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Regular Meeting of March 15,2010
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.
CLOSED SESSION:
CA Guinan advised that Council met in closed session with Labor negotiators, gave direction to the Labor
negotiators, and stated that there is no further reportable action:
City Negotiators: Deirdre Dolan, Jim Nantell, Glenn Berkheimer
Employee Organizations: AFSCME 829,AFSCME 2190, BAMM, Fire Administration, IAFF
2400, Police Administrators, Police Officers Association, Teamsters Local 856, and Department
Head/Unrepresented
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by Marc Hershman.
3. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran, Nagel
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None
4. MINUTES
Councilwoman Keighran made one correction to the minutes of March 1, 2010, on page 2, second paragraph
at top of the page, should read"downtown specific plan, not housing element, has not yet been adopted".
Vice Mayor Nagel requested that the statement contained in paragraph five,page 2,be included in the
comments of the high speed rail draft EIR that will be submitted. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to
approve the amended minutes of the March 1, 2010 regular Council meeting; seconded by Vice Mayor
Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no public hearings.
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6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Baylock requested that anyone who wished to speak about the high speed rail project please hold their
comments until after the high speed rail presentation.
Mayor Baylock opened the public comments section and Marc Hershman, District Director for
Assemblyman Jerry Hill spoke and invited the community to attend two upcoming events with
Assemblyman Hill. There were no further comments from the floor.
7. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
CM Nantell requested that Item 7b be presented before Item 7a so that Anne LeClair of the San Mateo
County Convention and Visitors Bureau did not have to wait until after the high speed rail presentation.
b. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ADD THE CITY OF PALO ALTO TO THE SAN
MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) AND TO
ESTABLISH AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS; AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE TO
ADD THE CITY OF PALO ALTO TO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BID, TO
ESTABLISH BENEFIT ZONE C AND TO ADD A PALO ALTO REPRESENTATIVE TO
THE ADVISORY BOARD
CA Guinan reviewed the staff report and requested Council adopt Resolution No. 16-2010 stating its
intention to (i) amend the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District to include the City of
Palo Alto within the District and to establish Benefit Zone C; (ii) to amend the Advisory Board to add one
representative from the Palo Alto area; and (iii) to establish and levy assessments in Benefit Zone C.
Anne LeClair, President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors
Bureau spoke about the addition of seven Palo Alto hotels to the San Mateo County Tourism Business
Improvement and answered questions from Council.
Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 16-2010; seconded by Councilman Brownrigg.
The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0.
Mayor Baylock requested CC Kearney read the title of the proposed ordinance amending the San Mateo
County Tourism BID 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.
Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to waive further reading of the proposed ordinance; seconded by
Vice Mayor Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0.
Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to introduce the proposed ordinance; seconded by Vice Mayor
Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Mayor Baylock requested CC Kearney
publish a summary of the proposed ordinance at least five days before proposed adoption.
a. HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT ALTERNATIVES AND ACTION PLAN
DPW Murtuza gave a presentation on the high speed rail activities anticipated timeline, reviewed the
possible engineering alternatives and their potential advantages and disadvantages. He noted that the
information was not from the High Speed Rail Authority and not a final engineering design, but an internal
analysis by staff based on engineering principles and practices.
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Council commented and asked questions of DPW Murtuza concerning the project alternatives.
Mayor Baylock opened the floor for comments and the following Burlingame residents spoke: Juergen Pfaff,
Charles Voltz, Jennifer Pfaff, Pat Giorni, Jeff Carter, and Leslie Reisfeld. There were no further comments
from the floor.
DPW Murtuza continued his presentation and summarized the draft action plan and associated costs for the
following six items that were the result of the Council's February 8, 2010 study session:
1 . Perform CEQA review and provide comments.
2. Perform alternatives analysis review and study elevated options.
3. Educate the community regarding project developments and its impacts and issues.
4. Work with elected officials and agencies to gain support for Burlingame's position.
5. Evaluate impacts on property values and businesses.
6. Work with Peninsula Consortium Cities and non-government agencies.
Following DPW Murtuza's review of the draft action plan, Mayor Baylock opened the floor for public
comment. Burlingame residents Ellyn Freed, Laurie Simonson, Ted Crocker, Juergen Pfaff, Betsy McGinn,
Jennifer Pfaff, Leslie Reisfeld, Charles Voltz and Pat Giorni all spoke. There were no further comments from
the floor.
Council discussion followed and each Council member provided their input on the six items. Council
directed staff to proceed with the High Speed Rail Action Plan with a budget of $185,000 as follows: Hire a
qualified Engineering Consultant ($60,000); perform a CEQA review and provide comments on the project's
environmental impacts ($ 100,000); and provide community outreach and education ($25,000).
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF THE CITY
OF BURLINGAME SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH
ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES TO REPUBLIC SERVICES INCORPORATED,
PURSUANT TO THEIR MERGER IN 2008
FinDir Nava requested Council adopt Resolution No. 17-2010 consenting to the assignment of the
Burlingame Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement by Allied Waste Industries, Inc. to Republic
Services, Inc.
Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to approve item 8a; seconded by Councilwoman Keighran. The motion
was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0.
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
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Burlingame resident Pat Giorni requested an update on the possible artwork at the hospital that was on
display at the Library; Councilman Brownrigg provided an update. Burlingame resident Rosalie McCloud
spoke about item 7a. There were no further comments from the floor.
11. OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
12. NEW BUSINESS
a. MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PENINSULA CITIES
CONSORTIUM
Councilman Deal announced that he was stepping down as the representative to the PCC and Mayor Baylock
reported that she was pleased to become the new representative.
13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
a. Commission Minutes: Planning, February 22, 2010
b. Department Reports: Building, February 2010; Finance, February 2010
14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Baylock adjourned the meeting at 10:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mary
Ellen Kearney
City Clerk
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