Fiscal Year 2023-24 City Council Priorities
Items Staff Request Retaining
# Department Lead(s) Council Priority Status Update as of Jan 2024 Proposed Modifications 3 City Manager's
Office
Establish policies to decarbonize existing buildings
and infrastructure and eliminate methane gas use
by 2030
Staff presented a project update at the January 16, 2024 City Council Special Meeting. City Council members directed staff to continue research, analysis, and outreach on all five policy options presented for consideration. This feedback will be incorporated for the next phase of outreach which will begin in July 2024. The final Sustainable Building Strategy would return to City Council for adoption in 2025.
4 City Manager's
Office
Integrate master plans to increase efficiency and
community impact
Staff presented the progress report to City Council on November 6th and recommended we move this item to the 2-5 year completion category. Move item to 2-5 year completion category. 5 Public Works and
City Manager's
Office
Design and implement capital improvements for
permanent street closure
Design is being finalized to include bollards, furniture, and planters on both blocks with bollards between 1st and 2nd Ave being an optional bid item. Project Team anticipates construction documents package will be ready for advertisement in February 2024. Project is over budget due to significant increases in scope throughout design process. Construction of improvements to commence in the fall of 2024.
Move item to 2-5 year completion category.
8 Finance Initiate a Community Budget Process for
anticipated revenue from Measure CC
The City has yet to recieve Measure CC revenue. Once revenue is recieved, staff plans to initiate a community budget process. Move item to 2-5 year completion category. 9 Public Works Remove North Shoreview from FEMA Flood
Assessment
FEMA requested formal time extension on 12/27/23 for review of the Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), which is part of the process to change floodzones. Current deadline for update is 30 days by 1/26/2024.
Move item to 2-5 year completion category.
11 City Manager's
Office Consider the adoption of wage theft protections
San Mateo County created an internal Office of Labor Standards Compliance in December 2023 to provide wage theft protections & strengthen worker protections, especially for the most vulnerable and at-risk workers. The office will start on July 1, 2024. Staff will bring a study item to the City Council in early 2025, to avoid duplicating efforts with the County, State, and Federal governments in providing wage protection.
12 City Manager's
Office
Explore the establishment of Property-Based
Improvement Districts
Work has not commenced. Staff will start internal discussions on property-based improvement districts in the summer.
13 City Manager's
Office
Explore the implementation of a Customer
Response Management or 311 system Staff paused progression on this item to allow staff to prioritize Workday implementation 16 City Manager's
Office and Public
Works
Enhance city-wide disaster response and
emergency preparedness
The San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department's Office of Emergency Services (OES) developed a draft Wet Weather Emergency Action Plan that is under review by all departments. Public Works has enhanced its wet weather preparations with cleaning of catch basins, additional sand bag stations, and regular inter-departmental forecast monitoring/planning check-ins. OES is developing a new Emergency Operations Plan for the City. Emergency Management training has commenced for all City staff with the first trainings taking place in January 2024. Emergency food for City staff was purchased in January 2024.
17 Community
Development Update the General Plan
The General Plan and Final EIR were published in January 2024, with adoption hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council planned for January and March 2024. Once General Plan 2040 is adopted, a ballot initiative to amend Measure Y will need to be brought to the voters in November 2024.
Modify priority to include amending Measure Y and
initiating Zoning Code amendments to implement
General Plan 2040.
Items to be Completed within 2 to 5 Years
Items to be Completed within the Fiscal Year
7 Fiscal Year 2023-24 City Council Priorities
Items Staff Request Retaining
# Department Lead(s) Council Priority Status Update as of Jan 2024 Proposed Modifications 18 Community
Development Implement Housing Element Policies
Staff published an updated Housing Element for public review on November 16 and submitted to HCD on November 22. The City recieved notification in January 2024 from HCD that the Housing Element is in Substantial Compliance. The Next step is for Housing Element adoption by the Planning Commission in March and by the City Council in April. Implementation of Housing Element two programs was completed in Nov/Dec - adoption of Objective Design Standards and increasing the administrative approval threshold for residential projects to 25 units.
Implementation of Housing Element policies and programs with a 2024 commitment is ongoing.
Maintain priority - significant work to implement
Housing Element will be necessary each year through
2031.
