[0:00] This meeting's called to order.
[0:02] Please stand for the pledge.
[0:07] » I pledge allegiance to [snorts] the flag
[0:10] of the United States of America and to
[0:13] the republic for which it stands, one
[0:15] nation under God, indivisible, with
[0:19] liberty and justice for all.
[0:28] » Regarding public comment, members of the
[0:30] public who are here in person are
[0:31] requested to complete a speaker card and
[0:34] submit it to the city clerk. Comments
[0:39] should be kept to 3 minutes or less. If
[0:41] there appears to be a large number of
[0:43] speakers, time may be reduced to no less
[0:45] than 1 minute each at my discretion.
[0:48] City Clerk, may we have roll call,
[0:50] please?
[0:51] >> Hi, good evening. Mayor Slaughter?
[0:53] >> Present.
[0:54] >> Vice Mayor Pisacarro?
[0:55] >> Here.
[0:55] >> Councilmember Del Rosario?
[0:57] >> Here.
[0:57] >> Councilmember Walsh?
[0:59] >> Here.
[0:59] >> And Councilmember Gonzales?
[1:01] >> Here.
[1:01] >> We have a quorum.
[1:02] >> Thank you.
[1:04] Are there any proposed changes to the
[1:06] agenda?
[1:08] Is there a motion to adopt the agenda?
[1:11] >> I'll make a motion to adopt the agenda
[1:13] for this evening.
[1:14] >> Is there a second?
[1:16] >> I'll second.
[1:18] » May I have a roll call of roll call
[1:21] vote, please?
[1:23] >> Mayor Slaughter?
[1:24] >> I.
[1:25] >> Vice Mayor Pisacarro?
[1:26] >> I.
[1:27] >> Councilmember Del Rosario?
[1:28] >> I.
[1:28] >> Councilmember Walsh?
[1:30] >> I.
[1:30] >> And Councilmember Gonzales?
[1:31] >> I.
[1:31] >> That motion passes 5-0.
[1:33] >> Thank you.
[1:34] As a reminder, under the Brown Act, the
[1:37] town is only obligated to allow public
[1:39] comment on those topics that are within
[1:42] the subject matter jurisdiction of the
[1:44] city council.
[1:46] >> [snorts]
[1:46] >> If a speaker is commenting on a topic
[1:48] that is not within the city council
[1:50] subject matter jurisdiction, the town
[1:53] reserves the right to pause the timer
[1:55] and ask the speaker to comport their
[1:57] comments consistent with the Brown Act
[2:00] requirements. If the speaker is
[2:02] unwilling or unable to do so, the town
[2:05] reserves the right to consider the
[2:06] speaker disruptive and remove them from
[2:08] the meeting. I will now open the public
[2:11] comment period. City Clerk, are there
[2:13] any public comments?
[2:16] >> I have no speaker cards and no hands up
[2:19] online.
[2:20] >> Thank you. I will now close the public
[2:22] comment period.
[2:24] May I have a motion to approve the
[2:26] consent calendar?
[2:30] » I make a motion to approve the consent
[2:31] calendar.
[2:34] » Items 1 through 7.
[2:36] >> 1 Items 1 through 7, sorry.
[2:38] >> Thank you. Is there a second?
[2:41] >> I'll second it.
[2:42] >> May I have a roll call vote?
[2:44] >> Mayor Slaughter?
[2:46] >> Aye.
[2:46] >> Vice Mayor Pestello?
[2:48] >> Aye.
[2:48] >> Councilmember D'Orazio?
[2:50] Councilmember Walsh?
[2:51] >> Aye.
[2:51] >> And Councilmember Gonzales?
[2:53] >> Aye.
[2:53] >> Motion passes 5-0.
[2:55] >> Thank you, City Clerk. The next portion
[2:57] of the agenda is new business. I will
[3:00] now turn it over to City Manager Barros,
[3:03] who will introduce the next agenda item.
[3:07] » Thank you, Mayor Slaughter. I'd like to
[3:08] introduce City Clerk Michelle Estebo,
[3:10] who will present the staff report.
