City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · October 14, 2020
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
7:00 PM
TELECONFERENCE MEETING
City Council
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda October 14, 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.
PURSUANT TO RALPH M. BROWN ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953, ALL VOTES
SHALL BE BY ROLL CALL DUE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS PARTICIPATING BY
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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 by San Mateo County Assistant Chief Elections, Jim Irizarry on voter
registration, Vote by Mail, Ballot Box drop-off locations and polling place information
for the General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City
Clerk)
2. Certificate of Recognition honoring Jim Fitzpatrick for his International Art Tour,
Artist of the Decade honor (Karyl Matsumoto, Councilmember)
3. Presentation of a proclamation recognizing October as Filipino American History
Month. (Richard Garbarino, Mayor)
4. Presentation of a proclamation recognizing October as Italian Heritage Month.
(Richard Garbarino, Mayor)
5. Presentation of a proclamation recognizing National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
Awareness week as October 25-31, 2020. (Richard Garbarino, Mayor)
6. Certificate of Recognition to Sunshine Pharmacy and the Garibaldi Family for 50
years of service (Richard Garbarino, Mayor)
7. Proclamation declaring October 18-24, 2020, as “Freedom from Workplace Bullying
Week”. (Richard Garbarino, Mayor)
8. Presentation of a proclamation recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. (Richard Garbarino, Mayor)
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS
9. Remote Public Comments Received
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Members of the public may address the City Council regarding items that are on the agenda or on items that are
not on the agenda.
The Public Comments portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any
matter NOT on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for up to three minutes during this
section. If there appears to be a large number of speakers, speaking time may be reduced subject to the
Mayor’s discretion to limit the total amount of time for public comments (Gov. Code sec. 54954.3.(b)(1).).
Comments that are not in compliance with the City Council's rules of decorum may be summarized for the
record if they are in writing or muted if they are made live.
Members of the public wishing to participate are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of
the meeting to e-mail: all-cc@ssf.net by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails received by the deadline will be
forwarded to the City Council and read into the record by the City Clerk. Emails received after 4:00 p.m. will
not be read during the meeting but will be entered into the record for the meeting.
• If you are commenting on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item in the subject line
of your email.
• If you are commenting on an item not listed on the agenda, please identify your comment as a General
Public Comment in the subject line of your email.
State law prevents Council from taking action on any matter not on the agenda; your comments may be referred
to staff for follow up.
Oral Comments: Speakers are asked to register in advance via the Zoom platform, meeting information listed on
the agenda. You will be asked to enter a name, an email address, and the Agenda item about which you wish to
speak or to state that you wish to provide a comment about an item that is not on the agenda. Your email
address will not be disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how
to connect to the meeting.
When the City Clerk announces the item on which you wish to speak, including general public comments, your
name will be called and you will be unmuted. No more than three minutes will be allocated to read each email
comment, and oral comments will also be limited to no more than three minutes. Approximately 300 words
total can be read in three minutes.
COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
10. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of August 19, 2020 and August 26,
2020.
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11. Report regarding a resolution amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code to update
the List of Designated Positions. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
11a. Resolution amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code to update the List of
Designated Positions.
12. Report regarding a resolution authorizing staff to include five sole-sourced life safety
systems in the specifications for Phase II of the Community Civic Campus Project.
(Jacob Gilchrist, Director of Capital Projects)
12a. Resolution authorizing staff to include five sole sourced systems in the specifications
for Phase II of the Community Civic Campus Project.
13. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $35,000 donation to the
City of South San Francisco from the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
and Genentech, and authorization to purchase hanging flower baskets and lease solar
trash compactors and recycling containers to support downtown businesses negatively
impacted by Covid-19. (Sharon Ranals, Assistant City Manager)
13a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $35,000 donation to the City of South San
Francisco from the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Genentech, and
authorization to purchase hanging flower baskets and lease solar trash compactors and
recycling containers to support downtown businesses negatively impacted by
Covid-19.
14. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $40,000 in grant funding
from the Woodlawn Foundation to support Project Read’s Learning Wheels Family
Literacy Program and amending the Library Department’s Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Operating Budget per Budget Amendment 21.016. (Valerie Sommer)
14a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $40,000 in grant funding from the Woodlawn
Foundation to support Project Read’s Learning Wheels Family Literacy program and
amending the Library Department’s Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget per
Budget Amendment 20.016.
15. Report regarding a resolution amending the proclamation of a local health emergency
(adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 35-2020) to temporarily authorize the City
Manager to waive Fire Department inspection fees for businesses significantly affected
by the COVID-19 public health orders. (Jesus Magallanes, Fire Chief)
15a. Resolution amending the proclamation of a local health emergency (adopted pursuant
to Resolution No. 35-2020) to temporarily authorize the City Manager to waive Fire
Department inspection fees for businesses significantly affected by the COVID-19
public health orders.
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16. Report regarding an Ordinance adopting a First Amended and Restated Development
Agreement (DAA20-0002) between the City of South San Francisco and BMR
Gateway of Pacific V LP for a Research and Development and Office Project at 475
Eccles Avenue. (Billy Gross, Senior Planner)
16a. Ordinance adopting a First Amended and Restated Development Agreement
(DAA20-0002) between the City of South San Francisco and BMR Gateway of
Pacific V LP for a Research and Development and Office Project at 475 Eccles
Avenue.
