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Mayor Sue BeckmeyerMayor Pro Tem Mary BierCouncilmember Mike O'NeillCouncilmember Sue VaterlausCouncilmember Tygarjas Bigstyck

City Council Regular Meeting 1 January 25, 2021

January 25, 2021 (MONDAY)www.cityofpacifica.org

Mayor Sue Beckmeyer called the meeting to order on January 25, 2021 at 7:07 PM

6:30 PM CLOSED SESSION

Mayor Beckmeyer called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., stating that all councilmembers were present and announced that the Council would meet in Closed Session. Mayor Beckmeyer announced the business to be discussed.

be made.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that they would recess to closed session.

A. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 Conference with labor negotiator. Agency negotiator: Timothy Davis. Employee organizations: Pacifica Firefighters Local 2400; Teamsters Local 856 Battalion Chiefs; Teamsters Local 350 Department Directors; Teamsters Local 350 Management Employees; Teamsters Local 856 Miscellaneous Employees; Teamsters Local 856 WasteWater Treatment Plant Employees; Pacifica Police Officers Assoc.; Pacifica Police Supervisors Assoc. and Police Management Assoc.

7:00 PM OPEN SESSION

Call to Order

Mayor Beckmeyer reconvened the meeting at 7:07 p.m.

City Clerk Coffey explained the conditions for having Council meetings to conduct necessary business as an essential governmental function via videoconference with no physical location open to the public. The public can observe and participate in the meeting via the Zoom link provided in the Agenda or by phone to the dial-in number and Webinar ID provided in the Agenda. This meeting can also be viewed live via local TV Channel 26 or online at www.cityofpacifica.org/LiveStream. City Clerk Coffey also gave information on how to present public comments via email and live if participating by Zoom or phone.


Attendee Name Title Status Arrived

Sue Beckmeyer Mayor Present

Mary Bier Mayor Pro Tem Present

Mike O'Neill Councilmember Present

Sue Vaterlaus Councilmember Present

Tygarjas Bigstyck Councilmember Present

Staff Present: Kevin Woodhouse, City Manager; Michelle Kenyon, City Attorney; Tina Wehrmeister, Asst. City Manager/Planning Director; Lisa Petersen, PW Director; Dan Steidle, Police Chief; Sam Bautista, PW Dep. Director; Louis Sun, PW Dep. Director-Wastewater Div.; Sheila Tioyao, Financial Services Manager; Mike Perez, PB&R Director; Sarah Coffey, City Clerk, Elizabeth Brooks, Dep. City Clerk.

Salute to the Flag led by Mayor Pro Tem Bier

Closed Session Report

City Attorney Kenyon stated that there was no reportable action.

CONSENT CALENDAR

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if anyone wished to address any items on the consent calendar, they can do so at this time and allotted three minutes. She asked if they had any hands raised.

Dep. City Clerk Brooks stated that they had one hand raised for public comment.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked City Clerk Coffey to find out the item for that speaker.

City Clerk Coffey stated that they will mention the item for which the speaker wanted to speak.

Christine Boles, Pacifica, stated that she would like to speak on Item #5.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that Item 5 will be pulled from the consent calendar. She asked if there were any other items that Council wished to pull.

Councilmember Vaterlaus moved to accept the consent agenda excluding Item #5; seconded by eill.

with the slurry seal on Terra Nova and the rehabilitation project on Monterey and the changes in the bidding procedure for the concrete and curb ramps.

City Clerk Coffey took a vote by verbal roll call.

Vote: 5-0 (Consent Calendar, excluding Item #5)


CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCLUDING Item #5RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]MOVER: Sue Vaterlaus, CouncilmemberSECONDER: Mike O'Neill, CouncilmemberAYES: Beckmeyer, Bier, O'Neill, Vaterlaus, Bigstyck

Item #5 Discussion:

Mayor Beckmeyer opened public comments for Agenda Item #5.

Dep. City Clerk Brooks introduced the speakers.

Christine Boles, Pacifica, stated that she lives on Monterey Road near Hickey. She thanked Public Works for repaving the street and especially the retaining wall and sidewalks that made the dangerous intersection walkable again. She stated that she had contacted Public Works to see if they could add a storm drain as part of the project, referring to the video she had that showed the repeated flooding on their street during a heavy rain, sometime enough to move parked cars. She stated that PW stated that drainage was not part of the repaving budget. She asked how the city can better engage with residents before undertaking expensive projects. She stated that PW staff were shocked when they saw her videos. She stated that residents have much more direct knowledge of the local infrastructure and they can be a real help in informing the city of issues prior to the project design, engineering and budgeting. She stated that she would have contributed financially to the project if the flooding issues could have been alleviated. She stated that they were trying to get information about infrastructure in Sharp Park. She stated that she found a report on the city website from 2011, City of Pacifica

and sewage infrastructure in the city. She referred to thewhich were color coded red indicating a high priority for replacement with major structural defects. She stated that she asked Assoc. Civil Engr. Marquez about it and he was not aware of that report. He stated that usually the infrastructure was replaced in the year prior to repaving. She stated that all her neighbors have lived there since that report was written ten years ago and none of them recall the sewer lines being replaced. She asked who is responsible for overseeing a city funded project to ensure reports that the city paid consultants lots of money to repair are actually being used. She asked how the records are organized and shared so that pertinent city staff has access to doing their work. She asked, now that Monterey Road has been repaved, how long will they have to wait for ongoing sewage and storm water issues to be fixed. She asked about the accountability for this mismanagement. She stated that she has started paying attention to city government issues since October 2020 and she already has encountered several expensive reports that the city has authorized and paid for and have been ignored. She referred to the Howard Donnelly report in 1983 that studied the 475 landslides that occurred that winter where lives were lost. She referred to updating the General Plan hazard maps for landslides, and 37 years later that work has still not been done. She stated that studies for Beach Blvd. have been done several times over many years and some of that information is currently being ignored. She asked how citizens can keep the city accountable to its limited funds so that the money can go to actual improvement and not just more studies.

he asked if Council wanted to direct her to contact Ms. Boles about that.


Mayor Beckmeyer stated that they have to finish public comment and she thought she saw another hand. She asked City Clerk Coffey to check to see if this is regarding Item #5.

Summer Lee, Pacificaexplain it any better than Ms. Boles and she agrees with her. She stated that she read that same 2011 report which stated that the sewage line on Monterey was a high priority to be fixed. She stated that it was beautiful to see Monterey Road repaved, but she thought it was a shame if it was repaved without the sewage being addressed.

Mayor Beckmeyer closed public comments. She then asked Public Works Director Petersen if she had any comment.

PW Director Petersen stated that she wanted everyone to know, Council and residents, that the sewer repairs were taken care of on Monterey Road and were done between 2012 and 2015. She stated that additionally, the sewer was inspected by the Wastewater Division before the project started and was found to still be in good condition. She mentioned that this was a pavement rehabilitation project on Monterey Road and on those projects the funding is prioritized for increasing the condition of the pavement. She stated that there currently is an unfunded project for Monterey Road for drainage improvement and has been on the books, but is unfunded currently. She stated that it currently is unscoped. She stated that it was important to note that the city is moving forward with a storm drain master plan project which will be going out for a request for proposals from engineering firms by the end of this month and they will be taking proposals from engineering firms and reviewing the proposals and Council will select an

including those on Monterey Road. She stated that once the study is completed, they will bring it to Council and allow them to understand the extent of the storm drain needs for the city, the cost of those improvements and how to fund them.

pro Tem Bier.


Vote: 5-0 (Agenda Item #5)

AGENDA ITEM #5:RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]MOVER: Mike O'Neill, CouncilmemberSECONDER: Mary Bier, Mayor pro TemAYES: Beckmeyer, Bier, O'Neill, Vaterlaus, Bigstyck

1. Approval of Disbursements for 12/01/20 through 12/15/20. PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve attached list of disbursements for 12/01/20 through 12/15/20.

2. Approval of Minutes PROPOSED ACTION: Move to approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held January 11, 2021.


3. Quarterly Investment Reports dated 12/31/2020 PROPOSED ACTION: Review and accept the Quarterly Investment Reports dated 12/31/2020.

