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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Teleconference via Zoom
City Council conducted this meeting in accordance with
California Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-29-20 and
N-63-20 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols.
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Addiego called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores and Nicolas, Vice
Mayor Nagales, and Mayor Addiego
AGENDA REVIEW
No Changes
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
City Manager Futrell invited the community to participate in the General Plan and visit www.ssf.net
for a list of upcoming meeting dates.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation Denouncing Anti -Asian Racism. (Mark Addiego, Mayor)
Councilmember Nicolas read into the record a proclamation denouncing Anti -Asian Racism in
South San Francisco. She expressed her condolences to the families affected by recent violent acts
of racism.
2. Presentation on Senate Bill 9 (Niccolo De Luca, Senior Director, Townsend Public Affairs)
Niccolo De Luca, Senior Director of Townsend, presented the report and provided an overview of
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9).
Vice Mayor Nagales requested clarification of SB 9 and possible impacts on the community. Senior
Director De Luca provided an overview of the timeline, and Chief Planner Rozzi provided an
overview of the City's General Plan.
Mayor Addiego expressed his concern about the proposed legislation and expressed his desire to
postpone the discussion and schedule a future meeting to discuss opposition to the bill.
Councilmember Flores requested clarification on compliance. Senior Director De Luca provided
clarification and noted exemptions to the bill.
Councilmember Coleman requested clarification on the neighborhoods the SB 9 would impact.
Chief Planner Rozzi clarified the exemptions and indicated that the bill would have a citywide
impact.
He clarified the misinformation about the housing discussion and indicated that the item was a staff
initiative approved by the City Manager. He shared his reasoning with his vote to support staff to
further explore housing due to the General Plan update. He requested that the Council consider
additional tenant support, including rent -to -own programs. Mayor Addiego acknowledged his
request and expressed his concern about the miscommunication. He asked all Council members to
send an email for all future items to be placed on the agenda.
Vice Mayor Nagales discussed the 21 Elements collaborative planning project would accomplish
the items that the Council previously discussed. Chief Planner Rozzi provided an overview of the
study and indicated that the City would benefit at no cost. Staff will bring the report to Council in
July 2021. Vice Mayor Nagales suggested taking a step back and waiting for the County data and
pending outcome of SB 9.
Economic and Community Development Director Greenwood provided an overview of the 21
Elements project and indicated that the City contributes approximately $5,200 a year to the
collaborative regional project.
City Manager Futrell acknowledged the Council's request to pause the City's effort to continue
research pending the 21 Elements report and SB9. City Attorney Woodruff noted the Council's
authority to remove an item from the agenda.
At the request of City Attorney Woodruff, there was a consensus of the Council to remove
Administrative Business Item No. 10 from further discussion.
Mayor Addiego clarified the process of public participation and thanked the community for their
involvement, and acknowledged receipt of the public comments.
Councilmember Flores expressed his concern with the miscommunication of the housing item and
requested clarification from City Manager Futrell. He noted that his vote to continue with housing
research was intended to support staff with additional options and preserve the community's best
interest. Mayor Addiego pointed out that these types of miscommunications do not occur often. He
would work with City Manager Futrell to ensure these types of oversights do not occur.
City Manager Futrell provided an overview of staffs efforts in developing the General Plan and
clarified that city staff would never decide to move an item without the Council's support.
11. Report regarding authorizing the Mayor to send a letter in support of Senate Bill 260.
(Christina Fernandez, Assistant to the City Manager and Niccolo De Luca, Townsend Public
Affairs)
Mayor Addiego thanked Councilmember Coleman for bringing this item forward for Council
discussion. Senior Director De Lucca provided a summary of SB 260 as introduced by Scott Wiener
and noted that additional amendments were pending.
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The City Clerk's Office received three public comments via eComment. Assistant City Clerk Avila
read them into the record. The comments were disseminated to the City Council and posted to the
City's website.
Councilmember Coleman expressed his support of SB 260 and noted the need to address Climate
Change globally.
Vice Mayor Nagales inquired about the amendments to SB 260 and expressed his concern with the
Council taking a position on a bill that is pending amendments. He discussed the City Council's
policy to express a position on legislative matters.
There was a consensus of the Council to postpone action at this time pending the bill's outcome.