17. Report regarding an Ordinance adopting a Second Amendment to the Second
Amended and Restated Development Agreement (DAA20-0003) between the City of
South San Francisco and between BMR Gateway of Pacific I LP, BMR Gateway of
Pacific II LP, BMR Gateway of Pacific III LP, and BMR Gateway of Pacific IV LP
for the Gateway Business Park Master Plan Project to make minor modifications.
(Billy Gross, Senior Planner)
17a. Ordinance adopting a Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated
Development Agreement (DAA20-0003) between the City of South San Francisco and
between BMR Gateway of Pacific I LP, BMR Gateway of Pacific II LP, BMR
Gateway of Pacific III LP, and BMR Gateway of Pacific IV LP for the Gateway
Business Park Master Plan Project to make minor modifications.
18. Report regarding the adoption of ordinances related to various Development Impact
Fees. (Janet Salisbury, Director of Finance)
18a. Ordinance adopting a Citywide Transportation Impact Fee for the City of South San
Francisco.
18b. Ordinance adopting a Library Impact Fee for the City of South San Francisco.
18c. Ordinance adopting a Childcare Impact Fee for the City of South San Francisco.
18d. Ordinance adopting a Public Safety Impact Fee for the City of South San Francisco.
18e. Ordinance amending Chapter 20.300 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to
repeal and reserve Section 20.300.007(K), eliminating the option for some property
owners seeking to intensify the use of their properties to make a contribution to the
Cultural Arts Fund in lieu of meeting City landscaping requirements.
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19. Report regarding a resolution ratifying the City Manager’s proclamation amending the
proclamation of a local health emergency (adopted pursuant to Resolution No.
35-2020) to temporarily authorize the City Manager to expand the Outdoor Dining
Pilot Program. (Christopher Espiritu, Senior Planner and Sailesh Mehra, Planning
Manager)
19a. Resolution ratifying the City Manager’s proclamation amending the proclamation of a
local health emergency (adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 35-2020) to temporarily
authorize the City Manager to expand the Outdoor Dining Pilot Program.
20. Report regarding a motion to accept the construction improvements of the Sunshine
Gardens Safety and Connectivity Improvements Project (TR1701) as complete in
accordance with plans and specifications (Total Construction Cost $1,016,536.46).
(Angel Torres, Senior Civil Engineer)
PUBLIC HEARING
21. Report recommending an ordinance and a resolution amending the parkland
acquisition fee and the park construction fee. (Janet Salisbury, Director of Finance)
21a. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.67 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code
regarding the Parkland Acquisition Fee and the Park Construction Fee for South San
Francisco.
21b. Resolution amending the Parkland Acquisition Fee and a Park Construction Fee for
South San Francisco.
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
22. Report regarding a resolution awarding a construction contract to Western Water
Construction Inc. of Santa Rosa, California, for the WQCP Secondary Clarifier No. 1
and No. 2 Rehabilitation Project (Project No. ss1703) in an amount not to exceed
$3,526,000.00, authorizing a total construction budget of $4,583,800.00, and
authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City (Brian
Schumacker, Plant Superintendent, and Peter Vorametsanti, Engineering Division
Consultant)
22a. Resolution awarding a construction contract to Western Water Construction Inc. of
Santa Rosa, California for the WQCP Secondary Clarifiers No. 1 and No. 2
Rehabilitation Project (Project No. ss1703) in an amount not to exceed
$3,526,000.00, authorizing a total construction budget of $4,583,800.00, and
authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
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23. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Program
Supplemental Agreement No. F028 with the State of California for the Bridge
Preventive Maintenance Program and a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. of San
Jose, California for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program (Project No. st1703)
in an amount not to exceed $200,000 and authorizing a total budget of $250,000.
(Jeffrey Chou, Associate Engineer)
23a. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting
services agreement to Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. of San Jose, California for the
Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program (Project No. st1703) in an amount not to
exceed $200,000 for a total budget of $250,000
23b. Resolution approving the program supplemental agreement No. F028 with the State of
California for the Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program in the amount of
$115,089.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute said agreement.
24. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a 10-foot tall metal giraffe
sculpture donated to the City of South San Francisco by an anonymous donor.
(Sharon Ranals, Assistant City Manager / Parks and Recreation Director)
24a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a 10-foot tall metal giraffe sculpture donated
to the City of South San Francisco by an anonymous donor.
25. Report regarding a resolution making draft findings and declaring an intent to consider
overruling the San Mateo City / County Association of Governments (C/CAG) Airport
Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) determination of inconsistency with respect to noise
policies for the proposed residential development located at 410 Noor Avenue and to
provide notice to the State Public Utilities Code to the Airport Land Use Commission
and the State of California Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics
regarding such findings and intent to consider overruling (Adena Friedman, Senior
Planner)
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25a. Resolution making draft findings that approval of a proposed residential development
located at 410 Noor Avenue is consistent with Public Utilities Code Section 21670 and
declaring an intent to consider overruling the San Mateo City / County Association of
Governments (C/CAG) Airport Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) determination of
inconsistency with respect to noise policies for the proposed residential development
located at 410 Noor Avenue and to provide notice in accordance with Sections
21676(b) and 21676.5(a) of the State Public Utilities Code to the Airport Land Use
Commission and the State of California Department of Transportation’s Division of
Aeronautics at least 45 days prior to the scheduled public hearing date for
consideration of the proposed project and proposed overruling action by the City
Council.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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