4. Plans and Specifications and Bidding for the FY 2020-21 & FY 2021-22 Concrete and Curb Ramps Improvement Project PROPOSED ACTION: Approve the following actions for the FY 2020-21 & FY 2021-22 Concrete and Curb Ramps Improvement Project:

A. Approve the Plans and Specifications for the FY 2020-21 & FY 2021-22 Concrete and Curb Ramps Improvement Project and Authorize Project Bidding;

B. Authorize the City Manager to Award and Execute a Construction Agreement and a Separate Construction Management Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $637,000, including Contingencies and Change Orders;

C. Authorize Staff to Execute Future Change Orders in an Amount Not to Exceed Ten Percent (10%) of the Contract Award Amount.

5. Notice of Completion for the FY 19-20 Pavement Rehabilitation Project - Monterey Road PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt the Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pacifica accepting completion and directing the City Manager to file Notice of Completion for the FY 19-20 Pavement Rehabilitation Project - Monterey Road; and authorize the City Manager to release the retention funds to the contractor.

6. Notice of Completion for the FY 19-20 Slurry Seal Project PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt the Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pacifica accepting completion and directing the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the FY 19-20 Slurry Seal Project; and authorize the City Manager to release the retention funds to the contractor.

7. Notice of Completion for Safety Surfacing for the Playground Improvement Project Phase 1 PROPOSED ACTION: Move to adopt the Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pacifica accepting completion and directing the City Manager to file Notice of Completion for safety surfacing by Sof Surfaces, Inc. for the Playground Improvement Project - Phase 1; and authorize the City Manager to release the retention funds to the contractor.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS


Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, thanked the city and Recology for improved trash collection. She stated that, as a Pacific Beach Coalition member, she was grateful to find empty cans when she picks up debris in the streets. She then stated that she was a sitting board member for Healthcare of the Homeless and Farm Workers program, but she was just speaking for herself. She stated that at their recent meeting, their chair, Brian Greenburg, reported on Redwood

into the community. She stated that Dr. Greenburg commented that the program received many


inquiries from vehicular housed outside of Redwood City and suggested that every community step up to assist their unhoused. She stated that she was aware more federal and state money will be available to communities that step forward to meet this challenge. She reminded Council that Pacifica has declined to their part and worsened the problem by implementing the oversized vehicle ordinance without simultaneously creating a safe parking program. She employed that the city and Council reconsider this as their ordinance has displaced vehicular unhoused to other communities and pushed them away from established friends, family and social support and caused suffering in the midst of a pandemic. She felt the ordinance should be halted while a safe parking alternative is sought. She stated that the pandemic has made it clear that our community is interdependent and the county acknowledged that some essential workers are unhoused. She stated that successful models of safe parking provide respite and a path to permanent housing. She felt Pacifica can do its part. She stated that the new Council and new year provides new opportunities. She reiterated that they halt enforcement of the oversized vehicle ordinance and work with their board of supervisors to create a safe parking alternative.

Claire Ervin Lee, Pacifica, stated that she lived on Grand Avenue in Pedro Point. She stated that they have a problem with trees that need to be trimmed, with a situation earlier in the day. She stated that on Grand Avenue towards the bottom of the hill, a tree branch fell down and waslast time until those trees get removed or properly trimmed. She stated that one was a problem and the residents of the house have asked staff in charge of trimming or removing the tree to have that done as it is riddled with termites and in addition to dropping branches during storms, it has lifted the sidewalk and it is difficult for a person walking not to trip, particularly in the evening hours as the streesuggestion to take care of some of those trees causing damage over the last few years gets some attention.

Gloria Stofan, Pacifica, stated that she is a long time resident of Pacifica and a member of Faith in Action Bay Area. She stated that, with a new Council and a new year, she has hope that Pacifica can provide for those who are unhoused and living in vehicles or motor homes a safe parking option in Pacifica. She thought in November Councilmember Vaterlaus brought up purchasing a few spots in the San Francisco trailer park and she wondered if anything came of

another time. She asked that Council continue to work with the Pacifica Resource Center and the Board of Supervisors for a safe parking program in Pacifica. She was optimistic that there will be funding for such programs.

Anita Rees, Pacifica, stated that she is with the Pacifica Resource Center. She thanked the city and community for their ongoing support as they continue respond to the continuing pandemic and its impact on Pacificans. She stated that due to Covid cases, their office is still closed to the public through January and they hope to open again with modified hours in February. She stated that they are in the office and are available to provide emergency services in person. She stated that all other services are being done by phone or virtually. She stated groceries are available during their drive through on Wednesdays at the American Legion parking lot on Buel. She stated that, if they need groceries, they can contact PRC to sign up for an appointment or do the drive through after 3:30 to pick up groceries as soon they can get

grocery drive through. They continue to help those unable to pay rent or mortgage, adding that the governor has announced that the state plans to extend the moratorium through June. She stated that, over the next five months, renters are required to pay at least 25% of their rent. She


stated that they will continue to prioritize emergency financial assistance to meet the guidelines of the eviction moratorium as soon as they know more information. She stated that the tax assistance has been postponed to February 8 but they plan on collecting tax returns and materials starting on January 30 by appointment and taxes will be prepared by dropoff or by uploading information on line. She will share more information as they continue to finalize their plans. She stated that they continue to provide unhoused on the coast outreach work and gave the staff contact information.

Cheryl Dickinson, Pacifica, stated that she lived in Linda Mar and thanked Council for their service. She was continuing to press on the fireworks issue every July and they speak up in August and say they will do something but time slips by. She emphasized that illegal fireworks are a huge problem, especially in the Linda Mar area where they are lit off all year round, although lately it has been quiet because of the weather. She felt it is a serious problem, especially on July 4 and to have these constant bombs going off was horrendous with the fire danger and insurance policies being cancelled. She stated that she started suffering from PTSD last July. They had two days of fireworks and she was hearing bombs going off in her head for a week. She stated that they need to do something about it as it was very dangerous and she asked that Council consider bringing it up on the agenda and getting the police

about once a year safe and sane, but if it takes removing them from our environment to get a handle on this, she was fine with that. She thanked Council for their time.

Linda Prisajni, Pacifica, stated that she wanted to talk about the safe parking program that comes up every meeting and she knowshave any closed meeting in regard to a safe parking program. She stated that the trouble with that was trying to normalize parking motor homes in front of other homes. She thought the program needs a dedicated place with toilets and shower facilities and not just lining neighborhood streets. She would love to see solutions but everyone knows that the prior city approach did not work for the community and they need to have open meetings for a real long term solution.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that he attended a handful meetings. He sat in the audience on the Economic Development meeting and he was excited about what is going to be presented. He stated that there was a study session with Peninsula Clean Energy regarding joining a JPA with other community choice aggregations in a robust discussion about maintaining our values

with other CCAs. He thought they will be voting on it on Thursday and he will keep Council informed. He attended the Emergency Preparedness meeting and there was so much good discussion and it was hard to encapsulate it, but Capt. Clements put together a wonderful presentation about the CERT program and when trainings become active again, he was interested in participating based on his presentation. He stated that, when the class becomes available again, it is wonderful to have a community emergency response team available. He referred to a robust discussion regarding fire safety and he took away from it that he must start learning about weed abatement. He mentioned that, as the community is concerned about

stated that he will be meeting with North County Fire the next day and start learning about that. He stated that it behooves owners to look at personal defensive space around their homes to make sure that in their immediate area they done due diligence to deal with what is immediately there and have a plan in place. If there is an evacuation, he has no doubt that our emergency responders will be able to get us out and


if you have a packed bag it runs smoothly. He is seeking learning what else the city might be able to do. He mentioned that the following night there will be an emergency drill at Lantos Tunnel and it will be closed between 10 pm and 4 am. He stated that, if the Mayor thought it was appropriate, the City Manager might be able to say something about the yoga studio which he thought was a hot button topic in Pacifica.

