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CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023
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.
Mayor Nicolas called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilmember Addiego, present in Council Chambers
Councilmember Coleman, present via Zoom
Councilmember Flores, present in Council Chambers
Vice Mayor Nagales, present in Council Chambers
Mayor Nicolas, present in Council Chambers
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Parks and Recreation Director Mediati led the pledge.
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
Deputy City Manager Fernandez provided an update on the storm recovery and shared how
departments are actively working to mitigate against future storms. Mayor Nicolas thanked Deputy
City Manager Fernandez for her report.
Interim City Manager Ranals shared that the YMCA Community Resource Agency sponsors a food
distribution program that occurs the 4th Wednesday of every month at the City parking lot adjacent to
the Boys and Girls Club. Due to them being asked to find a new site for their distributions that occurs
on Huntington Ave on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, YMCA asked for City assistance in
finding a new site. Beginning Thursday, February 23, 2023 distributions will be done at the County
Courthouse on Mission Road.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation recognizing January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking in the Bay
Area Month. (Flor Nicolas, Mayor)
Councilmember Addiego presented the proclamation to San Mateo County Human Trafficking
Program Coordinator, Pamela Estes. Coordinator Estes thanked Council and provided contact
information to report and prevent human trafficking.
2. Proclamation recognizing January as National Biotechnology Month. (Flor Nicolas, Mayor)
Mayor Nicolas presented the proclamation to Co -Founder of InterVenn Biosciences, Aldo
Carrascoso. Co -Founder Carrascoso thanked City Council and shared his experience in starting his
company while explaining how InterVenn Biosciences detects diseases. He concluded with
expressing his excitement in continuing his partnership with the City of South San Francisco
indefinitely.
3. Certificate recognizing Bimbo Bakeries USA for generous donation to enhance the December
2022 Holiday Food Distribution event. (Tamiko Huey, Management Analyst II)
Mayor Nicolas thanked Bimbo Bakeries for the generosity to the City of South San Francisco
throughout the years and shared the various events in which they have provided donations. She
presented the certificate to Plant Manager, Patrick Li, Senior Director, Carlos Quiros, and Associate,
Sheriel Pan.
Plant Manager of Bimbo Bakeries USA, Patrick Li thanked City Council and accepted the certificate.
He shared they have a good neighbor program which allows them to create a financial budget and
provide resources to support local organizations and community members. It has been their tradition
to participate in events and are happy to continue the tradition.
Councilmember Addiego recognized Bimbo Bakeries as a legacy business that has been successfully
operating for over 70 years.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals provided public comment:
In -Person:
• Cory David
• Wendy Sinclair -Smith
Via Zoom:
• Tom Carney
• Anna
• Angelique Valdez
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COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS
Vice Mayor Nagales shared that he represented the City at the Board of Supervisors to speak about
our guaranteed income pilot program and thanked the staff that assisted with the presentation. Due to
the interest in our program, the County has created a subcommittee to explore the idea of creating a
county wide program. He also thanked Mayor Nicolas for putting together the Lunar New Year
celebration. Additionally, he shared that he is heartbroken over the tragedies and gun violence
throughout the Country. As a policy maker, he wishes to speak to staff to see what can be done. He
implores our leaders in Congress and in the Senate to act.
Councilmember Flores shared that he and Vice Mayor Nagales are on the Executive Board of the
Peninsula Division for the California League of Cities. They attended the New Mayor Academy and
shared how rewarding it was to see excitement regarding post elections. He also gave a shoutout to
public safety workers in the Police Department and Fire Department for their work in the month of
January. He thanked them not only for their response to the storm but for their professional response
to mental health issues. He requested to adjourn the meeting in memory of Jose Quintero, father of
Gabriel Quintero (Fire Department). Additionally, he asked to adjourn the meeting in memory of the
Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay victims. Lastly, he shared that there are fundraising mechanisms
for those who want to help to donate online, one being Ayudando a Latinos a Sonar (ALAS), which
is working closely with the families.
Councilmember Addiego encouraged Mayor Nicolas to set up a community meeting in response to
interest and several public comments regarding the Municipal Services Building to explore options
and ideas. Additionally, he noted that he wanted to discuss the Council Handbook in the near future
to visit the rotation of Mayor and Vice Mayor. Lastly, he asked to adjourn the meeting in memory of
retired City of South San Francisco employee, Nelson Yuk (WQCP).
