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SPECIAL MEETING
° CITY COUNCIL
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021
5:00 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 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Coleman, Nicolas, Vice Mayor
Nagales, and Mayor Addiego.
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
City Manager Futrell apprised the Council and the community of a strong storm expected to bring
heavy rain and strong winds to the Bay Area throughout the week and into the weekend. He
indicated that the Public Works Department was providing sandbags for residents at the Corporation
Yard located at 550 North Canal Street.
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
1. Council Appointment Interviews. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
a. Interview Applicants for vacant City Council seat:
5:00 p.m.: Eduard (Eddie) Flores
5:30 p.m.: PaulaClaudine Hobson-Coard
6:00 p.m.: Mathew William Janiga
6:30 p.m.: Sarah Furies
Council interviewed applicants Flores, Hobson-Coard, Janiga, and Funes.
2. REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS — comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting
Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate were encouraged to submit public
comments via GoogleDocs in advance of the meeting by 3: 00 p.m. on January 26, 2021.
Deputy City Clerk Rodriguez read into the record public comments submitted by the following
individuals:
• Aubrey Merriam, Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Club of North San Mateo County.
• Irving Torres, member, SMC Latinx Dems.
• Katie DeLeuw, South San Francisco resident.
• Ray Larios, member, San Mateo County Latinx Democratic Club.
• April Vargas, community member.
Meeting recessed: 7:08 p.m.
Meeting resumed.• 7:18 p. m.
City Attorney Woodruff provided an overview of the Ralph M. Brown Act and the public comment
period. He indicated that speakers could speak on any topic for up to three minutes during the
public comment section. If there appeared to be a large number of speakers, the Mayor might
reduce speaking time to limit the total amount of time for public comments (Gov. Code sec.
54954.3.(b)(1).). He reminded community members that comments that were not in compliance
with the City Council's rules of decorum would be summarized for the record if submitted in
writing or muted during a live public meeting.
Due to the number of raised hands before the meeting break, Mayor Addiego reduced speaker time
from three -minutes to two -minutes per speaker. The following individuals provided public
comment:
• Eddy Holman, South San Francisco resident.
• Barbara Hahn, teacher, South San Francisco Unified School District.
• Megan Woodrich, teacher, South San Francisco Unified School District.
• Gemma Choa Nepales, teacher, South San Francisco Unified School District.
• Ethan Mizzi, South San Francisco resident.
• Brian Steltzer, community member.
• Sam Saravia, South San Francisco resident.
• Aristel de la Cruz, teacher, South San Francisco Unified School District.
3. Discussion and Consideration of Appointment of Applicant.
Due to technical difficulties launching the webinar's polling feature for the Council, they verbally
provided their top three candidates.
Councilmember Nicolas explained the process that Council would use to select their top three (3)
candidates. She thanked all candidates for their time and dedication to serve the community. She
noted how difficult it would be to select only three candidates as all candidates did well and would
bring significant value to the City Council. The top three candidates were: Kim Samayoa, Alan
Wong, and Eddie Flores.
Vice Mayor Nagales thanked all candidates for their time and dedication to the community. The top
three candidates were: Amir Thagavis, Pradeep Gupta, and Eddie Flores.
Councilmember Coleman thanked Council for making the process transparent and expanding public
participation. He praised applicants for their thoroughness and noted that the selection process
would be difficult. The top three candidates were: Robert Uy, Reynaldo Tanada Jr., and Eddie
Flores.
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Mayor Addiego thanked all applicants for their time and commitment to their community. The top
three candidates were: Pradeep Gupta, Hermes Monzon, and PaulaClaudine Hobson-
Coard.
The Council engaged in a discussion about their top three candidates and reached a consensus to
nominate applicant Eduard 'Eddie" Flores as the leading candidate.
Motion— Councilmember Coleman/Second Councilmember Nicolas: To appoint Eduard "Eddie"
Flores as City Councilmember At -Large, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman,
Nicolas Vice Mayor Nagales and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN:
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
ectfully submitted by: Approved:
4,-
. Govea Acosta, CMC, CPMC Mark A diego
Clerk Mayor
Approved: 2124/ 2021
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