Councilmember Vaterlaus attended the Fairmont Homeowners Association which is in her district, and they asked a lot of good questions and they were answered. They also suggested things they would like to see. She attended the CCAG meeting and they appointed people to committees as there are various committees. She stated that Mayor pro Tem Bier was selected to be on the Bike and Ped Committee. She stated that they did the town hall ad hoc which they will be talking about later for Covid information. She attended the Democrats where

and she has pages of notes. She is on the Office of Emergency Services Council for the county and she stated that they talked about fire issues but her big thing is the emergency alerts. She stated that they think it is satisfactory, but only 15% of people in Pacifica subscribe to the SMC alerts. She stated that it is really simple. They can go to SMC Alert to sign up to get messages.

getting notices about it on the SMC Alert for a couple of weeks. She stated that they have really good information for everyone. She attended the Flood and Sea Level Rise Committee earlier in the day and they approved sending a letter to the state interested in a $5.5 billion bill which is for wildfires, safe water, drought and flood protection. She listened to the Open Space Committee but she had a couple of things from the Recovery Council. She stated that it was interesting that things change daily. She stated that, on Friday, they were told that there were 10, 231 cases over the last 30 days and today in the county hospitals, we have 157 people in the hospital that are Covid positive and 18 acute care beds are empty and seven ICU beds are empty. She stated that they have 88 surge beds for ICU and 108 surge acute care beds and

they could get the staff. She stated that, in Pacifica, 1,023 people have been tested positive which is 262 people per 10,000 and that sounds kind of high but it is not, as we are in the low level range for all of the other cities. She stated that San Mateo had the very first drive through Covid vaccination at the fairgrounds and she thought 9,900 health care workers were vaccinated in one day on the prior Saturday. She stated that they are still working on it. She stated that she has tried through Kaiser but they are telling her that they are still in the process of vaccinated health care workers. She stated that the County has a vaccination committee to disseminate information and try to make people more comfortable with the fact that you can get a vaccine when the time comes and it is safe and effective. She stated that is the main purpose of that committee and it can be looked up on the SMC health site.

meeting that brings together both school districts, the city and NCCW and it is an opportunity for everyone to hear what is going on and be on the same page. She stated that Jefferson Union High School District talked about their staff housing project that is going up now at the Serramonte Del Rey with market rate housing on the property. The Pacifica School District is doing everything they can to respond to Covid, as well as the high school district, in trying to help teachers and students. She attended the town hall ad hoc meeting with Councilmember Vaterlaus, stating that they are going to talk about that at this meeting. She attended the Beach Blvd. Infrastructure resiliency project ad hoc meeting. They were planning for the presentation for the third workshop on February 4. She was on the county call and she agreed with Councilmember Vaterlaus that there is a ton of information and she would like to write it up as it is hard to get through in this kind of communication. She attended her first Open Space


meeting. She thought it was interesting and there was a lot that they wanted her to talk about. She stated that the talked about the GGNRA updates and talked about the restrooms at Mori Point as they have been closed, were opened and vandalized and now they are closed again,

berm which is not allowed and they were trying to find sensitive ways to address the issue, so

the top of Cattle Hill where there was a section between the parking lot and Sweeney Ridge, and the ad hoc committee is looking at names and they have been meeting with the Ramatush elders to get the names together. She then went back to Mori Point, stating that the Fairway Park community has come out as it is hard for them when there are so many people going to Mori Point because of parking, so they want to address parking, garbage, traffic, people crossing the highway from the other side of Fairway Park to get to Mori Point. As there is a lot to discuss regarding Mori Point, and they were looking at creating either an ad hoc group or

parks, city, Caltrans, PW, SF Park and Rec and Coastal Commission. She stated that, to bring them together is a big job and she suggested that they come to their goal setting session and talk about it at that time. She stated that, if they are going to dive into something like that, it has to be well planned and there were so many other things on their work plan. She stated that they are also concerned about fire safety in open space and who is actually responsible for that defendable space around their homes. She stated that they talked about a chipping service, and there are 115 addresses in Vallemar that will benefit from a chipping service to come and chip the trees after they are cut down.

Committee. He thanked the school districts because the Economic Development Committee worked on a directory of the restaurants in Pacifica that were open for takeout, and the school districts agreed to send the list out to their data base and the city sent that same list out in the Connect with Pacifica email that they send out. He stated that the City Manager sent a report that they can see how many people open it. He stated that the usually get about 50 openings but they had over 180, and he thanked the citizens that opened that and did what they hoped they would do, i.e., open and order take out because the restaurants are desperate as they need the help to survive and get past this. He stated that these are the people who donate to the schools for their auctions, little league for prizes, etc. He thanked the school district for helping witopened it up and hopefully printed it out. He stated that he was elected to the Chairman of County Congestion Management and Environmental Quality Committee. He tuned into the

is an IPO, they make money. He stated that Airbnb went IPO this year and the state had $15 million extra money in the budget and is being allocated to wildfire management, etc. He attended the LAFCO meeting and the board agreed to let the San Mateo County resource management district annex part of Pacifica and he has asked the City Manager to put them on as an agenda item so they can tell everyone what they do. He stated that they are in Pacifica measuring water quality in San Pedro Creek and they have taken time and a lead role in cutting down trees in the area from the fire down in So. County and they are working on doing some tree mitigation for wildfires. He hoped that would be able to help them in Pacifica. He stated that he took the Covid test and came up negative.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that she would mention a few meetings she attended, and other councilmembers attended them as well. She highlighted what Councilmember Vaterlaus mentioned, i.e., the Pacifica Democrats meeting and she thought the highlight of the meeting


spoke, and the most distressing and upsetting aspect of the meeting was that it was Zoom bombed by white supremacists. She stated that, in light of the

after that when this occurred. She thought it was shocking and nothing she ever experienced before. She stated that one of biggest fears they have in the school district was how to protect

ve it happen during

middle of their tribute to Marv Morganti and she stated that they have to go back and do that in a proper way. She stated that the value of the club is for free speech and open exchange of

meeting. She stated that there cannot be civil discourse and it requires additional measures to make sure that the opportunity for free speech is protected. She stated that they have to find a way to have it an open meeting and also protect those who are attending. She stated there was stream of profanity and unacceptable speech from her point of view. She stated that others can

mention that it occurred in our community which was upsetting to her. She then stated that she attended the Economic Development Committee meeting and they will be hearing more about it later in the agenda. They are working well not that it is fully staffed with volunteer community members. She attended the vaccine town hall on Facebook live, adding that it was on YouTube live as well, mentioning that she was using both of them. She stated that, besides the information shared, there was the running chatter in the comments to see people expressing their questions and concerns. She referred to the need for information when it was their turn and how they know, and she appreciated the offer by Mayor pro Tem Bier and Councilmember Vaterlaus was sharing notes from the various meetings. She asked the City Manager to make a note about helping them to find a way to share the information. She stated that the county managers called and there are over 200 people on the call and it took one hour and it is every two weeks. She stated that there were presentations from Jackie Speier, Kevin Mullin, Josh Becker, depending on who is available and not in legislative session, as well as multiple county departments that want to bring forward the information. She stated that they receive the handouts, and she thought there were usually one or two slides that are particularly relevant that may be useful for our community to have. She stated that Mayor pro Tem Bier has been good about pushing that out for social channels, and she would like to figure out a way to do that collectively. She thought they may hear more about it from the subcommittee. She stated that thewas like forever in the way that things are changing all the time.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that, if it is the 27th, that is Wednesday.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if it was happening this week, then stated that it was not but the week after. She referred to Councilmember Vaterlaus talking about a fire flood and infrastructure resiliency bond.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that it is Senate Bill 45 and the flood sea level rise committee is sending a letter in support of that. She stated that she got a couple of complaints about the garbage in Pedro Point in the shopping center, and she talked to Recology today and they are working with the city to see if they can get a city garbage can out there. She stated that there are a lot of businesses that serve food and since all food is to go, there is excessive trash because of it. They are working with the city and she has heard lots of compliments about Recology and the job they are doing and cans are empty almost all the time. She stated that it was working out great.


