City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · June 10, 2020
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
7:00 PM
TELECONFERENCE MEETING
City Council
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda June 10, 2020
TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE
THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS N-25-20 AND N-29-20 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
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
PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to Ken Taylor of The Wine Vault for
celebrating 20 years of business at 216 Linden Ave. in South San Francisco. (Richard
Garbarino, Mayor)
2. Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition to Helen Wilborn, student at South San
Francisco High School, as the 2020 Jack Drago Cultural Arts Commission Youth Art
Scholarship Award Recipient. (Rich Garbarino, Mayor)
3. Report regarding development of a shared streets pilot program in the City of South
San Francisco to enhance physical distancing during COVID-19. (Christopher Espiritu,
Senior Planner and Sailesh Mehra, Planning Manager)
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS
3a. Remote Public Comments Received
Members of the public wishing to participate are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in
advance of the meeting by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10th. Public comments must identify the
Agenda Item Number in the SUBJECT Line of the email. The comments will be read into the record,
with a maximum allowance of 3 minutes per individual comment, subject to the Mayor's discretion.
All comments should be a maximum of 500 words, which corresponds to approximately 3 minutes of
speaking time. If a comment is received after the agenda item is heard but before the close of the
meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the meeting and 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. The email and phone line below will be
monitored during the meeting.
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Email: all-cc@ssf.net
Members of the public wishing to participate are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of
the meeting by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10th. Public comments must identify the Agenda Item Number
in the SUBJECT Line of the email. The comments will be read into the record, with a maximum allowance of 3
minutes per individual comment, subject to the Mayor's discretion. If a comment is received after the agenda
item is heard but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the
meeting and read into the record.
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 to comply with the 3 minute time limitation for public comment.
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COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meeting of April 22, 2020.
5. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $41,895 in grant funding
from the California Public Utilities Commission to support the South San Francisco
Digital Literacy Project at the Community Learning Center and approving Budget
Amendment 20.047. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director)
5a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $41,895 in grant funding from the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to support the South San Francisco Digital
Literacy Project at the Community Learning Center and approving Budget
Amendment 20.047.
6. Report regarding a resolution calling for district-based elections to fill City Council
District 2 and 4, setting candidate statement requirements pursuant to section 13307 of
the California Elections Code, requesting: (1) that the Board of Supervisors of San
Mateo County consolidate the district-based election with the regular election to be
held on November 3, 2020; and (2) that the County Registrar perform certain election
services in connection with such election including conducting the November 3, 2020
district election for the City of South San Francisco; and (3) authorizing the City
Manager to reimburse the County for election service costs associated with the
November 3, 2020 Election (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk).
6a. Resolution calling a general election, setting candidate statement requirements pursuant
to Elections Code Section 13307, and requesting that the Board of Supervisors of San
Mateo County consolidate a district-based municipal election with the regular election
to be held on November 3, 2020; requesting that the County Registrar perform certain
election services in connection with such election, and authorizing the City Manager to
reimburse the County for said election services.
7. Report regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute
various Consulting Services Agreements for On-Call Architectural, Engineering and
Other Professional Services for various approved City-funded projects in the amount
not to exceed $300,000 per fiscal year per agreement with selected consultant. (Jeffrey
Chou, Associate Civil Engineer)
7a. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to enter into various consulting
services agreements for on-call architectural, engineering, and other professional
services for various City-funded projects in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per
fiscal year for a three year period per agreement with selected consultants.
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8. Report regarding adoption of an ordinance amending the contract between the Board
of Administration, California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the City of
South San Francisco to implement the ability for Classic Miscellaneous members in
the Executive Management Unit to pay a portion of the employer share of their
CalPERS pension costs. (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
8a. An Ordinance Approving an Amendment to the Contract Between the Board of
Administration California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council
of the City of South San Francisco
PUBLIC HEARING
9. Report regarding a resolution approving the report of stormwater management service
charges, approving the stormwater management service charges for the fiscal year
2020-21, and directing the county to collect stormwater management service charges
on the official tax assessment roll. (Andrew Wemmer, Environmental Compliance
Supervisor).
9a. Resolution approving the report of stormwater management service charges for fiscal
year 2020-21, approving the stormwater management service charges for fiscal year
2020-21 and directing the stormwater management service charges to be collected on
the official tax assessment roll.
10. Report regarding a resolution to update the City of South San Francisco’s
transportation impact analysis thresholds, as required by the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), to comply with state-mandated change from level of service
(LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT), pursuant to Senate Bill 743 (2013) and new
2019 CEQA Guidelines. (Chris Espiritu, Senior Planner and Billy Gross, Senior
Planner)
10a. Resolution updating the City of South San Francisco’s transportation impact analysis
thresholds, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), to
comply with state-mandated change from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles
traveled (VMT), pursuant to Senate Bill 743 (2013) and new 2019 CEQA Guidelines.
11. Report regarding a resolution establishing sewer service rates for the fiscal year
2020-2021; amending the Master Fee Schedule to include the fiscal year 2020-2021
Sewer Service Rates; adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for the
fiscal year 2020-2021. (Mike Futrell, City Manager & Brian Schumacker, Plant
Superintendent).
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11a. Resolution establishing sewer service rates for fiscal year 2020-2021; amending the
Master Fee Schedule to include the fiscal year 2020-2021 Sewer Service Rates;
adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for fiscal year 2020-2021.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
12. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Attorney
ADJOURNMENT
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