[3:16] » Perfect. Good evening.
[3:18] Um it's a routine item that we
[3:21] discuss every year. It's the voting
[3:23] delegate for the League of California
[3:24] Cities annual conference this year.
[3:28] To give a little background, the League
[3:29] of California Cities represents um
[3:32] 482 member cities across California to
[3:35] advocate at the state capital.
[3:37] This year's conference will be held from
[3:39] September 23rd to the 25th
[3:42] and will be held at the Anaheim
[3:43] Convention Center.
[3:46] Um the voting delegate
[3:49] um must be designated by the council by
[3:51] an official council motion,
[3:54] um the city quest clerk must submit that
[3:56] designated names by Tuesday, September
[3:59] 1st.
[4:00] And the delegate must be registered for
[4:02] the conference to receive voting
[4:04] credentials. Currently, I am only aware
[4:07] of one council member attending the
[4:08] conference and that would be council
[4:09] member Walsh. So, he is uh right now
[4:12] attending um the conference
[4:15] um on behalf of the city.
[4:17] Uh recommendation is uh
[4:19] staff recommendation is 2.1 voting
[4:21] delegate and up to two alternates for
[4:23] the annual conference. And the purpose
[4:26] of the delegate is just to ensure that
[4:27] the town is represented and votes during
[4:29] the general assembly meeting on
[4:31] September 25th.
[4:33] This year, they do have a resolution um
[4:35] that will be heard during the general
[4:36] assembly regarding um restoring
[4:41] It's uh the resolution's included in
[4:43] your packet and it's sponsored by the
[4:44] city of Marietta, which is calling for a
[4:47] statewide working group to explore a
[4:49] constitutional amendment or ballot
[4:51] initiative to restore final local
[4:54] authority over housing and land use
[4:56] decisions. So, whoever is um
[4:59] the delegate for the town will be voting
[5:01] on that resolution.
[5:03] Um that is the end of my presentation
[5:05] and if you have any questions, I'm
[5:08] available.
[5:09] >> Thank you, Michelle.
[5:10] >> Sure.
[5:10] >> Um I will now open the public comment
[5:12] period. City Clerk, are there any public
[5:14] comments?
[5:18] » No, there are no public comments.
[5:19] >> I will now close the public comment
[5:21] period. Any council discussion and or
[5:23] questions?
[5:24] >> Through uh
[5:26] >> Go ahead.
[5:26] >> Yeah, through the chair, I I cannot make
[5:28] that because I have a commitment that
[5:31] day, um Saturday. That's the committee.
[5:34] >> Oh.
[5:34] >> Yeah, that's right.
[5:35] >> Yeah.
[5:36] >> I have the same problem.
[5:37] too.
[5:38] >> [laughter]
[5:40] >> Okay, [snorts] so I guess Tom is going,
[5:42] but um
[5:43] >> We need a backup.
[5:43] >> Can we um
[5:45] can we
[5:46] express our opinion about local control
[5:48] for housing? Hopefully
[5:51] he understands that Tom that you'll
[5:52] understand that
[5:53] >> how we want to talk
[5:54] >> like to have local control of housing
[5:56] again.
[5:57] >> Yeah, generally I think the delegate has
[5:59] the right to vote how they so choose,
[6:01] but council could definitely give
[6:02] direction to the delegate. Yes.
[6:03] >> They've taken it away from us to the
[6:05] state level and that's why we had to do
[6:07] the the the map and everything and find
[6:10] out so many places for housing.
[6:11] >> And this gets to the whole housing plan
[6:14] that was
[6:15] >> Yes, they took us
[6:15] >> forced on poor defenseless cities to
[6:19] fill out.
[6:20] >> Yes.
[6:21] >> Through the chair, I completely agree
[6:23] with you all.
[6:24] >> Okay, then we have our voting delegate,
[6:27] I guess.
[6:28] Can I can I have a motion?
[6:30] >> an alternate.
[6:32] >> No.
