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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2011.04.18 CITY 0 BURLINGAME Nai[o JUNE� BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of April 18,2011 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 Chi-Hwa Shao. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran,Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: 4. MINUTES Councilwoman Baylock made a correction to the joint Planning Commission/City Council meeting of March 5, 2011 on page seven, to strike number four since it was the same as number two. She also asked for clarification on item 13. Vice Mayor Deal explained that a"house vehicle" was owned by the development and used as a pool vehicle. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to adopt the amended minutes of the March 5, 2011; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Councilwoman Keighran made a correction to the City Council meeting minutes of April 4, 2011 on page four,paragraph three should read Downtown Specific Plan Implementation Subcommittee not Economic Development Committee. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to approve the amended minutes of the April 4, 2011 regular Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 5. PRESENTATIONS a. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO THE CITY OF BURLINGAME FROM THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO City of San Bruno Councilwoman Irene O'Connell and San Bruno Community Services Director Randy Schwartz presented a proclamation to the City of Burlingame in appreciation of the assistance provided by the City of Burlingame during and after the Glenview gas line explosion and fire on September 9, 2010. 1 Burlingame City Council April 18,2011 Approved Minutes b. RECOGNITION OF MIKE REITSMA,PAM BUCKLEY,DANICA HODGE,BURLINGAME YOUTH BASEBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE LIONS CLUB FOR THEIR RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY Mayor Nagel presented certificates of appreciation to the following: Mike Reitsma and Pam Buckley for the extensive tree list they prepared for the City's website; Danica Hodge for her development of a new website devoted to the history of Burlingame's trees;to the Burlingame Youth Baseball Association and the Lions Club for their rebuilding of the Washington Park small field. C. PROCLAMATION DECLARING WEST NILE VIRUS & MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL AWARENESS WEEK As Burlingame's representative to the San Mateo County Mosquito Abatement District, Barry Meinerth accepted a proclamation from Mayor Nagel declaring the week of April 24, 2011 as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week. 6. PUBLIC HEARING THERE WERE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS The following Burlingame residents spoke: Rudy Horak spoke on item 8a; Andrew Peciemer spoke about City employees salaries and benefits; Charlie Nordlinger spoke about wheel stops and the noise of motorcycles. Metropolitan Transportation Commission Advisor Rich Hedges invited the Council members t'� visit the Contra Costa Transit Village on Saturday,April 23, 2011. Todd Keleher spoke on item 9b and his interest in sponsoring a community Turkey Trot run/walk on Thanksgiving Day on Burlingame Avenue. Burlingame resident Joe Sacco spoke about the first responders on 9/11. There were no further comments from the floor. 8. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. FIRE DEPARTMENT MERGER Mayor Nagel clarified that the Council would not be voting on a merger of fire departments,but would be reviewing the details of what it might entail. FC Dornell reviewed the staff report and advised that the Central County Fire Department has been working with representatives from Millbrae and San Bruno to conduct a merger study to expand Central County Fire to possibly include those two cities. He advised that the four city managers and two Fire Chiefs have been meeting since December 2010 to develop a cost sharing formula and a governance structure. FC Dornell requested that Council review the information regarding fire shared services and concur with staff recommendation to authorize moving forward on the development of an implementation plan to expand Central County Fire to include the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno. CM Nantell advised that the cost difference between Central County Fire and Millbrae for total compensation is 10% and the difference in total compensation between Central County and Cal Fire is '1 estimated at 30%. CM Nantell also advised that he attended the City Council meetings of Hillsborough, Millbrae, and San Bruno and reviewed the discussion and comments from their Council members. Based on 2 Burlingame City Council April 18,2011 Approved Minutes the discussion from those meetings, CM Nantell stressed the need for language in the contract to address what happens when any one agency is unable to pay for an engine/truck company as stationed in their own city. Council discussion and questions followed and generally the Council was supportive but also expressed concerns to be considered, such as,working with the unions and San Bruno having a different labor union; ability to meet the standard response time; closure of two fire stations, one each in Burlingame and Millbrae, and replacing them with one,new centralized station and the