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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2010.03.15 ���CITY 0 BURLINGAME c 9 Nni[o ...6o BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes 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. 1 Burlingame City Council March 15,2010 Approved Minutes 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. 2 Burlingame City Council March 15, 2010 Approved Minutes 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 3 Burlingame City Council March 15, 2010 Approved Minutes 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, /Iv- Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk 4 Burlingame City Council March 15, 2010 Approved Minutes