District 2 Council Member· 2024-2028
Nicole Fernandez
San Mateo
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 32
- Total speaking time
- 1:38:17
- Avg per meeting
- 3:04
- Segments
- 1336
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
1700 S. El Camino Real affordable senior housing
No city or county funds requested; the developer plans private activity tax-exempt bonds and low-income housing tax credits.
Pro Housing Designation and state grant funding
The project applicant bears the cost of the required environmental and tribal records searches.
county services and housing
Get ready for potentially higher prices on everyday goods if that sales tax hike goes through, but hey, maybe new services are worth it?
Five-Year Housing Fund Strategy
State PLHA formula allocations are potentially in play for San Mateo housing programs.
616 South B Street Housing Development
The project will pay city impact fees across several categories and adds needed housing downtown, with no direct cost to taxpayers.
Bay Meadows visitor parking shortage
Bay Meadows Phase II buildout and annual compliance review
The owner paid all building, development, and school fees for the final blocks except residential impact fees deferred to final inspection under SB 937.
Community Development Block Grant annual report (CAPER)
CDBG program funds for the 2025-26 program year; specific amounts were not stated in the agenda.
Planning Commission Appointment Ethics Controversy
No direct cost if the eligibility list is used; a new recruitment would have cost staff time and administrative expense.
222-unit housing development at 3000 Clearview Way
The project will pay about $12.5 million in impact fees and roughly triple the property tax revenue versus the office use.
2026 BMR Housing Rates and Larger-Unit Priority
Program funding rises from $150,000 to $200,000 for the next year.
Self-storage facility and historic buildings at 922-980 S. Claremont Street
Redevelopment of a contaminated auto-repair site, with cleanup handled under a county-approved site management plan.
232-Unit Housing Development at 220 W. 20th Avenue
The project would pay an estimated $4-5 million in park impact fees plus other development fees.
Concar Passage — 847 homes at former Concar Shopping Center
The project pays roughly $17 million in park in-lieu fees, nearly $3 million in child care fees, $6.8 million in wastewater charges, school fees, and a public art fee of 1.19% of construction cost.
Housing Element Amendments and Housing Production
Fully affordable units would require an estimated $2-3 billion in state and federal funding beyond private development.
Bespoke downtown affordable housing and office project
The project brings roughly $1.2 million a year in new property tax — about a 540% increase over today — plus $10.9 million in direct contributions and impact fees.
Missing-middle for-sale townhomes at Pioneer Court
No cost to the city; the project pays child care, park, wastewater, school, landscape, and public art impact fees.
Carey School Early Childhood Education Center at 2033 La Salle Drive
Bayshore Commons: 256 homes replacing Amphlett office park
The project will pay nearly $16 million in impact fees to the city and school districts, offset partly by credits for the existing buildings.
181-unit multifamily housing on North San Mateo Drive
Development impact fees will be paid by the applicant, with amounts estimated in the staff report and locked in under SB 330 as of the application date.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Fernandez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Bay Meadows Phase II Development Agreement annual review (PA-2026-0073)
3000 Clearview Way Multi-Family Residential Development (SPAR, SDPA, VTM)
New Multi-Family Residential Development (PA-2025-063) — 220 W. 20th Avenue
445 S. B Street (Bespoke) Mixed-Use Development — Approval and Ordinance Introduction
10-unit townhome development at 2015 Pioneer Court
668 E. 3rd Avenue – New Multi-Family Residential Development (PA-2025-025)
1650-1720 S. Amphlett Boulevard - Multi-Family Residential Development (PA-2025-029)
Voting record (3)(Development)
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