City Council - Regular Meeting

O County Sanitation District meeting for today, Monday, November 24th, 2025. There are two ways to submit public comment. One is uh through submit written comments by meeting day and number two, attend the meeting in person. To submit written comments by meeting day, please email dwrcity.org or and include public comment in the subject line. All writting comments received by 4 p.m. on the meeting day will be provided to the board members prior to the meeting. Please note any email comments received after 4 p.m. on the meeting date are not guaranteed to be received by board members prior to the meeting. Comments are not read aloud into the record. To speak at the meeting in person, please complete a speaker card located at the entrance to the council chamber chamber and submit it to a staff member as early in the meeting as possible. Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in this meeting should call the board clerk at 650991-82000 ASAP. All right. So, can we have a roll call, please?

Present. Miss Manalo present. Miss Gano present. Mr. Glenn Sylvester. Glenn Sylvester present. And Dr. Roth present. All right. Can I get a motion to approve the agenda? Motion to approve agenda. Second. All those in favor say I. I. I. Uh. Can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? Uh, I have motion. Sure. Second. Uh oh. We're doing the Is it the sanitation? Yeah, we are. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Uh did we get a motion, Mr. Oh, you got a motion. We got a second.

Uh if I may, I'd like to uh have a question on item number two. Okay. Got you. Okay. So, with that, um can we have a friendly amendment to changing your motion to Absolutely. Yes. You're good. Okay. Um, all those in favor say I. I. I. Okay. Um. All right. So, um, item number two. Uh, Mr. Mayor. Oh, yes. Uh, make it easier for, uh, the director. Okay. Mr. Cosgrove,

I'm questioning on page number seven and page number eight. It seems like a quite a bit of money, a lot. And uh one of them said they worked with the tenants to uh uh they found several leaks, but I think $7,000 is quite a bit. I mean, I remember before uh Water sent out these tablets to have them check. And I mean, I think that's a good job. I mean, is there anything out of the ordinary that we don't see here? Because they seem kind of similar on seven and eight

through the base period.

I think 91 Hillrest I believe is in multi-unit. So it's a multi-unit building. Yeah.

So the usage if you had multiple leaks in that building that's probably why the usage was so high. I don't I do not know the details of this specific appeal. They did use they did use the actual annual usage to adjust that grant. I believe the number is so high So if you broke it down the details I just had something else to add to that. Um so in these cases typically um this is the type of credit that would be awarded and if you see the actual annual usage um that's 516 units.

So the bill they still will receive a bill for just over $5,500. It's just that um setting them the having them pay the actual bill that was sent out of $12,000 was excessive based on what the usage actually is.

So it is a large credit. It's a large dollar amount, but the bill itself was was over 12,000. So um they'll still be paying over $5,500 in sanitation fees based on actual usage. Okay. Um, how does that relate? I know it's a different piece of property, 839 Belleview, which is the next page, but we're looking at uh actual annual usage. It's much lower, 172, but yet the bill is close to $8,000. prior 153 months prior.

Correct. The the the actual what will end up being paid is just less than it's about $1,850. Um just less than 2,000, but the credit is significant. As you notice, what the actual usage will be for that year is is relatively um insignificant. um um taken into account that not the base period but the actual usage. It's a much different um spread in terms of how much is actually going to be paid versus how much is going to be credited due to the fact that uh the base period was so high. May I through the mayor

go right in. I just had a quick question only because when I'm reading this 839 Belleview, it says that the high usage I mean it would be concerning because it says that the house was vacant. So how does someone use this much water when it's vacant and there and they didn't find any leaks? So was someone stealing the water? I mean how do you use that much water? I I do not know specifically what happened with this address. It could be something like that where someone was using it uh either accessing the house without the owner's knowledge or or it could have been a leak that they when they went to go check they could not find it but somehow or another the leak went away or or they corrected it and just um were not able to say how Um

that is a dramatic amount of water that was used though and you can see that it went down to nothing afterwards. So something was corrected and so their water bill is going to be high but because this occurred in the uh winter months when we calculate their sewer usage it does throw off their usage um which is the reason for the adjustment.

So I'm just looking at I'm just pulling it up. It just I mean did that water usage happen all in one time? I mean no reason I'm saying it's just a regular three-bedroom house. So an empty three-bedroom house that are the houses are all stuck together. So I mean I just don't understand how that can happen. Yeah. Just just in terms of the length of time the base period is is uh the January February time period. So it's two months worth of usage.

Correct. So, two months of usage. H how I'm just trying to figure out how they get an annual credit of 7,000 almost $8,000, right? They get that credit because they found extra usage and then they reported it and but there was no leak. The if I may, the wastewater bill is calculated based on their water usage.

Got it. So, and and we calculate that based on water usage in winter months. So, that there's uh we take out any kind of water that's used for landscape that's not going down the sewer. So, that's why it's calculated in those months. And when water is used um this much during the calculation period, it just throws off the whole year because not all that water went into the system to where we had to treat it and spend and spend costs on it. So what we do is we just look at what they spent the entire year. So their actual usage that they spent the entire year, not just that calculated period. And it gives us a more accurate viewpoint of what their actual what the actual amount of water was that flowed into their sewer line which then flowed into our sewer system.

Okay. And they they are paying uh for that um usage during that base period. They are paying for um the wastewater treatment plant having to treat that flow during the base period of 153 units of of wastewater. Okay. They are they are paying that the credit is for the calculation that director Cosg Grove is mentioning. We we take that base period and multiply it by six to get an annual estimate of wastewater flow. And in this case, we know that the wastewater flow will not be a thousand units of of wastewater. So that's where it adjusts. So the family then has a reasonable bill. Yeah. Yes.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you for the explanation through the mayor. Mayor,

I have a quick question. So, if when we were watching these numbers and you guys know the estimate of what each address is or whatever, is there any way or do we send a notice out if we think that there's a possible leak to someone if it sounds like something so like that's off the charts so that they can uh look to see if they have a leak or do we have any way to notify them? Yes, utility billing staff when they see um meter reads that are different than normal reach out to the residents. Uh they also send um they send leak detection kits to the residents so that the residents can search them for themselves and most residents, you know, end up maybe getting a plumber or something to to look for a leak or to find a leak.

Yeah. Because some leaks are hard difficult to detect, right? But uh utility billing staff reaches out to customers with abnormal readings. Thank you very much. Yeah. Through the mirror. You know, I recall a long time ago, I had a le a toilet that was running. Um, and I remember getting Did you guys do like a a phone call or something where it wasn't just I don't think it was I would think I thought it was a recording, but somebody saying you have, you know, it looks like you have an issue, you know. So, it does I mean that something triggers that and then you contact the homeowner. So yeah. Yeah, correct. Every every meter is read um uh every two months.

Okay. In the entire system. Yeah, it helped it helped me cuz then I went looking and I had one, you know. So, yeah. Thank you. Yeah, Vice Mayor M.

Uh thank you. Well, I I appreciate and I and and I'm slowly starting to understand this and uh every time we have one of these meetings, I try to scrutinize a little bit. I like the proactive steps that are taken by uh wastewater. However, I look at the other side of it and uh that's the folks who live in Daily City. Oh, wait a minute. You guys gave an annual credit if we add up all these pages. I mean, we're looking at close to uh 25,000 and somebody's going to question, well, wait a minute. Uh that's why a water bills. Well, they may say that, you know, but I'm trying to put myself in the constituents uh shoes and says, well, you wrote off 25,000 in credits uh this this bi-weekly uh meeting and throughout the whole year, how much in annual credits did we write off for the whole entire year? And I'm wondering uh you know could have been a credit to the constituents in the sense of their water bill being adjusted throughout. I'm I'm just begging the question that's all. But I'm a little bit concerned. I appreciate the proactive steps that are taken. But this seems quite a bit and uh hopefully we can get a handle whether it's additional awareness for our constituents. Have you checked your water lately? don't leave it to us to always tell you and things like that. So that's the only reason why I'm asking the question because these are some pretty large numbers and I hope as we continue that I can better understand because I know every situation is different.

