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City of South San Francisco City Council Meeting 5/27/2026Added:
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>> Okay. I'd like to call to order this regular meeting of the South San Francisco City Council for this Wednesday, May the 27th. And I'll ask that um if you're able if you would please stand for the pledge of allegiance tonight have the pleasure of welcoming Richard with the local 104 sheet metal workers and he's going to step up and lead us in the pledge.
>> Hello. How you doing?
Okay, here we go. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands.
One nation under God and liberty and justice.
>> For all.
>> Thank you. Nice job.
>> And thank you, uh, Councilman Flores.
We're going to do the roll call now.
>> Council member Coleman, >> here.
>> Council member Flores, >> present.
>> Council member Nicholas, >> present.
>> Vice Mayor Adiego, I'm sorry, Vice Mayor Ngales.
>> Okay, we get next all the time. Uh here, >> Mayor Adgo >> here.
>> Thank you. We'll now skip to Lavine Act disclosures. Does the council have any reporting?
>> No reporting. We'll now move along to announcements from staff.
Hi, good evening. I'm Megan Willie Odall, deputy city manager, and we are very excited to invite the council and the community to our citywide July 4th parade and picnic celebration. This is a part of our year-long semiquincential celebration. Please join us on Saturday, July 4th from 10 p, excuse me, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The celebration will kick off with the parade starting at Orange Memorial Park. And the parade will make its way to City Hall where we where we will have a program including the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Afterwards, on Grand Avenue, we will have free food, familyfriendly activities, and music from the band Fast Times. We hope you'll join us to celebrate with your neighbors, support local businesses, and enjoy the holiday.
Thank you.
>> Thank you, Megan. Before you depart, before you depart, um you are our main contact person for those in the community that might be interested in joining our rolling parade. It's not a marching parade.
>> That's right. Thank you. Yes, we're having a rolling parade, which means um people need to be in vehicles. Um and yes, u myself and my team are the main contacts for the celebration. And so, as an example, I was contacted by the women's club and they're interested in being in the parade. And if a local union was interested in being in the parade and had a vehicle that they'd like to decorate, red, white, and blue, and roll in the parade, they would be welcome.
>> That's right. We we do ask that if folks are interested that they let us know by June 15th um so that we can best plan for the parade and the number of vehicles that we'll have.
>> Okay. Thank you, Mayor.
>> Yeah. Thank you.
That concludes the staff reports.
>> Okay, >> we'll move along to presentations. Item number one is a proclamation celebrating May as Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
>> And I've asked Councilman James Coleman to do the presentation.
>> Thank you. It's my honor to uh present this proclamation uh recognizing Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Pacific Islander Heritage Month here in South San Francisco. Uh the AAPI community is the fastest growing uh community immigrant community in the United States and is uh especially large in South San Francisco. 42% of South City is proudly ahpi including four of our council members uh Mark Ngales uh Flor Nicholas who are Filipino myself who is half Taiwanese and little known fact uh Eddie Flores is 1/4 Chinese as well and so we have uh if you count up all the the fractions we're a little over a half uh >> Councilman I'm still doing some research on my heritage so >> it could be more it could be more. Who knows, right? Uh, and the Bay Area definitely would not be what it is without our AAPI community. From the Chinese laborers who built the transcontinental railroad to the Filipino farm workers who marched along uh for the with the United Farm Workers Union to the Japanese American families who came home from unjust incarceration and rebuilt their lives. To the South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander families who continue to enrich every corner of this region. This is a story of resilience, of community, and of the America that we are still working to live up to. And AAPI Heritage Month is more than a celebration. It's a recognition of our shared progress. Uh, and that is always depended on the diversity and the strength of our various communities. And so, with that said, I am honored to present this proclamation to Steven Yei, who is a commissioner on our equity and public safety commission.
COUNCIL members of C Council Coleman, thank you for presenting this. Um, I must admit I'm I'm incredibly grateful for this.
Uh, not just in terms of uh the recognition and the the respect uh that we're honoring today, uh, but it and not just in terms of the receipt of this proclamation, but it's really in the um the very spirit of what this proclamation is all about. You know, uh, the the theme of power and unity, uh, strengthen communities. Uh I think that's incredibly pertinent especially uh during these times and during who we are as we're evolving as a city. Um and um and in turn if I if I may you know uh to each and everyone um each of you each of us I I highly encourage and urge you uh to find a greater deeper meaning in your voices in somehow some way uh whether it's to contribute to guide um or simply to serve. Uh and and I and I and and if I may just extend a little bit longer, I've found my voice, my version of voice uh my addition of my lived experience by participating directly uh as commissioner with this commission on equity and public safety.
Uh we we get together not just as just as commissioners. Uh we get together as peers, your very neighbors. uh we really get into relevant community issues and concerns um as well as even the curiosities uh the common interests and and the meaningful reasons of why we celebrate of where each and everyone is coming from. And I I and as you see me here before you, I invite you all whether those of you here or wherever the hammer is uh online to to come join the conversation to help uh shape the conversations that we have uh to help shape the unique blend of voices that uh we are here for you, the residents, the community of South City. Uh we meet what um essentially every month, third Mondays out in city hall, uh the city manager conference room. It's open doors. Feel free to join us. Um and um and if you can't come out there, we'll likely come out to see you. Uh whether it's like last year, formerly as a group at Coutura Fest, uh maybe maybe even casually individually uh at certain events like maybe in the Luna New Year celebration earlier this year. Uh but definitely concert in the park. We'll see you many of you there as well. So again, uh we invite you.
We are here to hear more of you.
We are the commission that just doesn't that just doesn't serve to the voices but we are serving also as an advisory uh body to city council to the city manager um and it's really your part in the process to help shape the future of uh Salt City together. So let's come together and see what we can do to live and thrive simply. Thank you. And thank YOU Item number two is a proclamation celebrating May as National Bike Month.
You know, it's not unusual to see the vice mayor on his bike um waiting at the Centennial Trail here to cross the busy Chestnut Avenue. And um so I thought it would be best if he was the one presenting for National Bike Month.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I have a proud ebike owner who likes to go up and down sometimes your drill. There's been times where the mayor has seen me ride on my bike. So, give me a little wave. Uh May is National Bike Month and it's a time to celebrate the many ways biking strengthens our community. Whether it's riding to work, getting exercise, or spending time with the family, or just simply enjoying the outdoors, biking helps create a healthier, more connected and more sustainable city. Here in South San Francisco, we're continuing to working to make our streets safer and more welcoming for everyone, including cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike. Uh from trails and bike lanes to community riders and safety programs, every improvement helps encourage more people to choose biking as part of their daily lives. National Bike Month is also a reminder that transportation is more about just getting from one place to another. It's about building community, improving quality of life. Um, thank you to the advocates, volunteers and city staff and residents who continue to promote a safer, more accessible biking opportunity throughout our city and to riding everyone riding this month. Stay safe and enjoy the ride. And so, it is my honor to ask Carlos Moreno, the the bicycle pedestrian advisory committee vice chair to come up and accept this proclamation. I also see Derry up here from our BPAC as well. So, but Darl, you want to come up as well? Nope. Okay, I'm going to give it to >> Great. Well, thank you so much, council members. Uh really appreciate this proclamation and your recognition of bike month. Um and and just real brief, um there was a community ride that was hosted, uh which is Council Member Ngales's great idea, and it it sounds like it was a great event with uh lots of different diverse communities out, which I think is really emblematic of what cycling can be, not just uh uh you know, something for mammals, which stands for middle-aged men in Lycra. Um, but it could really be for more. You know, it's kids, it's seniors, you know, and you saw all of that in this community ride. Um, so this isn't just for people who are just trying to recreate, although recreation is incredibly important, but it's people trying to get to school, to work, uh, to get groceries. Uh, and especially now when gas prices are exorbitantly high, uh, it's important to recognize things like bike lanes, transit, and other modes of transportation um to give people other alternatives. So yeah, thank you so much.
>> Thank you, Commissioner. And we'll move along.
>> We'll move along to council comments, requests, honoring the life of request.
>> Let's turn back to the vice mayor and let him lead off this evening.
>> Sure. Um couple events that I was able to share with my colleagues uh that we all attended. Um, last Monday was our Memorial Day pancake breakfast. Uh, thank you to the the firefighters for putting together another um delicious uh pancake breakfast. I will admit I had more than one pancake.
Uh but also to the speakers um who were there, Al Banfield um uh Captain Gale um their stories are really amazing in terms of their service to to our country. And it's just a reminder that if you ever meet a veteran, a person who served or a person who's active duty, thank them for their service. It's really important that you do that.
And I was joined as well my colleagues to the 75th anniversary gala of the Rotary. And what was very obvious to me is the amazing work that they do in South San Francisco, especially in terms of affordable housing. The the various affordable housing projects that the Rotary is help funding really is tremendous. And when there are times, especially now when it's been difficult to build affordable housing, it's kind of it kind of kind of dawned on me that maybe, you know, when you want to build affordable housing, go to the Rotary in a sense. And then lastly, I wanted to uh adjourn in memory to two individuals that are well known in this community.
Um, Nori Ventura, uh, let me start with him, who just recently passed away. And if you know, uh, Flory and Nori, uh, they are amazing individuals in our community. And Flory puts together concerts uh, in our community, and it's just really nice to kind of see our community coming together. And there's been times when uh Flory plays on the piano and Nori will come up and sing.
And um I was very sad to hear of his passing.
And then I also wanted to adjourn a memory to our good friend Betty Battalia who uh I had the great fortune of serving with her on the park and rec commission, but she was a force in our community for good.
Um, I just appreciated the advice and conversations I had with Betty throughout the years, especially when I first started out.
And I can only imagine the force of her and and her husband Dick Battalia in the community and these amazing people who have really uh done a force of good and really changed a lot of people's lives. including mine.
So, I would like to adjourn a memory to both those individuals, please, Mr. Mayor.
>> Thank you, Mark.
>> Thank you.
>> Why don't we go now to um our Zoom partner 3,000 mi away and uh floor Nicholas um if you're ready.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um like the mayor said, I'm here in Boston because we are required to work this week here. Um, I joined the vice mayor in honoring the memories of Onorio Ventura, who the who's the husband for Flor. We're together for 55 years. Um, and met Batalia. Um and then I would like to congratulate our parks and recck team um for hosting the 26th annual senior health fair in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and we saw a lot of seniors there and for seniors um one of the resources that I found very interesting over there because uh you know loneliness is one of the growing epidemic among seniors there is an institute on aging and they h they provide a friendship line. So for those people who would like to just speak to a friend um perhaps um one of these days we will have a presentation um to the seniors about institute on aging that's located in San Francisco if they want to participate and have friendship line. Um, we also had um um I I would like to extend my uh ton of gr a ton of gratitude to Captain Tony Pel, the fire chief, Matt Samson, um Greg Midiati, who's our parks and rec director, uh Alan Wong, and Jason Beers of NEMS and uh Operation Access, who were our speakers at my recent uh community outreach. each for district 3 and they talked about services that we have um and also the upcoming um sign hill um slowburn is it slow well cap the fire chief will be able to explain that a little later um on May 20th also I attended the graduation of 75 or 71 high school students um in our district who challenged themselves by attending the Skyline Middle College program. This is a really great program for those who were not aware of the middle college program. This some of the kids graduated with 35 to 32 to 60 units of college credits. And so one graduate, the se the valadictorian had 60 units of uh college credits and uh was able to also graduate with three associate degrees.
Another one that I attended was a barbecue of the public works team and they celebrated National Public Works Week on May 21st. And like the vice mayor said, I also attended the Rotary Celebration, the gala for their 75th anniversary and the Memorial Day pancake breakfast. That's it for me, Mayor.
Thank you.
>> Thank you, Flor. Um, Councilman Flores.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh good evening colleagues and neighbors. Uh I want to also begin by expressing uh my sincere gratitude to the South San Francisco Rotary Club uh for welcoming me along with our mayor and council colleagues and city staff to their 75th anniversary celebration. Uh the Rotary, as many of you know, has been a long uh uh pillar of service here in our community and our city. Um, and during this milestone event, we really got a a a glance of uh the history making uh aspect of how they've come along and benefited so many families, so many seniors, and impacted generations here in South San Francisco.
Uh they surprised our city with an extraordinary gift. Uh the contribution of $75,000.
