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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 087-2015RESOLUTION NO. 87-2015 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME, CONFIRMING THE CITY'S APPROVAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HELIPAD ON THE SITE OF MILLS -PENINSULA MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED AT 1501 TROUSDALE DRIVE WHEREAS, on November 14, 2004 the Burlingame City Council certified the project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approved the application of Mills -Peninsula Health Services for construction of a new hospital, medical office building and helipad at 1501 Trousdale Drive, and on June 23, 2008 the Burlingame Planning Commission granted Mills - Peninsula Health Services' request for an amendment to the City Council's 2004 approval by permitting the construction of an additional floor atop the proposed medical office building and a modification to the helipad design to permit it to be placed atop raised platform rather than a dirt mound, at the same location approved by the City Council in 2004; and WHEREAS, the proposed helipad would accommodate Mills Peninsula Hospital's patients' emergency medical transport needs; and WHEREAS, environmental documentation addressing the helipad as part of the recent hospital reconstruction project was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the placement and operation of the helipad was evaluated in the project EIR for the Peninsula Hospital Replacement project, and mitigation measures were adopted which are intended to address potential impacts upon surrounding land uses; and WHEREAS, the proposed helipad is currently being designed in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration and Caltrans Division of Aeronautics helistop design criteria; and WHEREAS, California Public Utilities Code Section 21661.5 requires that the City Council approve the proposal to build and operate a helipad located within a city's boundaries before Caltrans Division of Aeronautics can issue its final approval. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby certifies that it has approved the plan of Mills Peninsula Medical Services to build and operate the Mills Peninsula Hospital helipad at 1501 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame. f Terry Nag I, Mayor I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby cert ify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council, held on the 21't day of September, 2015, and as adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: NOES: Councilmembers: Brownrigg, Keighr ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Councilmembers: None