Council approves consent calendar, proclaims National Emergency Preparedness Month

The San Mateo City Council approved its consent calendar on Sept. 2 by a unanimous 5–0 roll-call vote. The consent calendar included several routine items that the council considered together and approved in a single motion.

Items approved on the consent calendar (listed as presented at the meeting): - Item 3: City council meeting minutes approval (details not specified in transcript) - Item 4: League of California Cities annual conference voting and delegate designation (details not specified) - Item 5: San Mateo Management Employees Association (SMMEA) letter of agreement amendment (transcript described as "bridal letter of agreement" but specifics were not provided) - Item 6: San Mateo Safety Management Association memorandum of understanding amendment (details not specified) - Item 7: Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team mental health partnership agreement (item later discussed in public remarks as a unique local partnership) - Item 8: Basins 2 and 3 underground flow equalization system (UFES) construction contract contingency increase (details not specified)

Motion and vote: A council member moved to approve the consent calendar and another council member seconded. At roll call, Council Member Fernandez, Deputy Mayor Lorraine, Council Member Diaz Nash, Council Member (transcript name rendered as) Spierko Kuditski, and Mayor Robert Newsom Jr. each voted yes. The clerk announced: “Motion carries 5 0.”

Proclamation: National Emergency Preparedness Month Before the council took up business, Mayor Robert Newsom Jr. read and issued a proclamation recognizing National Emergency Preparedness Month and proclaimed Sept. 25 as National Emergency Preparedness Month in the city of San Mateo. The proclamation called on citizens and civic organizations to evaluate and update emergency plans and noted the city’s Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) and county preparedness activities. The proclamation text was read into the record and acknowledged by city staff.

Clarifying note on transcript wording: The transcript used the phrase “bridal letter of agreement” for Item 5; the council packet or staff materials should be consulted to confirm the precise labor agreement title and terms before referencing it in administrative materials.

Ending The consent-calendar approvals and the mayoral proclamation concluded the routine business portion of the meeting and were followed by public comment and the council’s discussion of Old Business.