans Act.
Finance & Administrative Services Director Gómez stated that the communication that PB&R received was from the County. She knows we did not directly mention the federal pass through or how much of it is federal pass through but there is some implication that it might have been some factor into the reduction that they have provided.
PB&R Director Leslie agreed she is correct that it is never a straight line but federal dollars which pass through California and then San Mateo County eventually make it to the City and we thought the reductions might be more significant. $100,000 was reduced over three different grants: transportation, congruent lunch, and Meals on Wheels program. The County had to make hard decisions on where they were going to make those reductions and it did unfortunately come from our grants this year.
Mayor Boles referred to packet page 226 which talks about cuts to various different programs, and she wondered if there might be room to find that money to finish off this year’s programs.
She asked if we can talk about what this means to our seniors.
PB&R Director Leslie stated that we try to feed them as well as possible. There was some reduction in our food budget as two of the main grants that were cut were nutrition-related. Staff saw that we were going to receive a reduction and looked at areas where we could temporarily reduce. The Meals on Wheels driver resigned midway in the year and many trips were going to be cancelled anyway and that is the reason it was targeted. The food costs are directly tied to the grants and some of the other pieces were surgically pulled out for this year. In a normal situation, we would not pull out so much rom small areas but that was done to balance it out.
Mayor Boles asked if he felt we were not cutting services too much at this point.
PB&R Director Leslie stated there are some minor things that people would notice but it was not significant in their goals to make it seamless and clear for the next fiscal year.
Mayor Boles asked about the $50,000 for tree maintenance, planting trees, etc. in Fund 229.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated that it is an accounting transaction so we just replenished the fund. It is not an allocation, but cleanup we have to do before the year ends. It is best practice to do that midyear, but sometimes we wait until the year ends. The fund is now negative without this transfer. We just transferred money to make it whole. She emphasized it is not new work but filling the gap from the previous work that was done and created.
Mayor Boles thought we are going to be looking at the tree fees as part of our Cost Allocation Plan and potentially charging more for fines to be able to build that fund to have a sustainable balance. On packet page 233, she wanted to talk about the Economic and Housing Development Specialist position. She understood the plan was to phase out that position over this year. She understands it is not a cost change now, but if we are approving this new position, that is $200,000 a year we have to come up with in the budget moving forward.
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Asst. City Manager Carter stated she is correct, adding that it is a delicate item to address. The reason why it is coming to Council in mid-year is because the position is vacant now and already in the budget and accounted for, and it gives the right structure for the department.
Having the specialist position on the books creates first the right skillset for the department and second potential promotional opportunities in the City for staff to progress. Nonetheless, there is a significant budget deficit. At the upcoming year, depending the recruitment, staff might bringing either this position back or some additional positions to them for reconsideration.
Mayor Boles stated that it worries her to be creating a new long-term position now and not having this discussion as part of the overall budget. She knows Economic Development is important to the City to help pull us out but we also have not talked about the Economic Development Committee’s work plan and how they can help, hopefully revitalizing the Chamber also. She stated that it makes her very uncomfortable to make this decision tonight on the ongoing budget moving forward.
Councilmember Beckmeyer asked if the Management Analyst position that is currently in the budget is a permanent position or short-term position.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated it is a permanent position.
Councilmember Beckmeyer asked if it is the intention to have the Economic Development Specialist position be additive to the Management Analyst position or replacing that position.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated, for the long-term structure of the department, the right structure would be to have a Manager position and Economic Development Specialist. That is what you see across the board if you look at other city structures. It is not common to have the Management Analyst working on Economic Development. What is happening now, the Management Analyst is working partially in Economic Development and partially for City Manager’s Office. It will likely change down the road, but it is premature to discuss how it is going to play out. One other thing she wanted to mention is we presented the Economic Development work plan for the department. If executed correctly, it will result in some additional revenues. The potential margin that Council is looking at is the difference between Management Analyst or Economic Development Specialist will be easily offset by potential revenues if the implementation is full speed.
