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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 2009.05.18 CITY O� ' 1 BURLINGAME e ' Fwi[o J NEb BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of May 18, 2009 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. Mayor Ann Keighran called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Sandy Towle. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Deal, Keighran,Nagel, O'Mahony COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None CLOSED SESSION: CA Guinan advised that Council met in closed session and directed staff regarding the following: a. Real Property Acquisition of Parcel No. 029-231-060,negotiations with Property Owner/Owner's Representative and City Representatives: Jim Nantell,Jesus Nava,Bill Meeker,pursuant to Government Code§ 54956.8 b. Conference with Labor negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54957.6(a): City Negotiators: Deirdre Dolan, Jim Nantell, Employee Organizations: AFSCME 829, AFSCME 2190, BAMM, Fire Administration, 1AFF 2400, Police Administrators, Police Officers Association, Teamsters Local 856, and Department Head/Unrepresented 4. MINUTES Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 4, 2009 regular Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman O'Mahony. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote 5-0. 5. PRESENTATIONS 1 Burlingame City Council May 18, 2009 Approved Minutes a. RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS ACADEMY GRADUATES Mayor Keighran presented Proclamations to the following graduates of the Citizens Academy: Boris Brajkovic, Beverly D'Amico, Lily Lau, Linda Scheifler, Sandy Towle, and Jonathan Wolin. e-- b. RECOGNITION OF JESUS NAVA AS THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECIPIENT FOR THE CITY OF BURLINGAME Mayor Keighran presented a Proclamation to Finance Director, Jesus Nava recognizing him as the San Mateo County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recipient for the City of Burlingame. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. ADOPT ORDINANCE 1839 AMENDING TITLE 25 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE (ZONING ORDINANCE) TO ALLOW UP TO FIVE ADDITIONAL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SUBAREA A OF THE BURLINGAME AVENUE COMMERCIAL AREA TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR"READY- TO-EAT FOOD SHOP", AND TO CLARIFY THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS CDD Meeker reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. 1839 to allow five additional food establishments, create a definition for"ready-to-eat food shops", and clarify the parking requirements for single family dwellings. Mayor Keighran opened the public hearing. The following spoke: Joan Endo, 243 California Drive; Louisa Kao, 1108-1112 Burlingame Avenue & 303-305 California Drive. There were no further comments from the floor and the hearing was closed. CDD Meeker addressed the concerns raised by the two speakers with regard to their locations. Council discussion followed concerning possible locations of the food establishments; expanding the number of restaurants in the future. Mayor Keighran asked CC Kearney to read the title of the proposed ordinance. Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to waive further reading of the ordinance; seconded by Councilman Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Vice Mayor Baylock made a motion to adopt the proposed ordinance; seconded by Councilwoman O'Mahony. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote 5-0. Mayor Keighran directed CC Kearney to publish a summary of the ordinance. Mayor Keighran directed CC Kearney to publish a summary of the ordinance within 15 days of adoption. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS Stephen Hamilton, 105 Crescent Avenue spoke on the Family Fun Bike Ride and the Authors Luncheon; Joan Endo, 1519 Burlingame Avenue spoke about restaurant permits. There were no further comments from the floor. 2 Burlingame City Council May 18,2009 Approved Minutes 8. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 5, 2009 MAIL BALLOT ELECTION OF BURLINGAME PROPERTY OWNERS STORM DRAINAGE FEE CC Kearney reviewed the staff report and requested Council adopt Resolution No. 42-2009 declaring the results of the May 5, 2009 mail ballot election to consider the adoption of the annual storm drainage fee. The total votes cast were 4,267 and there were 2,706 yes votes, (63.41%) and 1,561 no votes (36.58%). Council was also requested to adopt Resolution No. 43-2009 directing that the storm drainage fees for Burlingame parcels be provided to the County of San Mateo for placement on the 2009-2010 tax bills. Council praised and thanked the staff for all their efforts and the time they volunteered. They also thanked all the volunteers who devoted endless hours to accomplish the goal and expressed their appreciation to the Community for their support. Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to approve Resolution No. 42-2009 and Resolution No. 43-2009; seconded by Vice Mayor Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. b. NEW WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO DPW Murtuza reviewed the staff report and requested Council adopt Resolution No. 44-2009 approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an individual water sales contract with the City and County of San .� Francisco; adopt Resolution No. 45-2009 approving and authorizing the water supply agreement with the City and County of San Francisco; and adopt Resolution No. 46-2009 adopting findings for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act in connection with approval of a water supply agreement with the City and County of San Francisco. DPW Murtuza introduced Art Jensen, CEO of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA)who gave a presentation and reviewed the major provisions of the agreement, outlined the objectives of the original agreement and the additional water supply provisions. Council discussion followed. Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to approve Resolution No. 44-2009, Resolution No 45-2009 and Resolution No. 46-2009; seconded by Vice Mayor Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Deal requested that item 9a be pulled from the Consent Calendar for further discussion. Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to approve Items 9b, 9c and 9d of the Consent Calendar; seconded by Vice Mayor Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. a. ADOPT RESOLUTIONAPPROVING THE CITY'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE BIO-SOLIDS JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 47-2009 approving the City of Burlingame's membership in the Bay Area Bio-Solids Joint Powers Authority and authorizing the Mayor to execute the first amendment to the agreement. 3 Burlingame City Council May 18,2009 Approved Minutes Councilman Deal questioned why the project cost allocation fee was so high for Burlingame and not for the other cities. DPW Murtuza clarified that the cost was not based on gallons of water that are being treated, but rather based on the solid waste being sent to the Facility and advised that some cities have more than one Facility to utilize. Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to approve Resolution No. 47-2009; seconded by Councilwoman Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. b. ADOPT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE TROUSDALE DRIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPELINE PROJECT BY K. J. WOODS CONSTRUCTION DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No 48-2009 accepting improvements for the Trousdale Drive Pipeline Project by K. J. Woods Construction, Inc. C. REQEUST DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO CANCAL THE JULY 6, 2009 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CC Kearney requested Council approve the cancellation of the regular City Council meeting scheduled for July 6, 2009. In the past, due to summer vacations, this meeting has been cancelled. d. APPROVE WARRANTS AND PAYROLL FinDir Nava requested approval for payment of Warrants #39210-39842 duly audited, in the amount of $3,342,206.53; Payroll checks No. 174031— 174202 in the amount of$2,727,151.52 for the month of April 2009. 9. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Council reported on various events and committee meetings each of them attended on behalf of the City. 10. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no comments from the floor. 11. OLD BUSINESS a. WAIVER OF BLOCK PARTY PERMITS AS AN INCENTIVE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PRESENTATIONS Councilwoman Nagel requested Council consider approving waivers for block party permits to applicants who agree to schedule a neighborhood emergency preparedness presentation by Central County Fire Department during the block party. She said her recommendation would be to have the Fire Department to present an overview of the programs offered by the City. FC Dorrell addressed the Council and said it is difficult to target when to send a team since people come and go at a block party and there is no guarantee that a team would be available at a specific time. He said it might be possible for members of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)to give the `.. presentation. 4 Burlingame City Council May 18,2009 Approved Minutes Council agreed that the CERT volunteers would be more appropriate to give the presentation and also provide a kiosk with flyers about the programs offered by the City. It was also agreed to bring it back on a future agenda to implement a specific plan. 12. NEW BUSINESS Set Appeal Hearing for 1140 Cortez for Monday, June 1, 2009. 13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Department Reports: Finance,April 2009; Building, April 2009 14. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Keighran adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m. in memory of Dorothy Murray,who was a long time resident of Burlingame. Respectfully submitted, /S1 Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk 5 Burlingame City Council May 18,2009 Approved Minutes