It's their anniversary, but they're giving to the city $75,000 towards the construction of the new Lynen and Pine Park. Uh, which as we know will continue to benefit families and neighbors in Oldtown and in District 5. Thank you to the mayor for asking me to join in accepting the check. Uh, we also recently celebrated the groundbreaking of this park and their generosity will help bring this community space to life.
So, thank you to the Rotary Club for this enduring commitment to South City.
Also acknowledge uh and thank our sister city association for hosting a delegation from Kishiwada, Japan who joined us at that uh event that evening as well. Um, I also, uh, the two Saturdays ago, I also held a neighborhood cleanup uh, event, district 5 annual, uh, neighborhood cleanup. And I want to thank the many neighbors, residents, and families who joined us that morning. We had over 60 individuals come out. Um, and this has been a reoccurring event over the past 3 years.
We have held more than five cleanups in different areas of District 5. And this year's turnout was really truly inspiring because there's so many activities happening on Saturday mornings including soccer practice and all the sports practices and for families of four or five to come out and and and and really take place take part in in in this important uh community event was really um heartwarming. Uh we welcome not only participants though from district 5 but from all across South City and that really says even our neighbors uh there were a few uh folks from Kulma as well. There were children, parents, entire families working together to make our city cleaner. Uh one recurring comment though and I wanted to share this. I heard multiple uh from multiple teams since we were organized in the v various teams was that our city was not as littered as they expected. That is really a sense of pride and it's it's really a reflection of the work of our city staff um does every day including our public works uh staff. uh and really this cleanup events are successful not because I hold them or because I you know kind of uh talk to staff and and create the idea but it's because of our employees that support them with dedication and with professionalism and I want to thank the individuals and if I can um Mr. Mayor, I want to specifically name them because they not only, you know, prepare weeks ahead, but they're there at 6:00 in the morning on a Saturday and they stay till till uh breaking everything down and they ride their trucks around and everyone from our city manager's office, uh our city manager, thank you for joining us. Laura Sniderman, Rich Lee, and Janette Laauo, Marie Patea for organizing and putting everything together. our public works team, our director Yunene Kim, Alex Henry, Arthur Reeves and his daughter Leilani, uh Diana Wang, Carlos Andrade, uh Sanuelo Mangi, Dante Garcia, Jesus Prito, Jorge Gonzalez Sanchez, Augustine Sandoval, Hector Brrisa Hernandez, Anthony Takaputoo, Chris Sakaria, and Larry Yan. Each one of them came out that Saturday morning.
Um but I also want to thank our fire department. uh they also played a important role. They lended us the the portable restrooms, the portaotties that helped uh uh the event run smoothly. So your support made a difference as well.
Um additionally, um this past week we celebrated the grand reopening of Anna's Beauty Salon on Ben Avenue, a minorityowned and womenowned business in our downtown. And I want to thank uh members of the Chamber of Commerce and our economic development department for supporting this event. uh local businesses like Anna's uh salon are essential to the character and the vitality of South San Francisco and I look forward to continuing to support them. I also on the same line and as a segue I want to congratulate our city staff uh for South San Francisco selection by the National League of Cities as one of only two cities in California chosen for the 2026 2027 legacy forward cohort. We are one of 10 cities nationwide to receive this recognition. So, this program will help expand our long-term business retention and economic growth strategies. And our participation really reflects years of relationship building with the National League of Cities by Councilwoman Nicholas and myself and of course our staff. I congratulate our economic development department for earning this opportunity and for their leadership and it's going to bring a lot of new ideas and resources uh to our city. Uh before closing, I also want to offer a heartfelt tribute to someone who meant so much to our community and as it's been said, former parks and recreation commissioner Betty Betaglia uh passed away last week and her loss is deeply deeply felt. Betty along with her husband Dick Baglia who served as council member and mayor and city treasurer devoted countless years to public service. I also had the privilege of working closely with Betty during my time on the parks and recreation commission. We attended many events together. We laughed together. Her encouragement throughout my public service left a lasting impression on me.
And I remember when I was first elected to the school board, she brought everyone at that meeting her famous cookies and brownies and made a celebration. We almost forgot that we had to run a park and wreck meeting that evening. She recently received a CPRS regional award for her work. It was an honor she thoroughly deserved and though it represents only a fraction of her impact on South City. I'm grateful that Mayor Coleman selected her as one of the women of the year in 2024 and that I had the privilege of presenting that award to her. She joins a remarkable group of women now who have um shaped our city and now are watching over us. Betty made South City better. Folks, if you didn't have a chance to get to know her, trust us when we tell you this. She brought humor. She brought smiles. She brought warmth and sincerity wherever she went.
And she absolutely will be missed. Thank you, Betty, for your dedication to our community and for the joy you shared with so many of us. Also share my condolences to Florentura and her family on the passing of Nory Ventura. And um before I conclude, I also want to re reiterate something that I have stated previously and that several of my colleagues have raised in past discussions. And that is that I remain hopeful um that we will soon, and I want to underscore the the word soon, agendaize and engage in thorough conversations about how we approach our upcoming labor agreements, including uh project labor agreement. This is essential for the long-term well-being of South City. We are at our core a labor town and this council has consistently demonstrated support for our labor brothers and sisters and as far as this council member is concerned, we are prepared to advance a path forward that reflects the best interest of our city and strengthens the future of South San Francisco. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. That's all I have.
>> Thank you, Councilman. Um Mr. Coleman.
Thank you. Uh I also had the opportunity to uh attend a Memorial Day event which is one that I've always enjoyed since I was a child. I remember growing up in South City and always uh looking forward to Memorial Day with with the pancakes provided by our our um fire department and our fire firefighters.
Uh next I want to uh bring some attention to uh LA parking. Uh there have been quite a few complaints uh recently.
Um, and you know, I and I, so I'll I'll start. Um, there's been a few complaints and and usually when you have one or two, you kind of think, okay, it might just be a mistake.
But there's been a series of complaints where folks have been getting wrongful tickets to where I think we should check in with our uh our Laz uh contractors and kind of ensure that there is quality in in what they're doing. uh one one instance is concerned the same individual within a two-month period. So it happened uh fairly uh you know within fairly near to each other. One time was uh parked in front of his house and getting ticketed uh for leaving his vehicle there for 172 hours when that was clearly not the case. And there's Ring camera footage uh to prove that.
And the second time was getting a ticket uh while parking I believe sometime somewhere in our downtown uh where he had bought parking. He had paid for parking um online uh for 2 hours and it lasted till 4:30 and he got ticketed at 3:30 um on this car. And so I just wanted to make sure that our LA officers are um being upheld to a high standard because you know I was able to uh suggest that and and let them know that they should be appealing these tickets but there are people who might not appeal it and there are people who uh might be wrongfully paying these tickets. So I just want to make sure there's there's a high standard of quality there. Uh and there has and these aren't this is an only person.
There's been another individual um where they are parking on curbs that have not been marked red uh and have thus been ticketed. And so I just want to make sure that we are being fair there as well. Um next I want to join my colleagues in um remembering Betty Batalia uh who has been a longtime resident of of Avalon Park in District 4 and a longtime community member and commissioner in our city. and she always, you know, ran around our parks rec events, our community events, always with a a lovely sense of humor, a smile, and and she is a pillar of the community that will truly be missed.
And I want to join my colleagues in remembering Nori Ventura as well, who also is an Avalon Park resident, longtime resident, and who is also the owner of a computer repair shop in Brentwood for a long period of time. Um, and Nori and Flory frequented our senior center, frequented our city events, and again always brought an incredible sense of humor and happiness, really connecting the community together. Um, both Betty and Nory will be very missed.
And that's all I have for today. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you, Councilman. And, um, I just wanted to, um, uh, again mention um, Betty Battalia. you know, she she um was important to um all of us in in different ways. And um I first met her, I was just recently out of high school and I met her husband because he was running for uh for city council and this was a time where all the city council seats were held by people, families that lived downtown. So it was a very um big deal to have somebody from an outlying neighborhood, Avalon Park, uh running for office. And so I went to their home and it was an extremely active home. Um they had four children um Lori, Gina, uh Gary and David, the twins. And um I think maybe Betty was like 38 years old.
Can you imagine Betty Battalia at 38?
The energy that she had. I mean, um, she really was the, um, uh, the so much of the spirit of the Battalia family and and, uh, Dick Battalia was, um, so much better, uh, for having her in his life. And then she was just able to maintain that. You know, there were ups and downs. Um uh the councilman um served one term and it took a couple of tries be to become city treasurer, but when he did become city treasure, it was very obvious that he was the right person for a very long time. And um she uh she weathered all that because with politics there's ups and downs and sometimes it takes so much out of you.
It's hard to to stay as positive as she was and stay as engaged. But she um she was always able to maintain that. Quite a remarkable woman. Um, I also wanted to thank uh Fire Chief Samson um and all of his um firefighters. They've been doing this for I think 20 years. Um, it's something that um was an idea the brainchild of Carol Matsumoto and um and it's still going on today. It might change a little bit next year because we'll be back at the park and uh maybe we'll be jo enjoying um pancakes at the Joseph Fernick's building um right there at the park. Um but um the amount of uh energy that you put into that makes Memorial Day a very special day. Um it's especially wonderful for the people, the veterans. You know, there was one uh no veterans were in attendance that served in World War II. There was one gentleman that served uh in the Korean War and there were a number of Vietnam vets and certainly uh ones that have served in the Middle East and uh any number of battles. Um, so I just wanted to um uh share that um on the more local front um I I occasionally walked the Bay Trail um and I was out at the part of the Bay Trail that's at the end of Haskins Way and um and so I walked along the Bay Trail that fronts the South San Francisco scavengers and what a lot of the public doesn't realize is the Bay Trail is the responsibility of the adjoining property owners. So to be able to build uh next to um the bay like that, you have to uh create access and you have to maintain that actress access. And I need to tell you that the South San Francisco scavengers gets an A+ for the way they maintain the trail.
Less litter, um better landscaping. Um the facilities that are there, the benches and tables and the garbage cans are clean, orderly, and often empty instead of overflowing. So, um, I just wanted to, uh, congratulate them and thank them for what they're doing out there. And, you know, there are others that, um, they don't get an A and I'll be contacting their representatives in the near future. So, that, uh, that completes my report for tonight and we'll move along with our, uh, agenda.
Thank you, mayor. We'll move along to public comments. We did have one e comment submitted by Victor Santen, who is also present to provide a public comment in person.
Good evening, mayor and members of the city council. My name is Victor Santan and I live near the South Line development area affecting neighborhood between South San Francisco and San Bruno. I'm here tonight because residents believe the city approved a large multi-story development that may have created a serious pedestrian wind hazard without adequately studying or mitigating the impacts to the surrounding public areas. Since construction of the Southline project, many residents have experienced dramatically intensified wind conditions along the nearby streets, sidewalks, and residential areas. What used to feel like ordinary wind now behaves more like concentrated wind tunnels moving between buildings and through the pedestrian areas. This is not simply about discomfort. Uh we believe residents believe now that it's a public issue.
One elderly resident in our neighborhood previously fell during severe wind conditions in the area. Her husband who uses a walker struggled moving through these conditions safely, especially when he needed to go get help.
Since then, she has become afraid to go outside because the intensity of the wind is sometimes just too much. She also experiences a lot of watery and irritated eyes from debris constantly blowing towards her. These are the types of pedestrian level impacts that typically are typically studied and mitigated in dense urban developments because large buildings can redirect and accelerate wind towards the ground level where people walk. However, residents have learned that no wind study was required or completed for this project before approval. Given the scale of this development, approximately six stories tall, many of us are deeply concerned that the potential impacts to pedestrian safety were never adequately evaluated.
the effects on public streets, sidewalks, accessibility and safety of the residents, especially seniors and those with mobility limitations. So, we respectfully ask the city council to acknowledge the seriness of this issue, authorize an independent wind and pedestrian safety evaluation, review how this project was approved without a wind study, and work with residents and the developer on meaningful mitigation solutions. Residents should not feel unsafe walking outside. Thank you for your time and consideration.
>> Thank you, Victor. Victor Sanselin. It was Victor. Can you identify the street that you're referring to?
>> Oh, sorry. Tan Fran Avenue.
>> Tan Fran Avenue. Okay. And we have your contact information from the email that you sent.
>> Uh, I believe so. I've also been in contact with Adena.
>> Okay. She has all my information.
>> Okay. Good. Good starting point. Okay.
Thank you, Victor.
>> Next speaker is Tom Treyer.