Mayor Beckmeyer agreed and she was thrilled. She stated that they were working with the enforcement officer around the dumping and pickups of materialbut when it does, to have it cleaned up is important. She stated that she attended the first meeting of the Coastal Cities Group Leadership Committee through the League of Cities with the City Manager and they were talking about sea level rise. She stated that it was a cross section of people from all over the state. It was their first meeting to meet each other and begin to understand their agenda and what it will be going forward. She stated that it is a monthly meeting and she will have more to report on that in the future. She asked the city manager, based on public comments, if they can have a brief update soon on any next steps related to the issue of fireworks that are coming. She then referred to comments on the status of

and making arrangements. She asked if they could reach out to Anita Rees to get some update on that. She was going to turn it over to staff communications, but asked Mayor pro Tem Bier if she forgot something.

Mayor pro Tem Bier stated that she saw Councilmember Bigstyck put his hand up and she wanted to point it out.

Mayor Beckmeyer joked that he was just asking her to stop talking.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that he had raised his hand earlier and she stopped him in his tracks with her very poignant social comment. He stated that he made a point to get the fried chicken at the Vallemar Station which was a yearlong endeavor which finally culminated in getting into that 5-minute gap in which it is available. He stated that they let you order it at 5:00 and by 5:05, it was done. He stated that his favorite fried chicken is in New Orleans, and he adores fried chicken with a passion. He stated that it was among his favorite fried chicken on the planet, right here in his backyard which he had no idea about, and in supporting local business and making recommendations, he thought he would talk about places he have eaten every week in a timely fashion. He stated that the Vallemar Station fried chicken was beyond worth it, and if you can make it in that 5-minute gap in which you are allowed to order it on a Sunday, he encouraged everyone to do it as it is worth every second.

STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Woodhouse commented that, based on the reports by Council of meetings, things are off to a busy and productive start which is wonderful to hear. He stated that the most important update he has is from Caltrans. He referred to the Lantos Tunnel closure and stated that, because of the weather forecast, it was being postponed to February 3. He confirmed that decision with the police department, but if that changes, they will make sure to get the information out if they go back to it being closed. He referred to good news about Covid, specifically that the regional stay at home order was lifted and returns Pacifica to the purple tier

restaurants can do outdoor dining and continue takeout and other retails can do indoor with modifications. He stated that the Dept. of Public Health has the boot print for a safer economy that runs through those colors and he encouraged everyone to do it and numerous sources have been pushing the change out, including the city sending direct emails to all the businesses in Pacifica. He hoped we can stay there but, if not, we move to the red tier. He referred to Councilmember Bigstyck asking him to comment on the fact that the county has granted a temporary restraining order regarding the Yoga studio to close because their numerous violations. He stated that the county enforcement team will be checking up on them to ensure that they are in compliance. He referred to the storm coming. He stated that there is nothing


Thursday was a large atmospheric type of event coming in with high winds, although not as high as last week. He stated that North County Fire Authority, along with the regional county entities are going to be staging some auxiliary backups related to potential mudslides in south county related to the fire areas because of the storm predictions. He stated that everyone is geared up for anything that may happen, but it is anticipated to be a large storm. He stated that the cold storm is snow levels down to 2,000 feet. He referred to mention of fireworks, and it is on the agenda scheduled for February 8 Council meeting and staff is bringing data to the Council to continue discussion about the safe and sane fireworks program. He referred to mention of the SF RV Park was mentioned, and he stated that had facilitated a couple of meetings with the owners and county before the holidays, and he has nothing to report but more facilitation, needs and dialogue to occur soon. He referred to the Council goal setting virtual via Zoom is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, with the actual time still to be determined. He stated that the mayor, mayor pro Tem and he met with facilitator to begin talking about that.

Mayor Beckmeyer thanked him. She then mentioned that she wanted to ask him and PW Director Petersen if they could have someone take a look at the tree situation on Pedro Point

thought there were some unanswered questions and she hoped they could be addressed. She thought it would be great if they have information to bring back to Council, but she thought it was more to be sure the question is answered. She stated that they might have noticed that the

She felt that the time Councilmembers have to communicate with each other is very limited and as they are liaisons to various committees, they represent the city and they have an alternate for all the committees so they can bring information about Pacifica to partners in the county andalso gather information to bring back to the public and to each other as well. She supports having the opportunity to ask each other questions and receive information from each other.

PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.

CONSIDERATION

8. Economic Development Committee Workplan for January 2021 to June 2022 PROPOSED ACTION: workplan covering the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020-21 and all of Fiscal Year 2021-22.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked the City Clerk to confirm that they were now to address consideration items.

City Clerk Coffey stated that they will now have Agenda Item #8.

City Manager Woodhouse presented the staff report.

ther by the Economic Development Committee, go to visitpacifica.com and it was very professional. He thought Pacifica was paying the cost of maintaining the site.

City Manager Woodhouse added that the Chamber of Commerce is the one hosting and maintaining that website.


Councilmember Bigstyck thought the City Manager had a good point that they were not discussing the money at this time. He then referred to his mentioning that $6,000 allocation from last year had not been spent, and he asked if that was because of Covid.

City Manager Woodhouse thought that was the case, as it was budgeted for events and no committees or commissions met for a long time under Covid and, when they started to meet, it was apparent that they needed to focus on revamping the work plan as well as immediate actions to support local businesses. He stated that they did spend $1,000 through the EDC sponsoring the first drive in movie night and it still leaves the $6,000 to spend in implementing these actions.

Mayor Beckmeyer opened public comments as she thought she saw a hand raised and she asked Dep. City Clerk Brooks to check to see if she saw it as well.

Dep. City Clerk Brooks asked if Sue Digre was wanting to speak on this item.

Sue Digre, Pacifica, stated that it was an excellent plan and she thought our brand was

was mentioned. She recommended that, instead of saying other, that we put our history as it is unique and our cultural aspects are unique. She stated that all three together with our small businesses are Pacifica. She stated that the natural elements are there and the Beach Coalition would be very helpful with that. She stated that the Pacifica Historical Society has done wonderful things with our unique and vast history, adding that the art center and theater are unique. She stated that, when you go traveling, those are the things you go for, i.e., the history and culture in those areas as well as for the food. She recommended that they spell

Mayor Beckmeyer closed public comments.

Mayor pro Tem Bier stated that there was one part where he said they will be rebranding and posting in Instagram twice a month. She encouraged posting more than twice a month. She stated that, when they were talking about bringing visitors to Pacifica, she thought about safety b

Mayor Beckmeyer thought that was a good point, and asked the City Manager if he was getting that.

Councilmember Bigstyck echoed what Sue Digre was saying and he was struck with the first point in the entirety of the plan as they really emphasized our natural historical and cultural values in order to bring people in to come to our businesses. He was impressed and happy to see that. He stated that, when he attended the meeting, it was an energetic group and he was happy to endorse this plan and the energy going into it.

Mayor Beckmeyer added to what Mayor pro Tem Bier said in regard to what they are seeing play out in the Mori Point area and how we have that intersection of visitors, but we also have

her perception was accurate that there was an increase as


they became more entrenched with the Mori Point area in the bathrooms, trails, etc. She stated

that we are inviting visitors into the community and they want to bring that nexus together for our economic development. She stated that there are other considerations that we need to reach out to, whether it is another committee or city manager bringing it back, and she thought we need to be sure we have both.

was that they were part of the GGNRA but all they were promoting was Marin and San Francisco, not Pacifica

south end. He stated that they always hear about the roads being crowded, full, congestion and maybe they are a victim of their success.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that the chair of the congestion management committee may have a thought.

Mayor Beckmeyer thought, if there are no more comments, they can move on.

City Clerk Coffey stated that they need a vote on this item.

lan as stated; seconded by Councilmember Bigstyck.


Vote: 5 - 0 (Agenda Item #8)

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]MOVER: Mike O'Neill, CouncilmemberSECONDER: Tygarjas Bigstyck, CouncilmemberAYES: Beckmeyer, Bier, O'Neill, Vaterlaus, Bigstyck

9. COVID-19 Question and Answer Sessions with Councilmembers PROPOSED ACTION: Receive a verbal report back from the COVID-19 Virtual Town

-19 Question and Answer Sessions.