Vice Mayor Wright concluded it will pay for itself.
Mayor Boles stated that we created this new position of Economic Development and Housing Development Manager last year and that was more than $200,000 a year.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated it was an upgrade of the position.
Mayor Boles stated that we still have the Specialist position too. She feels uncomfortable making this until we are looking at the whole budget. She stated that it came as a surprise and she feels we need to think carefully about it. She stated that people are afraid that we are laying people off and she wants to make sure we are not doing that and setting us up for failure in other departments. She feels we need to look at the whole of the City.
Councilmember Espinosa asked if that is only salary or includes benefits.
Councilmember Beckmeyer thinks benefits is included in the budgeted amount.
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Mayor Boles also saw a portion of the salaries are supposed to come out of the Housing Fund which is not a long-term solution either and has not yet understood what part of that position would be related to affordable housing.
Asst. City Manager Carter pointed out the form changes the allocation of the funds. The reason why it is coming in now is because it allows us to open the recruitment and see how it will play out before the budget. Last time this was brought to Council, the budget was 60/40 split and it ahs been changed to 80/20 because the position will mostly focus on the Economic Development work plan and only 20% to assist the Manager with housing projects.
Mayor Boles stated that, at some point, we are spending the Housing Action Fund money quickly, and we are not putting any money into that so eventually that is all going to come out in the General Fund money if that position continues to be funded.
Asst. City Manager Carter agreed, but noted that if the projects are moving forward, the revenues will come in.
Mayor Boles stated asked when does money get returned to the Housing Action Fund.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated that the money does not get returned, simply not spent if the position is vacant. It will stay in.
Mayor Boles understood it will go back to stay there.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated that this position was vacant for the whole year and it is a limited term and it did not make sense to recruit for three months.
Vice Mayor Wright concluded that it will not be returned to that 5% vacancy rate, but returned to the Housing Fund.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated that the 5% vacancy rate applies to General Fund only.
Mayor Boles referred to packet page 251, which is general updates on service enhancements, and identified Economic Development No. 3, conduct feasibility evaluation of district-based financing; the item is delayed and staff requested a budget adoption because staff resources are prioritized for the 2212 Beach Blvd. hotel. She asked if evaluation of district-based financing is the community finance district.
Asst. City Manager Carter responded affirmatively.
Mayor Boles stated that we talked about those being important as a way to be able to potentially collect money from developers and her concern is that if it is being delayed if we are missing those opportunities.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated it has been on our radar for the last couple of years. We already built it into the scope for the consultant to do the studies, but without the staff to execute we cannot move on some of the projects like we discussed in Strategic Planning.
Mayor Boles asked her, at this point, if she thinks it will not happen before the election.
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Asst. City Manager Carter stated that what we would have to do next is to do a study and it will have to come back for the feasibility of the district and what can be done. She is not sure what the timeline would be but we want to move forward with the project.
City Manager Woodhouse added that the CFD are typically not on general municipal election ballots. Those are special ballots handled separately at whatever time they occur.
Mayor Boles knows we decided not to pursue a utility users tax but she heard that Santa Barbara has been in a lawsuit with streaming companies and that they won that, but utility users taxes could be taxed on streaming services. That is an easier one to ask for to be on the ballot as it is an optional add-on and that is something she would be willing to consider in the future.
Vice Mayor Wright asked what is the potential impact of the VLF fees being withheld by the State of California for next year.
Asst. City Manager Carter stated that it is roughly $1.1 million for the coming year.
Councilmember Bier moved to adopt a resolution authorizing the mid-year FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Budget amendments; seconded by Councilmember Beckmeyer.
Mayor Boles mentioned her objection to the Economic and Housing Development Specialist position and desire to delay it to the budget discussion.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated she seconded the motion because she wants to be able to get the position posted and not wait until the budget discussion for July 1.
Mayor Boles stated that, by then if we hired someone, we are committed to that person.
