Agenda, regular meeting — San Mateo City Council, August 17, 2026

CITY OF SAN MATEO
City Council Regular Meeting
August 17, 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.

AGENDA
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August 17, 2026
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CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

CEREMONIAL

1. JobTrain — Informational

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.

2. City Council Meeting Minutes — Approval
Approve the minutes of the special and regular meetings of the City Council held on May 18, 2026, June 1, 2026, and June 15, 2026. Approve the minutes of the special meetings of the City Council held on May 26, 2026 and May 27, 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).))

3. Polymer Injection System Procurement — Adoption
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the selection of Netzsch brand polymer injection rings and pumps for the Polymer Injection System Project.

CEQA:This City Council action 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

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structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301).

4. Corporation Yard Electric Vehicle Charging Stations — Agreement Approve an agreement with Raposo Engineering, Inc. for the Corporation Yard Electric Vehicle Charging Stations project in the amount of $234,500; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $47,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue change orders as allowed by the contract documents and 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 existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)

5. Office of Traffic Safety — Grant Spending Plan and Appropriation Adopt a Resolution to approve a grant spending plan and appropriate funds for the Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant totaling $166,000 and authorize the Chief of Police to accept and execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and expend the funds.

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.)

6. California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Award — Budget Appropriation Adopt a Resolution to accept grant funds in the amount of $172,478.98 from the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Grant Fund Program; authorize the Police Chief to execute the agreement and all other necessary grant documents; and appropriate $172,478.98 to the Police Department’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget.

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.)

7. Marina Branch Public Library Restoration Project – Design Professional Services Amendment Approve Amendment No. 6 with Siegel & Strain Architects for design professional services for the Marina Library Structural Improvements project in an amount not to exceed $123,000, for a revised agreement amount of $1,112,551; increase the contingency reserve in the amount of $15,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the amendment in substantially the form presented and issue amendments within the contingency amount.

8. Purchase of Diesel Fuel for the Wastewater Treatment Plant — Agreement Approve an agreement with Bosco Oil, Inc. dba Valley Oil Company for the emergency procurement and delivery of diesel fuel to the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount of $256,109.61; and ratify execution of the agreement by the City Manager.

CEQA: Approval of this agreement is categorically exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because the purchase of diesel fuel for emergency generators at the WWTP consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical

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equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)

9. Marina Branch Public Library Restoration Project — Construction Management Services Amendment Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with with Consor North America, Inc. for construction management services for the Marina Branch Public Library Restoration Project, increasing the agreement by $185,045 for a revised total amount not to exceed $1,009,945 and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the Agreements in substantially the form presented.

CEQA: Approval of an amendment for construction management services for the Marina Library Public Library Restoration Project is exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because 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.)

10. Permitting Support for Citywide Creeks Maintenance Program — Amendment Approve an amendment to the agreement with Onterris USA, Inc. for permitting support for the Citywide Creeks Maintenance Program to increase the agreement amount by $40,956, for a new agreement total of $372,943; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the amendment in substantially the form presented and issue amendments within the agreement amount.

CEQA: Approval of this agreement amendment is exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the 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.)

11. Contracts with Contingency Component — Update
Receive the contingency fund expenditures report for City contracts for the period August 1, 2017, through June 30, 2026.

CEQA: This informational update 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).)

12. Wastewater Treatment Plant Motor Control Centers Replacement Project — Amendment Approve Amendment No. 2 to the professional services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for design services for the Wastewater Treatment Plant’s Main Structure Motor Control Centers (MCC) Replacement Project to expand the scope of services and increase the agreement amount by $156,129, for a revised total not to exceed amount of $244,424; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $23,500; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute Amendment No. 2 in substantially the form presented and issue amendments within the contingency amount.

CEQA: The proposed action is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), since amending an on-call professional services agreement is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect significant physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).) In addition, on June 6, 2016, the City Council certified a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) (SCH No. 2015032006), which serves as the primary environmental compliance document for implementation of the Clean Water Program. On July 16, 2018, the City approved Addendum 1 to the Final PEIR, and on April 15, 2019 approved Addendum 2. Any resultant capital improvement or operations and maintenance- related projects resulting from the on-call professional consulting services shall be reviewed on an individual basis

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or evaluated for consistency with the PEIR and Addenda. )

13. 2nd & Delaware Storm Drain Improvements Project — Agreement Approve a construction agreement with Westland Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $217,105 to implement the 2nd and Delaware Storm Drain Improvements Project; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $33,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue change orders as allowed by the contract documents and within the contingency amount.

14. Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update — Appropriation and Agreement Adopt a Resolution to appropriate $450,000 to the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan budget from the Sewer Fund Reserves, revising the total project budget to a value of $800,000; award a design professional services agreement with Woodard & Curran for the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update in the amount of $1,165,603; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $120,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue project-specific task orders or amendments within the agreement and contingency amounts.

CEQA: Adoption of a Resolution to appropriate funds to the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update budget from the Sewer Fund reserves 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).) In addition, approval of an agreement to update the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan to address the City’s wastewater collection and treatment systems is exempt from CEQA, because it involves feasibility or planning studies for future actions that the City has not approved, adopted, or funded. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15262.)

15. Clean Water Program Management Services — Amendment Approve Amendment No. 12 to the Agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. to authorize additional scope of work for program management services for the Clean Water Program and increase the agreement amount by $1,345,733.93, for a new total Agreement amount of $6,807,260.93 for year twelve of the Agreement; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute this amendment in substantially the form presented.

CEQA: Council approval of the amendment to the Agreement between the City and CH2M is exempt from CEQA review because approval of an amendment to a professional services agreement for continued program management can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the amendment may have a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3).) In addition, the City prepared a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) for the Clean Water Program 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).

16. Beresford Recreation Center Roof Improvements Project — Agreement Award an agreement with Diablo Roofing, Inc. for the Beresford Recreation Center Roof Improvements Projects in the amount of $793,968.00; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $80,000.00; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement in substantially the form presented and issue change orders

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within the contingency amount.

17. Digester 1 Cleaning Project — Bid Rejection
Adopt a Resolution to reject the sole bid received for the Digester 1 Cleaning Project and authorize the Public Works Department to directly negotiate a potential contract with the sole bidder, F.D. Thomas, Inc.

CEQA: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the rejection of bids because CEQA is inapplicable to projects that are rejected or disapproved, under CEQA Guidelines section 15270.

18. Main Street Garage Remediation — Construction Contract Award a construction contract to OnPoint Construction for construction at the Main Street Garage in the amount of $1,649,000; establish a contingency reserve in the amount of $165,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the contract in substantially the form presented and issue change orders within the contingency amount.

19. Civilian Investigator Classification Series Job Specification and Salary Schedule; Revisions to the Golf Services Manager and Parks and Landscape Manager Job Specifications – Approval Adopt a Resolution to: 1) approve the establishment of the Civilian Investigator I-II-III merit classification series; 2) approve the job specification and salary ranges for the Civilian Investigator I, II, and III classification series; and 3) approve the revisions to the job specifications for the Golf Services Manager and Parks and Landscape Manager classifications.

CEQA: These classification updates are not subject to CEQA, because they will not cause a physical change in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)

20. League of California Cities Annual Conference — Voting Delegate Designation Designate Deputy Mayor Nicole Fernandez as the voting delegate for the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference.

CEQA: This travel authorization request 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.

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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.

21. 616 S. B Street – New Eight-Story Commercial/Residential Mixed-Use Building (PA-2025-039) — Approval Adopt a Resolution to approve the Site Plan and Architectural Review (SPAR), Site Development Planning Application (SDPA), and Tentative Parcel Map to merge five lots, demolish two existing commercial buildings and construct a new eight-story mixed-use building with 94 residential units and 7,286 square feet of ground floor commercial space at 616 S. B Street, and find that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15332 (Infill Development Projects) based on the findings for approval and subject to the conditions of approval.

CEQA: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project meets the criteria to be Categorically Exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Section 15332 (Class 32 - Infill Development Projects). Qualification for the exemption requires that the project is consistent with all applicable General Plan policies and Zoning Code regulations; the site is located within an urban setting on a site less than five acres in size; it has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species; and would continue to be served by all utilities and public services, and does not have unusual circumstances that lead to significant effects with the inclusion of standard conditions of approval. Approval of the Project would not result in any significant impacts relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality. The proposed project meets the above criteria and qualifies for the exemption. A more detailed explanation of these findings is included in the Categorical Exemption Memorandum prepared by the City’s environmental review consultant, David J. Powers (Attachment 7).

22. Municipal Code Amendments – Ordinance Introduction
Introduce an Ordinance to amend San Mateo Municipal Code Titles 17, 23, and 26 to address General Plan Policies and development review procedures, adopt California Department of Transportation Standards by reference, authorize the Director of Public Works to administratively update minor revisions to the Public Works Engineering Standards, and repeal Section 23.16.020.

CEQA: This project 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).)

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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San Mateo City CouncilAugust 17, 2026

San Mateo City Council
August 17, 2026