City Manager Woodhouse introduced the staff report, stating that the subcommittee and ad hoc committee members can chime in. He asked if the Council liaisons would like to add anything.

Mayor pro Tem Bier then continued the staff report.

Councilmember Vaterlaus continued the staff report.


12-1 p.m., were not good for him, although he understood why they would want to do it during the lunch hour. He thought they should try 1 or 2, market it and see what the response was. He suggested that they pick the two most important or hottest topics. He stated that he would be happy to partner with another Councilmember for a couple of times then review how it goes.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that his first thought that noon to 1 pm might be too early for a lot of people and one of the reasons they have a lot of meetings in the evenings so that, when people are home from work, they will be able to participate, such like vaccinations which he would want to view as a public member and his work schedule is until 5 pm. He could work with anything and make requests to participate, but if that is his normal work schedule, and other residents want to tune in regarding vaccinations, they might consider time after their work hours.

possible to host it where someone can redo it, so if it was 12-1 pm and was recorded and they can view it at their convenience. He thought that was a technical possibility and asked if that was something they could do.

Mayor pro Tem Bier stated that it was technically possible and they want to have interaction so they want as many people as possible to interact with them.

-watch it.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated it was about getting the information.

hat getting the information out there was the goal.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked, if someone could not attend that time slot but had a question they wanted to get addressed, if there was a process or way the question can be submitted that could be addressed in the session. She stated that the City Clerk was reminding her that they need the opportunity for public comments. She thought they went through the questions from Council.

City Manager Woodhouse asked to respond to the two questions raised. He stated that the ad hoc committee talked about when they advertise it, people can submit questions in advance and he thought that would be great then the subject matter expert knows and can prepare as well as Council. He stated that, in terms of posting the recording, he would defer to City Clerk Coffey but he thought that it was possible for them to post on YouTube for it to be watched at a later time.

City Clerk Coffey agreed that they can record the Zoom contents and then post the recorded contents.

Mayor Beckmeyer had another question, and did not see any hands raised. She referred to Packet page 77, Item 4f and asked if that was referencing the Council that Councilmember Vaterlaus was part of.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that was just one of the topics they could have.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if the Recovery Council was the group she is part of it.


Councilmember Vaterlaus agreed that she was part of the SMC Covid Recovery Council.

There were no public comments.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that they needed to make a decision about timing and how they want

as a start.

anyspeed to know they have this available.

Mayor pro Tem Bier recommended that they do it at least three times.

that.

Mayor Beckmeyer thought the featured series concept where the topics are delineated and a

topics but was interested in another topic. She asked if that wa

Mayor pro Tem Bier responded affirmatively. She stated that Dep. City Clerk Brooks has a lot of input and she asked if it would be okay for her to comment.

City Manager Woodhouse responded affirmatively.

Mayor pro Tem Bier acknowledged that she was excited about this concept and she asked if she would share that excitement.

Dep. City Clerk Brooks thought councilmembers covering the general gist to achieve the goal of having the interactive Q&A with councilmembers and what they were discussing would be great and making it available. She thought they talked about being able to do Zoom webinars, streaming to Facebook live to capture as many people through different venues as you can and they talked about it being viewable

Dep. City Clerk Brooks responded affirmatively.

City Attorney Woodhouse reiterated that the answer was yes to that.

suggested that they have the subcommittee and work with Dep. City Clerk Brooks to come up with dates. He stated that, if they need him to be there, he will try to be there. He thought this could possibly be a part of Council duties that they change it to city and Council budget coming

to be a Brown Act notice as there are only at most two councilmembers at the meeting.

City Manager Woodhouse stated that it came up at the Ad Hoc Committee and he would comment and the City Attorney may also want to comment. He stated that they were talking about topics that are going to come before Council would be a Brown Act problem. He stated


that, in responding to questions about Covid, these are not issues that the city is going to be deciding, but if they are talking about policy matters, such as questions about the budget, etc., those are topics that will be coming before Council and it gets into a gray area for the Brown Act with councilmembers publicly interacting.

ive or a meeting and say that anyone can call him on Wednesday at 3 pm and talk to him about issues, he is saying that he cannot talk to them about city issues, such as on the budget if they ask how he feels about painting the pier purple, etc.

City Attorney Kenyon thought the issue is not with individual councilmembers speaking to their constituents individually, but the issue comes in when they want to have organized ad hoc meetings or question and answer sessions where you have designated councilmembers who are going to be attending. She stated that, if you have two councilmembers attending these live sessions, that is fine, but the issue comes in when you have changing partners because then you will have potentially a quorum of councilmembers talking about the same thing. She stated that it is very hard to monitor that when you say it will be the mayor and mayor pro tem this week, the mayor and a councilmember the next week, and they can see how that makes it an issue. She stated that it is not an issue if they have different pairs of councilmembers at the session if they are just listening sessions and dealing with Covid in general as opposed to specific Covid issues that could be coming before Council.

ifying that. He stated that he would still like to make the suggestion that the subcommittee just go ahead and schedule these and then find out which councilmembers are available at the times they schedule them. He stated that there was the logistics about the Facebook live, etc., and come up with topics and have them do it.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that, in terms of potential experts that they would reach out to, the exact time of day may bear a bit on that, but perhaps that was already taken into consideration as to whether they could make that time. She appreciated what they have done on this, and thought it was a good proactive way to communicate. She would like to work with the subcommittee, except she cannot. She leaves it for the City Manager in terms of ways that they can support the effort.

and when they could speak because they needed to bring this back to Council prior to doing that.

Mayor Beckmeyer understood and thought they should leave the latitude of once that work is done, they will be making the best choice about when and how the scheduling goes to echo

City Manager Woodhouse thought he has enough direction so the committee can continue to work to plan them. He stated that the next thing Council will hear is more detail about what is

Mayor Beckmeyer thanked the councilmembers who worked on this as well as staff.

Councilmember Vaterlaus asked if they can take a five-minute break.


RESULT: NO VOTE REQUIRED

Mayor Beckmeyer agreed to take a break then reconvened the meeting.

10. Consideration of Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Tenant Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent for Tenants Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the City of Pacifica. PROPOSED ACTION: Consider Adoption by 4/5 vote of an Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Tenant Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent for Tenants Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the City of Pacifica.

City Attorney Kenyon presented the staff report.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that these issues torment her because, if you go ten monthswithout paying rent, how are you ever going to pay rent. She asked about the person who owns a mixed use building where there is a commercial tenant downstairs and upstairs and they owe the money, but there is no relief for landlords at this time. She felt people get buried

somewhat of a reply. She stated that it is a concern and she thinks the legislators are aware of that concern and are trying to deal with the potential ramifications of the temporary moratoria. She hope that the legislature will try to address it in some form or fashion. She has heard that the legislature is trying to address those back payments, at least with regard to residential tenant moratoria, but they have not been able to reach a deal. She stated that they will probably discuss on the next item that things are moving rapidly and change daily. know what the legislature is going to do about that reality, but she believes it is being discussed and they should come up with some way to address that big concern which is a big concern not just with commercial tenant evictions but with residential tenant evictions as well.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that they need to put a definitive termination date in the ordinance because they should either terminate it on a specific date or, if they extend it as they are doing now, they need to come up with additional findings to support the extension, adding that they did for this item. She reiterated that they need to put a definitive termination date so it will require the city, if they decide to go beyond that termination date, to revies those findings to make sure they can still make those findings. She stated that they can make the findings at this time which is why they are extending it for another 180 days.

Mayor Beckmeyer opened public comments.


Sue Digre, Pacifica, agreed that it is tortuous as Covid has shown them what they always knew but not such urgency that small businesses are the backbone of Pacifica, as well as the nation, and by walking around Pacifica, they know that the small businesses are having an extremely difficult time. She again thought it might not be quite as tortuous, although they may be hearing from some of the businesses that own the buildings. She was impressed by the Resource Center that provides for people who are having an economically hard time and have counseling


having a hard time and end up out the door and who wins with that. She thought there are business people who are pretty good at budgeting so they pay something along the way and, when that 90 days kicks in, they can still manage to pay off to the owners. She stated that we are moving into a different tier and hopefully the businesses who can have people inside will do a lot better than they have been recently.

