San Mateo, City of

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Date of Incorporation: September 4, 1894

Services Provided: Fire, library, police, public works, recreation, senior centers and activities, sewer service

Area: 14.7 square miles

Population: 104,570 (CA Department of Finance 2019)

Sphere of Influence: Boundaries of 1984 plus the unincorporated communities of Highlands, Baywood Park, Baywood Plaza, the San Mateo County Campus at Paul Scannell Way, and Peninsula Golf Club

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City Council

The City of San Mateo is governed by a five-member city council elected to four-year terms. The mayor is elected to a one-year term.

The city council meets regularly the first and third Monday of every month.

All meetings are held at the Council Chambers, City Hall, 330 West 20^th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403.

Meeting time is 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted in the agenda. Future agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to regular meetings and 24 hours prior to special meetings.