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No council action was required at this meeting. Assistant City Manager Yulia Carter said staff met with the BID board and that the board recommended a percentage-based assessment structure and suggested an initial rate of 0.5 percent rather than the 1.0 percent the city had earlier modeled. Staff said the April 28 council meeting will include a formal public hearing and a staff recommendation for council action.

Why it matters: A tourism-marketing district would create a stable local funding source for marketing, visitor services and coordinated outreach to draw visitors to Pacifica’s hotels and tourist assets. The assessment structure and rate are key decisions because they determine the district’s income and how much individual businesses will pay.

Next steps: Staff will return with the public‑hearing item on April 28, including the assessment methodology, final recommended rate and draft governing documents. The council did not take action Wednesday; public comment at this meeting expressed general support for leveraging tourism assets and for in-person outreach staff did with BID members.

Votes at a glance: No vote was taken; item to return April 28 for a formal public hearing and action by the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PCC 3/24/25 Part 2 - Pacifica City Council Meeting - March 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council staff opened a required public meeting on forming a Pacifica Tourism Marketing District (replacement for existing BID). Staff said the proposed district would use a percentage-based assessment and that the BID board recommended a 0.5 percent initial assessment; no action was taken and a public hearing is scheduled for April 28.","taxTitle","Pacifica, San Mateo County, California","taxId",54263,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6105985,"Pacifica adopts midyear budget adjustments; council keeps reserves intact",532,11520000,12052000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0&start=11520&end=12052","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0/thumbnail_11520000.jpg","/articles/6105985/Pacifica/San-Mateo-County/California/Pacifica-adopts-midyear-budget-adjustments-council-keeps-reserves-intact","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105985-b3c369883a067cbb5ad35cc889287a42/orig.mp4?Expires=1770903734&Signature=b2YWACZOM0ToNFY-mP0kYMCurFMGi~pwhhHeENhSzQ~ELO60Xid6tNv4plcJAsFMMaeptED96A56o~DOg82RbDgfXn--fWDTt90-R1R0~Gbwfkw8kwC4KuWfwha4CIBznI2U4GSjhGhVkbQHHpdITYXo3i9pnbKPzpM0op-pj45RnscexCY5qZywQqnSJGLBe4tQdYoFgxS5QniotdEFi8ihsqsAhsfls4VzTXCtBbbAJz88g60sajuQQYhKYGa1kvwzHKesVz7ykDIazosJ-ecLkI6A80OsKITHMW8El4mBk4~YB~SYwOnkCLqC3sHUEQNZfyjD~mq6HSsBa~wqbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pacifica City Council adopted midyear budget adjustments on Wednesday as staff reported that fiscal-year revenues and expenditures remain close to projections and that the city’s unassigned fund balance meets policy targets.

The council approved previously authorized changes and a small set of new midyear adjustments, including funds to update police-department security and intercom systems and to move previously approved vehicle purchases into the motor-pool fund. Staff said these changes produce minimal net fiscal impact and that the general fund still projects a surplus for the fiscal year. The council passed the budget adjustments on a 4–0 vote with one councilmember absent.

Why it matters: A midyear budget review is the council’s opportunity to reconcile actual revenues and expenditures with the adopted budget and to authorize transfers or reclassifications needed for capital purchases, contract adjustments or one-time items. Staff emphasized that the amendments were modest and that the city’s reserve ratio remained above the General Fund Operating Allowance target.

Notable adjustments: Staff identified a $302,000 previously approved adjustment included in the midyear package; new items included a request for approximately $101,000 to upgrade the police building’s access control and intercom systems and a planned transfer of approximately $352,000 into the motor-pool fund for vehicles already approved in prior cycles. Wastewater fund activity included a transfer into a new sewer-rate study project; that transfer is budget-neutral overall but required council approval under the city’s CIP policy because it moved money out of active projects to create a new project line.

Council action: The council approved the midyear adjustments and the city manager’s recommendation to proceed with planned budget actions and transfers. The vote was recorded as 4–0 with Councilmember Bowles absent.