[6:33] >> Yeah, I'm looking at the League League
[6:36] document that's in the packet. It just
[6:37] says each council may designate a voting
[6:39] delegate and up to two two alternates.
[6:41] So, if you just have one voting delegate
[6:43] to a point that's that's allowed.
[6:45] >> Okay.
[6:46] May I have a motion on item eight?
[6:48] >> I move to appoint Tom Walsh as the
[6:50] voting delegate to attend the League of
[6:51] California Cities 2026 annual
[6:54] conference.
[6:55] >> Is there a second?
[6:56] >> I'll second.
[6:57] >> May I have a roll call vote, please?
[6:59] Mayor Slaughter?
[7:01] >> I.
[7:01] >> Vice Mayor Viscarra?
[7:02] >> I.
[7:03] >> Council member Del Rosario?
[7:04] >> I.
[7:05] >> Council member Walsh?
[7:06] >> I.
[7:06] >> And Council member Gonzalez?
[7:07] >> I.
[7:08] >> And that motion passes 5-0.
[7:10] >> Thank you, Michelle.
[7:12] >> [snorts]
[7:13] >> The next new business item on the agenda
[7:15] is item number nine, police chief
[7:17] salary. I will now turn it over to city
[7:19] manager Barros.
[7:25] » All right, thank you, Mayor Slaughter.
[7:26] So, tonight before you to speak about a
[7:29] salary adjustment that's necessary for
[7:32] the police chief's position and a budget
[7:34] amendment that corresponds with that
[7:36] adjustment. So, as you recall, um the
[7:40] main reason that sparked the need to do
[7:43] this adjustment
[7:45] part of our new fiscal year 2026-2027
[7:48] budget. We have added and adopted the
[7:50] position of public works director.
[7:53] The finalizing of that budget
[7:55] memorialized the salary range that we
[7:57] are going to bring on for the new public
[8:00] works director as I mentioned.
[8:02] That salary range now is a little bit
[8:05] higher than the salary range we
[8:06] currently have for our chief of police.
[8:09] Now the chief of police
[8:12] oversees the largest singular department
[8:14] here in the town
[8:16] a little bit over 27 full-time employees
[8:19] just under 11 million dollars and again
[8:23] serves a community that's more than the
[8:25] 1500 residents that we have here in town
[8:28] that's anywhere between 30 to 40,000
[8:30] visitors that we have on a daily basis
[8:33] the amount of commerce and shopping and
[8:36] funeral processions we have in town.
[8:38] It's very necessary that we have the
[8:40] size and dedication of the police force
[8:43] that we do have. Now the recommendation
[8:45] before you is to adjust the salary range
[8:48] so that the police chief is
[8:52] in the structural hierarchy of the town
[8:53] the second highest compensated
[8:56] individual behind the city manager.
[8:59] So in your packet you will see
[9:01] that we are proposing what is a 12.63%
[9:05] increase
[9:06] the top step of the previous salary
[9:07] range was $123.9
[9:10] moving up to $138.64
[9:14] with an annual value of $288,371.
[9:20] We also provided some of supplemental
[9:22] information for you to consider to see
[9:24] where the chief currently sits amongst
[9:27] other San Mateo County
[9:29] police chiefs. The chart before you
[9:32] shows his current salary range uh out
[9:35] around 248,000, which is uh about 16%
[9:39] below uh the market. Um that's
[9:42] technically the median uh of the market
[9:44] is what we're referring to there.
[9:46] Um and below that, you'll see some
[9:47] averages
[9:49] uh of that median, which is about 295 is
[9:52] on the high side. So, still adjusting
[9:54] his salary to the 288, it's still about
[9:57] 5% below the median, um but it is uh
[10:00] with with with compaction considered,
[10:02] it's still in relative um
[10:05] uh necessity to the city manager and the
[10:07] new public works director as well.