Okay. Yeah. Thank thank you for that. If I if I could just make a statement the the um so there are two separate bills that were tonight we're talking about the sewer service charge which is an annual charge uh but the other bill is a water bill. So two separate funds the water fund and the sanitation fund. The customers are build for the water that is that is used that is metered. So, if they do have a leak, we'll reach out to those customers and and try to have them fix their leak so there's not wasted water. Uh, but the water is is charged. We do charge for that water. Um,

if there was a leak or not a leak, but then we we try to help residents get to the source of the problem as soon as possible. On the wastewater side, um we are still billing for the annual usage that comes to the treatment plant in the form of wastewater. So all the units of wastewater that come to the treatment plant that is being build per the uh wastewater rate $10.71 per unit. So we are billing customers for that. So there's not a loss of revenue. The credit is just taken into account that we don't want to penalize somebody for having right a leak in the winter when we're calculating the annual sewer charge. So the annual sewer charge is only based on what customers utilize in January and February of a given year. We take that two-month usage and we multiply it by six for every single customer. Um, every single wastewater customer. We're not losing anything. We're just crediting back people for wastewater that never makes it to the treatment plant.

I get it. All right. Well, I remember council member Manalo and I we sat on this committee when we were discussing raising the rates. Now, were we raising the sewer rates or were we or did we raise the water rate? The last time I think was sewer. Yeah. Sewer service. And if I'm not mistaken based upon where you live in Daily City, like I believe a Sir Monty Ridge, it's not serviced by Daily City, but instead through Com which com charges more from the from the beginning.

Right. So, you know, and I've asked that the funds not be co-mingled, that they kept separated so that the other folks within Daily City are not subsidizing the extra rates of what everybody's charged as to and we have no control because that's the way the pipes go. All right. So, I it's a lot to learn, but uh I'm steadily picking up on it. I appreciate it and hopefully uh uh uh we can continue to do a good thing and at least be transparent to the public and letting them know. Thank you. Great.

And and just I just want to piggyback on what he's saying. So what I'm understanding is it's not like we're losing those credits. What you are is you're adjusting so that the repair was done. Then you see that their usage and then you look at their usage and then it's based on those two months that you so you adjust the base charges and that's where we look at that. But in reality, uh, all it is is they find a problem and if there's a problem, they fix it and then you readjust because you don't want to have it on the high end and then charge them as if they're going to use that much water. Correct. So that's what I got. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you, mate. All right. Thank you.

Um, with that being said, I motion that we approve. Great. Yes. Uh, can I get a second? Second. All those in favor say I. I. I motion passes. Um enter the consent agenda agenda and we off to our next um agenda item is public appearances and oral communications. Seeing none for this meeting, we'll move on to new business. Is there any reports from the board of directors? Seeing none, move on to item number five. Are there any staff reports? Seeing none. Okay. This meeting is adjourned.

Thank you so much.

Well, sir, no. Uh feel free to get um speaking speaking cards that are at the entrances

and submit it to the clerk right in the front. Yeah.

Yeah. All right. Everybody ready? Okay. It looks like it. All right. Welcome everybody to the regular meeting for the city of Daily City today, Monday, November 24th, 2025. There are three ways to submit public comments. Submit written comments by meeting day. Number two, pub number two um submit written comments during the meeting. And number three, attend the meeting in person. To submit written comments by meeting day, please email the city clerk@city.org or and include public comment in the subject line. All written comments received by 4 p.m. on meeting day will be provided to the city council prior to the meeting. Please note any emailed comments received after 4 p.m. on the meeting day are not guaranteed to be received by the city council prior to the meeting. Comments are not said aloud into the record. Number two, during the meeting, you may visit www.dailycity.orgendas org/aggendas to submit comments using the public comment form to address the city council on a specific item or during the public comment period. And such comments are delivered to the city council and city staff during the meeting and may be read into the record at the time they are received. To speak at the meeting in person, please complete a speaker card located at the entrances to the council chamber and submitted to a staff member as early as as early in the meeting as possible. Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in this meeting should call the city office of the city clerk at 6509918078 as soon as possible. Okay. So I want to call the order to this meeting and the city of daily city acknowledges that we are on ancestral lands of the Ramatush Aloni peoples. We recognize their enduring connection to this region and honor their history, culture and contributions. As indigenous protectors of this land, we affirm their sovereign rights as original inhabitants of this land and pay respects to the

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All right, Miss City Clerk, if we can have roll call, please. Miss D. Giovani, present. Miss Piranho, present. Mr. Sylvester, Sylvester, present. Miss Manalo, present. Dr. Rod, present. Okay. And I have a motion to approve the regular meetings of October 27th, 2025. Uh mayor, uh may I have um a change for October 27th on page three? Okay.

Um for the appointment of um Chief Christensen, I I did read a letter of recommendation if you do recall. There is no note of that at all on the minutes. Um, and now for that I'd like that to be put in the record and I can give the city clerk a copy. Great. Okay. So, if we can make those notes uh the city clerk for the regular meeting of October 27th, 2025. We got the motion. Okay. Motion to approve with uh those amendments. Okay. Can we get a second? Second. All those in favor say I. I. I.

Uh can I get the approval of minutes for the meeting of November 10th, 2025? Motion to approve minutes for November 10, 2025. Can I get a second? Second. Second. All those in favor say I. I. Can I get the motion to approval for the agenda for the regular meeting of November 24th, 2025? Approval of regular meeting of November 2024 for the approval of agenda. Can I have a second? Second. Okay. All those in favor say I. I.

I. Um, I know there's a lot of y'all, so I'm expecting um some public comments, oral oral communications. So, um, yes, here we go. So, just uh a little bit of note, speakers are limited to two minutes unless modified by the mayor. The council cannot take any action on any matter raised under this item. All the same. Thanks.

So, first one we have is Jennifer Flowers. And come on up. Good evening. My name is Jennifer Flowers and I am a nurse at Seatin Medical Center here in Daily City. I've been a registered nurse for over 25 years in emergency medicine and tonight I'm here asking the members of the city council to please please support the nurses from Satan Medical Center. Not only is it for our cause but it's also for the community. I come with great concern about the conditions of the hospital. Um, I've honestly worked at various hospitals out through throughout the US and in the Bay Area and Satan Medical Center is definitely the most mismanaged hospital I have ever been employed by. Satin is so vital. It is the only one in that area and I can tell you just how important this is. And I don't mean to sound graphic or anything like this, but one of the reasons that it is so important to address safe staffing issues at this hospital is the people of the community are suffering. When a person comes in with their dead child, they should be greeted with a nurse, a doctor immediately. And those things are not happening because the staffing is not. they are met with a locked door because the staffing there is no nurse out there. And I just feel that it's unfair to our community to continue to allow this hospital who's been given so many grants, so much money, and they've mismanaged it. And we're not providing the staffing that we need. We're not doing safe patient care. Um, sorry, I'm shaking. There's nothing worse than trying to resuscitate a child and not have proper

working equipment. I do not think you understand how important that is to hear a mother's cry to beg her to bring that child back to beg God and you have nothing but your own experience and failing equipment. I was lucky that day I was there because most of the times there's not that many nurses. many nurses, many days it's only three to four nurses staffing that emergency room and it's just not enough. There are guidelines by the CDPH that are not being met. The staffing ratio rules. Nurses are being asked to fraudulently change their documentation to meet the staffing ratio laws. They are also asking to change their documentation to have higher reimbursements for the patients that we care for. Our nurses are inexperienced. We have new grads training new grads. No. And people like me with 25 years of nursing experiences are refused to allow to work by administration. The nurses that have the most

Thank you. that that was time. Thank you. I'm so sorry. No worries. I'm sorry. Thank you for your words, Jennifer. Next, we have Alden Poe or Pon Pon. It's Po. Po. Sorry about that. It's all good. Thank you.

So, my name's Alden Poe. I'm also a registered nurse. I work at Seatin Medical Center. Um I'm in both the teley med surge acute care department and the outpatient wound care department. Um I've been there for about two years now. Um Satin has a reputation that precedes itself and for a very long time it has not been a good one. Um I grew up in this area um just over the border in San Francisco and I knew that Satan had its issues for quite some time but I didn't know the extent to which they went until I started working there. Uh before I get into any specifics, I just want to impress upon you that all matters of health care at all levels in any capacity or role directly impact the quality of care that is provided to patients. And those patients are our neighbors and community members here in Daily City and in Southern San Francisco. Um so these pe these patients are the reason that we nurses come to work every day and and frankly it breaks my heart to see that they are not getting the care that they deserve and that they need. Um, first off, we simply don't have the staff to provide adequate quality, well-rounded care to these patients. Many of the shifts that I work don't have CNAs. They don't have adequate amounts of transporters. We don't have patient care technicians in most or any of our departments. Um, there's only specific windows of time where we have trained phabotamists to draw blood. Anytime that we lack these critical positions, the roles of those positions fall on the nurses. And frankly, when those roles fall on nurses, it takes away from our ability to focus on core and critical nursing skills and core and critical nursing duties. And we're not able to provide the adequate care to these patients that they need. Um, AHMC is not competitive in wages or benefits packages for nurses in comparison to other hospitals in the region. It's not even close. I mean, we're like 20% behind. Um, and it's make they're not making a legitimate attempt to retain or attract staff to stay at this hospital to treat our community members. People come into this hospital with a plan ready to go to leave to go

somewhere else. Um, you know, we see a lot of new nurses come in here and they get trained and then once they're off training, they train other new nurses. It happened to me. It's happened to most of the people in this room behind me. And when we have that level of inexperience, it is a direct impact on patient care and safety. Everybody here is hardworking, but you know, there's only so much we can do when leadership isn't behind us. Thank you. It works. [Applause]

Um, next is Sharf. Adam or Adam Sharf Sharief, sorry. All right. Um, so I would like to request some extra time if that's okay. Maybe like an hour or sorry, not an hour. I could go on for an hour. Like uh 3 minutes. Is that all right? I congrat.