19 Library and Public
Works Address structural issues at the Marina Library
Library representatives met with architect, design lead, and engineering team for the Marina project on 12/19/23. The next step is for Project Team to summarize their findings, create visual renderings of their ideas, and put together alternatives for project scope, and begin the conceptual design process. Construction still anticipated to start fall 2024. 20 Public Works Reconstruct all failed streets in San Mateo by 2026 Phase 4 construction is suspended for the winter season and will resume road reconstruction in the Spring 2024. Additional field investigations were performed fall 2023 on Phase 5 streets to ensure road treatments are appropriate. City to receive 90% Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) in January. Phase 5 anticipated construction bid in March/April 2024. 21 Public Works
Replace all remaining high voltage circuits to
improve safety and reliability of the street light
system
Construction of Phase 3 is on-going. City’s contractor has completed all the work they can until PG&E completes preparation of various electrical service connections. PG&E is experiencing delays so our project is paused. Design on Phase 4 has been paused but will resume in January because PG&E indicated they will begin working on the Phase 4 electrical service applications. 22 Public Works Fund and deliver the Clean Water Program Collection system capacity improvements, annual sewer investigations, and upgrades are in progress and continue. Construction of the WWTP Upgrade & Expansion, Immediate Action, and Annual Major Components projects are in progress and will continue. Project completion estimated in Fall 2024.
23 Library Implement Library Space Master Plan No further progress on the business area, jobseekers area, or biotech area at this time.
Items to be completed in 5 or more years
8 Fiscal Year 2023-24 City Council Priorities
Items Staff Request Retaining
# Department Lead(s) Council Priority Status Update as of Jan 2024 Proposed Modifications 24 Parks & Recreation Implement the Central Park Master Plan In process of finalizing construction documents for the playground. A number of bidders have been prequalified for the construction of the playground in preparation of seeking pricing. City Council will hold a Study Session regarding the Playground Project and funding on February 20, 2024. There was a Fallen Heroes Memorial groundbreaking ceremony on 12/19/2023 with a planned unveiling in Spring 2024.
25 Public Works
Expedite efforts to improve the stormwater
collection, drainage, and storage system, including
dredging the Marina lagoon
Balloting period completed 12/17/23, stormwater fee passed and results were presented to Council on 1/16/24 with subsequent Fee adoption. In parallel, Staff released RFPs for the Stormwater Master Plan Update and Marina Lagoon Maintenance Dredging. Staff will provide their next quarterly update at the February 20, 2024 Council Meeting 27 Public Works Implement a Green Fleet by 2030
Preliminary design for Fleet EV infrastructure at City Hall is underway, expected construction in Spring of 2025. Planning and coordination of Corp Yard Green Fleet infrastructure to kick off in 2024. Staff have recently experienced supplier issues and delays in purchasing electric vehicles. 28 Public Works Expedite efforts to produce potable water from the Clean Water Program Project in preliminary engineering design and environmental review phase.
Modify to "Expedite efforts to provide high quality
effluent from the wastewater treatment plant upgrades
to support the future production of potable water"
29 Public Works
Minimize impacts to residents from train horn noise
at City at-grade crossings
City's construction on 4th and 5th Ave Railroad Crossings is anticipated to be completed by the end of February 2024 while Caltrain's construction is anticipated to be completed in October 2024. Project for Villa Terrace crossing closure and Bellevue Ave medians continues with preliminary engineering design phase. Construction anticipated Summer 2024. Outreach to community is underway with flyer and door knocking anticipated in early 2024. 30 Public Works Plan for the downtown grade separations and long- term train corridor improvements
Grant opportunities continue to be reviewed for this effort. No new grant applications have been submitted at this time.
9 Fiscal Year 2023-24 City Council Priorities
Items Staff Request Retaining
# Department Lead(s) Council Priority Status Update as of Jan 2024 Proposed Modifications 31 Public Works Improve traffic flow on 19th Ave and Fashion Island Boulevard from Grant to Mariners Island Boulevard
Funding for the design of the Norfolk/Fashion Island Intersection Project is identified. Staff is working with San Mateo County Transportation Authority on the 19th Avenue/Fashion Island Blvd Smart Corridor project that includes implementation of bicycle facilities, and may be designed simultaneously with the Fashion Island/Norfolk intersection. Feasibility assessment of alternatives is underway, with design expected to begin in the next fiscal year. 32 Public Works
Complete all High and Medium-High priority
projects in the 2020 Bicycle Master Plan and the
Pedestrian Master Plan
Design has begun for Delaware Corridor Safe Routes Protected Bike Lane and 28th Avenue Gap Closure project. The team is developing an implementation program for remaining high and medium-high priority projects to systematically program design and construction of facilities. 10