City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · April 8, 2020
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
7:00 PM
TELECONFERENCE MEETING
City Council
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda April 8, 2020
TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE
THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED ON MARCH 19, 2020 ALLOWING FOR
DEVIATION OF TELECONFERENCE RULES REQUIRED BY THE BROWN ACT &
PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF SAN MATEO COUNTY DATED
MARCH 31, 2020 AS THIS MEETING IS NECESSARY SO THAT THE CITY CAN CONDUCT
NECESSARY BUSINESS AND IS PERMITTED UNDER THE ORDER AS AN ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION.
The purpose of conducting the meeting as described in this notice is to provide the safest environment for staff
and the public while allowing for public participation.
Councilmembers Matsumoto, Nagales and Nicolas, Vice Mayor Addiego and Mayor Garbarino and essential
City staff will participate via Teleconference. Members of the public may submit their comments on any agenda
item or public comment via email or City Council hotline.
PURSUANT TO RALPH M. BROWN ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953, ALL VOTES
SHALL BE BY ROLL CALL DUE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS PARTICIPATING BY
TELECONFERENCE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW A VIDEO BROADCAST OF THE MEETING BY:
Internet: https://www.ssf.net/government/city-council/video-streaming-city-and-council-meetings/city-council
Local cable channel: Astound, Channel 26 or Comcast, Channel 27
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PEOPLE OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
You are invited to offer your suggestions. In order that you may know our method of conducting Council
business, we proceed as follows:
The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00
p.m.
The City Clerk will read successively the items of business appearing on the Agenda. As she completes reading
an item, it will be ready for Council action.
RICHARD A. GARBARINO, Mayor
MARK ADDIEGO, Vice Mayor
MARK NAGALES, Councilmember
BUENAFLOR NICOLAS, Councilmember
KARYL MATSUMOTO, Councilmember
ROSA GOVEA ACOSTA, City Clerk
FRANK RISSO, City Treasurer
MIKE FUTRELL, City Manager
SKY WOODRUFF, City Attorney
PLEASE SILENCE CELL PHONES AND PAGERS
HEARING ASSISTANCE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE HEARING IMPAIRED AT
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
In accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing or document that is a public
record, relates to an open session agenda item, and is distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular
meeting will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall. If,
however, the document or writing is not distributed until the regular meeting to which it relates, then the
document or writing will be made available to the public at the location of the meeting, as listed on this
agenda. The address of City Hall is 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA REVIEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
Remote Public Comments:
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public wishing to participate are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in
advance of the meeting. The email and phone line below will be monitored during the meeting and
public comments received will be read into the record. The City encourages the submission of
comments by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8th to facilitate inclusion in the meeting record. A
maximum of 3 minutes per individual comment will be read into the record. Comments that are not in
compliance with the City Council's rules of decorum may be summarized for the record rather than
read verbatim.
Your entire electronic comment may not be read into the record due to time limitations imposed by the Mayor for
public comments but it will become part of the record and will be available for public inspection.
Email: All-cc@ssf.net
Electronic Comments received by email will be monitored during the meeting and read into the record.
Comments should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting, or note that your comment
concerns an item that is not on the agenda or is on the consent agenda. We ask that you limit your electronic
comments so that they will comply with the 3 minute time limitation for public comment.
City Council Hotline: (650) 829-4670
Voice Messages will be monitored during the meeting and read into the record. We ask that you limit your
voicemail so that it complies with the 3 minute time limitation for public comment.
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COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings on February 12, 2020.
2. Report regarding the Housing Successor Agency Annual Report for Fiscal Year
2018-19 (Deanna Talavera, Management Analyst II)
3. Report regarding a resolution approving a reimbursement agreement with Pinefino
LLC, for the completion of undergrounding utilities along Cypress Avenue in excess of
obligation for development at 211 Airport Boulevard. (Matthew Ruble, Principal
Engineer; Sailesh Mehra, Chief Planner)
3a. Resolution approving reimbursement for Pinefino LLC for undergrounding utilities in
excess of obligation at 211 Airport Boulevard in South San Francisco
4. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $190,143 in grant funding
from the California State Library to support the Community Learning Center’s
Afterschool Project Shared Vision/Bringing the Library to You and approving Budget
Amendment 20.040. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director)
4a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $190,143 in grant funding from the California
State Library to support the South San Francisco Public Library’s Community
Learning Center’s Afterschool Project Shared Vision/ Bringing the Library to You and
approving Budget Amendment 20.040.
PUBLIC HEARING
5. Report regarding conducting a public hearing under the Tax and Equity Fiscal
Responsibility Act regarding the proposed issuance of revenue bonds by the California
Municipal Finance Authority for the benefit of MidPen Housing Corporation for the
rehabilitation of two low and lower income affordable rental housing developments in
the City of South San Francisco - Willow Gardens Apartments, a 36-unit rental
development located at 982, 986 and 990 Brusco Way, 344, 364, 383 and 395 Susie
Way, 976 Sandra Court and 986 Nora Way, and the Greenridge Apartments, a 34-unit
rental housing development located at 1565 El Camino Real. (Deanna Talavera,
Management Analyst)
5a. Resolution of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco approving the
issuance of revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $42,000,000 to finance the acquisition and
rehabilitation of two affordable rental housing facilities for the benefit of Midpen
Housing Corporation or an affiliate thereof, and certain other matters relating thereto.
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ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
6. Report regarding a motion to accept the construction improvements of the Fire Station
64 Dormitory and Bathroom Remodel Project as complete in accordance with plans
and specifications (Total Construction Cost $1,285,909.87). (Robert T. Hahn, Project
Manager)
7. Report regarding a Resolution approving budget amendment 20.039 appropriating
$220,000 in the City of South San Francisco’s Low and Moderate Income Housing
Fund in Fiscal Year 2019-2020 for Emergency Rental Assistance for South San
Francisco residents facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and
$22,000 for associated administration (Nell Selander, Deputy Director, Economic &
Community Development Department)
7a. Resolution approving budget amendment 20.039 appropriating $220,000 in the City of
South San Francisco’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund in Fiscal Year
2019-2020 for Emergency Rental Assistance for South San Francisco residents facing
financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and $22,000 for associated
administration
8. Report regarding an urgency ordinance of the City of South San Francisco enacting a
temporary moratorium on small business and nonprofit entity evictions due to
nonpayment of rent where the failure to pay rent results from income loss resulting
from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
8a. Urgency ordinance of the City of South San Francisco enacting a temporary
moratorium on small business and nonprofit entity evictions due to nonpayment of
rent where the failure to pay rent results from income loss resulting from the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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