Ellen Hage, Pacifica, stated she is a resident of Pacifica and a member of Pacifica Housing for All and Faith in Action Bay Area. She was speaking in support of the goals of Assembly Bills 15 and 16 that would provide eviction protection for the rent relief.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that she needs to wait for the next item. This item is regarding the commercial tenant evictions.

Ms. Hage stated she thought it was Item #11, and she apologized.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that they are not there yet. They are on Item 10 but they will get there.

Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, stated that she supported this urgency ordinance as our businesses

support of this urgency ordinance.

Gloria Stofan, Pacifica, stated that she is a member of Pacifica Housing for All and she definitely thought this urgency ordinance should go in. She supports the fact that it is needed and needs to be decided at this time. She thought it could go to June 30, which was decided by the state for rental issues. She is with our community and need to help the small business people.


Mayor pro Tem Bier stated that there is money coming in to pay for back rent in reference to

landlords. She stated that the Resource Center is able to help landlords with their mortgages,

discuss anything else as we need to protect people as much as we can and she was ready to make a motion.

business owners are having a difficult conversation with themselves and those with whom they have these businesses considering the weight and burden to be paid when this is through. He stated that it was their opportunity to have an honest conversation while they are trying to help

through to help them more. While there is no guarantee, we have serious business owners considering those serious equations for their business and the more we work together to help each other during this unprecedented time, the better the odds that we will all get through it together. He was happy to vote in favor of this.

Mayor pro Tem Bier moved to Adopt an Urgency Ordinance Extending a Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Tenant Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent for Tenants impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic in t




RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]MOVER: Mary Bier, Mayor Pro TemSECONDER: Mike O'Neill, CouncilmemberAYES: Beckmeyer, Bier, O'Neill, Vaterlaus, Bigstyck

11. Resolution of Support for AB 15, COVID-19 relief: tenancy: Tenant Stabilization Act of 2021 PROPOSED ACTION: Consider whether to adopt the attached Resolution supporting California Assembly Bill 15, COVID-19 relief: tenancy: Tenant Stabilization Act of 2021.

City Manager Woodhouse presented the staff report.

City Attorney Kenyon added to the staff report.

-3 different bills for tenant protection. He supported the idea of tenant protection, but he would like to make the resolution more generic. Instead of AB15, he suggested they word it so that it is due to Covid related rental issues that Council supports a moratorium on evictions as well as protections mentioned in AB15 that there were some protections of owners of the property as there are a lot of mom and pop landlords affected, too. He would like to amend the resolution and leave it up to the mayor when she signs it, to include a moratorium on tenant evictions and protections for landlords instead of being AB 15.

Mayor pro Tem Bier stated that Councilmember Bigstyck was next.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that he was going to add something similar to Councilmember He thought, if he comments, it will go too far into the deliberation mode and he

was giving it back to Mayor pro Tem Bier for now.

Mayor pro Tem Bier wanted to explain why she brought it forward. She stated that some constituents brought this idea to her. She feels like it is important for Council to support anything they can to help Pacificans, especially during this pandemic. She thought everyone understands that people are having a terrible time and anything they can do to support our community is important for her and why she brought it up. She stated that their colleagues in

as they wrote a letter supporting the extension of moratoriums as stated in AB 3088 but they broadened it, such as they support the extensions of moratoriums but not necessarily the one AB15. She stated that there are ways to word it differently to be more broad.

Councilmember Bigstyck wondered, when the wording does come, if it will be possible to say

AB plus anything else that might come down the pike or simply anything that comes down the

it is the general message they are trying to convey. He was curious to hear what the public has to say.


City Attorney Kenyon stated that they can hear from the public now or she can give her thoughts on revising the resolution to address some of the comments from councilmembers.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that she wanted to ask her guidance as she had some comments to bafter public comment.

City Attorney Kenyon thought it would be best to hear now before they hear public comments as she thought that was an addition to the staff report, and public will have the full canopy of what Council is informed about and will be deliberating on.

Mayor Beckmeyer reached out to Assemblymember Mullin as she understood that he was going to be co-sponsoring this bill and she wanted some clarification in understanding that there are multiple other bills that are floating with a lot of different timelines and specifics. She asked him for clarification, specifically in regard to the expiration date, and his response was that, from the leadershimoratorium in California through June 30, 2021, protecting tenants and small landlords from losing their housing as the nation continued to confront the pandemic. They are also moving

She said that he went on to say that they are expecting a floor vote on a budget trailer bill encompassing these policies on Thursday and he expects it to pass. She thought the City Attorney had comments as guidance to Council.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that, with regard to the comments about expanding the resolution, she recommended that it be done as well. She stated that it can easily be done if they add a couple of key points in the resolution with language where they refer to AB15 and add at the

hat covers other legislation that is similar to AB15 such as what the Mayor just mentioned or they have speaking about at this meeting, and would

simple fix and would suffice to adopt a resolution that would include what she believes the Council is intending.

Councilmember Vaterlaus thought it was way too wide open and could encompass anything.

City Attorney Kenyon stated similar to AB15. She stated that it would be related to a moratorium on residential tenant eviction.

to protect small landlords that are being squeezed because there is no rental income to help pay the mortgage. He stated that he supports what the City Attorney was saying.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that they hear what they all are saying and if there is legislation that comes down that is similar yet substantially different, they will most likely bring it back to Council, and she would not say this is giving Council a blank check with regard to what it is

AB15 and the point of expanding it is to allow for the reality of what is happening. She stated that AB15 may die, but there could be AB16 that is slightly different but has a different number. She thought that was the intent of expanding the language. She stated that, if there is another bill that comes out of this that is closely related to AB15 but has a different number, it should be


covered by this resolution. She stated that she understood that was the intent of this expanded language.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that she has a property management tenant. The owners were moved to Colorado and their tenant is four people living in a four-bedroom and pay $3,600

$3,500 a month and they are behind. She asked if they are going to foreclose. She stated that it has been ten months and they keep saying they are going to give landlords some protection, but she has not seen any. She asked what those people are supposed to do. She referred the tenant to PRC, but who is going to make that up. She asked if those people can ever catch up. She asked what happens to the landlord, asking if it is right if they lose their house. She would like a solution for that as they keep saying that, after ten months, they are going to provide

Mayor Beckmeyer asked City Attorney about public comment and where to go from this point.

City Attorney Kenyon apologized to Councilmember Vaterlaus that she does not have an

heard that there are discussions for both landlord assistance as well as tenant assistance. She

She stated that the reality is what is going to happen for tenants and landlords at the end of all this. She stated that it is something that needs a fix and she hopes that the legislature will do something about it, adding that is just as much as we can hope for at this time. She referred to

open it up to the public and then bring it back for deliberation and Council can deliberate more on comments that Councilmember Vaterlaus has brought up as well as others.

Mayor Beckmeyer counted the hands raised and the time needed with three or two minutes for comment, and asked how Council felt about two minutes. She saw that they all seemed to be in agreement. She will add that timing and suggested that, if someone has said what you were

opened public comments.


Anita Rees, Pacifica, reported that, probably within the next week or so, the county will be

how much they can pay towards future rents, but the focus of those federal funds is to specifically pay back rent. She stated that they are in the process of figuring out how that is going to be administered but the county is waiting to give those funds to the core agencies. She stated that moving forward with those who will be eligible for the eviction moratorium, that is hopefully moving forward through June 30 and they will be able to connect them to a core agency to pay the back rent. They will hope that people will be able to go back to work and be able to pay their forward rent, recognizing how much people are assimilating in that debt. She stated that it would not only help renters, but also the people who own the properties. She stated that they were current

100% finalized but that is the plan moving forward.

