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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1993.03.15522 BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA March 15, 1993 CAL]-, TO ORDER A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the above date in the City HaII Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7232 p.m. by Mayor Bud Harrison. PLEDGE OF AI,I,EGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Sandy Burnett, reporter for the San Mateo Times. ROLL CA],I, COUNCIL PRESENT: COUNCIL ABSENT: MINUTES The minutes of the Regular Meeting of on page 4 regarding C/CAG discussion Councilwoman O'Mahony moved approval, and carried unanimously. HARRISON, KNIGHT, LEMB], O'MAHONY, PAGLIARO NONE March 1, 1993 were changed to delete the last line. second by Councilman Lembi PUBIJIC HEAITING - SECOND READING - ORDINAI{CE 1481 - REVISING SMOKING CONTROI,S Mayor Harrison asked the City At.torney to review his memo of February 22 and also to read sections of the proposed ordinance to cl-arify for the audience the scope of the new 1aw. City Attorney said the new ordinance includes changes suggested at, the first reading on March 1; it prohibits smoking in all work places and businesses except hotels and bars; all restaurants will be no smoking - t.he prior exemption of hotel restaurants has been removed; bars and private assembly rooms for private functions are exempt as are private residences; all common areas and ha1ls in multiple residences are no smoking but the private apartments are exempt. He noted an earlier exemption for retail tobacco stores had been omitted and he suggested council reinsert that exemption into the ordinance. Council reviewed some further clarifications in the ordinance and an exemption for retail tobacco shops; discussed bars which serve food, senior projects, service clubs. Mayor Harrison noted a letter opposing this ordinance addressed to Mayor Barton from four hotel managers and at least one of the managers knew nothing about that letter, others had seen a draft although none had signed it; Mayor said he and aII council members had received many cal-Is and letters regarding this issue and today the city haII had recorded many ca11s, most citizens are in favor; he said we are atl aware of the problems caused by smoking, council had received books from agenci-es like the Cancer Society and the Lung Association; he urged speakers to limit their comments and asked to hear from the hotel managers first; he noted speakers may be limited to three minute each. Mayor Harrison opened the public hearing. Stan Moore, manager of Marriott and also representing county restaurants, was not in favor of the ordinance prohibiting smoking in restaurants, he showed several- overhead charts of hotel catering revenues, particularly for Asian customers who tend to be smokers and a major market for his hotel; he feared if this ordinance were adopted that clientele woul-d be lost to other cities and his hotel and the city would lose revenue. Councilman Pagliaro pointed out that several Asian airlines have now gone non-smoking and Japan's public transportation system is non- smoking; restaurant workers are endangered by smoking customers and he was sure Moore was concerned about his employees' health; we are talking about life and death. He found it hard to believe that a person who flew all the way from Hong Kong on a non- 523 smoking flight would refuse to come to Burlingame because its resLaurants are non-smoking. Moore said he would prefer to give the customer the choice of smoking or non-smoking. Roxy Stone, Hyatt hotel, reviewed revenues for her hotel; smoking is a matter of choice; they are looking at a possible 20-30 percent loss of business; this would result in job losses, she hoped council would not adopt this ordinance. Councilman Lembi reminded her that the ordinance would not regulate smoking in the hotel areas other than resLaurants. Bruce Carlton, Doubletree Hotel manager, estimated they make $800,000 per year on the Asian market; there was potential for loss of this revenue with subsequent loss to city's hotel tax re- ceipts; he deals with a travel agent in Taiwan who said his clients would go elsewhere; he cited the Beverly Hi11s ordinance which caused 40 percent loss of business to resLaurants and was repealed; with San Francisco Airport expansion we will have more