Mayor Addiego suggested reaching out to potentially affected parties, excluding Genentech, such as
Amgen and Merck, and solicit their point of view. City Manager Futrell noted the request and
indicated that staff would continue to work with Senior Director De Luca of Townsend Public
Affairs.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public were encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of the
meeting via eComment by S: 00 p. m. on the day of the meeting.
The following individuals addressed the City Council to provide public comment:
• Eddy Holman
• Liliana Rivera
• Chris Woodrich
• Victoria Rodriguez
• Matt Janiga
• Kelly Traver
• Karen Pandula
• Mike Dunham
• Lori Droste
• Catrina Ellis
• Evan Farrar
• John Baker
• Michael Estrada
• Javi E
• Piera
• Russell Lee
• Valeria Rodriguez
• Marcela
Due to the number of speakers, there was a consensus of the Council to reduce speaker time to 2
minutes.
• Gloria Araquistain
• Denton Murphy
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Olga Perez
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Erin Chazer
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Alex Melendrez
•
Sarah Furies
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Aaron Eckhouse
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Nick Gonzalez
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Russ Lee
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Analee Estrada
•
Nicholas W.
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Nathan Chan
•
Finny Balboa
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Samantha Avila Gomez
•
Ethan Mizzi
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Denni Harp
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JulieAnn Murphy
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Kueller B
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Jordan Grimes
•
Ray Larios
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Aristel de la Cruz
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Aaron Adriano
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Meeting recessed: 9:30 p.m,
Meeting resumed: 9:40 p.m.
City Manager Futrell indicated that Administrative Business Item No. 13 would be postponed to the
March 24, 2021 Council meeting.
COUNCIL COMMENTS/REOUESTS
Vice Mayor Nagales requested staff to review the roadwork at Westborough Boulevard. He
informed Council and the community of his appointment to the San Mateo County Transportation
Authority.
Councilmember Nicolas thanked the city's volunteers for their work and requested to adjourn the
meeting in memory of Manny Berena.
Councilmember Flores thanked Meals on Wheels Executive Director Peter Olson for helping
elderly residents of the community. He requested information via a Thursday memo on the number
of parking citations issued for vehicles exceeding time restrictions due to street sweeping, including
revenue.
Councilmember Coleman requested review of traffic concerns near the intersection on Avalon
Drive and Interstate 280.
Mayor Addiego requested to adjourn the meeting in memory of South San Francisco resident,
Karen McEvoy.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
The City Clerk duly read the Consent Calendar, after which Council voted and engaged in
discussion of specific item as follows: Item 4 was pulled by Councilmember Nicolas for further
discussion.
3. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of February 10, 2021. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City
Clerk)
Report regarding Resolution No. 50-2021 approving Parcel Map No. 20-0996 for the purposes
of creating the new public right-of-way on Oyster Point Boulevard and Marina Boulevard,
dedicating new public easements, and abandoning existing public easements as part of the
Kilroy Oyster Point Development Project; and authorizing the recording of said Parcel Map and
all related documents with the San Mateo County Recorder. (Eunejune Kim, Director of Public
Works/City Engineer)
6. Report regarding Resolution No. 51-2021 determining the continued existence of an emergency
and the need to continue emergency repairs in response to the Sign Hill Diamond Fire. (Greg
Mediati, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation)
Motion — Councilmember Nicolas/Second – Councilmember Flores: To approve Consent Calendar
items 3, 5, and 6, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, and Nicolas, Vice
Mayor Nagales and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR – Agenda Item No. 4
Item No. 4: Councilmember Nicolas requested clarification on the additional funding request. City
Manager Futrell provided clarification.
4. Report regarding Resolution No. 49-2021 approving a Second Amendment to the Consulting
Services Agreement with Raimi + Associates for additional work relating to the General Plan
Update project in an additional amount not to exceed $629,762, and to authorize an additional
project contingency amount of $150,000. (Lisa Costa Sanders, Project Administrator and Billy
Gross, Senior Planner)
Motion —Vice Mayor Nagales/Second – Councilmember Nicolas: To approve Consent Calendar
Item 4, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales
and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: Councilmember Flores.
