HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1991.03.04BURLINGAI,IE, CALIFORNIA
March 4, 1991-
CALL TO ORDER
A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlinqame City Council washeld on the above date in the City Hall Council Chambers. The
meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.n. by Mayor Gloria Barton.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by City Manager Dennj.s Argyres.
ROLI., CALL
COUNCIL PRESENT: BARTON, IIARRISON, LEMBf, O |I.{AHONY, PAGLIARO
COITNCIL ABSENT: NONE
I{TNUTES
PUBLIC HEARING - APPEAL
YARD SETBACK VARIANCE AT
FOR HILLSIDE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AND SIDE
1542 LO ALTOS - RESOLUTION 34-91
City Planner reviewed her memo of February 26 whlch recommendedcouncil hold a public hearing and take action. At the February
11 Planning Cornmission meeting a four foot side setback vari-ance
and hillside construction perrnit were approved for a two storyaddition with a 2/12 pitc}:ed roof for 1542 Los Altos. At thehearing the applicant noted they r^rould prefer to have a 3/L2pitch roof to match the existing roof 1ine. A neighbor supportedt}:e 2/72 roof because it reduced the impact of the addition ontheir view from the kitchen window. The applicant is adding a
1,461 square foot two story addition to their two story house inorder to increase the house fron three bedrooms to five bedroom;the side setback is required because the side wal-l- of the houseis to be extended aLong the four foot setback of the existingstructure (code no\^, requires seven foot setback for this 62 footwide lot). The second story addition would affect the view frornthe neighborts kitchen window,' a large tree al,so affects theirlong distance view. The applicant has appealed the decision
because they want tb,e 3/12 pitch roof. Councj-l- received a letter
from the neighbors, Mr. and I"Irs. Wj,swell at 1532 Los Altos,noting their objection to t}j,e 3/12 pitch roof because it woufdaffect their view even more than the 2/L2 roof to which they donot obj ect.
Councilnan Harrison confirmed that the application to the
Planning Commission was originally changed from a 3/L2 to a 2/12pitch roof and at the hearing the applicants changed theirrequest back to 3/12.
I'layor Barton opened the public hearing.
Larry Landess, applicant, said he had been unabLe to attend thePlanning Commission rneeting because of work; the plans that v/entto the Planning Commission were for 2/L2 pitch roof; they hadoriginally proposed a 3/LZ pitch because it matched the roof l-ineof the existing house but because a neighbor objected to theimpact on the view they reduced the roof Lo 2/L2; the neighbor'sview woul-d only be inpacted f rom one kitchen r^/indo!,r; t}je 2 / L2pj-tch roof uould have to be tar and gravel because a roofer $/ouldnot guarantee shingle roof finish on such a slope because it
would be more prone to Leaks. The tree which irnpacted theneighborts view has been trimmed. His family planned on staying
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l{inutes of the Regular I'Ieetj.ng of February 20, 199L were approved
unanirnously after a change to show that Council-man Harrison asked
about the procedure of accepting the lo$rest bidder duringdiscussion of the Consent Calendar, and staff responded that itis a legal requirement.
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in the house for a long time; he noted his neighbors pl,an to movein a coupJ-e years. There is only a 16 inch dj.fference in theheight of the two roofs, he urged counciL to a11ow the 3/12 pitch
roof .
A neighbor who lives next to the Wiswell hone spoke j.n favor ofthe applicantrs request. AIan Olin, architect, was present andoffered to ans!,/er questions. Council asked about the roof pitch
and why it could not be shingle; OIin responded that the roofing
manufacturer will not guarantee a 2/12 pitch roof with shingles.
Hilton !liswe11, 1538 Los Altos, said he agreed that the applicant
needed to add space for his farnily and they are trying to be good
neighbors, but whil-e the 2/12 pitch roof would irnpact their viewslightly, llTe 3/12 pitch roof woutd impact the view even more; he
asked that counciL uphold the Planning Commission approval of the
2/J-2 pitch roof. He noted a tree can be trirnmed for view, but
once the addition is built it is there pernanently.
I"layor Barton closed the public hearing.
Council was impressed to see neighbors working together as thesehad; the l{iswell-s are willing to acconmodate this young couple;
Wiswells have a lovely view from their kitchen and will lose part
of the viewl favored upholding the Planning connission; another
mentioned denying without prejudice; did not see a hardship forthe roof line to be 2/f2; councj.l supported the Planning action.
Councilwoman OtMahony moved to deny the appeal and uphold the
Planning Commission action with conditions. Seconded by
CounciLman Harrison, carried unanimously by ro11 call vote.