Asian travelers and this ordinance will put city at disadvantage. Dan McHale, manager of Ramada and President of Chamber of Com- merce, t.hanked council for the open process during study of t.hisproposal; he said the business community was not opposed to this but he hoped the council would not. impact hotels; showed chart of city revenues with 18 percent of city budget being hotel- taxes; he feared serious repercussions for hotels and restaurants. Stan C1ark, Burlingame Drug, was in favor and mentioned his store has remedies for those who want to quit smoking. Pet.e Campanile, Tower De1i, clarified that hotel restaurants cannot have smok-ing - he was glad council was not breaking the city up into areas which can or cannot smoke - but he noted retail business is down and this might scare people away; Broadway area depends on hote1 business, he did not favor it. 'Jean Al1en, Sanchez Avenue, said she has buried four family members who smoked, she stronglyfavored it. Elizabeth Voight, used to be a bartender but had toquit because of heart problems she believed were caused by exposure to constant second hand smoke; she has filed suit against Marriott Hot,e1 for this exposure. Jim Ham, a vending company representative was opposed to ordinance, he would l-ose 20percent of his work force; reviewed sales tax dollars which maybe lost.; he urged disapproval. ,Jean Adl-er, resident, has asthma and has difficulty going to restaurants with smoking; she sug-gested restaurants and hotels have si-gn stating they have "deluxeoutdoor smoking areas" available. Terry O'Brien, San Bruno, saj-dstudies show there was no decrease in restaurant use with a smoking ban. Howard Moore, rrI,ost Chord Club'r of San Mateo, saidhe is a laryngectomy patient and strongly supports a smoking ban; he wondered, after seeing all the economic chart.s, if this is an economic issue or a health issue; it should be a heal-th issue. Mary Hobbs, Mi11s Peninsula Hospital, representing the Tobacco Educat,ion Coalition, supported the ordinance and noted we have heard about the dollars invol-ved and about smokers' rights, butcouncil musL remember that smoking kil1s and disables adults andthat children are most strongly affected; smokers' illnesses costbusiness $4,000 per year per employee, she urged council toprotect workers from second hand smoke. Larry Lyons, officecouncil, questioned who would enforce this and what are penal-ties, where are funds for t.hi-s enforcement; he preferred to l-et each office det.ermine whether it is smoking or non-smoking. Mayor informed him that. penalties are addressed in another partof the city code, it would be $100 for violations. Ron Karp,resident, thanked council for considering the hotels which are amajor money maker in city, he suggested a sunset clause to reviewthe effects on hotel business. Rudy Co1e, Beverly Hi1ls, repre-senting RSVP Restaurant Association, and formerly direct.or of theBeverly Hills RestauranL Association, he reviewed problems thatBeverly Hi1ls had with its smoking ordinance, after seven monthsit was repealed,' not just restaurants but a1l- retail businesssuffered,' canrt compare exposure to second hand smoke in restau-rants with exposure at home; there were enforcement problems inthe city; noted fewer people are smoking now and t.hat the "bestgovernment is one which governs least. " Councilman Pagliaro asked why CoJ-e was at this meeting; Col-e responded he was asked 524 to altend by a friend with vending company, he was not represent- ing tobacco companies, he was in the area on business. ,.Tim Cannon, school board president, noted Ehey had prohibited smoking a couple years ago; Ehanked council- and said our children are watching us to see if we practsice what we preach. Eml1 Wynn, Paloma Avenue, was a smoker and said the city now has some non- smoking restaurantss, he would noE go to them, he enjoys cigaret.te wiEh meal at breakfast shop, the or^rner says many patrons smoke; smokers have rights, he strongly opposed. Carolyn Root, resi- dent, commended council for considering this j-ssue; it appears the Stsate is heading in same direction; she would like tso see smoking banned from any indoor area; San Francisco Airport now has glissed-in smoking rooms. Edna Mae Campanile, Tower DeIi, spoke for restauranE owners who opposed this ordinance. ,Jj-m t"turray, resident, said his wife died of lung cancer after smoking