Votes at a glance: Approve midyear FY2024–25 operating and capital budget adjustments — outcome: approved (4–0, Bowles absent).","Council approved small midyear adjustments and transfers across funds, including vehicle and security-system allocations; staff reported revenue and expenditure trends were largely in line with the adopted budget and fund balances remain healthy.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6105991,"Pacifica approves 2024 progress reports for housing element and general plan",1178,4671000,5849000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0&start=4671&end=5849","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0/thumbnail_4671000.jpg","/articles/6105991/Pacifica/San-Mateo-County/California/Pacifica-approves-2024-progress-reports-for-housing-element-and-general-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105991-a95155d4fed8d0ccb792aaf8ee3e2c17/orig.mp4?Expires=1770903734&Signature=II31yv54jad2Bqu7Tw5Fw8D3XA-HsTWJzNUiA-Waqnrqzx5rQKHEfcOb5-cWHEU26VN~viy0KxkqmdU7Mes1LTiQiH1bV0zZP~Uk3IhkFNd2tPfOLJWIE1GzqLrAvYODvHKARDTSGoIxjSLTfoJOldSJMPZ9UuN-A30uEeJQ3UEkXxt4ruEPvlcp5YxfZP5f-RHQbWq5uL~sHqSQdUO8GfpMv4V7sq90GKJIp01haFtS1W~ssbMPsLOC3kGTRTO7zHRiLwApLZDbj8lev9NRgDCwLU6JpLYt9RKbSJ1QHNy5H9qPyMTDltSbL7DNTBIWjXHMaQMhE-peUet05CbJGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pacifica City Council unanimously approved the city’s 2024 Annual Progress Reports (APRs) for the housing element and for the other elements of the general plan and directed the city manager to file the reports with state agencies.

The APRs document the city’s activity during calendar year 2024. Staff highlighted local actions — including progress on economic-sustainability programs, park improvements and circulation projects — and reported housing metrics. The housing APR showed 20 building permits in 2024, 397 housing-unit applications (driven largely by three large “builder remedy” applications), and 43 certificates of occupancy issued in 2024; accessory dwelling units (ADUs) continued to form a substantial share of permitting activity.

Why it matters: The APRs are annual, statutorily required reports that track progress on adopted plans and are submitted to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (general plan APR) and to HCD (housing element APR). The housing APR helps HCD and the public monitor progress toward RHNA goals and the effectiveness of programs.

Key technical points and corrections: Staff and consultants noted minor typos and required footnote clarifications before transmittal. For example, the general-plan APR will be corrected to show that a particular implementation item should reference a different action number; the housing APR will include a footnote clarifying that assigned affordability categories for ADUs are based on HCD‑approved criteria and that actual ADU affordability is not always known until occupancy. Staff also said they will add a completed project (Pacific View, 37 units) to the report tables.

Council action and vote: The council adopted a resolution approving the two 2024 APRs with the technical corrections identified in staff presentations and directed the city manager to transmit the final documents to HCD and to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation.

Votes at a glance: Adopt 2024 APRs for the housing element and other general-plan elements — outcome: approved unanimously (motion by Councilmember Beer; second by Councilmember Espinosa).","Council adopted the city’s 2024 Annual Progress Reports for the housing element and for other general-plan elements and directed staff to transmit the reports to state agencies, with minor technical corrections noted by staff and consultants.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":91,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":94,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6105996,"Pacifica council adopts revised housing element; HCD review expected to clear path for rezoning",6375,11046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0&start=4671&end=11046","/articles/6105996/Pacifica/San-Mateo-County/California/Pacifica-council-adopts-revised-housing-element-HCD-review-expected-to-clear-path-for-rezoning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6105996-2ce4c83943c99bb7ca881e9ba16778e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770903734&Signature=jubZU5acoOtyrwiE4hctLZnnmX0NLDKyEYoEy39LGjGKB4OZ99RTmSo7uYrtFM1Gto8UeGnSnxeeQPujfNWx1M47~X5mEgs-NiRAnMjRVlvH5ZAoqZJWtehLuLx~CTEg02bqjI1~TXIIzXCKj4yJcfUYN7nd~55UiR5N0LqUBe-aFoIh0uvTQOAJ-jgLLe9QILH7Cp9V-Lcg~h81l7kHonIANDAvWG3kf5L7UrxjU-EfragE4hmoOGzsHZh0SsXccdtAM-EqSG2X788SnkGt0ma-Xhg-vuOJXu7kj8afBZNR6E5C9y2S7JK~QHYOu2IDaMvNiwpTFrpJZP7qW2PKfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pacifica’s City Council on Wednesday approved a revised 2023–2031 housing element intended to bring the city into substantial compliance with state housing law and set the framework for a targeted rezoning program required to meet the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).

