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.
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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