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Special City Council
Special Meeting Agenda
March 13, 2019Special City Council Special Meeting Agenda
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of
California, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday,
March 13, 2019, at 7:01 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive,
South San Francisco, California.
Purpose of the meeting:
Call to Order.
Roll Call.
Agenda Review.
Public Comments - comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda.
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
Discussion and Consideration of nominations to the CASA Legislative Task Force.1.
Adjournment.
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TO: MAYORS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
FROM: SUKHMANI S. PUREWAL, SECRETARY
SUBJECT: MEETING OF THE CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
DATE: MARCH 14, 2019
Vice Mayor Glenn Sylvester, Chairperson of the San Mateo County City Selection Committee called for
a meeting of the Committee at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Board of Supervisors
Chambers, Hall of Justice, 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063.
AGENDA
1) Roll Call
2) Selection of two (2) Council Members, representing San Mateo County City Selection Committee
to serve on the CASA Legislative Task Force, formed by Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG) Executive Board and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
3) Oral Communications and Announcements
i. Public Comment – Opportunity for the public to address the San Mateo County City
Selection Committee.
ii. Any subject not on the agenda may be presented at this time by members of the City
Selection Committee. These topics cannot be acted upon or discussed, but may be
agendized for a later meeting date.
If you have any questions or require additional information, contact Sukhmani S. Purewal at (650) 363-
1802.
SAN MATEO COUNTY
CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE
Glenn R. Sylvester, Chairperson
Sue Vaterlaus, Vice Chairperson
Sukhmani S. Purewal, Secretary
400 County Center
Redwood City, 94063
650-363-1802
February 28, 2019
Dear Bay Area Local Elected Officials,
The Bay Area faces many pressing regional challenges such as crowded roadways and public
transit, the lingering threat of earthquakes and raising tides, to name a few. But the housing
shortage has reached crisis proportions. During our remarkable run of economic expansion since
the Great Recession ended in 2010, the Bay Area has added 722,000 jobs but constructed only
106,000 housing units. With housing supply and demand that far out of whack, home prices and
rental costs have shot through the roof and a wide swath of our fellow Bay Area residents from
long-time residents, newcomers and young people are suffering. As well, more people are being
forced to move further away in search of affordability and endure crushing long-distance
commutes that also exacerbates congestion and GHG production.
The traffic and housing challenge is well known to you. Perhaps less well known is the effort
led by ABAG and MTC to bring together a blue-ribbon panel of local elected officials, housing
experts, and leaders from across the Bay Area who worked together for almost two years to build
an actionable consensus around (1) increasing housing production at all levels of affordability,
(2) preserving existing affordable housing, and (3) protecting vulnerable populations from
housing instability and displacement.
This group named itself CASA, the Committee to House the Bay Area and the compact the
group committed to each other can be found online at https://mtc.ca.gov/casa
Both the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the ABAG Executive Board have
authorized their respective Chair and President to sign the compact. In addition, the ABAG
Executive Board directed the formation of a task force of elected officials from Bay Area cities
and counties to follow, become informed and to engage in the legislative process that is essential
for the CASA compact to be implemented. Similarly, MTC’s CASA motion included direction
to staff to do additional outreach to local elected officials and engage with them during the
legislative process.
Accordingly, on behalf of MTC and ABAG, we respectfully invite each county’s Boards of
Supervisors to appoint one representative and each county’s City Selection Committee to appoint
two representatives to serve on the CASA Legislative Task Force (Task Force).
To encourage the presence of new perspectives on the Task Force, nominating bodies are
encouraged to appoint members who are not currently serving on the ABAG Executive Board or
on MTC. The participation of elected officials from a wide range of city sizes is encouraged as
well. The Task Force will be chaired by ABAG with a member of MTC serving as the Vice
Chair, and each will have an appointment to the Task Force with a goal of creating a well-
rounded committee. The Task Force will seek to meet monthly during the current state
Task Force on CASA Compact
February 28, 2019
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legislative session to receive progress reports and to engage on CASA related legislation. This
feedback will be relayed to the Joint ABAG/MTC Legislation Committee, the ABAG Executive
Board and MTC. Meetings will be held at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San
Francisco with telephone participation available. The Task Force is subject to the Brown
Act. Task Force members are not eligible for per diem.
Please submit nominees via email to ABAG Clerk of the Board, Fred Castro, at
[email protected] and note “CASA Task Force Nomination” in the subject line.
Deadline for submitting nominees is March 14, 2019. Appointments to the Task Force will be
ratified by the ABAG Executive Board and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission at their
March meetings.
