CITY OF SAN MATEO
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Agenda Report
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
Agenda Number: 5 Section Name: {{section.name}} Account Number: 10-4679 File ID: {{item.tracking_number}} TO: City Council
FROM: Alex Khojikian, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Public Works Department
MEETING DATE: February 03, 2025
SUBJECT:
San Mateo Foster City School District Sandbag Station — Agreement RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify an inter-agency agreement with the San Mateo Foster City School District allowing the City to deploy a sandbag station in the parking lot of the Turnbull Child Development Center in the North Central neighborhood.
BACKGROUND:
The City annually deploys multiple sandbag stations for community members to fill sandbags for flood protection needs.
Although the City has expanded its sandbag stations to more locations in recent years, Council members have expressed concern at the lack of a station in the North Central neighborhood. Staff was recently able to negotiate an agreement with the San Mateo Foster City School District (District) to deploy a sandbag station in the Turnbull Child Development Center parking lot at the corner of Humboldt St and Indian Ave. While the station will be temporary due to the District's need for the full parking lot in the coming months for upcoming facility construction activities, and will only be available to the public Monday through Friday during the day, it provides a localized site for the North Central community to fill sandbags.
Staff has been advertising the station’s availability to the public since its deployment during the week of January 7.
In order to expedite deployment of the station to maximize the limited time for which it may be available in the current rainy season, the City Manager executed the agreement after District approval and staff is requesting Council to ratify the inter-agency agreement after-the-fact.
BUDGET IMPACT:
There is sufficient funding in the Public Works operating budget to deploy and maintain the sandbag station.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
Approval of this interagency agreement is exempt from CEQA review under the “common sense” exemption; in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the establishment of a temporary sandbag station at the Turnbull Child Development Center parking lot may have a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).)
NOTICE PROVIDED
All meeting noticing requirements were met.
ATTACHMENTS
Att 1 — Executed Agreement with San Mateo Foster City School District
CITY OF SAN MATEO
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