Welcome, Mr. Trey. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council Members. I'm here tonight representing the proud members of Sheet Metal Workers Local Union number 104, as well as the thousands of trade workers across this county. I really appreciate your words earlier, Council Member Flores, and I do agree that South City was really at the forefront of preserving the hardworking middle class. However, the city's begun to slip behind its neighbors as of late.
San Monteo, Foster City, Daily City, even the county have all voted for PLA's. Several other cities, including St. Carlos, Belmont, and Redwood City, are talking with the building trades as well. Pretty sure you guys don't want to fall behind Belmont and San Carlos when it comes to representing the trades.
You all got to step up your game. We've heard that you are committed to the middle class workers in South City, and yet for over a year, we've seen little action to back that commitment. On behalf of the members of Local 104 and all the construction families, you guys could all raise up for me there.
Awesome. Thank you all.
We'd really like to encourage all the council members here to advise the city staff to agendaize the negotiation of a citywide PLA with the Sanonteo County Building Trades Council. Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate it.
Have a great night.
>> Thank you, Mr. Trey.
Andrew Aila.
>> Good evening, council members. Thank you for allowing us to speak tonight. My name is Andrew Ailla. I am an apprentice for Local 104. I live here in South City, and it's really important to me to have opportunities to work in the community. PLA's help apprentices like me have local jobs and work closer to home, which can save a lot on gas money.
Having a good union job has helped me stay in South City, and a PLA in the city would help give young people the same good career and chance to stay here, too. We are asking you tonight to help out local construction workers and bring a PLA to South San Francisco.
Thank you for your time, >> Andrew Marino.
Good evening. My name is Andrew Marino and I'm the assistant training director for the Sprinkler Fitters Local 483 here in the Bay Area. Um I'm a South San Francisco resident.
The house I live in right on the side of Sein Hill. We've had five generations live in the house. Um you know, talking to my dad, grandfather, this is a blueco collar town. It says it across the, you know, across the hill, right? Industrial city from our history of meat packing, you know, uh, ship building, manufacturing.
When I was a kid, we lived, our backyard went up to seize candy, you know. So, this this this community was built on blue collar. And I'm here to speak on the importance of the project labor agreement, you know. Um, again, I'm involved with training and with the apprenticeship program. you know, the PLA really benefits our apprentices in our apprentichip program. You know, having that stabilized or that that work really, you know, betters our our training and the foundation for, you know, our members. I can't tell you how many apprentices I speak to that are commuting from out in the valley to come work in this area. It'd be great if we can guarantee more work here for, you know, members to be able to live where they work.
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Moreno.
>> Barta.
>> Thank you. Evening. Wow. Um, mayor, vice mayor, we lost our council member on location. Council members Flores and Coleman, I'm here on behalf of the 13,000 tradesmen and trades women of the Building Trades Council who live and work in Sanonteo County, many of whom reside here in South San Francisco.
We're here to comment on a PLA policy.
The building trades have had continuous discussions with council members and staff since actually July of 2024 is when my first conversations with council members began.
Uh so we've done that including multiple meetings with staff last year and this year. Members of the building trades who reside in South San Francisco have clearly expressed their desire for a project labor agreement uh here in the in the city. Furthermore, council members have publicly stated from the dis at goal setting meetings and in conversations with their constituents that a PLA public policy is a priority.
It is time to translate this year's set this year's set priority into action.
Mayor, vice mayor, mayor, vice mayor, we urge you to follow through on this commitment by directing staff to immediately agendaize the negotiation of a project labor agreement.
Just like in the field, we're ready to get to work. We want to work on this and bring it home for you as the priority that you set. And I did notice in the agenda that you'll be looking at your capital improvement plan. I would just hope that if in reviewing that remember that those tax dollars under a PLA will have real-time compliance. So the workers earning those wages won't have to wait up to 18 months while usually the de the labor commission takes about 18 months to look at a case cuz that's when the statute runs out. If there was any type of violation or you know unpaid wages, you really don't you start the process after the job closes. 18 months later, you might get your case heard.
Our union representatives, our organizers, we take cases to the labor commission all the time. We've never lost well, I won't say never, but I haven't heard of us losing a case. The hardest problem is getting them heard.
Under PLA, you have real-time compliance. We can settle these things in a matter of days, if not at worst case scenario, maybe a month. get someone paid their correct time, correct wages. So, that's one of the many benefits the PLA brings. I know again that you have set this as a priority, so we're just looking to >> close the loop on this. So, thank you for the time.
>> Thank you, Mr. Benia. Julie Lind.
Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council members, and staff. I'm Julie Lind with the Sonteo Labor Council, representing more than 95,000 workers and their families across the county, including thousands of whom are your South City neighbors. I want to thank the council for the support you've already shown for a project labor agreement. As you've heard, over the last nearly two years, we've had thoughtful and substantive conversations with both council and staff about what a PLA could mean for the city. Those conversations became even more detailed last fall as discussions on terms began with staff, including former city manager Ranolds and city attorney Woodruff. And in January, as you all will remember, at your annual priority setting workshop, your council formally identified moving forward on a PLA as a priority for the year. Unfortunately, if you, as you have also heard, we haven't seen much progress since. That's why we're here tonight asking for a simple but important next step. Please direct staff to re-engage in discussions with the building trades on term so we can work collaboratively toward a complete proposed policy to be brought to council in July for consideration and a vote.
This discussion is especially timely as later on the agenda you'll be discussing the city's proposed 2026 2027 budget and your capital improvement plan including the major public infrastructure investments the council intends to make over the coming years. A project labor agreement is exactly the kind of policy framework that should accompany that level of public investment.
As cell city prepares to move forward on significant capital projects, now is the time to ensure those projects are delivered with strong labor standards, a skilled and trained workforce, clear apprenticeship opportunities for local residents, and protections that help keep public dollars circulating in our local economy.
The decisions you make tonight about capital spending and long-term infrastructure planning are directly connected to this conversation. A PLA helps ensure those investments create the greatest possible benefits for South San Francisco workers, taxpayers, and families. We've been told by staff that there are concerns about continuing discussions of potential terms without additional formal council direction even though those conversations had already begun and you all had prioritized this for completion this year. We ask that you reaffirm that commitment and help bring this over the finish line. Across Sonteo County, cities and public agencies are moving forward successfully with PLA's because they recognize their benefits and South San Francisco has the opportunity to join that momentum. Thank you again for the work that has already occurred. We look forward to continuing to collaborate and bringing this priority to completion. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Miss Lynn.
>> That concludes our speakers. Mayor >> through the mayor. May I may say something? Uh, thank you all for for joining us today for to all of our local South City workers. I know that our staff has been working on this and I just you just out of respect for all those in the room if and I don't mean to put anyone on the spot, but if if you could provide maybe a timeline on when we could expect to see this on the agenda.
>> Sure. So, council has um made it very clear that we need to bring something to you all prior to the end of July. We've been working to try and do that um to get more specific direction from you earlier than that um and as soon as we have a date. Uh I don't I can't guarantee it's going to be earlier than that, but we have been trying to do that um while still manage the overall agendas with all of your priorities. Um you all didn't actually finalize the priorities for the year until the last meeting. Um and so we are working to make sure that we are we bring this back to you all prior to the end of July. And if we can do that earlier, we will do so and we'll be in direct contact to with trades.
>> Right. Thank you. I look forward to seeing it on the agenda. Thank you, Laura.
>> And we can move ahead with now move along to the consent calendar.
Does the council wish to pull any items?
>> Um floor. Any items to uh comment on or pull?
>> No. No. And anyone in the hall have an item they'd like to No. Okay. All right.
So, we need a motion to approve.
>> So, move.
>> Second.
Motion and a second on the floor. And roll call.
>> Council member Coleman.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Flores.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Nicholas.
>> I. Vice Mayor Ngales.
>> Yes.
>> Mayor Adgo, >> yes.
We'll now move along to our public hearing item number seven is a report regarding holding a public hearing on the city of South San Francisco's community development block grant program year 2026 to 2027 annual action plan and adopting a resolution approving the annual action plan authorizing its submittal and all other required documents to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. accepting funds and approving appropriation of CDBG and home administrative funds to be incorporated into the city proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 to 27 and authorizing the city manager or authorized designate to execute all documents and certifications necessary to secure and award CDBG and home administrative funds. Item number 7A is the resolution.
Okay, let's go ahead and uh open the uh public hearing and uh begin with the staff report.
>> Thank you. Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, and council members. My name is Alvina Condan, and I'm a housing management analyst 2 with economic and community development. This is a public hearing on South San Francisco Community Development Block Grant, CDBG program year 2026 to 2027's annual action plan.
This action plan identifies the city's housing, community, and economic development priorities and allocates available CDPG funds to address these needs. HUD requires local jurisdictions to hold two public hearings as part of the action plan process. The first hearing was held in February earlier this year to gather community feedback.
And today's public hearing is to gather further public input on the um action plan and for council's review of the final 2026 to 27th annual action plan and budget allocations.
Um do we have the PowerPoint?
>> I will.
>> It's on the screen. You just have to advance the slides.
>> Oh, okay.
I will. Oh, there we go.
>> You know, just an observation. Um, we do this quite often and and um in in some hearings uh someone advances this the PowerPoint the slide just with a command and I I find that to be a lot smoother.
So maybe we could look into the possibility of doing that please.
>> Okay. Thank you. The total anticipated budget for program year 26 to 27 is $77,397.
combining CDBG funds with additional sources including the housing trust fund, the state of California's permanent local housing housing allocation program, PHA, uh ECD's FY 26 to 27 operating budget and home administrative funds.
For our CDBG entitlement award, the city will receive $459,847, which is an increase of $3,500 from the previous year. For CDBG public services, staff proposes to support rape trauma services to support their work providing sexual abuse services to children and youth. For CDBG administration, the city will spend uh 20% of its grant award on program planning and administration. for CDBG public improvements. ECD staff is working with public works and the fire department to identify priority projects that are CDBG eligible.
Next, proposed funding for organizations providing housing and homeless prevention services is supported through the housing trust fund for $100,000 and include Kora, Hip Housing, Legal Aid Society, Life Moves, and Samaritan House for the coming program year. Friends for Youth and Renaissance Entrepreneurship um center is proposed to be funded through the ECDFY 2026 to 2027's operating budget for $38,200.
Minor Home Repair is a vital program to assist city residents with maintaining a safe and healthy environment while promoting housing stability. Rebuilding Together Peninsula is funded through the city's PHA program, a state entitlement grant, and $100,000 has been committed to the program.
The city receives home administrative funds from the county of Samonteo for fair housing activities and staff recommends the full amount of home administrative funds, $9,350 to be awarded to Project Sentinel.
In conclusion, staff recommends that city council hear public comments for the CDBG program year 2026 to 27 annual action plan, adopt a resolution for the action plan, and authorize it submitt to HUD. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> And do we have public comment?
>> No public comments, mayor.
>> No public comment. Okay. Any uh comment or question from council?
>> Just a quick comment. I mean, >> um, sorry, Mr. Sorry, it is a public hearing, so just if you could open the public hearing. And you did. I'm sorry.
>> It's okay.
>> I was kind of quiet when I open.
>> I I I just want to say that these organizations are very important to our community. Uh, and this funding is important. As we've seen, funding from the federal government and from the state sometimes has been reduced. And so anything we can provide and help these organizations is really critical. As we we've heard numerous stories from individuals who have been helped by these organizations, I think it's important that we continue to to provide central funding to these organizations.
So that's all I have, Mr. Mayor.
>> Okay.
Anyone else?
>> Mr. Mayor, I have a question.
>> Oh, yes, please. Floor.
>> Yes. Um Alvina, thank you for the report. Um I would like to ask because we have moved the 100,000 to the PHA how will that be impacted because of the upcoming um state budget deficit.
>> Mike Noce, housing ma manager. Uh happy to take that question. Uh so these funds through PHA are from uh my understanding is uh stem from real estate transactions uh and then are are provided to local jurisdictions. So uh there is another 5-year grant that we are a part of. Uh so this is the first 5-year portion uh and then there's a second 5-year portion. to the uh this is part of year three of that first 5-year and uh that funding has already been allocated. So I don't believe it is part of to answer the question directly part of the current uh budget deficit at the state level. Uh but we will keep an eye on that if there are any uh effects to this funding.
>> I'm glad because usually it was funded by uh CDBG funds before. So thank you.
Okay. Anyone else?
>> So, what we're looking for is uh a resolution approving the program uh year 2627.
>> So, moved.
>> All second.
