Pacifica City Council Meeting Summaries

What Happened - Pacifica City Council met on 2026-03-07. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on budget, fees, or fiscal policy, review of adopted strategic plan and work program” and “d., and review of adopted strategic plan and work program facilitator larson introduced discussion of the six key elements of the strategic plan: mission ( what we.... - Public comment: Public Comment (no earlier than 10:15 am) Mayor Boles opened Public Comments. Key Decisions - Assistant City Manager Carter added that they included in the projections the salary savings strategy of 5%, which could easily be $2M, that Council approved at budget to minimize the deficit to the extent we could. - Review of Adopted Strategic Plan and Work Program” and “D. - Review of Adopted Strategic Plan and Work Program Facilitator Larson introduced discussion of the six key elements of the Strategic Plan: Mission ( what we do), Vision (what we are becoming), Values (how we approach our work), Goals (how we will achieve our Vision), Strategies (how we will achieve our Goals) and the Implementation Action Plan (Staff Work... - Review Adopted Strategic Plan and Work Program Facilitator Larson began the discussion of Council Goals and Strategies, stating that the City has five goals, and since the Council has adopted this Strategic Plan the number one goal has been to “Enhance Organizational and Fiscal Stability”, as we can’t do Goals 2 – 5 if we are not focused on Goal 1. - City Council Strategic Plan Update and Priority Setting through June 2027 PROPOSED ACTION: Undertake a facilitated strategic planning workshop to review the adopted Strategic Plan and to provide direction on the highest priorities through the next fiscal year ending June 2027. - Facilitator Larson reviewed the adopted Mission with Council and Council confirmed no changes to the Mission statement, “The City of Pacifica provides exceptional services, maintains the small-town feel and safety of its unique community, and stewards its environment, coastal beauty, and recreational opportunities.” The Council confirmed no changes to... - 2 informational items are noted separately below. Why It Matters - This summary is based on approved minutes text, so action language is treated as outcome evidence rather than agenda-only planned action. - Budget actions can affect city service levels, project timing, and how limited local funds are allocated. - These actions may affect city services, public spending, or future council follow-up. Topics Discussed - City Council Study Session 2 March 07, 2026 RESULT: NO VOTE REQUIRED A. - Top recent accomplishments noted included: Housing Element completed / adopted; LCLUP Certification; Beach Blvd Site RFQ released, labor negotiations completed; onboarding of Council and staff; Short-Term Rentals update moving ahead; Climate Action Plan... What Happens Next - Budget amendments move into implementation through city departments and future financial reporting. - Mayor Boles adjourned the study session at 4:00 p.m.

What's Scheduled Pacifica City Council's 2026-03-03 agenda is scheduled to cover Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet, Call to Order, 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1), and 2. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: Interim City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions rather than confirmed outcomes. Key Topics - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet: scheduled topic: Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Call to Order: scheduled topic: Call to Order. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1): scheduled topic: 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). - 2. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: Interim City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1): scheduled topic: 2. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: Interim City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). Why It Matters - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - Call to Order may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1) may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - 2. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: Interim City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1) may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - The agenda identifies Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet as a substantive item;. What Residents Should Watch - Watch how council frames next steps for Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Watch how council frames next steps for Call to Order. - Watch how council frames next steps for 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). - Watch how council frames next steps for 2. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: Interim City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). - Check posted minutes or vote records after the meeting before treating any agenda item as final. Trust But Verify - This summary is based on agenda materials only; actions have not yet been confirmed by minutes, transcript, or vote records. - Review the official agenda packet and source materials for exact item language, attachments, public-comment instructions, and final staff recommendations. - After the meeting, check official minutes or vote records before treating any proposed action as approved.

What's Scheduled Pacifica City Council's 2026-02-24 agenda is scheduled to cover Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet, Call to Order, and 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions rather than confirmed outcomes. Key Topics - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet: scheduled topic: Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Call to Order: scheduled topic: Call to Order. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1): scheduled topic: 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). Why It Matters - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - Call to Order may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1) may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - The agenda identifies Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet as a substantive item;. - The agenda identifies Call to Order as a substantive item;. What Residents Should Watch - Watch how council frames next steps for Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Watch how council frames next steps for Call to Order. - Watch how council frames next steps for 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). - Check posted minutes or vote records after the meeting before treating any agenda item as final. Trust But Verify - This summary is based on agenda materials only; actions have not yet been confirmed by minutes, transcript, or vote records. - Review the official agenda packet and source materials for exact item language, attachments, public-comment instructions, and final staff recommendations. - After the meeting, check official minutes or vote records before treating any proposed action as approved.

