The South San Francisco City Council held a hybrid regular meeting on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, beginning at 6:00 PM. The meeting featured presentations on the 2020 Census data and the County’s supervisorial redistricting process, as well as a number of consent calendar items and two major administrative business items: the Orange Memorial Park Sports Field renovation construction management contract and the Baden Avenue affordable housing project. The Council also unanimously approved a letter requesting that the city be placed entirely within a single supervisorial district.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:49 PM (inferred from the transcript's closing remarks) in memory of Giuseppina and Lando Baldocchi, Brendan Rios, Doug Butler, and Omar Ivan Carreño Rayon.
Um this is the proclamation recognizing October as breast cancer awareness month, whereas October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of this disease. While we have seen an increase on mammography rules, mammography rates, and a decline in deaths, there is more we can do. Whereas individuals and communities still benefit from a reminder that breast cancer is not a solved problem. It's not gone, nor cured, and a condition not to ignore. Whereas the American Cancer Society estimates 281,550 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women, one percent of this will be men, and about 43,600 women will die from breast cancer in the United States in 2021. Whereas every woman is a risk for breast cancer, even if she has no family history or other risk factors for the disease. Whereas having affordable access to screening and early detection for all women is an essential component in the fight against breast cancer. Whereas during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we stand with our mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends, and we recognize all who have joined their love who have lost their loved ones in fighting their bat this battle, as well as those advocates, researchers, and health care providers whose scare and hard work gives hope to those living with breast cancer. And whereas, by educating ourselves and supporting innovative research, we will improve the quality of life for all Americans affected by breast cancer, and one day defeat this terrible disease. Whereas the fight doesn't end on October 31st, taking the right steps to combat the disease includes screening tests for early detection and prevention, standing by survivors and their families, and supporting worthy organizations that provide quality treatment and cure, and those who are working tirelessly to find the cure. Now, therefore be it resolved that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby recognize October as breast cancer awareness month and encourage women to learn about their risk for breast cancer, talk to their health care providers about the recommended breast cancer screening, and be screened with clinical breast exams and mammography. Signed by the entire city council. Thank you, Councilwoman. Thank you, Mayor. Moving on to item number two, proclamation recognizing October as National Italian Heritage Month. So the Vice Mayor and I decided to mix it up a little bit this evening, and he's going to be reading the proclamation regarding Italian Heritage Month because he is an aficionado of all things Italian. Especially food. And I actually uh in high school I took Italian, don't ask me to speak Italian, so better than me. So but I'm honored to read this uh recognition of October as National Italian and American Heritage Month. Whereas Italian American Heritage Month is celebrated every year in October to honor and recognize the centuries of achievements, successes, and valuable contributions of Italian immigrants and Italian Americans, and whereas from the early explorers to the 5.5 million working class immigrants who arrived in the United States around the beginning of the 20th century, Italian Americans have helped shape and developed our nation. And whereas currently there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent residing in the United States, making Italian Americans the fifth largest ethnic group in our nation. Whereas bound by enduring values of faith and family, Italian Americans have flourished in all areas of our public and economic life while preserving their proud Italian traditions. And whereas upon arrival in the United States, the Italian-American community face racial, social, and religious discrimination, yet Italian Americans have preserved with uh preserv uh sorry, uh with hope and hard work to reach for the American dream and help build our great country, and whereas as proud service members have also defended the liberty and integrity of the United States since the Revolutionary War, and whereas all Americans take great pride in the accomplishments of individuals such as Enrico Fermi, who won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics, Paolo Solari, the celebrated architect, and baseball hero Joe DiMaggio. Whereas Italian Americans operate thriving businesses, teach our children, serve at all levels of government, and succeed in a mirror of occupations. Now, therefore be resolved that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco calls upon all Americans to learn more about the history of Italian Americans and honor the long history and the vast contributions of Italian Americans signed by the entire city council. Okay, thank you. Well done, Mr. Vice Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. Moving on to item number three is the 2020 final census data presentation for the city of South San Francisco. And joining us tonight will be Shali Tilton with NDC. Thank you, Mayor Adiago and Council members. It's my pleasure to be here representing National Demographics Corporation. We are the city's consultant to assist you in this redistricting process in and in the final selection of a redistricting map. I'm going to go ahead and share my screen if that's okay. So at that we knew at the time that the census data was outdated, but we were mandated to use that data. And of course, now we have the 2020 census data. That district four only looks funky because of the um areas that are unincorporated, the golf course areas in the area, just country club drive, but it's actually a uh a nice looking map as far as compactness goes. The timeline for redistricting is guided by the Fair Maps Act. The Fair Maps Act is new. It did not exist at the time when the city adopted its districts, but it follows much of the same principles that was used when the city created its districts. There are four mandated required hearings. One was already held in July, so you've completed that. You'll have your second one in December 22nd. Tonight, the purpose of tonight's uh meeting is to roll out the census data. Uh the census data was delayed. We should have had it back in May. Um, and we just actually got the final numbers in September. They actually came out September 20 uh 21st, technically, because it was just after midnight on September 20th. NDC went to work verifying the data and found significant significant errors with the methodology that was used by the state.