many years; smokers are gambling wit.h their lives; believed it is our dutsy t.o protect our children. Paul sivley, Mayor of San Carlos, thanked Burlingame for taking the lead in this pubJ-ic health issue; his city j-s currentl-y studying a smoking ordinance that may ban smoking in restauranEs, bars and work pfaces; he encouraged council- Eo adopt. Mayor Harrison cl-osed the public hearing. Regarding retail- tobacco store exemption, majority of council approved Eo add Ehat to ordinance. Council again reviewed the cllrifications tal-ked about earlier. Councilman Pagliaro thanked Mayor Sivley for appearing tonight; he noted all adjacent cities are considering some Eype of smoking l-aw and Burl ingame was Ehe first to consider it; he agreed wj-th Jim Murray, we need to protects our children. Council-woman Knight strongly agreed, many, many non-smokers wifl be glad Eo come to Burlingame; after neverly HilIs repeal-ed j-tss ordj-nance Ehe restaurant business did not increase; our hotels mention the airport expansion buE t.hat is a long way off. Councilwoman o'Mahony told of impacts smoking has on life; she was concerned for the hotels buE wanted to leave restaurant ban in ordinance; smokers in hotels have oEher areas of hoEel open Eo them. Councifman I-,embi said as representatsive to the San Mateo County Convention Bureau he was also concerned abouts hote] impact and initially asked to excl-ude hoEels from ban but had talked to some hotel- managers and they Ehought it hypo- critsical to exclude; as businessman and teacher he is concerned about hea]th issues and as council- member he had Eaken an oath tso protect the citsizens; he was sure the hotels would make iE clear that private meeting facilities are open to smoking, this only affect.s restauranEs in the hotels; he suggestsed Ehe hotel-s report to council at. the end of t.he year on the effect of t.his ordinance on busj-ness. Mayor Harrison said Ehough he and Councilman Pagliaro wear differenE political hats they shared the same views on this issue; based on evidence councj-l received and heard he supported this ordinance . Councilman Pagliaro moved to adopE ORDINANCE 1481- witsh amendmentss mentioned tonight. and additionally that the hotels reports to council at the first meeting in 1-994 on the effecE of this ordinance on tsheir business. Seconded by Councilwoman Knights, carried unanimously by ro11 call vote. Mayor Harrison caIled for a recess at 9:28 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:45 p.m. with af l- members present. ING . APPEA], F AL PERMITS TO BUI HOUSE TO BE USED FOR LIVING PURPOSES AT 1.341 CO UMBUS RESOLU- TION 15_93 APPROVING SAME City Planner reviewed her memo of March 9 which recommended council- hold a public hearing and take action. The applicants, Carol Windsor and Jim Wel1s, are requesting four use permits Eo demolish an existing pool mechanical- room (58 SF [square foot] ) and fanai (288 SF) and replace it with a new 378 SF pool house containing bathroom wit.h toilet, sink and shower. The site already contains a 473 SF detached garage with t.oileE and sink and second ffoor recreation room. Special use permits are required for (1) two accessory structures over 100 SF, (2) totaf 525 accessory structures exceed 800 SF, (3) shower and toilet in accessory structure, and (4) accessory struct.ure used for acces- sory living quarEers. The Windsor-Weffs want these permits in order to provide separate living quarters for a full-time care person for their severely disabled young daughter Hope who presently l-ives in a Watsonvil-l-e care faciliEy. The Pl-anning Commission voted 4-2 to approve the permits and noted there are no kitchen facilities in the structure. parking is not. an issue and the properLy is much larger than adjacent Lots. In 1991- the applicants made a similar applicaLion which also incl-uded need for a setback variance and which was denied and not appealed. Three neighbors appealed the approval of the present project. St.af f responded Eo councif questions about the height of struc- Lures on the siEe, recording of use permit conditions with deeds. and definiEion of bedroom. Councilman Lembi commenEed the city wil-1 need to address defining bedrooms in the future. Mayor Harrison tofd the audience that councif members had read the many letters received, reviewed the plans and visited the site. He opened the public