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P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
Meeting to be held at:
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
400 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order. Time: 6:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call. PRESENT: Councilmembers Matsumoto,
Garbarino and Normandy, Vice
Mayor Gupta and Mayor
Addiego.
ABSENT: None.
3. Public Comments—comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting
Agenda.
None.
4. Agenda Review.
None.
5. Report regarding Board and Commission interviews and appointments to the
Cultural Arts Commission and San Mateo County Flood Control District. (Krista
Martinelli, City Clerk).
a. Interview Applicants for Multiple Positions
6:00 p.m.: Alvin Zachariah (Cultural Arts Commission; San Mateo County
Flood Control District)
6:10 p.m.: Kurpita Bogdan (Cultural Arts Commission, Housing Authority
Tenant Commissioner Seat; Library Board)
b. Interview Applicants for Cultural Arts Commission
6:20 p.m.: James Bertoldi
6:30 p.m.: Lenita Boldenweck
6:40 p.m.: PaulaClaudine Hobson- Coard
6:50 p.m.: Shane Looper
7:00 p.m.: Amethyst Monce
7:10 p.m.: Jessica Madrid Nickle
7:20 p.m.: Dominador Ofrecio
7:30 p.m.: Jacqueline Pettinari
7:40 p.m.: Florida Ventura
7:50 p.m.: Cassandra Woo
Previously interviewed applicants Bogdan and Zachariah.
c. Interview applicants for multiple positions (continued) and consideration of
acceptance of late application.
8:00 p.m.: Elena Gekker(Cultural Arts Commission; Housing Authority)
Council interviewed each of the applicants identified above, with the exception of Applicants Bogdan
and Ventura as they were not available for interview.
As staff and members of the public had gathered to present on remaining Agenda Items, City
Manager Futrell suggested moving forward with Agenda Items 6-8 and returning to appointments at
Items 1.d and 1.e after the conclusion of item 8.
Council agreed.
6. Proclamation for National Preparedness Month accepted by Ken Anderson, Sr.,
Emergency Services Manager. (Mark Addiego, Mayor)
Council presented a Proclamation recognizing September as National Preparedness Month to
Emergency Services Manager Anderson. He accepted the Proclamation accompanied by members of
the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Council thanked staff and CERT for their hard
work on behalf of City residents to ensure safety and preparedness in relation to emergency situations.
Manager Anderson thanked Council for its support of preparedness work.
7. Report regarding the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Report on Sanitary
Districts and the City of South San Francisco's recommended response. (Brian
Schumacker, Water Quality Control Plant Superintendent)
Water Quality Control Plant Superintendent Schumacker presented the staff report regarding the
City's recommended response to the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Report on Sanitary
Districts. The 2015-2016 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury filed a report entitled"San Mateo
County's Cottage Industry of Sanitary Districts." A recommendation in the report suggested that a
committee of Board members from Westborough Water District, Councilmembers from Daly City,
and South San Francisco and staff from each form to discuss the possibility of Daly City and/or South
San Francisco assuming the services provided by Westborough Water District. The City has until
September 30, 2017 to respond.
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Staff reviewed the recommendation and prepared a response letter for City Council's consideration.
Generally, the letter advises that the City's position is not in alignment with the recommendation to
assume the services currently being provided by Westborough Water District for the following
reasons: 1) The City of South San Francisco does not provide potable water service to its residents or
businesses, and is not a water utility; 2) Wastewater collection and treatment in the Westborough area
would require significant capital expenditures and infrastructure expansion;
3) Regulatory agencies would likely not approve Westborough's wastewater addition to the South San
Francisco-San Bruno Water Quality Control Plant because of the San Francisco Bay's
assimilative capacity limitations. At this time, staff does not recommend assumption of Westborough
Water's services. Staff included this conclusion in the draft letter presented along with the staff report
and could incorporate any changes recommended by Council into the final response.
Councilwoman Matsumoto concurred with staff's responses as set forth in the proposed letter.
Vice Mayor Gupta agreed, noting he didn't think anything about the system reviewed by the Grand
Jury needed to be fixed. Furthermore, he didn't believe the Grand Jury's recommendation to be
feasible in any event.
In response to an inquiry from Councilman Garbarino, Superintendent Schumacker responded that the
City currently processes flows of 1 million/day. The Grand Jury's recommendation would increase
this to 8-9 million/day, without any infrastructure to support enhanced demand.
Mayor Addiego commented on the inefficiencies in the Grand Jury process, noting this issue to be a
non-starter.
Motion—Vice Mayor Gupta/Second— Councilman Garbarino: to approve staff's letter response to the
San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Report on Sanitary Districts. Unanimously approved by roll call
vote.
8. Report regarding the League of California Cities resolution to prioritize traffic
safety, confirming Councilmember Garbarino as the appointed member of the
General Resolutions Committee to vote on behalf of the City of South San
Francisco, and confirming the candidates on the Peninsula Division Executive
Committee ballot. (Marian Lee, Assistant City Manager)
Assistant City Manager Lee presented the staff report recommending that the City Council discuss the
League of California Cities (LOCC) support for the adoption and implementation of initiatives to
prioritize traffic safety throughout California and the 2016-2017 Peninsula Division Executive
Committee Officer ballot.
Council reviewed the information presented and confirmed that Councilman Garbarino, as the
appointed member of the General Resolutions Committee, would register and attend the General
Resolutions Committee meeting to vote. It further discussed its support for the proposed resolution to
support Vision Zero/Toward Zero Deaths strategies, and other transportation safety programs.
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5. Report regarding Board and Commission interviews and appointments to the Cultural
Arts Commission and San Mateo County Flood Control District. (Krista Martinelli,
City Clerk).
d. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicants to the Cultural Arts
Commission. Council may appoint nine (9) applicants to respective terms
expiring June 13, 2020.
Applicants: Bertoldi, Bogdan, Boldenweck, Gekker, Hobson-Coard, Looper,
Monce, Madrid Nickle, Ofrecio, Pettinari, Ventura, Woo and Zachariah.
Councilwoman Matsumoto raised concerns about the residency status of Applicant Bertoldi. She
requested that the City Attorney and City Clerk review the residency requirements for the Cultural
Arts Commission and invite Mr. Bertoldi back to the meeting on September 21, 2016 to answer
questions based on the requirements.
Councilmembers further recalled a positive meeting with Florida Ventura when she interviewed back
in April 2016. They requested that the City Clerk contact her to determine whether she would be
available for interview on September 21, 2016.
Finally, Council requested the City Clerk contact Applicant Gekker to request that she attend a
meeting of the Cultural Arts Commission to determine whether service on this Committee truly
aligned with her interests.
After discussion and voting, Council reappointed the following applicants to the Cultural Arts
Commission: Boldenweck, Hobson-Coard, Looper, Monce, Madrid Nickle, Pettinari, and Woo.
Motion— Councilwoman Matsumoto/Second—Councilwoman Normandy: to reappoint applicants
Boldenweck, Hobson-Coard, Looper, Monce, Madrid Nickle, Pettinari, and Woo to respective terms
on the Cultural Arts Commission expiring June 13, 2020. Unanimously approved by roll call vote.
e. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicant to the San Mateo
County Flood Control District. Council may appoint one (1) applicant to a term
expiring March 31, 2020.
Applicant: Zachariah.
Based on applicant Zachariah's withdrawal of his application for this Board during his interview,
Council requested that the City Clerk reopen the recruitment for this position through Wednesday,
September 14, 2016.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
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