Regular City Council Meeting – January 24, 2024
6:30 pm Town Hall
1198 El Camino Real, Colma 94014
The City Council meeting will be held in person in the Council Chambers as detailed below. As a courtesy and technology permitting, the meeting will also be held virtually via Zoom Video Conference. However, the Town cannot guarantee that the public’s access to the Zoom virtual platform will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue.
To attend the meeting in person:
Town Hall, Council Chamber, 1198 El Camino Real, Colma CA 94014
To participate in the meeting via Zoom Video Conference:
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To provide Public Comment in person:
Members of the public wishing to speak are requested to complete a yellow speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk. Comments should be kept to three minutes or less.
To provide Public Comment via Zoom Video Conference:
Live verbal public comments may be made by requesting to speak using the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or, if calling in by phone, by pressing *9 on the telephone keypad prior to the consent calendar being heard, or prior to the close of the public comment period for agenda items or non-agenda items. In response, the Town will unmute the speaker and allow them to speak up to three minutes.
To provide Public Comment in writing:
Members of the public may provide written comments by email to the City Clerk at adometita@colma.ca.gov before the meeting. Emailed comments should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting or note that your comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda. The length of the emailed comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 250-300 words.
As a reminder, the Town cannot guarantee that the public’s access to the Zoom virtual platform will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Therefore, if you want to ensure you are able to attend the meeting and/or make public comment, you may wish to attend in person.
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS – 6:30 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL – 7:00 PM
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
PRESENTATION
- Recognition honoring the retirement of Tri Counties Bank Branch Manager Sara Watson
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Comments on the Consent Calendar and Non-Agenda Items will be heard at this time. Comments on Agenda Items will be heard when the item is called.
CONSENT CALENDAR
- Motion to Accept the Minutes from the January 10, 2024 Regular Meeting.
PUBLIC HEARING
- EV CHARGING RATES
Consider: Motion to Adopt a Resolution Amending Colma Administrative Code Subchapter 1.10, Master Fee Schedule, to Establish an Electrical Vehicle Charging Rate for Town Owned and Operated Electrical Vehicle Chargers, Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15273 and 15378.
- ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE AND FEES
Consider: Motion to Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapter 8 of the Colma Municipal Code Relating to Animals, to Adopt by Reference the Animal Control Ordinance of San Mateo County, Consisting of Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the County of San Mateo, California and to Make Other Clarifying Updates Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378 and 15061; andConsider: Motion to Adopt a Resolution Amending Colma Administrative Code Subchapter 1.10, Master Fee Schedule, to Update Various Animal Control Fees, Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378 and 15061. - ZONING CODE UPDATE
Consider: Motion to Introduce and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Subchapter 5.03 to Include and Remove Subchapters 5.05, 5.06, 5.12, 5.15, 5.19, and 5.20 of Chapter 5 (Planning, Zoning, Use & Development of Land & Improvements) of the Colma Municipal Code in Furtherance of the State Housing Element and Other State Law Changes, Pursuant to a Previously Certified Environmental Impact Report.
NEW BUSINESS
- FY 2023-24 MID-YEAR FINANCIAL UPDATE & BUDGET AMENDMENT
Consider: Motion Accepting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Mid-Year Financial Report Through December 31, 2023; and
Consider: Motion to Adopt a Resolution Appropriating Funds and Amending Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 to Increase General Fund (11) Appropriation by $140,000 Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378.
REPORTS
Mayor/City Council
City Manager
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council Meeting Agenda Packet and supporting documents are available for review on the Town’s website www.colma.ca.gov or at Colma Town Hall, 1198 El Camino Real, Colma, CA. Persons interested in obtaining an agenda via e-mail should call 650-997-8300 or email a request to citymanager@colma.ca.gov.
Reasonable Accommodation
Upon request, this publication will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability, who requires a modification or accommodation to view the agenda, should direct such a request to Pak Lin, ADA Coordinator, at 650-997-8300 or pak.lin@colma.ca.gov. Please allow two business days for your request to be processed.
Item #4 – Order of attachments has changed. Also, map in Attachment B has been updated. Changes are noted in red.