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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2012.12.03 CITY O� BURLING.IME 0 NTm.uu[O• BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of December 3,2012 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 Ann Keighran called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. Mayor Ann Keighran reported that the Council members participated in a study session prior to the Council meeting concerning a potential City of Burlingame video. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by City Manager Jim Nantell. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran,Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. MINUTES Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2012 regular Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. Councilwoman Baylock requested that the minutes be corrected to add the titles of the dignitaries who attended the meeting. The motion was approved unammouslyby voice vote, - . 5. UPCOMING EVENTS Mayor Keighran reviewed the upcoming events taking place in the City. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no public hearings. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS The following Burlingame residents spoke: John Root spoke on item 9c; Jennifer Pfaff spoke and thanked the City staff for the immediate clean up of the City following the storm that took place on Friday. Jennifer also thanked Jim Nantell for his 12 years of dedicated service to the City. Rosalie O'Mahony spoke on item 1 Burlingame City Council December 3,2012 Approved Minutes 9b and echoed Jennifer's comments about Jim Nantell. San Mateo resident Michael Wilkins spoke about his company, Computers for a Cause. There were no further comments from the floor. 8. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS ON THE HOTEL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013 CA Guinan reviewed the staff report and stated that this item requires a public meeting prior to the public hearing on January 7, 2013. There were no comments from the floor. b. BURLINGAME AQUATIC CLUB PRESENTATION CONCERNING OPERATION OF CITY AQUATIC PROGRAM Dave Summa, Director of the Burlingame Aquatic Center(BAC) gave a presentation on the operation of the Club's public-private partnership with the City. He also reviewed the programs that are available and the additional programs that have been added. He also expressed his gratitude to the City staff and the excellent working relationship he has with them. Vice Mayor Brownrigg advised that he has had the pleasure to work with the Burlingame Aquatic Club on a somewhat regular basis and complimented their excellent customer service. P&RD Glomstad reviewed the staff report and requested an extension of the current agreement for six additional months. —� Vice Mayor Brownrigg made a motion to approve the report and revised budget and he addressed a comment made by John Root during public comments concerning the boiler issue. Vice Mayor Brownrigg advised that the BAC is only responsible for the day-to-day operations, not the big-ticket items. (This item was discussed further as part of 9c). Councilman Deal seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously 5-0. c. APPOINT NEW PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSIONERS CC Barney gave each ounce mem era ballot to vote for two of the five candidates. Mayor Keighran advised that Susan Castner-Paine withdrew her application this morning. Vice Mayor Brownrigg advised that he was not in attendance for the interviews but that he listened to the tapes and read the applications. The ballot submissions resulted in John Eaton receiving unanimous vote of the Council members. Janet Martin received the three votes of Vice Mayor Brownrigg and Council members Baylock and Nagel; Julie Baird received the votes of Mayor Keighran and Councilman Deal. John Eaton and Janet Martin were appointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a three-year term ending October 7, 2015 The Council members agreed that all the applicants were very well qualified. 2 Burlingame City Council December 3,2012 Approved Minutes d. APPOINT NEW TRAFFIC, SAFETY & PARKING COMMISSIONERS CC Kearney gave each Councilmember a ballot to vote for two of the five candidates. The ballot submissions resulted in Mark Noworolski receiving unanimous vote of the Council members. Howard Wettan received the three votes of Mayor Keighran and Council members Baylock and Deal; Ben Cohn received the votes of Vice Mayor Brownrigg and Councilwoman Nagel. Mark Noworolski and Howard Wettan were appointed to the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission for a three-year term ending November 6, 2015. The Council members agreed that all the applicants were very well qualified. 9. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Keighran requested that item 9c be removed for discussion. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to adopt items 9a, 9b, 9d, 9e, 9f, 9g, and 9h; seconded by Councilwoman Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously 5-0. a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AWARDING SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE CONTRACT TO TELESTAR INSTRUMENTS DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 82-2012 awarding SCADA to Telestar Instruments. .. b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING CITY PARTICIPATION IN BAY AREA WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION AGENCY(BAWSCA) PREPAYMENT OF CAPITAL DEBT OWED TO SAN FRANCISCO DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 83-2012 approving City's participation in BAWSCA's prepayment of capital debt owed to San Francisco. c. BURLINGAME AQUATIC CENTER BOILER REPLACEMENT P&RD Glomstad reviewed the staff report and advised that one of the existing boilers at the aquatic center has not been working since September. P&RD Glomstad said the replacement of the boiler would be $180,000 and requested that Council approve the City funding half of that cost and that $90,000 would come from the contingency reserve. Mayor Keighran opened the discussion and said she found it appalling that four boilers have been replaced in the last 12 years, since that is the life expectancy of one boiler. In view of that, she advised that she would not support 50% of the cost. Council discussion and questions followed and Council all expressed their concern that the boilers have been replaced so frequently and would prefer that the Burlingame Aquatic Center maintain the swimming pool, not the High School District. They were reluctant to approve the requested 50-50 split and felt the current pool contract needs to be revisited. 3 Burlingame City Council December 3,2012 Approved Minutes Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to agree to expend$30,000 toward the purchase of a new boiler; however, if the District is willing to allow the City of Burlingame to control the maintenance of the boilers, then the City would be willing to go up to 50 percent of the cost. Mayor Keighran requested confirmation of what that 50 percent would be and CM Nantell confirmed that it would be between$80, 000 and $90,000; seconded by Councilwoman Nagel. The motion was approved by roll call 4-1 (Keighran voted no). d. ADOPT 2013 CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR CC Kearney requested Council adopt the 2013 City Council calendar. e. RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM MAYOR'S COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2013 CC Kearney requested Council approve the Mayor's Council assignments for 2013. f. IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1186 Interim FinDir Yeats requested Council approve the collection of a$1.00 fee on each business license in accordance with SB 1186, Steinberg Disability Access. g. REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION FOR IMPLMENTATION OF COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM SUN RIDGE SYSTEMS PC Wood requested Council approve appropriation of$400,000 to purchase a new dispatch and records management system from Sun Ridge Systems that includes a new server, including hardware, software, and supporting equipment. --� h. REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR AN ENGINEERING STUDY OF OUR CURRENT 9-1-1 SYSTEM NETWORK BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES PC Wood requested Council authorize up to $25,000 of general fund operating reserve to obtain an engineering study of the current 9-1-1 system, prior to the scheduled upgrade,to ensure that the network and any upgrade will have the ability to potentially engage in a"virtual dispatch" system. 10. UNCIL 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 There were no comments from the floor. 12. OLD BUSINESS Councilman Brownrigg advised that he had not forgotten to prepare the rail project letter and hoped to complete it in the next week or two. 13. NEW BUSINESS a. DISCUSSION OF COUNCILMAN JERRY DEAL'S DESIRE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE 4 Burlingame City Council December 3,2012 Approved Minutes METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Councilwoman Baylock stated that she strongly supports Councilman Deal for the appointment and the other �- Council members agreed. Mayor Keighran advised that the vote would take place at the Council of Cities meeting on December 14, 2012. 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety &Parking,August 9 & September 13, 2012 15. ADJOURNMENT TO CEREMONIAL Mayor Keighran adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. in memory of former San Mateo County Supervisor Mike Nevin. 16. CEREMONIAL a. RECOGNITION OF CITY MANAGER JIM NANTELL'S 40 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND 12 YEARS AS CITY MANAGER OF BURLINGAME Mayor Keighran presented CM Nantell with a Resolution, signed by all the City Council members. The Resolution highlighted CM Nantell's numerous accomplishments while City Manager of Burlingame many of which took place when the City was suffering financially post 9/11 and the recession. Mayor Keighran commented that Mr.Nantell excelled in his position by treating the City and its staff as an extended family and his strong ability for consensus building. In addition to Mayor Keighran,Vice Mayor Brownrigg and Council members Baylock,Deal and Nagel all spoke and thanked Mr.Nantell for his exceptional contribution to the Burlingame community during his tenure as City Manager. Burlingame resident John Root also spoke and thanked Mr. Nantell. All of the speakers also noted Mr.Nantell's sense of humor,work ethic, dedication and community spirit. CM Nantell was also honored with proclamations from Niall Roberts, representing Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Kevin Fong, representing Senator Leland Yee, and Marc Hershman, representing Senator Jerry Hill. CM Nantell spoke and thanked his Department Heads and said he only wished he could stay on as City Manager for another 12 years. He said he thoroughly enjoyed being City Manager and would be always grateful that he was allowed to serve the community. Respectfully submitted, /t,( Mary Ellen Kearney City Clerk 5 Burlingame City Council December 3,2012 Approved Minutes