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City Council Study Session Goals 2006-07 Round II
AGENDA
Saturday, February 25, 2006, 9:00 a.m.
Lane Room — Main Library
480 Primrose Road
I. Call to Order and Roll Call (9:00) Mayor Cathy Baylock
II. Council Fiscal 2006-2007 Goals
a. Suggested Process (to be confirmed by the Council at the meeting)
i. Review results of the Council Members selection of their top 15 goals (5 mins)
ii. Have staff provide any information that they think may impact the Council's
ability to undertake a particular goal at this time(5 mins)
iii. Allow each Council Member to briefly advocate for one or more goals that they
selected that did not receive three or more votes (30 mins)
b. Public Comment(30 mins)
III. Council Discussion
i. Confirm or modify the eight goals that had preliminarily received support from
majority of Council Members
ii. Determine if there are other goals that the majority would like to add from the list
after hearing input from the public and their fellow Council Members
iii. Confirm with staff that they believe there are adequate staff resources to undertake
the suggested goals
iv. Identify any goals that may need additional funding to achieve and refer them toy
the Council's budget session on March 1, 2006
IV. Council Preliminary Feedback on Suggestions under Broad Goals (20 mins)
V. Discuss participation in Grand Blvd. Task Force
VI. Public Comment
VII. Adjourn
Note: Time lines and sequence are only suggested and approximate and may be changed by
the Council during the meeting
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City Council 2006-2007 Goal Options
Round II — Saturday, February 25, 2006
Presented at the City Council Meeting, Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round II February 25, 2006
Goals/ideas Category Comment
1. Re-examine mix uses on Broadway Broadway Study session
-Planning
2. Consider Guidelines for Business signage on Broadway Broadway The Sign Code is being worked on
Planning already and the Council may want to
address this through that effort.
3. Make signage more uniform and attractive Broadway The Sign Code is being worked on
Planning already and the Council may want to
address this through that effort.
4. Get stores to do a better job of keeping sidewalks cleaner Broadway Terry, Ann
-Upkeep
5. Visually upgrade the Broadway entrance sign (arch) at Calif. Dr. Broadway
Upkeep
6. Improve sidewalk and area cleanliness especially outside Burlingame Ave Area Ann
restaurants Upkeep
7. Get stores to do a better job of keeping sidewalks cleaner Burlingame Ave Area Terry
Upkeep
8. Initiate a historic resources survey as a part of our Downtown Burlingame Ave. Area Cathy, Terry,
Specific Plan process. We need to have a process in place to
deal with historic properties which has been very apparent as we
deal with the Burlingame Garden Center property. We need to
protect this community asset and we have no tools available to
assist the property owners in their quest to improve this
extremely important community landmark.
9. New and/or renovated Safeway Business Promotion Rosalie,Ann
Econ. Dev
10. Following the downtown economic study, encourage Safeway to Business Promotion Terry, Russ
submit plans for a new store. Econ. Dev.
11. Create a policy to evaluate impact of all decisions on social Civic Engagement
capital cost recovery vs. impact on people).
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round 11 February 25, 2006
Goals/ideas Category Comment
12. Develop a Civic engagement action plan with consideration of Civic Engagement Discuss as a unit all of the civic
the following suggestions submitted by members of the engagement suggestions
community:
• Define solution to create more usable council chambers Cathy, Terry,Ann, Russ
• Make Council chambers available for additional uses
• Upgrade TV and audio systems in council chambers to make it
easier for public to follow and participate in proceedings; update
facilities
• Host city-sponsored seminars and workshops on topics of
interest to citizens.
• Offer citizens'academy to help residents understand how city
departments operate;include informal meals.
• Offer workshops and handouts on emergency preparedness for
business owners and residents.
• Promote public art and community recognition programs and
city's "wish list."
• Review shuttle operations and investigate new ways to
encourage drivers to get out of their cars, particularly elderiy
drivers.
