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COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor
Rob Newsom Jr., Deputy Mayor
Rich Hedges
Amourence Lee
Adam Loraine
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
May 20, 2024
City Hall Council Chambers 5:00 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 5:00 p.m.
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.
CLOSED SESSION
Following the opportunity for public comment, there were no speakers, the City Council convened into Closed Session at 5:02 p.m. to consider:
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6) City designated representatives: Shawnna Maltbie, Yumi Maeda, Karen Huang, Abby Veeser and Stacey Cue.
Employee Organizations: Police Sergeants’ Association, San Mateo City Employees Association, SEIU Maintenance and SEIU Non-Merit Part-Time
Council reconvened at 6:03 p.m.
STUDY SESSION
2. Potential Ballot Measures for November 2024 - Results From Community Survey and Council Direction Christina Horrisberger, Assistant City Manager; Barry Barnes, TeamCivX; and Timothy McLarney, True Noth Research gave the presentation.
Public Comment: Michael Ragan spoke in opposition to a ballot measure to revisit Measure Y. Jordan Grimes expressed concerns for this ballot measure not addressing the city’s housing needs.
Council majority provided direction to staff to: proceed with education and outreach on the land use measure and return to the Council for a decision whether to place it on the November 2024 ballot; to not proceed with education and outreach on the Charter amendments measures and return to Council for a decision whether to place them on the November 2024 ballot. Council provided feedback on staff’s education and information outreach plan and gave direction to include the phrase “without raising taxes” to clarify that there is no tax increase related to the November 2024 ballot measure.
ADJOURNMENT –The meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
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APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Lisa Diaz Nash, Mayor Martin McTaggart, City Clerk