All right. Awesome. So I would like to start by saying um I'm also a registered nurse, but I don't currently work at Seatin. I used to I started my career there at Satin. Learned a lot. uh learned a lot that helped me move to other hospitals and improve and become um better at those other hospitals. So, SEN is great for that, but it's only great for that because it's like a trauma environment where if you can survive, you can grow because it's so mismanaged. There's so few um there's so few resources like has been told before by Jen and Alden, that you have to kind of grow. You have to learn to kind of it's like being in the military, right? If you learn that field medicine on the army uh with nothing, literally nothing, that's what it feels like at seat. And so when you go somewhere else where you have all these resources, it's a whole different experience. So it breeds great nurses, but not for the reasons that you would generally think would be the case. Um, now why I'm no longer at Satan, the the real reason why I'm not at Satin anymore is because of the really is because of management's practices toward us that stem from the top down. Literally all the way from the top down to the owners all the way down to the direct managers. They Let me um give you a story that will perfectly frame exactly what I'm talking about. There was one day in the ED where we were being slammed. Now, if you don't know what a code three is, code three is when somebody comes in, very critical. They need immediate attention. At any given time, our matrix only allows for about three to seven nurses. And seven nurses is really that's we're lucky. This day, we had maybe five nurses and we had 30 patients on the board, right? We can only really handle 20 patients at any given time. And that's if we're adequately staffed with six with five nurses, we're only really supposed to have 12 12 uh patients maximum. But when

you look at the acuity where we would be we would fall out of ratio. But this day, one of the higherups, I won't say who, was there, you know, part of the seauite. He was watching. He has the ability to approve overtime. Our chargers was begging him, let more nurses stay. There was nurses who were willing to stay and nurses who were willing to come in early. He said he looked at all of this that's going on. He says, "Well, you guys are so great here at Satin that you guys can handle it." And he just walked away, disappeared. Satin cannot be run nur the hospitals can't be run with a boy and a pat on the back, which is basically what was h what happened there. Um had we just been allowed two more nurses, patient care would have been would have improved. patients would have gotten the proper uh care that they deserved because now you have critical patients by uh being watched by a nurse who's also watching multiple other patients, some of them also critical. This is not an uncommon situation. I myself have had to have had to um handle four patients at the same time who are very critically sick. any other hospital that would not fly. Each one of those patients would have one nurse taking care of them until they got switched over to the proper unit, which is another problem because these patients can sometimes last hours before they're switched to the appropriate unit. And frankly, the uh emergency department is not the appropriate place to hold those patients who need these specific the specific care and the training necessary by those nurses on the floors. So, that's one example. Another example is just the lack of the management and the ownership puts their burdens onto the nurses and expect us to cover the gap. A perfect example is in the ortho department, the orthopedics department. They're doing surgeries and they haven't paid their bills in so long that auditors are coming and repossessing their supplies in the

middle of surgeries. I ask you, how can you run a hospital in that way when you're not willing to put the money and and the resources where they're supposed to? And then you're asking us, the nurses to cover the gaps. Thank you for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. [Applause] Next, we have Selita Capistrano. [Music] Hi. I was hoping if I can request six minutes of your life. Yeah, that's too much. If there's like just specific points because we have a long agenda.

I will try my best because I worked so hard on this speech. Please pause it. It hasn't begun yet. Okay, we we'll start when you're ready. Okay, I'm ready now. Okay, if we could reset the clock to 2 minutes, please. Or

Yeah, I will try. I promise. Thank you, mayor, and council city members. My name is Shalita Capestrano. I've been a nurse for a little more than a year now. AHMC and Medical Center has been my main source of livelihood to pay for my bills, especially my stu student loans as a new grad nurse. The senior nurses at the tele telemetry and med surge floors I work at always say, "You're probably just going to leave too, just like everyone else." I remember getting confused my why my co-workers would say that to me. But as time went on, I started to realize when I started hearing from my own patients why they were saying that to me. The number one reason is recruitment and retention. I'm speaking for myself on this stand. I genuinely really love being a nurse, but it's very mentally draining to care for your patients alone. I'm supported by my colleagues on the floor. Yes, but majority of the time we have no extra help. Meaning us nurses will have a full assignment of four to five patients. We have to stand as the CNAs. We have to feed and turn our patients at least every 2 hours. We have to help transport them to discharges to p or to their procedures. We have to deal with family complaints why the discharge of their loved ones is delayed. We have to deal with burnout doctors. We have to pass meal trays just so our patients can eat. On top of all of that, we have to make sure that we pass our scheduled medications on a timely manner. This hospital requires us to clock in exactly at 7:30 in the morning and clock out exactly at 8:00 at night. But with all the things that you have to do as a nurse with no extra help, sometimes it's just impossible to finish your job within a 12-hour period. The fact that some nurses can be bullied by the management to stay back to finish their job even after clocking out because the

hospital refuses us to pay the overtime we need to accomplish the dask they expect us to finish is just impossible for me to grasp in my head. There's been a lot of times I come home crying because I'm emotionally, mentally, and physically tired. Those are the days that solidify that being a nurse is exactly where I'm supposed to be. I want to stay in the hospital but our patient census has decreased throughout the short time I've been working as a nurse which resulted in cancellation of the nurses. So what does that mean for us? Our paid time off and sick leaves are coming from the same exact pool of hours. I managed to finish my PTO hours because at some point I would get cancelled so much since there weren't enough patients coming in the hospital which gives us no options but to show up to work even if our mind and body doesn't feel good since we have no hours left to use. I've seen this hospital risk the patients and the licenses and the safety of our patients way too many times. That's why I'm speaking up for all of my overworked, underpaid nurses and for all of the vulnerable patients. One person can't simply do two to three people's jobs. And the fact that some point I was fighting for my other colleagues that were supposed to be laid off, kitchen workers, unit clerks, their job might seem so small, but us nurses end up picking up everything else. This hospital allows us to risk our licenses and jeopardize care, and that's not acceptable. We need to work. We need to work in an environment where we can grow as a person and as a nurse for the benefit of the patients. This hospital wants to attract more patients. But I personally told my family members that if something were to happen to me, I beg them to drive an extra mile to take me somewhere else and not the hospital I'm supposed to be loud and proud of. Us nurses at CN Medical Center are not asking for the impossible, just extra

help. Even the nurses in the emergency department are dealing with retaliation just for speaking up for themselves and their licenses. Our nursing license and our body are our bread and butter. We chose nursing, yes, but this hospital has a responsibility to make sure we have all the resources to be the best nurses we can to provide the care that will bring more patients in. I think about how the management in this hospital expects to get a good rating, but the majority of the time we don't even get to deliver even the bare minimum for the patients that we deserve. I don't know if speaking in this council meeting will help our situation, but as a new grad nurse, I'm pulling all my cards I can to make sure me and my co-workers behind me and the other ones who couldn't show up here tonight to be the best nurses we can be for the patient and the community. I'm tired of trauma bonding with my co-workers. We all deserve the burnouts at this stage of my career is unacceptable. I was actually a fresh growing tree when I first started as a nurse, but the management sure knows how to kill my roots as a young nurse that's supposed to still be filled with life and excitement. To all of you who who are listening with us tonight, thank you. Please support us and support the one and only Standing Hospital in the Daily City community. We have a lot of potential. We just need the right people to maximize our resources to be our best for all our patients because that can be one of you someday. Thank you. [Applause]

Um [Music] thank you for uh voicing out your opinions and um giving us some insight about what's going on in our community. Uh but just to uh reiterate, we cannot take any action or comment in any matter that was presented today. Um and so I don't see any more cards. So we're just going to go proceed to the next. Okay. Is that a card? That's it. There was only one, two, three, four. What happened to it? They could come up though. What was that?

