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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2011.03.21 CITY O� BU UNGAME HATED JUNE 6 BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of March 21, 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. CLOSED SESSION: CA Guinan advised that Council met in closed session and the Council gave direction on the existing litigation case of Gill vs. City of Burlingame and the claim of Debbie Alden. There was no further reportable action. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Charlotte Dickson. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran, Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: 4• MINUTES Councilman Brownrigg made one correction to item 8a of the March 712011 minutes to add a line "Councilman Deal requested that the City Manager report on the Council's discussion with his counterpart in the Town of Hillsborough." Vice Mayor Deal made a motion to approve the amended minutes of the March 7, 2011 regular Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 5• PRESENTATIONS a• CORPORALS AND CANINES BADGE PINNING CEREMONY Interim PC Wood recognized the Vorsatz and Randall families as the two major supporters of the program and their generous donation of approximately $30,000 to purchase Ivan and Bear. Unfortunately, the families were unable to attend the meeting. Interim PC Wood presented badges and swore in the following new Police Officer Corporals: who was pinned by his wife; Laura Terada dad; Kevin Kashiwahara , who was pinned by her dad; Chuck Witt als: Roy Bryson, , who was pinned by his wife; and Amy Sariotti, who ,Wh was pinned by his Burlingame City Council 1 was pd by her dad. Approved Minutes March 21, 2011 b. PRESENTATION BY CHARLOTTE DICKSON ON HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING(HEAL)--� Charlotte Dickson, Director for California Public Health Advocacy gave a presentation on the healthy eating active living campaign endorsed by the California League of Cities. She advised that the Heal Cities Campaign focuses on three policy-related areas: employee wellness, access to healthy foods, and land use. The campaign recognizes cities that adopt varied healthy eating and active eating living policies. She urged the City Council to adopt a HEAL resolution for the City of Burlingame and join the 43 other cities in California. 6. PUBLIC HEARING a. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR DESIGN REVIEW FOR A NEW,TWO-STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND DETACHED GARAGE ON PROPERTY AT 704 NEWHALL ROAD,LOCATED WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) ZONE CDD Meeker reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing on the appeal of the application for a design review for a new,two-story single family dwelling and detached garage at 704 Newhall Road, and consider public testimony and the analysis contained within the staff report. Action regarding the appeal should include specific findings supporting the Council's decision and should be affirmed by Resolution of the City Council. The reasons for any action should be stated clearly for the record. The City Council may consider the following alternatives: 1. deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission's action approving the application for Design Review for a new,two-story single family dwelling and detached garage; 2. uphold the appeal, and modify the Planning Commission's decision by providing specific direction to the project applicant regarding further changes to be made to the project; or 3. uphold the appeal, and deny the application. Mayor Nagel opened the public hearing. Appellant Peter Gong spoke and reviewed his objections to the construction of a new house at 704 Newhall Road located behind his property on Walnut Avenue. Applicant Jack Panos spoke and addressed Mr. Gong's concerns and answered the Council's questions. Designer Natalie Hyland spoke about the landscaping and she and the applicant agreed to planting Pittosporum trees. Mr. John Anderson spoke and said the new house would be an asset to the neighborhood. Mr. Gong spoke again. There were no further comments from the floor, and the hearing was closed. After Council discussion, Councilman Brownrigg made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 13-2011 to deny the appeal, and uphold the Planning Commission's decf a variet lth the and numbeertion as requestthat at matu ityw will obscure by Councilman Deal,to plant rapid-growingl5-gallon Plttosporum o y views into the pool area located within the rear yard of 707voice vote, 5-0. Avenue. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Keighran and approved unanimously by 2 March 21,2011 Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS Burlingame resident Pat Giorni spoke on item 8b. Katharina Pakendorf of Well Kiddos spoke on item 8b. FC Dornell requested the Council and members of the public sign the welcome home banner for the Burlingame Adopt-A-Unit. There were no further comments from the floor. 8. