Council Meeting - November 2, 2026

The November 2, 2026, Foster City Council meeting included several procurement and spending matters. The Council approved three agreements for management and maintenance of 28 city-owned below-market-rate housing units, through June 30, 2028: HIP Housing Affordable Ventures for property management (maximum $277,811) and on-call repairs ($148,990), and Generation Builders Inc. for on-call repairs and maintenance ($406,000). The Generation Builders agreement includes a $102,393 supplemental appropriation; the first two agreements were covered by existing appropriations. Staff reported that an RFP drew two property-management proposals and one maintenance proposal, citing the small, dispersed portfolio as a barrier to broader vendor participation. The Council also adopted a local emergency resolution for the forecast El Niño season, authorizing the city manager to directly negotiate contracts under Public Contract Code sections 20168 and 22050. A community center rebuild update reported Change Order 17 of $150,542 for items including furnishings, grading, signage, and electrical work; the revised contract is approximately $46.1 million, with about $3 million in contingency remaining. This was an informational update, not a new change-order approval.

The Council received a countywide transportation-plan update identifying Foster City priorities and potential funding routes; the agencies said local projects may be eligible for existing grant programs, and that partial funding had been secured for an autonomous-vehicle shuttle planning effort, with additional state grant funding pending. The FY 2025–26 financial update reported a $10.6 million General Fund operating surplus and approximately $5.2 million added to reserves after excluding the pension-liability payment; no new budget action was taken on that item. The Council also adopted changes to the unrepresented management compensation plan, with estimated costs of $590,000 for the current fiscal year and $719,000 for FY 2027–28, to be covered by the existing budget. Other notable actions included approval of the consent calendar and receipt of project and financial reports.