costs associated with that; what if cities run into financial problems; Millbrae not renewing their safety tax; the cost of selling the station proposed to be closed. Council also requested a price comparison and the different ways they structure their staffing from Cal Fire and the private company that made a proposal to San Carlos. Vice Mayor Deal stressed that the fire savings are only a Band-Aid to deal with the larger problem of a declining revenue base. Councilman Brownrigg made a motion to direct staff to move forward on the development of an implementation plan to expand Central County Fire to include the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno with the first phase being the federation model; Mayor Nagel seconded the motion. The motion was approved by voice vote,4-1 (Baylock voted no). b. INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE FOR DESIGNATING TWO HOUR PARKING LIMIT AND INSTALLATION OF ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE ALONG TROUSDALE DRIVE AND MARCO POLO WAY(8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED) DPW Murtuza reviewed the staff report and requested Council introduce an Ordinance amending section 13.36.040 of the Municipal Code to establish two hour parking zones on a portion of the south side of Trousdale Drive near the intersection of Marco Polo Way and on the east side of Marco Polo Way near the intersection of Trousdale Drive. DPW Murtuza advised that this action was being taken at the request of Mr. Bob Hortop, Vice President, Mills-Peninsula Health Services. Mr. Hortop explained that the two hour parking zone would allow patients and clients of the Fitness and Therapy Center to better use the four, on-street parking spaces. Mayor Nagel asked CC Kearney to read the title of the proposed ordinance amending Section 13.36.040 of the Municipal Code to establish two-hour parking zones on portion of the south side of Trousdale Drive near the intersection of Marco Polo Way and on the east side of Marco Polo Way near the intersection of Trousdale Drive. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to waive further reading of the ordinance; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to introduce the proposed ordinance; seconded by Mayor Nagel. Mayor Nagel requested CC Kearney publish a summary of the proposed ordinance at least five days before proposed adoption. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Nagel requested item 9b be removed for further discussion. 3 Burlingame City Council April 18,2011 Approved Minutes a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PRESSURE TANKS REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT HILLSIDE AND SKYVIEW RESERVOIRS DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 24-2011 accepting improvements pressure tanks replacement project at Hillside and Skyview Reservoirs by Engineering/Remediation Resources Group (ERRG). Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to approve item 9a; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION ENDORSING HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING (HEAL) PR&D Skeels requested Council adopt Resolution No. 25-2011 endorsing healthy eating active living and setting forth the City of Burlingame's commitment to obesity prevention. Mayor Nagel advised that this item is a new initiative in the City incorporating some of the healthy activities that already exist with additional ones to be forthcoming. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to approve item 9a; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 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. a. DISCUSS DOWNTOWN IMPLEMENTATION SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT ON THE USE OF PARKING LOT J AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR PARK ROAD Councilman Brownrigg gave a thorough presentation of the vision that he and Councilwoman Keighran developed for Parking Lot J and Park Road as part of the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan. He expressed their desire to create a focal point for downtown as well as a central gathering place and potential location for community events. To that end, they would go forth with a request for qualifications for an option of converting Park Road into pedestrian promenade much like Santa Monica has in their downtown that has provided a significant increase in revenue. 11. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no comments from the floor. 12. OLD BUSINESS 13. NEW BUSINESS a. SCHEDULE A TRAFFIC, SAFETY& PARKING COMMISSION APPEAL HEARING FOR 2805 ADELINE DRIVE ON MAY 2, 2011 Council set May 2, 2011 as the hearing date for the Traffic, Safety & Parking Commission appeal for 2805 Adeline Drive. 4 Burlingame City Council April 18,2011 Approved Minutes Mayor Nagel announced that she wished to resign as the alternate on the Peninsula Cities Consortium and requested that a replacement be made at the next Council meeting. 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety& Parking, February 10, 2011; Planning, April 11, 2011 b. Department Reports: Building, March 2011; Finance, March 2011; Fire, March 2011 13. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Nagel adjourned the meeting at 9:59 p.m. in memory of Burlingame resident Evie Perkins. Respectfully submitted, / / Maly Ellen Kearney City Clerk 5 Burlingame City Council April 18,2011 Approved Minutes