[10:10] And with that, um I'm happy to take any questions you have, but in
[10:13] conclusion, uh I am recommending that
[10:16] the city council adopt the resolution to
[10:18] increase the police chief's position
[10:20] salary range, increase the town's budget
[10:22] for salaries in fund 11, general fund,
[10:25] organizational 210, police
[10:27] administration by $25,187.
[10:30] And with that, happy to answer any
[10:31] questions you guys have.
[10:33] >> Thank you, City Manager Barros. I will
[10:35] now open the public comment period. City
[10:37] Clerk, are there any public comments?
[10:40] >> I have no speaker cards and no hands or
[10:42] raised online.
[10:43] >> Thank you. I will now close the public
[10:45] comment period. Council discussion,
[10:47] questions?
[10:48] >> Uh the one question I have, and this is
[10:50] probably a Nate question, that budget
[10:52] then from July 1st to next June will be
[10:55] adjusted to reflect this?
[10:58] Thank you. And when will when will we
[11:00] get our bound copy of the budget? Cuz we
[11:03] usually get a copy of that.
[11:06] Thank you. You You don't have to answer,
[11:07] just put it on your to-do list.
[11:10] >> [laughter]
[11:10] >> Yeah, he is in the process of that. We
[11:11] should have that live on the website
[11:13] very soon and then bound ones with you
[11:14] shortly thereafter.
[11:15] >> Thank you.
[11:19] » Through the chair, I'm just curious, how
[11:21] did you come up with the number?
[11:23] >> Uh so, this number was was derived
[11:26] through True Comp software. True Comp is a software as you That was also in
[11:30] your consent calendar and amendment with
[11:31] True Comp. True Comp is a software that
[11:33] we use um that provides us compensation
[11:36] data within the area for other cities
[11:39] and jurisdictions and municipalities.
[11:41] So, we can reference salaries uh
[11:45] across different counties, states.
[11:48] Also, it gives us that that's also the
[11:50] same information we use when we're doing
[11:52] negotiations with you throughout the
[11:54] that season of time where we'll give um
[11:57] projections on what our labor costing
[11:58] will be not only for
[12:00] those future negotiations, but also we
[12:02] use it for our budgeting as well. So, we
[12:04] use it with that, but then also the ones
[12:06] that we couldn't gather through the True Comp
[12:09] software. We were able to to pull those
[12:12] directly from those individual cities
[12:15] websites to compare where their current
[12:17] police chief sit amongst in comparison
[12:19] to others.
[12:20] >> I see. But, if I'm looking at this
[12:23] survey here, this this data, rather.
[12:27] Um
[12:31] It it's pretty low compared to the other
[12:34] cities, yes?
[12:36] >> Correct. Yeah, this this the number you
[12:38] see before you in comparison to other
[12:40] cities is the current salary the chief
[12:42] has. And the staff report before you is
[12:45] where we're projecting the chief to be.
[12:47] So, we're projecting the new salary to
[12:49] be 288, rather right now it's 248, which
[12:52] will be the top of that salary range.
[12:56] >> Huh? 288?
[12:58] >> So, if I may add to that, that's just
[13:00] the dollars. That does not include all
[13:02] the benefits that go on top of it.
[13:03] >> That's not total compensation. We do
[13:05] have a number for that, not handy at
[13:07] this time.
[13:07] >> are pretty good compared to the other
[13:09] cities.
[13:10] >> Correct.
[13:11] >> But, that's comparing also the other
[13:12] departments with just not not full
[13:14] compensation either. That's
[13:16] >> Just dollars, yeah.
[13:16] >> comparing apples to apples is what we're
[13:18] comparing, so
[13:19] >> No, I understand, but I think it's
[13:22] comparable.
[13:23] >> Yeah.
[13:26] » How does that sit with the other the
[13:28] rest of the police staff?
[13:31] In terms of
[13:34] » In terms of compaction?
[13:36] >> Yeah, cuz I I was just wondering just
[13:39] >> Yeah, we looked at
[13:41] the the next in line in terms of how that
[13:44] would affect compaction and right now
[13:47] with the with the
[13:49] um
[13:50] with the increase to the chief's salary
[13:52] that would put the chief about 20%
[13:54] higher than the commander.
