City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · September 13, 2023
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, September 13, 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 September 13, 2023
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA REVIEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
PRESENTATIONS
1. Presentation from Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula (BGCP) mission, goals, and
impact of the organization. (Jenny Obiaya, Chief Executive Officer)
2. Proclamation designating September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Month. (Flor Nicolas,
Mayor)
3. Proclamation designating September 2023 as Recovery Happens Month. (Flor
Nicolas, Mayor)
4. Proclamation celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 - 10/15). (Flor
Nicolas, Mayor)
5. Presentation recognizing Finance Director Karen Chang and Finance Department, for
receiving the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government
Finance Officers Association for the City of South San Francisco. (Rich Lee, Assistant
City 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.
6. Motion to approve the Minutes for August 23, 2023, August 29, 2023 and August 30,
2023. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
7. Motion to cancel the Regular City Council meetings of November 22, 2023, and
December 27, 2023. (Rosa Govea Acosta, City Clerk)
8. Report regarding a resolution accepting $104,000 from the State of California, Office
of Traffic Safety for the “Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” (STEP) and
amending Police Department 2023-24 Budget (Fahmida Murphy, Police Lieutenant)
8a. Resolution accepting $104,000 from the State of California, Office of Traffic Safety
for the “Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” (STEP) to be used for personnel
overtime, equipment, and training expenses and amend the Police Department’s
Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 by approving Budget Amendment
24.009.
9. Report regarding a resolution approving a one-time $10,000 contribution to the
Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse non-profit (CORA) to offer SPEAK UP,
a County-wide education and training pilot campaign in South San Francisco. (Sharon
Ranals, City Manager)
9a. Resolution approving a one-time $10,000 contribution to the Community Overcoming
Relationship Abuse non-profit (CORA) to offer SPEAK UP, a County-wide education
and training pilot campaign in South San Francisco
10. Report regarding a resolution setting the regular meeting time of the City Council of
the City of South San Francisco at 6:30 p.m.. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
10a. Resolution setting the regular meeting time of the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco at 6:30 p.m..
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
11. Report regarding a resolution authorizing a second amendment to the minor
construction agreement with Dekra-Lite, expanding the City’s holiday decorations
program by $55,000 to an amount not to exceed $551,187.01. (Katie Donner,
Management Analyst I)
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11a. Resolution authorizing a second amendment to the minor construction agreement with
Dekra-Lite, expanding the City’s holiday decorations program by $55,000 to a total
amount not to exceed $551,187.01.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
12. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8) Property: City property at 367 Marina Boulevard (APN 015-011-350)
City Negotiators: Nell Selander, Director of Economic and Community Development;
Ernesto Lucero, Economic Development Manager; and Lindsay D'Andrea, Assistant
City Attorney Negotiating Party: Ensemble Investments, LLC
Under Negotiations: Price and terms
ADJOURNMENT
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