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Residents press council on Mills Act contracts and ask for interim Marina branch library services during 18-month renovation
Summary
Several residents urged the council to investigate Mills Act contracts and to seek interim library services for the Marina branch during an 18-month closure; speakers asked for enforcement, transparency and short-term interim library options in the Parkside area.
During general public comment, multiple speakers raised concerns about the City of San Mateo's administration of its historic-preservation program and about a prolonged closure of the Marina branch library without interim services.
Mills Act / historic-preservation concerns: - Speaker Andrew Ryan and others said the city is providing large property-tax subsidies via Mills Act contracts and alleged the assessor records show the City is subsidizing two homeowners by about $52,000 per year. The speakers said the planning department had not produced evidence of contractually mandated inspections and asked that the city cancel or curtail the Rincon contract and stop expanding the historic resources program until enforcement…
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