[13:56] Uh where the commander currently sits
[13:57] he's about 19% higher than the than his
[14:00] next subordinate. So effectively puts
[14:02] the commander essentially almost right
[14:05] in the middle between the chief and the
[14:07] next subordinate which is
[14:09] essentially what you would like to see
[14:11] from a compaction standpoint.
[14:14] » Mhm.
[14:15] >> Essentially the chief's current salary
[14:17] is only about 7 or 8% higher than the
[14:19] commander and the commander is about 19%
[14:21] higher than his next subordinate. So
[14:23] this um in essence
[14:25] >> say that again, I'm sorry. So it puts
[14:27] him now how much
[14:29] >> It would put the chief about 20% higher
[14:30] than the commander whereas currently
[14:32] he's about 7 to 8% higher. And the
[14:34] commander is currently 19% higher than
[14:36] his next subordinate and so this puts
[14:39] the commander essentially right there in
[14:40] the middle between the chief and his
[14:42] next subordinate.
[14:43] So that's where we looked at it from
[14:44] that perspective from a compaction
[14:46] standpoint.
[14:47] And we also didn't want to necessarily
[14:49] go beyond the chief at this point to to
[14:52] in in not to create a slippery slope in
[14:55] terms of where do we stop making certain
[14:57] adjustments cuz we know that the police
[14:59] department does negotiate annually
[15:02] through the POA.
[15:04] Yes, we do have
[15:05] um some considerations done for the
[15:08] unrepresented group but we also feel
[15:10] like that that group does have an
[15:12] opportunity to come forward during that
[15:14] time to express any changes that are
[15:16] necessary
[15:17] to me at that time and I can bring that
[15:19] to the city the
[15:21] uh during the normal typical season of
[15:22] labor negotiations.
[15:24] >> Okay.
[15:26] >> Through the chair, the algorithm that
[15:28] the software uses sounds fantastic.
[15:32] >> It seems to work. People keep coming
[15:34] back.
[15:35] >> [laughter]
[15:35] >> First time we have something instead of having to
[15:38] make phone calls and call every HR
[15:40] department.
[15:40] >> Yeah. Yeah.
[15:42] Nice tool.
[15:44] >> Through the chair.
[15:45] Oh, you know?
[15:46] >> No.
[15:47] >> Oh, okay. Um thanks for your report.
[15:49] It's very I like it and you stated it
[15:51] well um and stated the facts that he's
[15:54] he governs beyond with what is the
[15:57] residence.
[15:58] >> Mhm. Right.
[15:58] >> And um
[15:59] making it this doesn't really represent
[16:02] it well. And um
[16:04] uh
[16:06] I just like
[16:07] What was I going to say?
[16:09] Um yeah, I mean I'm I'm very happy with
[16:11] it and I'm I'm in full support of this
[16:13] and uh
[16:15] want to keep our chief happy.
[16:17] >> Me, too.
[16:18] >> Yeah.
[16:19] Want to keep
[16:21] Not that he would leave, but
[16:23] >> Don't put anything in his head.
[16:24] >> Yeah. No, I just he's
[16:26] more than de- more than deserving.
[16:29] But thank you.
[16:30] >> Any other questions?
[16:32] No. May I have a motion on item nine?
[16:35] >> I move to adopt a resolution increasing
[16:38] the salary range for the police chief
[16:39] position and increasing the town's
[16:41] fiscal year 2026-27
[16:43] general fund budget by $25,187
[16:47] pursuant to CEQA guideline 15378.
[16:50] >> Is there a second?
[16:52] >> I'll second.
[16:53] >> May I have a roll call, please?
[16:54] >> Mayor Slaughter?
[16:55] >> I.
[16:56] >> Vice Mayor Fisicaro? Council member Del
[16:58] Rosario?
[16:59] >> I.
[16:59] >> Council member Walsh?
[17:00] >> I.
[17:01] >> And Council member Gonzalez?
[17:02] >> I.