PUBLIC HEARING
7. Staff Report Regarding a Public Hearing to Consider the Adoption of Resolution No. 52-
2021 of Necessity to Acquire a Vacant Property In and Along Antoinette Lane (No Address,
No Assessor's Parcel Number), Related to the Community Civic Campus Project, Phase II
(Jacob Gilchrist, Director of Capital Projects, and Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
Public Hearing opened: 10: 00 p. m.
Public Hearing closed: 10: 06 p.m.
City Attorney Woodruff presented the report and provided an overview of the process.
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The following individual provided public comment:
• Mina Richardson, community member
Motion — Vice Mayor Nagales/Second – Councilmember Nicolas: To approve the adoption of
Resolution No. 52-2021 of Necessity to Acquire a Vacant Property In and Along Antoinette Lane
(No Address, No Assessor's Parcel Number), Related to the Community Civic Campus Project,
Phase II, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales
and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
8. Report regarding Resolution No. 53-2021, establishing City of South San Francisco
Community Facilities District No. 2021-01(Public Facilities and Services), City of South San
Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of California, Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes
Therein, Calling an Election and Approving Certain Actions Related Thereto (Christina
Fernandez, Assistant to the City Manager and Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
Public Hearing opened: 10: 08 p.m.
Public Hearing closed.• 10:20 p.m.
Brian Forbath of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth and Matt Griffin of Kilroy Realty Corporation
provided an overview of the process.
Vice Mayor Nagales clarified that this tax measure would not affect any area residents and will only
affect the landowner, currently voted on the measure and noting that the revenue generated would
be invested back to the community.
The following individual provided public comment:
• Mina Richardson, community member
• Gary, community member
Motion — Vice Mayor Nagales/Second – Councilmember Nicolas: To approve the adoption of
Resolution No. 52-2021 of Necessity to Acquire a Vacant Property In and Along Antoinette Lane
(No Address, No Assessor's Parcel Number), Related to the Community Civic Campus Project,
Phase II, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales
and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
8b. Resolution No. 54-2021 of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, Acting as
the Legislative Body of City of South San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2021-01
(Public Facilities and Services), City of South San Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of
California, Determining the Necessity to Incur Bonded Indebtedness in an Amount Not to
Exceed $105,000,000 Within the District and Calling an Election Therein.
Motion — Councilmember Coleman/Second – Councilmember Flores: To approve Resolution No.
54-2021 of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, Acting as the Legislative Body of
City of South San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2021-01 (Public Facilities and
Services), City of South San Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of California, Determining the
Necessity to Incur Bonded Indebtedness in an Amount Not to Exceed $105,000,000 Within the
District and Calling an Election Therein, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman,
Flores, Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None;
ABSTAIN: None.
8c. Resolution No. 55-2021 of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco Acting as the
Legislative Body of City of South San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2021-01 (Public
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Facilities and Services), City of South San Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of California
Certifying Election Results.
Motion — Councilmember Nicolas/Second – Councilmember Flores: To approve Resolution No.
55-2021 of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco Acting as the Legislative Body of City
of South San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2021-01 (Public Facilities and Services), City
of South San Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of California Certifying Election Results, by roll
call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales and Mayor
Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
8d. Ordinance of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, Acting as the Legislative
Body of City of South San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2021-01 (Public Facilities
and Services), City of South San Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of California Authorizing
the Levy of Special Taxes
Motion — Vice Mayor Nagales/Second – Councilmember Coleman: To introduce and waive
further reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, Acting as the
Legislative Body of City of South San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2021-01 (Public
Facilities and Services), City of South San Francisco, County of San Mateo, State of California
Authorizing the Levy of Special Taxes, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores,
Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN:
None.
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
9. Report regarding acceptance of the 2020 Housing Element and General Plan Annual
Progress Report. (Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner)
Chief Planner Rozzi provided an overview of the 2020 Housing Element and General Plan Annual
Progress Report.
Vice Mayor Nagales inquired about the city's RHNA numbers. Chief Planner Rozzi provided an
update on the current numbers. City Manager Futrell indicated that there are no penalties for not
reaching REHNA numbers. He will provide a memo to Council with additional information.
Councilmember Flores expressed his concern with the disparities of housing and affordability. He
thanked the staff for their work towards affordable housing.
