CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ 2026
DIRECTION THAT THE LGBTQIA+ PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG BE FLOWN FROM JUNE 2, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026 IN RECOGNITION OF PRIDE MONTH PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF SAN MATEO’S FLAG POLICY WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo’s Flag Policy directs that the Flag of the United States of America together with the Flag of the State of California shall be displayed on exterior flag poles at major City facilities, including the flagpole at City Hall; and
WHEREAS, the City’s flagpoles are not intended to serve as a forum of free expression by the public; and WHEREAS, flags other than the Flag of the United States of America, the Flag of the State of California or other governmental flag shall only be displayed upon approval by the City Council of the City of San Mateo by adoption of a resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo adopted the Flag Policy on September 3, 2024; and WHEREAS, in 2020, the San Mateo County LGBTQIA+ Commission initiated a Pride Month Visibility Campaign and invited all twenty (20) cities in San Mateo County to raise the Pride Flag in the month of June; and WHEREAS, in 2026, the City Council wishes to express its support for the LGBTQIA+ community and join the County of San Mateo to observe Pride Month with raising of a Progress Pride Flag to honor the history of the LGBTQIA+ movement and to support the rights of all citizens to experience equality and freedom from discrimination.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. The proposed 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).)
2. The City Council hereby directs that the LGBTQIA+ Progress Pride Flag be flown beginning June 2, 2026 and continuing through June 30, 2026 on the exterior flagpole at City Hall in addition to the regularly flown flags pursuant to the City’s Flag Policy.