PUBLIC HEARING - SEcoND READING - ORDINANCE ]-432 - AI,IENDING
ZONING CODE TO PROIIIBIT HEALTH SERVTCES IN SUB-AREA A OF THE
BIIRLINGAI,IE AVENUE COMMERCIAL EA
ESTABLISHTNG REVISED RULES AND REGULATTONS
City Manager reviewed the Pub1ic Works meno of February 27 which
recommended council review staffts reconnendations for waterrationing and direct any revisj-ons, then adopt the resolutiondeclaring an increased water emergency and establishing rules andregulations. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission net
on February 26, L99L and adopted new and more stringent rules and
regrulations designed to provide a system wide reduction of 45percent of the 1987 hrater use. If this reduction is obtained,there will be enough e/ater to supply the systen for two years.
In order to reach 45 percent reduction, sF has adopted a 33percent reduction in inside use and a 90 percent reductj-on in
outside use. This means lalrns and gardens s/iII have to besacrificed, hopeful-Iy trees and shrubs will survive. Meanr^/hile
SF will attempt to purchase additional water from other sources.
changes from our current rationing program include a per capita
alLocatj,on for single-fanily homes, el-inination of the
winter/ summer allocations, dropping banking, revising penalties,
caps on residentiaf all-ocations and increases in restrictions of
City Planner reviewed her neno of February 25 which reconmendedcouncil adopt this ordinance after a public hearing. In February
1990, council adopted Ordinance 1403 clarifying certain terms
regarding comnercial, uses. Inadvertently the code language didnot continue the prohibition of doctorrs offices in Sub Area A.This use has been prohibited for years because of the parking
denand generated by nedical use and because of the absence ofparking for most buildings in this area.
llayor Barton opened the public hearing. There being no comnents,the hearing was closed.
Councilnan Lernbi moved to adopt ORDfNANCE 1432. Seconded by
councilman Harrison, carried unanimously by roll- call vote.
RESOLUTION 28-91. - DECLARING AN INCREASED WATER EMERGENCY AND
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water use. The proposal includes a staff position for assi.stanceto residents and businesses to increase water conservation, toperforrn water audits and to investigate complaints andviolations. A reassignment of the current l{ater Service Workeris planned and we will atternpt to cover this position withexisting personnel; if this proves unworkable a replacement wiIIbe needed. The Water Office feels existing staff can handle the
new program unless a large number of appeals are made at onetine; then part time help woul-d be needed for that period.
Public Works Director said a nailed survey would be used todeterrnine the number of people in each residence; if there were asubstantial overuse at a residence, warnings would first beissued, then flow restrictors and even water service cut-offwould be considered. In response to council questions, staffnoted that 75 percent of people are banking water yet the city is
alvrays over aLlocation; council did not want to elirninatebanking, it encourages people to save, suggested reducing the
amount in bank; when people are away on vacatj.ons they should beable to bank the irater they dontt user. council was concernedabout turning off water, could be a heaLth and safety probfem;
council- wondered about o1d city wells; staff sald they have all
been abandoned and fiI1ed; council asked about nulti-farnilyresidences and how the nunber of people would be deternined,staff wouLd rely on property owner to say how rnany people residethere r' was suggested a rnailed survey to rroccupant" grould get toevery residentl counciL asked about new construction which takeslots of water, staff said hosing down dust would not be aI]owed,
some construction like concrete work takes Lots of water andreclaimed water could be used by getting a permit fron city; theWater guality control Board e/itl be relaxing standards for use ofreclaimed water during this drought; staff reviewed !,rhat othercities are doing for the drought, both San Bruno and Foster Citywill be doing per capita limits, since SF just adopted the newrul-es, many cities have not acted yet; staff noted nost hotelsare new construction and aLready have low flow requirements net,they also have separate meters for l-andscaping and j.nside use,because of increase in penalties the econonic incentive would beto reduce $rater user' Councilman Pagliaro wanted some test orpercentage for determining $rhether penalties and restrictionswould be used for customers; council sae/ no reason to prohibitwater for landscaping as long as people kept within allocation,also did not want to prohibit car washing, CounciLnan Lembi notedhe has a car that would not fit into autonatic car tash and heuses a bucket to rrash only using three gallons of water; councilwanted to see 60 qallon per day finit on aII resj,dents, not just
singrle familyr' people living in condos and apartments don't haveto worry about landscapingr; council asked about Hillsborough useof city water because they use our sewer treatment facility whichuses lots of water; Councilman Harrison suggested allowing srnall
amount of banking to continue, perhaps 60 gallons per day per
residence to a rnaximum amount I council, suggested staff educatepeople on how to save water, how to read meters, how much hrateris used for household uses. Council decided to reduce the amountof $rater currently in nbankrr to 10,000 units; to a11ow a maxinumof 3,600 units nore to be banked per household in each subsequentbilting period and to develop sorne test or criteria to triggervarious penalties. staff suggested council adopt the resol-utiontonight and staff would nake the suggested revisj.ons at a futuremeeting.