hearing and said because of the late hour speakers would be Limited to Ehree minutes each. Louis De11 'Ange1a, plannlng consuftant for applicants, said finding in favor would help bring this famlly together; t.his use is permitted in R-1 zone subject to a special use permit; it is not a second or granny unit; Ehe child needs to come home and her caregiver needs to have privacy; he reviewed findings for approv- al- of these permiEs, it complies with al-I codes, is not detrimen- tal- to neighbors because the buifding already exists, property is very large over 9,000 SF, 1ot coverage is low and the applicants agree with af1 condit j-ons except that the owner would like to address council on condition 5. Councilman Pagliaro asked how the child woufd be protecEed from the poof. Dell 'Angela said Wefls is planning to fandscape the pool area and the child is unable to move without the aid of another person. Carol Windsor, applicant, said Hope is 9 years old and has cerebral pa1sy, she has lived away from home and the family makes a four hour trip to visit her each weekend; she has developed beyond expectations. the family needs her at home and Hope needs t.o be home wj-th her family; she has had several surgeries and needs to exercise in the pool , she has no access Eo a pool where she l-ives now; Ehey are under no ill-usions abouE the dif ficul-t changes this will bring t.o the famil-y; she noted the pool is up 13 steps and Hope has to be carried up the steps; burnout is a great hazard to caregivers, Ehey must have some time away, some privacy; asked approval so they can bring Hope home. The project architecE explaj-ned the new sEructure which wil-1 be same styl-e as main house; they looked at alternatives such as building over the garage but chifd cannot use stairs; the project will meet all code requirements and wiff be safer; it will be 13 feet tall-. St.af f noted Pl-anning Commission approved 12 foot. height. He responded to council questions. Jim We11s, applicant, said they woufd like to stay in Burlingame but need Lo bring their daughter home; lhe new structure will- be more atEractive and safer, chil-d will not live in that strucEure,just caregiver; most nej-ghbors support this project; others have concern about rental unit but condition 7 covers this,' he was sure neighbors would report any violation of the conditions; regarding condition 5 requj.ring the pool house be converted to an open lanai in 10 years, he would l-j-ke to increase the time of that condition because Hope may live at home for many years and will always need caregiver, he would also like to keep t.he toilet in building when converted back Eo fanai but agreed to remova1 of the shower. others speaking in favor: ,fi1l Seiler-Moon, 1357 Colurnbus i Tony Kossiakoff, 1020 cort ez; Waldo Hinshaw, 1359 Columbus i Donna Price, 1712 Easton; 'Jean Ad1er, 2111 Easton; Richard Kirchner. 141-2 Bernal; Peter Wantuch, 1350 Cofumbusi Janet Prey Wo1fe, 1360 Columbus; ,Jennifer Kennedy, PARCA representative; Ralph Ost.erli- ng. 1351 Columbus; .Toan woods, 1L32 Hamil-ton; Nina Weif, 1520 Councilman Lembi said he was very emotionally involved reviewingthis issue; he also is concerned about the direction people aretaking in this t.own, they are not finding out the facts; he hasthree chil-dren incl-uding a 9 year o1d daughter, we have an opport.unity to bring this family toget.heri this is not a granny unit or second uniE, it does not need a variance; it would notaffect any property values; council considers each project separately; regarding condition 5, he feft there should be no Eime l-imit to change back to a lanai, iE. shoufd go inEo effect when the chil,d leaves. Councilman Pagliaro suggested condition 5 shoul-d read, when chifd feaves or caretaker is no lonqer neededor the property is so1d. Council-woman Knight had agoiized over this issue; this situation has far reaching consequences; ques- tj-on is woufd denial keep the fanily from bringing child home, the answer is no; the project does not conform to General P1an. Mayor Harrison said it is not a second unit, it's an accessory 526 Balboa; Tom Tidwell-, f4l3 Bernal; ,Jane Trainor, 2400 Poppy; Michael Bel-anger, Golden Gate Regional Center; Mike Hal-1, someone who was familiar with site. some comments: neighbors needs to care abouts each other; ciLy will have means of enforcing Ehe conditions,' haEe Eo lose the