CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Nagales called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilmember Addiego, present in Council Chambers
Councilmember Coleman, present in Council Chambers
Councilmember Flores, present in Council Chambers
Vice Mayor Nicolas, present in Council Chambers
Mayor Nagales, present in Council Chambers
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Nagales led the pledge.
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
Director of Parks and Recreation Greg Mediati invited the community to join the Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Bay Trail Haskins Way parking lot.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. (Mark Nagales, Mayor)
Mayor Nagales read a proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
Jesus Pena, the father of Juliana Pena, received the proclamation in memory of his daughter and shared his appreciation for the support and acknowledgment.
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
6:00 p.m.
HYBRID IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL MEETING
Municipal Services Building, Council Chambers
33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA
Via Zoom
The City Council may meet by teleconference, consistent with the Brown Act as amended by AB 361 (2021. Under the amended rules, the City will not provide a physical location for members of the public to participate in the teleconference meeting.
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2. Proclamation recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. (Mark Nagales, Mayor)
Mayor Nagales read into the record a proclamation recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness month.
3. Proclamation recognizing September as National Hispanic Heritage Month. (Mark Nagales, Mayor)
Councilmember Flores read into the record a proclamation recognizing September as National Hispanic Heritage month in both English and Spanish. Don Ibarra and Maria Barcelona received the proclamation on behalf of the community. Councilmember Flores invited the community to join the Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month celebration on Friday, September 16, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in front of City Hall.
4. Certificate of Commendation presented to Building Maintenance Custodian Joaquin Valdez for his swift and heroic actions in assisting to report and stop a drunk driver along Westborough Boulevard. (Scott Campbell, Police Chief) Police Chief Campbell presented a Certificate of Commendation to Building Maintenance custodian Joaquin Valdez for his heroic actions. Joaquin thanked Police Chief Campbell for the recognition.
5. Certificate of Commendation presented to Officer Miguel Wong for his professionalism and lifesaving efforts that prevented a tragic outcome. (Scott Campbell, Police Chief)
Police Chief Campbell presented a Certificate of Commendation to Officer Miguel Wong for his heroic efforts. Officer Wong thanked the Council for their recognition.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals provided public comment in-person:
• Tom Carney
• John McBride
• Lucia Lachmayr
• Matt Klein
• Alison Madden
The following individuals provided public comment via Zoom:
• Peter Lim
• Albert Lustre – NorCal Carpenters
• Pam Henan
At the request of Mayor Nagales, City Manager Futrell provided an update on the services being provided to Oyster Point Cove Marina residents.
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COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Addiego shared his concern with the services being offered to residents of the Oyster Point Cove Marina and noted an upcoming meeting of the BCDC Committee on September 15, 2022.
He shared the community's interest in bringing back the Farmer's Market.
Councilmember Flores shared the importance of raising mental health awareness and encouraged the community to learn more about a non-profit Suicide Prevention & Awareness organization called Josh's Benches for Awareness. He shared his support of a resolution to join cities across the peninsula in the cause of re-opening the Mickelson Therapy Pool in Millbrae. He requested a study session to explore allocating funds from commercial linkage fees for affordable housing and preservation.
Councilmember Coleman invited residents of District 4 to join a Mayor's Town Hall at Buri Buri School on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.
Vice Mayor Nicolas thanked Library Director Sommers and staff for securing a grant for the community. She informed the community of a free Flu Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at City Hall hosted by the San Francisco Host Lions Club. She requested to adjourn the meeting in memory of Carlos Ramilo, Walter Klevesahl, Nandina Bartoli, Harvey Jay Golubmic, and Yolanda Alde. Lastly, she discussed improving the livability of older residents and suggested forming an AgeFriendly Focus Group. Mayor Nagales expressed his support and will participate in the focus group.
Mayor Nagales requested to adjourn in memory of former Colma Mayor Raquel "Rae" Gonzalez and George Wong. He provided an update on the events he attended and noted that Caltrain services would expand due to a ridership increase in services. He requested that staff follow up on a request to assess speeding at Avalon Drive (Westborough area).
CONSENT CALENDAR
The City Clerk duly read the Consent Calendar, after which Council voted and engaged in discussion of specific item as follows.
6. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of July 13, 2022, July 27, 2022, August 1, 2022, and August 4, 2022. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
7. Report regarding a motion to accept the Local Agency Biennial Notice for 2022 pursuant to the California Political Reform Act as regulated by the Fair Political Practices Commission and issued by the City Clerk. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
8. Report regarding a motion to accept the construction improvements of the West Orange Avenue and Hillside Boulevard Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements Project (tr2001) as complete. (Jeffrey Chou, Associate Civil Engineer)
9. Report regarding Resolution No. 141-2022 approving a Reciprocal Agreement with the State of California Franchise Tax Board to exchange tax data specific to city business licenses for tax administration purposes and authorizing the Director of Finance to enter said Reciprocal Agreement (Karen Chang, Director of Finance)
10. Report regarding Resolution No. 142-2022 approving the acceptance of Older American Act grant funds from the San Mateo County Aging and Adult Services Division in the amount of $75,018 and amending the Parks and Recreation Department Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget pursuant to budget amendment #23.008. (Greg Mediati, Parks, and Recreation Director)
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11. Report regarding Resolution No. 143-2022 approving a License Agreement with the San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint Powers Authority for a license to install, operate, and maintain facilities in the City’s Right-of-Way. (Jason Hallare, Senior Civil Engineer)
12. Report regarding Resolution No. 144-2022 accepting $105,000 from the State of California, Office of Traffic Safety for the “Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” (STEP) to be used for personnel overtime, equipment, and training expenses and amend the Police Department’s Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 by approving Budget Amendment 23.013. (Fahmida Murphy, Police Sergeant)
13. Report regarding adoption of Ordinance No. 1644-2022 adding Chapter 10.74 to Title 10 (Public Peace, Morals and Safety) of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to prohibit the unlawful possession of used catalytic converters in the City and establishing penalties for violation. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
14. Report regarding Resolution No. 145-2022 approving the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $2,254 from the County of San Mateo’s Office of Sustainability 4Rs Grants Program for a garden project at the Parks and Recreation Department’s REAL After School Program at Martin Elementary School and amending the Parks and Recreation Department’s Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget pursuant to Budget Amendment # 23.014. (Greg Mediati, Parks, and Recreation Director)
15. Report regarding Resolution No. 146-2022 approving a second Amendment to a Consulting Services Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. of San Jose, California for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program (Project No. st1703) in an amount not to exceed $112,590 and authorizing a total budget of $400,000. (Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer)
16. Report regarding adoption of Resolution No. 147-2022 accepting a California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Equitable Community Revitalization Grant in the amount of $483,000 for environmental remediation of 905 Linden Avenue and approval of Budget Amendment # 23.012. (Christina Fernandez, Assistant to the City Manager; Philip Vitale, Deputy Director of Capital Projects; and Sharon Ranals, Assistant City Manager)
17. Report regarding Resolution No. 148-2022 authorizing the First Amendment to the Development Agreement Between the City of South San Francisco and SSF PUC Housing Partners for the Former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) Opportunity Site. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney and Nell Selander, Director of Economic and Community Development)
18. Report regarding Resolution No. 149-2022 to continue conducting City Council and advisory body meetings remotely due to health and safety concerns for the public and making related findings (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
Motion — Vice Mayor Nicolas /Second – Councilmember Addiego: To approve Consent Calendar 6-18, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
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ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
22. Report regarding Resolution No. 156-2022 to approve successor Memorandums of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the Teamsters Mid-Management and Confidential Units for July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024, and approving budget amendment number 23.011 (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
Human Resources Director Lockhart presented the report and provided an overview of the proposals.
Motion — Councilmember Flores /Second – Councilmember Coleman: To approve Resolution No. 156-2022 to approve successor Memorandums of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the Teamsters Mid-Management and Confidential Units for July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024, and approving budget amendment number 23.01, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT:
None; ABSTAIN: None.
23. Report regarding Resolution No. 157-2022 authorizing the acceptance of two half-time AmeriCorps members from the California State Library to support California Library Literacy Services offered through the Library’s Project Read and Gene Mullin Community Learning Center programs. (Karla Molina Bourdon, Literacy Program Manager) Literacy Program Manager Molina Bourdon presented the report.
Motion — Mayor Nagales /Second – Vice Mayor Nicolas: To approve Resolution No. 157-2022 authorizing the acceptance of two half-time AmeriCorps members from the California State Library to support California Library Literacy Services offered through the Library’s Project Read and Gene Mullin Community Learning Center programs, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearing opened: 7:48 p.m.
19. Report regarding holding a public hearing on the Program Year 2021-22 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant Program and adopting Resolution No. 150-2022 approving the Program Year 2021-22 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorizing its submittal to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Heather Ruiz, Management Analyst II) Mayor Nagales recused himself from the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
Management Analyst Ruiz presented the report.
Public hearing closed: 7:57 p.m.
Motion — Councilmember Addiego /Second – Councilmember Coleman: To adopt Resolution No. 150-2022 approving the Program Year 2021-22 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorizing its submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, and Vice Mayor Nicolas, NAYS: None; ABSENT: Mayor Nagales; ABSTAIN: None.
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Meeting recessed: 8:00 p.m.
Meeting resumed: 8:05 p.m.
20. Report regarding consideration of applications for a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Use Permit, Design Review, Transportation Demand Management Program, Parcel Map and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to construct a seventeen-story office/R&D building with community serving commercial uses, totaling approximately 940,000 square feet, atop a two-story podium parking structure with publicly accessible plazas and landscape areas, and other on- and off-site improvements, on a 3.2-acre site at 121 E Grand Ave in the Transit Office Research and Development (TO/RD) Zoning District. (Allison Knapp, Consulting Planner and Billy Gross, Principal Planner) Public hearing opened: 8:10 p.m.