I mean, if you want, you could have sign up list if Yeah, you could come up and fill one out after. Yeah, I think you're

My name is Karen Davey. Um, I've been a registered nurse at Satan for 38 years. Um, that means I've been there through all the ups and downs of the hospitals over hospital over the years. Um, in regards to the current owners, AHMC, there's a problem with recruitment and retention, which is it's linked to to uh staffing, appreciation, support. There really are only two issues driving these problems. It's our benefits, our wages, uh, and then also, uh, hiring practices. Um, we're pretty much 20% lower than any other hospital in the area as according to our pay. And when you're hiring new nurses, new grads all the time and then they leave within, you know, 6 months to a year after they get trained only to leave for a job elsewhere because they're paying higher. That's the reason why they leave. But Satan's one of the only ones hiring new grads. So, you know, they'll come and work and then leave and it's really hard on the morale for everybody. Um, it makes for staffing ratios that are low on experienced nurses. So when you have a floor, you need to have a good ratio of experienced nurses, new nurses, also the ancillary staff that they're talking about, they just don't have that there. Um I work in the GI lab, so I'm doing procedures, so it's a little bit different for us. And it's been maybe a little bit better for us, I think. But, you know, um we need to support the nurses. We don't want them to go else where we want them to stay with us. I mean, I've been there so long and I would like somebody else to stay so long and I know um we're just asking to be respected by the owners and the administration. We need to have our contracts negotiated in good faith. We wait a year without a contract and they do that on purpose. Um we shouldn't have to bear the burden of going a year without a contract. They delay it on purpose. They don't have to pay our wages for that year that they delay it. And then um you know, it's becoming a trend. They did it last time we had a contract. They're doing it this time we have a contract. We need increases in in our benefits and that way we can compete and we can retain our nurses and we can

have retention. Um we need a broader mix of nurses. Uh we need to restart the journey into becoming more like the great hospital I started working at 38 years ago. Uh it's been a really vital part of the city and I've loved working there. Um please remember the nurses and doctors and staff at Seed when they come requesting zoning changes and they want to build all these things there and they want to change the zoning. They have to take care of the hospital first before they do that. Thank you. Thank you. [Music] [Applause] Mayor, I'll fill it out. The green slip. Yes, please.

If anybody's willing to speak, if you can fill out a card now because we definitely have Well, go ahead and speak, but everybody after you because we we um we have a hu like a long agenda. Sorry. Sorry. No worries.

Um okay. So, my name is Rihanna Felix and then I am an ER or ER nurse. I've only been at Stenance for 6 months, but I've been a nurse for a year. So, I'm a new grad and I can attest to everything that Jennifer and Sherief and everyone said where new grads are training new grads. Like, I was training someone last week and I've only been there for 6 months. It's lightweight the blind leading the blind over there. Over there. Um, I do miss all the experienced nurses. Like there's people there who had like 20, 25 years of experience. They got driven out because the manager just doesn't give them their vacation, doesn't give them the schedule they want. And I kind of feel unsafe as a new grad cuz I need someone to learn from or someone to ask questions to. So that's like I'm just say reiterating that it is so true. And then also with the staffing like we're already under staff like as Sharie was saying like four to five nurses there's supposed to be like at least six already like on Friday my shift on Friday they were already telling me to go home because like you're not doing anything. But I'm like you need at least three people to run a code and then the triage nurse does not count. So I'm trying to say is like everything they're saying is so true. I don't want to see it seen for long term. I love everyone there. It's even like people in the laboratory and like radiology who not are my co-workers but like ancillary staff. It's just such a cool and chill place to work at. But I do feel like really unsafe because I have no one to ask questions to to like tell me if I'm doing stuff right. So that's lightweight. Such a harm to patient safety. Um, thank you so much for letting me speak. Thank you.

[Music] [Applause] All right, here we go. Going once, going twice. Okay, we're closing the public comments. So, thank you for spending the evening with us. I know it's um a late night and and to take time out of your time to you know outside of your families and loved ones to come out here and share your um your perspectives is something I appreciate along with my colleagues. So thank you. All right. Uh moving on to the consent agenda. Um can I get a mayor? Yes. I just want to pull one item. Item four. Item four. That's it.

Hey, thank you for coming out everyone. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So, the consent consented agenda. Um, and with the exception of item number four, can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? Like to make a motion to approve uh besides number four. Second. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. I. Thank you, Mr.

Good evening, Dr. Mayor, honorable vice mayor, and council members. Item number four is the fiscal year 2025 annual report on collection and use of developer public facility fees. AB600 developer public facility fees are re revenues derived from developer fees that are restricted to infrastructure expenditures for expansion and enhancements necessitated by new development. The use of the fees is established in the city's capital budget during each budget cycle. These fees provide a portion of funding for various eligible projects and priorities established by the adopted budgets. State law requires the city to segregate its public facility fee revenue and not co-mingle it with other city funds. To meet to meet this requirement, the city has established a separate public facilities fees fund, specifically to track the collection and use of public facility fees and to allocate interest earned. State law also requires this annual report to be brought before the governing body for approval. The balance in this fund as of June 30th, 2024 was $5,15,416. During fiscal year 2025, revenues totaling $760,767 were received from developer fees and interest of $248,963 was earned. A total of $941 was transferred out of the AB1600 fund to the capital improvement fund for storm drain use and $95,919 was transferred back to the AB1600 fund from projects that did not end up utilizing all the funds. The ending balance in the fund as of June 30th, 2025 was 6,120,153. Complete details on all capital projects funded by public facility fees can be found in the city's capital budget. Staff recommends the city council approve the annual report on the

collection and use of developer public facility fees for fiscal year 2025. Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the mayor or council members. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Ne. Mayor.

Thank you. So, thank you, Mr. Nevin. Is there any way to have this on the screen at all? Or if not, that's okay. Leilani the the numbers for the Thank you for your work. I just have a quick question. So on one thing just real quick. Thank you for all this. Um Mr. Nevin, you're always very clear and given everything such a great report. My question is that under the AB on the um this one right here. Is there any way that um that we are able to increase our own um I know we have the law that we adopt but I'm sure is there a way we can uh create our own and increase our own development fees.

Awesome. Thank you. Yes. Um in November 2024, council right did approve an updated nexus study uh and rates for all fees except for uh hotels were were increased at that time. Right. So then you're just going to watch the trend and see how it goes. Uh that's true. We will uh be reporting to council in terms of um additional fees uh uh collected through that process of new fees.

Perfect. And I appreciate your hard work and your very very detailed uh information that we get when when we receive reports from you. It really helps a lot. They've been more detailed since you've been on board. Really appreciate it. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor. Great. Thank you. Uh, with that, can I get a motion to approve item number four? Motion to approve item number four. Second. All those in favor say I. I. I. Thank you. Thank Thank you.

All right. Um, item number 13, second reading of ordinance number 1484, repealing and replacing chapters 15.00 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.2 20 15.22 15.24 15.32 15.60 and 15.65 of title 15 of the daily city municipal code um subject building code. I'll report on this second reading. This is an item um coming for the council. We did uh present this item as an introduction at the last regularly scheduled meeting. This is a uh an ordinance adoption by roll call vote for second reading ordinance number 1484 repealing and replacing several chapters of title 15 of the daily city municipal code regarding the building code. Sorry about that. I'm just lost my All right. So, are there any questions for um this second reading of the ordinance or feedback?

Seeing none, uh can we get a motion to adopt the ordinance by roll call vote? like to make a motion. Okay. Second. So, Miss City Clerk, if we can get a roll call vote, please. Miss D. Giovani, I. Miss Piranho, I. Mr. Sylvester. Glenn Sylvester. I Miss Manalo. I. Dr. Rod.

I. Thank you everyone. Okay. Um, appointments. Board commission membership committee appointments. Are there any appointments? Um, seeing none, proceeding to um item number 14, council committee reports. Are there any council committee reports?

I think we did.

Um, uh, we had, uh, some council committee reports. Um we recently had a meeting with vice mayor um and I in regards to the beayshore development. Um that was just this past week. Um and uh I think what will be forthcoming um to the whole council um regarding the parcel that we um currently own um that is uh slated for affordable housing. Um what what happened was Bridge Housing um to date you all know had to uh let go of their ENA in that point and then we had the two developers come and present um good good housing is it good housing and also um legacy a legacy um to inform my colleagues that good uh housing um recently um withdrew and so now the only candidate for that affordable housing or mixeduse development is a legacy.

