City of South San Francisco Special City Council Meeting 9/30/2026

At the City of South San Francisco Special City Council meeting on September 30, 2026, the Council approved consulting-services agreements following discussion of performance measures, reporting, coalition-building, and the value of federal advocacy. The approved firms were Townsen Public Affairs, Inc. for state legislative advocacy (five years, not to exceed $360,000), Capri and Clay, Inc. for federal advocacy (two years, not to exceed $18,000), and Grant Management Associates for grant writing (one year; the individual contract cap was not intelligible in the transcript). Council members referred to $108,000 in connection with the federal and grant-writing work. The motion approving the agreements passed unanimously. The Council also unanimously adopted a revised legislative platform, amended to include support for legislation advancing community choice aggregators.

The consent calendar passed unanimously, with an amendment correcting the Planning Commission date in the resolution concerning the County’s relinquishment of part of Westborough Boulevard for Fire Station 63; the calendar also included a sublease agreement with Joan Wen, DBA Milk Tea Lab LLC, for commercial space at 636 El Camino Real, Suite C. In a separate public hearing, the Council approved a resolution supporting the proposed issuance of $30 million in tax-exempt bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for Rotary Gardens, an 80-unit affordable senior housing project; staff said the City would have no financial obligation for the project or bond repayment. A councilmember also reported that the Chestnut Avenue multimodal safety and access project had been recommended by a committee for a $2.7 million funding package, though the transcript does not establish a Council vote on that recommendation.