>> Okay. A motion in a second. And uh before we vote, I'll go ahead and close the public hearing. See, I've got the city attorney and the former mayor helping me out tonight. That's great.
And so, now we can do the roll call.
>> Council member Nicholas.
>> I.
>> Vice Mayor Ngales. Yes.
>> Mayor Adgo.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Flores.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Coleman.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> We'll now move along to administrative business. Item number eight is a report regarding the city of South San Francisco's operating budget for fiscal year 2026 to 27.
Good evening, Miss Donnelly.
>> Good evening.
>> It's a big night for you.
>> Just getting situated here.
>> Okay.
>> Brought all my stuff.
>> Well, I'm I'm happy for that.
>> Always prepared.
>> Good.
>> So, thank thank you for having me, Mayor Adgo, Vice Mayor Ngales, council members, members of the community and city staff.
My name is Christy Donnelly. I am your finance director and am pleased to be able to present to you tonight the draft version of the fiscal year 202627 proposed budget.
This is a study session so that we will be welcoming comments from council as well as the public. Um it was reviewed.
It's been a little bit um refined since it was reviewed in the budget standing committee discussion and so the sides are a little prettier. Um we will ask to be to receive council direction um and then adoption we are planning on hoping for on June 10th which is in two weeks.
A budget is a snapshot in time and it's um our best educated informed estimate.
We use our expertise as well as external consultant data to put the numbers together.
However, those numbers are not 100% known and so we do things like come back at midy year and make adjustments um and we will bring adjustments as needed throughout the upcoming year.
So, our road map for tonight um the the presentation first is going to give you updates to the current year projection.
Ben, we're going to explain the proposed fiscal year 2627 budget.
>> Excuse me. Um just wanted to let it know that the screen that we're looking at is very small. It's kind of hard to see the slides if we get it enlarged >> on our personal screens. I think that's because we Yeah, we were sharing it with the woman in Boston. Yes.
>> So, we'll we'll I'll I'll we'll see what Lman can do for that. Thank you.
>> Oh, it's fixed. Okay.
It is really pretty good. Pretty happy with that. Um so, at the end, we're going to be asking for council direction in framing the longer term planning conversation. A key message tonight is we are stable today, but intentional planning is required for the future.
So with that, I have a lot of little checkpoints here.
I'm not going to read them all. I'm just going to kind of highlight a couple things that the message is tonight is balanced. This is not a panic button moment. We do remain strong and in a position to be able to manage the immediate shortfall without cutting services or dipping into our policy reserves.
We have an excellent credit credit rating due to our reserves and any reserves is something to celebrate. So I noting that we do have a reserves. Um however this is also not a moment for complacency.
the budget um or the proposed budget is in a position right now to depend upon available unassigned fund balance. So our available funding that has been saved in the past is being utilized to bridge the gap.
Reserves give the city time to make prudent and datadriven decisions, but they don't eliminate the need to make those decisions.
So, a budget accomplishes some things and it doesn't accomplish some other things. Um, we are able to use the available fund balance. We've been able to offset anticipated revenue shortfall due to VLF. And we'll talk a little bit more about VLF in a little bit in a minute.
We have been able to preserve current staffing and service levels at the current levels for this year. Um, and it this this budget will utilizes non-general fund revenue sources if able. So things such like fees, impact fees, special revenue funds, and even measure W, and we'll talk about that a little bit too. It does not, however, allow for additional ongoing service expansion. We are dipping into reserves and that means that we need to be able to hold where we are until we can have those conversations about how to manage those that shortfall.
So now we're going to move on to the pro the projected um year end for fiscal year 2526.
We have improved substantially and I I do want to point out that this is a projection.
We still have many closing transfers and year-end entries that need to be made and we're still waiting on several months of sales tax and measure W and toot revenues are still coming in. So our estimation is just that we um but we we think that a So, at adoption back in um this time last year, we anticipated a $12.2 million deficit. At midyear, that improved to about 5.8 million.
And I'm happy to report that we are projecting, again, projection um about a $600,000 deficit this year. We'll be using the unassigned fund balance to cover that as well.
Let me go back for a minute. I was going to talk the the difference and the the better projection at this point is really due to um three things. Toot has increased is more than what we had projected. Unsecured property tax, we'll talk about that in a minute when we get into our future discussion. And then um uh we were able to to save departments have bit projected the year end with additional savings and services and supplies.
Moving on to the upcoming proposed budget.
Let's see. We still it it is a one-year budget and and we are going to also talk about looking to the future.
So for revenue we had solid results um with one um not surprising everyone knows about BLF and the the issues that we have had with um our our gap with BLF and we'll talk about that in just just now um with unsecured property tax that increased um substantially and just so everyone understands um unsecured property tax and a very detailed definition is on page three of the staff report if you want to go into more detail but it is basically taxable property that is not secured by real estate. So things like business equipment, aircraft, commercial fixtures and there was a change in assessment value this last past year that we saw a increase. Um we believe that that increase is going to continue. Our consultants have told us that that is expected to continue. So we have built that into the budget.
Also toot has is it in indicating that it is strong believe that it is returning to its prepandemic levels.
The VLF gap is the single biggest issue.
Um in VLF is a common term for the property tax in lie of vehicle license fee. Rich presented last time on this.
I'm not going to go into a lot of detail. Um just to quickly cover it, there are two parts to the BLF. The expected current year payment which is tied to the number of basic aid school districts and then the current year. Um, so that portion has been reduced from this past year with the assumption that one school district is going to flip.
That assumption is exactly that. It's an assumption. We are budgeting for one, but as many as three are within sight of potentially flipping. And we don't won't know that number until later in the summer or the fall. and we will come back to you. All three of these things here, the unsecured property tax toot and the VLF, those are on finances radar and we are watching them closely so that if there is any significant change it for the positive or for the negative, we will bring that back to you and and address whatever issues we need to to be able to bring that in in line.
The other part of VLF is the um expected prior year backfill.
which is what the state owes us due to short paying two years ago.
Based on councel from the budget standing committee, staff are not assuming a state backfill. We did receive 2/3 last year and had received backfill in the years prior to that, but um wisely. I believe that the the um trying to read the future is not is not in my wheelhouse, but we should um we we are not expecting the backfill this year and if we get it, we will be very happy and come and report that to you as soon as possible. Um, so there's a lot of things around BBLF.
If you want to read more about that, that's on page seven of the staff report.
The takeaway here is absent the VLF reduction, the general fund would be structurally balanced. And and that is um that that's a good takeaway. We need to address that BLF. And if we if we can't or if the solution doesn't come then we need to address the shortfall.
So for um talking about our expenses maintaining services is more expensive.
It costs more.
We're not expanding programs broadly.
The main pressures are the cost of maintaining the existing services.
Payroll is our largest category and that includes labor agreement, step increases, calers, UL health premiums and the such.
One of the things that I was very grateful for is that working with finance all the departments were able to review supplies and services and were able to remove more than 2.4 million from the ongoing base budget in order to better align with historical spending.
And so that was something that um was was done. It was a challenge, but tightening our belts is important. And um you will see the um the specifics of each of the cuts um in the budget book.
I believe each of you received a binder and it is available online. The link is in the staff report. Um, at the bottom of each department section, it outlines what those cuts were. Um, and that's all making sure I'm covering everything. So, our general fund proposed budget, $156.9 million in revenues, less 162.4 in expenditures, which leaves us with a $5.5 million operating gap.
We are are proposing that we cover that gap with the use of available unassigned fund balance.
So I just want to talk a little bit about fund balance. Um we start at the base of the ther this is a thermometer that we're going to build up on. Our foundation is the what's set aside by law resolution is restricted or committed funds and we have in here measure W and other and these will fluctuate depending upon um purchase order constraints and constraints by the um by resolution but as as they are right now. This is where we we the restricted and committed on top of restricted and committed are our reserves. the these are the monies that are set aside by policy. So we have general fund policy reserve of 20 20% our infrastructure reserve our pension reserve and then lastly on in in our fund balance is the available funds in p to put this in perspective the 40.5 would have been at at the be if this were the beginning of the year $600,000 more if my estimates are right. We're going to maybe we'll take wages on how close I get. Um in for this is showing you the projected year end at the end of fiscal year 2627 and that would have been for 46 million if it hadn't been for the $5.5 million deficit. Okay.
reserves and available are considered unassigned fund balance and that's important to me as an accountant because that you can that's your link between the budget and the aer which I'll be presenting to you in you know about I don't know 7 8 months we're closing the year now um or soon um unassigned fund balances reported on the acter and so that's where they link together and um that's important So, our recommended adjustments for um fiscal year 26 27 I've broken them down kind of by category, community and recreation, public safety, admin so forth.
This the detail for this is available in attachment two of the staff report and it's also in the budget book. The main story here is that the these are targeted adjustments.
It's not broad expansion of services and many of these increased costs will be offset by increased revenues.
Other than general fund, we have some adjustments totaling about 2.2 million.
This is these are being funded by sources outside of the general funds such as measure W impact fees um and housing and development funds.
This matters because the general fund should not absorb costs when there is a more appropriate funding source.
We also have some position changes. Um these are focused position changes. The first one, budget neutral.
That basically means that there's no impact to the budget. These are title changes um so that they so that departments can recruit into existing approved classifications.
Second is that several positions are being offset through either new revenues, measure W or non-general fund sources. Um in particular is the aquatic center. We will be looking at that on the next slide a little bit. Um, and then the last one are the general fund changes and that's including library staffing. And one that I'm actually really excited about is is the um decrease to the general fund because of reallocating three um positions to the CFD special tax um which is our fund 236.
because phase 2 completed and those properties were added to the tax role which increased the revenue and so that 236 is able to pay for those positions rather than the general fund subsidizing them. That was always the plan and so it's nice when a plan works out the way you expected.
aquatic center. Basically on this I'm just I'm explaining that we have a new facility that was funded by measure W and it is now going to have significant increased operating costs.
We have um we have the expanded two pool aquatic center and staff are needed as well as the supplies and the utilities.
And so we are proposing that the addition the about 1.1 million of measure W monies that is in e excess of our debt service requirements be used towards the me the aquatic center staffing as yeah ongoing operating costs.
We will be again monitoring that closely so that it would only be actual costs that are offset by measure W would not be just a random number that we pull out of the sky.
>> Would you mind if we stopped on that just for a moment because um some of us are aware >> um that we're here for the beginnings of measure W. um that initially uh there was a projection that we would be receiving $7 million um from this measure to be used for bonded indebtedness and then in pretty short order it nearly doubled. There was a time where we were collecting um just shy of $14 million and uh so um where are we at now and and what direction do we anticipate uh things going in?
So if if it's >> all related to sales tax obviously um if my memory serves me correctly because I see a lot of numbers but um during the day um we are just shy of 15 million >> um and we are anticipating it to stay pretty flat. Um I'm I think that we would have potentially expected it to decrease a little bit because of of decreased use of GA of uh well no that's sorry sales tax. Um we we expect to stay pretty flat and um >> but that 15 million is a strong number.
>> It is but we do have about 13 we have about a $1.3 million buffer.
>> That's our cushion. That's our cushion because the rest of it is is spoken for with that service. Exactly.
>> Thank you, >> Mr. Mayor. If I may, I want to do it wasn't a question that you asked, but I did want to clarify uh because I was with the city at the time when it did um pass measure W. Um the estimate, and you're right, with the estimate at that time was about 7 7.5 million. Um we were working with our sales tax consultant at that time and they took the Bradley Burns local 1% um which is our share of the overall statewide base rate and took half of that. Now the uh that was what we had to go off of because there was no existing transactions and use tax in place yet. Um but the the sales and use tax, the Bradley burns and the transactions and use tax, that's actually two separate forms of law.
That's why there's a there's a disparity between one which is point of sale and the other which is point of destination.
Just wanted to point out why there was that disparity between the numbers.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Richard. And I'm so glad you understand that.
Were there any other questions or discussion on the aquatics? Okay, thank you.
>> So, key takeaways for tonight. Um, financial health is currently strong.
We have a strong reserve. Um, and we can manage the immediate gap without breaching the 20%.
We have tightened the budget. Um the prior year supplies and services budget has been reduced. Um at the same time, the deficit is real.
Ongoing revenues without the VLF backfill are not sufficient to fully support ongoing costs. And with the continued uncertainty about VLF and future cost pressures, that remains a um uncertainty.
So the purpose of tonight is to adopt or to discuss a re a responsible one-year approach and then begin the longer term planning conversation.
