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The City Council will adopt a resolution approving a pre‑qualified list of five consultants to provide economic and fiscal analysis for the Planning Division.
The council will adopt three resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute license agreements with Bright Minds Collective for early‑education services, Clayroom San Mateo for a ceramics studio, and C2c Coffee Co. for a café at the Foster City Community Center.
The council received and accepted the draft report on the real estate economic market analysis by minute order.
Staff presented an update on the ODDS Part 2 workplan, including preliminary waterfront findings.
The Community Development Department Director will present a report to the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a use‑permit modification to allow beer and wine sales at the hotel’s front‑desk marketplace.
The Planning Commission will vote to add boat and watercraft rental as an allowed accessory recreational use at Edgewater Place Shopping Center (901‑999 Edgewater Boulevard).
The regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Aug 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. has been cancelled.
The ordinance amends the zoning map to allow up to 800,000 sq ft of biotechnology or R&D uses at the Chess Drive site.
What's happening
Why it matters
The change could bring new jobs and research facilities but also increase traffic and affect parking for nearby residents.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: Not listed in the source document.
Email: Not listed in the source document.
Submit comment: Not listed in the source document.
Decision update
The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending the Foster City zoning map to permit the Gilead Campus expansion at Chess Drive, allowing up to 800,000 sq ft of biotechnology or research and development uses with a reduced parking ratio.
Decided Jul 20, 2026.
The City Council will receive and accept Update #2 on the Real Estate Economic Market Analysis.
The Planning Commission will consider a resolution to approve the County of San Mateo’s purchase of the property at 1065 East Hillsdale Boulevard.
The commission considered a resolution to amend the Edgewater Place Master Sign Program for the shopping center at 901‑999 Edgewater Blvd and to find the project exempt from CEQA.
What's happening
Why it matters
Changing sign rules can affect the appearance of the shopping center and may speed up development by bypassing environmental review.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: Attend in person at 620 Foster City Blvd or join via Zoom link provided.
Email: publiccomment@fostercity.org
Submit comment: Written comments can be emailed by 4:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026.
Decision update
The Foster City Planning Commission voted to approve an amendment to the Edgewater Place master sign program for the Edgewater Place Shopping Center and to find the project exempt from CEQA. The resolution was adopted with a 4‑1 vote.
Decided Jun 18, 2026.
Council held a public hearing to consider the Gilead Campus Expansion master plan, including a second addendum, mitigation monitoring, a zoning map amendment to allow biotech R&D uses, and a parking agreement with Gilead Sciences.
What's happening
Why it matters
The project would bring new biotechnology research facilities, jobs, and changes to land use and parking in the Chess Drive area.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: In person at 620 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404
Email: publiccomment@fostercity.org
Submit comment: Written comments can be emailed by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting
Decision update
The item “Consider Gilead Campus Expansion (up to 800,000 sf) and related zoning changes” passed unanimously (5–0–0).
Decided Jun 15, 2026.
The commission will approve the minutes from the May 21, 2026 meeting and several resolutions related to a 725 sf addition, a sign program amendment, and a sign use permit.
The Planning Commission heard public testimony and adopted several resolutions recommending city council approval of a master‑plan environmental impact report, a zoning map amendment, a specific development plan for Phase 1, a parcel map change, and a parking agreement for Gilead’s proposed 800,000‑sq‑ft research campus. The items were presented as a combined public hearing.
City Council will interview four applicants and consider appointing one member to a full four‑year term on the Planning Commission, covering June 1 2026 through May 31 2030.
Council will consider a resolution to reinstate the Deputy City Manager position responsible for economic development and oversight of the Community Development Department.