Should you have any questions, please contact Alix Bockelman, Deputy Executive Director of
Policy, at [email protected].
Sincerely,
David Rabbitt
President
Association of Bay Area Governments
Scott Haggerty
Chair
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Cc:
County of Alameda, Board of Supervisors
County of Contra Costa, Board of Supervisors
County of Marin, Board of Supervisors
County of Napa, Board of Supervisors
City and County of San Francisco, Board of Supervisors
County of San Mateo, Board of Supervisors
County of Santa Clara, Board of Supervisors
County of Solano, Board of Supervisors
County of Sonoma, Board of Supervisors
Alameda County Mayors Conference
Contra Costa County Mayors Conference
Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers
Napa County City Selection Committee
City and County of San Francisco--Mayor
San Mateo County City Selection Committee
Cities Association of Santa Clara County
Solano County City Selection Committee
Sonoma County City Selection Committee
Letters of Interests for CASA Legislative Task Force
City Selection Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
BOS Chambers, Hall of Justice, 400 County Center, Redwood City
Letter #1
DONNACOLSON, MAYOR
EMILY BEACH, VICE MAYOR
ANN KEIGHRAN
RICARDO ORTIZ
MICHAEL BROWNRIGG
The City of Burlingome
CITY HALL -- 50I PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA 9 4010-3997
TEL: (650) 558-7201
www. burlinqame.orq
March 7,2019
RE: CASA Legislative Task Force
Dear San Mateo County City Selection Committee,
Please accept this letter as my application for the City Representative position on the CASA
Legislative Task Force. It would be my honor to serve on behalf of San Mateo County Cities
Since 2015, I have served on the Steering Committee of the Home For All (HFA) Task Force and I
have been a member of the finance working group. In addition, I served on the San Mateo County
Housing and Community Development Committee and have seen frst-hand the work done by our
local jurisdictions to advance the creation of affordable housing. My professional career began in the
field of redevelopment and affordable housing producing feasibility models for tax-increment bond
financing for first time homebuyers and new unit production. Later, my experience included
conducting real estate due diligence for institutional pension funds, so I am well versed in real estate
analytics and economics. Currently, I am retired and spend my time on city related matters and non-
profit work, so I have no professional conflicts and I have the capacity to attend the meetings. While I
do own my own home, I do not own rental real estate. For more information on my background,
please refer to the City of Burlingame website.
The City of Burlingame has been an early adopter and advocate for creative solutions to close the
jobs/housing gap in San Mateo County. We have implemented many of the HFA recommendations
and sponsored extensive community engagement and outreach. This experience and our commitment
to solving the housing joblgap while producing affordable housing, especially for the missing middle,
gives me a unique perspective that includes actual experience with successful models of
implementation. I would like to bring this experience to help with the CASA Compact Legislative
work to devise solutions that will work for small cities and towns as well as other larger cities. There
is a housing shortage, and we on the Peninsula are committed to solving the problem in a way that is
feasible and will succeed. As Mayor of Burlingame, I would ask for your support to this appointment
and I pledge to update all cities on the process and make sure that clear lines of communication are
established so that your ideas and thoughts are heard and represented during in this important policy
making work.
Sincerely,
Donna Colson
Mayor, City of Burlingame
Regisler online with lhe City of Burlingome to receive regulor City updotes ol www.burlinoome.org/enews.
Letter #2
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DALY CITY
333 – 90TH STREET
DALY CITY, CA 94015-1895
March 8, 2019
Esteemed Mayor and Councilmembers,
I am interested in the CASA Task Force. I have experience working with the non-
profit sector in housing advocacy and have experience with private developers. I
have worked with affordable housing policies which have created more housing
opportunities and equitable access.
It is extremely important to have representation on the peninsula. Hope you will
vote and appoint me to serve as your representative.
Respectfully,
Juslyn C. Manalo
Councilmember
JCM/ap
CITY COUNCIL
RAYMOND A. BUENAVENTURA
RODERICK DAUS-MAGBUAL
PAMELA DIGIOVANNI
JUSLYN C. MANALO
GLENN R. SYLVESTER
________
SHAWNNA MALTBIE
CITY MANAGER
K. ANNETTE HIPONA
CITY CLERK
DANECA M. HALVORSON
CITY TREASURER
PHONE (650) 991-8008
Letter #3
City of Foster City 610 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
P: (650) 286-3200 F: (650) 577-0983 E: [email protected]
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Foster City
March 7, 2019
RE: LETTER OF INTEREST FOR CASA LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
Honorable Mayors and Councilmembers:
Please accept this letter as my statement of interest in serving on the Committee to House the Bay Area (CASA) Legislative
Task Force.
