San Mateo public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Senior Citizens Commission Regular Meeting
The Senior Citizens Commission voted to recommend a municipal code ordinance update to the City Council to change the commission's name to the Senior Advisory Commission. The commission also approved the minutes from the July 10, 2023 meeting.
- Approved July 10, 2023 meeting minutes (4-0-0)
- Recommended name change to Senior Advisory Commission (4-0-0)
City Council Special Meeting
The City Council held a study session to review research on voluntary expenditure limits (VEL) and public financing models. Council reached a consensus to have staff return with a VEL ordinance based on a preferred limit of $2.50 per resident. No formal votes were taken.
- Consensus reached to develop VEL ordinance with preferred limit of $2.50 per resident
- Proposed tying VEL increases to Consumer Price Index
- Decided to shelf public financing models for two years
City Council Regular Meeting
The City Council approved several infrastructure agreements and a $2.5M budget appropriation for wet weather preparations. The Council also introduced an ordinance to allow planning application extensions for up to two years and updated rules regarding drinking in public areas.
- Approved $2.5M supplemental budget appropriation for wet weather preparations (5-0)
- Introduced ordinance to allow planning application extensions for up to two years (5-0)
- Adopted Ordinance No. 2023-06 amending drinking rules in public areas and private parking lots (5-0)
- Awarded $570,641 agreement to MBH Architects, Inc. for 2nd & El Camino Real Garage improvements (5-0)
- Approved agreement with Consolidated CM, Inc. for elevator controls upgrades up to $147,950 (5-0)
- Approved $219,598 agreement with Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners for corridor analysis and signal design (5-0)
- Approved six on-call professional consultant services agreements through December 31, 2025 (5-0)
- Adopted Resolution No. 97 (2023) to accept access easement at 2750 South Delaware Street (5-0)