CITY OF SAN MATEO
City Council Special Meeting
March 10, 2025
6:30 PM
Oak Room, San Mateo Main Library
55 West 3
Avenue
San Mateo CA, 94402
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rob Newsom Jr.
Adam Loraine
Nicole Fernandez
Danielle Cwirko-Godycki
Lisa Diaz Nash
AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call
NEW BUSINESS
The public will have an opportunity to submit written comment cards or provide verbal comment at the conclusion of this period.
1. 2025 State of the City
Mayor Rob Newsom Jr. will deliver the annual State of the City presentation and present insights into the City’s achievements in 2024 and plans for 2025.
ADJOURNMENT
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Welcome to the
Moving San Mateo Forward!
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City Manager
Alex Khojikian
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Community Collaboration Engagement
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Thriving
Together
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Strength in Diversity
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Submit Y our Questions for Us
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Mayor
Rob Newsom
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San Mateo Roots
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Mayor
Rob Newsom
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City Council Colleagues
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Assistant City Manager
Christina Horrisberger
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Our T eam
Zachary Dahl
Community Dev. Dir.
Prasanna Rasiah
City Attorney
Rukshana Singh
Acting City Librarian
Martin McTaggert
City Clerk
Matt Fabry
Public Works Dir.
Aracelia Esparza
HR Director
Pete Owen
Director of IT
Karen Huang
Director of Finance
Ed Barberini
Police Chief
Matt Turturici
Fire Chief
Joanne Magrini
Parks & Rec Director
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Community Flood And Storm Protection
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FEMA Flood Map Update
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$500 Million Clean Water Program
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More P edestrian Mall Improvements
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Pedestrian & Bike Safety
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Complete Streets Program
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Adapting to Community Needs
Parks & Recreation Libraries
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Marina Library Closing this Summer
For Repairs & Upgrades
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Expanding Library Services
Branded Wrap
Coming Soon!
Genealogy Services Outreach Van Neurodiversity Programming 23 24 of 81
Supporting Wellness through Activities
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Fallen Heroes Memorial
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Central Park
Playground
Renovation
Groundbreaking
Coming April 24!
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80,000 Rounds of Golf Played
300 T rees Planted
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1,600 Seniors Enrolled
4,500 Y outh Enrolled
Programs Supporting Seniors & Y outh
Senior Rides Program
Summer Camps & Aquatics
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Parks and Recreation Updates
Community Pool
Repairs
Beresford Park
Pickleball
Pilot Program
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Community Development
Building for the Future
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State Certifies
San Mateo’s
Housing Element
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San Mateo
Housing Element:
Paves Way for 10,200
New Housing Units
at All Income Levels
State Mandate:
Capacity for 7,015
Housing Units
Exceeding State Housing Requirements
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General Plan Adopted in 2024
Focuses on…
Housing Production and Balanced
Growth
Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability
Continued Community Engagement
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Allows Additional Housing and Higher Densities
Close To Public Transit
Including Capacity for 19,700 New Housing Units!
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Creating Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan in 2025
Funded by Federal Grant
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Implementing the General Plan
Streamlining and simplifying the
permitting process
Updating codes to support Missing
Middle housing production
Comprehensive Zoning Code Update to
facilitate development
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Kiku Crossing Expanded
Affordable Housing & Parking
225 100% affordable housing units
524 public parking spaces
27 EV charging stations
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2000 S. Delaware
Expanding Affordable Housing
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Public Safety: San Mateo Police
Real Time Information Center
Assisted officers with 133 calls for service since
its launch in October 2024.
67% of those calls were criminal complaints
33% involved quality-of-life concerns and
community welfare checks
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Public Safety: San Mateo Police
Holistic-Oriented Policing &
Engagement (HOPE) Team
Compassionate Support through
Collaboration:
Law enforcement
Clinicians
Specialists
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Organized Retail Theft Task Force
Supported by a multi-million-dollar
grant awarded by the California
Board of State and Community
Corrections
Facilitated 189 arrests and 163
cases
Recovered over $80K worth of
items during deployments in 2024
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Free Car Seat
Inspection Events
SMPD Hosted Two Free
Events in 2024 with CHP
Certified experts inspected
72 vehicles to ensure
compliance with State laws
and children’s safety
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LightsOn!
Mechanical
Violations
Voucher
Program
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Community
Police
Academy:
Building
Community
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New Program
Enhancing
Safety and
Security of
Commerce
Centers
Use the QR Code to
Sign Up
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Public Safety: SMC Fire
Fire Chief Matt Turturici
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SMC Fire
Responded to over
15,800 incidents
–200 More than 2023
Saved $718 million in
property and contents
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SMC Fire
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SMC Fire
Average
Response Time
5 minutes 11 seconds
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SMC Fire
Potential upgrade
or replacement of
Fire Station 27
to better serve our
growing community.
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SMC Fire
Updating & Releasing
Fire Hazard Severity
Zone Maps
In 2025
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City of San Mateo
AAA Credit Rating
Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award
(GFOA)
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Budget Highlights
Total Revenues=$322 Million (+$17
Million) End Of June 2024
General Fund Deficit = $6 Million
In Current Fiscal Year (originally
projected to be $10 Million)
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5-Year Capital Improvements Plan
The City is investing $240 million in critical projects:
Clean Water program
Street improvements
Flood control
Parks
Public facility upgrades
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Measure CC’s Real Property Transfer Tax
During the first half of
this fiscal year, the City
has received in total
about $4.8 million in
Measure CC revenue.
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Human Resources
Hiring the Best to Serve Our Community!
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Keeping the business of the City Moving Forward
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Community Engagement
Community Survey
71% Said Satisfied With The City’s Overall Performance 85% Said Overall Quality Of Life In San Mateo Is Excellent Or Good
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Community Survey Continued…
Resident satisfaction improved significantly during the past three years in many service areas including our efforts to:
Address homelessness (+17%)
Provide special events (+13%)
Clean up litter on sidewalks, and in public areas (+10%) 60 61 of 81
Community Survey Continued…
Respondents Reported a Significant Increase in Satisfaction with City Communications Print Newsletter Social Media Weekly eNews 61
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Downtown Survey
Feedback Helps Inform Economic Development Programs
PARTNERS
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Economic Development Initiatives
Streamlining the Special Event
Permitting Process
Promoting Special Shopping
Experiences
Age-Friendly Business Certification
Pilot Program
RevvUp San Mateo
Economic Development Plan
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Building Decarbonization
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More Ways to Join the Conversation
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More Ways to Make Your Voice Heard!
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San Mateo Conversations
Community Meetings
with Underserved
Communities
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Public Comment @ City Council Meetings
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Transition to District-Based Elections
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Engaging Youth with “I Voted” Competition
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Campaign Finance Dashboard
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Boards and Commissions Recruitment
Increased Community Applications by 250%!
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Expanded Communications
Increased eNews from Monthly to
Weekly
Launched Biannual Print Newsletter
Increased Social Media
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Website Improvements
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Promoting Jobs
at the City
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Join the Conversation!
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Thank You for Helping
Move San Mateo Forward!
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Mark Your Calendars
San Mateo Celebrates!
National Library Week
April 6-12, 2025
Eggstravaganza
Central Park
Saturday, April 19, 2025
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Q&A
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Thank you for being here tonight!
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