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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2022-06-08 @400MINUTES pVT \,SANA o�S - rY��ytir SPECIAL MEETING U O CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO c411FOR��P WEDNESDAY, JUN 8, 2022 4:00 p.m. Virtual via Zoom The City Council will 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. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Nagales called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Councilmember Addiego, present Councilmember Coleman, present Councilmember Flores, present Vice Mayor Nicolas, present Mayor Nagales, present AGENDA REVIEW No changes. PUBLIC COMMENTS - Comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda. None. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 1. Report regarding the City of South San Francisco Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022- 23. (Jason Wong, Acting Director of Finance) Acting Director Wong presented the City of South San Francisco operating budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23. He recommended that the City Council provide feedback in preparation for the June 22, 2022, City Council meeting related to establishing the City's Fiscal Year 2022-23 operating budget. He advised that the city remained financially strong, with a AAA -rated credit rating. With most COVID-19 restrictions lifted and high vaccination rates in the County, staff expects revenues to rebound from their pandemic lows. Staff recommends unfreezing all frozen positions, adding new positions, using infrastructure reserves to fund critical infrastructure projects necessary throughout the city, and increasing spending to provide additional services to the community. Staff intends to revisit the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget with the City Council when the audit for the current fiscal year is available, likely February 2023, and adjust the budget as necessary based upon tax receipts and other economic data indicators available at that time. Dave Bockhaus, Deputy Director of Public Works, advised that electric street sweepers were essentially double the cost of a diesel -powered street sweeper. The total cost of ownership analysis reported that it would cost an additional $196,000 per street sweeper over the seven-year life span. He added some benefits of an electric street sweeper: they reduced approximately 50.9 metric tons of CO2 greenhouse gases yearly, and electric street sweepers were much quieter than their diesel - powered variant. He requested City Council feedback on which street sweeper to purchase. The current diesel -powered street sweeper costs $303,000 each, and the electric street sweeper costs $658,000 each. Vice Mayor Nicolas inquired about the number of street sweepers staff was replacing. Deputy Director Bockhaus said they would replace two of the three street sweepers and keep one diesel - powered street sweeper for emergency use. Councilmember Coleman queried about the lifespan of each street sweeper. Deputy Director Bockhaus stated seven years was the average lifespan of a street sweeper. Councilmember Addiego inquired about the length of service of other cities' electric street sweepers currently in use. Deputy Director Bockhaus advised that New York City has had its electric street sweepers in service since 2020, right before the pandemic. New York City reported being satisfied with its electric street sweepers and experienced 30% battery life after a full day of sweeping. Deputy Director Bockhaus stated another benefit of electric street sweepers is operators would not need to wear earplugs while operating the street sweeper. Mayor Nagales asked whether an optional supercharger was available to expedite the charging process for the street sweeper. Deputy Director Bockhaus stated that the electric street sweeper came with a charger and would not have any issues with fully charging the vehicle. Mayor Nagales inquired where the Emergency Rental Assistance Fund funds came from and what the remaining balance was. Acting Economic and Community Director Rozzi stated there was $33,000 on the current fiscal year budget, and the funds came from federal assistance during COVID. Councilmember Flores asked how the staff was planning to address the lack of street lighting in the downtown, old town corridor. City Manager Futrell advised of a pilot program to improve the lighting on Grand Avenue from Airport Boulevard to Cypress Avenue. He stated staff was working on a plan to identify the dark spots in the downtown and coming up with a plan to address them. Deputy Director Bockhaus added that staff was working with a vendor to place some LED lights in the existing fixtures on Grand and Linden Avenue. Councilmember Flores reemphasized the importance of the mental health clinician program and what plans were for expansion and sustainability of potentially adding another position. Police Chief Campbell said he met with City Manager Futrell and spoke about expanding the program and having up to four clinicians. Discussions included where the funds would come from, either under the umbrella of emergency services with the Fire Department or continue under the umbrella of the Police Department. Councilmember Flores advised the importance of the program being much needed in the city. Vice Mayor Nicolas and Councilmember Addiego agreed with Councilmember Flores on the importance of the mental health clinician program and moving forward sooner than later on the expansion. City Manager Futrell stated staff would do their best to expand the program sooner but would prefer not to add it to this year's budget. He advised that Stanford University Gardner Center was performing the metrics for all the cities, and staff would not see the first report from Stanford University until the Fall. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 8, 2022 MINUTES PAGE 2 Councilmember Flores inquired about a request for a Housing Officer position for the Economic and Community Development department. Acting Economic and Community Development Director Rozzi stated that the department's vision was to separate the Housing Division and the Economic Development Division, each division assigned with a manager. Councilmember Flores inquired about the Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation and what that position would entail. Director Mediati informed Council that the Deputy Director position would focus on recreation, childcare services, cultural arts, and business services support. City Manager Futrell thanked the City Council for their feedback and invited any additional feedback in the next ten days to include with the final budget for approval on the June 22, 2022, Regular City Council meeting. 2. Report regarding proposed Capital Improvement Program for fiscal year 2022-23. (Eunejune Kim, Director of Public Works/City Engineer and Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer) Principal Engineer Ruble, Director Gilchrist, and Director Mediati provided a brief overview of the proposed Capital Improvement Program for fiscal year 2022-23, which outlined large capital expenditures and infrastructure improvement projects throughout the city. City departments identified necessary improvements and prioritized project implementation when preparing the Capital Improvement Program. Councilmember Coleman inquired whether the new HVAC system upgrade for the corporate office would be an electric unit. Deputy Director Bockhaus confirmed that it was indeed an electric unit. Councilmember Coleman asked about the capacity for the new child care site at the West Orange Library. Director Gilchrist advised it would contain between four and six classrooms depending on the layout, with each classroom housing around 20 children. Mayor Nagales advised he was putting together a bike ride with staff and members of the public and riding around the city. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, Mayor Nagales adjourned the meeting at 5:29 p.m. Submitted by: �&n Gabriel Rodrigue Deputy City Clerk Approved by the City Council: ac. / Z2 / 2az.Z SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Approved by: Mark Nagales Mayor JUNE 8, 2022 PAGE