I just want us to get a mindset that the reserves will disappear very quickly if we depend upon them to fill in a deficit gap over time.
It gives us time but it's a bridge. It is not the plan itself. So we need to start um planning now and the choices will narrow if deficits continue.
We're not asking for answers tonight, but some of the questions to begin asking are how much can or should the general fund subsidize programming?
Another question would be how much of our unavailable unassigned fund balance that part that said available should be leveraged for upcoming stressors such as our pension and OPB.
um un unfunded liabilities and how best should we prepare and we've talked about this for a VLF worst case scenario.
So with that I'm just going to talk about what we're looking for we're going to be going forward from here. Um, we're looking for PO input from the public and from council tonight to shape anything for the final adoption in two weeks.
Specifically, we're um looking at um $5.5 million in I actually think I just skipped ahead to my next slide. There we go. Requested council direction tonight.
Use of fund balance of 5.5 million available on unassigned general fund balance. use of measure W to put towards the operating revenue to support increased aquatic center costs and then any other guidance or questions that you might have uh about the budget.
And this is where I say thank you and ask if you have questions or comments. This is where this is where I say thank you and run away.
>> Yeah.
>> Not at all.
>> Not tonight. Um let's see. Um, Councilman, >> I do have a question. Um, so the mayor and I sit on the budget subcommittee, so we've seen a lot of these details. Uh, but during, uh, I our one-on-one that I had with the city manager, um, I believe the Berling game school district, maybe another school district that might flip in the coming year of >> I think that's the one that the one we we estimated that one might. We didn't know which one. And so when we did the bud when we put the budget together, we decreased what we expected for our current year um by about 1.3 million. I we don't know exactly what this we didn't know at that time which school district it might be because there are others that are on the tipping point. Um and we estimated the 1.3 um based upon the numbers that we had. We will know better in probably August.
>> Thank you, council member. I actually do have that number. Um, so the Berling game school district uh they have about $34 million in property taxes. Our share of the VLF shortfall is uh 4.38%.
So when you apply our share to what is now unavailable to fulfill the VF backfill, that's 1.48 million. So, pretty close to what we assumed for um our budget purposes.
>> Great.
>> Thank you.
>> Questions, Mr. Vice.
>> Thank you for the presentation. You were kind of talking about how we can get by now, but there is a window there when we what what's that time frame there where start using our reserves really doesn't make any sense anymore because there's it just budget-wise.
Well, we are looking at a long-term fiscal sustainabil sustainability plan and looking at that long-term plan is really what where we're starting and we will be bringing back um various solutions and be engaging with council on that discussion over the next year.
>> Okay. Thank you. because I know we originally had a conversation during during our council retreat about kind of the long-term fiscal outlook of our city and and so I'm glad we're going to bring back that conversation. So that's all I have.
>> Sure we can. Um let's see if Flora, are you still with us?
>> Yes, I am.
>> You're on.
>> Thank you Christine for the presentation. I just have a question because looking I'm looking through the folder that we received and I was just wondering why on the proposed budget uh you know we're comparing it to the adopted budget of 2024 to 2025 where uh we already have the actual for 24 to 25 right so when you're doing the budgeting and you're comparing the variance why are we using the adopted budget instead >> we're using the adopted budget of 2526.
>> 2425. That's what it is on the binder.
>> The actuals, we have actuals for 2425 and we have budget for 2526 and then we have proposed budget for 2627 >> and the percentage.
>> There is also another column >> that says um adapted budget for 2425.
that that may be some really good feedback that I need to look at that title because it is 2526.
That's right. That's why I was a little confused by that because I'm looking at it and it doesn't make sense to me that the comparison will be the adapted budget of 2425.
>> So, can you do you can you tell me what page you were looking at and I can address that specifically?
Uh those >> Well, if you if you have it there that I just >> Yeah, I have to look for my folder here.
Um no, I have to run to the room. Um, >> we'll we'll take a we'll take a look at that for the titles and make sure that the title is correct because the percentage change column should be fiscical year 26 adopted budget versus the fiscical year 27 budget amount.
>> And that's why that doesn't make sense to me what because the header for that column is the adopted budget 2425.
If you >> so if you look at the like for example the revenues right so for the revenues you have the property tax say for example you have the actual 62.2 and the proposed 61.5 and at the very end the last uh column on your right I I if I remember it correctly shaded green.
So, council member, I think these are really good details. I I will connect connect with you offline. Sure.
>> And you can show me exactly where that is. And if >> yes, >> if it's a question, a concern, we'll address that during the June 10th. Um, and if it's a typo, then we'll be sure to correct that.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you, Flor. Um, Council Flor.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, thank you, Christian, team. um and all department heads who have put uh this together. I wanted to underscore and it's unfortunate, highly unfortunate that this council chamber is not um full of additional residents here because I wanted to underscore what you pointed out in terms of our budget shortage. We went from 12.8 million down to 6 million, roughly about 6 million now at $600,000.
That in and it of itself it's significant and I want that to um resonate with folks that are still thinking we're at 14 15 16 million in terms of a structural deficit. Um that really paints a picture that South San Francisco we're not in a fiscal crisis.
Um we do have identified unavailable unassigned fund balance and our dedicated reserves which is very strategic also in the way that we are moving about those. Um and I wanted to make sure that folks understand that we're in a position of really genuine strength uh that has taken years of discipline from um this council and my predecessors as well to be able to be at this point. Um and and I really look now at we're absorbing a hit from Sacramento, right? As as it looks um that we didn't cause or or we didn't vote for and the state owes us 5.2 2 million in backfill uh from two years ago and and staff uh it is right to assume that we probably won't see it right this year as you were saying but I want residents to hear this clearly that this is the state's problem landing on our doorstep and really it's we're handling it the best way that we can and we're handling it responsibly as financial stewards of this city. Um and and I appreciate what you were describing earlier that this budget is really a moral document because um it tells you it tells others what this city really believes in and um and this is this is something very important. I I did have a few uh kind of feedback points that I wanted to just kind of look at and maybe you can come back on.
Um one of them was uh the budget book acknowledges long range forecast um was quote unquote originally completed for FY2324 and it's quote scheduled to be updated during the coming fiscal year. Um, we are being asked to give feedback on a $162 million budget >> and without a a clear long range picture, that is something I need by by June >> and and we are working on that. Just so you know that we expect that to be in this book >> and it doesn't even have to be 10. I it could be five, but I need something that puts us a little out there because otherwise I feel like I'm just um balancing a spreadsheet, a yearly spreadsheet, and not looking at the the at the forecast. Um the other one that I wanted to look at is um 340,000 is budgeted for labor negotiations, a compensation study, and a staffing study. Uh that's all responsible. I'm glad we're we're calling it out, but it also telegraphs that FY2728 will carry a salary increase not reflected in these numbers. Um so there might be a structural gap uh challenge there uh that is likely to repeat. So if you could look at future cost that is is not reflected there. Um the HR section uh confirms that our workday HCM and payroll goes live quote unquote fall 2026 with phase 2 starting early 2027.
So the budget I didn't see any contingency for um I like to say go live days um or or data migration complications or post-launch support needs. I think I brought it up at the last council meeting. What happens in if there is um some additional maintenance um uh that is needed like we looked at the the contract with uh proative proative 80 um at the last council meeting. The other one that I really wanted to look at um it is 227,687 were eliminated from the city manager's office. Um it it I I think this has to do with the DEI officer. Um I wanted to really understand and and and just so that our community and this council understands that even though that we're moving that off the budget book, um I didn't see any language uh describing where the programmatic responsibilities go or which staff will absorb that work.
Um, and I want to make sure that the the transition plan for that work um doesn't have an equity impact. Right? I what what I'm saying is I want to continue to ensure that that work is is either distributed out even though we moved it and that's great because it's it's you know creative thinking but the work is still important right so >> it's very important. Thank you for raising that. It should be in the budget narrative. We will confirm that it got in there. If not we will um update that.
um because absolutely 100% of the DEI work um is still being conducted. Um we were able to support one of our the existing staff member who's doing that work um and continues to do that work.
we were able to um more to have a just essentially a different title that um gets us out of the potentially the federal government eye as well as um provide some career uh support to that person to be able to broaden the responsibilities. So 100% of the DEI work continues um and is still clearly assigned to a specific staff member.
>> Great. Thank you for um highlighting that. Um, the other one I had, uh, was the parking fund. Um, I guess the parking district. Um, it, uh, shows a $1 million revenue against a $1.7 million cost structure. So, essentially a $700,000 deficit. Um, to my understanding, the fund exists to maintain downtown parking infrastructure. Um, I did not see any plans uh presented to potentially address this structural gap of 700,000.
Um, if if we could uh provide feedback or give us feedback on that as well. Um, let's see. I had um yeah, I think that covers it in terms of my uh let me see one more.
Yeah, that's that's all I have right now. Thank you. That's great. Thank you.
Um I just wanted to um uh tell Miss Donnelly that, you know, you have a a calming effect. Um because this is not really all good news. It's much better news than where we started out at before you were here. Um and and the future is going to take something more than what we're doing today um to be able to operate to the level that we'd like to.
But um I really enjoy um the way you uh um give us the the upside and the downside. And at the same time, I remember I remember being in city hall and the councilman um Coven had just found out from the finance director through the city manager that I think at one time we were at $18 million deficit.
And I mean it was like the people in finance, their hair was on fire and every once in a while they would run upstairs and and share the uh you know the dilemma we were all in. Um, I don't want to go back to that. So, um, let me know what I can do to keep you happy, okay? Because I mean, it's it's just a it's just a a marvelous 180 degree flip from the way we were dealing with problems before to today. And I wanted to mention um recently I was on uh 101 and I saw our electronic billboard that has the VLF message and um that has zero impact to anyone reading it. It is barely legible because of the colors they chose and it it it it does nothing. But when Councilman Flores described Sacramento with their hand in our pocket, that's what we need to show on that billboard graphically, maybe in a cartoon way, but show Sacramento lifting dollars out of the South San Francisco Treasury because what's up there now, it nobody nobody even notices it. And um if if we're playing a political game, we we can do better. So anyway, I thank you for tonight, Chrissy. And uh any other questions?
>> Uh one one quick question. I have not had the opportunity to see the billboard if it could be emailed to the council >> or has it already been and I've just missed it. Okay. Thank you.
>> Or you could just drive. You have an electric car. You can just drive up and down the freeway.
>> I'll just drive in circles in 101 until I see it.
>> We can do the circles in.
>> Okay. Thank you for tonight.
>> Thank you.
We'll move along to item number nine, a report regarding the proposed capital improvement program for the fiscal year 2026 to 27.
>> Good evening, Mr. Rubble.
>> Good evening, Mayor.
>> Are we going to get another stellar performance like we did in the subcommittee?
>> I sure hope so. Okay, >> you'll tell me at the end, I'm sure.
>> All right. Uh, good evening, Mayor Adiego, Vice Mayor Ngales, and city council members. I'm Matt Ruble, your principal engineer. We come before you this evening to review the proposed fiscal year 2627 capital improvement program, known as the CIP's budget. I'll begin with a brief overview of the CIP program, and then I'll walk you through the proposed budgets.
All right.
Our impatience will get to us. Yeah. If we could take um Councilman Coleman's suggestion and do the same on the screen as we did earlier or we say goodbye to floor pictorially. Okay.
>> All right.
>> The view could be changed.
>> Is now an okay time to go?
>> Yeah. Thank you. The CIP outlines major capital expenditures and infrastructure improvements throughout our city for fiscal year 2627. The proposed CIP includes a total of 120 projects. Of these, 30 projects are requesting funding for this fiscal year, consisting of both new and existing projects. The remaining 90 projects have sufficient funding and are not requesting money at this time. The CIP is organized into six project categories including parks, public facilities, sanitary sewer, storm drain, streets, and traffic. The chart on the slide uh shows the funding request shown by project category and shows the approximately $20 million in requests for this year. Uh the largest three being parks, streets, and traffic.
The accompanying staff report provide detailed project and funding information by project type including projected outyear funding needs. However, today's discussion will focus on the specific request for fiscal year 2627.
The slide before you presents the proposed CIP funding request by funding source. Fortunately for the CIP is comprised of numerous funding source and does not rely on the city's general fund. As part of the year uh this year's CIP review process, staff has identified approximately $12 million in funding to deallocate from completed, inactive, or deferred projects. These actions allowed unused balance to return to the original funding source and be redirected to current and future project needs.