Windsor-We11s family; quieter having caregiver E.han three Eeenagers at site; a physical therapisL firmly supported need for separate quarters; citizens are con- cerned about oversize houses but Ehis project does not appfy; need tso provide housing for domestic help and caregivers; have a disabled child and hire a new caregiver every eight. months because of no separation from the family; these children need intensive care, caregivers are not baby sitters, they need time away and privacy or they burn out; need to brj-ng this child home. she needs her family and Ehey need her; caregiving is a truly difficult job; lost a handicapped child, familiar with needs of caregiver, separate quarters are criticaf and this is greaE plan; L.his structure is already there. t.hey are making it betster and meeting code requirements; they urged approval . Those speaking againsE: ,Jane Sears, 2312 Easton, presented a petition signed by 150 people in opposition and fetters and photos; Nick Germano, 2304 Easton; Ronal-d Durkee, 1353 Columbus, Herberts Tanner, 1345 Cofumbus; Rhonda de 1a Parra, 151-5 Hillside; Efizabeth Beaulaurier, 146 El-m; Mary Carson, L200 Lincoln; Paul-ine McGowan, 1401- Vancouver. some commenEs: also want to see Hope brought home but the issue j-s making pool house a second unit; this is i1Iega1 in n-t; impacting nej-ghbors and increasing outdoor activity; hear everything from that yard. wil-L be more disruptsive; if allowed, opens city to more requests like this; t.here is an al-Eernative - add on to famj,ly roomi have handicapped sister and raised her at home with no help in two bedroom home,' caregiver can l-ive in her own home and drive Eo work; san Carl-os has al-l-owed second units only if attached to main home; adding to family room will not l-imit access to garden and l-oss of view would not be significanE because garage al-ready is close; project has al-l- util-ities and no parking; urged denial . DeI1'AngeJ-a responded the whole issue is whet.her this is a granny unit; it is not a second unit because there is no kitschen and they are not asking to undermine zoning code; if the building sEays whole and is not converted back to l-anai it would bequieter; Planning Commission approved Ehis, he hoped council would do likewise. Councilwoman O'Mahony asked about Hope sleeping downstairs with caregiver sleeping outside; she thoughtthe study could be used as a bedroom. Carol Windsor replied E.hey are not asking the caregiver to give round-the-c1ock care, E.hefamily wil-l- care for Hope at night; Hope will attend a school;the caregiver wil-I get her ready for school , care for her after school unt.i1 5 or 7:00 p.m. The hearing was closed. Mayor Harrison said the pet.it.ion presented was opposing a second house on l-ot in R-1 zone which is incorrect; a few weeks ago another group circulat.ed a "hit piece' regarding another issuewith simifar misinformaEion; thj-s is not a second house in R-1 zone. 527 structure. Councilwoman O'Mahony saw no reason why they could not add a suite to t.he ground floor for the caregiver, if ap- proved we are giving the wrong message to residents; she would vote against this. Councilman Lembi said this is an existing pool house, same size, structure is being brought up to code; the deed rest.rictions protect the neighbors. Mayor Harrison said he was pleased to have had the opportunity to meet Hope last week- end; he would approve this project for same reasons Lembi brought up. Councilman Lembi moved to uphold the Planning Commission with a change to condition 5 that when the child is no longer a resi- dent, Lhe care provider is no longer needed or t.he house is sold, the shower shall be removed and the pool house sha1l be converted to an open lanai. Seconded by Councilman Pagliaro. The motion carried 3-2 on ro11 call vote, Councifwomen Knight and O'Mahony voting no. Mayor Harrison calIed for another recess at 11:35 meeting reconvened at 1-L:43 p.m. He said council midnight and continue the remaining agenda items. Mayor Harrison opened the public hearing. Frank Lee, representing the owner and ma.nager who were also present, said thej-r business is also own a restaurant in San Francisco; they activity until they get a permit; they would p.m. The may adjourn at PUBL]C HEARING - AMUSEMENT PERMIT FOR WOMENIS O]L WRESTLING AT ROUTE 66 - 251 CAL]FORNIA DRIVE - DENIED City Attorney reviewed hj-s memo