Principal Planner Gross presented the report.
Vice Mayor Nagales requested clarification on parking requirements and the use of predetermined monies for street improvements. Principal Planner Gross provided an overview of the project and building use and noted that the City Council would determine the use of the allocated funding.
Vice Mayor Nagales requested clarification on parking requirements and the use of predetermined monies for street improvements. Principal Planner Gross provided an overview of the project and building use and noted that the City Council would determine the use of the allocated funding.
Councilmember Flores inquired about traffic improvements and public amenity spaces and noted the community's concern about the project size.
Council thanked the developer for their presentation and project improvements.
Public hearing closed: 8:59 p.m.
Motion — Vice Mayor Nicolas /Second – Councilmember Addiego: To approve Resolution No. 151- 2022 adopting the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND21-0001) (State Clearinghouse #2022060734) in accordance with Section 21080 of the California Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15070 et seq., by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
Motion — Councilmember Addiego /Second – Mayor Nagales: To introduce on first reading, an Ordinance amending Chapter 20.280 (“Downtown Station Area Specific Plan District”) of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
Motion — Councilmember Coleman /Second – Councilmember Flores: To approve Resolution No. 152-2022 making findings and approving a General Plan Amendment, Use Permit, Design Review, Tentative Parcel Map and Transportation Demand Management Plan to construct a seventeen-story office/R&D building with community serving commercial uses, totaling approximately 940,000 square feet, atop a two-story podium parking structure with publicly accessible plazas and landscape areas, and other on- and off-site improvements, on a 3.2-acre site at 121 E Grand Ave in the Transit Office/ Research and Development Core (TO/RD) Zoning District, by roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS:
None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
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21. Report regarding consideration of a Use Permit, Design Review, Tentative Parcel Map and Transportation Demand Management Plan, Addendum to the 2009 Environmental Impact Report, and Overrule of the Airport Land Use Commission ALUC determination of inconsistency with respect to Noise Policies to subdivide the property to create a total of three parcels, construct one new multi-family residential building containing 183 residential units, three Office/R&D buildings totaling approximately 750,000 square feet, ancillary uses and associated parking at 180 El Camino Real (Assessor’s Parcel Number 014183110) in the El Camino Real Mixed Use (ECRMX) Zoning District. (Billy Gross, Principal Planner) Public hearing opened: 9:01 p.m.
Principal Planner Gross presented the report.
Mayor Nagales requested an overview of the parking spaces of the project and the use of the parking garage. Principal Planner Gross provided an overview of the proposed parking for the parcel.
Councilmember Addiego thanked SteelWave for their hard work and willingness to include a Safeway for the community.
Councilmember Coleman requested clarification on the green use of the project, including solar.
The consultant provided an overview of the residential project.
Councilmember Flores asked if residential parking was included in the 1400 parking spaces. The consultant provided an overview of the proposed parking.
The following individuals provided public comments:
• Mina Richardson
• Natalie Mattei
Public hearing closed: 9:53 p.m.
Motion — Mayor Nagales /Second – Councilmember Addiego: To approve Resolution No. 153-2022 making findings and determining that the 180 El Camino Real Residential/R&D Project is fully within the scope of environmental analysis in the 2009 Environmental Impact Report and that the 2022 Addendum to the EIR is the appropriate environmental document for the Project, by roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
Motion — Councilmember Addiego/Second – Vice Mayor Nicolas: To approve Resolution No. 154- 2022 overruling the San Mateo City / County Association of Governments (C/CAG) Airport Land Use Commission determination of inconsistency with respect to Noise Policies for the proposed residential portion of a redevelopment project located at 180 El Camino Real (“Project”) by adopting specific findings that the project is consistent with the override provisions contained in Division 9, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 3.5 of the Public Utilities Code, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT:
None; ABSTAIN: None.
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Motion — Vice Mayor Nicolas /Second – Councilmember Addiego: To approve Resolution No. 155- 2022 making findings approving a Use Permit, Design Review, Tentative Parcel Map and Transportation Demand Management Plan to subdivide the property to create a total of three parcels, construct one new residential building containing 183 residential units, three Office/R&D buildings totaling approximately 750,000 square feet, ancillary uses and associated parking at 180 El Camino Real (Assessor’s Parcel Number 014-183-110) in the El Camino Real Mixed Use (ECRMX) Zoning District, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nicolas, and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilmember Addiego requested to adjourn the meeting in memory of South San Francisco resident Doris Crociani.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business Mayor Nagales adjourned the meeting in memory of Doris Crociani, Carlos Ramilo, Walter Klevesahl, Nandina Bartoli, Harvey Jay Golubmic, Yolanda Alde, Raquel "Rae" Gonzalez, and George Wong at 9:57 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
Rosa Govea Acosta, MMC, CPMC Mark Nagales
City Clerk Mayor
Approved by the City Council: / /