• Improve community outreach: newsletter/kiosk
• Encourage more community events like the Pet Parade
• Town Hall meetings with Council and Department Heads one to
two times a year; allows residents to bring up concerns and
questions they may have; allows residents to gain a better
understanding of what the various departments roles are
• Provide forums on city issues
• Have community involvement when discussing vision for our
downtown area
• Add opportunities for public comment at Council meetings
Change procedure and add to public comment
• Encourage school participation at City Hall meetings; various
schools represented throughout the year at City Hall;opportunity
to express their accomplishments and fundraising needs;
verbalize volunteer opportunities;include BCE representation
and include superintendent and school board members
• More study sessions
• Link DBID, BBID, and Chamber to City website
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round 11 February 26, 2006
Goals/ideas I Category Comment
• Redesign the city's Web site with interactive information for
residents, visitors, businesses, city employees, and prospective
residents and businesses.
• WiFi for all of Burlingame
• Voicemail hotlines for outgoing information on power outages
• Create inventory of spaces available in Burlingame for meetings
and performances and make available to public.
• Establish department voicemail hotlines for outgoing information
on work or citywide projects
• Voicemail hotlines—outgoing message for roads to avoid during
paving (align with recording)
• Televise all or selected planning commission meetings
• Televise council study sessions
• Inform public of available meeting spaces and make it easier to
book
• Need to provide a stage/platform for public events
• Need a community performing space
• Recreation Dept. should reserve some space for community
meeting vs. classes
• Need large public gathering space
• Create easily accessed disaster information-i.e. what to do
• Train citizens in disaster planning
• Improve disaster planning-need to prepare for SF residents
fleeing to Peninsula
• Encourage school participation at City Hall meetings; various
schools represented throughout the year at City Hall; opportunity
to express their accomplishments and fundraising needs;
verbalize volunteer opportunities; include BCE representation
and include superintendent and school board members
• Do an intensive outreach campaign to educate residents and
local workers about the philosophy of our parking policies (e.g.,
you only need to walk a minute or two longer to park for
free%heap/y all day).
• Do an intensive outreach campaign to get more people to sign up
for the city's Iistsery
• Publicize numbers people can call to get rid of excess trash,
furniture, etc., dumped on sidewalks.
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round II February 25, 2006
Goals/ideas Category Comment
13. Improvements to Mills Canyon Parks and Recreation Combine into one goal
• Raise community awareness of Mills Canyon nature area
• Make renovation/maintenance of Mills Canyon a priority Cathy, Terry
• Keep the Ed Taylor trail open
14. Mills Canyon pursue the possibility of shifting to open space Parks and Recreation
district.
15. Improve the look of Washington Park near the carriage house Parks and Recreation
where the park yard materials are stored
16. Provide Bike paths to BART Station Pedestrian Safety May want to have Bike Committee
address this if you agree with it's
reformation as suggested in goal#56
Russ
17. Meet with Police Chief to discuss enforcement priorities Police Enforcement Group as new goal "review police
relative to the following issues identified by the community enforcement priorities with Chief'
response:
• Explore parking permit program for residents to park Cathy, Terry, Ann
anywhere in the downtown area
• PD ticket illegal left turns (ECR/Ralston) (Big problem
at ECR/Broadway)
• Ticket citizens who park across sidewalks
• Don't allow double parking on Burlingame Ave.
• Stop long term out of town parking in neighborhoods
• Enforce long term parking violations in residential
areas
• Monitor traffic in residential areas to address
excessive speed by SUVs and other vehicles
• PD proactive w/Nightclubs
• Discourage bar patrons from out of town who abuse
Burlingame Ave
18. Volunteer patrols to supplement PD Police Russ
Police Presence
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round II February 25, 2006
Goals/ideas Category Comment
19. Undertake SAP for Downtown area consider the following Regulations Cathy, Terry, Rosalie, Ann, Russ
suggestions: Planning
• Provide height/density incentives in the periphery of the
downtown Area understudy. Encourage building up to 50
feet provided that(1) for every 2 units displaced, 3 are built;
(2) that there is no parking variance. The intent is to create
more housing within walking distance to downtown
Units>2000 sq ft. defeat the purpose of greater density in the
area.
• Add facility improvements with downtown SAP (some small
streetscape projects may be desirable to do sooner)
• Build a multi story parking structure in the Burlingame Ave
commercial area
• Close Burlingame Ave. to cars and make it pedestrian
oriented
• Get a movie theater downtown behind retail shops
• Work on the historical museum as a possible focal point for
the downtown area
• Develop public plaza in front of train station as an anchor for
downtown
• Eliminate Parking on Burlingame Ave. and make sidewalks
wider for outdoor dining.