Wow. Um and then staff will be bringing forth um some of the work that we've directed them uh Vice Mayor I to do and then we'll be coming to full city council. Right. Go ahead. Go ahead, Vice Mayor.

Uh, thank you, mayor. I I would like to add on to that. I, you know, I'm just so happy that Council Member Nalo is a part of this uh committee because if there's anything about affordable housing and the building of affordable housing, I mean, I have to give her credit. as uh council member Manalo had stated, we've had issues before in the past with other developers and we give them an ENA and subsequently we wait, we wait, we wait and then nothing happens. So, one thing Council Member Manalo didn't say and I will say it is we're going to prepare and city attorney can correct me if I'm wrong. We're going to prepare for an ENA, but we're going to put time frames instead of it just being open like one or two years or something like that. We're going to try to establish time frames with certain checkpoints along the way so that we make sure that they are going to do or will do what they say they'll do even to providing a performer, you know, funding which I think is very important. And so I have to credit uh Council Member Manalo for that because that just flew right over my head and I think that's very very important. So thank you Council Member.

Thank you Vice Mayor. Um I'm glad that we get to work on that committee together. Um we've been on the council for quite some time. So we've been waiting for some developments and we're like we need to have some checks and balances so that we're not um on an empty empty land, right? So, thank you for that. Thank you to Vice Mayor and Glenn Sylvester and Councilman Mala for providing that input. Um, I'm glad that we have a candidate that's um that we can all now move forward with. Um, yes, Vice Mayor Gunester. All right. Uh, Council Member, you done

for the committee? All right. You all may have read the news that the Sanonteo County has offered to put in money to move forward with the development of 493 Eastmore. Oh wow. Yes. And uh 493 Eastmore is that Sullivan and Eastmore that big old vacant lot.

So uh we're going to move forward with that. Daily City uh through the council has provided some matching funds along with HART to which I'm on that board housing endowment and regional trust of San Mateo which helps firsttime home buyers to buy homes. But this particular project if I'm not mistaken is 100% affordable 100%. And there's more to come on that because they're going to get certain credits uh uh tax credits. I in other words, we're moving. So, I just wanted to let you know about that. Uh I'm going through my papers here. Uh mosquito vector control district of which I represent our city at. We had a meeting on November 12th. Uh everything appears to be okay. Uh 80s Egypt eye is uh we haven't had any issues. I made a note somewhere and I'm trying to find it. Uh uh we check for West Nile virus and we uh 543. So if you have a dead bird, make sure you report it. We want to uh mosquito vector want to examine the bird. So if you should see it because uh the dead birds are uh carriers of Westnile virus and they will test. But we've been pretty lucky in our district. Uh I think there was 543 birds test uh died and 103 were tested and none of them had West Nile. So and now you remember I talked quite a bit about Mosquito Vector was one of the first to invest its money in cow class rather than San Mateo County. And uh the good and the bad is that uh uh San Monteo County was paying something like $3.4 49%

and investing in cow class we were making close to 5.49% and we have a 24hour liquidity if we need the funds if you invest in San Monteo it takes 45 days to get funds. So, I kind of pushed for uh Daily City to get into Cal Class and I believe our treasurer has looked into a similar investment and I don't know I uh don't quote me on this but I believe since we got into Cal Class uh we made close to uh over a million dollars in like two years. So, it's a good investment. And I just want to uh let you know that uh the uh Sonteo County mosquito and vector control district is well funded. It's well stabilized and uh everything is secure. So we're building a new building uh down in Berling game. So everything is looking up. Don't forget if you have they don't just handle mosquitoes, they handle rodents, raccoons. If you have any of those issues, call them because you're paying for it out of your homeowners tax and part of that money goes to fund the San Monteo County Mosquito Invecttor Control District. So, um, try to keep that in mind. It's a service that not many folks in Daily City take part of, including beehives. kids play in the high school and they see a a hive on the field and they think it's a ball and they kick it.

So, you know, so uh get get um become aware and just know that this is a service and it's free. Okay? So, I'll try to keep you up to date every time we meet, especially on all the different like tech seasons and stuff like that. Thank you, Mayor. I I I have fun doing this. I love I love mosquito back to control. Thank you. Thanks, Vice Mayor. Um, any other commission? Okay, so um I attended the clean energy November 20th Peninsula Clean Energy Update.

Um or Peninsula Clean Energy um meeting on Thursday, November 20th. And there's a a few things I just want to highlight. One of the highlights that I want to um share is that we we just approved the strategic plan for next year. And so the strategic plan began in September 20 2024 with input from various stakeholders and to facilitated multiple sessions. And so some key elements of the strategic plan was to build a mission vision and guiding principles. So the mission is to provide affordable clean electricity and advance local solutions that lower costs, reduce pollution and strengthen community. Their vision is to uh is to have to build a fossil-free future where everyone thrives with accessible and affordable clean energy with the guiding principles of environmental impact, customer focused approach, economic development, and driving innovation. Um, one of the five-year goals that they want to accomplish is double annual GHG or uh greenhouse gas reduction to 100,000 metric tonses by 2035, maintain high customer and customer engagement and satisfaction. Deliver 100 million dollars in customer sav customer savings and invest $150 million in local projects. um ex execute contracts for 500 millowatt of new renewable minimum to minimize fossil fuel reliance, secure $20 million in grant funding for equity focused uh programs, expand local solar storage and virtual power plant incentives. Um and so we we approved that and PC has grown so much so fast in this 10 years. um PCE went from being just serving just our county alone to now expanding to Los Banos. And so there is a current rebrand that's happening as well.

So two 2026 represents the 10th year anniversary of PCE and we're going to be expecting a rebrand and also a new location um that's in the works. Uh the other thing that we we passed is that um we're up for uh a project to um a state project to provide funding for if it if it gets approved through the state and it's approved to contribute about 60% of the forecasted project for both Pescadero and Half Moon Bay communities to develop um what it's called a a m a micro what's it called? micro grid um plant in those areas because of the high um high blackouts in that area. So, and and plus they're so secluded at sometimes when there's large storms, it'll get knocked out and their grid um will just be knocked out. So, having a a micro grid for both Piscadero and or Halfoon Bay. So, they're putting up two proposals. they they're seeing which one will be more competitive and I was like hey what about daily city not and they're like uh you know we did an assessment we found that Pescadero and Half Moon Bay were the ones that have most in me in need and so if you're unfamiliar with community micro grids are energy systems that power multiple customers and critical facilities within defined boundary through a clean solar and battery storage system that directly connects the utility distribution grid also called the front of the meter system. Uh so we we approved that. So it's a very very competitive pro process. There are multiple proposals across the state and for Samonteo County we're we're putting up two proposals for Half Moon Bay and C Pascadero. Um so we'll see. We we don't know uh what the feedback I mean if we're going to get the grants, but if we do, we'll have

some um money from PCE to supplement the 60% for that micro grid. Um we also because of that growth of PCE we are evolving from a startup to now a 10-year decadel long organization. Um, one of the things that was very very critical important to the growth of PC was the community advisory committee. But through its studies, we found that um because we are growing so big and the lack of representation from different places that cover PC like Los Banos to North County,

uh we sunseted the the community advisory committee even though they're like man they're like specialists in the field and they care so much and um there's a lot of people that go through that committee end up be becoming elected officials in their respective municipalities. But one of the things was what was the best way to serve PCE's needs um with our growth and the lack of representation of different parts of our county. And so what they're what we're going to be moving to is to convene six meetings per year to raise awareness of PCE. We're going to invite participation from 50 plus community based organizations and individuals including the um the current um community uh including the the community advisory council right now. So, a lot of those folks feel kind of it's like bittersweet for them because they see the the the value of having a committee, but then also the growth and but that doesn't take away their involvement in this new community feedback forum. Um, and so it gives us it gives PC some flexibility to participate in formats that are also permitted by the Brown Act because of the community advisory committee. um being um within the parameters of the Brown Act, they can't um go into they can't delineate outside the the the agenda items and so that becomes um a crucial issue was they would have to talk about one issue and they want to talk about another issue but because it's not part of the formal agenda it cannot be spoken about. So it gives flexibility and expansion of how to dialogue amongst these these issues. And so um it passed with a a a good majority and we are but with some constraints on some of the restrictions

was to revisit this in a year and to see if this works. If this works then we see how we can retool it or we could change it and revert back to the CAC format. So, we're just giving some chances to grow with PCE and advancing more feedback, but also some um reservations if it doesn't work out the way we expected it to. Yeah. So, that's my um council committee reports. Um going off to item number 15, any city council reports? Oh, sorry. Yeah. Um mayor, if we can go back to uh council

committee. Yes. I think we're merging everything. So, also vice mayor and I sat on the affordable housing committee and we did we did have a meeting um so two meetings in that week, right? Um and so in regards to um I think it was in regards to staff being having to be able to uh what do you call it? Uh comply, right? Compliance.

