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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
April 17, 2023
City Hall Council Chambers 5:30 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Lee, Deputy Mayor Diaz Nash, Council Members: Hedges, Loraine and Newsom
CLOSED SESSION
Following the opportunity for public comment, there were no speakers, the City Council convened into Closed Session to consider:
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6) City designated representatives: Stacey Cue, Teresa Abrahamsohn, Rich Lee, and Yumi Maeda Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 Library Merit and SEIU Local 521 Per Diem, and San Mateo Safety Management
The City Council reconvened at 5:58 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
2. 2022-23 Budget Update, 2023-24 Operating Budget, and 2023-28 Capital Improvement Plan Preview Rich Lee, Finance Director, provided a presentation on the 2022-23 budget update and sought direction on the 2023-24 operating budget and 2023-28 Capital Improvement Plan. Council asked questions of staff.
Public Comment – Thomas Morgan stated the City needs to find ways to get funding back for the Vehicle License Fee and also to fix streets faster. Pamela Rittelmeyer stated concern with traffic safety. Yiming Luo requested to continue funding bike and pedestrian improvements in the CIP.
Council consensus was no changes to the proposed budget and to maintain status quo of $8.1M per year.
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Amourence Lee, Mayor Patrice Olds, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: FE589B8D-B69D-4A0A-A1DE-93CD6FFA4AFF