The council voted unanimously to adopt the revisions; staff and consultants said the changes respond to detailed HCD comments and add clarifying findings and program language required by state review. Adoption is a necessary step before the city proceeds with targeted rezoning and before HCD can formally certify the housing element.

Why it matters: The housing element sets the city’s strategy for meeting an 8‑year RHNA of 1,892 units, including a required inventory of sites that can accommodate the region-assigned share of housing for all income levels. HCD’s recent letter confirmed that, with the revisions the council adopted, the city’s programs and sites meet statutory requirements — but HCD cannot issue final certification until the city completes implementing rezones that match the housing inventory.

What the council approved: The revisions added technical edits, clarified findings about non‑vacant sites included in the inventory, expanded programs addressing fair housing (including housing mobility and reasonable-accommodation procedures) and codified implementation timelines. Staff and Good City Company, the city’s consultant, told the council that the changes do not alter the site inventory’s unit capacity. HCD had asked the city to add explicit language stating that certain sites would permit by‑right (“by‑right” or “by–right”) development if at least 20 percent of units on a given site are affordable to low-income households; staff said the sites already met that affordability threshold.

Public comment and cultural-site concerns: Dozens of residents and representatives of arts organizations spoke during public comment, both in favor of the housing element and urging protections for community assets. Speakers representing Sanchez Art Center and the Mildred Owen Concert Hall asked the council to preserve the campus and to ensure any future development vision retained the arts facilities and playing fields. Staff and the city attorney said the Sanchez Arts Center parcel is city-owned and that an RFP or surplus‑land process for a city parcel gives the council greater discretion than a private‑owner, by‑right development — the council can set a vision (for example, to retain arts space) and include it in developer selection criteria.

HCD engagement and next steps: HCD provided written guidance and requested technical edits; staff worked with Good City Company to incorporate those edits. The revised housing element package and an associated timeline now put the city on a path to complete targeted rezones and related CEQA (environmental review) work. Staff said they will present a rezoning package and a zoning modernization plan to the council; the rezoning and CEQA steps must be completed for HCD certification to be final. Councilmembers stressed the importance of completing the rezoning and pair it with objective design standards and engagement on public‑site visions.

Timeline and legal context: Staff noted that the housing element includes a “mid‑cycle review” commitment and explicit findings to support listing non‑vacant sites (such as school or public‑facility parcels) in the inventory. The adopted negative declaration (CEQA) from January 2024 remains the city’s environmental clearance for the housing element; staff said the current revisions do not require further environmental review but that rezoning and CEQA related to the targeted rezone will be completed as a separate, related action. Council approved staff recommendations and added the suggested findings and technical corrections.

Votes at a glance: Adopt revised 2023–2031 housing element (amendments as noted) — outcome: approved unanimously (motion by Councilmember Wright; second by Mayor Beckmeyer, roll call unanimous).","Council approved the revised 2023–2031 housing element after changes requested by the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); staff said adoption is a precondition to rezoning and formal HCD certification.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6106001,"Pacifica Council approves $412,000 to extend safe-parking program at San Francisco RV Resort",3832,721000,4553000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0&start=721&end=4553","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2785112-a0c58076b11e0034227b25e986b8f7b0/thumbnail_721000.jpg","/articles/6106001/Pacifica/San-Mateo-County/California/Pacifica-Council-approves-412000-to-extend-safe-parking-program-at-San-Francisco-RV-Resort","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6106001-f073cfce849102a6397ece9a4ebb5a97/orig.mp4?Expires=1770903734&Signature=AjQbF4TlAqywjo-y1KSlvSntCjOOyMgoX9EQJYyCZUv2r~ycTy-JWzYd~t0T4h1sE-y9uy7sY3L5zUNQYEuK3Lbluzs-rwRqKUhLcBRc6u3Wc3edRNMt69BVBlB7vnH4yxaeUGKL3OvehAMiDbEO29uggO-TBOOdPZ-vTZNlJ0CMDaab2b95t9066O7V~yYY9qP1q5m~UQigJrdYMC~FJHW93mURJ4FELXE1iLmsWGk6as4ca9I3VIp6rHpvscMLNPlKD2rpT0P2MWBfTZ2Tb47wGzKFNl3Q4H0YaHorQsBYqlYthxpIgYxJdQeGuhG5gPfVBkz080bmj8~XbHL94g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pacifica City Council on Wednesday approved funding to extend the city’s Pacifica Safe Parking Program by renting 10 spaces at the San Francisco RV Resort and by supporting the program’s case-management operations.

