City Council Special Meeting Minutes – 1/24/2023 Page 1 6 1
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COUNCIL MEMBERS
Amourence Lee, Mayor
Lisa Diaz Nash, Deputy Mayor
Rich Hedges
Adam Loraine
Rob Newsom Jr.
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
January 24, 2023
City Hall Council Chambers 6:00 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Lee, Deputy Mayor Diaz Nash, Council Members: Hedges, Loraine, and Newsom
CEREMONIAL
1. Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Proclamation - Ruth Robinson, Sisters Against Slavery, and Participant with San Mateo County Human Trafficking Initiative received the proclamation.
NEW BUSINESS
2. General Plan Amendment to Adopt the City of San Mateo's Housing Element for 2023-2031 Eloiza Murillo Garcia, Housing Manager, and Zach Dahl, Community Development Deputy Director, and Housing Consultant Diane Elrod provided a presentation on an overview of the Housing Element process and actions taken to address HCD comments from the first submittal that was provided. They reviewed changes to the plan and responses to the comments.
Council recessed from 6:55 pm to 7:00 pm.
Council asked additional questions of staff.
Public Comment (37) – in support of submitting the recommended housing plan or with suggestions to continue to modify it to provide housing. In Person (12): Ken Abreu, Sierra Club; Daniel Shefen; Edward Evans; Michael Ragan; Tom Lease; Karyl Eldridge; Ted McKinnon; Mitch Speigle; Jeff LaMont; Dennis Keane; Fernando Pena, SAMCAR; and Karim Sarrat, SAMCAR & SFR owners. Remote (25): Ali Sapirman; Rick Bonilla; Ronnie Eaton; Laurie Watanuki; Mareva Godfrey; Lisa Taner; Lisa Vande Voorde; Andrea; Martha Park; Robert Whitehair; Daniel Schorr; Frances Souza; Connie W.; George; Rick Sakuda; Robin Gage; Jordan Grimes; Jacqueline; Angelina Soldatos; Laurie; Rhovy Lyn Antonio; Paul Beaudreau; Peter Mandle; George; and Adam Alberti.
Council asked additional questions of staff. Discussion ensued including concern with the Builder’s Remedy; Planning Commission actions; continue to work with HCD; share and bring HCD requested modifications to Council as soon as possible; concern with fines and deadlines; and the importance of supporting this draft to keep moving forward. Overall consensus expressed was to approve the staff recommendation with the amendment Motion to Adopt a Resolution, as amended to include the supplemental sites, to approve a General Plan Amendment to update the Housing Element for the Sixth Housing Cycle (2023-2031) that is compliant with State law, provides a plan for at least 7,015 new housing units and affirmatively furthers fair housing, and determine that adoption of the Housing Element is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, based on the listed findings included in Attachment 3. Motion passed 5-0.
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Moved: Hedges, Seconded: Diaz Nash
Ayes: Lee, Diaz Nash, Hedges, Loraine, and Newsom
Noes: None
Enactment: Resolution No. 11 (2023)
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m. following a moment of silence for those victims of gun violence in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay.
APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Amourence Lee, Mayor Patrice Olds, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: F17F2254-E3F2-4B5E-B10D-BA4F7392A68F