POLICE DAY
2025
Recology Updates
Spring ‘25 Community Clean Up
Event Results
8am to 11am
Lots of Volunteers
315 Cars
40,740 lbs of
Garbage
2 Rows – all
commodities
No Overnight
Dumping
Trend
2,503 lbs.
of
PAINT
8,964 lbs.
of
E-Waste
Spring ‘25 Community Clean Up
Emails sent to MFD’s
Thank you
Next Drop off Day
FALL – OCTOBER 2024
Few More Updates
Battery Campaign
Why is this Important?
• Lithium-ion batteries are a leading
cause of fires in waste and recycling
facilities.
• Customers may be unaware that
batteries should never be placed in
their Recology bins
• Proper disposal helps protect public
safety, prevent facility fires, and
reduce environmental harm.
Annual Brochure
Drops June 9th
Recology San Bruno
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
May 27, 2025
San Bruno City Council Meeting
Michael Ku
Battalion Chief Acting Fire Marshal
AGENDA
I. Objective
II. Definitions
III. Background
IV. What, Why, How
V. Tonight’s Recommended Action
VI. Questions
2 OBJECTIVE
• Present Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA)
3 DEFINITIONS
HAZARD
Based on physical conditions
that creates the likelihood and
expected fire behavior over a
30-50 year period without
considering mitigation
measures like defensible
space, home hardening and
fuel reduction projects.
RISK
The potential damage a fire
can do to the area under
existing conditions while
accounting for any
modifications such as fuel
reduction projects, defensible
space, and ignition resistant
building construction.
4 DEFINITIONS
SRA
State Responsibility Area
• Defines areas where the
state has financial
responsibility for wildland fire
protection and prevention
LRA
Local Responsibility Area
• Defines areas where cities or
counties have legal, financial
responsibility for wildfire
prevention and protection.
5 DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 7A
California Building Code
Chapter 7A is the chapter in
the California building code
that establishes minimum
standards for wildfire resistant
construction for buildings
located in fire hazard severity
zones.
Local Agency
Local agency is defined as a
city, a county, a city and
county or a fire district that is
responsible for fire protection
within a specific geographic
area.
6 BACKGROUND
1980 Panorama Fire
(San Bernardino)
1982 PRC 4201
7 BACKGROUND
1991 Tunnel Fire
(Oakland Hills)
Assembly Bill 337
(Bates Bill)
Fire Hazard Severity
Zones identified in LRA
8 BACKGROUND
2017 – Tubbs Fire
(Napa/Sonoma County
– Santa Rosa)
9 BACKGROUND
2018 Camp Fire
(Paradise)
2021
AB642 and SB63 Moderate and
High Severity zones to be
identified in LRA
2022
AB211 requires local agency to
adopt the two additional zones
10 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
• What are Fire Hazard Severity Zones ?
Maps are required by
Government Code 51178 & 51179
Zones identify levels of fire severity
3 Levels (Moderate, High, & Very High)
11 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
• How are the Zones determined?
CAL FIRE used the best available science and data
to develop, and field test a model that served as the
basis of zone assignments. The model evaluated
the probability of the area burning and potential fire
behavior in the area.
Factors: fire history, vegetation, flame length,
blowing embers, proximity of urban areas to
wildland, terrain, and weather
12 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES DEVELOPEMENT
• Updates and New data
Updated burn probabilities for wildland areas (inclusive of 2020 fires)
Updated fire environment footprints (urban/developed) Updated Vegetation density for urban areas
Inclusion of slope in the urban zoning model
Localized fire weather used in both wildland and
urban models
New firebrand production and transport model
using discrete local wind vector distributions
13 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
• Wildland vs. Non-wildland Zones
• Zones are areas with relatively homogeneous slope
and vegetation
• Scores are averaged within a zone
• Wildland is scored independently of urban and
agricultural
• Urban zones scored using additional model steps
14 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES - Wildland
• Wildland Zone modeling
Burn probability
Based on fire occurrence from 1991-2020
Fire intensity
Vegetation type
Slope
Local fire weather – how hot/dry/windy are the worst
conditions at a given location (based on 2 km data
from 2003-2018)
15 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES – Non-Wildland
• Non-Wildland FHSZ
• Based on distance to wildland and hazard level of adjacent wildland • Ember production based on vegetation type and fire weather • Ember transport based on wind speed/direction observed under the most extreme fire weather at a given location
• Width of moderate, high and very high bands in urban are based on ember load, urban tree cover and slope
16 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
• What is the map for?