In compliance. And so they wanted to give the affordable uh housing committee an update in regards to um some compliance um issues regarding some deliverables the city of Daily City will provide um and um staff looked at um deliverables that are uh I would say re that that is um reasonable and that are in the pipeline. um but also aligned with our um city's um goals, right? Yes.

So, I I know that was it. And then I also since we're talking about affordable housing in the committee, I also want to tack on to what um council member I mean vice mayor mentioned. Um, and I want to acknowledge Supervisor David Canipa, um, when he talked about the housing on Eastmore, um, through his leadership was able to purchase the property. And so, I mean, it's huge. We It tail dubtales on what we're talking about when we entitle a project for so long and then the financing doesn't quite happen because we've been waiting for that to come for a long time. So, I just want to acknowledge his vision to see something which we've entitled as a city come to fruition. Um, and I know that also HART has given dollars to it, we've also um supported it for for those deeply affordable units. Um, so it's very exciting to finally see um not just an empty lot, but that moving forward in that respect. So, thank you, Mayor.

Right. Thank you, Vice Mayor Glenn Sylvester. Thank you, Council Member Manalo. You see, this is good. When you work together, you you chime in off each other. Thank you, Council Member Manalo, for that. On the issue that you had spoke about, basically uh we wanted to make sure that Daily City is in compliance with special areas that is designate designated transit oriented development. And what I mean is that any sort of de development that's within a half mile of any transit line, there are certain uh um qualifications in order for daily city to receive funding for the project to receive funding uh I guess from the state or other sources that we meet certain requirements just on transitoriented development. within a half a mile of transit and it can that even includes uh parking. You know, on top of the hill, the big uh unit on top of the hill, the big one.

Yeah. You know how big that place is? It's big. It's got a lot of units. You know how many parking spots are there? 51. Wow.

And you know why it's only 51? because it qualifies as a transitoriented development. I mean, you have seniors who live there and maybe they don't uh take transit that much, but uh we try to keep all those things in mind. And not all of Daily City is going to be transitoriented development projects, but only a certain few. And I believe 493 Sullivan uh or Eastmore will be one of those. Uh uh even though staff uh when you have a development they say you must offer x number of parking spots but a lot of developers uh try to comply and if it's to have to however developers will still try because they got these new systems I don't know the right word but they call stacking So if it's, you know, stacking, you don't know stacking. Yeah. One on top of each other. You drive your car on, the ramp goes up, you put the car underneath, and it takes up the same amount of space as one parking spot. So I I mean, so it's it's good. So I'm glad that uh Council Member Manalo and I uh met on that because uh we're learning a lot from staff. So kudos to staff and uh uh planning and everyone and it also keeps us ab breast with the laws pertaining because there are some issues to which we as council council cannot do anything about and it's the law so it's good. Thank you.

Thank you vice mayor. All right moving on to city council reports. Hello counc. Hi everybody. So many of us attended the annual Daily City Koma Chamber of Commerce Bowling. It was so much fun.

Uh the best part about that is that the chamber through their foundation uh raises money uh for scholarships for our daily city uh Koma residents uh graduating high school seniors. Um and so that was a lot of fun. I just want to say how much fun that was. I'll make that quick. Um, I wanted to say congratulations to the office of the city clerk because passports are going to start passing through. That is awesome. So, may I say that?

Um, I attended the pan annual pancake brunch Dolier Senior Center on Saturday as well as uh quickly went through to the craft fair and ended up buying something from the seniors. Yes, I know. If I had more time, I would have bought more. It was dangerous. But this but the um my favorite part about that was seeing the quilts that the uh Dolier Senior there's a club and they're beautiful and I got some beautiful um kitchen towels as gifts. Uh so that was really really nice. Um ceremonic tree lighting that was fun. So that was also fun. Uh, we uh got to um we got to watch the Daily City fire. Oh, let me back up. Congratulations. I'm sorry on that. I went too quick for the pancake breakfast. Um the our police, our fire, right? And also our recreation staff. The best pancakes, by the way.

Oh, best pancakes. I I will say uh I I I don't know. Did you get to eat, Pam? Oh, no. No, you didn't eat. But they put um some of them put the uh what was that on the side? It was like the peach. Yeah, the peach. Opal made the peach pancakes. Yeah, it was delicious. Extra flavor. Yeah, it was delicious. Yeah, Opal made it. It was really, really good. But they were delicious.

Yeah. No. Yeah, I bought two two breakfastes that ended up being lunch cuz there was so much food. Um, but I wanted to also thank uh the police and fire. Uh, they were right there and the staff as always. Denise, congratulations. Um, ceremony treelighting. Um, I got to uh hang out with council member Jesseline Manalo. We got to watch our fire truck come and bring Santa. And the best part about that was I didn't pull his beard, but I noticed that Justin, he said, "Go ahead." and she tugged at his beard. It was a real beard. So, that that was really good. So, that was great. And I wanted to put kudos out there for ceremony shopping center, uh, police, fire, everybody who showed up. It was a really a lot of fun. Um, I sat on the illegal dumping task force. Thank you, Leilani. Um, I I it's a legal dumping task force. There's a a there. How many are there on that committee? 20 maybe 15 20 uh staff from all of Daily City from one I if I I don't have all their names. So, but everybody it was really a great meeting. Um I attended the council city's uh dinner on Friday, Half Moon Bay. Jocelyn was there. We missed you uh that you weren't there. Uh Half Moon Bay. Um, I realize I don't like driving at night. That's all I'm gonna say. It was really nice. We had a really great speaker and it was really nice to see other people from the cities. Um, I will like to remind people that um, two events are coming up. One, Frosty the Frosty Snow in partnership with the Daily City Department of Recreations. Uh, it's going to be Saturday, December

6th. It's coming up from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Uh, lots of uh, arts and craft, hot cocoa, cookie decoration, music, Santa. I'm guess because there's a special guest. It might be Santa, might be a reindeer. It may be. We don't know. Maybe. So, that's that. And, um, also Pacific Islanders together that's coming up um 10th annual at the Basher Elementary School and that's December 20th from 9 to 12. Um, and I was going to mention this, but I should I save it for next time. Yeah. Okay, that's it from me. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Council Member Pña. Council member Divani had everything covered, but I did want to add that even at the crafts, it was nice to see there was a lot of young people that just started crafting and they were telling me the stories of how like some of them was their first show and I thought that was impressive because it talks about a new generation who had never crafted at all and this was their f first show and they're hoping that they can continue And it's something so positive even in the youth to to see that intergenerational seniors that was all ages there. And then to hear the young people I was like this is fantastic. And they had all kinds of like books and and things that they had created. And the one one young man I believe it was the leather thing Denise the uh some kind of leather things that he made with different little decals and stuff. I think he was on the second row. And then um they had the music with the carolers as well. And then so to me it was well put together and that to have that balance of uh and then and things that did you never see before I would right you never saw these kind of crafts.

So I did I was afraid I was going to spend a lot of money because but um luckily for me Chief uh Cameron he reminded me when I was in there that was I needed to go to my next So, you got me out of there quick. I want to thank you. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Oh, may I real quick and sorry to interrupt you, but I wanted to thank Ly's store on Mission Street. They donated pumpkins um to uh to our pancake brunch event. So, that was really nice of them. Uh I had gone in and he goes, "Do you know anybody who needs pumpkins?" And I'm like, "Wait a second."

So, everybody was happy to get that. That's okay. So, just a friendly reminder, the the money for the annual pancake, uh, correct me if I'm wrong, please, Denise, that that goes to there's a dream scholarship. Is this the one for this? Yeah, the dream scholarship. And it's a very important program because it's not very much money, but you're you're you know, you're having a good breakfast. But that's important because not everybody can afford the classes or we know people are struggling and they they get to decide and it's a worthy cause. And I think you can donate throughout the year if you would like to. Um there's a way to donate as well. Um if especially it's the Christmas season and then you don't have to know the person to donate, but just think you can give some senior or young person or family uh a gift of being able to be active in our community and to be exposed to the some of the great programs that we have. So I thought that was great. And the police of course and fire. I saw the chief when he was going out the door, but they were always there and of course serving coffee. That's the primo primo primo coffee with Reyes and um so it's always proud and then you know they the firefighters want to make sure their pancakes are perfectly round. So, but it was uh really good and I think council member Brana said, "Yeah, the crowdfair you definitely uh either don't take any money or just go through and and try to see pick and choose, right?" But, um I thought that was great. Thanks. Thanks, Council Member Brano.