• To strongly encourage underground parking in our downtown
area to accommodate increased density and alleviate parking
shortage.
• Look at regulating size of stores
• Increase regulations on downtown bars
• Don't allow any more nightclub/bars on Burlingame Ave
• Limit clothing retail shops on Burlingame Ave.
20. Conduct a Charrette focused on Downtown area Planning Input Cathy, Terry, Rosalie, Ann
21. When there are new businesses coming in that are going in front Regulations Ann
of the Planning Commission have blue notification cards sent to Planning
both the landlord and the tenant. not just landlords
22. Create a list of historic properties Regulations Russ
Plannin
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round II February 25, 2006
Goalslideas Category Comment
23. Create Standards for churches in residential areas Regulations
Planning
24. Evaluate effectiveness of floor area ration in R-1 zone Regulations Cathy, Russ
Planning
25. Control posting signs Regulations
Planning
26. Stop abandoned shopping carts in residential areas and on Regulations
Rollins road Planning
27. Establish a clear policy that seeks to prevent the onslaught of Regulations
sameness. Establish a mechanism by which the distinguishing Planning
visual (and underlying functional) aspects of Burlingame are
identified and understood to the point that city policies and
upcoming development trends do not further reduce these
qualities.
28. To evaluate how we can better utilize city property to build Regulations Ann
attainable housing. Planning
29. Medium Density Policy-The city should develop an explicit, Form Regulations
Based, medium density policy that shapes how increased density Planning
occurs in our neighborhoods.
30. Development Coding Policy- The city should pursue policies that Regulations Ann
will reduce conflicts between departments and between adopted Planning
codes in relation to development. Focused attention should be
paid to the areas where a project that is approved by Planning
with favorable support is diminished by the subsequent (or
concurrent) requirements of other departments.
31. Circulation and Access Policy- Policies should be developed that Regulations
define the way Traffic and Parking Analyses are performed in the Planning
city and to set goals for consideration of all means of access.
32. Form Based Coding-the City should investigate the concept of Regulations Cathy
Form Based Coding to help implement important planning Planning
policies.
33. Reduce airport noise Regulations
Planning
34. Require that future underground utilities be provided for with Regulations
demolition permit I Public works
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35. Require stores on Burlingame Ave. to install hose bibs for Regulations
irrigation Public works
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round II February25, 2006
Goals/ideas Category Comment
36. One stop (central) for architects and developers for permits and Regulations Ann
tans Public works
37. Provide way to appeal Bldg Dept. decisions that contradict other Regulations Code already allows an appeal of Bldg.
depts. Public works Official's decisions
38. Improve maintenance of streets;establish a developer fee Regulations Rosalie, Ann, Russ
that can be used toward upkeep of our streets. With all the Public Works
development that is happening in Burlingame with continual
heavy machinery being used, it takes its toll on our streets. Planning
39. Review building demolition policy Regulations Cathy, Russ
Public Works
40. Get cars off street on street sweeping days by issuing Regulations Rosalie,Ann, Russ
tickets Public Works/Police
41. Evaluate amusement permits and implement stricter conditions Regulations Council already made changes to allow
such as mandatory security and larger establishments Police for required security last Fall.
responsible to hire police for security
Ann
42. Regulate business on Burlingame Ave whose patrons urinate on Regulations
the Ave. and abuse police Police
43. Host citywide cleanup day that includes pickup of large items Solid Waste Cathy, Terry, Russ
and electronic rec cling.
44. Increase city diversion rate to 50% or better, concentrate work Solid Waste Rosalie
with commercial businesses to reduce their waste reduction
process.
