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CITY OF BURLINGAME
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT STUDY MEETING
Wednesday, May 5, 1993,7:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
Mayor Bud Harrison convened the housing element update workshop of the Burlingame City
Council and Planning Commission on the above date in the City Hall Council Chambers at
7;32 p.m.
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1. HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE WORKSHOP No. 2
Mayor Harrison welcomed the audience of approximately 50 and gave some opening
comments about the prior workshop and the concerns of the residents in the area of Peninsula
Hospital. He indicated that he had personally replied to seven letters from residents'
concerned that the city was promoting the removal of the Peninsula Hospital campus to be
replaced by affordable housing. Mayor Harrison indicated that the entire city council
supports maintaining Peninsula Hospital as an acute care facility. He noted from the
workshop minutes that part of this area was indicated as a "potential site" for some form of
future housing.
He then introduced consultant Bob Ironside who reviewed the state's requirements for
updating the city's existing 1979 Housing Element. In round numbers, the city currently has
29,000 jobs, 13,000 residential units, and some 15,000 workers. Over one-third of the city's
dwelling units have only one person living in them. A review of the 1990 census seems to
indicate there is more demand for additional rental property as affordable housing. Accord-
ing to the formula prescribed by the state and the jobs-to-housing units ratio, Burlingame
needs to provide approximately 1,000 additional housing units for various economic
categories. Mr. Ironside answered various questions from the public about the state
mandated requirements and why housing was suggested on the Peninsula Hospital campus.
Neighbors expressed their opinion that additional housing in this area was inappropriate and
they favored the retention of the existing hospital and its open space.
Mayor Harrison answered a questions concerning why the city couldn't put affordable
housing on the city-owned landfill site on Airport Boulevard. He commented that because of
additional state requirements on closure, no structures or housing can be considered on that
site. Mayor Harrison also asked Carole Groom, director of community relations for
Peninsula Hospital, to comment on the hospital's current plans. Ms. Groom commented that
the hospital is currently undertaking a facilities study. The report is due back in June or
July. There are no current plans for closing Peninsula Hospital. A public hearing on the
hospital's actions will be held in each affected community in June or July.
Councilwoman Knight also commented that one of the reasons the council is not considering
additional housing east of the freeway is the lack of infrastructure for police, fire, and
schools. It would cost the tax payers a lot to provide and maintain these services. Bob
Ironside then introduced Ray Craun who reviewed the various sites identified at the prior
workshop as potential areas for additional housing. Former councilwoman Gloria Barton
indicated that although the state requires that the city have a Housing Element that identifies
potential sites and reduces constraints on affordable housing that the economic realities and
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property values on the Peninsula make developing additional property very difficult and
unlikely. There were additional comments from various members of the audience concerning
their opposition to using any part of the Peninsula Hospital property for affordable housing.
The exception to this seemed to be possibly 1800 El Camino Real which is across the street
from the hospital.
Mayor Harrison then asked the audience and council if there was any objection to dropping
the Peninsula Hospital site as an area for further study. There was a consensus of the
audience and the participants from the prior workshop that the hospital site could be dropped
with the possible exception of the area east of El Camino.
After answering additional questions, Bob Ironside concluded the workshop. He indicated
that those members of the public who had signed up at the beginning of the meeting would
be notified of the future meetings when the planning commission and city council considered
the draft housing element.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.
Judith A. Malfatti
City Clerk
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