Prior to becoming Councilmember for the City of Foster City, I have remained engaged via many volunteer and leadership
roles in the community. This includes serving as Chair on the Innovation Technology Advisory Committee and the Chair
of the Site Council with Brewer Island Elementary School. In my professional career, my current role is as Vice President
of Digital Platforms for Wells Fargo Bank. I have also had the good fortune to serve and work with top tier employers
including Visa, Charles Schwab, and Franklin Templeton Investments.
Then in this past November, I was elected to serve a four-year term on the Foster City City Council. Since being in office,
I have hit the ground running to assume the responsibilities and knowledge base necessary to best serve our community.
It is this combination of active roles I have served in the community and my corporate experience that will allow me to
successfully navigate being a representative for San Mateo County on the CASA Legislative Task Force. The magnitude of
the housing problem is influenced by a variety of factors – from exponential job growth to regulatory requirements and
land use limitations. The policies proposed under the CASA Compact aim to address the housing imbalance, but it also
presents significant challenges when it comes to local government costs and operations. We must work to find solutions
that contribute towards addressing the region’s housing needs without stripping local government revenues and control.
Addressing the housing proposals ahead of us will require methodical planning and strategizing. I will continue to advocate
for solutions, such as building housing around transportation hubs and collaboration of the private and public sector,
keeping in mind that the physical & environmental landscape of each city is different. In addition, we need to ensure cities
who have worked diligently to address the housing production and affordability issue are not penalized. I will also continue
to champion for broader participation and outreach to local jurisdictions. As we urge for open dialogue, I am positive we
will be able to refine the recommendations in the CASA Compact to ensure they are more feasible and may be
implemented fairly for all.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of my interest to serve as a representative on the CASA Legislative Task
Force. Please contact me at (650) 286-3504 or at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Letter #4
City of Foster City 610 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
P: (650) 286-3200 F: (650) 577-0983 E: [email protected]
Sincerely,
Richa Awasthi
Councilmember, City of Foster City
cc: Sukhmani Purewal, Secretary of City Selection Committee and Assistant Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
City Council, City of Foster City
Jeff C. Moneda, City Manager, City of Foster City
City of Foster City • 610 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
P: (650) 286-3200 • F: (650) 577-0983 • E: [email protected]
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Foster City
March 4, 2019
RE: SEEKING NOMINATION/APPOINTMENT TO CASA LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
Dear Honorable Mayors, Councilmembers, and Colleagues:
I am writing to express my interest in serving as a representative for the Cities of San Mateo County on the Committee
to House the Bay Area (CASA) Legislative Task Force.
It is without a doubt that the Bay Area is grappling with a housing shortage and affordability crisis. This has driven the need
for policy discussions at the state and federal level. I recognize the efforts of the Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in convening CASA and its respective Steering and
Technical Committees. I also acknowledge the key principles behind the CASA Compact in relation to housing production,
housing stock preservation, and protection of vulnerable populations from displacement. However, I too share concerns
in how the CASA Compact was developed. Left out of this conversation were the very cities in which such legislative
proposals would most adversely impact.
As a Councilmember for the City of the Foster City, I have come to learn the unique challenges each of our individual
municipalities face. Every community has its separate infrastructure constraints, land use differences, financial burdens, and
overall varying fundamental values. It is a critical time as much uncertainty surrounds the use of local finances, control on
land use decisions, and overall elements contained within the CASA Compact itself. We need to convey that one approach
is not appropriate all cities. I believe it is possible to coordinate and collaborate on more long-term and actionable solutions
to address the Bay Area’s growing housing needs. And one that will put our voice at the table, providing representation
for local governments, especially of that for smaller cities.
I was elected to represent the interests of Foster City as a City Councilmember in 2015. Of my public service
commitments, I have had the pleasure of serving on several local and regional agencies/committees. This includes the
Foster City Parks & Recreation Committee, San Mateo County Library Joint Powers Authority, Peninsula Clean Energy
Authority, San Mateo-Foster City Public Financing Authority, Commute.org/Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance,
and Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA), to a name a few.
In addition, I am the City Council liaison to Foster City’s Planning Commission, Land Use, and Infrastructure/Facilities
Subcommittees. The expertise I have gained during my tenure thus far has provided me with the tools for effective policy
analysis and recommendations as they apply to planning, organizing, and financing. The housing situation is complex and
cannot be approached myopically.