Thanks, Mayor. All right. Are there any other uh city council reports? I know. Uh I'll go after you. I'll

Okay. because I know uh council member Malo uh is working it. Anyway, I I don't have much in the area of uh community uh engagements, but I wanted to comment on council member Pirano on two things. Okay. First of all, when uh council member Piranho, if there's an event and they're selling something, she always buys. always always buys and I've noticed that over the year. She's always buying. So, uh if you have her event, make sure you invite Council Member Pirano, but she always buys and she also contributes to raffle prices also. And the other part I want to make mention to you, Council Pano, uh illegal dumping task force. If there's anyone who should be a part of that task force is Council Member Parano because if you see her on Facebook, she drives around the city and she takes pictures of mattresses and furniturees and she says this is not nice.

And she does it. If you uh so for those of you have Facebook, make sure you make friends with uh Council Member Pirano because she does drive around the city. And for those of you who are uh watching us, if you see any dumping, we don't expect you to take action. That's what the task force is working out. What we want you to do is report it. Okay? If I'm not mistaken, I believe we have a contract with Republic Services and if you report it, they have to pick it up in 72 hours. How do you report it? Daily City IHelp. I help Help. Just type in Daily City IHelp

and it'll come up with the form and you can report it. All right. And they track each one of the requests that comes in so you can go back what was ever done. What was ever done and if they don't do something, you make sure you let us know. So, I just want to put out those two things. Thank you, Mayor. Yes. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Man.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, I wanted to report out that um, I was honored to speak on the cafe age friendly event um, at Brisbane and it was called Light Up Your Life. Um, and as the city of Daily City, we talked about ensuring our uh, people know about our food security programs as well as our congregate meals. Um and it was really wonderful to hear from all the other cities around their programs. Um it was also heartening um to learn um that because of our volunteer program here in the city of Daily City, we have so many amazing volunteers um and all the different sites um that Brisbane looked at uh one of our uh our volunteer program as as a model because they are now um starting their own volunteer program. Um so that was really wonderful. I was in attendance with Ta Pa Ariento. So I want to uh thank Lei Lonnie, our amazing staff, and uh Marie uh who's also on the task force was there. And um I will say it was such a delight to to be at the tree lighting at Ceremoni. Um one thing I realized is Ceremoni's temperature in the mall during the holidays has not changed since I was a child. Like if you No, it's warm the heater inside. Yeah. And I remember that being a kid like when they always had the the fountain, the old fountain and I'm like we have our coats. I'm like but it's so hot. Right. I'm like I was brought back to my childhood. But the best part as well as I will say um council member Pano was when our firefighters ended up wearing the antlers. They they had antlers they were

giving away and they were all they they they were all game and they put it on. Um and I know that you know all the kids and all of those in audience saw that as a treat as well. Um and Santa even had a poem right before he right before he counted down for the tree lighting. What he said was a poem to to light it up. I was like okay this is Santa was really great. And yes, I did. I didn't pull it hard, but he goes, "Go for it." And I was like, "Oh, it was real." I mean, to me, that was real Santa.

Um, and then also, um, you know, I met with Mid Peninsula staff and I just wanted to share with my colleagues, you know, um, one thing I'm really grateful for is my experience around affordable housing as mentioned, um, in my early in my career. And I always want to incorporate what I've learned in the past to uh our community. And so when um I realize Mid Peninsula is doing um their housing at Midway, I want to make sure our communities know when these housing opportunities are are out there. Um so I'm so glad that I spoke with staff because um there's going to be another opportunity for Midway um you know, Village. the first um housing opportunity to to refill their weight list.

And so I was like, "Oh my goodness, if we weren't able to connect with them, like, how do we know this information?" And so I'm going to be working directly with them to figure out ways that we do our collaborative marketing so that our residents know, right? There's so many times our residents, when are these housing opportunities coming about? And so we're going to work together to figure out a plan so that um when the flyers are out, number one, they're understandable, digestible, and number two is that that we're able to share that with our community members um and ensure that we're on that list whenever they do those releases. So, um wanted to share that. And then also, um even though it was a ways, um Half Moon Bay was really nice. Um, I did bring my daughter and it was so funny because she goes, "Mommy, it's so quiet." We went through the 92. So, she was like, "It's so quiet down the windy road." But, um, you know, she joined me as well. And so, it was really great at the city of council meetings they're talking about, which has a lot of questions as well around innovative farming. Um and so the questions that were brought up is how do you include the farmers that are already doing the work if you're talking about the innovative uh ways to ensure that we have healthy food at affordable cost especially with the cost of just everything rising. So that speaker really talked about innovative ways so that you know you know when you go to Whole Foods it is a bit a lot more expensive but how do you make sure that it's more affordable for our communities. So I thought that was really wonderful. Um and then also was able to um celebrate a little bit with the Malasaki Association for their heritage night. Um, and then I also

wanted um to share that PBRC had a wonderful Thanksgiving giveaway. Um, our firefighters were there and police. They gave over 400 gift cards to those in need. Um, and I brought my whole family. I said, "Look, we're going to we're going to volunteer and we're going to um, you know, give this away." Lil Ethan carried the bags and put it in the car. Um so you know learning really what community service is all about and so um and then allin SF um had their classic uh their children's day at bowling at our daily city classic bowl which was really wonderful. They did a toy drive um and just really a time for uh organizations children's and family just to have you know time for the children and that was really wonderful. Um I wasn't able to attend a lot of the events um that you mentioned last week because I actually was at the working families convening. Um I saw council member Tom Hamilton there. Um but it was uh learning about what was what other cities were doing regarding immigration, regarding housing. Um and one of the things I did learn from that convening um at Riverside is this amazing public art program. that they've been able to transform a lot of their spaces. And I mean, I hopefully um that's the vision for we have one mural at Top of the Hill, but there's definitely some blank spaces that hopefully we can learn from what they did down there um and bring a lot more public art into our spaces. Um and then also um another initiative that in the future um that I think it's so important for older adults and I I'll bringing it I'll bring it formally to council and maybe not deal it here

because I don't want no brown brown act but I will share it with all of you but it's really to help support our older adults. Um which was really great to hear from other folks serving up and down California. Um and then I also last but not least I I want to thank the California Nurses Association um CNA um when they had reached out and they they said how do we do public comment or how are we to express uh what we're experiencing um they reached out I told them that we have our public comment I also shared with them thank goodness um back uh when we started I would say like vice mayor and I uh public comment was in the end.

Um, and now we've moved public comment to the front. And so, thank you. I remember our city manager, Tom Picolotti, um, making that shift and change, um, to be able to have our public not wait until the end of our agenda. Um, they were really grateful for that. I just wanted to share that history with them. um but to our nurses that uh came today to express your concern, your care for our um community, especially the patients. Um thank you um for making your voices heard um and taking the time out this evening. Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, Council Member Manalo. Um I have a a couple of um council committee reports or council city council reports. So, number one, uh, we're keeping the party alive at Seafood City. So, if anyone comes, if they get bored during, uh, Thanksgiving weekend, what? Make your way to Seafood City. That's true.

On November 28th and 29th, November 28th, they're featuring DJ Ju, MC Fran Boogie, and DJ Omi um, as their main DJ on November 28th. And then November 29th um with M DJ not DJ uh MC Preach alongside DJ WS Goodchell DJ Rick Lee and our honor honorary for Daily City Hip Hop for 2026. We have DJ Shortcut that will be

um presiding over DJ Tables on November 29th. So if you if you're bored and you want to escape u family drama from Thanksgiving, no, I'm just joking. Just want to enjoy yourself at Tu City, they have um those events going on and they're also fundraising for the floods that are happening in the Philippines.

Um number two is it's Nutcracker season. So the Westlake School of Performing Arts is putting together their their annual Nutcracker production. And if you want to purchase tickets, um, you can go to art artistinmotionbay area.org and it's on December 13th and December 14th and it's going to be at the Sanonteo County Performing Arts uh, Center. And then number three is uh, just some upcoming dates. So December 8th will be our regular meeting, correct? Senior man Jess. And then December 9th is our um daily city reorg. So we're coming to a close um as we settle and uh transition to the holidays into the new year. So just want to give you that um that information. And so before um are there any other city council reports?

