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South San Francisco City Council Meeting on October 22, 2025: Proclamations, Public Concerns, and Mobility Plans

City Council — Wednesday, October 22, 2025
BodySouth San Francisco, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, October 22, 2025
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

Can I please have a roll call?

0:02

Councilmember Coleman.

0:05

Here.

0:06

Councilmember Nogales.

0:08

Here.

0:09

Councilmember Nicholas.

0:10

Present.

0:11

Vice Mayor Adiego.

0:12

Here.

0:13

Mayor Flores.

0:14

I'm present.

0:16

Next item.

0:17

Um tonight we're honored to have Scott Sr.

0:22

lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:24

Scott is a proud member of our South San Francisco community and serves as a dedicated volunteer with our community emergency response team, also known as CERT.

0:34

He's also a passionate advocate for disability awareness and inclusion.

0:38

Please join me in welcoming Scott to the podium.

0:40

And if you are able to, yes, and if you are able to, please stand and place your right hand over your heart and follow Scott.

0:53

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

1:01

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

1:07

Great.

1:08

Thank you very much.

1:09

Proceeding with the meeting.

1:11

Next uh item, please.

1:13

Agenda review.

1:15

Uh Mayor Flores, we do have two changes to the agenda this evening.

1:19

Uh, first, item number 24, which is the proclamation recognizing United Against Hate Week.

1:24

Uh, we'd like to move that up to follow the last proclamation.

1:28

So it would be uh proclamation number five.

1:31

And then the second item is during our closed session.

1:34

We noticed two workers' comp hearings, and we'll only be hearing the one that's not doesn't have the name of the individual.

1:40

Very well accepted and uh taken into the record.

1:43

Next item, please.

1:45

We'll move along to Libine Act Disclosures.

1:47

Does the council have any reporting?

1:50

None.

1:52

Move along to announcements from staff.

1:54

Great.

2:16

Good evening, Mayor, Council members.

2:18

I was looking for um library staff, but I'll fill in here to talk about the film screening song of the fireflies is this Saturday, October 25th from 11 a.m.

2:30

Oh, it's there's two screenings, one's at 11 and one's at two.

2:35

And his second announcement is the trivia challenge, 32nd annual, and it is Friday, November 7th.

2:43

It's being held at the conference center.

2:44

Um, sixty-five dollars general admission, and it's so worth it.

2:48

It's super fun, and dinner's delicious.

2:50

And um, if you're interested in having a team, teams of three, it's four hundred dollars with dinner and contact Project Reed for any other questions.

3:01

Thank you.

3:02

Thank you.

3:08

Any of the Mayor Eddie, members of the council, uh Richley, your assistant city manager.

3:12

Well, on behalf of Councilmember Nogales, I want to invite the South San Francisco community to a senior scam stopper seminar that's going to be held on Tuesday, November 18th at the social hall in the LPR.

3:26

All are welcome and certainly want to promote this loud and clear.

3:30

Um, wanted to perhaps uh offer the council member an opportunity to further um elaborate on this uh event.

3:38

Thank you, Rich.

3:39

Um I wanted to put this event together because I got a frantic phone call from my parents because they received a call who they allegedly was claiming to be a uh a police officer claiming that my sister was in a severe car accident.

3:59

And as the conversation was going on, it was very clear that this person was trying to scam my parents.

4:08

Thank God my parents were smart enough to realize uh to hang up the phone.

4:14

But unfortunately, there are people who get scanned by this, and so I thought it was important that we partner with our police department to put together the scamstopper event to educate our residents about um scams that are going on in our community and how to prevent those.

4:31

So uh I I thank our uh Chief Campbell and our PD uh to partner with me, and I invite the community to come out and learn um some really really important information.

4:42

So on Tuesday, November 18th, please uh come and uh we'll we will definitely uh educate the our public about how we can prevent scams in South San Francisco.

