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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2011.02.07 CITY C A BURLlNGAME ° m HPTEO JUNE �' BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of February 7, 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 Christine Vega. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran, Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: 4. MINUTES Major Nagel made a correction to the spelling of Dennis Huajardo's last name on page two. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve the amended minutes of the January 18, 2011 regular Council meeting; seconded by Vice Mayor Deal. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 5. PRESENTATIONS a. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO PET FOOD EXPRESS Mayor Nagel presented a proclamation to representatives from Pet Food Express in Burlingame and thanked them for their generous donation of $9,000 to the Burlingame High School Choir, Italian Club, and Yearbook. Representatives from Burlingame High School acknowledged the donation that will be used to send the Choir to Carnegie Hall in New York, and the Italian Club will visit the Sistine Chapel in Rome. b. HOUSING ENDOWMENT AND REGIONAL TRUST (HEART) OF SAN MATEO COUNTY PRESENTATION HEART Executive Director, Chris Mohr gave a presentation and reviewed the mission of HEART, outlined the services they provide, and their numerous accomplishments. 1 Burlingame City Council February 7, 2011 Approved Minutes 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS FC Dornell gave an update on the Adopt-A-Unit and how grateful the members of the Unit are for all the support. He requested that the public consider volunteering to sponsor a soldier to assist them with some of their needs when they return to the United States. Burlingame resident, Pat Giorni spoke about item 13a. Burlingame resident, Susan Castner-Paine spoke on item 8d. There were no further comments from the floor. 7. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Council agreed to call for applications by March 4, 2011 for the two upcoming vacancies on the Planning Commission. b. CONSIDER MODIFICATION OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION CM Nantell reviewed the staff report and requested that, due to the lack of applicants to fill the vacant seats on the Beautification Commission, the Council consider reducing the size of the Commission from seven to five members. Council discussion followed and it was agreed to discuss the size reduction with the Beautification Commissioners at their joint study session with the City Council in April. C. CONSIDER ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION AND INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS �- IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (1) TO ADD THE CITY OF BRISBANE TO THE DISTRICT, (2) TO ADD A BRISBANE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, (3) TO ESTABLISH AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS ON THE HOTEL BUSINESSES IN BRISBANE AND (4) TO SET A PUBLIC MEETING AND A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED ASSESSMENT CA Guinan reviewed the staff report and requested Council adopt Resolution No. 6-2011 stating its intent to amend the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District to include the City of Brisbane within the District as part of Benefit Zone A, to amend the Advisory Board to add one representative from Brisbane and to establish and levy assessments on the hotel businesses in Brisbane. Councilman Brownrigg made a motion to adopt Resolution No.6-2011; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. Mayor Nagel requested CC Kearney read the title of the proposed ordinance amending the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District Ordinance to include the City of Brisbane within the District as part of Benefit Zone A and to add one representative to the Advisory Board to represent Brisbane. Councilwoman Keighran made a motion to waive further reading of the proposed ordinance; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 2 Burlingame City Council February 7,2011 Approved Minutes Vice Mayor Deal made a motion to introduce the proposed ordinance; seconded by Councilman Brownrigg. Mayor Nagel requested CC Kearney publish a summary of the proposed ordinance at least five days before proposed adoption. d. REVIEW OF COMMUNITY GARDEN SURVEY PR&D Skeels reviewed the staff report and provided the results of the recent survey from the Community Insight Group and the City's e-newsletter. Both groups showed an overwhelming support for a community garden. Council discussion followed concerning if the garden is only available to Burlingame residents, fencing around the garden, the status and responsibility of the Burlingame Garden Club, the water usage, location for the garden,the number of people interested in plots, how soon it could be, by-laws for garden club, a take back noticing period. Beautification Commissioner and community garden proponent, Leslie McQuaide spoke and answered the Council's questions and assured Council that the garden would be completely self sustaining. Mayor Nagel made a motion to support the community garden with staff assisting to implement it; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Vice Mayor Deal made a motion to approve the consent calendar; seconded by Councilman Brownrigg. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING OWNERSHIP, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY (CCAG),THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO AND THE CITY OF BURLINGAME FOR THE SMART CORRIDORS PROJECT DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No.7-2011 approving and authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute an agreement among the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG), the County of San Mateo and the City of Burlingame for the ownership, operations and maintenance of equipment and components of the San Mateo Smart Corridors Project. b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH TELADATA CONSULTANTS FOR PHASE ONE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMMUICATIO N AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION PROJECT OF 2011 FinDir Nava requested Council adopt Resolution No. 8-2011 approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Teladata Consultants for phase one of project management of the City's communication and information technology modernization project of 2011. 3 Burlingame City Council February 7,2011 Approved Minutes C. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING TIER TWO DROUGHT ALLOCATION PLAN DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 9-2011 approving the tier two drought implementation plan pursuant to section 3.1 LC of the water supply agreement with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. �-- 8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Council reported on various events and committee meetings each of them attended on behalf of the City. 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS Burlingame resident Pat Giomi spoke about the new Mills-Peninsula hospital and the lack of some of the same services that were offered at the old hospital. She also spoke about public transportation in San Mateo County. There were no further comments from the floor. 10. OLD BUSINESS a. REVIEW HIGH SPEED RAIL STATUS Mayor Nagel requested that Council review the draft, multi-cities high speed rail letter and provide feedback. She also advised that the completion of the draft EIR has been delayed for a year, but the draft EIR on the Peninsula is still in the works and does not contain the underground alternative for Burlingame. She further advised that Assemblyman Jerry Hill wrote a column expressing the concerns of all the cities. She also discussed the letter from Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood to Anna Eshoo concerning the high speed rail stimulus money and Caltrain. Council discussion followed on the costs of the consultants and the expense of continuing the draft EIR at this time. 11. NEW BUSINESS a. PROPOSED CALTRAIN SERVICE REDUCTION Council directed the City Clerk to include the "Help Save the Burlingame Caltrain Stations"meeting schedule in the city's e-newsletter. CM Nantell reviewed the ridership numbers at the various stations and noted that Burlingame is at about 700. Councilman Brownrigg suggested that the City consider making a$1,000 donation to the Silicon Valley Leadership Group to support the public relations effort. 12. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Library,November 16, 2010; Planning, January 24, 2011 b. Letter from Astound concerning increase in rates for video services 4 Burlingame City Council February 7,2011 Approved Minutes 13. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Mayor Nagel adjourned to closed session at 9:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk 5 Burlingame City Council February 7,2011 Approved Minutes