45. Combine all Household rec clables in one bin Solid Waste
46. Increase frequency of recycling ick up Solid Waste
47. Like large garbage pick up twice a year Solid Waste
48. Stop illegal dumping in residential area along Rollins Road Solid Waste
49. Do something about litter and upkeep along EI Camino Real Streets
(Look into how to educate residents and property owners about Maintenance
their responsibility)
50. Police need to monitor traffic in residential areas to address Traffic Rosalie
excessive speeding by SUVs and other vehicles
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round 11 February 26, 2006
Goals/ideas Cate o Comment
51. Re-constitute the Bicycle Subcommittee as a permanent fixture Traffic Cathy, Russ
to come up with a current list of projects that might be eligible for Bicycles/Pedestrians
funding. We did not have any projects in a state of readiness this
round and will not be applying for BPAC funds. We also need to
replace Councilman Cohen's seat on the committee. (Existing
committee not meeting regularly need to be a standing
committee so we can be more competitive for funding)
52. Provide Bike racks on Burlingame and Broadway Avenues Traffic
Bicycles/Pedestrians
53. Work for platform installation +Broadway re-opening for service. Transportation Cathy
(a) Track findings on grade-separation for Broadway, (b) update
the TA's Strategic Plan to prioritize projects that impact the most
people e.g. Broadway Interchange.
54. Begin planning now for grade separation of railroad Transportation Rosalie, Russ
55. Make sure there is a plan to replant trees on an ongoing basis Trees Cathy
Tree maintenance/planting
56. Investigate fee-for-parking passes for all residents (along with Parking Terry
neighborhood parking permits for those impacted by cars from
nearby businesses
57. Reactivate Neighborhood Watch program for emergency Police
coordination and community communications as well as crime
prevention. As in Santa Rosa, these groups coulyd identify
people with medical skills, ham radio operators and others in
each neighborhood who would be helpful during emergencies.
58. Ask the Planning Commission to give serious consideration to Planning Terry, Russ
the "faceprint"idea to assess plans in neighborhoods, as outlined
in the article that Martin Dreft sent to us
59. Encourage more mass transit options for residents and local Transportation Cathy, Terry
workers, including reinstatement of train service at Broadway
station, and make sure Ca/train and Caltrans improvements
integrate with our vision for the future of our business areas.
60. Investigate new ways to build family-friendly policies into our Planning Terry
planning processes(for example, on-site child care facilities,
playgrounds, laundry rooms, etc., in buildings with X number of
units).
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Council 2006-2007 Goal Options - Round II February 25, 2006
Goals/ideas I Category Comment
61. Explore ways to enhance city's ability to attract and retain Business Promotion Cathy, Terry, Rosalie, Ann, Russ
desired businesses. Suggestions to consider include: Econ. Dev.
• Provide an Economic Development Contact Person
• Form a Committee Pursue Businesses to come to Burlingame
• Develop Small Business Ambassador Program
• Explore a proposal which can become a prototype for the future of downtown
Burlingame and an example of Public/Private enterprise
• Advertise on the shuttle
• Make Broadway the One stop shopping district
• Get more shopping opportunities for Broadway
• Have Farmers market on Broadway
• Broadway BID should hire a marketing person or resource
• Keep Pet Parade on Broadway
• City should cover the cost for the Police support of the Pet Parade
• Make/Advertise Broadway as Pet Friendly
• BIDs and Chamber work together to jointly promote commerce and attract new
businesses
• Avoid Duplication of Services between BIDs and Chamber
• Chamber should promote commerce
• Develop a task force that looks into the partnership of BID, and DBID with the
Chamber of Commerce:look at where there is replication;common goal is to
promote and retain business, have an economic development component and
establish a focus on bringing in new businesses resulting in increased revenue
• Strengthen the Chamber of Commerce
• Investigate offering WiFi on Broadway and Burlingame Avenue or citywide. (i
thought we decided to do this last year.)
• Form Economic Advisory Commission to creatively look for new revenues
• Encourage collaboration between Chamber of Commerce and Business
Improvement Districts so that they work together on Speck Area Plan,
encourage new businesses to come to Burlingame and promote those already
here, educate shoppers and employees about parking availability, and use new
city Web site to full advantage.
• Establish a link on the city website that provides commercial/retail properties
that are for sale and/or for lease
• Look at marketing opportunities like the freeway exposure of the Golf Driving
Range hill side.
