City Council Special Meeting Minutes – 6/20/2023 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
June 20, 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
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Lee granted an exception to approve a request for the Special Meeting to begin with General Public Comment, public comment was provided by: John Ulrich, Jr., Donya Sultani, Carla Avitabile, and Mary Alexander spoke in favor of pay increases for library staff.
STUDY SESSION
1. Train Horn Noise – Status Update
Tina Pham, Senior Engineer, gave the presentation on the status of efforts to minimize train horn noise impacts.
The presentation contained a schedule for establishing train quiet zones. Staff recommended Council proceed with closure at Villa Terrace Avenue and medians at E. Bellevue Avenue at-grade crossings.
Council asked questions of staff.
Public Comment – Thomas Morgan asked about the closing of the Poplar off-ramp and any redesign of Peninsula and how that may impact the proposed solutions.
Council deliberation continued.
Council consensus is to continue with staff’s recommendation to proceed with the closure at Villa Terrace Avenue and medians at E. Bellevue Avenue at-grade crossings, and emphasized the need for more outreach with the community earlier in the decision making process.
The City Council convened to Closed Session at 6:58 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Following the opportunity for public comment, there were no speakers, the City Council convened into Closed Session to consider:
2. Public Employee Appointment
Title: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
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