The council voted unanimously to commit $412,000 from the city’s Housing Action Fund to rent the resort spaces for one year and to cover a year of Pacifica Resource Center (PRC) case-management and program operations as currently run.

The approval follows a staff presentation describing an operational plan in which 10 resort spaces would rotate with on-street spaces at Oceana and Malaga Drive so participants could not remain in any one street location longer than four months. “The 204,000 represents rental of 10 spaces in SFRV for 1 year,” the city manager said in the presentation; staff also described an additional $208,000 annual cost to maintain current levels of case management. PRC Executive Director Anita Reese told council that the program had served 49 individuals from 31 families since September 2024 and that 31 percent of participants — 15 people — had moved to permanent housing.

Why it matters: PRC leaders, PRC board members and dozens of residents urged the council to fund both the resort spaces and case-management services. Speakers said case management is the core element that produces exits to housing and described how the availability of a resort site with hookups, laundry and water had led some people to consider alternatives to living full-time in their motor homes.

What council approved: The motion the council passed funds both the rental of 10 spaces at the San Francisco RV Resort and one year of PRC operations and case-management support for the program as currently operated. Staff said the $204,000 rent figure is the cost for the spaces; staff and PRC requested additional funding to cover case management. In debate, councilmembers described the city’s $2.9 million Housing Action Fund balance and weighed whether to commit one year versus six months of operating funds; the successful motion funded a full 12 months of both rent and operations (total $412,000).

Public comment and neighborhood concerns: More than a dozen Pacifica residents, service providers and PRC board members supported the extension. Suzanne Moore, a retired county nurse practitioner and PRC board member, thanked the city and asked the council to “collaborate with the county to further the life and success of the program.” Other speakers described motor-home harassment on Pacifica streets, the limited availability of subsidies (Reese said only three program participants received housing subsidies), and the program’s role in protecting public health and the environment by providing black- and gray-water disposal. Some neighborhood speakers said they wanted existing on-street program spaces moved into the resort and raised quality-of-life concerns about RVs parked on local streets.

Operational details and contingencies: Staff said the San Francisco RV Resort requires occupants to leave every four months, so the PRC’s plan pairs 10 resort spaces with five on-street spaces at Oceana and Malaga Drive that would cycle in and out. PRC said it has an active wait list of two households and an informal count of 25 to 30 motor homes in Pacifica on any given day. City staff recommended the council’s commitment act as a “catalyst” to secure matching contributions from San Mateo County or foundations; they said staff and PRC have already discussed the program with county executives and that county funding could be sought in this spring’s budget season. Staff said a minimum operating option (logistics only, no case management) would cost about $40,000 per year; continuing full case-management at current levels would cost approximately $208,000 per year.

Legal and program context: The program began in 2022 and was jointly funded by the city, the county and federal ARPA monies in its initial three-year period. Staff noted the program was created, in part, in response to litigation and a settlement directive; council members and public commenters referenced an ACLU judgment that previously required the city to provide a certain number of safe parking placements, and PRC and city staff said continuing the program may avoid additional legal and administrative costs.

Council discussion and vote: Council members debated the duration of the commitment (six months vs. one year), the city’s role in leveraging county or foundation funds, and operational details such as where on-street spaces would remain. Several members emphasized the need to fund the case-management component, not just rent spaces. The motion to commit the combined $412,000 — covering rental of sites and one year of PRC case-management operations — passed unanimously.

Next steps: Staff said the city manager will work with PRC and the resort to finalize rental terms and the operating agreement; staff also said they would continue discussions with the county and potential grant funders to supplement the city contribution. PRC said it would continue outreach to motor-home occupants in Pacifica and would return to council if additional appropriations or changes are required.

Votes at a glance: Approve funding to extend and expand the Pacifica Safe Parking Program — outcome: approved unanimously (motion moved by Councilmember Beer; second not consistently recorded in the transcript).","The council voted unanimously to commit $412,000 from the Housing Action Fund to rent 10 RV spaces for one year and fund case-management services for the Pacifica Safe Parking Program, while residents and service providers urged continued funding for wraparound support.","actionData","errors"]

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