Letter #5
City of Foster City • 610 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404
P: (650) 286-3200 • F: (650) 577-0983 • E: [email protected]
Notably, I am also currently serving as Vice Chair on the C/CAG Legislative Committee. This committee’s main purpose
is to monitor all matters dealing with State legislation and ballot measures that would be of impact to San Mateo County
as a whole. Members are tasked with researching and analyzing bills, and to develop a position to recommend to the
C/CAG Board for action. In my capacity with the Legislative Committee, it has required me to think strategically and
remain prudent about the many critical issues affecting our cities.
My professional background is as an attorney and Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy at Golden Gate University of
Law. My legal background, specifically, is in environmental and corporate law.
With this opportunity, I will commit to working diligently to ensure our collective interests are represented. I will advocate
for a more transparent and inclusive public process as we formulate strategies on how to tackle the housing issue. And I
am hopeful we will be able find to tangible solutions, reaching true consensus not only at the state and federal levels, but
amongst local jurisdictions as well.
Respectfully, I ask for your support in my appointment to the CASA Legislative Task Force and thank you for your
consideration of my interest to serve a representative for the City Selection Committee and for San Mateo County. Please
do not hesitate to contact me at (650) 286-3501 or at [email protected] if you have any questions or may need
any additional information. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Catherine Mahanpour
Councilmember, City of Foster City
cc: Sukhmani Purewal, Secretary of City Selection Committee and Assistant Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
City Council, City of Foster City
Jeff C. Moneda, City Manager, City of Foster City
Letter #6
CITY OF PACIFICA
March 8, 2019
Thank you for allowing us to apply to serve on the CASA task force.
As a REALTOR for almost 30 years, I provide an entirely different point of view than lots of
people on the CASA committee. I am the current Mayor of Pacifica and have served on almost all
city committees in Pacifica, the CCAG water committee, CCAG legislative committee and I am a
member of the CCAG Board. I feel that this topic although beginning in Northern California will
extend throughout the state with bills being written in the House and Senate right now. There needs
to be some oversight with a differing opinion than that of the Mayors of Oakland, San Francisco
and San Jose. I feel that I can provide that information while at the same time listening to the
opinions of others. Yes, we need housing, let's focus on that but make sure that the cities and
county have a say in what gets built and pay attention to what the cities have voted on in the past.
Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have.
--
Sue Vaterlaus, Broker Associate REALTOR
SAMCAR President 2011
REALTOR of the Year 2007
RE/MAX Star Properties
cell: 650-291-0470
fax: 866-448-6001
DRE:01077482
www.PacificaHomeSales.com
Letter #7
March 8, 2019
To: City Selection Committee
Re: Appointment to the CASA Legislative Task Force
Honorable Mayors and Councilmembers:
I am seeking your support for the appointment to the CASA Legislative Task Force.
San Carlos City Council, has once again, deemed affordable housing a top priority among our
strategic goals. In fact, the housing element of our General Plan, with the exception of a few
areas, is in alignment with most of the CASA Compact.
However, as we all know, San Mateo County is comprised of a wide array of smaller cities that
are uniquely different in composition compared to the rest of California (e.g., ~75% allocated to
open space, no more available land, etc.). And, as such, creative solutions that allow flexibility
are needed to address our respective needs.
It would be an honor to work in collaboration with other city representatives on the CASA
Legislative Task Force to identify mutually agreeable solutions. I would appreciate your support
of my nomination to this seat.
Thank you for your consideration.
Kind regards,
Laura Parmer-Lohan
San Carlos City Council Member
Letter #8
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 330 West 20th Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403-1388
Telephone (650) 522-7048
FAX: (650) 522-7041
www.cityofsanmateo.org
March 10, 2019
Re: Appointment to CASA Legislative Task Force
County Selection Committee
Dear Honorable Colleagues,
I am writing to ask for your support as I seek appointment to the CASA Legislative Task Force
representing cities in San Mateo County.
I have been a member of the San Mateo City Council for over four years and have been very
active in the City of San Mateo’s local government committees and commissions since 2001.
Prior to that I was a superintendent building hospital and laboratory facilities at some of the best
known establishments around the Bay Area. I was in charge of budgets, schedules and
coordination for very detailed projects and seeing them through to successful completion on all
occasions. I believe I have the skills and the experience necessary to work with
ABAG/MTC/CASA in order to meet the goals that we have set under our huge responsibilities
including land use, transportation, environmental issues, water treatment and conservation,
renewable energy and efficiency, disaster and hazmat mitigation and response.
