City Council Regular Meeting Minutes – 4/1/2024 Page 1
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor
Rob Newsom Jr., Deputy Mayor
Rich Hedges
Amourence Lee
Adam Loraine
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Regular Meeting Minutes
City Council Meeting
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
April 1, 2024
City Hall Council Chambers 7:00 PM
Regular Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 7:30 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Diaz Nash, Deputy Mayor Newsom, Council Members: Hedges, Lee, and Loraine
AB 2449 Requests and Considerations for Meeting Participation by Teleconference due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances – there were no requests.
CEREMONIAL
1. National Library Week – Recognition - Sarah Meier-Heredia, Executive Director of the Library Foundation, and James Moore, City Librarian, gave the presentation
2. Fair Housing Month – Proclamation - Josie Fulton, Community Outreach Coordinator, Project Sentinel, received the proclamation
3. National Poetry Month – Proclamation - Lauren Lin, San Mateo County Youth Poetry Ambassador, read her poem and received the proclamation
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items, 4 through 8, were considered to be routine by the City Council. Item 9 was removed to be considered separately. After the titles of the items were read by the Deputy City Clerk, the public was invited to comment and there were no speakers. Motion passed 5-0.
Moved: Hedges, Seconded: Newsom
Ayes: Diaz Nash, Newsom, Hedges, Lee, and Loraine
Noes: None
4. City Council Meeting Minutes - Approval
Approve the minutes of the special and regular meetings of January 16, 2024, and March 4, 2024.
5. On-Call Traffic Engineering Data Collection Services – Amendment Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Innovative Data Acquisitions, LLC dba IDAX Data Solutions for On-Call Traffic Engineering Data Collection Services to increase the agreement amount by $310,000 for a revised total not-to-exceed amount of $510,000; establish a contingency reserve of $30,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the amendment in substantially the form presented and approve amendments within the contingency amount.
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6. Marina Lagoon Spot Dredging Project – Agreement
Approve an agreement with Moffatt & Nichol to provide professional design and professional consultant services for the Marina Lagoon Spot Dredging Project in the amount of $207,261; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $20,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented, and execute any future amendments within the contingency amount, including no-cost term extension amendments.
7. San Mateo Public Library Foundation Operating Lease – Amendment Approve an Amendment to the Property Lease and Operating Agreement with the San Mateo Public Library Foundation to extend the lease for an additional year commencing on April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025; and authorize its execution by the City Librarian.
8. Boards and Commissions – Re-Establish Annual Appointment Subcommittees Re-establish Appointment Subcommittees with Mayor Diaz Nash and the Commission Liaison to interview for vacancies, approve the following Council Members addition to the Appointment Subcommittees: Deputy Mayor Newsom to the Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission; Council Member Loraine to the Planning Commission; and Council Member Lee to the Park and Recreation Commission and Planning Commission, and rescind the Council action taken on March 18, 2024 to establish Appointment Subcommittees.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
9. City Council and Boards and Commission Rules and Procedures – Update Council Member Loraine pulled this item to clarify his comments and requested a modification.
Motion to Approve the amendments to the City Council Rules and Procedures and the Boards and Commissions Rules and Procedures. Motion passed 5-0.
Moved: Hedges, Seconded: Newsom
Ayes: Diaz Nash, Newsom, Hedges, Lee, and Loraine
Noes: None
PUBLIC COMMENT
Hayley Village, Veronica, Veronica McIntyre spoke on family childcare providers. Lisa Tealer requested Council sponsorship of an event being organized by the Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council. Rick Sakuda spoke on parking on Humboldt.
OLD BUSINESS
10. Pedestrian Mall – Project Update/Street Barrier Selection, Business Feedback and Potential Pilot Program Jennifer Chen, Economic Development Manager; Stephanie Piñon, Public Works Senior Engineer; and Christina Horrisberger, Assistant City Manager, gave the presentation.
Public Comment: Mason Fong, Matt Sweeney, Matt Sweeney, Edward Duran, Guerrero Espinoza, Rafael Salah, Alam Curup, Carlos Segura, Kevin Simpson, Amy Lee, Erica Wood, Robert Anderosn, Lew Cohen, Jonathan New, Rafat Haddad, Ronnie, Chris Homs, Akash Kapoor, Paulo Rossetto, Paulina Espizona, Drew Greenspan, an organized presentation led by Don Peterson, Jordan Grimes, Erika Powell, and Tanner W provided public testimony on the project update for the pedestrian mall.
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Council asked questions of staff and gave comments.
Council consensus was to move forward with both the pilot program and the water barriers on both blocks.
Council recessed from 9:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m.
11. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Accomplishments – Update Denise Garcia, Management Analyst II, gave the presentation.
Public Comment: Ligia Andrade Zuniga spoke to the item.
Council commented and asked questions.
Consensus of staff was for Option #2: Assign social impact and DEI initiatives to the Community Relations Commission.
At 10:51 p.m. the City Council took a vote to continue the meeting beyond 11:00 p.m. The motion carried 5-0.
Ayes: Diaz Nash, Newsom, Hedges, Lee, and Loraine
Noes: None
PUBLIC HEARING
12. Charter Amendments – Public Hearing
Prasanna Rasiah, City Attorney, provided a presentation on potential Charter Amendment Ballot Measures, the separation of different amendments, and potential timing of ballot measure.
Council commented and asked questions.
City Attorney Rasiah indicated there will be a public hearing on May 6th.
REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager, City Attorney and Council Members reported on their various assignments and liaison roles.
Council Member Lee proposed agendizing a study session on affordable housing units administered by the City, a Council majority agreed to this. Council Member Lee proposed expediting a study session on historical resources program, a majority of Council agreed to this. Council Member Lee asked the Council to participate in the Soul Stroll on May 15th, and to sponsor the Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council event with a $5,000 donation. A majority of the Council agreed to participate in the event. City Manager Khojikian reported he would look into the budget for this and would get back to the Council on this.
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 11:40 p.m.
APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor Martin McTaggart, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 6A010ED7-1671-4447-9E85-F6F1E459C8EA