Now we'll talk about some of the projects. First category are the parks projects that focus on improving and expanding recreational space throughout the city, including playground upgrades, trail enhancements, and major facility investments. The largest funding request is 3.8 million for the Orange Memorial Park May Playground Replacement Project funded through the park construction fee fund. This project will replace the existing playground with new inclusive equipment designed for all users and ability.
Another key project is the Centennial Trail Improvement Project with a proposed 600,000 allocated from the park land acquisition fee fund. Improvements include relocating the skate park and adding a new pathway connection from Mission Road and improving accessibility and connectivity.
And lastly, we have a 2 million in proposed for the common green rehabilitation study that an implementation project to address safety concerns and replace aging and currently closed playground areas.
I'm happy to pause for questions now or we can do it at the end.
Okay.
Public facilities projects focus on maintaining and improving critical city buildings and infrastructure with an emphasis on fire station upgrades and sustainability improvements. The fire station 61 dorm reconfiguration project includes a proposed 100,000 allocation from the capital infrastructure reserve fund to address the lack of adequate sleeping quarters for onduty personnel during large-scale incidents.
At Fire Station 65, a roof replacement is proposed for 125,000 due to the existing roof reaching the end of its useful service life and experiencing leaks. In addition, a new HVAC installation is proposed for 75,000 to replace the current undersized system.
Both projects are funded through the capital infrastructure reserve fund.
We are also proposing a 100,000 for the Civic campus bond from civic campus bond funds for EV charger installation including replacement at the library park and recreation site and new chargers at the Orange Memorial Park pool to support the city's sustainability efforts. And lastly, approximately 214,000 from the 2021 A bond series interest fund is proposed for minor improvements at the library park recreation building, including minor pathway repairs, ventilation improvements, and security enhancements and interior wall treatments.
Sanitary sewer projects focus on maintaining critical wastewater infrastructure, including the water quality control plant, pump stations, sewer lines throughout the city. The sanitary sewer rehabilitation project includes a proposed 1 million allocation from the sewer enterprise fund to support construction needed to repair defected sewer mains ahead of the plan 2027 surface seal work. Addressing these repairs in advance helps coordinate infrastructure improvement and minim minimizes future roadway impacts.
Storm drain projects focus on repairing and improving storm drain infrastructure while also implementing green infrastructure strategies that help reduce pollution runoff into San Francisco Bay. The Francisco Terrace flood protection levy project includes a proposed 100,000 allocation from the storm water fund to continue the design phase of improvements intended to reduce flooding risk into the neighborhood between Francisco Drive and Centennial Trail.
Street projects improve on focus on improving transportation infrastructure throughout the city, including road rehabilitation, safety enhancement, and long-term planning efforts. The largest investment is the 2027 surface seal project with a proposed 3 million allocation funded through SP1 and measure A. The project will provide roadway surface treatment and base repairs to preserve pavement conditions and extend the useful life of city streets. The South Lynen Avenue grade separation project will include a proposed 1 million allocation from the citywide transportation impact fee fund to advance the preliminary engineering for future grade separations at the railroad crossing improving both safety and traffic flow.
The Tanfran Avenue reconstruction project is proposed for 1 million and is funded through measure A and Gast revenue and to fully reconstruct the roadway between Sonteo Avenue and Railroad Place.
Additional proposed projects include complete street improvements, the 2028 surface seal project, pedestrian bridge rehabilitation, and future pavement rehabilitation efforts. Collectively, these projects improve road safety, accessibility, and long-term infrastructure performance throughout the city.
Last category, traffic projects focus on improving safety, traffic flow, and multimodal access across key corridors, intersections, and school zones throughout the city. The largest investment is the signalized intersection battery backup project with a proposed 1 million allocation from the east of 101 traffic impact fee fund.
This project will upgrade approximately 50 intersections to maintain signal operations during power outage and improve overall system reliability.
Two additional major investments include the downtown to bay project and the trains to technology project each proposed at 600,000 to fund the sorry and funded through the east of 101 traffic impact fee fund. The downtown to Bay project will advance the design of a direct car-free connection between downtown and the Bay Trail, while the trains to technology project will support a multimodal connection between the Cal Train station and the major employment centers east of 101.
Additional proposed projects include street light replacements, corridor and intersection signal upgrades, school traffic coming improvements, corridor enhancements along Orange Avenue and Oyster Point, and ongoing traffic studies and smallcale safety improvements. Collectively, these projects improve safety, reduce congestion, and support the city's long-term transportation and mobility goals.
And while not the focus of today's presentation, it's worth sharing that as part of the 5-year CIP outlook, we have uh FY28 through 31 CIP outlook as shown on this screen. And the key takeaway is for the foreseeable future, we're looking at about $144 million worth of identified projects that the, you know, uh funding allowed, we hope to advance with your um direction.
All right, apparently that's the last slide. Um, that concludes my brief presentation. Um, we're happy to incorporate any feedback you have for us tonight and we will incorporate in our presentation on June 10th for your consideration and adoption. Thank you for your time.
>> Okay. Thank you, Matthew. And I think um we'll let the representative of Westboro have the floor. Maybe something about common greens is on his mind.
Uh, the mayor knows me well. Um, the the common greens, that's been an issue up in Westboro for a long time. If if you happen to live by a common green, they're not in the greatest shape. Um, and so I just kind of kind of want to understand the study and and the behind it. And so, you know, because of the the the way the property tax is can only be used within the the I guess the area in terms of the common green. I think the concern I think I have is I guess the question is if you're if the study says well yeah we should probably maybe remove a common green. I think the commun like well what are you going to do to replace it?
And I think and that might be a a question I think a bigger question among staff is do we obviously this is going to say do we replace it or do we do something more in terms of the benefit to the community. I think that I think what you're going to see is if you replace if you take away a park, I think the community like, well, you should replace that specific area in terms of a common green. And so, I just kind of wanted to get the sense of like as we start doing the study, what what are you looking at in terms of the questions and kind of the the community engagement?
>> I think that's an excellent question.
Um, so this project specifically was intended to fund or study the funding of um not improvements to the entire common greens, but specifically the playgrounds.
>> Um the reason being is you're aware cuz you you've we've talked about this. Um the there's a playground I think it's between Radburn and Greenale.
>> I'm very familiar with that one. Yes.
and and um that park, that playground has um has been effectively closed. Um it has rusted um rather quickly. These playgrounds aren't even that old. Um they are maybe 12 years old, 13 years old. Um in contrast, we have playgrounds that are 20 years old and and doing well. So we we believe it has a lot to do with the environment in Westboro. You mean the fog is deteriorating the >> moisture is a concern. Um I think moving forward we will definitely have to look at different material choices for playgrounds. So probably more woods, galvanized materials, things of that nature, things that we know will last rather than the powdered coated and beck steel. Um, so and you know, I was talking with finance earlier today and I really think that we we may want to come again before the city council and do a study session on the common greens as a whole. Um, also considering sort of the budget forecast looking forward um so we can better understand what we can do there in the long term. Um, in the short term um this funding can do I think two things. Uh the first thing has two two options within it. Um so one is start design and community conversations.
Um for a either considering replacing the 10 playgrounds, there's 10 individual little tiny playgrounds in the West Park areas. Um that's West Park 1, 2, and three uh in the West Bro area.
Um like for like so replacing them as is. Um that would not be an eligible use of park funds because it would be essentially maintenance. And so that funding really should come out of the common greens fund which is based on property tax. Option 1B would be um replacing the 10 playgrounds with a larger community park. Um the most obvious choice in our minds is what we know as Carter Park currently um on Carter near me.
>> Carter Drive.
>> Yeah. Carter Drive at between Me and Doo Hollow I believe. um which is largely a a open lot um with a small playground.
Um option two in my mind um would be to look at more of a phased approach and consider replacing each playground um as they need replacement based on a life cycle. Um, and I think currently we obviously have the one that needs to be replaced like immediately sort of urgently to the extent that we are probably just going to staff remove the structure for now.
>> Um, but we expect another two within the next year or so that need replacement.
So we really need to look at a entire um analysis of each site and we we have done that um to some extent. Um the scenario 1A I mentioned earlier, replacing all 10 playgrounds is about a $4 million endeavor. Um removing the 10 playgrounds and replacing it with one larger central community park is also about a $4 million endeavor. Um so this would sort of be the first year of funding and then we would have to look at out years to fund the balance.
>> Yeah. So we I think coming back before the council with some more detail would be helpful.
>> No, I go ahead. No, I just I mean I'm looking forward to the study session and I'm going to turn to Rich Lee now because I think that really the council needs to understand um how this all came to be because originally um you know before Prop 13 um there were dollars that were collected specifically for the maintenance of the common green funds with the approval of Proposition 3 and the 1% cap.
They pay no more for property tax than you do in Avalon Park and you don't have Common Greens or downtown or Sunshine Gardens. So, we really need to look at when you talk about equity and fairness.
Um, who should be paying for that?
Should the entire community pay for what is essentially people's backyards? Um, I think I think we could have a robust discussion. the councilman can be very eloquent on advocating for, but I think the financing of it is really something that we need to wrestle with.
>> Absolutely. And so that kind of leads me to my next question in terms Thanks you for the the come green. So it kind of goes into another park and you know what I've noticed is in terms of the parks in my district, we've kind of been focusing on one side of Westboro and I know in the capital improvement project there is something about Sel Park and I know Greg and I have talked about this.
the conditions there are are not great and I know in the past we had the the parks loving project in terms of priorities you know but as we focus on other parks I really want us to have a deeper conversation the m I I understand we do maintenance here and there but I don't think it's fair to that side of Westboro when we're doing all these major improvements to Westboro Park and now potentially another park on that side of Westboro bro while we're neglecting Cull and so I'm just throwing it out there that we really need to look at how we can improve Sull Park.
>> Yeah. Um I will note Salt Lake Park is not within the common green zone.
>> Yes, this is a separate subject altogether.
>> Separate subject on that front. Um and I I will further note that um Jake our director of capital projects and I are leading the um deferred maintenance study. Um we should have a contractor onboarded fairly soon. Um and we are going to holistically look at every park in the city um and every facility in the city and come come together with the list of all the different maintenance items. Um and that will bring that before you um and we hope to have that informed um so that'll be sort of hard data. Um, we hope the park and rec master master plan will look at it again through an equity lens um to inform that piece. And so we'll have both sort of the the the hard data and then sort of the the softer data to inform the hard data of where we want to put our park funds. Um we are in a fairly decent spot with our park funds. I think we have between 20 and 30 million in the kitty.
Um so you know there is some availability there but there's a lot of need as well.
>> Great. And then um let me just switch now from parks in terms of the I saw the the school safety zone to 15 miles per hour.
>> I know there's come some funding in terms of looking in terms of improvements. Can you talk a little bit more about that because I know we've changed the the how fast you can go through the school zone, but I feel like we can do a little bit more to try to actually slow down drivers. Just because you put the sign up there doesn't mean they're actually going to be slowing down. And so I I think it was like 500,000 I think in terms I I forget how much the amount was in terms but can you just talk a little bit more what what staff's idea is to to put some improvements around schools.
>> Thank you for the question vice mayor.
Um so there are a couple efforts that we are to improve traffic safety around schools. As you said the council's already adopted the lower speed limits and we've done signing and striping to help communicate and make that enforceable. In addition, based on safe routes to school walk audits that are performed with the community and the school district, specific improvements have been identified around most schools in our city. And so we've gone through and we've applied for grant funding and we are actually going to be moving forward with construction of specific projects to provide traffic calming and safety uh enhancements for all users, pedestrians, bikes, and drivers uh and the like as in the shared road space.
Um, so that's an ongoing process, you know, as we identify additional uh needs around schools. We're uh very successful so far in applying for our grant funding and we are going to continue that process.
>> Yeah, I appreciate that because it seems like our PD gets called whenever there is a situation when when parents are just speeding and it does slow them.
It's it does slow parents down, but you know, the PD is only out there maybe a couple days and then it goes back to what it was before.
>> So, >> sorry. Go ahead.
>> No, go ahead.
>> I just wanted to add to that. I really want the council and the community to understand our staff is actually quite passionate about safe routes to schools.
Um, and I think Matt downplayed a little bit um the years of effort that the staff have led the process to try and make um the areas around the schools safer in terms of as he's he mentioned grants, but the application process, the reporting process. Um we did pilot projects trying to see if we could do things such as a one-way. Um it's been years of effort. Um, and some of the and and it's continuing. Some of the more significant improvements would require some help and cooperation from the school district and the school sites themselves at this point, too. So, just want to make sure everyone's aware of that.