of March 1 which recommended council hold a hearing and take action. Route 66 has applied for female oil wrestling; city departments were requested to comment on the proposal and the Pol-ice and Planning Departments respond- ed. An officer went to a show by the same promoter in another city advertised as ladies oil wrestling; he observed topless dancing instead of the advert.ised event. Route 66 has a serious hazardous activity level and it is possible that a crowd Iarger than their estimated 50 would attend which would result in a more boisterous crowd and add to police problems. The Planning Department describes parking problems in the area; council recently denied a request for a theater at the adjacent property because of parking intensity and traffic. City Attorney recom- mended denial because the activity is adult entertainment, it could attract more customers which would add to police problems and t.he area is short on parking and heavy on traffic and addi- tional cusLomers would exacerbate the problem. Mayor Harrison opened the public hearing. There were no commenLs and the hearing was closed. Council-man Lembi agreed with the attorney, he l-ives nearby and passes the site while walking, he often sees police at the site and the parking 1ot adjacent; he moved to deny the request. Seconded by Councilwoman O'Mahony and carried unanimously. A representative of Route 55 was in the audience and said thepolice also come to another business in area, not just Route 65. PUBL]C HEAR]NG - AMUSEMENT PERMIT FOR A KAR]OK] BAR AT EMPRESS COURT - 433 A]RPORT BOULEVARD - DEN]ED City Attorney reviewed his memo of March 9 which recommended council hold a public hearing and take act.ion. The owners of Empress Court (formerly Kee ,Joon's) are requesting a karioki bar where customers sing along with music videos. Departments were asked to comment and the police report that there has been considerable hazardous activity at this site since January L992. The hazard caIls appear to be Asian gnag related. The current owners bought the property in August 1992 and the karioki bar was already in existence without a permit. He said if an amusement permlt had been obtained in January L992r we would probably be revoking it based on the police activity. He recommended denial. of Empress Court_ doing well, they frave stopped the like to have a s28 membership only Karioki bar, then they cou1d better cont.rol who attendsi they would hire extra security for garage and parking fot, three guards upst.airs and three downstairs; they think parking 1ot problems are not from custsomers but from passing traffic; tshey have already asked the building owner to instaff better lighEing in the parking 1ot; they asked for an opportunity t.o make this work for 90-1-20 days. Council discussed concerns with l-,ee and applicants abouts gang activity, Karioki- seems to attract Asian gangs; concerned abou! concentrating our police in that area. Mayor Harrison closed the public hearing. Councilwoman Knight moved Eo deny the permit. Seconded by Council-woman o'Mahony and carried unanimously. PUB],IC HE TNG SECOND READING ORD INANCE 1480 A]-,,ARM SYS TEM PERMIT REOUIREMENTS AND RESO].,UTION 17-93 REVISING FALSE AI,,ARM FEES Cit.y Manager reviewed his memo of March 2 which recommended councif hold a public hearing and take action. on February 1 councj-l concurred wit.h the police chief's recommendation that we revise our a1arm ordinance to require an annual permit and increase our false al-arm fee schedul-e. The purpose is tso reduce our 1,800 fal-se alarm responses annua]Iy and to assist in recov- ering a portion of police response costs. The proposed alarm system permit woufd cost $25 per year and all-ow for up to two false alarms free of costs. From 3-5 false afarms would be charged $50 each and six or more woufd be charged $100 each. This coul-d generate up to $50,000 annuaLl-y in new revenue. Mayor Harrison opened the public hearing. There being no com- ments, the hearing was closed. Council-woman O'Mahony moved adoption of oRDINANCE l-480 and RESOLUTIoN !7-93 regarding false a]arm fees. Seconded by Coun- cilman Lembi and carried unanimously. FUND ING OF MAIN LIBRARY CONSTRUCT ION CONT ]NUED After discussion, Mayor Harrison directed this to the next meeting. Council woufd afso like Ripley report again. Eo beto see carried overthe second INTERNAI-, REFINANCING OF 