• Building standards for new construction in the Wildland-Urban Interface (California Building Code Chapter 7A)
• Property development standards such as road widths, water supply and signage (Fire Safe Regulations)
• Defensible Space Requirements (Government Code 51182) • Natural hazard real estate disclosure
17 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
18 What’s Impacted…
San Bruno Fire Hazard Severity Zones 2025
19 Zone Parcels
Moderate 827
High 936
Very High 1264
FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
20 Adoption Timeline
• February 24th 2025 LRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps "Transmitted" by State Fire Marshall
• May 27th, 2025 1st Reading
• June 10th 2nd Reading
• Copy of the adopted ordinance sent to Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Local Agency Requirements
TONIGHT’S RECOMMENDED ACTION
Read by Title Only and Waiving Further Reading of an
Ordinance Entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Bruno Designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones and Finding the Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act”
21 QUESTIONS?
22 osfm.fire.ca.gov/fhsz
COMPLETE STREETS
COMMITTEE
MAY 27, 2025
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OBJECTIVE
Consider Introducing, Reading by Title Only and Waiving a Further Reading of an Ordinance Entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Bruno Amending Title 7 (Vehicles And Traffic) of the Municipal Code to Form a Complete Streets Committee,” and Finding Such Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and Adopting a Resolution
Establishing the Complete Streets Committee Bylaws.
2 BACKGROUND & PURPOSE
3 Why Form a Complete Streets Committee?
• Align with modern transportation planning best practices. • Reflect a holistic approach to all roadway users.
• Improve efficiency and effectiveness in advisory
processes.
Direction from City Council (Feb 25, 2025):Explore the
creation of a Complete Streets Committee (CSC).
BACKGROUND & PURPOSE
4 What are Complete Streets?
• Definition: Roads designed for safe, accessible travel for all users—pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and drivers. • Policy Basis:
• AB 1358 (2008) – Complete
Streets Act
• General Plan Policy T-A: Support
safe, efficient, and pleasant
multi-modal transportation
CURRENT COMMITTEE BACKGROUNDS AND
DUTIES
5 Traffic Safety & Parking Committee (TSPC)
• Established 1981, duties defined by Municipal Code
• Traffic regulation, traffic control recommendations, vehicular safety concerns.
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
• Subcommittee of TSPC created in 2003, duties defined by by-laws • Promote bike/ped safety and accessibility, advise on related projects, encourage public participation.
PROPOSED COMPLETE STREETS
COMMITTEE DUTIES
6 • Plan & Policy Review: Specific Plans,
Bike/Ped Plans, Safe Routes to School,
Street Master Plans.
• Major Transportation Project Review:
Review and advise on major capital projects.
• Community Engagement: Conduit for
resident feedback.
• Interagency Grant Support: Support and
review transportation grant applications
• Annual Report: Provide yearly updates to
the City Council.
Huntington Cycle Track Project
7 Aug 2023
• City Council
CBC Strategic
Initiative
Feb 2025
• Council
direction
April 2025
• Joint
TSPC/BPAC
May 2025
• City Council
1 st Reading
June 2025
• City Council
2 nd Reading
PROCESS
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION & TRANSITION
8 CSC Membership:
• 7 members long-term
• All 10 current TSPC/BPAC members may opt in at launch May serve one additional term beyond completing existing term • Vacancies remain unfilled during transition
Staff Liaison:
• Public Works leads with support from other departments
JOINT TSPC/BPAC MEETING SUMMARY
9 • Committee members expressed support for collaboration, policy development, and community engagement reflected in CSC duties • TSPC members concerned about losing focus on individual street safety issues
Advantages of Streamlining Review:
CSC can review and refine policy in the Traffic Calming Toolkit Projects can be approved more efficiently
Community meetings for traffic calming projects will continue to allow public input
Unique traffic issues can still be elevated to CSC agendas
RECOMMENDATION
10 • Consider Introducing, Reading by Title Only and Waiving a Further Reading of an Ordinance Entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of San Bruno Amending Title 7 (Vehicles And Traffic) of the Municipal Code to Form a Complete Streets Committee,” and Finding Such Action Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and Adopting a Resolution Establishing the Complete Streets Committee Bylaws.