Councilmember Beckmeyer does not think we can get our Economic Development engine to generate funds for us if we do not put people who are appropriately skilled for the job at hand in place. We can get it done if we have the right people on the job so that is why she seconded it.
RESULT: ADOPTED [3 TO 2]
MOVER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
SECONDER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
AYES: Wright, Beckmeyer, Bier
NAYS: Boles, Espinosa
10. Consideration and Adoption of Resolution Appointing Yulia Carter as Interim City Manager and Approving the Employment Agreement between the City of Pacifica and Yulia Carter for Interim City Manager Services
PROPOSED ACTION: Adopt Resolution Appointing Yulia Carter as Interim City Manager and Approving the Employment Agreement between the City of Pacifica and Yulia Carter for Interim City Manager Services.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano presented the staff report.
Vice Mayor Wright asked, if we were to have a retiree come to be city manager, would that have been more expensive or less expensive.
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Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated likely more expensive, but also would have taken more time to fill that position.
Vice Mayor Wright asked if there is a law that we would have to pay the higher salary of the departing City Manager to fill that position in the event we had a retiree come back.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated that the salary would have been negotiated by the person but there is a range for the City Manager position.
Vice Mayor Wright stated Asst. City Manager Carter is offering to do like most Pacifica employees more for less.
Mayor Boles opened public comments.
Sam Casillas, Pacifica, referred to speaking earlier about lack of open communication leading to lack of trust from the public. He expressed his frustration at the Council not bringing an outside Interim City Manager and disagreed with the current City policies and decision-making.
Mayor Boles closed public comments.
Mayor Boles stated Council is carefully going through the City Manager recruitment process and are hoping to share information very soon. It is the hope to get a new City Manager in the next 6-8 weeks. There is still work to be done and there will be an opportunity for the public to meet the person. She stated that Asst. City Manager Carter has served in the position as Acting City Manager a number of times when City Manager Woodhouse is away and Council feels it is important to have a leadership transition for a short period of time with someone who has the knowledge and trust of staff to be able to carry it through to the next phase. She stated Asst.
City Manager Carter is the only person qualified to do that in our City now. This is a difficult time for all of them and she knows there are issues with trusts that she hopes we will be able to address very quickly as we can share more information. She believes this is the best decision for the City for the next couple of months.
Councilmember Beckmeyer concurs as the most important thing is stability of the organization.
We are on the leading edge of budget preparation cycle, and it is always a busy time for every department in the City as they have to conduct all of their affairs that they are responsible for and prepare their budget presentation at the same time. Having someone who is familiar with the way in which the budgeting is done is important for us to get that work accomplished timely.
She stated that, evaluating the choices, she sees the point of view of an opportunity to bring in a different person, but the truth is that it would cost a good deal of money for such a very short period of time; given the timeline, this is the best decision. As noted by the Asst. City Attorney, Asst. City Manager Carter has served the city well. While there is disagreement in the community about approach on some things, frustration in a particular sector of the community including short-term rentals, she thinks that falls unfairly on Asst. City Manager Carter. It is something we are all stuck with due to the fact that we had a flawed short-term rental ordinance passed in 2019. She reiterates that it is a good decision, the easiest way and the most efficient for City staff to continue to move the City forward during a very significant leadership change.
The fact that staff is highly functioning as it is now is a testament to their teamwork and trust of each other. She asked the community to trust them.
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Councilmember Bier reiterated that the stability of our staff is important, and that is one of the reasons behind her decision-making. She asked Asst. City Attorney Bazzano to explain the cost savings.
Asst. City Attorney Bazzano stated that it is in the fiscal impact section of the report. The monthly salary of Interim City Manager will be approximately $1,500 less than the compensation currently provided for the City Manager. There is also cost savings in the fact that the Asst. City Manager position, which is her current position, will not be backfilled during the interim period.
During the interim period, that would result in additional salary savings of approximately $21,113 per month.