What's Scheduled Pacifica City Council's 2026-02-07 agenda is scheduled to cover Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet, Call to Order, and 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions rather than confirmed outcomes. Key Topics - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet: scheduled topic: Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Call to Order: scheduled topic: Call to Order. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1): scheduled topic: 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). Why It Matters - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - Call to Order may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1) may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - The agenda identifies Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet as a substantive item;. - The agenda identifies Call to Order as a substantive item;. What Residents Should Watch - Watch how council frames next steps for Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Watch how council frames next steps for Call to Order. - Watch how council frames next steps for 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). - Check posted minutes or vote records after the meeting before treating any agenda item as final. Trust But Verify - This summary is based on agenda materials only; actions have not yet been confirmed by minutes, transcript, or vote records. - Review the official agenda packet and source materials for exact item language, attachments, public-comment instructions, and final staff recommendations. - After the meeting, check official minutes or vote records before treating any proposed action as approved.

What Happened - Pacifica City Council met on 2026-02-02. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on for now, it is a $150,000 grant application, $75,000 coming from the department of boating and waterways if approved and other regional money that is possible. and mayor boles referred to packet page 189, and the resolution at the top of that page talks about the arborist report, and it says the recommendations in the.... - Public comment: There were no public comments. Key Decisions - For now, it is a $150,000 grant application, $75,000 coming from the Department of Boating and Waterways if approved and other regional money that is possible. - Mayor Boles referred to packet page 189, and the resolution at the top of that page talks about the arborist report, and it says the recommendations in the arborist report have been reviewed and approved by the city arborist. - 2 informational items are noted separately below. Why It Matters - This summary is based on approved minutes text, so action language is treated as outcome evidence rather than agenda-only planned action. - These actions may affect city services, public spending, or future council follow-up. Topics Discussed - Mayor Boles stated her understanding that every short-term rental that has received a renewal has been specifically inspected at this point. - The concerns she received expressed multiple times was the sense of increased runoff in light of increased rainfall. What Happens Next - No specific follow-up step was clearly detected beyond implementation of the recorded actions. - Mayor Boles adjourned the joint study session at 5:48 p.m.

What's Scheduled Pacifica City Council's 2026-01-29 agenda is scheduled to cover Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet, Call to Order, and 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions rather than confirmed outcomes. Key Topics - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet: scheduled topic: Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Call to Order: scheduled topic: Call to Order. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1): scheduled topic: 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). Why It Matters - Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - Call to Order may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1) may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items. - The agenda identifies Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet as a substantive item;. - The agenda identifies Call to Order as a substantive item;. What Residents Should Watch - Watch how council frames next steps for Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet. - Watch how council frames next steps for Call to Order. - Watch how council frames next steps for 1. Public Employee Appointment. Position Title: City Manager. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.(b)(1). - Check posted minutes or vote records after the meeting before treating any agenda item as final. Trust But Verify - This summary is based on agenda materials only; actions have not yet been confirmed by minutes, transcript, or vote records. - Review the official agenda packet and source materials for exact item language, attachments, public-comment instructions, and final staff recommendations. - After the meeting, check official minutes or vote records before treating any proposed action as approved.

