Meeting


CITY OF FOSTER CITY/
ESTERO MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
FOSTER CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
620 FOSTER CITY BOULEVARD
FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA
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AGENDA

Monday, August 21, 2023 6:30 PM

REGULAR MEETING AS CITY COUNCIL/EMID BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1.
CALL TO ORDER
   
2.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
   
3.
ROLL CALL

Councilmembers/ex officio EMID Directors Sam Hindi, Stacy Jimenez, Art Kiesel, Patrick Sullivan, and Mayor/President Jon Froomin
  
4.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
   
4.1.
A Proclamation Declaring September 2023 as "National Emergency Preparedness Month"
4.2.
A Proclamation Recognizing September 2023 as “Recovery Happens Month”
4.3.
A Proclamation Recognizing September 2023 as “Suicide Prevention Month”
4.4.
A Proclamation Recognizing September 2023 as “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month”
5.
PUBLIC
 
Government Code Section 54954.2 E (3) precludes the City Council from discussing or acting upon any topic initially presented during the “Public” portion of the agenda. Information may be received, placed on a future agenda, or referred to the appropriate City staff. FCMC 2.08.240 Addressing the Council. "...Each person desiring to address the Council shall step up to the public rostrum after being recognized to speak by the presiding officer, shall state his/her name and address for the record, state the subject he/she wishes to discuss, state who he/she is representing if he/she represents an organization or other persons and, unless further time is granted by majority vote of the Council, shall limit his/her remarks to three minutes. The City Council may vary the time limit for any speaker, if it deems this necessary." Speakers may join the Zoom meeting via the meeting link and using the “raise hand” feature and the Zoom host will call on people.
  
6.
CITY/EMID CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council/EMID Board of Directors and will be enacted by one motion unless removed by a member of the Council/Board, staff, or public. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a citizen or a Council/Board member so requests. This section includes minutes, ordinances for adoption, resolutions for adoption, and other business as needed. If discussion is required, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately after approval of the remaining items on the Consent Calendar. Vote may be by roll call.
  
6.1.
City/EMID Regular Meeting Minutes of August 7, 2023
6.2.
An Ordinance of the City of Foster City Creating Chapter 2.56 “Municipal Elections,” and Adding Section 2.56.030 “Electronic and Paperless Filing of Fair Political Practices Commission Campaign Disclosure Statements” to Chapter 2.56; and Amending Sections 2.08.380 “Term Limits” and 2.08.390 “General Municipal Elections Designated” to Remove Them From Chapter 2.08 “City Council” and Relocating Them to Sections 2.56.010 and 2.56.020 of Chapter 2.56 within Title 2 “Administration and Personnel” of the Foster City Municipal Code (First Reading on August 7, 2023)
a) Adopt Ordinance
6.3.
An Ordinance of the City of Foster City Repealing and Replacing Chapter 1.12, “Procedure and Limitations Period for Filing Claims” of the Foster City Municipal Code to Revise the Claim Presentation Timeline and Make Edits to Conform to the Government Claims Act and Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Review, Reject or Settle Certain Claims (First Reading on August 7, 2023)
a) Adopt Ordinance
6.4.
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City Approving the Acquisition of Real Property Located at 1245 San Carlos Avenue, Suite E, San Carlos, California by the South Bayside Waste Management Authority
a) Staff Report
b) Adopt Resolution
6.5.
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City Authorizing the Execution of a Task Order With Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc. For On-Call Traffic Engineering and Transportation Services in the Amount of $66,000 to Perform the 2023 Engineering and Traffic Survey; and Finding That the Project is Categorically Exempt Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines §15061(B)(3))
a) Staff Report
b) Adopt Resolution
6.6.
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Contract Amendment No. Two (2) in the Amount of $101,000 with It’s Personnel Consulting, Inc. for Interim Human Resources Director Services
a) Staff Report
b) Adopt Resolution
6.7.
A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Estero Municipal Improvement District Approving the Sole Source Purchase of a 150 KW Mobile Emergency Generator for a Total Amount of $103,237.64 From Global Power Supply, LLC
a) Staff Report
b) Adopt Resolution
7.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
   
7.1.
A Public Hearing to Hear and Consider Comments Regarding the Adoption of a General Plan Amendment, Amending the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Safety Element by Repealing the Existing 2016 Safety Element and Adopting the Updated 2023 Safety Element
a) Staff Report
b) Open Public Hearing
c) Receive Public Testimony
d) Close Public Hearing
e) Action – A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City for Adoption of a General Plan Amendment, Amending the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Safety Element by Repealing the Existing 2016 Safety Element and Adopting the Updated 2023 Safety Element and Finding the Amendment Within the Scope of the Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) Prepared for the Foster City Housing and Safety Elements Update -- GP2023-0001  
7.2.
A Public Hearing to Hear and Consider Comments Regarding Below Market Housing Administrative Procedures and Guidelines Update
a) Staff Report
b) Open Public Hearing
c) Receive Public Testimony
d) Close Public Hearing
e) Information Item Only – No Action Required
8.
 
NEW BUSINESS
   
         8.1.
 
Consideration of Applications for Nonprofit Agency Funding for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
a) Staff Report
b) Action - By Minute Order, Provide Policy Direction
         8.2.
 
Consideration of Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the League of California Cities 2023 Annual Conference
a) Staff Report
b) Action – By Minute Order, Appoint Voting Delegate and Alternate
9.
REPORTS
   
9.1.
Levee Improvements Project (CIP 327-657) – General Update
a) Staff Report
b) Action – By Minute Order, Receive and Accept the Report
9.2.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Master Plan Improvements Project (CIP 455-652) - Clean Water Program - Update for Quarter 2 – April Through June 2023
a) Staff Report
b) Action - By Minute Order, Receive and Accept the Report
9.3.
Consideration of Assembly Bill 309 (Lee): The Social Housing Act
a) Staff Report
b) Action – By Minute Order, Provide Policy Direction
10.
RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION
   
10.1.
Consideration of Approving the Carryover of Various Unspent Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Line Items as Supplemental Appropriations to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget
a) Staff Report
b) Action – A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City Approving the Carryover of Various Unspent Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Line Items as Supplemental Appropriations to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget
c) Action – A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Estero Municipal Improvement District Approving the Carryover of Various Unspent Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Line Items as Supplemental Appropriations to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget
11.
COMMUNICATIONS
   
11.1.

City/District Warrants of Demands were Processed and Issued on July 31, 2023 and August 4, 2023, and ACH were processed on August 4, 2023

a) Information Item Only
b) No Action Required

12.
CITY/DISTRICT MANAGER REPORTS, COUNCIL/BOARD STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS, AND COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS

City/District Manager and Council/EMID Board Members report on their various assignments and liaison roles and Council/EMID Board requests for scheduling future items.
  
12.1.
Request to Place an Item on a Future Agenda by Mayor Jon Froomin Regarding Consent for San Francisco Peninsula Tourism Marketing District 
12.2.
Request to Place an Item on a Future Agenda by Councilmember Stacy Jimenez to Discuss Recording All Citizen Advisory Committee Meetings 
13.
CLOSED SESSION
   
13.1.
Conference with Labor Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a)) Agency designated representatives: Stefan Chatwin, Mark Wilson Employee Organizations: Foster City Police Officers Association (FCPOA) and Management Employees Unrepresented employee: Police Records Supervisor
13.2.
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)), PERB Case No. SF-CE-2039-M
13.3.
Report Out from Closed Session
14.
ADJOURNMENT
   
The public is invited to attend.
 
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