City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · December 9, 2020
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
7:00 PM
TELECONFERENCE MEETING
City Council
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda December 9, 2020
TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE
THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS N-29-20 AND N-63-20 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
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
Or via Zoom:
Please click on the link below to register for the session:
https://ssf-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hm4f15mGSICY3hcVBqi2nQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please note that dialing in will only allow you to listen in on the meeting. To make a public comment during the
Zoom meeting follow the instructions listed under Remote Public Comments.
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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 adjourned 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 an adjourned
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 adjourned 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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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. Remote Public Comments Received
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 by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting
date, 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.
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4. Resolution canvassing returns and declaring results of the 2020 Statewide General
Election of November 3, 2020.
5. Outgoing comments from Councilmember Matsumoto
6. Outgoing comments from Mayor Garbarino
7. Public Comments by Elected Officials for outgoing Councilmembers
5 Minute Intermission
8. Vice Mayor resumes meeting
9. Vice Mayor declares the purpose of the meeting: Reorganization of the City Council
a. Virtual Oaths of Office administered to incoming Councilmembers:
Mark Nagales, District 2
James Coleman, District 4
b. Nominations for Mayor; close of nominations; appointment
c. Nominations for Vice Mayor; close of nominations; appointment
10. Incoming remarks from Councilmember Coleman, District 4
11. Incoming remarks from Councilmember Nagales, District 2
12. Incoming remarks from Mayor
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1. Mayor Calls the Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Report regarding options for filling a vacancy in an at-large City Council office. (Sky
Woodruff, City Attorney and Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of October 14, 2020, October 21,
2020 and October 27, 2020.
5. Report regarding Ritvik Kumar declining Housing Authority Commission appointment,
and Luis Antonio Mercado’s continued service on the Commission until the next
recruitment in Spring of 2021. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk, and Sky Woodruff,
City Attorney)
6. Report regarding a resolution approving an Agreement between the City of South San
Francisco and the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District for
shared maintenance services of the Colma Creek Flood Channel. (Eunejune Kim,
Public Works Director)
6a. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for
shared maintenance services with the San Mateo Flood and Sea Level Rise and Flood
Resiliency District for the maintenance of Colma Creek.
7. Report regarding adoption of an Ordinance amending Section 20.300.010 of the South
San Francisco Municipal Code (“Performance Standards”) to include a reference to
the local agency override process (Adena Friedman, Senior Planner).
7a. Ordinance amending the South San Francisco Municipal Code Section 20.300.010
(“Performance Standards”) to include a reference to the local agency override process.
PUBLIC HEARING
8. Report regarding a public hearing on the Program Year 2019-20 (PY 19-20)
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the
Community Development Block Grant Program and adopting a resolution approving
the PY 19-20 CAPER and authorizing its submittal to the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (Heather Ruiz, Acting Community Development
Coordinator)
8a. Resolution approving the Program Year 2019-20 Consolidated Annual Performance
and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant and authorizing
its submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
9. Report regarding a resolution approving an Access and Permit agreement between the
City of South San Francisco and the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise
Resiliency District, and a resolution awarding a construction contract to Minerva
Construction Inc. of San Francisco, California for the Orange Memorial Park Storm
Water Capture Project (Project No. sd1801) in an amount not to exceed $8,747,430,
authorizing a total construction budget of $11,371,659, and authorizing the City
Manager to execute agreements on behalf of the City. (Bianca Liu, Senior Civil
Engineer)
9a. Resolution awarding a construction contract to Minerva Construction of San
Francisco, California for the Orange Memorial Park Storm Water Capture Project
(Project No. sd1801) in an amount not to exceed $8,747,430 and authorizing a total
construction budget of $11,371,659.
9b. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Access and
Permit Agreement between the City of South San Francisco and the San Mateo
County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District for the Orange Memorial Park
Storm Water Capture Project.
10. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting
services contract amendment with Akel Engineering Group, Inc. of Fresno California
for the Sewer Master Plan (ss1801) for $293,692 and authorizing Budget Amendment
21.028 to add $225,000 for a total project budget of $725,000.
(Jason Hallare, Senior Civil Engineer)
10a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting services contract
amendment with Akel Engineering Group, Inc. of Fresno California for the Sewer
Master Plan (ss1801) for $293,692 and authorizing Budget Amendment 21.028 to add
$225,000 for a total project budget of $725,000.
11. Report regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute
three agreements facilitating a Public Private Partnership with GTE Mobilnet of
California Limited Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless (Tony Barrera, Director of
Information Technology)
11a. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute three agreements
facilitating a Public Private Partnership with GTE Mobilnet of California Limited
Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless
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ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. C/CAG Committee Vacancies for Elected Officials. (Mayor)
ADJOURNMENT
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