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COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rick Bonilla, Mayor
Diane Papan, Deputy Mayor
Amourence Lee
Joe Goethals
Eric Rodriguez
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
June 20, 2022
City Hall Council Chambers 5:30 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Bonilla, Deputy Mayor Papan, Council Members: Lee, Goethals and Rodriguez
CLOSED SESSION
Following the opportunity for public comment, there were no speakers, the City Council convened into Closed Session to consider:
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation, Workers' Compensation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 Name of case: Eric Avila
2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Lalonde v. City of San Mateo, San Mateo Superior Court Case No.: 20-CIV-05837
STUDY SESSION
3. “Property Owner Obligations with Respect to Tenants Displaced from Unsafe or Substandard Units” – Municipal Code Review
Christine Civiletti, Code Enforcement Manager, provided a presentation outlining the history of the ordinance noting in 2019 the ordinance was adopted, in 2021 the Council set a goal to strengthen the penalties for repeat offenders and at a study session later in 2021 Council requested more detailed information available penalties.
She overviewed the history of enforcement action since implementation of the ordinance. She then reviewed five possible penalties for consideration and other tools to increase effectiveness. Linh Nguyen, Assistant City Attorney, and Lance Bayer, Special Counsel to the City Attorney’s Office were also available to provide information.
Council asked questions of staff.
Public Comment – Justin Alley stated support and continue to build on the red tag ordinance.
Council all agreed there should be additional penalty provisions required for effective enforcement of Chapter
7.50, the City should adopt an impartial hearing officer review procedure with City Council being the final appeal body, and City staff should begin work on a draft ordinance to adopt the Dangerous Buildings Code.
ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Rick Bonilla, Mayor Patrice M. Olds, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: F46F9E8B-450F-44E4-BCC7-0BE6A5CBFB04