Councilmember Coleman joined in adjourning the meeting in memory of the Half Moon Bay victims,
Zhishen Liu, Aixiang Zhang, Qizhong Cheng, Jingzhi Lu, Marciano Martinez Jimenez, Yetao Bing,
and Jose Romero Perez. He stated how heartbreaking it was to see another tragedy occur after the
Monterey Park shooting. He shared he would also like to explore to see what South San Francisco
can do to increase safety in our community surrounding gun violence.
Mayor Nicolas highlighted the collaboration between the City Manager's Office and the Library
Department for the Lunar New Year Celebration. She shared that several scholarships are being
launched around this time of year and noted summer internships are also available. She stated
information regarding both could be found on her Facebook. Additionally, she expressed it was
heartbreaking to know that mass shootings occurred in our state. She stated gun violence must be
stopped and has no place in our society. She requested to have the meeting adjourned in memory of
the victims Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park. Lastly, she also requested to have the meeting
adjourned in memory of Harry Melvin Wolfe, father of Kamala Wolfe.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Assistant City Clerk duly read the Consent Calendar, after which Council voted and engaged in
discussion of specific item as follows. Item No. 9, Item No. 11, Item No. 12, and Item No. 13 were
pulled for further discussion by Vice Mayor Nagales.
4. Motion to approve the Minutes for January 11, 2023. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk).
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5. Motion to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter urging State Legislators to amend the Brown
Act to provide increased local control over options for teleconference meetings. (Sharon
Ranals, Interim City Manager, and Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
6. Report regarding Resolution No. 08-2023 authorizing the acceptance of approximately 1,000
units of baked goods (valued at $5,000) and $3,250 donation to the Fire Department from
Bimbo Bakeries USA to purchase food and gift cards for the annual Holiday Food Drive
Distribution. (Tamiko Huey, Management Analyst II)
7. Report regarding Resolution No. 09-2023 authorizing the acceptance of a donation of two
Police eBikes valued at $11,235.57 from Genentech, Inc., adding to the police fleet to be used
by C.O.T (Community Outreach Team). (Scott Campbell, Chief of Police)
8. Report regarding Resolution No. 10-2023 authorizing submittal of an application for the
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery funds allocated through the State of
California in their fiscal year 2022-2023 budget in the amount of $16,369 to support beverage
container recycling programs in South San Francisco and authorizing the City's fiscal year
2022-2023 revenue budget adjustment upon receipt of funds pursuant to budget amendment
23.041. (Marissa Garren, Management Analyst I)
9. Report regarding Resolution No. 14-2023 awarding a construction contract to Mercoza for the
CDBG - Curb Ramp Replacement Project (Project No. st2106, Bid No. 2674) in an amount
not to exceed $197,860.40 for a total budget of $250,000.00; (Angel Torres, Senior Civil
Engineer)
10. Report regarding Resolution No. 11-2023 to amend the Professional Services Agreement with
Maze and Associates Authorizing a One -Year Contract Extension for Professional Audit
Services for Fiscal Year 2022-23 (Paul Harris, Financial Services Manager)
11. Report regarding Resolution No. 15-2023 accepting a Congressionally Directed Spending
appropriations award in the amount of $1,500,000 for the South San Francisco Library, Parks
and Recreation Civic Campus Project and approving Budget Amendment # 23.042. (Christina
Fernandez, Deputy City Manager and Greg Mediati, Director of Parks and Recreation)
12. Report regarding a recommendation to rescind the award of a shuttle operations services
agreement to ACE Mobility Solutions and to award said agreement to Parking Company of
America, LLC for operations of the South San Francisco Community Shuttle. (Marissa
Garren, Management Analyst I)
12a. Resolution No. 16-2023 rescinding the award of a shuttle operations services agreement to
ACE Mobility Solutions for the amount of $350,000 for operations of the South San
Francisco Community Shuttle
12b. Resolution No. 17-2023 awarding a shuttle operations services agreement with Parking
Company of America, LLC in an amount not to exceed $350,000 for South San Francisco
Community Shuttle Operations
13. Report regarding Resolution No. 18-2023 approving a consulting services agreement with
Wilsey Ham, Inc. of San Mateo, California for design services of the Oyster Point Sanitary
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Sewer Pump Station Relocation (Project No. ss2202) in an amount of $760,000, authorizing
the City Manager to execute the agreement, and authorizing a design contingency in the
amount of $76,000 for unforeseen consulting scope of services for a total authorized design
budget of $836,000. (Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer).
