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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2016.12.19 Burlingame City Council December 19, 2016 Approved Minutes 1 BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting on December 19, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the above date in the City Hall Council Chambers. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG The pledge of allegiance was led by Anne LeClair. 3. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Beach, Brownrigg, Colson, Keighran, Ortiz MEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. 5. UPCOMING EVENTS Mayor Keighran reviewed the upcoming events taking place in the City. 6. PRESENTATIONS There were no presentations. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Keighran asked the Councilmembers and the public if they wished to remove any item from the Consent Calendar. No items were pulled. Burlingame City Council December 19, 2016 Approved Minutes 2 Councilmember Brownrigg made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar; seconded by Vice Mayor Ortiz. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. a. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 5, 2016 City Clerk Hassel-Shearer requested Council’s approval of City Council Meeting Minutes for December 5, 2016. b. ADOPTION OF THE 2017 CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR City Clerk Hassel-Shearer requested Council’s approval of the 2017 City Council Calendar. c. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016 City Clerk Hassel-Shearer asked Council to adopt Resolution Number 114-2016. d. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU VERITAS NORTH AMERICA, INC. FOR PLAN CHECK AND BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $419,000 TO COVER EXPECTED EXPENSES RELATED TO TWO LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DIVISION FOR PERMITTING IN DECEMBER 2016 CDD Meeker asked Council to adopt Resolution Number 115-2016. e. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENT AND DEPENDENT CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENT (FSA) PLANS, AS WELL AS THE DENTAL AND VISION REIMBURSEMENT PLANS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DIRECT DEBIT AND CREDIT AUTHORIZIATION AGREEMENT WITH NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS HR Director Loomis asked Council to adopt Resolution 116-2016. f. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SIDE LETTER AGREEMENTS WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, POLICE ADMINISTRATORS UNIT, TEAMSTERS AND THE AFSCME LOCAL 829 ADMINISTRATIVE AND MAINTENANCE UNITS HR Director Loomis asked Council to adopt Resolution Number 117-2016. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS Burlingame City Council December 19, 2016 Approved Minutes 3 a. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND LEVYING 2017 SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS ON HOTEL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT Finance Director Augustine asked Council to adopt Resolution Number 118-2016. Finance Director Augustine stated that at the November 7, 2016 City Council meeting, the Council accepted TBID’s report. She recommended that if Council found that a majority protest had not been made that Council adopt the resolution to levy assessments for 2017 on hotel businesses within the district. Mayor Keighran asked the City Clerk if there was a majority protest. City Clerk Hassel-Shearer replied that she had not received any protests. Mayor Keighran opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Councilmember Colson made a motion to adopt Resolution Number 118-2016; seconded by Councilmember Beach. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Councilmember Brownrigg expressed his appreciation for Ms. LeClair and the San Mateo County Tourism Bureau as hotels are the City’s largest source of income. Therefore, he stated it is with great pleasure that the City works with the Tourism Bureau. b. EXTENSION OF AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE REGULATING CULTIVATION AND PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, LABORATORY TESTING, LABELING, SOTRING, WHOLESALE, AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION OF MARIJUANA IN THE CITY OF BURLINGAME PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858(a) City Attorney Kane asked Council to adopt Ordinance 1935. City Attorney Kane stated that Ordinance 1935 is an extension of the urgency ordinance that Council adopted at the November 7, 2016 meeting. She stated that urgency ordinances require a 4/5ths vote. City Attorney explained that the extension was necessary as the first urgency ordinance could only be imposed for 45 days. Therefore, staff is recommending extending the ordinance to allow staff time to research options and plan for the impact of the passage of Proposition 64. Councilmember Beach asked if Council would be considering more regulations on this subject in 2017. City Attorney Kane replied that the City can extend the ordinance one more time. She stated that pursuant to the Government Code, the City must undertake actions to address the factors that originally called for the urgency ordinance. Accordingly, she stated the Council would be further discussing this matter during the next year. Mayor Keighran asked the City Clerk to read the title of the ordinance. City Clerk Hassel-Shearer read the title. Burlingame City Council December 19, 2016 Approved Minutes 4 Councilmember Beach made a motion to introduce the ordinance and waive further reading; seconded by Councilmember Brownrigg. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Mayor Keighran opened up the public hearing for public comment. No one spoke. Mayor Keighran asked for a roll call vote on the ordinance. The Ordinance passed unanimously by roll call; 5-0. 10. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS There were no staff reports. 11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Keighran asked Council if they would forgo reviewing their committee and activities report in order to proceed with the rotation. Councilmembers agreed. 12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no future agenda items. 13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a. NOVEMBER, 2016 PERMIT ACTIVITY 14. CEREMONIAL a. ROTATION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR Mayor Keighran introduced Supervisor Dave Pine, former Councilmember John Root, and Hillsborough Mayor Marie Chaung. Mayor Keighran reviewed the Council’s past year. She discussed the fact that the Council started off the year with two new Councilmembers; Donna Colson and Emily Beach; who both hit the ground running. She discussed the various items that the City and Council were involved in this past year including: the California Republican Party Convention, discussion of a potential measure, the City’s involvement in Peninsula Clean Energy, the pilot project with Caltrans to address the El Camino Corridor and Broadway Grade Separation. As well, she discussed the City’s fiscal position and the work that had been done this year to repair trees, storm drains, streets and sidewalks. She stated that the City saw a healthy gain in TOT funds. Mayor Keighran discussed the importance of the current review of the General Plan. She explained how the community’s input will help Burlingame plan for the future. She stated that this included the need to build Burlingame City Council December 19, 2016 Approved Minutes 5 more housing. She reviewed the Summerhill project that will provide 25 units and the City’s plan to work with a developer to build affordable housing on Lots F and N. Mayor Keighran thanked the City Council, city staff and residents for their hard work over the past year. Lastly, Mayor Keighran stated that as the City continues to grow the City must grow intelligently so as to not only preserve the City’s history but also meet the needs of future generations. In closing, she stated that she looked forward to another productive year and asked the community to embrace and renew their collective commitment to the City. Mayor Keighran explained how the rotation in the City worked. She stated that in 1999 the Council adopted a formal rotation procedure to ensure that each councilmember will become mayor in a routine, pre- established order. With that she introduced Michael Brownrigg as the new Vice Mayor and Ricardo Ortiz as the new Mayor. Mayor Ortiz presented Mayor Keighran with a plaque to thank her for her year of work as Mayor. Mayor Ortiz discussed how well the Council worked together even when they disagreed. He thanked the staff for their hard work and commitment to the City. As well, he thanked the residents who served on the Commissions for their dedication to the community. He added that what makes Burlingame special is that residents get involved whether it be serving on a board, commission or coming to a council meeting and offering up public comment. Mayor Ortiz thanked his family and friends for attending, including his parents who flew in from Colombia. 15. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ortiz adjourned the meeting at 7:33pm. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Meaghan Hassel-Shearer City Clerk