4:52

So thank you, Assistant City Manor Ridgley.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Procedural███████████████15%
Economic Development██████████10%
Active Transportation█████████9%
Public Safety██████6%
Transportation Safety██████6%
Arts And Culture████4%
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Summary of Proceedings

South San Francisco City Council Meeting on October 22, 2025

The South San Francisco City Council meeting on October 22, 2025, featured multiple proclamations honoring community members and awareness months, staff announcements on upcoming events, and discussions on local initiatives including age-friendly planning and transportation improvements. Council members addressed immigration enforcement concerns, and public comments raised issues from unpaid work to park safety.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 5 through 20 were approved unanimously, with the exception of item 9 (capital project management software contract). Item 9 was approved with a vote of 4-1, with Vice Mayor Adiego opposed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Clifton Birch, a consultant, stated that his company was not compensated for work on a city project and requested an audit.
  • Annie argued that the women of the year award selection process was deceptive and showed nepotism, implicating Mayor Flores.
  • Cheryl Peruchetti, a resident, reported violent incidents involving unleashed dogs at Buri Buri Park and advocated for larger signs and fines to improve safety.
  • Tom Carney criticized the city for ignoring infrastructure problems like damaged sidewalks and trash, accusing the council of ridiculing concerns.
  • Barbara Earhart claimed the state of the city address excluded residents by requiring a paid lunch for attendance.
  • Sam Chiguti expressed frustration over difficulty locating a city council meeting venue, suggesting better signage.
  • Fionola supported immigration enforcement, opposing the council's stance and emphasizing legal immigration.

Discussion Items

  • Council members deliberated on immigration enforcement, with multiple members expressing opposition to ICE raids and support for immigrant communities. Mayor Flores reaffirmed the city's commitment to inclusivity and non-collaboration with ICE.
  • Karen Cunningham from CAFE presented the Age-Friendly Action Plan, highlighting strategies for senior safety, transportation, and social inclusion.
  • Katie Donner updated the council on the Launch Local vacant retail activation pilot program, and the sublease agreement with Six Bicycles was discussed, with council members welcoming the new business.
  • Megan Woolley Osdall and partners from SamTrans, Caltrans, and SMCTA reported on the El Camino Real Mobility Plan and Grand Boulevard Initiative, including considerations for road diets to improve safety and multimodal travel.

Key Outcomes

  • Proclamations were issued for Disability Awareness Month (awarded to Scott Sinor), Breast Cancer Awareness Month (awarded to Dr. Alice Ye), Italian Heritage Month (accepted by Manny Garcia and Rich Garbarino), and United Against Hate Week (awarded to Sonny Koya).
  • The resolution adopting the Age-Friendly Action Plan was approved.
  • The sublease agreement with Six Bicycles was approved, marking the first tenant under the Launch Local program.
  • The consent calendar was approved with the noted vote on item 9.
  • Council directed staff to address food truck regulations in District 5 and follow up on infrastructure concerns.

Meeting Transcript

Can I please have a roll call? Councilmember Coleman. Here. Councilmember Nogales. Here. Councilmember Nicholas. Present. Vice Mayor Adiego. Here. Mayor Flores. I'm present. Next item. Um tonight we're honored to have Scott Sr. lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Scott is a proud member of our South San Francisco community and serves as a dedicated volunteer with our community emergency response team, also known as CERT. He's also a passionate advocate for disability awareness and inclusion. Please join me in welcoming Scott to the podium. And if you are able to, yes, and if you are able to, please stand and place your right hand over your heart and follow Scott. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Great. Thank you very much. Proceeding with the meeting. Next uh item, please. Agenda review. Uh Mayor Flores, we do have two changes to the agenda this evening. Uh, first, item number 24, which is the proclamation recognizing United Against Hate Week. Uh, we'd like to move that up to follow the last proclamation. So it would be uh proclamation number five. And then the second item is during our closed session. We noticed two workers' comp hearings, and we'll only be hearing the one that's not doesn't have the name of the individual. Very well accepted and uh taken into the record. Next item, please. We'll move along to Libine Act Disclosures. Does the council have any reporting? None. Move along to announcements from staff. Great. Good evening, Mayor, Council members. I was looking for um library staff, but I'll fill in here to talk about the film screening song of the fireflies is this Saturday, October 25th from 11 a.m. Oh, it's there's two screenings, one's at 11 and one's at two. And his second announcement is the trivia challenge, 32nd annual, and it is Friday, November 7th. It's being held at the conference center. Um, sixty-five dollars general admission, and it's so worth it. It's super fun, and dinner's delicious. And um, if you're interested in having a team, teams of three, it's four hundred dollars with dinner and contact Project Reed for any other questions. Thank you. Thank you. Any of the Mayor Eddie, members of the council, uh Richley, your assistant city manager. Well, on behalf of Councilmember Nogales, I want to invite the South San Francisco community to a senior scam stopper seminar that's going to be held on Tuesday, November 18th at the social hall in the LPR.

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