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Results of Council Voting (2 or more votes)
Street maintenance
No. 4—Terry, Ann
No. 6—Ann
No. 7—Terry
No. 38—Rosalie, Ann, Russ
Historic resources survey
No. 8—Cathy, Terry
No. 22 -Russ
Safeway
No. 9—Rosalie, Ann
No. 10—Terry, Russ
Civi, igagement
No. 12—Cathy, Terry, Ann. Russ
Improvements to Mills Canyon
No. 13—Cathy, Terry
Meet with Police Chief
No. 17—Cathy, Terry, Ann
SAP for downtown
No. 19—All 5
Charrette
No. 20—Cathy, Terry, Rosalie, Ann
Notification re: new projects
No. 21 —Ann
New goal—Terry
Evaluate FAR
No. 24—Cathy, Russ
Assess "faceprint" idea
No. 58—Terry, Russ
Review demolition policy
No. 39—Cathy, Russ
Ticket cars on street sweeping days
No. 40— Rosalie, Ann, Russ
Citywide cleanup day
No. 43—Cathy, Terry, Russ
Reconstitute Bicycle Subcommittee
No. 51 —Cathy, Russ
Train improvements
No. 53—Cathy
No. 54—Rosalie, Russ
No. 59—Cathy, Terry
Economic development
No. 61 —All five
From: The Practice of New Urbanism [mailto:PRO-URB@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
Behalf Of John Hooker
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:59 AM
To: PRO-URB@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: How big is too big? - Atlanta
Otis White's Urban Notebook
www.governing.com
How Big Is Your Faceprint?
Measuring McMansions
In the debate over urban teardowns, where developers knock down 1,500-
square-foot houses to build 4,500-square-foot McMansions, there are two
big questions: Is there anything wrong with replacing older small
houses with newer big ones? And if there is, how big is too big?
Atlanta is the latest city to debate the first question and,
intriguingly, may have found an answer to the second.
About teardowns: This is a national phenomenon, and it's easy to see
why neighborhood activists are irked by it. Who wants to live in a
neighborhood for years only to see some rich jerk tear down the
bungalow next door and put up a three-story monstrosity that leaves
your house in perpetual shadows?
But cities should be cautious about legislating against teardowns. Why?
Because it's a good sign that rich jerks want to move into older urban
neighborhoods. Another reason for caution: For reasons not entirely
clear, Americans need more elbow room than they did in the past. The
typical new house 30 years ago was 1, 660 square feet; the average size
today is 2,412 square feet - 45 percent larger even as households were
getting smaller. Bottom line: The houses in most older urban
neighborhoods aren't big enough for today's families.
OK, then, some teardowns are justified, and an increase in the size of
houses is reasonable. But surely some new houses are wildly out of
scale with those around them, right? Probably, but what does "out of
scale" mean? This is where Atlanta may have made a contribution to the
debate.
Atlanta's chief crusader against McMansions is city council member Mary
Norwood, who has been on a tear about teardowns since she was elected
four years ago. In 2003, she persuaded the city council to set up an
"infill housing task force" and commission a study by a pair of
professors at Georgia Tech, among other things, to establish a
measurement of neighborhood scale.
It wasn't easy. First, the academics found, there were no objective
measures that could be used in judging whether a proposed house was too
big. Square footage alone wouldn't do, they said in their paper (click
here to view it) . A house that's narrow but deep, they wrote, might fit
nicely with its neighbors. "On the other hand, " they added, "taking the
same square footage and bringing it to the front of the lot, and making
it tall and making it wide would exaggerate its scale" - and, thus,
stand out like a sore thumb.
So if you can't judge a house by its square footage, how could you
judge it? The Georgia Tech professors suggested two new measures: the
"faceprint, " or how large it appears in a photo taken from the curb,
and the "observed building height, " or how tall it appears from the
same perspective. By mapping the two measures with computer graphics
programs and multiplying them, you arrive at what the academics think
is an objective measurement of scale: the "weighted faceprint." Then
you go up and down the block photographing and mapping the other
houses. The difference between the average weighted faceprint of the
block and the weighted faceprint of the proposed house will tell you if
it's out of whack.
And there are just such places, they found. When they looked at one
block, the academics found that the average weighted faceprint of older
houses was between 1.73 and 2.70. Then there was the McMansion, which
was 8.95 - "clearly different in its measured scale than its
neighboring structures."
Footnote: The Georgia Tech measurements don't tell you whether a
weighted faceprint that's more than three times as great as its
neighbors is too much, but it does offer an objective measurement for
such judgments. It also suggests a way to make McMansions less
objectionable: Make them narrow and deep, not tall and wide.
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