1983 CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION ( COPS ) Cit.y Treasurer and Finance Director's memo of March 5 recommended councif authorize sEaff to redeem the remaining $1,820,000 COPs usj-ng idle city cash. In 1983 the city issued $3.5 million in COPs for wastewaEer treatment plant improvements. This l-5 year issue carries interest rates of 8.5 to 8.75 percent for Ehe remaining five years. The current market is around 5 percent. An analysis indicates that we can save 5228,432 if we redeem the issue wiEh avail-able cash. It is proposed Ehat the cash be borrowed from the Water Fund and Self Insurance Fund. The Sewer Fund would then repay the loan using the city's average invest- ment yield to compuEe Ehe inEerest payment and interest woul-d be credited to the General Fund. Orrick, Herrington and SuEcliffe, our bond counsel for the 1991 issue. will prepare the necessary 1ega1 documents at a cost of about $5.000. Councilwoman O'Mahony moved to approve refinancing. Seconded by Councifwoman Knight and carried unanimously. USE O F S I DEWA]-,KS FOR TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SEATING CONTINUED Mayor Harrison put this issue over to the next meeting. Councif asked for clarification of the report. Councilman Pagliaro said what he proposed was to al-l-ow restaurants to puE one or two smaff tabfes on the sidewalk fronting t.heir store if sufficient room was allowed for passage of pedestrians. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 529 a RESOI-,UT]ON 18 - 93 ACCEPTING INGRESS /EGRE S EASEMENT TO PARKING LOT D FROM 1218 BURLINGA]VIE AVENUE Public Works memo of March 10 recommended councif accept this easement from L278-f230 Burlingame Avenue property owners as a condiEion of the approvaL of their siEe redevel- opment. This is a 100 foots by 8.58 foot access easement to Parking I-.,ot D from Donnelly Avenue which has been in use for many years. b. WARRANTS AND PAYROLL Finance Director recommended approval- of Warrants 253LL - 25722, duly audited, in the amount of 5797,824.41- and Pay- rolf warrants 54383 - 55a2L for the month of February 1993 in the amount of $1,138,371.50. Councilman Lembj- moved approval of the Consent Calendar. ed by Councilwoman orMahony, carried unanimously by voice COIINCII., COMMITTEE REPOR None .TS- Second- votse . refief in- NEW BUSINESS - None. ACKNOW]-,EDGEMENTS Commission Minutes: I-,ibrary Board, February 15; Broadway BID Board, ,fanuary 12 and 27, ar,d February 19; Civil Ser-vice, Febru ary 9, 1993. Department Reports: February 28, 1993. Police, February 1993; Treasurer. Letter from Victor Subbotin encouraging a maximum FAR. I.,etter from Jay Winters regarding sewer j-nstallation at 834 Walnut and response from Public Works. a b Letter from Afexander Moissiy, 251-2 Hafe, requesting from t.ree trimming charge after he cut tree roots and sE.af led sidewalk . Mayor Harrison scheduLed considerat.ion of this letter at the next. meeting. f IJetter from Mark Strem with vari-ous ments near his home . suggestions for improve- COMMISS]ON APPOINTMENTS City Managerrs memo of March 8 recommended council take action. There were three applicants (j-ncluding two incumbents) for two positions on the Planning Commission, two incumbent's applicants for t.wo posiEions on the Senior Commission, and no applicants for one position on the Civil Service Commj-ssion. Councilman L.,embi moved to reappoint the j-ncumbents to Planning and Senior Commissions and to extend the application perj-od for another 30 days for the Civil Service position. Seconded by Councilwoman Knight, carried unanimously. REVIEW C]VII, SERVICE DECISION TO MODIFY PROPOSED DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEE - CONT]NUED Mayor Harrison continued this item to Ehe nexE meeti.ng. CONSENT CAI,ENDAR OLD BUSINESS Housing Element: Mayor Harrison set May 5, 1993 as the date for Lhe second workshop on the Housing Element update. c. d. s30 Mayor Harrison asked thaE both the Beautification and the Traffic Commi-ssions consider Strem's ideas. ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF HAZEL SMITH AND ]-,EO GEORGETTI Mayor Harrison noted with regret the passing of Hazel Smith. mother of L.,ibrary Board TrusEee 'Jane Taylor, and Leo Georgetti, uncl-e of Council-man Lembi. AfEer a moment of silence in their memory the meeting was adjourned at 12:24 p.m. Judith A. Ma City Clerk ri