Mayor Boles stated plus the $1,500 which is $22,500 per month because we are hoping this is short-term. Council also heard from the recruiter that, even if we were to bring someone in from the outside, there is not a lot of change that happens in that amount of time. If the recruitment ends up taking a lot longer, Council will have to revisit that. It is not sustainable for Asst. City Manager Carter to continue two jobs in the long term. This contract is at will and Council can make changes as needed.
Councilmember Espinosa stated the position is short term and that is one of the reasons why Council thinks it is the best approach to hire her. Asst. City Manager Carter is also working on the budget and has the knowledge to work with staff. That is one of her reasons.
Councilmember Beckmeyer moved to adopt Resolution Appointing Yulia Carter as Interim City Manager and Approving the Employment Agreement between the City of Pacifica and Yulia Carter for Interim City Manager Services; seconded by Councilmember Bier.
Mayor Boles thanked Interim City Manager Carter for being willing to take on this role.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Sue Beckmeyer, Councilmember
SECONDER: Mary Bier, Councilmember
AYES: Boles, Wright, Beckmeyer, Bier, Espinosa
11. City Manager’s Farewell Report
PROPOSED ACTION: The City Manager’s “Farewell Report” is intended to provide observations about numerous Pacifica issues by reflecting on numerous accomplishments and emphasizing challenges and opportunities facing Pacifica moving forward. This is an informational item only, no action required by the City Council.
City Manager Woodhouse presented the staff report.
Mayor Boles appreciated him taking the time to write that. He has been here a long time and did so much and she appreciated all that effort.
Mayor Boles opened public comments.
Tygarjas Bigstyck, Pacifica, shared his thoughts on the conflict feelings that come with retirement and suggestions for the City Manager’s best handling of interactions going forward and thanked him from the bottom of his heart.
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Mayor Boles closed public comments.
RESULT: NO VOTE REQUIRED
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Boles shared from the Airport Roundtable meeting in February to expect more airport noise. San Francisco is working on repaving the major runways for a long period of time, March 30 to November 14, and all the flights go over the Bay and then go to LA will also be coming across the northern end of town. If people sense more noise, use the SFO website noise office and an app called stop.jetnoise.net. There will also be fewer night hush flights which now go over the Bay because that is the runway that will be closed. She attended a fun event for the Ocean Shore Railroad at the Historical Society a few weeks ago and toured the train. She referenced a need for a community calendar and a Council calendar to know about events. She shared that there is a family moving to Pacifica and trying to build a house here. The wife has a non-profit dedicated to historical issues and she has gotten involved with the Historical Society and it is bringing money to the train but also bringing a staff member to help with all the records.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that there was a balanced presentation at the Resource Management and Climate Protection Committee meeting on February 18 related with the Tuolumne River and water relief from Hetch Hetchy and the other Pedro Reservoir in Yosemite.
There will be urban water management plans that all agencies are putting together and our agency is the North County Water District. Where we always think about and are concerned is fire protection, fire suppression, and making sure their infrastructure is protected.
Vice Mayor Wright asked if they instituted their new program for looking on the computer.
Councilmember Beckmeyer stated that 85% completion or more of the automated metering, and 95% of the meters have been replaced to date and the rest should have been completed by the end of February. She also stated that there is information going out about people who have been Pacifica School volunteers, an organization in our community for 25 or 27 years. Due to funding and lack of ongoing sustainable funding, the organization is going to be closing its services at the end of this school year.
Councilmember Bier thanked Horace Hinshaw for another wonderful Sports Hall of Fame award night and thanked the Sanchez Art Center for inviting her to display her art.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
City Manager Woodhouse stated the one communication he provides is to ask Rose on their website about the SF noise overflight number and you can call 650-821-5100, Aircraft Noise Abatement Office, and they handle the noise complaints. He stated that the City has a whole webpage on overflight noise and it is on that page.
ADJOURN
Mayor Boles adjourned the meeting at 10:42 p.m. in honor of retiring City Manager Kevin Woodhouse.
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Transcribed by Barbara Medina, Public Meeting Stenographer.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
APPROVED: 5 - 0; 5/26/2026
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Christine Boles, Mayor