>> Great. And as someone who worked with staff on the safe rout at Westboro, I'm very familiar with the work that we've done so far. So, it sounds like we're on our track on track here to at least do some more improvements along the school.
So, I really appreciate that and also to my colleagues who sit on the school board liaison committee. It's something you can potentially continue in terms of the conversation. So, >> yeah. Um, I've been talking to Johnny about that and uh perhaps Lauram, we may have to schedule again another meeting with the school district.
>> That's all I have is right.
>> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Vice Mayor. Anyone else?
Thank you. Um thank you uh for the presentation and I want to add also that um safe routes to school through the Sanato County Office of Education comes before CCAG every year so that we could give them money so that then they can work with cities. Um but also they want to spread the love as we were looking at the roster. It was a bunch of South City uh schools that have uh been up on on on the improvement plan. So, um they're now kind of doing every other year and and whatnot. But but you guys got all the kudos um throughout the county for working and being stellar partners um all that. Um I had a few items for feedback and kind of clarification. Um I'll start off with the Utah Avenue overcrossing TR1404.
Um the budget book confirms that this project is at 95% PSNE plans as plans specs and estimates. So I would assume or kind of means that it's nearly shovel ready but it's not in the FY 2627 CIP.
Um you know this is a critical uh east west connection might be controversial in what ways but I want to ask um is there funding already secured where where is that coming and and how come it says 95% already uh on that thank you for the question the Utah Avenue overcrossing project is approaching the 100% milestone for completing the actual plans specs and estimate so the project would be uh fully approved by CALR and would be ready to build. We uh hold off from calling it shovel ready because in order to be shovel ready, we have to have the rightway or own the land that's needed. So, we have not gone to that phase yet. And we do not have a funding plan in place for the >> $150 million I don't have the exact numberant amount of money at this time.
So, it's our goal is we we uh were successful with grant funding with that project as well through both the state and the local TA. So, we're utilizing that funding right now, getting the project through the final design and while we identify the long-term funding opportunities.
>> Okay. So, it's just the planning and the specs of it. That's Got it. Okay. Wanted to confirm on that. Um, also on the uh, let me see. you you talked about um there was an item there, the CIP lists a 60,000 item for quote unquote miscellaneous traffic improvements, but it says FY2223.
So, I don't know if it was mislabeled or it's just ongoing, but that's a project from 4 years ago, and I don't know. It it just seems weird to me that it's still being appropriated. Um, is that's just something that we use as a holding bucket or is it a new project or or why are we funding something from FY2223?
>> Do you have the project number by any chance for my reference?
>> Uh, I don't. Okay. It just said miscellaneous traffic improvements.
Yeah. So, um, off the top of my head, we have a, uh, TAC committee, which, uh, evaluates neighborhood, uh, traffic complaints that we encourage residents and businesses to bring into the city.
And, uh, there's two parts to the funding. There is, uh, funding the city needs in order to do ongoing um, staff support to do the studies and evaluate those requests. And that might be the $60,000 request. And then there's a separate part of that funding that comes out of the citywide transportation impact fee that could then be used to actually uh make those improvements around the city. So I believe that is what that's for.
>> Okay. But maybe the labeling, >> let me take a look at it while I clean it up for Juke. Thank you.
>> Um the capital infrastructure reserve um I find that so fund 513 it's it starts at 6.7 million. It ends at 5.3 million after a 1.4 475 million CIP draw. Um I noticed that it has been declining uh from 8.9 million in FY25.
Um so I think this is the fund that has been created uh to address deferred maintenance. Is that right? Do you recall?
>> That is correct. It was a kind of a area where council was able to park funds in reserve for these needs.
>> So it's it's kind of dwindling down, right? So the our ability to respond to infrastructure shrinks with it as well.
>> That is correct. We hope there's a uh conversation with council to find a way to um increase that funding over time and I believe um our finance department will be including that in future conversations. But that is something we're keeping a close eye on because without a a recurring as we spend out of it that can become an issue. The last one I want to give kudos to and acknowledge is 100k in budgeted for EV charging infrastructure at civic facilities. Um this directly connects um with a lot of uh advocacy that is happening. Um I I know of a of a company that's also applying gateway fleets uh applying for various support and considering expansion of EV EV charging stations. I wanted to ask um if there is a particular plan for more EV charging investments um particular in district 5 in that neck of the woods or is this p primarily just for uh civ civic facilities in a particular neighborhood or area?
I believe the specific funding request at this time is to do the uh EV charging at both the pool and this building here, the library park and recck building, but the city does is moving forward with identifying the future EV charging needs around the city and having a plan for where they're appropriate and how to include those. Yeah, especially as we're having more events right in downtown and whatnot, people are coming up to me and say, "Hey, I apparently there's an app, right, where people look up and they're like, I don't see anything in downtown."
Go ahead, Greg.
>> I was just going to note um uh city manager, uh Snipman did also ask that we sort of adjourn a the task force or so to speak, just to look at citywide, um all the EV charging that the city provides, looking at locations, and also standardizing the units. Um we have at least three or four different kinds. So um >> and hopefully selecting a vendor that will also help us with maintenance I think would go a long way. Um I think during the subcommittee was brought to you know asked of us well why are we replacing the EV chargers at the LPR considering they're only 3 years old. Um they are commercial but commercial light. they, you know, they're not exactly of the quality that would be um used as much as they are in a facility that's visited over 300,000 times a year. So, >> I'm I'm glad that work is getting looked into. Thank you, Greg. That's all I had, Mr. May.
>> Yeah, I I would encourage the council and staff, there are two existing uh kind of independent uh EV charging stations. one at Mission Road at the Sunshine Gardens Center Shopping Center and the other is at the corner of El Camino Rial in Orange Avenue. And one would think >> um look at the light use when you go by those two. I I don't know what's happening, but um they are um >> and there's also a lot of charging stations that's available on those towers, tower one and tower two on gate um along the airport boulevard.
>> Mhm. So I I will say as you know one of my well my partner has a Tesla and a lot of those cars go to San Bruno tan Fran to charge but there's a lot of cars there and so I'm wondering like why isn't South City's charger like there is a demand but how come that not coming to South City? Is it the price? Do they not know about it? Is it not on some map?
Maybe it's maybe there are just too many Teslas and not enough other other makes and models. Um, but I think this is a question that we probably should be asking, right? So, if I can jump into the EV conversation since I also have a EV, >> you have a bike, >> a bike and a EV car as well. Um, where I live in Safeway, the EV chargers are always packed >> and I think it's because of the location, right? like the accessessibility of where you can charge your car and also go shopping, right?
That's the hook, right? And the rates are actually more expensive when you compare it to some of the other independent, but because I need to go pick up milk, you know, I can charge my car and I'll just do that cuz the convenience of it, right? You know, I think the cheapest chargers is actually the Taco Bell where they actually have charges over there, but it's not used frequently, >> but it's because it's slow charging.
Mark, I I tried that and it was just too long. The ones by Safeway in Westboro, it's really fast.
>> Well, they want you to go inside and enjoy the cuisine while you're slow charging. So, >> Exactly. So, um but I used the one in orange.
an opening >> and that one was a little cheaper than the one in Westboro, >> but there was no one there, >> right?
>> Yeah.
>> So, >> you just gave them a boost.
>> Yeah. So, I think it's as we look in terms of where we were going to place these EV chargers, I think it's where the convenience of having the EV charger, right? Like as the new Safeway is opening up, do is there an EV chargers?
>> Yeah, there are Tesla chargers there.
>> The Tesla chargers there. Well, there you go. I'm pretty sure that's going to be pretty crowded in terms of of chargers, right? So, as as you look into that, >> thank you.
>> Any other questions for Matt? Floor, did you have a chance?
>> Yeah. Um Matt, did we apply for some uh um from PCE any of those grants that's available for our charging stations?
>> Um I will take that one again. Um actually director Gilchrist again um shared that he had a conversation with PCE um and I believe we're going to meet with them again to better understand um how competitive we will be for their funding. Um, I did reach out to them maybe a year ago and they didn't have funding yet. I think it was still on the horizon, but I think it's here now. So, um, there is a chance we may not need any of this funding and we'll return it back.
>> Yeah, because I believe it's been advertised in in one of their newsletters.
>> Okay. Thank you, floor.
>> Thank you. I >> I had one more, Mr. Mayor. Um Matt, I just wanted to um maybe you all can start monitoring how much of our active uh CIP portfolio is dependent on federal funding. You don't have to tell me right now, but um maybe we could do a a risk assessment of which grants are most vulnerable uh considering the the current federal administration's posture, etc. If >> Yeah, we could generate a report on which of our current funding is federally backed. We we did that at um about a year ago. We could dust that off and take a look at that and share with council. Absolutely.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you for the report.
Appreciate it. Thank you. We'll move along to almost the last item.
>> Item number 10 is a report regarding the city of South San Francisco's legislative platform.
>> Well, Megan, you you started off this meeting and you're still here. Thank you.
>> That's right. I made that joke earlier as well, so great minds think alike.
Thank you. Well, good evening, mayor, vice mayor, and council members. Uh, my name is Megan Woolly Osdall, deputy city manager, and tonight I'm presenting on the city of South San Francisco's legislative platform. I'd also like to share that I'm joined by Nicolo Duca, who's with Towns and Public Affairs, our state's lobbying firm.
Go. Staff recommends that the city council adopt the proposed legislative platform. We also recommend one word change which is to remove the words approved and from the first sentence in the implementation section. Uh the revised sentence would read legislative positions consistent with this platform may be executed by the mayor or the city manager manager or authorized design. Uh we recommend this clarification since the platform if approved by a council motion will already have been approved by the full council and would not necessitate additional approvals by the mayor or of course the city manager.
So during the March 25th meeting, city council directed staff to prepare a legislative platform for the council's consideration.
uh staff worked with Townsen Public Affairs to prepare the draft platform that's for your review this evening. The legislative platform establishes a clear framework to guide the council, the city manager, staff, and our legislative advocates in advocating for and advancing state and federal policies that support our city's priorities.
A legislative platform is important for our city because advocating at the state and federal levels is about emphasizing and prioritizing our local interests. So decisions made in Sacramento and Washington DC can create mandates that affect our budget and our daily city operations. A legislative platform ensures that South San Francisco is not just reacting to possible changes, but is actively shaping these changes in Sacramento and DC to protect our finances and improve our community's quality of life.
So for the actual platform itself, uh it's organized into themes based on the council's major focus areas outlined in your priority action plan. So this includes housing and supportive services, infrastructure and the environment, a modern and sustainable organization, quality of life, and a welcoming and connected community. And of course, each theme has associated legislative priorities. And I won't read through each of the priorities, but we're happy to respond to any questions that you may have.
So the platform also includes an implementation section which details of course how the platform may be implemented. Um if approved the city manager or authorized designate may take positions on legislation that is consistent with the platform and this could include submitting formal position letter letters. So, of course, letters of support, letters of opposition, making targeted phone calls, organizing or participating in advocacy trips, and then other actions as detailed in the platform. Uh, the platform also states that when formal position letters are requested that staff will prepare and uh work with the mayor or city manager to sign the letters and submit them within two weeks. Our uh city our lobbying firm will also assist with the implementation of the legislative platform at the appropriate governmental level and individual council members may continue to undertake lobbying efforts. So the platform includes a sentence um with information about that the council member should share when making statements in writing or verbally to indicate that the statements are made in an individual capacity and not necessarily representative of the official position. So that text is in there as well.
So to wrap up, um, as noted, we recommend that the council adopt the proposed legislative platform and revise the text as we've noted here. And thank you for your time tonight. We are available for questions, >> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes.
>> Um, so I have actually several questions. I I was hoping when I had my one-on-one meeting with the city manager that my some of the concerns I brought up last night would would have been resolved, but I'm not quite sure it was.
So, I'm going to ask staff. So, um I just want to kind of give you a scenario here. So, based upon what we are seeing here, let's do like a legislative bill.
If one of my colleagues brings up a bill and says the city should support this because it falls under one of these categories then then that by that definition the city would then support the bill. Is that how our legislative I just want to understand this kind of the process here? I'm going to let Niklo respond to to some of these questions and sort of like on a global how legislative platforms normally work and then I can speak to specific self.
>> Yeah, I want to I want to support this.
