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San Mateo City • 2026-03-02 • 06:00 PM
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Monday, March 2
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What happened

City of San Mateo City Council - Special Meeting's 2026-03-02 meeting centered on Clean Water Program and Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion — Update Receive an informational update on... and The program also anticipates a potential net budget increase for the collection system projects of $2.51 million..., with additional discussion on For transmission problems during the broadcast, please call (650) 522-7099.

  • Clean Water Program and Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion — Update Receive an informational update on...: CEQA: The City prepared a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (SCH No. 2015032006). Council on June 6, 2016, certified the...
  • The program also anticipates a potential net budget increase for the collection system projects of $2.51 million...: resolution of standby generator issues at the Dale Avenue Pump Station, as well as projected cost increases for the remaining sewer collection system rehabilitation projects. A net increase in the cost estimated at...
  • For transmission problems during the broadcast, please call (650) 522-7099: For all other broadcast comments, call (650) 522-7040, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
  • 5 p.m. WATCHING A MEETING ON A COMPUTER: There are three ways to stream. 1) Public Meeting Portal www.cityofsanmateo.org/publicmeetings...
  • Name of the case: Victoria Varvel STUDY SESSION The public will have an opportunity to comment during the...: The item focused on Name of the case: Victoria Varvel STUDY SESSION The public will have an opportunity to comment during the....
  • Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation, Workers' Compensation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of...: The item focused on Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation, Workers' Compensation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of....
Key decisions
  • Clean Water Program and Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion — Update Receive an informational update on... was discussed.
  • Name of the case: Victoria Varvel STUDY SESSION The public will have an opportunity to comment during the... was discussed.
  • Final action was unclear for The program also anticipates a potential net budget increase for the collection system projects of $2.51 million..., For transmission problems during the broadcast, please call (650) 522-7099, and Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation, Workers' Compensation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of....
What matters to the public
  • The aeration basin item mattered because it points to long-term wastewater plant work with major capital cost implications.
  • The program also anticipates a potential net budget increase for the collection system projects of $2.51 million... mattered because it commits public funds and shapes how the work or service moves forward.
  • For transmission problems during the broadcast, please call (650) 522-7099 mattered because it was one of the meeting's main substantive items.
  • Name of the case: Victoria Varvel STUDY SESSION The public will have an opportunity to comment during the... mattered because it was one of the meeting's main substantive items.
Next steps
  • Watch for contract execution and project scheduling on the aeration basin work.
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Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation, Workers' Compensation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section
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Clean Water Program and Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion — Update Receive an informational update on the Clean Water Program and the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion project.
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CEQA: The City prepared a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (SCH No. 2015032006). Council on June 6, 2016, certified the PEIR. In accordance with CEQA, the Final PEIR...
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The program also anticipates a potential net budget increase for the collection system projects of $2.51 million that is attributed mostly to the increased cost of mechanical vault repairs at the Underground Flow Equalization System and
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resolution of standby generator issues at the Dale Avenue Pump Station, as well as projected cost increases for the remaining sewer collection system rehabilitation projects. A net increase in the cost estimated at $1.24 million is attributed to the Immediate...
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Name of the case: Victoria Varvel STUDY SESSION The public will have an opportunity to comment during the consideration of this item.
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For all other broadcast comments, call (650) 522-7040, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. WATCHING A MEETING ON A COMPUTER: There are three ways to stream. 1) Public Meeting Portal www.cityofsanmateo.org/publicmeetings 2) City YouTube channel and stream it on YouT...
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