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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2010.12.06 CITY G BURLMNCyAME BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Nlinutes Regular Meeting of December 6,2010 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 Terry Nagel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Pat Harding. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock,Brownrigg,Deal,Keighran,Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: 4. MINUTES Vice Mayor Deal made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 15,2010 regular Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 5. PRESENTATION a. PRESENTATION OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT BY DEBORAH GRIFFITH OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Library Board of Trustees member Deborah Griffith presented each City Council member with a Library Centennial Christmas ornament and thanked them for all they have done on behalf of the Library. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUNDS(SLESF)ALSO REFERRED TO AS COPS(CITIZENS OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY) Interim COP Wood reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 89-2010 approving the plan of the Chief of Police for expenditure of Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Funds(SELSF), also referred to as the Citizens Options for Public Safety(COPS) Funds. 1 Burlingame City Council December 6,2010 Approved Minutes Mayor Nagel opened the public hearing and Burlingame resident Joe Sacco spoke on the item. Mayor Nagel closed the public hearing. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 89-2010; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5 — 0. b. RESOLUTION APPROVING AND LEVYING 2011 TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS CA Guinan reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 90-2010 approving and levying assessments for the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District and approving District programs and activities for the year 2011 . Mayor Nagel opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the floor, and the hearing was closed. Councilman Brownrigg made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 90-2010; seconded by Councilwoman Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5 — 0. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS Lois Ward from HIP housing thanked the City of Burlingame and Council for their support and presented each Council member with a calendar designed by the children of HIP housing. Burlingame resident Pat Giomi spoke on item 9c and on Council vacancies. Burlingame resident Deborah Griffith spoke about the closure of the Comcast store. Burlingame resident Diane Mason expressed concerns about the high speed rail mailings. CM Nantell addressed Ms. Mason's concerns. There were no further comments from the floor. 8. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. APPROVAL OF LABOR AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION HRD Dolan reviewed the staff report and the significant changes to the POA contract and advised that the police officers are still among the lowest paid in San Mateo County. HRD Dolan further advised that the new contract will not save the City money in the near term, but it will generate very significant savings in the long term. Council congratulated HRD Dolan and the negotiators for all their efforts and time spent in negotiating this comprehensive agreement. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve Resolution No. 91-2010 approving changes to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Burlingame and the Police Officers Association and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City; seconded by Councilman Brownrigg. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. b. CONSIDER ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION AND EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS TO FILL THE REMAINING VACANCY 2 Burlingame City Council December 6, 2010 Approved Minutes i T The staff report recommended that Council consider appointing Anne Hinkle to fill one of the vacant positions. Ms. Hinkle was the only applicant and was interviewed by the full Council on November 8, 2010. It was also recommended that Council extend the application period in the hopes of receiving additional applications to fill the one remaining vacancy. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to appoint Anne Hinkle to the Beautification Commission; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. Council agreed to extend the application period to January 21, 2011 to receive applications for the additional vacancy. C. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION CC Kearney gave each Councilmember a ballot to vote for three of the seven candidates. The ballot submissions resulted in Steven Baum, Norreen Bulotti, and Jeffry Griffith receiving four out of five votes. The three successful candidates were appointed to the Parks & Recreation Commission to serve for a three year term. The Council members thanked all the candidates for applying and agreed that they were all very well qualified. d. JOINT USE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BURLINGAME SCHOOL DISTRICT CM Nantell reviewed the staff report and advised that staff had worked with the Parks & Recreation Commission and the sport organizations to restructure new fees for the joint use of athletic fields. He further advised that the proposed new fees will generate less revenue than was hoped for by both the City and the School District. Council commended staff and thanked Councilwoman Keighran and Councilman Brownrigg for all their effort as members of the City/District Liaison Committee. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to concur with the recommendation of staff and approve the revised contract with the Burlingame School District for joint use of facilities; seconded by Councilwoman Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilwoman Baylock requested 9c be removed for further discussion and Mayor Nagel requested 9d be removed for further discussion. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to approve items 9a, b, a of the consent calendar; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO GORDON N. BALL INC. FOR THE MARSTEN STORM DRAINAGE PIPELINE OUTFALL STRUCTURE AND EASTON CREEK WIDENING PROJECT DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 92-2010 awarding a construction contract for Marsten Storm Drainage Pipeline Outfall Structure and Easton Creek Widening Project to Gordon N. Ball, Inc. 3 Burlingame City Council December 6, 2010 Approved Minutes b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONNELLY AVENUE PARKING LOT C GREEN STREETS PROJECT BY BLOSSOM VALLEY CONSTRUCTION DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 93-2010 accepting improvements for Donnelly Avenue Parking Lot C Green Streets Project by Blossom Valley Construction, C. ADOPT A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PBS&J TO PERFORM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SERVICES RELATED TO THE "BURLINGAME POINT" OFFICE/LIFE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 300 AIRPORT BOULEVARD CDD Meeker requested Council adopt Resolution No. 94-2010 granting approval to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with PBS&J to perform environmental review services related to the Burlingame Point Development Project. Councilwoman Baylock asked for clarification on a provision in the EIR concerning the housing needs analysis. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve item 9c of the consent calendar; seconded by Councilwoman Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. d. RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT 2011 CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR CC Kearney requested Council adopt the 2011 City Council calendar. Mayor Nagel requested that the January 29, 2011 Goal Setting meeting be changed due to a conflict with High Speed Rail meetings taking place the same day. Council concurred that the meeting be rescheduled to February 5, 2011 . Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve item 9d of the consent calendar; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. C. RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM MAYOR'S 2011 COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS CC Kearney requested Council confirm the Mayor's 2011 Council assignments. 10. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Council reported on various events and committee meetings each of them attended on behalf of the City. 11. PUBLIC COMMENTS Burlingame residents Charles Voltz spoke about high speed rail. Burlingame resident Pat Giorni spoke on several items. There were no further comments from the public. 12. OLD BUSINESS 4 Burlingame City Council December 6, 2010 Approved Minutes a. DISCUSS DRAFT OF HIGH SPEED RAIL LETTER Council reviewed the proposed letter and provided. comments. Council agreed that Mayor Nagel and Councilman Brownrigg would incorporate the comments and fine-tune the letter prior to sending. 13. NEW BUSINESS a. GOALS AND WORK PLANS FOR CITY COMMISSIONS Following Council discussion, the Council concurred that they would schedule joint meetings with the Parks & Recreation Commission; the Beautification Commission; the Traffic, Safety & Parking Commission; and the Library Board. The meetings would take place prior to a Council meeting during the first half of the year. It was agreed there was no need to have a joint meeting with the Planning Commission since that already takes place annually. b. DISCUSSION OF CANDIDATES FOR REGIONAL APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE COUNCIL OF CITIES REPRESENTATIVES Council members provided their comments about the candidates for the various regional boards. Council agreed that that Mayor would be the one to cast the vote for Burlingame for the candidates. Councilman Brownrigg suggested that Burlingame set in motion a process to find out the Community's vision on an improved Caltrain. 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Beautification, November 4, 2010; Planning, November 8 & 22, 2010 b. Department Reports: Police, October 2010 C. Four letters from Comcast concerning programming adjustments, and the closure of the Burlingame Comcast store d. Letter from AT&T U-verse concerning pricing adjustments e. Memorandum from City Manager to Community Development Director concerning City Council direction regarding city-owned parking lots 15. ADJOURNMENT FC Don Dornell adjourned the meeting in memory of PFC Shane Reifert, a member of the City of Burlingame's Adopt-A-Unit who was killed the line of duty in Afghanistan. Mayor Nagel adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. in memory of Steven Glick, a long time School Board member, and in memory of Roberta Rothe, a long time Burlingame resident. Respectfully submitted, Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk 5 Burlingame City Council December 61 2010 Approved Minutes