City Council Special Meeting Minutes – 08/15/2022 Page 1
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
August 15, 2022
Conference Room C and Remote 5:30 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER -
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Bonilla, Deputy Mayor Papan, Council Members: Lee and Goethals Excused: Council Member Rodriguez
STUDY SESSION
1. Tenant Protection Policies Work Program
Eloiza Murillo-Garcia, Housing Manager, provided a presentation on policies to strengthen AB1482 tenant protection act. She provided a history of tenant protection activity in the City of San Mateo and requested direction on Just Cause Eviction Policy, expanding relocation payments, limiting renovation related evictions, establishing a right to return policy, and establishing a rental registry.
Council asked questions of staff.
Public Comment – Jeff LaMont stated public outreach should have been done before taking up this matter. Brian Ponty commented the data should be acquired first. Mitch Speigle stated he sees some of the policies as impacting landlords. Fernando Pena, SAMCAR, suggested the use of a constituent model for tenant/landlord disputes. Alane Gilbrech, SAMCAR, would like to see more collaboration of how to solve disputes. Jennifer Martinez stated decision making is on anecdotes, not data – need data. Ramoel Chandry Vijay stated he is concerned with impact on renovations. Jordan Grimes stated strong support of all the options on the table, study them for implementation. Anne Wilson, property owner in San Mateo, asked if there are owner protections. Maggie Trinh supports all the tenant protections. Nora Lihomes, Realtor, cited the need for protection for landlords. Suzanne Moore tenant protections are needed. Raayan Mohnteshemi stated the data is needed. Kiana Simmons supports tenant protections. Robert Whitehair stated the tenant registry is needed.
Rhovy Lyn Antonio noted AB1482 was enacted and went into effect in 2020. Xin Ma stated this will divide community and not bring us together. Mike Caggiano stated the data is important. Justin Ally said tenant protections are prudent well-tailored and adopted by other cities. Sarah Fields cited the need for a rental registry. Cameron Gilbert stated the protections could go further. Vikas Maturi supports the policies.
Council members asked for more information, including collecting more data, researching business license registration, find out what county level data of homeless rate is available, how to substantiate when it is substantial renovation, and more information on rental registry. Council concurred on the need for balanced policies.
2. Solid Waste Rate Setting for 2023
Jack Johnson, Waste Management Supervisor, and Rick Simonson, Senior Vice President, HF&H Consultants, provided a presentation on the five-year rate revenue adjustment plan for funding revenue shortfalls, cost-of- service analysis and rate impacts by customer class.
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Council asked questions of staff. Public Comment – there were no speakers. Council consensus was the potential solid waste rates and restructuring for 2023 were appropriate in reserves.
ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
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