[17:02] >> The motion passes 5-0. Thank you,
[17:04] Michelle.
[17:06] The next regular City Council meeting
[17:08] will be on September 9th, 2026.
[17:12] Are there any City Council or committee
[17:14] reports?
[17:18] » No.
[17:18] >> Nope.
[17:19] >> Well, I went I we did have a CCGA
[17:21] meeting and once again, um
[17:23] unfortunately
[17:25] the uh card rooms are the target again
[17:28] and even though
[17:30] what has happened is our
[17:33] is it public attorney district attorney?
[17:35] The state attorney has refiled uh an
[17:38] appeal for what was uh
[17:41] what was decision was made by the judge
[17:43] in San We thought we had a win.
[17:45] But
[17:46] right now we're back we're back to
[17:47] square one. And if if I could just make
[17:49] a quick comment, um it's not a a report,
[17:52] but I just have a comment to make
[17:54] regarding the upcoming election. All
[17:55] candidates signed a code of fair
[17:58] campaign fairness. However, the past few
[18:00] weeks campaign signs have gone missing
[18:02] and I want the public to know we've let
[18:04] the Colma Police Department know of
[18:05] these thefts. In addition, the public
[18:07] should know if the person is found out,
[18:10] this could be considered a felony and
[18:11] could be prosecuted to the extent of the
[18:13] law. Signs cost money and time. A few
[18:16] elections ago in San Mateo County,
[18:18] someone began taking campaign signs down
[18:20] and stupidly left their cell phone
[18:22] behind. And they were prosecuted. So,
[18:25] and you know, there's a lot of cameras
[18:27] around.
[18:28] So, people should be careful what
[18:29] they're doing. So, Colma's better than
[18:31] this and so let's hold a fair and
[18:32] equitable election in November. Thank
[18:34] you.
[18:36] >> Thank you.
[18:38] Vice Mayor Fissicaro.
[18:39] >> Just one quick mention. I'll you know,
[18:41] Peninsula Clean Energy made their they
[18:42] did announce that they switched over to
[18:45] uh West West Light West Light
[18:48] >> The new name.
[18:48] >> West Light's first um power. So, um that
[18:52] went live at the beginning of the month
[18:54] and they
[18:55] it it's pretty cool. Pretty cool.
[18:58] >> That's the name.
[18:58] >> And they're
[18:59] no meeting this month, so nothing else
[19:01] to report.
[19:02] >> Thank you. Any other reports?
[19:04] >> No.
[19:05] >> I would like to report on um
[19:09] the ingenuity and creativity of our
[19:11] Colma Police Department. For those of
[19:14] you who didn't know, we had a little
[19:16] crime spree going on down at Mission
[19:18] Road.
[19:20] There was a
[19:22] person from another town who was coming
[19:25] down to Mission Road and
[19:28] um
[19:29] defecating
[19:30] >> Yeah.
[19:31] >> in two spots on Mission Road over a
[19:34] period of time.
[19:36] One of the spots was near a sign that
[19:38] said, "Clean up your dog's feces."
[19:40] Ironically enough.
[19:43] And former mayor and councilperson John
[19:46] Goodwin would call it in because he
[19:48] would see it every day.
[19:50] And public works would have to hazmat up
[19:53] and go down and clean it up. And this
[19:56] went on for a period of time. And so
[19:59] Colma PD with our public works
[20:02] department installed a camera
[20:05] where the feces was being left and
[20:08] actually got video footage of the
[20:11] perpetrator
[20:13] committing the crime.
[20:14] >> Mhm.
[20:15] >> And so they set up a stakeout
[20:18] and was able to catch the guy in the act
[20:21] and write him up. I don't think they
[20:23] arrested him. I think it was a
[20:25] misdemeanor.
[20:26] But I think that's very important that
[20:28] the police show that we literally don't
[20:31] take any crap in this city. So, thank
[20:34] you to the police department. And I just
[20:37] think it's important for morale to know
[20:39] that, you know, we we try to keep things
[20:41] clean here. So, thank you Chief
[20:44] for
[20:45] the hard work of your people.