14. Report regarding Resolution No. 12-2023 approving and authorizing the City Manager to
execute a legal services agreement with Sher Edling LLP to join a lawsuit filed by the County
of San Mateo and other cities in the County against Monsanto to recover costs of remediating
PC13 contamination. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
15. Report regarding Resolution No. 13-2023 continuing to declare and ratify the existence of a
local emergency relating to major storm and flooding events. (Sharon Ranals, Interim City
Manager and Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
The following individual provided public comment on Consent Calendar Item No. 7 and Item No. 13
• Tom Carney
Motion — Councilmember Addiego /Second — Councilmember Flores: To approve Consent
Calendar 4-8,10, and 14-15 by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and
Flores, Vice Mayor Nagales, and Mayor Nicolas; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None
Item No. 9: Vice Mayor Nagales inquired about improving the curb design as residents have
expressed concerns. He shared his appreciation for staff with informing residents of the construction
schedule.
Public Works Director Kim mentioned there are various federal and state standards and regulations
they need to abide by, however there is some discretion in how the City transitions into them.
Mayor Nicolas asked for clarification regarding non-responsive or disqualified bids. Public Works
Director Kim shared that this suggests that Contractors have not submitted the appropriate paperwork
for the proposal and may have not verified and reviewed all amendments.
Councilmember Flores inquired about the contingency percentage and the responsibility in notifying
residents. Public Works Director Kim provided an explanation and stated the Contractors are
responsible however the City works closely with them to ensure the notifications occur.
Item No. 11: Vice Mayor Nagales thanked Congresswoman Jackie Speier for assisting in obtaining
$1.5 million for our new Library Park & Recreation Civic Campus project. Mayor Nicolas joined in
thanking Congresswoman Speier.
Item No. 12: Vice Mayor Nagales inquired about the reasoning for rescinding the awarded contract
and if this would cause a delay in current services. He also asked if there if we have pursued funding
for additional services. Director Kim shared the vendor did not prepare a proposal in line with what
was shown and that there would be no delay in services.
Management Analyst Garren confirmed there was a miscalculation on the vendors end and stated that
the department plans on submitting an application to obtain additional funding for the current
transportation route as well as for a secondary route.
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Item No. 13: Mayor Nicolas inquired about the impact of delaying the design for the Oyster Point
Sanitary Sewer Pump Station. Additionally, she questioned the number of submittals for request for
proposals. Director Kim stated the existing pump is old, antiquated, and unreliable therefore
suggested replacing the pump as soon as possible.
Principal Engineer Ruble stated multiple engineering firms were contacted, however the feedback
received suggested the site complications and time of proposal deterred interest.
Motion —Vice Mayor Nagales /Second —Councilmember Flores: To approve Consent Calendar
9 and 11-13 by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice
Mayor Nagales, and Mayor Nicolas; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None
PUBLIC HEARING
Public hearing opened: 7:25 p.m.
16. Report regarding determinations under CEQA for the proposed Housing Element of the
General Plan for the period of 2023-2031 and adoption of the Housing Element in compliance
with state Housing Element Law. (Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner)
Chief Planner Rozzi provided a presentation on the proposed Housing Element of the General Plan.
The following individuals provided public comments:
In -Person:
• Cynthia Marcopulos
• Fionnola Villamejor
• Ethan Mizzi
Via Zoom:
• Kianna Simmons
• Noelle Langmack
• Tom Carney
• Angelina Soldatos
Public hearing closed: 8:16 p.m.
Councilmember Flores inquired about the intent of the language as some of it does not appear fully
binding. He also inquired about CRT 4.6, which states the City must set a minimum number of
affordable units as the program reads "up to 300 units", and requests that the language be changed to
"at least 300 units". Chief Planner Rozzi responded by noting that wherever possible, the intent of the
language is to facilitate a conversation between Council and residents resulting in direction for
changes and guidance.
Vice Mayor Nagales emphasized the recommendations added by City Council. Additionally, he
inquired about the language of EQ 3.4. He noted the significance of CRT 8.3 as the County is
interested in partnering to study and build Veteran's Housing in the City of South San Francisco. He
asked that language be modified from "target minimum density" to "allow minimum density" in CRT
7.2. He also asked for clarification regarding the zoning for the parcel land of the Municipal Services
Building which was zoned for housing in 2017. Additionally, he inquired about the East of 101 traffic
impact fee.