What Happened - Pacifica City Council met on 2026-01-26. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on budget, fees, or fiscal policy, appointments, commissions, or committees, and mayor boles understands that, even though we have an adaptation plan with strategies, those were never adopted as that is where things became difficult at.... - Public comment: There were no public comments. Key Decisions - Vice Mayor Wright stated they had a transition with LAFCO with some new appointed people and, as the newest commissioner, he got re-elected to the Budget Committee. - Appointed Mayor Boles as the liaison to the Climate Action and Resilience Committee. - City Manager Woodhouse added that it is important to look at the LCLUP as a policy document that Council approved and Coastal Commission certified which includes all kinds of policies. - The SSRAs are a set of policies that fulfill the neighborhood’s approach direction and phased approach that Council built into the approved LCLUP and Coastal Commission certified. - Mayor Boles understands that, even though we have an adaptation plan with strategies, those were never adopted as that is where things became difficult at some point in the community. - 1 routine procedural action was detected, such as agenda-order or adjournment actions; these are not treated as the main public outcomes. - 2 informational items are noted separately below. Why It Matters - This summary is based on approved minutes text, so action language is treated as outcome evidence rather than agenda-only planned action. - Budget actions can affect city service levels, project timing, and how limited local funds are allocated. - Appointments and leadership decisions affect who is responsible for carrying city policy into day-to-day implementation. - These actions may affect city services, public spending, or future council follow-up. Topics Discussed - Nihart received a standing ovation from people all over the county as she did a lot to advance policies and programs for us regionally. - He looks forward to working with all of Council and is grateful for the warm welcome he has already received from Director Updegrave, City staff, and community at large. What Happens Next - Budget amendments move into implementation through city departments and future financial reporting. - Mayor Boles adjourned the meeting at 9:37 pm in memory of Robert Caughlan who passed away last weekend.

What Happened - Pacifica City Council met on 2026-01-12. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on accepted the report., infrastructure and capital projects, and appointments, commissions, or committees. - Public comment: There were no public comments. Key Decisions - Accepted the report. - San Francisco just had a sea wall project approved. - Board BIER BECKMEYER APPOINTED BY OTHER AGENCIES: * Cal Cities Environmental Quality Policy Committee BOLES n/a *Cal Cities Coastal Cities Group (CCG) Leadership Committee, North Central Representative (through Dec. - BOLES none appointed Library Advisory Committee BECKMEYER BOLES Open Space Parkland Advisory Committee BIER none appointed Youth Advisory Board (YAB) BIER (2nd Wed.) & WRIGHT (4th Wed.) Why It Matters - This summary is based on approved minutes text, so action language is treated as outcome evidence rather than agenda-only planned action. - These actions may affect city services, public spending, or future council follow-up. - Infrastructure and capital-project actions can affect public facilities, maintenance priorities, and neighborhood conditions. - Appointments and leadership decisions affect who is responsible for carrying city policy into day-to-day implementation. Topics Discussed - No major non-action discussion topic was clearly separated from the recorded decisions in the extracted minutes. What Happens Next - No specific follow-up step was clearly detected beyond implementation of the recorded actions. - Mayor Boles adjourned the meeting at 9:59 p.m., in memory of Mary Ann Nihart.

What Happened - Pacifica City Council met on 2026-02-23. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on contracts and agreements, on packet page 315, there were a few words missing in the resolution in the last clause of the resolution, “be it further resolved that the city manager or..., and mayor boles shared that oneshoreline approved sending out our application for offshore reefs to the department of boating and waterways.. - Public comment: Mayor Boles opened public comment. Key Decisions - Adopted the resolution approving the agreement as stated in the packet. - On packet page 315, there were a few words missing in the resolution in the last clause of the resolution, “Be It Further Resolved that the City Manager or their designee is authorized to approve annual program authorization letters and funding contributions pursuant to the MOU, subject to the availability” and it gets cut off there and they should add... - The agreement shall be recorded against the property prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit and shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney.” Vice Mayor Wright asked why the first sentence ends in “and other related improvements” (like gravel and collection system) and the second sentence does not. - Mayor Boles shared that OneShoreline approved sending out our application for offshore reefs to the Department of Boating and Waterways. - 1 informational item is noted separately below. Why It Matters - This summary is based on approved minutes text, so action language is treated as outcome evidence rather than agenda-only planned action. - Contracts and agreements shape who carries out city work and the terms under which public services or leadership roles move forward. - These actions may affect city services, public spending, or future council follow-up. Topics Discussed - RESULT: NO VOTE REQUIRED 6:00 PM OPEN SESSION Call to Order Mayor Boles convened the regular meeting at 6:13 p.m. What Happens Next - Approved agreements or appointments move into implementation under the terms recorded in the official minutes. - Mayor Boles adjourned the meeting at 11:25 p.m.