[20:48] Um
[20:49] >> Like I said, there's cameras all over
[20:50] the place.
[20:51] >> And it is a cautionary uh tale for the
[20:55] people that are stealing the signs
[20:56] because you never know what our crafty
[20:59] police department has up their sleeves.
[21:01] >> So
[21:02] >> Our drones
[21:03] >> wanted to call that out.
[21:05] So, thank you, Chief, for your
[21:08] leadership.
[21:09] Um tonight we are Pardon me?
[21:12] >> City manager. More updates.
[21:14] >> Oh, city manager. I'm so sorry. Thank
[21:16] you. Hello.
[21:17] Do you have
[21:18] any report for us, city manager?
[21:21] >> Yeah, I do have some updates before you.
[21:23] Um I'm going to pass it over to Farhad
[21:25] from the planning department real quick,
[21:26] who's going to discuss a quick update um
[21:29] from one of our housing element
[21:31] programs, 5.4.
[21:34] >> Thank you, Dan. Uh good evening, Madam
[21:36] Mayor and members of the city council.
[21:39] Hopefully this is going to be brief.
[21:41] Um as uh you all know, uh
[21:44] based on the housing element
[21:47] update uh approval and certification by
[21:50] the state, uh the town is uh uh needs to
[21:55] do the follow-up. It's called
[21:56] implementation plan. And specifically as
[21:59] part of that, uh it's called program
[22:01] 5.4,
[22:03] uh related to housing elements, uh 2026
[22:06] community outreach debriefing reports
[22:08] and implementation action plan regarding
[22:11] program 5.4.
[22:13] is uh
[22:16] in
[22:16] to address the needs of extremely
[22:18] low-income household,
[22:20] uh support the town of Como's effort to
[22:23] address the housing needs of extremely
[22:25] low-income
[22:27] uh
[22:28] through ongoing collaboration with
[22:29] property owners, housing developers,
[22:32] nonprofit organizations,
[22:34] and community members. The program
[22:36] focuses on expanding affordable housing
[22:38] opportunities, reducing barriers to
[22:40] housing development, and supporting a
[22:42] diverse range of housing types and
[22:45] assistance programs.
[22:47] This update to the council is as part of
[22:49] the requirements to satisfy the HCD's
[22:51] requirements regarding the follow-ups,
[22:54] specifically in this case program 5.4.
[22:57] Uh in line with the town's 2023-2031
[23:00] housing element requirements, annual
[23:02] outreach efforts are
[23:04] required to be conducted to update the
[23:07] community on housing program
[23:08] implementation progress,
[23:10] highlight available resources, gather
[23:13] feedback, and explore future
[23:14] opportunities.
[23:16] For our town, on July 29th,
[23:18] [clears throat] 2026, the town hosted
[23:20] two
[23:21] community outreach meetings at the
[23:23] community center
[23:25] focusing on implementation of various
[23:27] housing element programs, including
[23:29] program 5.4.
[23:31] That particular program
[23:33] uh for the town to establish debriefing
[23:35] report within 60 days of each annual
[23:38] outreach meeting.
[23:39] And that report must be uh outline
[23:42] implementation actions,
[23:44] achievements,
[23:45] and upcoming steps
[23:48] specific to this program.
[23:50] And that has been accomplished, hence
[23:52] this report to the council.
[23:54] Per requirement of HCD.
[23:57] I'm open to any questions the council
[23:58] may have.
[23:59] >> No uh
[24:00] >> Any questions?
[24:04] » Great. Thank you.
[24:05] >> Thank you.
[24:06] >> Thanks, Farhad. Um a few other updates.
[24:08] Um so, do you want to highlight that the
[24:11] um we will be hosting a city council
[24:13] candidate forum here in town hall uh at
[24:16] 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13th with
[24:19] the um
[24:21] uh city council candidates. We have four
[24:23] of them this year. Um so, we do
[24:25] encourage the public to come out and uh
[24:27] participate in that and ask them
[24:28] questions as well. Um also want to uh
[24:31] provide a cautionary tale uh just to
[24:34] We've had an increasing amount of
[24:36] door-to-door solicitors and individuals
[24:38] um in the neighborhood recently.
