City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · April 26, 2023
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
6:00 PM
Municipal Services Building, Council Chambers
33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA
City Council
BUENAFLOR NICOLAS, Mayor (District 3)
MARK NAGALES, Vice Mayor (District 2)
MARK ADDIEGO, Councilmember (District 1)
JAMES COLEMAN, Councilmember (District 4)
EDDIE FLORES, Councilmember (District 5)
ROSA GOVEA ACOSTA, City Clerk
FRANK RISSO, City Treasurer
SHARON RANALS, City Manager
SKY WOODRUFF, City Attorney
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda April 26, 2023
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA REVIEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
PRESENTATIONS
1. Certificate of Recognition honoring Lori Huang, Jizelle Oliva, and Mia Tolentino for
receiving Honorable Mention in C-SPANS’s StudentCAM documentary competition.
(Flor Nicolas, Mayor)
2. Proclamation recognizing May as Older Americans Month. (Flor Nicolas, Mayor)
3. Proclamation recognizing April 30 - May 6, 2023, as the 54th Annual Professional
Municipal Clerks Week. (Flor Nicolas, Mayor)
4. Proclamation recognizing May as Hepatitis Awareness Month. (Flor Nicolas, Mayor)
5. Proclamation recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month. (Flor Nicolas,
Mayor)
6. Presentation on Partnership for the Bay’s Future Breakthrough Grant Fellowship
(Danielle Thoe, Housing Manager)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Under the Public Comment section of the agenda, members of the public may speak on any item not listed on the
Agenda and on items listed under the Consent Calendar. Individuals may not share or offer time to another
speaker. Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the
agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The City Council may direct staff to
investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future Council meeting. Written comments on
agenda items received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be included as part of the meeting record
but will not be read aloud.
If there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Mayor may reduce speaking time to limit the total amount
of time for public comments (Gov. Code sec. 54954.3(b)(1).). Speakers that are not in compliance with the City
Council's rules of decorum will be muted.
COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Matters under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and noncontroversial. These items will be
enacted by one motion and without discussion. If, however, any Council member(s) wishes to comment on an
item, they may do so before action is taken on the Consent Calendar. Following comments, if a Council member
wishes to discuss an item, it will be removed from the Consent Calendar and taken up in order after adoption of
the Consent Calendar.
7. Motion to approve the Minutes for April 12, 2023 and April 19, 2023. (Rosa Govea
Acosta, City Clerk)
8. Report regarding a resolution authorizing acceptance of $26,433.40 in donations from
Tri Counties Bank and local residents via the South San Francisco Public Library
Foundation, appropriating the funds and amending the fiscal year 22-23 Operating
Budget via Budget Amendment 23.062 to support the capital improvement project for
the new Library, Parks and Recreation Center. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director)
8a. Resolution authorizing acceptance of $26,433.40 in donations from Tri Counties
Bank and local residents via the South San Francisco Public Library Foundation,
appropriating the funds and amending the fiscal year 22-23 Operating Budget via
Budget Amendment 23.062 to support the capital improvement project for the new
Library, Parks and Recreation Center.
9. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $3,500 in grant funding
for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 from the Quality Improvement Grant from Quality Counts
San Mateo County for the Big Lift Little Steps Preschool at the Community Learning
Center, and amending the Parks and Recreation Department’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Operating Budget pursuant to budget amendment #23.064. (Greg Mediati, Director of
Parks and Recreation)
9a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $3,500 in grant funding for Fiscal Year
2022-2023 from the Quality Improvement Grant from Quality Counts San Mateo
County for the Big Lift Little Steps Preschool at the Community Learning Center, and
amending the Parks and Recreation Department’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Operating
Budget pursuant to budget amendment #23.064.
10. Report regarding a resolution approving Budget Amendment Number 23.066
appropriating $50,000 from the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 205) to
advance relocation payments, recover relocation costs, and any related administrative
expenses pursuant to Chapter 8.70 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code
Related to Property Owner Obligations with Respect to Tenants Displaced from
Unsafe or Substandard Units and authorizing the City Manager to execute documents
related to relocation assistance payments. (Nell Selander, Economic & Community
Development Director)
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10a. Resolution approving Budget Amendment Number 23.066 appropriating $50,000
from the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 205) to advance relocation
payments, recover relocation costs, and any related administrative expenses, pursuant
to South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 8.70 Related to Property Owner
Obligations with Respect to Tenants Displaced from Unsafe or Substandard Units and
authorizing the City Manager to execute documents related to relocation assistance
payments.
11. Report regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute
a purchase and sale agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the
acquisition of property currently used for Mission Road and Antoinette Lane for the
Community Civic Campus Project (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney, and Jacob
Gilchrist, Director of Capital Projects)
11a. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchase and
sale agreement with the City and County of San Francisco for the acquisition of
property currently used for Mission Road and Antoinette Lane for the Community
Civic Campus Project
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
12. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $15,000 in grant funding
from Smart Growth America to support the City of South San Francisco’s
participation in the Complete Streets Leadership Academies program with Caltrans
and amending the Economic and Community Development Department’s Fiscal Year
2022-2023 Operating Budget via Budget Amendment #23.053. (Christopher Espiritu,
Senior Transportation Planner)
12a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $15,000 in grant funding from Smart
Growth America to support the City of South San Francisco’s participation in the
Complete Streets Leadership Academies program with Caltrans and amending the
Economic and Community Development Department’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Operating Budget via Budget Amendment #23.053.
13. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Consulting
Services Agreement with Kitchell CEM for the 840 West Orange Avenue and
Westborough Preschool Projects. (Jacob Gilchrist, Director of Capital Projects)
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13a. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement
between the CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO with KITCHELL CEM, of
Sacramento, California for Program and Construction Management Services for the
840 West Orange Avenue (Project No. pf2301) and Westborough Preschool Project
(Project No. pf2101) in an amount not to exceed $1,353,609.
14. Report regarding a resolution approving budget amendment 23.065 appropriating
$9,000,000 in the City of South San Francisco’s Fund 280 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
for the development of Community Civic Campus Phase 3: Fire Station #63 (Project
Number pf2306). (Jacob Gilchrist, Director of Capital Projects)
14a. Resolution approving budget amendment 23.065 appropriating $9,000,000 in the City
of South San Francisco’s Fund 280 for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the development of
Community Civic Campus Phase 3: Fire Station #63 (Project Number pf2306).
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
15. Conference with real property negotiators
Property: 226-230 Grand Ave., 232-238 Grand Ave., and 240-246 Grand Ave
Agency negotiator: Nell Selander, ECD Director; Danielle Thoe, Housing Manager;
Sky Woodruff, City Attorney
Negotiating parties: To be announced prior to closed session
Under negotiation: Price and terms
ADJOURNMENT
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