Mr. Mayor, if I may, um you reminded me um I I will be going to the December 14th um Nutcracker event because I know that is when your daughter will be performing and so I'm looking forward to that. And then also um maybe a good way we could tell folks is after dinner if you want to dance off your your your food. That's it, right? Because it starts at 8:00 p.m. to midnight,

right? Um at Seafood City. Um and then um just wanted to share like that's very exciting to see the young people practice because at PBRC um right next to PBRC is all of the Westlake School of Performing Arts and really the dedication of the young people. Oh my goodness, they were there from like morning all the way to the evening. Yeah. I mean they they they really work so hard for that production. And so just wanted to say um I look forward to watching your daughter. Yeah. And it's my daughter's last one. So trying to end it with a bang. All right. Um Vice Mayor Glenn Sylvester.

Yeah. Uh thank you, Council Member Malo. You brought up the issue about Seafood City. You know, I'm a fan. I must go there three times a week and I've been there on it's called Midnight Madness. Oh man, what's that old guy going there? No, no, no. I leave that to the mayor. He dances. I go there and I eat. You break that

and I watch and I watch everybody else and all the kids and uh just watch them, a little hint, get there like 7:30. So you get your food and you just sit at the table and the show starts at 8 and you just sit there and just watch. It's fun. It's it's I mean just to see the joy and happiness of our future generation, our now generation. I mean, but I go there for the meal, but it's good. Seafood City. Thank you,

m Mr. Mayor. Um, if I may, I You got the tips there, Vice Mayor. Get there this time because the tables get filled. That is a tip because when you get there, it's already all filled. People hang out. They're buying their food. Um, but before we close our um, city council uh, meeting portion, I do want to say it is still our mayor's birthday month. And so I wanted to say happy birthday, mayor. This is your birthday month. Um, and I hope you know you get um, your celebrations uh, for the whole month. I know um, next time we meet it'll be December. So happy happy birthday month. Thank you so much, Cameron. Appreciate it. Okay.

Not supposed to sing. Ah, it's okay. We're all trying to go home. Vice Mayor singing. Not sure about the All right. So, uh, before we close, uh, we have a couple of adjournment and memories and I'm going to throw it back to you, Vice Mayor. Through the chair. Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. I forgot those. Yeah, I was trying to go fast forward. Go right in. Staff reports. Be really brief. Um, city hall be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the holiday. On December 4th, we have the employee treelighting event here. Yes, that's right. At city hall. That's at 3:30, followed by the commissioner's dinner at 5 at Westlake Joe. So, just a quick reminders to get that in your book. That's all.

Thank you, city manager. I told you escape my mind. All right. So, moving towards um adjournment. Um I'm gonna throw it to Vice Mayor Glenn Sylvester.

All right. Thank you, uh Mr. Mayor, I do have one. I made mention of the last council meeting, but I didn't have any information. I do have some information and uh don't worry, it's not long, but it's a very important information and thought you all should know. I'd like to adjourn in memory of Donna Alben. She passed away on the 7th of November 2025 at the age of 91. She was born to Albert Albert Leia, Minnesota and she moved to Daily City and then to San Francisco. She leaves behind her daughters Laura Walsh and Andrea Goslin as well as her son-in-law Thomas Walsh and her grandchildren Brendan Walsh, Sarah Walsh, Jacob Goslin, Lily Goslin, and her greatgrandchild Ella Goslin. She'll be deeply missed by those who touched her life. Now, uh, as a friendly reminder, uh, Laura Walsh is married to council member Thomas Walsh

of Koma, um, our neighbor. So, I uh, would like to uh, acknowledge that and adjourn in her memory of her mom. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Um, I'm going to head it to Council Member Just Manella.

Uh, thank you, U, Mr. Mayor, you know, at the last meeting, I did um share the words of Marico's son, but I did get in contact with uh his wife um and um have the formal obituary to read. Um Maro Enriquez filled every room with his positive energy, high-pitched laughter, and generous spirit that made everyone feel at home. He passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025 in Fairfield, California at the age of 82. He has survived by his loving wife Fay and two sons Marquy and Melvin who will remember him for his humor and deep commitment to family and community. Born on March 13, 1943 in Paci, Philippines, Maro was the youngest of seven children of Valerrianiano and Tophila Enriquez. Having never met his father, he grew up determined to build a better life for himself and his future family. Through his hard work and perseverance, he earned his architecture degree from National University class of 1967 before immigrating to the United States in search of opportunity. Maro started his career as an engineer at Becttel. But his true calling was people. He loved finding connections, creating opportunities, and helping others see their own potential. In 1978, he co-founded Tropical Quality Foods, one of the first companies to bring Filipino favorites like Lana, Tino, and Lubieta homes across California. Later, he found success in the life insurance industry, where his mix of hustle and heart earned him top honors and where he mentored countless others to do the same. Marico's true legacy was his service to others. Deeply involved in the Bay Area's Filipino community, he dedicated

himself to uplifting and empowering those around him. He worked alongside community leaders such as Commissioner Alice P. Bulos to help organize the FilipinoAmerican Democratic Club of Sonteo County and contributed to organizations including the Pasigen of Northern California and the Filipina Binhan Resource Center. In 2008, he was appointed to the Sanonteo County Parks Recreation Commission where he helped enhance outdoor spaces and community programs. He proudly served for more than a decade and was recognized by the county board of supervisors for his commitment to public service. His faith was central to everything. As a devoted member of our lady of compassionate protection and the Catholic charismatic movement, he believed God guided all his steps. Lived each day with deep gratitude for his blessings. And Marico lived life fully. He believed in laughter, community, and good food. He had a story for everyone, a joke for every occasion, and a gift for bringing people together, leaving everyone he met a little more joyful and connected. Thank you. Um, and then also I would like to uh adjourn in memory this evening um for our state treasurer Fiona Ma's father. Um, and this is how she announced it um to the public. On August 11th, my dad fell and hit his left side of his head which resulted in a brain bleed. He spent a week in Suckerbird San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center where the nurses and doctors were absolutely top-notch. After that, he spent two weeks at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center receiving excellent care

and then transferred to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose for rehab. The speech and physical therapy teams worked with him three hours a day and he made a remarkable progress the week of September 8th. But around September 19, he began to have a heart and lung issue and moved to progressive care floor. Even though all of this, he was so happy to celebrate his 87th birthday on September 27. Al after turning 90 in the last year, he declared he'd be 88 forever and and walk backwards every day. Around his birthday, he spoke clearly for the first time in weeks and told us he wanted to go home. We hoped he'd get strong enough to return to rehab and keep working on improving his swallowing speech and rebuilding his strength, but his body gave out before his mind ever did. Early the early that morning, my dad peacefully crossed over the rainbow to join my mom and our furberries. I know Bella will be happy to see him in heaven. He lived a remarkable life, growing up essentially on his own from a young age, earning three full scholarships for his bachelor's, master's, and PhD. He answered my mom's now or never called a day after she graduated from City College of New York and they married. Had um me, my brother Michael, and my sister Samantha. They were married for over 50 wonderful years. Dad always told us not to waste time and to always be on time. He was full of positivity, love parties and gatherings. So uh as Fion

our our state treasure says the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He had a true passion for searching researching stocks and selling covered calls and puts he lived life fully happily on his own terms. Um so uh rest in peace um to Dr. Ma. Thank you council member Manala. And then our last adjournment I'll share with city manager and staff.

Yeah. Thank you, mayor. Um on on November 9th, uh the city city hall lost one of our own uh Nicholas Ray Dandridge who was a fixture here at city hall. All you most everyone knew Nicholas. He um just hang out here peaceful and he enjoyed drawing and uh enjoyed conversing with all the employees. He had he had been missing for, you know, we hadn't seen him for a couple weeks and and didn't know that he had died suddenly, but his mom who he um frequently would ask me to talk to her on the phone. He wanted me to meet his mom. Just a just a kind soul, he uh his mom showed up. So, I finally got to meet her. Unfortunately, it was due to his untimely death, but you can put it up on the screen if anyone doesn't know who Nicholas is.

Wow. I do remember. Wow. So, he was 46 years old. Just just a kind soul that was always here at at at Daily City Hall. This was his home. Yeah. He loved it here. Mhm. Um there were times when he moved away that he would he would take Bart to come here and hang out here. He he he just loved being here in the ratunda. So, he's going to be missed. And u there's there's the uh page for there's a GoFundMe and there's the uh the services up there as well. So going to miss him. Wow.

Wow. With that um if we can just offer um a moment of silence for our journal memory. All right, everybody. Have everybody happy holidays and happy Thanksgiving to everyone.