CITY OF SAN MATEO
City Council Regular Meeting
May 4, 2026
7:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber
Entrance is on O’Farrell Street
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Adam Loraine
Nicole Fernandez
Danielle Cwirko-Godycki
Lisa Diaz Nash
Robert Newsom Jr.
AMENDED AGENDA
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May 4, 2026
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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.
Agenda amended on 5/4/2026 – Item 12, Attachment 9 added.
CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Requests and Considerations for Meeting Participation by Teleconference due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances
CEREMONIAL
1. National Police Week – Proclamation
2. Aragon, San Mateo and Junipero Serra High Schools - 4.0 Grade Recognition
3. Peninsula Clean Energy – 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 held on March 16, 2026, and April 6, 2026. Approve the minutes of the special meeting of the City Council held on March 30, 2026.
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. San Mateo Union High School District (San Mateo Adult and Career Education) Recreation Instruction Services 2026-2028 — Agreement
Approve an agreement with San Mateo Union High School District for Recreation Services facilitated by San Mateo Adult and Career Education in an amount not to exceed $25,000, for a term to start on July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented.
CEQA: This agreement 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. Summer Youth Theater Program — Agreement
Approve an agreement with the Bay Area Educational Theater Company to provide youth theater programs as part of the City’s summer camp programming from June 15, 2026, through August 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $200,000; and authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute the agreement and approve change orders up to $25,000, in substantially the form presented.
CEQA: This agreement 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.)
7. On-Call Design Professional Services — Agreements
Approve agreements for on-call professional design services agreements through December 31, 2029, with:
Hilliard Architects for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) services in an amount not to exceed $120,000; Kier + Wright Civil Engineers + Surveyors, Inc. for surveying services in an amount not to exceed $175,000; HDR Engineering, Inc. for civil design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for civil design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; MNS Engineers, Inc. for civil design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. for civil design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; CSWST2 for stormwater design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; Freyer & Laureta, Inc. for stormwater design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; HDR Engineering, Inc. for stormwater design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. For stormwater design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; and Schaaf & Wheeler for stormwater design services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreements in substantially the form presented and execute any future no-cost amendments.
CEQA: This Council action in approving various professional on-call agreements is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).) Each individual project assigned, which an on-call consultant will be tasked to work on, will be individually evaluated under CEQA.)
8. 2026-2027 School Crossing Guards — Agreement
Approve an agreement with the San Mateo-Foster City School District for school crossing guards in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00 for a term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, and authorize the Chief of Police to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented.
CEQA: This agreement 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.)
9. Animal Control Services Agreement — Amendment
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Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with the County of San Mateo for the continued provision of animal control services for a three year term commencing July 1, 2026, with an estimated cost of $983,426 for the first year and costs to be recalculated annually for subsequent years; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented.
CEQA: This agreement 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.)
10. Downtown Business Improvement Area – Approval
Adopt a Resolution of Intent to Levy the Annual Assessments for the Downtown Business Improvement Area for fiscal year 2026-27; accept the fiscal year 2025-26 Downtown San Mateo Association Annual Report; and set a public hearing for the May 18, 2026, City Council meeting for the annual levy.
CEQA: All meeting noticing requirements were met. As required by the California Streets and Highways Code Section 36534, a notice shall be provided in the local newspaper no less than seven (7) days prior to the May 18, 2026 City Council public hearing.
11. Comprehensive Liability Fund — Appropriation
Adopt a Resolution approving a supplemental budget appropriation of $1,100,000 of unassigned fund balance from the General Fund and the Construction Services Fund to increase transfers out to the Comprehensive Liability Fund (Fund 880) to increase the budget for legal costs.
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).)
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.
PUBLIC HEARING
City Council action on the following public hearing(s) represents a final decision concluding all administrative proceedings. Judicial review may be had only if a petition is filed with the Court not later than the 90th day following the date the decision is made.
Judicial review of environmental determinations may be subject to a time period for litigation as short as 30 days following the date the decision is made.
12. Historic Policy Update – Ordinance Introduction
1. Introduce an Ordinance to amend San Mateo Municipal Code Chapter 27.66 (Historic Preservation) of the San Mateo Municipal Code to update the City’s historic preservation regulations to be consistent with General Plan 2040, align with industry best practices and establish processes and guidance for identifying, designating, and treating historic resources and districts at the local level;
2. Introduce an Ordinance to add Chapter 2.23 to the San Mateo Municipal Code to establish the Historic Resources Commission;
3. Adopt a resolution to establish a Citywide Historic Context Statement that will serve as a basis and planning document to aid in identification and assessment of historic resources;
4. Adopt a resolution to update the City’s Mills Act Program for administering historic preservation agreements; and
5. Find that the ordinances and resolutions are exempt from further review under the California Environmental
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Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (Common Sense Exemption), Section 15306 (Information Collection) and Section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment).
CEQA: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) applies only to activities that may cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The proposed project, which includes an updated Historic Preservation Ordinance, Historic Resources Commission Ordinance, Citywide Historic Context Statement, and updated Mills Act Program, will update and clarify the City’s policies and processes surrounding historic preservation, but will not materially change or expand their applicability. Therefore, the proposed project meets the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and, pursuant to this exemption, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from CEQA.
Additionally, the Historic Context Statement meets the criteria to be Categorically Exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Section 15306 (Class 6 – Information Collection) because it is an informational document that highlights trends and patterns of development and their relationship to significant elements of San Mateo history, and functions as a policy document to help guide the evaluation of specific historic resources. The Ordinance to establish the Historic Resources Commission and the Resolution to update the City’s Mills Act Program are exempt pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), as these actions are administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Finally, the Historic Preservation Ordinance and updated Mills Act Program are exempt under Section 15308 (Class 8 – Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) because the Ordinance and Mills Act program regulate how properties can be modified, thereby protecting historic resources through maintaining the existing built environment. )
OLD BUSINESS
13. U.S. 101/SR 92 Direct Connector Status — Update
Receive a status update and informational presentation about the US-101/SR-92 Direct Connector project.
CEQA: This informational item is not a project subject to CEQA, because it consists of feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15262.)
NEW BUSINESS
14. Peninsula Clean Energy Name Change to Westlight Energy — Ordinance Introduction Introduce an Ordinance to amend San Mateo Uncodified Ordinance No. 2016-1 Authorizing the Implementation of Community Choice Aggregation Program to address the name change; and adopt a Resolution approving an amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement with Peninsula Clean Energy to reflect the name change of Peninsula Clean Energy Authority to WestLight Energy.
CEQA: This name change 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).)
15. Senate Bill 707 (Brown Act Amendments): Technology Disruption Policy and Public Outreach and Interpretation Policy — Adoption
Adopt a Resolution to approve the City’s Technology Disruption Policy; adopt a Resolution approving the City’s Public Outreach and Public Interpretation Assistance Practices; and receive a presentation on Senate Bill 707 (SB 707), which made extensive amendments to the Brown Act, and its impacts on the City’s legislative bodies.
CEQA: This policy 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
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15378(b)(5).)
REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND COMMITTEE UPDATES
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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