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL,URGING UNITED STATES SENATE SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY CDD Meeker reviewed the staff report and requested Council consider authorizing the Mayor to sign a letter to Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Dianne Feinstein,urging continued support of the"Clean Air Act" and preservation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)enforcement authority. Council discussion and questions followed and the majority of the Council members did not support authorizing the Mayor to sign the letter,but preferred that the Mayor send a letter on her own as a private citizen. b. DISCUSS HEALTHY EATING ACTIVE LIVING SUGGESTIONS AND DIRECT STAFF ACCORDINGLY Mayor Nagel reviewed some of the initiatives that are already in progress in Burlingame that would align with the HEAL cities campaign. She asked Council if there are two or three more programs they would like to identify to reinforce this Resolution should Council decide to go forward with it. Council discussion followed and Council concurred that they don't want to take on any new programs, other than putting out an occasional healthy nutrition tip in the a-news, and would prefer to emphasize what is already in place. It was agreed that the schools should have the primary responsibility for educating the students on healthy eating and it would be beneficial to work with the School District. PR&D Skeels reviewed the programs already in place and advised that it is possible to look for programs, such as healthy food cooking classes. Council directed PR&D Skeels to work with Mayor Nagel, Councilwoman Keighran and Charlotte Dickson to prepare a pared down resolution supporting HEAL for approval at a future meeting. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve the consent calendar; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. CA Guinan advised there was a slight revision to the Resolution for item 9d and a corrected copy was at Council's places on the dais. a. APPROVE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR FINANCE DIRECTOR 3 Burlingame City Council March 21,2011 Approved Minutes FinDir Nava requested approval for out-of-state travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico to attend the International City/County Management Association Western Regional Summit. b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 1 DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 14-2011 accepting improvements for neighborhood storm drain project number one by Fermin Sierra Construction, Inc. c. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY WORK FOR THE ALCAZAR AND DONNELLY TANK COATING PROJECT DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 16-2011 approving and authorizing emergency repair work to the roof support members of the Donnelly Reservoir Tank. d. ADOPT A RESOLUTION 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 2011 BURLINGAME AVENUE ARTZFEST EVENT ON AUGUST 13 & 14,2011 CC Kearney requested Council adopt Resolution No. 15 approving closure of Burlingame Avenue between California Drive and El Camino Real and portions of Lorton Avenue, Primrose Road and Park Road for the 2011 Burlingame Artzfest event on August 13 and 14, 2011. 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 about the Peninsula Healthcare District meeting on March 24, 2011 in the Council Chambers. She also spoke about the Peninsula Rail Corridor group. There were no further comments from the floor. 12. OLD BUSINESS a. BUSINESS LICENSE TAX INFORMATION—DISTRIBUTION OF TAX PAYERS BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FinDir Nava reviewed the staff report and advised that the city currently has 6,384 active business licenses. If the business license tax was to increase for all businesses reporting ten or more employees, then the revenue amounts would range from a minimum of$54,400 to a maximum of$217,600. If the business license tax was to increase for all businesses reporting five or more employees, then the revenue amounts would range from a minimum of$99,200 to a maximum of$396,800. FinDir Nava stated that he does not recommend pursuing a ballot measure given the need to generate and solidify interest in a downtown Burlingame Avenue benefit assessment district; parking meter increases; and --� renewal of the Burlingame Avenue business improvement district. 4 Burlingame City Council March 21,2011 Approved Minutes Council discussion followed and Council members Baylock and Brownrigg expressed interest in placing a measure on the ballot, while Councilwoman Keighran was adamant about placing a measure on the ballot, using a tiered system for the taxation increase. Mayor Nagel and Vice Mayor Deal would prefer not to place it on the ballot this year since the City is currently attempting to create support for a Burlingame Avenue assessment district. FinDir Nava advised that he had proposals from three or four consultants to survey the voters to determine if there was interest in placing such a measure on the ballot. Mayor Nagel called for a voice vote and Council voted 4-1 (Nagel voted no)to continue to study the proposal, engage a consultant to survey the voters, and report back to the Economic Development Subcommittee. Councilman Brownrigg said he would like to see the draft questions before going forward with the survey. 13. NEW BUSINESS Vice Mayor Deal discussed the possible closure of the Post Office on Park Road and recommended that the City contact Congresswoman Speier and advise her office of the City's interest in purchasing the Post Office land should it become available. He requested that this matter be discussed at a future Council meeting. Vice Mayor Deal also spoke about the downtown business owners meeting on Wednesday,March 23,2011 conflicting with the Planning Commissioners interviews the same night, resulting in the Council being unable to attend. 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety&Parking, January 13, 2011; Library,February 15, 2011; Planning,February 28 & March 14 2011 b. Department Reports: Building,February 2011; Finance, February 2011; Fire, February 2011 C. Letter from Comcast concerning programming adjustments. 13. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Nagel adjourned the meeting at 9:49 p.m. in memory Lisa Zarubin, former City of Burlingame Human Resources Specialist. Respectfully submitted, Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk 5 Burlingame City Council March 21,2011 Approved Minutes