CITY OF SAN MATEO
City Council Regular Meeting
October 6, 2025
7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber
Entrance is on O’Farrell Street
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Robert Newsom Jr.
Adam Loraine
Nicole Fernandez
Danielle Cwirko-Godycki
Lisa Diaz Nash
AGENDA
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The City Council meeting will conclude by 11:00 p.m. unless otherwise extended by council vote.
Any unheard items will automatically move forward to the next regular meeting.
Council Member Lisa Diaz Nash will be participating remotely from the following location:
Business Center, Outrigger Wikiki Beachcomber Hotel, 2300 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii
CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
AB 2449 Requests and Consideration for Meeting Participation by Teleconference due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances
CEREMONIAL
1. Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Proclamation
2. Fire Prevention Week - Proclamation
3. San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District - Presentation
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. If discussion is desired, that item may be removed and considered separately.
4. City Council Meeting Minutes – Approval
Approve the minutes of the special and regular meetings of the City Council on September 15, 2025.
CEQA: This minutes approval is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
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5. City Council 2026 Regular Meeting Calendar — Adoption Adopt the City Council Regular Meeting schedule for the calendar year 2026 and, pursuant to Charter Section
2.10, authorize relocating the January 12 and January 26, 2026, Regular City Council Meetings to the Main Library.
CEQA: This action is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
6. Participation in National Opioid Settlement Agreement — Approval Approve the City’s participation in a no-cost opioid settlement agreement with Mylan and authorize the City Attorney to execute documents confirming the City’s participation and electing to have the settlement funds be provided directly to the City of San Mateo.
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
7. Sycamore Tree Pruning – Agreement
Approve an agreement with West Coast Tree Service, Inc. for sycamore tree pruning in the amount of $120,756; authorize a 10% contingency of $12,075, for a total amount not to exceed $132,831; and authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue change orders within the contingency amount.
CEQA: This Project is categorically exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)
8. Public Works Facilities Program Manager – Professional Services Agreement Approve an agreement with ArcPath Project Delivery, Inc. to provide professional program management services to the Public Works Facilities division from Fiscal Year 2025-26 through Fiscal Year 2027-28 in the amount of $300,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue amendments within the agreement amount.
CEQA: This project is categorically exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)
9. Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion Project – Approval Approve an increase to the contingency reserve to the construction agreement with Sundt Construction, Inc. for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Nutrient Removal and Wet Weather Flow Management Upgrade and Expansion Project in the amount of $773,702, for a total contingency amount of $61,193,702; and authorize the Public Works Director to issue change orders within the contingency amount.
CEQA: The City prepared a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (SCH No. 2015032006). Council on June 6, 2016, certified the PEIR. In accordance with CEQA, the Final PEIR serves as the primary environmental compliance document for the implementation of the Clean Water Program. The City prepared Addenda to the Final PEIR that was approved on July 16, 2018 (Addendum 1) and April 15, 2019 (Addendum 2). This work is within the scope of the Project
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evaluated in the PEIR and Addendum.
10. Application for Rubberized Pavement Grant Program – Approval Adopt a Resolution authorizing submittal of a grant application for the California Department of Resource Recycling (CalRecycle) and Recovery Rubberized Pavement Grant Program and designating the Public Works Director, or his/her designee, as the authorized signatory for a five-year term to sign the grant documents, including the grant agreement.
CEQA: This Resolution is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b) (5).)
11. Peninsula Corridor Multimodal Complete Streets Project — Grant Application Adopt a Resolution approving the submittal of a grant application for $1,125,000, with a local match in the amount of $245,000, to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) for Highway Program Grant Funding for the Peninsula Avenue Multi-Modal Corridor Study; and authorize the City Manager to take any other actions necessary to receive grant funds including executing a supplemental agreement or amendment to the Primary Grant Agreement with the SMCTA and the City of Burlingame relating to funding for the project.
CEQA: Adoption of this Resolution approving a grant application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
12. Peninsula Avenue and North Delaware Street Intersection Modification Project — Agreement Approve an agreement with Sandis, Inc. for the Peninsula Avenue and North Delaware Street Intersection Modification Project in the amount of $167,940; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $17,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue amendments within the approved contingency amount.
CEQA: This Project is categorically exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)
13. 19th Avenue/Fashion Island Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project – Grant Application Adopt a Resolution to approve the submittal of a grant application for $16,357,217 to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority for the Highway Program Grant for the 19th Avenue/Fashion Island Boulevard Multimodal Improvement Project.
CEQA: Adoption of a Resolution approving the submittal of a grant application is not a project subject to CEQA, because it consists of a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
14. Wastewater Treatment Plant Immediate Action Projects, Package II — Appropriation Adopt a Resolution to authorize an appropriation in the amount of $600,000 from the Sewer Fund reserves to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Immediate Action Projects, Package II in the Capital Project Fund.
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CEQA: This appropriation is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
15. 4th and Railroad Parking Lot, Bespoke Development — Amendment Adopt a Resolution to approve Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with DTSM Housing LLC for exclusive negotiations related to the public-private partnership development project, commonly known as Bespoke, located partially on City- owned property at 4th and Railroad, for an extension of six (6) months from October 14, 2025, to April 14, 2026 with an option for the City Manager, at their discretion, to extend the ENA for an additional three (3) months for an expiration date no later than July 14, 2026; review the updated schedule of performance; and authorize the City Manager to execute this amendment.
CEQA: This item is not a project subject to CEQA, because it can be seen with certainty that it will not cause a physical change in the environment. (Public Resources Code Section 21065.)
PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public wishing to comment on any item not appearing on the agenda may address the City Council at this time. State law prevents Council from taking action on any matter not on the agenda; your comments may be referred to staff for follow up.
Public comment is limited to a total of 15 minutes; however, an opportunity for additional public comment may be provided later in the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
16. Animal Control Amendments — Ordinance Introduction
Introduce an Ordinance amending San Mateo Municipal Code Chapter 8.02 "Animal Control" and adding Chapter
8.34 “Animal Fanciers Permit” to maintain enforceability and alignment with San Mateo County's Animal Control Ordinance.
CEQA: This action is not a project subject to CEQA, because it can be seen with certainty that it will not cause a physical change in the environment. (Public Resources Code Section 21065.)
OLD BUSINESS
17. Gas Leaf Blower Prohibition — Update
Provide direction on how to update the leaf blower Ordinance to prohibit the use of gas leaf blowers.
CEQA: This Council action in receiving an informational update and providing feedback for the development of an Ordinance prohibiting gas leaf blowers and additional leaf blower regulations is not a “project” subject to CEQA review, in that it consists of the planning for possible future actions which the City has not approved, adopted, or funded. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15262.)
REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager, City Attorney and Council Members report on their various assignments and liaison roles and Council requests for scheduling future items.
ADJOURNMENT
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Agendas and material are posted on the City’s website on the Friday preceding each Council Meeting and can be viewed on the City's website at
www.cityofsanmateo.org
. Any supplemental material distributed to the Council after the posting of the agenda will be made part of the
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official record.
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ACCESSIBILITY
: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and to ensure meaningful access for all participants, including those with limited English proficiency, individuals requiring special accommodations or language assistance to participate in this meeting may contact the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 522-7040 or [email protected] . Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
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