I just want to get my questions answered. Go ahead. Yeah.
>> First, honorable mayor and council members, it's great seeing you all.
>> I have not been here since this new civic center is freaking awesome. This is one of the best civic centers I've seen in a long. Feel free to come as often you absolutely will. Um so one way to look at the legislative platform and I know you all are very familiar with this but also more to the public. It's essentially the playbook for the upcoming year for state and federal activities.
>> Yeah. And the example is right now the assembly just adjourned like 10 minutes ago and they've got until tomorrow and Friday to wrap up house of origin.
>> Yeah.
>> So there's a lot of bills being discussed and also a lot of amendments flying around. And so the beauty of the Ledge platform is we can act quickly and effectively to make sure South City's voice is being heard. So in the scenario that you use kind of from a general um format is if a council member brings forward, flags a bill, it falls in line with the ledge platform, then we can quickly knock out a letter whether from the mayor's signature or city manager signature and then immediately we can rush to action. Um this is mostly um a focus on the state side because bills can move quickly as you well know amendments can happen. We can quickly go to supporting a bill. It gets amended and then suddenly we're like oh god this is bad. We want to quickly get off of it for the record. Um and also as you all know in Sacramento everything is really kind of paperbased on what's your position? Why are you in support? Why are you opposed? So the adopted ledge platform really gives us a lot of um backup and speed. In addition, at the beginning of each year when we adopt the platform, we want to share it with our delegations both in Sacramento and DC so they're on the lookout for what we care about and things that are coming down the pipeline. So let me give you a a scenario or example.
uh as I look at these categories, I can see a scenario where there's a bill that's controversial, but it fits under the category and but based upon the definition, then the the the city would support it. But what if there's disagreement amongst the council? How how do you reconcile that?
>> So, what we've done in the past with municipalities that we've worked with that have these ledge platforms, there's some bills that are slam dunks. Yeah, >> there's other bills that could be sensitive and so obviously coordinating closely with staff, the city manager, the executive team, we're getting a heads up ahead of time of what a bill that the the the council might be considering. We could quickly weigh in and be like, "Hey, you know what? We're hearing some things. You know, give us a week. Let's let's check it out." As an example, um for a municipality that we work with, they were just flagging something that was innocuous and I was like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on.
there's actually a lot of undercurrents that we should probably discuss on a Zoom or on a phone call before there was any formal action. So, I would say to address the concern that you raised about something that could be controversial, I think speaking ahead of time to know what's coming, to know what there might be an appetite for and then making sure we're all on the same page and we're vetting it to give you all the most amount of um comfort possible.
>> Okay. So that that gives me a little more comfort in terms cuz I I I was thinking like like SB79, right?
>> I was going to say like an SB50 or an SB SB50 or SB79 where there's been different opinions on the council, but it it falls into the category here where the city could potentially say, well, it's in our legislative categories and so the city is going to support it. But then we have like a couple members who don't support it and now it says the city of South San Francisco supports it.
now they're associated with supporting the bill when they're not. And so what it sounds like to me there are some guard rails here.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. There'll be guard rails. And in addition, >> traditionally it's always been support or opposed.
>> There could also be supportance or a comment letter or or something to make sure that everyone's um perspective is reflected.
>> Okay. And then so I'm good with that. So I appreciate that. That was that was a big concern for me. The the other thing that I kind of brought up is the language under legislative priorities under the housing and supportive services. It says preserve local land use authority which is one two three the third bullet. And I when I read that I think of local control language. And for me as someone who when I hear the the language local control, no offense to anyone who like using the word local control, I associate it with nimism. And I don't know if we somehow can soften that a little bit.
>> Sure. I think we can probably hug on that. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Okay. And I I know I know where you're coming from. We had a discussion in our office the other day. They were like, "Hey, throw out a buzzword like local control." And everyone's like, >> "Yeah." And as this city has done a lot of work in terms of providing affordable housing and so I I just mean >> pro housing just for me. It just it just suit out there. So I'm okay then. I'm I will be happily support this film.
>> Okay. Anyone else?
>> Yes. Uh I'm glad this is here and we can make our voice known in Sacramento. Um I do want to possibly add slashclarify some of the points here. Uh first on infrastructure and environment uh Peninsula Clean Energy, now known as Westite, um is very active in in Sacramento and often times they do ask our their cities their uh that are a part of their JPA to also submit letters in support or in opposition to particular bills. And these bills tend to deal with uh affordable energy rates, better transparency and how rates are calculated, uh clean energy production and a stronger and more resilient grid.
And so I wonder if we could uh write in the platform somehow ways where we can support uh Westflight Energy and I think the the success of CCAs here locally as well as across the state.
That's number one.
Um, number two is on housing and supportive services.
Um, we've had comments in the past in these council chambers uh relating to, you know, we're building all this housing. How come none of it's for own housing? And uh as you are in Sacramento, you probably understand that condo defect law is a hot topic and and one of the reasons why a lot of developers when they do build, you know, housing that they tend to be rentals and and not uh for sale. And so if we could put in a section uh broadly on um you know creating affordable homes of course but also including home ownership as a part of it. Um and I would have an emphasis on the supply side and not necessarily subsidizing demand in in that section.
Um and then the last portion that I have is uh when we talk about climate streamlining. I remember I think it was two two or three years ago when there was this uh bike lane project that was held up I believe due to squa and so I would include in the climate streamlining uh public and active transportation projects.
Um in addition to this is in section two infrastructure environment in addition to housing and climate related risk reduction of fires, floods and drought mitigations but also including uh active and public transportation and those are sort of the additions I have. Otherwise I I really appreciate this. I think it is a great statement of the values and that we are paying attention to what is going on in in Sacramento and that really the big three is sustainability and climate change and housing and also ensuring that our our budget is being made whole based off of um you know the BLF funding. So thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you uh Megan for putting this together. I I want to just um signify that this is really a step in in in the right direction for this council. It's been I think uh a long time coming. I think high functioning councils and Nicolo, you could probably attest to this really use this as a best practice. So, thank you Megan and and the city manager and and team for putting this together. Um the county actually just passed their platform I think a few weeks ago too and many other cities are doing this too.
Um, I want to emphasize that this is absolutely not rubber stamping, right?
This is not what we're doing. And I appreciate your comments, Nicolola. We we got to filter still, right? Make sure that it it fits in. Just because it's on our platform, it doesn't mean that it gets a a free ride. Um, and and emphasize, I'm not going to say local control, but I'm going to say emphasize the local emphasis of South San Francisco and how it relates and impacts us in this way. Many times cities know better what's um happening as many legislators have never even been part of local government unfortunately and don't realize uh the impacts that this could have um when passed. Uh looking at some of the buckets that I'd like also to be included or maybe flushed out a little bit. Appreciate that it's broad um Megan but I want to emphasize on some things and and this is uh one it'll understand a lot a little bit about. I know there's bills moving through the assembly on uh utility rate affordability, right? PG&E, CPU reform, care, Farah expansion. I want to make sure that um in any of the language in terms of utility franchise agreements. Um uh we just actually approved our solid waste uh rate increase two weeks ago. Um South San Francisco should be on record for protect protecting rateayers. So any uh legislation especially that will hit the pockets of our lowincome community and families here um we should support legislation that that controls all of that or passing on um you know costs that that frankly families cannot afford. Um I'd also like uh within uh quality of life there's been a huge component and Nicolola knows this because many assembly members and and state senators are moving on this is uh immigration equity and resident protection. I want to include that. Um I didn't see any language on state immigration legislation support um immigrant uh legal defense funding, mixed status, family benefit, uh supporting I mean this council also approved a few months ago uh the fact that we were not going to allow any ICE from entering city build uh uh property and buildings. I think some of that ties into the racial equity work that this council has continued to work with our commissions as well. and I want to make sure that that gets reflected in our policy platform. Um, that says nothing.
Uh, so I want to make sure that that gets included. Um, economic development, uh, bids and and downtown revitalization. Um, Nicolo, I'm thinking, uh, Haney's bills, Gonzalez's bills that look up, uh, how to improve our main street, right? Type of uh, business economic development tools. how to support downtowns, revitalization of downtowns, that sort of uh uh small business technical assistance, any bills that uh bring in additional incentives um to support our small businesses, leases like we've done a a program here or launch local um and and preservation of that. So, want to ensure that that moves forward. Um I also want to bring about in under our environment um uh cap and invest. I know that that's a a hot topic there. Uh electrification, uh revenue, returning to frontline communities. Uh I'm thinking about community air monitoring, expansion, anything that uh ties into stuff that we're already doing here with our community- based organizations. Um EV charging like we just spoke about, right? Like that could be something that could be included. Um so that there is clean energy workforce development on that end. Um, the other thing that hit this council severely last November was our safety net. Um, our SNAP in and food assistance, right? We didn't know what to do and we were like, "Darn it, federal government. So, what is the state government going to um state legislature going to do?" Um, and maybe uh language that includes the medical backfill, how is that going to be supported? Um, SNAP food uh assistance protections. I know that I think starting June there's going to be new qualifications for SNAPR and and work uh requirements. Um the other thing that this council is very passionate about is state mental health funding. I think that's something that we need to also keep an eye out and monitor um through the work that we have done with the mayor's mental health initiative here locally um and in supporting that. uh uh also at the federal safety net programs being cut. Um we want to make sure that state backs stop advocacy is is is not optional. And lastly, I want to make sure and this you know we bring it about in our discussions and policy committees with uh the League of California Cities and is um opposition to unfunded mandates. um we don't have the money to implement things in our um general plan or in our you know our housing element reports etc that require additional staff time, additional research and uh so I want to make sure that um when Sacramento tells us what to do uh without paying for it, our our residents and our general fund um should not be absorbing the cost. Um this should be in in every municipal legislative platform.
I think um in terms of our our local government. So um I think some of those I appreciate you both uh taking notes. I can follow up afterwards to make sure.
But I think that encompasses a stronger platform that really touches on the things that we've been hit um um here uh directly um in our communities here in South City. But thank you for for moving this forward.
Okay.
>> Any other comments from anyone? Okay. So that completes the report.
It does complete the report. Mayor, what I might suggest is you um if the draft is acceptable uh enough at this point, I would recommend you actually take formal action to adopt it so we can start with something and then maybe by later this summer we can come back with an updated version with some of the additions that you've requested.
>> You want us to approve the draft tonight? I'd like you to make a motion to adopt it and then we will come back with a revised version.
>> Pleasure councel.
So moved.
>> I second.
>> Thank you. The floor. Roll call.
>> Vice Mayor Ngales.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Flores.
>> Yes.
>> Mayor Adgo.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Coleman.
>> Yes.
>> Council member Nicholas. I >> thank you.
>> Thank you very much.
>> Thank you so much.
>> Thank you.
>> We'll now move along to items from council committee reports and announcements.
>> Anyone have an announcement or a committee report or u I I do have a brief report. It's it's some some good news. Um there was a heart meeting earlier today. Housing and Dow man regional trust report in Santo County.
Uh we approved a couple items. One was increasing an acquisition in in East Palo Alto which would you increase which would be used for affordable housing.
The second thing uh which you know fingers crossed they're closing tomorrow is a very exciting project very visionary uh where they are acquiring an existing market rate uh housing development in Berlingame is called Zara and they're using bond financing to uh finance that acquisition and over the course of you know m year by year they're they are gradually converting the Markwrite housing into affordable housing for teachers. And so they have partnered with the Sanontto County Board of Education, Office of Education, and they are in embarking on this deal, which hopefully, fingers crossed, is is done by tomorrow. Um, and I think that if successful, it will really be uh something for for many of us to to look up to throughout Santo County. So, >> the template for others, you know, how many units that you know are involved roughly? Uh, I believe a couple hundred.
>> Really?
>> Yes. It's a sizable project.
>> Wow.
>> Yes. I don't have the exact number on top of my head, but I I will get that to to you.
>> Okay. Anyone else? So, we're going to adjourn this meeting in memory of Betty Vitalia Nori Ventura. And then I have two other uh friends of the uh family, not really political friends, just longtime friends. There was a woman by the name of Geneva Estelle Rogerro who came to South San Francisco in 57 and um the Diego were friends and neighbors for all that time and then Edward Guidady who passed away at the age of 98 and his son is a retired uh Sano County deputy sheriff. So I just wanted to mention them and we'll send out the little family. And with that we'll go on to our close session. Close session. Item number 11, conference with legal counsel. Anticipated litigation.
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to government code section 54956.92.
One potential case.
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