City Council
Regular MeetingSouth San Francisco, CA · June 12, 2024
Agenda
City of South San Francisco
P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
Regular Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
6:30 PM
Library Parks & Recreation Building, Council Chambers
901 Civic Campus Way, South San Francisco, CA
City Council
JAMES COLEMAN, Mayor (District 4)
EDDIE FLORES, Vice Mayor (District 5)
MARK ADDIEGO, Councilmember (District 1)
MARK NAGALES, Councilmember (District 2)
BUENAFLOR NICOLAS, Councilmember (District 3)
ROSA GOVEA ACOSTA, City Clerk
FRANK RISSO, City Treasurer
SHARON RANALS, City Manager
SKY WOODRUFF, City Attorney
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda June 12, 2024
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA REVIEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF
PRESENTATIONS
1. Certificates Recognizing the 2024 Jack Drago Scholarship Winners; Thomas Gatdula,
Mattew Woo, Isabella Gonzalez, Hannah Olpindo, and Lauren Ta. (James Coleman,
Mayor)
2. Certificates honoring Christina Ng and Cesar Dominguez for their service to the South
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. (James Coleman, Mayor)
3. Proclamation recognizing National Freedom Day as Juneteenth holiday on June 19,
2024. (James Coleman, Mayor)
4. Proclamation recognizing Lenita Boldenweck for her 12 years of service on the
Cultural Arts Commission. (James Coleman, Mayor)
5. Presentation on the Grand Avenue and Airport Blvd Streetscape Improvement Project
(Jeffrey Chou, Senior Engineer)
COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS
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 4:30 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.
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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 May 17 and May 22, 2024. (Rosa Govea Acosta,
City Clerk)
7. Report regarding adoption of an Ordinance amending Title 20 of the South San
Francisco Municipal Code to make minor revisions, corrections, and clarifications;
modify and add development standards to implement Housing Element programs and
policies; and update regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units. (Stephanie
Skangos, Senior Planner)
7a. Ordinance Amending Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to make
minor revisions, corrections, and clarifications; modify and add development standards
to implement Housing Element programs and policies; and update regulations
pertaining to accessory dwelling units.
8. Report regarding an ordinance amending Title 2 of the South San Francisco Municipal
Code to decrease the potential number of members serving on the Cultural Arts
Commission from eleven members to nine members. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney;
Kimia Mahallati, Assistant City Attorney)
8a. Ordinance amending Title 2 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to decrease
the potential number of members serving on the Cultural Arts Commission from
eleven members to nine members.
9. Report regarding adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 2.12 of the South San
Francisco Municipal Code and providing for a salary increase for the members of the
City Council. (Rich Lee, Assistant City Manager and Sky Woodruff, City Attorney)
9a. Ordinance amending Chapter 2.12 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and
providing for a salary increase for the members of the City Council.
10. Report regarding a resolution approving an Agreement between the City of South San
Francisco and OneShoreline for shared maintenance services of the Colma Creek
Flood Channel and the Orange Memorial Park Regional Stormwater Treatment
Facility. (Eunejune Kim, Director of Public Works/City Engineer)
10a. Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for
shared maintenance services with OneShoreline for the maintenance of Colma Creek
and the Orange Memorial Park Regional Stormwater Treatment Facility.
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11. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Second
Amendment to the Landscape Services Agreements with Frank and Grossman
Landscape Contractors, Inc. of Hayward, California for citywide right-of-way
landscape maintenance services in an amount not to exceed $323,195.20, and with
Gothic Landscaping of San Jose, California for Common Greens landscape
maintenance services in an amount not to exceed $395,187.13 for an additional
12-month term beginning July 1, 2024. (Joshua Richardson, Parks Division Manager)
11a. Resolution amending the existing landscape services agreements with Frank and
Grossman Landscape Contractors, Inc. of Hayward, California for the second time for
citywide right-of-way landscape maintenance services for an additional $303,195.20
plus $20,000 contingency (for a new total not to exceed contract amount of
$1,218,019.20) for an additional 12-month term beginning July 1, 2024.
11b. Resolution amending the existing landscape services agreements with Gothic
Landscaping of San Jose, California for the second time for Common Greens
landscape maintenance services in an amount not to exceed $395,187.13
($375,187.13 contract amount plus $20,000 contingency) for an additional 12-month
term beginning July 1, 2024.