The following individual provided public comment:
• Mina Richardson, community member
Motion — Councilmember Flores/Second – Councilmember Nicolas: To accept the 2020 Housing
Element and General Plan Annual Progress Report as presented, by roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Vice Mayor Nagales; NAYS: Councilmember Nicolas and
Mayor Addiego; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
10. Report regarding proposed approach to evaluate benefits and disadvantages of modifications to
Single Family General Plan and Zoning Regulations to allowadditional housing types and
density. (Lisa Costa Sanders, Project Administrator and Billy Gross, Senior Planner)
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Item not heard - the City Clerk's Office received 64 public comments via eComment. The comments
were disseminated to the City Council and posted to the City's website.
12. Report regarding Resolution No. 56-2021 approving a consulting services agreement with
Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) of Richmond, California for the 2022 West of 101
Pavement Rehabilitation Project (No. st2107) in an amount not to exceed $1,596,000,
authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement, authorizing a total project design budget
of $1,755,600 and approval of Budget Amendment Number 21.044. (Angel Torres, Senior Civil
Engineer)
Senior Civil Engineer Torres presented the report and provided an overview of the West of 101
pavement rehabilitation project.
Motion — Councilmember Flores/Second – Vice Mayor Nagales: To adopt Resolution No. 56-2021
approving a consulting services agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) of Richmond,
California for the 2022 West of 101 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (No. st2107) in an amount not to
exceed $1,596,000, authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement, authorizing a total project
design budget of $1,755,600 and approval of Budget Amendment Number 21.044, by roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Vice Mayor Nagales; NAYS: Councilmember Nicolas
and Mayor Addiego; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
13. Report regarding a resolution amending the proclamation of a local health emergency (adopted
pursuant to Resolution No. 35-2020) to extend the Outdoor Dining Pilot Program and provide
related authorizations. (Christopher Espiritu, Senior Planner and Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner)
Item not heard
14. Report regarding an ordinance adopting Chapter 10.58 of the Municipal Code to require the safe
storage of firearms in a residence. (Scott Campbell, Police Captain)
Police Captain Campbell presented the report, provided an overview of the ordinance, and
acknowledged Moms Demand Action for their advocacy.
Vice Mayor Nagales thanked staff and recognized former Councilmember Matsumoto for bringing
the item forward. He requested clarification on enforcement which Captain Campbell provided. The
Police Department will work with the Communications Department outreach efforts once the
ordinance is approved.
Councilmember Flores inquired about the types of violations and penalties. Noting the importance
of equity and not perpetuating the prison pipeline for minorities. Captain Campbell explained the
fines associated with the ordinance and the discretion officers have to enforce. Councilmember
Flores also suggested community service instead of imprisonment depending on the severity and
providing trigger locks for the community.
Mayor Addiego requested clarification on a misdemeanor citation. Captain Campbell provided an
overview of the citation process and noted that the San Mateo County District Attorney's office
issues sentencing.
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Councilmember Coleman suggested that the Council support outreach and provide a gun lock with
first-time warnings instead of citations. The goal is to educate individuals to discourage the pipeline
to prison. After the first citation, the fine would be a citation with a $100 fine. Mayor Addiego
inquired about the process of notification. Captain Campbell indicated that officers are encouraged
to educate the community of the current muni code and release offenders with a warning.
Mayor Addiego encouraged the Police Department to communicate with residents and encourage
compliance.
Motion — Councilmember Flores/Second – Councilmember Coleman: To introduce and waive
further reading of an ordinance adopting Chapter 10.58 of the Municipal Code to require the safe
storage of firearms in a residence, with minor changes to section 10.58.040, by roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales and Mayor Addiego; NAYS:
None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Flores invited the community to join the San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint
Powers Authority's virtual public meeting to discuss alternatives to improve mobility options for
underserved communities in San Mateo County on Thursday, March 18, 2 02 1.
Mayor Addiego informed the Council that the Board and Commission interviews would be held on
Friday, March 18, 2021. He stated that the City Clerk would coordinate the second day of
interviews due to the number of applicants. He shared that both he and Councilmember Nicolas
serve on the naming committee. In recognition of International Women's Day and Women's History
month, they have decided to recognize female trailblazers of the community, such as Alice Bulos,
Roberta Teglia, and former Councilmember Matsumoto.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting in memory of Manny Berena, and
Karen McEvoy at 11:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
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