Suzanne Moore, Pacifica, stated that she was a member of Pacifica Housing for All and was in


evictions and foreclosures and provide a pathway toward economic recovery in the Covid pandemic. She realized the governor was close to a vote on modification of the bill but she believes AB15 drafted by Democrat David Chiu and co-authored by Kevin Mullin is better. She thought changing our resolution to similar legislation sounds good to her. She asked why Pacifica should voice support, and stated that it was because our legislators and our community will benefit if Council expresses that support at this timely moment. She stated that there was general consensus that AB 3088, set to expire in a few days, slowed the Covid spread by keeping people in their homes. She stated that no one should be forced to move now when they are just beginning to see a slow in the post-holiday surge and when they hear of viral mutations in the county with increased transmission, not when unemployment and homelessness is increasing and when legislators are still working out details. She stated that the symbolic gesture of passing a Pacifica resolution in favor of AB15 would mean a lot at this moment and she asked Council to vote yes. She thanked Mayor pro Tem Bier and staff for placing this resolution on this agenda.

Carolyn Jaramillo, Pacifica, stated she is a member of Housing for All. She was urging them to adopt this resolution and modify it they must, but realize that the legislature needs to hear from cities and jurisdictions in the state that this bill is necessary to help protect vulnerable tenants. She stated that, in San Mateo County alone, there could be 15,000 people who could be evicted if this moratorium is not extended. She thought that was something to think about seriously regarding the impact it would have on our community. She stated that it will cost the city nothing to show this support to vulnerable residents and help keep them safe and protect their credit. She stated that it helps not only tenant residents but also keeps the community safe. She hopes that they will support this resolution and support of AB15. She stated that they could also write another letter in support of homeowners who are landlords and have them submit it to the legislature. She stated that AB15 is necessary for vulnerable tenants who have no one else speaking for them.

Gloria Stofan, Pacifica, stated that she is a member of Pacifica Housing for All and Faith in Action Bay Area. She wanted the Council to endorse the principles of AB15. She was reaching out to them for very concerned residents of Pacifica. She stated that the bill expands the expiration date at this point in time. It could be June and it could end at the end of the year. She stated that the expiration date happening now would evict in San Mateo County alone over 15,000 households or 13% of the renting population. She stated that AB15 will extend the state wide eviction protection. She stated that many of our at-risk families have lost their jobs and continue to be prevented from working by the shelter in place orders, and putting these families at a much greater risk of contracting Covid-19 as cases continue to rise and are endangering our public health and our economic future. She stated that Assemblyman David Chiu, author of Assembly Bill 15 and 16, stated a recent UCLA study found that states that lifted eviction moratoriums in recent months saw an estimated 433,700 new Covid cases and 10,000 deaths. She stated that those figures are not theoretical but real lives that could have been saved and

encourage state legislators to extend the eviction protection until this horrific pandemic is over. She thanked them for their support on the urgency of this matter.

Ellen Hage, Pacifica, stated that she is a Pacifica resident, member of Pacifica Housing for All and Faith in Action Bay Area. She stated that support of the goals of Assembly Bills 15 and 16 that would provide eviction protections and rent

extend AB383088 to the end of June and would help tenants vulnerable to eviction and homelessness through no fault of their own due to Covid. She stated that federal funds will be


available for rental assistance and she urged Council to vote for a resolution to support the strongest comprehensive relief package in the state for renters and for impacted housing providers. She stated that AB383088 has been providing rents and debt relief, critical needs in Pacifica which expires in six days. She stated that they are looking to Council for leadership and respond to the impact of the Covid crisis inflicted on our community and to support state rent and debt relief programs that will respond to the most urgent needs of our Pacifica residents. She thanked them for their support

Sue Digre, Pacifica, stated that, as they looked at their small businesses and how they were facing serious issues, and were the backbone of our city, these are residents facing another

be homeless as that will be

She stated doing this and following up with a letter is a good idea as we care for the landlords as well. She asked that they please do this.

Marsha Murphy, Pacifica, stated that she is a resident of Linda Mar. She supports all those who spoke before her. She is happy to see that Council is looking for ways to help its tenants. She stated that we have too many people living that population. She thanked Council and asked that they support AB15 and whatever staff is able to put together.

Delia McGrath, Pacifica, was happy to be present to talk to Council. She thanked Mayor pro Tbetter than Suzanne Moore, Carolyn Jaramillo, Gloria Stofan, Ellen Hage, Sue Digre and Marsha Murphy so she was supporting their thoughts and rationale and urging Council to pass the resolution supporting AB15 and then a letter supporting help for landlords.


Councilmember Bigstyck stated that he heard several of the speakers mention writing a letter in support of landlords and he could absolutely get behind that. He stated that, as he read through the law on the weekend, there was a snippet and, while he could mention the exact page, etc., he wanted to take it out of context because when he read those two sentences, it gave him a sense of what is trying to be accomplished by this. He then read the sentences verbatim:

-payment of residential rent that occurred between March 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021 related to the Covid-19 pandemic. These disputes are of special importance to the parties and a significant, social and economic consequence collectively as the people of the State of California grapple with the health, economic and social impacts of the Covid-reading it, that hit home to him, as this is doing the absolute best to try to encompass the consequences of a pandemic, something we have never had to grapple with in our lifetime. He stated that, if we can do this for businesses, we can do this for people living in the homes and the idea that this will prevent widespread homelessness is good in and of itself, but it is within the context of a pandemic. He asked whether a bunch of people should lose housing en masse while we are all supposed to be sheltering in place, then that was a lot of people who will not have a shelter in which to be in place and as we are trying to get a pandemic under control, and regarding the amount of time to get the shot in our arms, it gets to go back up again and we worry again. Those who are blessed to afford rent get to shelter more ardently than a social

way. He stated that it sounds like everyone beyond Council is doing everything they can to try


mortgages and if they want to add to this the direction to create a letter in support of landlords, he was also in favor of it.

and stated that AB15 does have provisions for delaying any landlord foreclosures; he summarized that he is making a motion in support a moratorium for renters and support for landlords during the Covid pandemic time period.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if they need a second before they have discussion or can they have questions.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that they need a second before they can deliberate on that motion.

Councilmember Bigstyck seconded the motion.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that the remedy for landlords is called forbearance, which means you take your payments that have not been paid to you that you cannot pay and you put

and you will not be able to do anything later because it ruins your credit. She stated that a lot of people have done that, thinking that is what the government says they should do, but it ruins their credit. She stated that, due to no fault of their own, they also have horrible credit.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that there is a lot in this law for tenants to not have problems with their credit as a result of all this happening. He stated that, as he is not a lawyer, it was easy for him to get lost as he was trying to read it. He wondered if the City Attorney has had the opportunity to read it and can tell them whether or not there is something similar for landlords to not have to worry about their credit being affected also or is it purely the tenants in this law.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that she did not believe it impacts landlords and only addresses tenants.

and that is federal law so the state cannot do anything as it is up to the federal government to cure that problem. He referred to what Anita Rees said, and if you read part of this resolution, it does delay any type of action for the lender to take action against the landlords. He stated that it was not in regard to reporting the credit agency but in regard to taking possession of the property. He stated that they can do nothing about what is reported to credit agencies as that is federal law, not state.

Mayor pro Tem Bier thanked her fellow councilmembers for engaging in this conversation as she felt it was important to be having it and learning from it. She stated that, in hindsight, she probably would have added AB16 to talk about it as that is a different Assembly Bill that

hat was her understanding. She stated that, at this time, they were not talking about that. She looked forward to also having a resolution to address that as well. She wants to just show their support and that is what the resolution does.

City Manager Woodhouse stated that he knows there is a motion regarding writing a letter and he asked Council, in regard to that versus the resolution that is being proposed. He asked if they were two separate items.


to redo the resolution or do a letter, he can work it out with the City Attorney as his motion was to show the intent of Council, whether they want to do a letter or resolution. If they are voting on it Thursday, he thought it might be quicker to do a letter and they sign it. He wanted to make a motion to show the intent of Council.

City Attorney Kenyon asked, to get clarity, whether his motion only related to the issue with landlords or did it cover the resolution that they have in front of them on the agenda, AB15. She suggested that they keep them separate and not combine the two. She stated that they can do both, address the resolution in front of them and then adjust it with comments related to this resolution and then in this agenda item, if Council would like to give direction to staff to prepare a letter indicating its interest in supporting landlords with whatever language they want, and they would like the manager to send out a letter prior to Thursday, they can do that. She again suggested that they keep the two issues separately otherwise it will get too confusing.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked City Clerk Coffey to read back what the motion was as she remember the motion being a letter as well. She asked if they can be clear on what the motion is.