12. Report regarding a resolution adopting a proposed list of projects for fiscal year
2024-25 funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. (Angel
Torres, Senior Civil Engineer)
12a. Resolution adopting a proposed list of projects for fiscal year 2024-25 funded by SB1:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
13. Report regarding a resolution to approving a consulting services agreement with MCC
Systems, LLC dba Primex, owned by SJE, Inc. (Primex) for the calibration,
maintenance, and service of electrical instrumentation and Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition (SCADA) equipment at the Water Quality Control Plant, and Sewage
Pumping Stations for fiscal years 2024-25 through 2028-29 in an amount not to
exceed $180,000 per fiscal year, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the
agreement on behalf of the City of South San Francisco. (Brian Schumacker, Water
Quality Control Plant Superintendent)
13a. Resolution approving a consulting services agreement with MCC Systems, LLC dba
Primex, owned by SJE, Inc. (Primex) for the calibration, maintenance, and service of
electrical instrumentation and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
equipment at the Water Quality Control Plant and Sewage Pumping Stations for fiscal
years 2024-25 through 2028-29 in an amount not to exceed $180,000 per fiscal year
and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of
South San Francisco.
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14. Report regarding adoption of a resolution of a request to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission for the allocation of fiscal year 2024-2025 Transportation
Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle project funding totaling $345,717 for
South San Francisco’s Junipero Serra Boulevard Buffered Bike Lane Enhancement
Project (Jeffrey Chou, Senior Civil Engineer)
14a. Resolution of a request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the
allocation of fiscal year 2024-2025 Transportation Development Act Article 3
Pedestrian/Bicycle project funding totaling $345,717 for South San Francisco’s
Junipero Serra Boulevard Buffered Bike Lane Enhancement Project
15. Report regarding a resolution approving purchase agreements for the furnishing of bulk
process chemicals at the Water Quality Control Plant for fiscal year 2024-25. (Brian
Schumacker, Water Quality Control Plant Superintendent)
15a. Resolution approving purchase agreements for the furnishing bulk process chemicals at
the Water Quality Control Plant for fiscal year 2024-25; and authorizing the City
Manager to execute the necessary agreements.
16. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $1,700 grant in
reimbursement funding for Book to Action themed summer programming from the
California Library Association in partnership with the California State Library and the
Office of the First Partner of California and amending the Library Department’s Fiscal
Year 2023-24 Operating Budget and approving Budget Amendment Number 24.055.
(Valerie Sommer, Library Director)
16a. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $1,700 grant in reimbursement funding for
Book to Action themed summer programming from the California Library Association
in partnership with the California State Library and the Office of the First Partner of
California and amending the Library Department’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating
Budget via Budget Amendment Number 24.055.
17. Report regarding a resolution approving an agreement with Intercare Holdings
Insurance Services, Inc. for worker’s compensation claims administration services for
a total amount of $827,973 for the service period of July 1, 2024 through June 30,
2027. (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
17a. Resolution approving a services agreement with Intercare Holdings, Inc. for worker’s
compensation claims administration services for a total amount of $827,973 for July 1,
2024 through June 30, 2027.
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18. Report regarding a resolution authorizing the write-off of $49,353.27 in uncollectable
ambulance billing accounts receivable and approve Budget Amendment Number
24.054 in the amount of $179,385 to fund the Public Provider Intergovernmental
Transport (PPIGT) program created by Assembly Bill 1705 (2019) (Richard Walls,
EMS Chief).
18a. Resolution authorizing the write-off of $49,353.27 in uncollectible ambulance billing
accounts receivable and approving Budget Amendment Number 24.054 in the amount
of $179,385 to fund the Public Provider Intergovernmental Transport (PPIGT)
program created by Assembly Bill 1705 (2019).
PUBLIC HEARING
19. Report regarding an amendment adding an economic development goal to the City’s
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan.
(Danielle Thoe, Housing Manager)
19a. Resolution approving an amendment adding an economic development goal to the
City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan.
20. Report regarding a resolution approving the report of stormwater management service
charges, approving the stormwater management service charges for the fiscal year
2024-25, and directing the collection of stormwater management service charges on
the official tax assessment roll. (Sharon Ranals, City Manager, Karen Chang, Director
of Finance, and Andrew Wemmer, Environmental Compliance Supervisor).
