County of San Mateo Board Meeting Update: May 9, 2023

San Mateo County, California sent this bulletin at 05/09/2023 01:00 PM PDT

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors met May 9, 2023. President of the Board Dave Pine was absent. Below are the results of selected items on the agenda:

Adopt a resolution supporting equity initiatives by public transportation agencies serving San Mateo County residents.

The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to adopt the resolution. See Regular Agenda, Item No. 6, for more information.

Conduct a public hearing under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act regarding the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Adopt a resolution approving a plan of finance for the issuance of tax exempt revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000, by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the benefit of Middlefield Junction LLC a California limited liability company, an affiliate of Mercy Housing California, a nonprofit corporation, on behalf of Mercy Housing California 96, L.P., a California limited partnership, or another ownership entity to finance and refinance the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a 179-unit affordable rental housing facility for low-income households, to be located in the unincorporated community of North Fair Oaks in the County of San Mateo at 2700 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California.

The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to adopt the resolution. See Regular Agenda, Item No. 7, for more information.

Introduction of:
A) An ordinance repealing Chapters 4.95, 4.98, and 4.99, and adopting a new Chapter 4.98 of Title 4 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code to consolidate and clarify existing definitions and enact additional requirements for tobacco retailer permits, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety; and
B) An ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 4.96, related to smoking, of Title 4 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code to delete redundant sections relating to retail sales of tobacco products and to clarify definition of Tobacco Products, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety; and
C) An ordinance amending Section 5.64.070 (Collection of Fees) of Chapter 5.64 (Fees for Enforcement of State Public Health Laws) of Title 5 (Business Regulations) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, relating to imposition of fees for Enforcement of State Public Health Laws and collection of fees for enforcement of Chapter 4.98, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.

The Board of Supervisors heard and approved the introduction of the ordinance. See Regular Agenda, Item No. 8, for more information.

Measure K: Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) recognizing unanticipated revenue in the amount of $1,000,000 from the County’s Measure K Reserves to the County Executive Office Budget in FY 2022-23 for the Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing Project.

The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve the transfer. See Regular Agenda, Item No. 11, for more information.

Adopt a resolution confirming the use of the first tranche of San Mateo County’s American Rescue Plan (“ARPA”) funds in the amount of $373,794.93 for the purchase and installation of a modular classroom unit accommodating at least 39 preschool children at the Bayshore Child Development Center located at 45 Midway Drive in Daly City.
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to adopt the resolution. See Consent Agenda, Item No. 28, for more information.