Chief Planner Rozzi stated EQ 3.4 was a recommendation from a community advocate and should
read "evaluate and if directed". He provided an overview of the Municipal Services Building (MSB)
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future use and designation.
City Attorney Woodruff stated under the Mitigation Fee Act, the funds have a legal limitation on how
they could be used to address the traffic impact East of 101, while the 2020 Citywide transportation
impact fee is more flexible and can be spent anywhere in the City.
Vice Mayor Nagales thanked staff and residents for the comments that were made and submitted. He
recognized that the City of South San Francisco is ahead in terms of their housing element and looks
forward to passing it.
Councilmember Flores asked for the Builders Remedy to be defined. Chief Planner Rozzi stated the
concept is the ability for the State to penalize a city for not adopting the zoning to make housing
possible.
Councilmember Coleman agreed with suggestions made by Councilmember Flores and Vice Mayor
Nagales to edit the appropriate sections of the proposed plan. He also asked for SB 330 to be
defined. Chief Planner Rozzi and City Attorney Woodruff provided a definition and overview of the
future use and development of the MSB.
16b. Resolution No. 19-2023 making findings and determination under California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) that the Housing Element Update for the Period of 2023-2031 is covered
by prior environmental analysis prepared for the Updated General Plan and there are no new
impacts not previously analyzed and is also exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3)
Motion —Councilmember Addiego /Second Vice Mayor Nagales: To approve Resolution No. 19-2023
by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nagales, and
Mayor Nicolas; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None
16a. Resolution No. 20-2023 adopting a General Plan Amendment (GPA23-0001) to repeal the
2015-2023 Housing Element and adopt the Housing Element for the Period of 2023-2031
in compliance with state housing element law.
Motion —Vice Mayor Nagales /Second — Councilmember Flores: To approve Resolution No. 20-2023
by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nagales, and
Mayor Nicolas; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
17. Report regarding Resolution No. 21-2023 approving a Professional Services Agreement with
SmartWAVE Technologies to build a Community Wi-Fi Network in the Oldtown area of South
San Francisco. (Tony Barrera, Director of Information Technology)
Information Technology Director Barrera presented the report.
Councilmember Flores thanked Director Barrera for bridging the gap and including the community.
He asked if there was an opportunity to expand the area to additional schools. Additionally, he
inquired about what will happen beyond the pilot program and funds. He also suggested that surveys
be done periodically to capture the utilization of service. Director Barrera stated he could work with
School District to explore options. He also stated the department is in the process of developing a
Broadband Master Plan to discuss the community's needs. He also stated they can explore additional
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means of funding upon the results of usage.
Councilmember Coleman inquired if coverage would be expanded to Orange Park. Director Barrera
shared that it would. Councilmember Addiego shared his excitement for the program and inquired if
the equipment is owned by the City in which Director Barrera stated we did. Director Barrera stated
the useful life for the equipment purchased is four to five years.
Mayor Nicolas stated the need not only for students but for economic mobility. She inquired about
the OAK Wifi experience. Kevin Brangers, President of SmartWAVE Technologies, shared that
Oakland saw the success implemented in San Jose in 2012 and decided to join months later. He shared
pilot areas are very successful in demonstrating the success of connectivity throughout the
community. Mayor Nicolas requested staff to contact the California Public Utilities Commission in
order to facilitate and expedite the request for the use of the 76 PG&E poles.
Motion — Councilmember Flores/Second Vice Mayor Nagales: To approve Resolution No. 21-2023
by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Addiego, Coleman, and Flores, Vice Mayor Nagales, and
Mayor Nicolas; NAYS: None; ABSTAIN: None
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL — COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Flores shared that San Mateo Council of Cities would be hosting a joint event with
Peninsula Division and the Santa Clara Association of Cities hosted with the California Life Sciences
this Friday, January 27, 2023.
CLOSED SESSION
18. Closed Session
Public Employment
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
Entered into Closed Session: 8:43 p. m.
Resumed from Closed Session: 9:12 p.m.
Report out of Closed Session by Mayor Nicolas: Direction given. No reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business Mayor Nicolas adjourned the meeting in memory of Jose Quintero, Nelson
Yuk, Harry Melvin Wolfe, and the victims of the Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park shootings at
9:13 p.m.
Submitted by:
mine Miranda
Assistant City Clerk
Approved b
Buenaflor Nicolas
Mayor
Approved by the City Council: 62 /o?, / 3
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