Meeting
CITY OF SAN MATEO
City Council Regular Meeting
February 3, 2025
7:00 PM


City Hall Council Chamber
Entrance is on O’Farrell Street
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Robert Newsom Jr.
Adam Loraine
Nicole Fernandez
Danielle Cwirko-Godycki
Lisa Diaz Nash
AGENDA


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The City Council meeting will conclude by 11:00 p.m. unless otherwise extended by council vote. 
Any unheard items will automatically move forward to the next regular meeting. 

CALL TO ORDER
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
AB 2449 Requests and Considerations for Meeting Participation by Teleconference due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances


CEREMONIAL

1.

CSM Football Team – Recognition

2.

Chris Eckert – Proclamation

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. If discussion is desired, that item may be removed and considered separately.
 
3.

City Council Meeting Minutes - Approval

Approve the special and regular minutes of the City Council meeting of January 13, 2025.

CEQA: This minutes approval is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).))

4.

Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant — Agreement

Adopt a Resolution to accept grant funds in the amount of $360,500 from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the development of a Climate Adaptation Plan for Sea Level Rise and to appropriate the grant funds to the Climate Adaptation Plan Project; approve the Restricted Grant Agreement; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Restricted Grant Agreement in substantially the form presented.

CEQA: Adoption of a Resolution to accept grant funds, approval of grant agreement, and the appropriation of grant funds is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is a fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)

5.

Sandbag Station — Agreement

Ratify an inter-agency agreement with the San Mateo Foster City School District allowing the City to deploy a sandbag station in the parking lot of the Turnbull Child Development Center in the North Central neighborhood.

CEQA: Approval of this interagency agreement is exempt from CEQA review under the “common sense” exemption; in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the establishment of a temporary sandbag station at the Turnbull Child Development Center parking lot may have a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).)

6.

PW Facilities On-Call General Contracting Services

Approve Contract Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Y3C, Inc. in the amount of $160,000 to provide on-call contracting services to Public Works Facilities through Fiscal Year 2024-25, increasing the total contract amount to $250,000; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the change order in substantially the form presented.

CEQA: Approval of a change order with Y3C, Inc. for on-call general contracting services is categorically exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)

7.

Poplar Creek Tenant Improvements – Budget Appropriation, Contract Change Order, and Rent Waiver Agreement

Adopt a Resolution to authorize a total budget appropriation of $1,650,000 from the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund, with $1,530,000 appropriated to the Poplar Creek Tenant Improvements project in the Capital Project Fund and $120,000 appropriated to the Parks and Recreation operating budget within the Golf Fund; approve Change Order No. 1 to the agreement with Jon K Takata Corporation dba Restoration Management Company to provide contract services for the Project in the amount of $1,072,649.41 for a new contract total of $1,152,256.31; establish a construction contract contingency of $115,300; authorize the Public Works Director to issue change orders within the contingency and execute Change Order No. 1 in substantially the form presented; approve a Rent Waiver Agreement with PAR3SM, LLC; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Rent Waiver Agreement in substantially the form presented.

CEQA: This project is categorically exempt from CEQA as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)

8.

Commitment to Explore Reach Codes for the 2025 Code Cycle — Adoption

Adopt a Resolution affirming the City’s commitment to exploring local amendments to the Energy Code and Green Building Code for the 2025 Code Cycle to advance the City’s climate goals.

CEQA: This Resolution is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)

9.

SEIU Maintenance Unit Memorandum of Understanding Side Letter – Approval

Adopt a Resolution approving a Side Letter to the Memorandum of Understanding with the SEIU Maintenance Unit to include a temporary increase in the compensatory time leave cap for Wastewater Treatment Operators.

CEQA: This side letter is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is a government fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)

PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public wishing to comment on any item not appearing on the agenda may address the City Council at this time. State law prevents Council from taking action on any matter not on the agenda; your comments may be referred to staff for follow up. Public comment is limited to a total of 15 minutes; however, an opportunity for additional public comment may be provided later in the agenda.
 

NEW BUSINESS

10.

North Central Bike Lanes Project — Direction

Provide direction on addressing community impacts of the North Central Bike Lanes project.

CEQA: This Council item in providing direction for the use of the street and bicycle facilities along Humboldt Street is exempt from CEQA review as an “existing facility,” because it consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.)

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager, City Attorney and Council Members report on their various assignments and liaison roles and Council requests for scheduling future items.
 

ADJOURNMENT

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