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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 2012.03.05 CITY G BURIJNGAME �o ,m � 4 RwieR uue b BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of March 5, 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 Jerry Deal called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. CLOSED SESSION CA Guinan advised that Council met in closed session prior to the meeting, gave direction to the Labor Negotiators and there was no further reportable action. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Kent Putnam. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Baylock, Brownrigg, Deal, Keighran,Nagel COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. MINUTES Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2012 regular Council meeting; seconded by Vice Mayor Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 5. UPCOMING EVENTS Mayor Deal reviewed upcoming events taking place in the City. 6. PRESENTATION a. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS Mayor Deal presented Amy Lang of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter with a proclamation declaring March as Red Cross Month and honoring the Red Cross mission to prevent and relieve human suffering. Ms. Lang thanked the Mayor,provided some statistics on assistance provided by the Red Cross, and advised of upcoming events. 1 Burlingame City Council March 5,2012 Approved Minutes 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS THERE WERE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS Burlingame business owner Kent Putnam spoke about item 9b. Burlingame resident Jeff Londer spoke about reinstating block party waivers and items 9a and 9b. The following individuals spoke about item 9a: Gary Parna, Don Burns, Betsy McGinn, Joanneh Nagler, Brian Beim, Mike McCord, Dan Lopez, Sari McConnell, Steve Fong, Juliana Fuerbringer, Ari Safavi, Jose Gonzalez and Valentine Gonzalez. Burlingame resident Jennifer Pfaff spoke on item 9b and Russ Cohen spoke on items 9a, 9b, 9c, and 9d. There were no further comments from the floor. 9. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO LEAF BLOWER ORDINANCE CM Nantell provided background on this issue and the direction that the Council gave to staff at the January 3, 2012 Council meeting. He reviewed the proposal and the schedule of leaf blowing days in the various neighborhoods that was developed by the subcommittee, consisting of Vice Mayor Keighran, Councilwoman Nagel,representatives from the Citizens Environmental Council and the Bay Area Gardeners Association. Council discussion followed and they expressed concerns over the proposed ordinance being too restrictive, difficulty enforcing the ban, violation penalty, large parcels should be exempt, and exemption should an emergency occur. Mayor Deal requested CC Kearney read the title of the proposed Ordinance repealing section 10.40.038 of the Burlingame Municipal Code and adding a new section 10.40.038 to the Code to regulate the use of leaf blowers within the City of Burlingame. Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to waive further reading of the Ordinance; seconded by Vice Mayor Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to introduce the proposed ordinance with the following conditions: • Leaf blower use in Area A only on Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Area B only on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Area C only on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Leaf blower use 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on weekends by residents; • Twice a week for multi-family buildings on leaf blowing days; • Twice a week use for schools and parks on leaf blowing days; • Exemption for properties greater than five acres; • Set penalty of$50 for violation; • Authorize the City Manager to waive enforcement during emergencies necessitating clean up; • Commercial use blowers must be City certified as not surpassing 65 decibels at the cost of$25 for up to five machines, or $5 for those with a manufacture decibel certificate; • If a holiday falls on a designated leaf blowing day, that area would be allowed leaf blowing the following leaf blower approval day; 2 Burlingame City Council March 5,2012 Approved Minutes • The City tree crew is allowed flexible hours, as tree removals are not regularly scheduled in a particular neighborhood; • The ordinance will be phased in, not to begin until July 1, 2012. The motion was seconded by Councilman Brownrigg and was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. b. U. S. HIGHWAY 101/POPLAR AVENUE INTERCHANGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT UPDATE DPW Murtuza reviewed the staff report and introduced the City of San Mateo Public Works Director Larry Patterson and City Engineer Gary Heap. Gary Heap gave a presentation and reviewed the current issues with the interchange, such as uncontrolled freeway off-ramp traffic, limited sight distance for some approaches at off-ramp, a higher rate of accidents at both the Amphlett and Idaho intersections. Mr. Heap advised that San Mateo completed a comprehensive public engagement process that resulted in three potential project options. He reviewed the following three options: Option 2a—Median barrier along Poplar from highway 101 through Idaho intersection that allows west bound left turns at Amphlett; Option 6—Closure of Poplar off ramp while maintaining on ramp; Option 15 —Relocation of Poplar ramps to Peninsula. Council had questions for the San Mateo representatives and when asked about the $7M cost, Larry Patterson said the City of San Mateo would be paying for it. Council also had concerns about the positioning of the on ramp, eminent domain and more traffic exiting at Broadway if Poplar was closed. Council members Baylock, Deal, Keighran and Nagel all preferred Option 2a and Councilman Brownrigg, noting the large amount of work that had gone on before he joined the Council, deferred to his colleagues `— judgment. c. INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 6.48 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE "CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS" AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 6.50 "VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDED BY STATE FRANCHISE HOLDERS" FinDir Nava reviewed the staff report and advised that there are no current franchise agreements between any video service provider and the City. The three current video service providers in Burlingame are Astound, Comcast and AT&T; they all have state franchises. FinDir Nava said the cable companies have no objection to the City introducing this Ordinance. Mayor Deal requested CC Kearney read the title of the proposed Ordinance repealing Chapter 6.48 of the Burlingame Municipal Code "Cable Television Systems" and enacting a new Chapter 6.50, "Video Service Provided by State Franchise Holders". Vice Mayor 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 Councilman Brownrigg. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. d. EARLY INVESTMENT IN CALTRAIN CORRIDOR(CALTRAIN ELECTRIFICATION) DPW Murtuza reviewed the report which outlined preliminary conditions should the Council decide to support the Caltrain application to obtain funding for electrification. He introduced Caltrain Modernization Program Director Marian Lee who answered Council's questions. 3 Burlingame City Council March 5,2012 Approved Minutes There was considerable Council discussion and they concurred that this issue has to be studied further since there are too many impacts to the community. They agreed to provide their input to staff and address this item at the March 19, 2012 Council meeting. -� 10. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Brownrigg made a motion to adopt the consent calendar; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. a. ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE NEW TROUSDALE PUMP STATION PROJECT BY PROVEN MANAGEMENT,INC. DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No.14-2012 accepting the new Trousdale Pump Station project by Proven Management, Inc. b. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO STOLOSKI AND GONZALES, INC. FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 4 DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution No. 15-2012 awarding a construction contract for the neighborhood storm drainage improvements project, no. 4 to Stoloski and Gonzales, Inc. 11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Council reported on various events and committee meetings each of them attended on behalf of the City. 12. PUBLIC COMMENTS Burlingame resident Jeff Londer spoke about item 9d. There were no further comments from the floor. 13. OLD BUSINESS Councilman Brownrigg asked about iPads for the agenda and was advised that the item will be on a future agenda. 14. NEW BUSINESS 15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety & Parking, January 12 & January 19, 2012; Planning, February 13, 2012 16. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Deal adjourned the meeting at 10:44 p.m. Respectfully submitted, -� 1�l Mary Ellen Kearney,City Clerk 4 Burlingame City Council March 5,2012 Approved Minutes