[24:41] Um and as your city manager, I want to
[24:42] remind residents to be cautious of
[24:44] individuals going door-to-door and
[24:46] attempting to either scam, defraud um
[24:49] members of the community. Uh some
[24:51] businesses though may seem legitimate
[24:54] and be legitimate, um you're under no
[24:56] obligation to engage with them, uh
[24:58] provide, you know, in um
[25:01] uh
[25:01] sensitive or personal information for
[25:03] any means. If something doesn't seem
[25:05] right to you, seems off to you, please
[25:08] say something. Call the police
[25:09] department, call the town.
[25:11] We're here to investigate. We're happy
[25:13] to to tell you what we know as
[25:16] authorized activity that you can expect
[25:18] to go on in the neighborhoods at any
[25:20] given time.
[25:21] And we want to know and hear from the
[25:24] community when you see or hear something
[25:26] that doesn't look or seem right. We want
[25:28] to make sure that we get in front of it.
[25:29] So, please do continue to communicate
[25:31] those efforts to us so that we can make
[25:33] sure that we're passing that on to our
[25:35] police department and they're getting in
[25:37] front of things for us. So.
[25:40] >> Thank you, City Manager Barrows.
[25:41] >> Through the chair, thank you, Dan, for
[25:43] bringing that up because we have a lot
[25:44] of seniors that are getting nervous as
[25:46] they can see these people on their ring
[25:47] cameras.
[25:48] And they're pretty aggressive and
[25:51] they're like you said, they're asking
[25:52] for personal information and no is a
[25:54] complete sentence. You can just say,
[25:56] "No, thank you."
[25:57] Um could you also make note on El Camino
[25:59] Real in front of the sandblast place?
[26:01] Somebody has dumped a whole bunch of
[26:03] mattresses and chairs and stuff, but we
[26:05] also are allowing
[26:07] these uh
[26:09] dump trucks to block take parking spaces
[26:12] from the uniform store and from the uh
[26:15] the cupcake place and others
[26:18] more than 2 hours at a time.
[26:20] And we we need to do something about
[26:23] that because they they're we're becoming
[26:25] the place where all these trucks are
[26:27] parking and sometimes I see them
[26:29] on El Camino Real back-to-back unloading
[26:31] from one truck into another and they're
[26:33] not even facing correctly on the on the
[26:35] street. So, I don't know what PD can do
[26:37] about that. You have to catch them is
[26:39] part of it, but anyway, thank you.
[26:42] >> Through the chair, I I thought there was
[26:44] a time limit on El Camino Real and I've
[26:46] noticed there's 10 to 20 trucks that are
[26:50] basically advertising on El Camino Real.
[26:53] They're back-to-back and they're lined
[26:54] up from F Street to
[26:57] whatever the light is that's a quarter
[26:59] mile behind that.
[27:06] » Thank you, everybody. Thank you. So,
[27:09] tonight we are adjourning tonight's
[27:11] meeting in memory of James Ivy, John
[27:14] Rankins, and Michael Racanello.
[27:17] James Ivy passed away last month at the
[27:19] age of 75. James was a resident of our
[27:23] Veterans Village. John Rankins passed
[27:26] away last month. He was known as a DJ
[27:29] Johnny Midnight and played at Molloy's
[27:32] and all over North San Mateo County for
[27:34] many years. He was loved by many and
[27:37] will be truly missed. Michael Racanello,
[27:40] long-time vice president and volunteer
[27:42] for the Colma Historical Association,
[27:44] passed away earlier this month following
[27:47] a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.
[27:50] Remembered as a soft-spoken community
[27:52] advocate and local history enthusiast,
[27:55] he is survived by his brother Richard
[27:57] Racanello. This meeting is now
[27:59] adjourned.