HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2009.01.31 CITY OF BURLINGAME
STUDY SESSION ON GOAL SETTING
Burlingame Recreation Center
January 31 , 2009
1 . CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Keighran called the Study Session to order at 9:05 a.m. in the Conference Room, at the
Burlingame Recreation Center. Councilmembers Baylock, Deal, Keighran, Nagel and O'Mahony were
present.
2. STUDY SESSION
a. Review the draft departmental goals
Council reviewed all departmental goals for 2009- 10, and staff responded to their questions.
b. Review new goals that were suggested by the City Council Members and City Staff and clarify
those that emerged as priority goals based on the Council Members' first cut of their top six
goals for next fiscal year
Council reviewed their goal options adding and combining items to the original list.
3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following citizens spoke: Cecile Coar, 1224 Drake Avenue; Susan Castner-Paine, 728 Concord;
Kris Cannon, 1404 Bernal Avenue; John Root, 728 Crossway; Charles Voltz, 725 Vernon Way; and
Pat Giorni, 1445 Balboa Avenue.
Mayor Keighran declared a brief intermission at 11 :31 a.m.; then reconvened the meeting at 11 :45 a.m.
4. FINALIZE COUNCIL GOALS FOR 2009-10 FISCAL YEAR
As a result of public comments, six new items were added to the list of Council Goals. Council then
voted for the top goals. The following received the majority of votes:
• Work closely with High Speed Rail Authority and Caltrain to mitigate effects of HSR and
electrification on Burlingame and improve transportation options for residents. Explore
public-private partnerships along the rail corridor that might help trench or underground rail
lines.
• Permit increased density in new multi-residential housing.
• Raise parking meter rates in town; Burlingame, Avenue, Broadway, Burlingame Plaza
(Magnolia Avenue).
• Raise Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) in 2009 by 2% (November)
• Encourage Downtown Burlingame Business Association to reestablish BID and work with
downtown property owners and businesses for increased accountability in regard to
cleanliness in front of and in back of properties. Also explore additional fees from property
owners to assist in funding infrastructure improvements in downtown.
• Improve effectiveness of street sweeping in residential areas.
CITY OF BURLINGAME
MINUTES COUNCIL STUDYSESSION GOALS 2009-10
January 31, 2009
• Change process to ensure that people adding large heating/air conditioning units on their
rooftops are required to provide an attractive way of shielding them visually from neighbors.
Ask the Neighborhood Consistency Planning Commission subcommittee to look at how green
building issues mesh with design issues and how to strike a balance between these two goals.
• Provide searchable audio copies of Planning Commission meeting online for Web streaming
and listening after meetings.
• Make more effective use of community volunteers and expertise.
Follow up Notes:
1 . Staff to look into the possibility of having the same building inspector for each project unless
the contractor prefers to have another inspector when the assigned inspector is not available.
2. Continue the past suggested goals of an art commission and support community theater
programs.
3. Add Council members to the distribution list of the Green Ribbon Task Force (GRT) meeting
notes and agendas.
4. Explore using paper copies of Community Insight Team online surveys to solicit responses
from seniors who use the recreation center, but do not have access to an e-mail account.
5. Refer public suggestions about grey water and cisterns, outlawing plastic bags for larger retails,
and periodic Styrofoam pickups to the GRT for discussion and recommendation to the Council.
5 . ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Keighran adjourned the meeting at 12:30 p.m.
2