20a. Resolution approving the stormwater management service charges for fiscal year
2024-25, and directing the stormwater management service charges to be collected on
the official tax assessment roll
21. Staff report regarding a resolution establishing sewer service rates for fiscal year
2024-2025 and amending the Master Fee Schedule to include the fiscal year
2024-2025 Sewer Service Rates; adopting the Report of Annual Sewer Rentals
Charges for fiscal year 2024-2025. (Sharon Ranals, City Manager, Karen Chang,
Director of Finance, Eunejune Kim Public Works Director/City Engineer and Brian
Schumacker, Water Quality Control Plant Superintendent).
21a. Resolution establishing sewer service rates for fiscal year 2024-25; amending the
Master Fee Schedule to include fiscal year 2024-25 Sewer Service Rates; adopting the
Report of Annual Sewer Rentals Charges for fiscal year 2024-25, and continuing the
low-income sewer rebate program.
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
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22. Report regarding a resolution approving the South San Francisco Conference Center
Authority Fiscal Year 2024 - 25 Budget. (Jim McGuire, South San Francisco
Conference Center Authority Executive Director)
22a. Resolution approving the South San Francisco Conference Center Authority Fiscal
Year 2024-25 Budget.
23. Report regarding a resolution authorizing Interim Funding for the South San Francisco
Conference Center Authority Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget. (Jim McGuire, South San
Francisco Conference Center Authority Executive Director)
23a. Resolution approving interim funding for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for the South San
Francisco Conference Center Authority
24. Report regarding a resolution confirming the change in solid waste collection rates to
be collected by the South San Francisco Scavenger Company effective July 1, 2024.
(Karen Chang, Finance Director)
24a. Resolution confirming the change in solid waste collection rates to be collected by the
South San Francisco Scavenger Company effective July 1, 2024.
25. Report adopting the City of South San Francisco Operating Budget for Fiscal Year
2024-25 and approving the GANN Appropriation Limit (Karen Chang, Director of
Finance)
25a. Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Budget and approving the
Gann Appropriations Limit.
26. Report regarding a resolution approving the proposed Capital Improvement Program
for fiscal year 2024-25. (Eunejune Kim, Director of Public Works/City Engineer and
Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer)
26a. Resolution approving the Capital Improvement Program for fiscal year 2024-25,
approving the appropriations request of $19,210,717 and authorizing City staff to
prepare plans and specifications to advertise for construction bids for the projects
under this program and approving the reimbursement of $25,021,613.30 from prior
year funding.
27. Report regarding a resolution approving an agreement for one-year extensions to the
Memorandums of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (“AFSCME”) Local
829, Teamsters Local 856 (Confidential Unit and Mid-Management Unit), effective
July 1, 2024 (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
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27a. Resolution approving an agreement for one-year extensions to the Memorandums of
Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the American Federation
of State, County, and Municipal Employees (“AFSCME”) Local 829, Teamsters
Local 856 (Confidential Unit and Mid-Management Unit), effective July 1, 2024
28. Report regarding a resolution approving Budget Amendment Number 24.053 reducing
the budget for CIP tr2408 by $200,000 in Citywide Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) funds;
committing $1,040,000 in Citywide TIF funds to CIP st2305; accepting $3,128,000 in
grant funding from the One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG 3); approving a
Consulting Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. of Oakland,
California for $710,436, and authorizing a design budget of $815,000 for the School
Street, Spruce Avenue, and Hillside Boulevard Safety and Access Improvements
(Project No. st2305). (Angel Torres, Senior Civil Engineer)
28a. Resolution approving Budget Amendment Number 24.053 reducing the budget for
CIP tr2408 by $200,000 in Citywide Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) funds; committing
$1,040,000 in Citywide TIF funds to CIP st2305; accepting $3,128,000 in grant
funding from the One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG 3); and authorizing the City
Manager to execute a consulting services agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc.
of Oakland, California for the OBAG 3 School Street, Spruce Avenue, and Hillside
Boulevard Safety and Access Improvements (Project No. st2305) in an amount not to
exceed $710,436 and authorizing a design budget of $815,000.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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