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Daly City extends $70,000 annual agreement to revitalized Daly City–Colma Chamber; council adds monthly check‑in
Summary
Council approved a 12‑month $70,000 agreement with the Daly City–Colma Chamber of Commerce, adding a requirement for monthly meetings between city staff and chamber staff after discussion about reporting and accountability.
Daly City Council voted Feb. 24 to approve a 12‑month agreement providing $70,000 to the Daly City–Colma Chamber of Commerce to support chamber operations and joint economic development initiatives. The agreement follows a one‑year partnership that city staff said reactivated the chamber following pandemic‑era membership decline.
Staff and chamber representatives said the funds will support deliverables that include maintaining a membership directory, assisting with joint marketing and economic development events, hosting at least one event at City Hall Rotunda, and reporting quarterly to the city. Chamber president Tom (appears in transcript as Mr. Norris) described plans to staff an office, grow membership (reported at just over 200 members, with about 50 added in the last year) and expand events and programming to support local business.
Council discussion focused on financial oversight and accountability. Councilmember DeGiovanni asked for prior quarterly financial documentation and a clearer accounting of how prior year funds were spent; city staff and the chamber president said the chamber provided requested financial documentation to the city manager’s office and that payments had been released after the required documentation was reviewed. Councilmember DeGiovanni withheld a yes vote pending seeing records; during the roll call she recorded an abstention.
As part of debate councilmember Justin Manalo proposed — and the council adopted — an amendment to the staff recommendation requiring monthly coordination meetings between chamber staff and city staff. City staff said the city manager’s office and the chamber president already meet regularly and that adding a formal monthly meeting is feasible; staff agreed to provide quarterly reports and to make the chamber’s required financial reporting available to council on request.
Council action: motion to adopt the agreement and add the requirement for monthly staff‑to‑staff coordination passed (one abstention recorded). The city manager said staff will return materials or provide the financial reports to any council members requesting further detail.