I have been working on land use planning and policy in San Mateo since 2001 when I was
appointed to the Bay Meadows and Transportation Corridor Citizens Advisory Committee. Since
that time I have taken part in one way or another in almost all of the land use and transportation
decisions made in San Mateo. In 2005 the City Council approved the Bay Meadows project
including 1145 mixed type residential units, a million square feet of commercial space, 18 acres
of parks and green/open space, 60k square feet of neighborhood serving retail space and a
Public Square with a million dollars for art to be used throughout the project. Following that
three-year assignment, I was appointed to the Public Works Commission where I dealt with
issues including street and circulation improvements, environmental and water issues as well as
our waste water treatment facilities for six years. During that same time the Public Works
Commission also oversaw the creation and approval of our Pedestrian Master Plan, Bicycle
Master Plan, Complete Streets Plan and the Sustainable Streets Plan.
As a Councilmember for more than four years I have been a member of the ABAG General
Assembly. Regarding energy, I am a Director and Executive Committee member to the
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) Board where within just over two years we have made great
strides in San Mateo County, creating the default electric energy provider which purchases clean,
renewable energy on the open market and provides it to nearly every user in the county at rates
lower than PG&E. In 2014, while I was a Planning Commissioner, I was an original proponent
of PCE. After attending a Board meeting of Marin Clean Energy I brought members of that
organization to speak with our County Supervisors and Council members. From that we have
created what has become the leading Community Choice Energy Authority in California.
Having been a San Mateo County resident since 1958 I feel a very strong sense of purpose in
working to make San Mateo County and the Bay Area leaders in policy and deed, meeting our
many residents varied housing needs while providing the best multi-modal transportation
policies and facilities as effectively as humanly possible. Knowing that we are already
experiencing the impacts of climate change with fires, floods, droughts and sea level rise I
believe that we need to look forward and plan for the health, safety and viability of our home,
our children and grandchildren over the next 150 years. I firmly believe that properly executed
housing and transportation policy will make a huge difference in the quality of our lives.
Knowing that San Mateo County has its own set of challenges I promise to represent the interests
of our San Mateo County residents to the very best of my abilities. I hope to help bring about a
deeper sense of collaboration that will give us the ability to meet these huge challenges of our
lifetime.
I am proud of the excellent work that MTC & ABAG have done over these many years and I see
the CASA effort as a good opportunity to work together and bring about positive change that we
all can live with. I would be deeply honored by your appointment to serve representing the cities
of San Mateo County. Please feel free to call me at (650) 430-9171 or email me at
[email protected] if you would like to discuss my candidacy.
Thank you,
Rick Bonilla
San Mateo City Councilmember
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DALY CITY
333 – 90TH STREET
DALY CITY, CA 94015-1895
March 12, 2019
Esteemed Mayor and Councilmembers,
As your colleague in San Mateo County, I would be extremely honored to
represent our region with the CASA Task Force.
The challenge we have regionally in affordability has been affecting the
communities we serve and the working families, youth and seniors.
I am interested and believe that I have the experience and knowledge to
represent our community.
I created a program which I managed for 5 years and has been a model in San
Francisco to ensure access to residents in affordable housing and below market
rate units. In that role, I worked with the Supervisors to enhance BMR policies. In
the last 5 years, I work in the private sector, in development and understand land
use policy and the importance of all, the private, public, and nonprofit sector
work hand in hand to alleviate the housing crisis in a constructive and prudent
manner.
In my role as Mayor of Daly City last year, we updated the following;
1. Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
2. Housing Trust Fund Plan
Just a few of the ways Daly City has contributed to the need to act. With the
leadership of Vice Mayor Glenn Sylvester, Daly City is also part of the HEART
program again.
CITY COUNCIL
RAYMOND A. BUENAVENTURA
RODERICK DAUS-MAGBUAL
PAMELA DIGIOVANNI
JUSLYN C. MANALO
GLENN R. SYLVESTER
________
SHAWNNA MALTBIE
CITY MANAGER
K. ANNETTE HIPONA
CITY CLERK
DANECA M. HALVORSON
CITY TREASURER
PHONE (650) 991-8008
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Daly City has also found innovative ways to solve for the housing crisis by
partnering with organizations that have purchased 16 unit apartments to ensure
that these buildings remain affordable. By securing these apartments to remain
affordable, this prevents community members from leaving to move out of the
area and the displacement of long term residents. We have to have a thoughtful,
strategic approach that is multi-faceted and innovative.
It is extremely important to have representation on the peninsula. Hope you will
vote and appoint me to serve as your representative. I would be extremely
humbled. Our voice on the peninsula is crucial-it is our communities that are at
stake and would love to represent what the peninsula has to offer with collective
solutions.
Respectfully,
Juslyn C. Manalo
Councilmember
JCM/ap