City Attorney Kenyon thought that was a great suggestion.

City Clerk Coffey understood the motion to be Council directing staff to write a letter in support of landlords and then also be in support of the resolution regarding AB15 and/or similar legislation.

Mayor Beckmeyer concluded that both were in the motion, and the City Attorney is advising them to separate them or can they have both of them in the motion as long as they are two separate things.

City Attorney Kenyon thanked City Clerk for clarifying that because, listening to that motion now, it is clear that what he is saying is in addition to this resolution for AB15, which they would like to have some wordsmithing done to also allow for support for similar legislation and in addition they would like a letter of support to be sent by the manager relating to landlord relief. She asked if that was accurate. She stated that it would be okay. She stated that, if it is okay with the seconder, Councilmember Bigstyck, and it was his understanding, then he can say it was his understanding and his second motion stands.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that was his understanding. He would like to discuss the letter itself before they vote if appropriate.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that it was fine, and she needs to know for the record, given that clarification on the motion on the floor currently, whether he still wants to maintain his second on that motion.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that it was the resolution and letter.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that it was all one motion.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated he absolutely agreed.


City Attorney Kenyon stated that they can now deliberate on the motion itself and the letter that would be sent in accordance with the motion.

Councilmember Bigstyck stated that the letter based on what Councilmember Vaterlaus was saying, it sparked in his mind the idea that maybe they are not just sending the letter to the state but also to the federsomeone else. He thought the letter could go to the federal government as well so they know that one municipality is thinking in terms of the landlords and alleviating that onus from their credit record. He asked if that made sense.

whether they can have a vote.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that she wanted to check in with Councilmember Vaterlaus as she thought she had a comment.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that she wanted to say that she cares about all the tenants and she felt it was important to keep tenants housed and it is a major issue. She stated that not one of the landlords who she deals with have raised the rent in about three years because they do care about the tenants, and this is one of the toughest issues of all. She stated that, if you

together.

Mayor pro Tem Bier thought she agrees with that. She stated that, if they are going to show support for property owners and landlords, it deserves more attention than they can give it in this motion, if it makes sense to Council.

Councilmthey support the resolution to support AB15.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that, if he is going to withdraw his motion, they will need the seconder to withdraw his second and then he can make a new motion.

Councilmember Bigstyck withdraws his second.

meeting in support of landlords that they will direct to federal government; seconded by Councilmember Bigstyck.

So, there is only one motion and one resolution.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that they can vote on the motion unless there is further discussion, and then she wants to ask a question about the thing they are bringing back next time.


Vote: 4 - 1 (No: Vaterlaus)


RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [4 TO 1]MOVER: Mike O'Neill, CouncilmemberSECONDER: Tygarjas Bigstyck, CouncilmemberAYES: Beckmeyer, Bier, O'Neill, BigstyckNAYS: Vaterlaus

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if the letter is a letter of support from the City Manager and signed by the City Manager or is it a resolution from Council.

resolution for tenants, so do a resolution for landlords.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if they were then endorsing and underscoring specific piece of legislation or as mentioned by City Attorney Kenyon, something AB15 or similar legislation for the purpose.

of what their goal is so they can send it to the state and Jackie Speier and the federal government and they get off with one resolution.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that was her next thought as originally he said to the federal but she felt they want it to both. She asked how they proceed on that.

City Attorney Kenyon stated that the motion is already made and passed, and now they are getting clarification and the question now is whether the City Manager understands the direction or does he need more clarification from Council.

City Manager Woodhouse stated that the motion says a letter, but they can bring back a resolution unless they think that needs to be clarified in the motion. He is not aware of pending legislation regarding landlord property protections. He stated that they can research that, but otherwise his direction is to do a fairly generic resolution about the landlord / property owner protection side of the formula and bring it back at the next meeting. He stated that, when there is not legislation specifically out there waiting for a committee, then it is just a communication generically to our representatives at the state and federal levels about that topic.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked Councilmember Vaterlaus if she had a comment on that.

Councilmember Vaterlaus stated that she did not and was fine with it.

Mayor Beckmeyer called a short break, then reconvened the meeting.

12. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2019-2020 PROPOSED ACTION: Accept the 2019-2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial

City Manager Woodhouse began the staff report.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao completed the staff report.


ave some thoughts on the CAFR and go into the documents.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao responded affirmatively.

name right. He stated that he wanted to make a comment to make sure the public knows that city revenues increased by $0.5 million while expenses increased to $9.8 million compared to the prior year. He stated that some was due to the capitalization expenses but it means the city is not flush with cash, and he wanted to be sure the public was aware of that and, when moving forward with the budget process, they take that into consideration. He then stated that the net pension liability is like a mortgage, such as if you have $500,000 on your house, that total is not due tomorrow but within 30 years, and that is basically what the pension liability is. It is something they want to try to work out and they would obviously be better not having that, but he wanted to make sure that the public looks at t

any councilmember until he finds his other comments.

Mayor Beckmeyer thought he might come up with his other comments later. She then referred to the General Fund undesignated fund balance, and she wanted to understand where to find that in the document and come back to it. She stated that her specific question on that is how that has changed since the previous year. She wanted to make it clear that it is one of the sources for expenditures related to Covid, and asked if she was right.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao responded affirmatively, adding that she can find the unassigned fund balance on page 192 of the packet. She stated that she thought the balance was at $7.5 million last year, so it only went up about $500,000.

Mayor Beckmeyer stated that, in her presentation, she stated that she had broken down the business-type activities, and she asked if they could go back to that slide as it looked different from her printout. She stated that was where the change in that condition was, and she had a question about it. She stated that the $1.9 loss for over expenditure over revenue. She asked if that was what she was referring due to Covid expenditures, and asked if she could explain it again.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao stated it was not so much on this one but more on the business-type activities which includes wastewater and beach parking. She stated that it would be in the governmental activities. She stated that all Covid expenditures would fall under governmental activities expenses.

Mayor Beckmeyer understood. She then referred to the imbalances between program revenue and expenses on the business side, and asked if that was common with regard to projects as they are funding projects and finishing projects, and she was trying to understand how that is off.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao stated that the program revenues are the revenues that are related to specific programs, i.e., child care would be fees, whereas general revenues would be like property taxes.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if program revenues also included the enterprise funds or is that a


separate location.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao stated that the business-type is the enterprise fund, and they also have program revenues.

hold because of Covid, they would have reduced revenues in that case.

Financial Services Manager Tioyao responded affirmatively.

issued for the Police building was issued in 2010, and he asked if that was an interest rate that it might behoove them to try to refinance. He stated that, on looking at one page, they had 3% bonded indebtedness, and he asked if he read that wrong.

Couwant to refinance as he was sure the interest rates are lower now and their credit rating is higher and it might be worth refinancing the COP.

City Manager Woodhouse stated that last fall, they began talking with their financial advisors about looking at all of their debt and whether there are opportunities for refunding any of that, particularly related to increasing our availability of debt service funding for important financial

at this time. As they go into the budget process, they will have more information about whether it makes sense He stated that the initial reply from the finance team was that the longer term costs to that may not make sense for refunding currently of all the major debt issuances. He reiterated that they will go into it in more detail.

d that they had refinanced the pension obligation bonds, etc., and it made sense so he was looking at that COP for the police

not, so that is all his questions.

There were no public comments.

Mayor Beckmeyer asked if they need a motion to accept the report.

City Clerk Coffey stated that they will need a motion to accept the report.




RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]MOVER: Sue Vaterlaus, CouncilmemberSECONDER: Mike O'Neill, CouncilmemberAYES: Beckmeyer, Bier, O'Neill, Vaterlaus, Bigstyck

Mayor pro Tem Bier thanked her for all her hard work

ADJOURN

Mayor Beckmeyer adjourned the meeting at 10:35 p.m.

Transcribed by Barbara Medina, Public Meeting Stenographer.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sarah Coffey, City Clerk

__________________________ Sue Beckmeyer, Mayor

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