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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2010.05.03 CITY G BURLINGAW cD� o0 DATED JUNE 6 BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of May 3, 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 Cathy Baylock called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Tom Marriscolo. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran, Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. MINUTES Vice Mayor Nagel made a correction to the April 19, 2010 minutes to correct item 8b, paragraph four, to show Brownrigg, Keighran, Nagel voting no on Councilman Deal's motion, not Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran. Mayor Baylock made a correction to page one, item four, to replace decimal with decibel. Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to approve the amended Council meeting minutes of April 19, 2010; seconded by Councilman Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. ADOPT ORDINANCE TO ADD PALO ALTO HOTELS TO SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND ADOPT RESOLUTION IMPOSING ASSESSMENTS CA Guinan requested Council hold a public hearing and (1) adopt Ordinance No. 1848-2010 amending the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District Ordinance to include the City of Palo Alto within the District, to establish Benefit Zone C within the District, and to add one representative to the Advisory Board to represent the Palo Alto area; (2) adopt Resolution No. 28-2010 approving and levying the 2010 San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District assessments on the hotel businesses in Benefit Code C (City of Palo Alto) of the District. Mayor Baylock opened the public hearing and there were no comments from the floor, and the hearing was /1 closed. CC Kearney reported that no protests were received. 1 Burlingame City Council May 3, 2010 Approved Minutes Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to adopt Ordinance 1848-2010; seconded by Councilwoman Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 28-2010; seconded by Councilman Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. b. PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF BROADWAY AREA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 CA Guinan reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing and consider any protests to the Broadway BID assessments and ask the City Clerk to report out any protests filed with the City; and if protests do not represent 50% of the majority of the assessments, adopt Resolution No. 29 -2010 establishing 2010-2011 assessments for the Broadway Area Business Improvement District which did not change from a year ago; and determining that no majority protest has been made. Councilwoman Keighran questioned the discrepancy in the assessments with the staff report showing $31 ,400 and the attached Broadway BID roll showing $26, 950. CA Guinan said he would clarify with FinDir Nava as to the correct amount. Mayor Baylock opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the floor, and the hearing was closed. CC Kearney reported that no protests were received. Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 29-2010 establishing the 2010-2011 assessments for the Broadway Area Business Improvement District; seconded by Councilman Brownrigg. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS Burlingame resident, Charles Nordlinger spoke about the hazards of leaf blowers. Burlingame resident, Pat Giorni spoke on several items. Broadway BID President, Ross Bruce spoke and requested that item 8d be removed from the consent calendar. He also presented the City with a $500.00 donation from the Broadway merchants for the purpose of saving the Easton Library. There were no further comments from the public. 7. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a . ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISIONS TO PROCESS FOR APPOINTING CITY COMMISSIONERS CA Guinan advised that, based on discussions at the March 1, 2010 meeting, Council directed staff to revise the appointment procedure in the following manner: move from voice vote to written ballots for first round of voting; provide the option to discuss candidates after interviews, at Council discretion; after interviews get perspective of department person staffing the Commission; and prefer to do interviews in one day unless impractical. CA Guinan provided a revised administrative procedures incorporating above changes. Council discussion followed concerning interview being open to the public and prospective candidates are allowed to attend, thus privy to the questions. Council agreed, but it must remain a public meeting. It was suggested that a few additional changes be made to the administrative procedures. On page one, paragraph ^two be updated to show vacancies posted on the City's website; on page two, item 4c., posted agenda will indicate candidate discussion will take place at the conclusion of the interview process; on page two, item 5b, there will be two separate ballots, one for a two year term, one for a three or four year ballot, and each would 2 Burlingame City Council May 3, 2010 Approved Minutes have all five Council members names; on page two, item 5c, if written ballot does not result in sufficient number of candidates receiving a majority vote, based on the Mayor's discretion, further discussion may take place and Council may take another vote, either by ballot or motion, as determined by the Mayor. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion adopt Resolution No. 30-2010 approving revisions to the City Council policy regarding the appointment process for members of City Boards and Commissions; seconded by Vice Mayor Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Baylock advised that item 8d was to be removed from the consent calendar based on a request from the applicant. Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to approve items 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8e of the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. At the request of Councilman Brownrigg, DPW Murtuza reviewed the criteria for surplus funds when the contractor's estimate is less than the engineer's estimate, as was the case with item 8b. Councilman Brownrigg asked DPW Murtuza if it would be an appropriate use of the surplus funds to repair or resurface the pathway behind the Peninsula Tennis Club. DPW Murtuza responded that pathways on private properties cannot be funded by gas tax; work related to street infrastructure is qualified under gas tax expenditures. The Director agreed to look into it, but advised it may not be City property, and may not meet the criteria for surplus gas tax funds. a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SCHAAF AND WHEELER FOR THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF MARSTEN PUMP STATION PROJECT DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 31-2010 authorizing execution of agreement for professional services with Schaaf and Wheeler for engineering design services of the Marsten Pump Station project. b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO GRAHAM CONTRACTORS FOR THE FY 2009/2010 STREET MICRO-SURFACING PROGRAM PWD Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 32-2010 awarding a contract for street resurfacing program 2009/10 to Graham Contractors. C. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR 2010 ARTZFEST ON AUGUST 7 AND 8, 2010 CC Kearney requested Council adopt Resolution No. 33-2010 approving the closure of Burlingame Avenue between California Drive and El Camino Real and portions of Lorton Avenue, Primrose Road and Park Road for the 2010 Burlingame Artzfest event on August 7 & 8, 2010 3 Burlingame City Council May 3, 2010 Approved Minutes d. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST FROM BROADWAY GRILL AND THE BROADWAY MERCHANTS FOR MOVIE NIGHTS ON CAPUCHINO AVENUE ON THE 1 T AND 3RDSATURDAY NIGHTS FROM JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER 2010 ITEM WAS REMOVED BY THE APPLICANT. e. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO FOR SHARED SERVICES OF A RECREATION SUPERVISOR OF AQUATIC PROGRAMS CA Guinan requested Council adopt Resolution No. 34-2010 authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for shared Recreation Supervisor services between the Cities of Burlingame and San Bruno. 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 resident, Pat Giorni spoke on several items. There were no further public comments. 12. OLD BUSINESS a. HIGH SPEED RAIL UPDATE AND DISCUSSION DPW Murtuza gave a high speed rail project update on the activities that have taken place since the April 19, 2010 Council meeting. He advised that there would be a high speed rail, context sensitive solution workshop on May 12, 6:00 p.m. at the Recreation Center. Council discussed and reviewed the recent developments about the viability of the high speed rail project on the Peninsula. Mayor Baylock opened the item for comments and Burlingame residents Pat Giorni and Irene Preston spoke. There were no further comments from the public. 13. NEW BUSINESS Councilman Brownrigg commented on the impacts of high speed rail on Caltrain. 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Library, February 23 & March 16, 2010; Beautification, April 1 , 2010; Planning, April 12 & 26, 2010 b. Letter from Comcast concerning price adjustment for installation and equipment services 4 Burlingame City Council May 3, 2010 Approved Minutes 5. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Baylock adjourned the meeting at 8:52 p.m. in memory of Geraldine Gottsche, Frank Campos and Dave Constantino. Respectfully submitted, /c5/ S/ Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk �1 5 Burlingame City Council May 3, 2010 Approved Minutes