City Council Special Meeting Minutes – 3/3/2025 Page 1
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rob Newsom Jr., Mayor
Adam Loraine, Deputy Mayor
Nicole Fernandez
Danielle Cwirko- Godycki
Lisa Diaz Nash
CITY OF SAN MATEO
Special Meeting Minutes
City Council
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www. cityofsanmateo. org
March 3, 2025
City Hall Council Chambers 5: 30 PM
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER at 5: 30 p. m.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Newsom, Deputy Mayor Loraine, Council Members: Fernandez, and Diaz Nash Excused: Cwirko- Godycki
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: 32 p. m. to consider:
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators ( Government Code Section 54957. 6) City designated representatives: Yumi Maeda, Karen Huang, Abby Veeser and Aracelia Esparza Employee Organizations: SEIU Maintenance
Council reconvened at 5: 42 p. m.
STUDY SESSION
2. 2025 Community Survey Results
Christina Horrisberger, Assistant City Manager, gave an informational report about the results of the City' s Community Survey, conducted in February 2025 by True North Research.
Public Comment:
Seema Patel: City walkability is a positive, more bike lanes, north central complete streets plan.
Jordan Grimes: Great report card, agree with majority of San Mateans, lucky to live here. Affordable housing biggest challenge. Comment at this venue can be unrepresentative of community at large. Do have flexibility to encourage affordable housing.
Max Mautner: Safer bike infrastructure – inexpensive to live in the City without a car. Saved money.
Mike Swire: Bike safety, plurality support additional bike lanes. Only segment who opposed the removal of bike lanes were residents.
Council asked questions and made comments.
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ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 6: 41 p. m.
APPROVED BY: SUBMITTED BY:
Rob Newsom, Jr., Mayor Martin McTaggart, City Clerk
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