Matthew Lee, P .E., Public Works Director
May 27, 2025
City Council Regular Meeting
DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING
PROGRAM UPDATE
AGENDA
I.
Objective
II.
Background
III.
Updates & Actions
IV.
Fiscal Impact
V.
Tonight’s Recommended Action
VI.
Questions
2 OBJECTIVE
3 Eliminate
paid parking between 8
–
10AM (on
-
street)
Amend
LAZ Parking contract
Introduce
$0.50 coin rate (off
-
street); pass through credit card fees
Remove
El Camino Real paid parking
By Resolution:
OBJECTIVE
4 Replace
the Police Chief With the City Manager for management of the Downtown Paid Parking Program
By Ordinance:
OBJECTIVE
5 Reintroduce
options for repaying the General Fund loan
Direct
the Issuance of an RFP for a Downtown Parking Program App Other Actions:
6 BACKGROUND
66 4/29/2025 Follow
-
Up
1. Eliminate paid parking
downtown between
8:00AM and 10:00AM for
on
-
street parking spaces
2. Include a $0.50 rate for
off
-
street parking lot
spaces if using coins and
include pass through of
transaction fee for credit
card payment
3. Remove paid parking
on El Camino Real;
remove the associated 21
kiosks, keep the 2
-
hr.
parking limit
4. Amend the LAZ Parking
contract and revise the
budget to include funding
for a contracted Meter
Technician and non
-
technical maintenance
labor
5. Research the cost
associated with
implementing a mobile
paid parking app that
may be used at the
parking lot and street
kiosks
6. Reintroduce options for
repaying the General
Fund loan during the
budget process for
discussion and action.
7. Change program
management from the
Chief of Police to City
Manager or their
designee
7 UPDATES &
ACTIONS
8 Rate & Schedule Changes
9 On
-
street enforcement now starts at 10:00AM
El Camino Real no longer has paid parking;
kiosks removed
Off
-
street lots allow $0.50/hour coin payment;
credit card fees passed through
LAZ Parking
Contract Amendment
10 Add
1.0 FTE Meter Maintenance Technician ($95K/year)
o Dedicated, onsite technician
o Improve response times & maintenance quality
o Program management
Add
$25K for non
-
technical kiosk maintenance
o Includes removal and storage of the 21 kiosks on El Camino Real 11 11
Mobile Parking App RFP
Staff recommends RFP for mobile app
solution
RFP ensures competitive pricing
and compliance
Estimated cost via LAZ: $0.65/transaction
11 FISCAL IMPACT
12 Additional Budget Items
Potential Revenue Loss
Elimination of on-street paid
parking from 8:00AM and
10:00AM
$85,000 – $110,000
Removal of paid parking on El
Camino Real $20,000 – $27,000
TOTAL $105,000 – $137,000
1.0 FTE Meter Maintenance
Technician (annual cost) $95,000
Non-technical maintenance
labor (one-time cost) $25,000
Updated signage (one-time
cost) $70,000
TOTAL $190,000
Loan repayment plan to be presented June 10, 2025
TONIGHT’S RECOMMENDED ACTION
I.
Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 7 (Vehicles And Traffic) By Replacing The Police Chief With The City Manager For Management of the Downtown Paid Parking Program
II.
Consider Adoption of a Resolution Amending Rates And Regulations For Paid Parking On City
-
Owned or Controlled On and Off
-
Street Parking
Facilities; Approving An Amendment to The Agreement with LAZ Parking, CA LLC, for Parking Enforcement Services; Appropriating Funds Therefor; and Determining The Project Is Exempt Under The California Environmental Quality Act
III.
Direct the Issuance of an RFP for a Downtown Parking Program App 13 QUESTIONS?
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