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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - Cc - 2006.02.25 CITY G BURUNGAME m A4Te0.iuNe 6• 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 y*. s /( z CityBurlingame,of CA 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). Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 1 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 Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 2 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. Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 3 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 Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 4 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 Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 5 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 -T 35. Require stores on Burlingame Ave. to install hose bibs for Regulations irrigation Public works Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 6 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 Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 7 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). Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 8 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. Last printed 2/24/2006 3:38:00 PM 9 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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