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Burlingame City Council December 7, 2015
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BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL
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Regular Meeting of December 7, 2015
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 San Mateo County Treasurer-Tax Collector Sandie Arnott.
3. ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Brownrigg, Keighran, Nagel, Ortiz, Root
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
4. REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
5. UPCOMING EVENTS
Mayor Nagel reviewed the upcoming events taking place in the City.
6. PRESENTATIONS
There were no presentations.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Laura Fanucchi from HIP housing presented the council with copies of HIP Housing’s 2016 Calendar. Each
month is a different student’s drawing of their house with a sentence about what home means to them.
Michael Barber from Supervisor Dave Pine’s office presented Mayor Nagel and Councilmember Root with
resolutions thanking them for their service to the community.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Nagel asked the Councilmembers and the public if they wished to remove any items from the Consent
Calendar, none were pulled.
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Councilmember Brownrigg adopted the Consent Calendar; seconded by Councilmember Ortiz. The motion
was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0.
a. APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 2015
CC Hassel-Shearer requested Council approve the City Council Meetings of November 16, 2015.
b. ADOPTION OF THE 2016 CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
CC Hassel-Shearer requested Council approve the 2016 City Council Calendar.
c. OPEN NOMINATION PERIOD TO FILL VACANCY ON THE SAN MATEO COUNTY
MOSQUITO & VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
City Manager Goldman requested Council open the nomination period to fill one vacancy on the San Mateo
County Mosquito & Vector Control District Board of Trustees.
d. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECLASSIFICATION OF A
PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKER POSITION TO A TREE WORKER POSITION
HR Loomis requested Council approve Resolution Number 100-2015.
e. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGES TO THE PART-TIME
SALARY AND BENEFIT RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE PART-TIME SALARY AND BENEFIT PLAN
HR Loomis requested Council approve Resolution Number 101-2015.
f. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE AGREEMENT FOR SUBSURFACE SEWER EASEMENT AT 1209 MILLS AVENUE
DPW Murtuza requested Council approve Resolution Number 102-2015.
g. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015
CC Hassel-Shearer requested Council approve Resolution Number 103-2015 declaring Emily Beach and
Donna Colson elected to the Burlingame City Council.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no public hearings.
10. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
There were no staff reports.
11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Council reported on various events and committee meetings they each attended on behalf of the City.
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
There were no future agenda items.
13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety and Parking, October 8, 2015 and Library Board of Trustees, October
20, 2015.
14. CEREMONIAL
a. INSTALLATION AND ROTATION OF COUNCILMEMBERS
Mayor Nagel began by introducing the dignitaries that were in the audience: San Mateo County Treasurer-
Tax Collector Sandie Arnott, Michael Barber from the Burlingame Elementary School District, Greg Land
from the San Mateo Union High School District, and former Burlingame Mayors – Rosalie O’Mahony, Jerry
Deal, Joe Galligan, and Cathy Baylock. As well former City Clerk Mary Ellen Kearney and former
Councilmember Russ Cohen were in attendance.
Mayor Nagel explained the rotation process for Councilmembers stating that in 1999, the Council had
adopted a formal rotation process for establishing the Mayor for the City of Burlingame. She stated that this
procedure ensures that each Councilmember will become Mayor in a routine, pre-established order.
Therefore in accordance with the procedure, Councilmember Ann Keighran is the Mayor and Presiding
Officer of the Council for the coming 12 months. As well, under the rotation Councilmember Ricardo Ortiz
is established as the Vice Mayor for the coming 12 months. With that Mayor Nagel turned the meeting over
to Mayor Keighran.
Mayor Keighran presented a plaque to Mayor Nagel in recognition of her service to the City of Burlingame,
not only as Mayor this past year, but also for her 12 years of service on the Council. As well, Mayor
Keighran thanked Councilmember Root for his service. With that Mayor Nagel and Councilmember Root
were excused from the dais.
Mayor Keighran called up Emily Beach to be sworn in as a Councilmember. Her husband Duff with the
assistance of their two children, Kate and Matthew, swore her in. Mayor Keighran then asked
Councilmember Beach to take her seat on the dais.
Mayor Keighran next called up Donna Colson to be sworn in as a Councilmember. San Mateo County
Treasurer-Tax Collector Sandie Arnott swore in Donna Colson, who was accompanied by her husband Eric,
their two children Clare and Grace and her parents. Mayor Keighran then asked Councilmember Colson to
take her seat on the dais.
Mayor Keighran next explained how the seniority of the two new Councilmembers would be determined.
She stated that under the formal rotation procedures created by the Council in 1999, if two or more new
Councilmembers were elected, the Councilmembers would draw straws to determine their position relative
to each other on the rotation list. Councilmember Colson drew the long straw and therefore Councilmember
Colson in terms of the rotation has seniority over Councilmember Beach.
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Mayor Keighran asked if the new Councilmembers had any comments. Councilmember Beach thanked her
friends, family and supporters for their assistance and promised to service the community to the best of her
abilities. Councilmember Colson thanked her friends, family and the City of Burlingame for their support
and stated that she looked forward to serving the City.
Mayor Keighran welcomed the two new Councilmembers and opened the floor to public comments. San
Mateo County Treasurer-Tax Collector Sandie Arnott stated that she looked forward to the work that Donna
Colson would do for the City and stated that she was a perfect fit for the job. Former Burlingame Mayor
Cathy Baylock presented the two new Councilmembers with flowers and wished them both good luck.
Former Burlingame Mayor Joe Galligan congratulated Councilmember Beach and Colson on their elections
and tasked them with keeping in mind what Burlingame was and is now.
15. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Keighran adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m. in memory of Boyd Johnson.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/
Meaghan Hassel-Shearer
City Clerk