councilnan Lembi rnoved adoption of RESoLUTIoN 28-91 Declaring anIncreased Water Emergency and establishing Revised Rules andRegulations. Seconded by Councilman Harrison, carried
unanimously.
RESOLUTION 29-91 - REVISING FI RE STATION ARCHITECT AGREEMENT
city l.{anaqer reviewed the Fire Chiefts rnemo of February 27 which
recomrnended council approve a renegotiated agreement with thearchi,tect to return to building plan number one with somenodifications and would add service during the constructJ-on phase
as requested by council at the last neeting. The architectts
contract would be revised to $317,430. The new station would be
sirnil-ar to the old station at 799 Calj-fornia Drive, with one
story addition on the south side of the building behind the
existing wa11/ fence "
Councilman Harrison rooved approvaL of RESoLUTIoN 29-9L. Seconded
by Councilwoman ottlahony, carried unani.mously by voice vote.
MARRIOTT HOTEL REOUEST FOR TEMPORARY TENT IN REOUIRED PARKING
city Planner reviewed her memo of February 26 which recommendedcouncil consider the request and take action. Stan l"loore,
manager of the hotel, has requested perrnission to put a 6,000
square foot tent in the parking Lot for five days to provide
space for a conference; the tent would be installed on June 17
and removed on June 21; the parking wiLl be reduced by 71 spaces
and the hotel- can accommodate 100 additional cars by free valet
parking during this event. Staff was concerned that this could
tead to similar requests fron other hotel-s.
councilman Pagliaro noted his concern about the hotelrs use of
valet parkinqi council has received complaints from a property
owner across the street about hotel patrons parking on his
property because parking is not always available at the hotel; he
would like to see the hotel garage available to the public.
Staff said this hotel was the first with an amusement permit and
they charge for valet parking; subsequently other hotels applied
for amusenent perrnits and council has requi,red they provide free
valet parking.
stan tloore, manager of Marriott, said the hotel contracted for
this convention a year ago and planned to use the garage for part
of the convention; subsequently the hotel has learned this garage
use is not allowed and they are attempting to accommodate the
convention; the hotel has reached an agreement with the
Burl-i-ngane office center across the street from the hotel for use
of its parking 1ot during this event.
councilman Lenbi moved approval of the reguest as proposed.
Seconded by Councilwoman orMahony, carried unanirnously.
PLANNING COI,IMISSION APPLICANTS
City Manaqerrs memo of February 28 listed seven applicants
including the two incumbents for the two positions on Planning
Connission. Councilrnen Lernbi and Pagliaro will arranqe for
intervievs .
CONSENT CALENDAR
Council questioned location of sidewalk progran; srhether dump
testing Contract !'ras put out to bid, staff responded it was not,
HLA hat done this testing since 1988 and their detailed knowledge
of our landfill resul.ts in Iower costs, if another f irrn went in
it would have to start at the beginning; street repair does not
include any rroil and sandrt procedure; oak Grove street repair
would be done after a water line is installed later this year
hrhen school is out; Mayor Barton reported she had received a
conplaint about current street patching on Fl'oribunda.
a. RESOLUTIoN 30-91 - SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH SoUTHERN PAc-
IFIC FO sro RM DRAIN ER TRACKS AT MTT,T,S cP 415 -A
Public Works rnemo of February 25 recommended council- approve
an agreement with SP Railroad to extend the construction of
a st6rn drain under the tracks at Mi11s and california to
october 1991 and relieve SP from any expense incurred in
connection with said construction.
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b . RESOI.,IJ:PION 3 1-91 - APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR SOLID WASTE TEST-ING AT CI DWP AS MANDATED Y RWOCB
Public Works memo of February 26 recommended counciL approvean agreement with Harding Lawson and Associates (HLA) in theamount of $206,400 with an estimated additional amount ofwell installation/destruction in the anounttotal of $224,45O. The Regional Water euali
(RWQCB) had mandated solid waste assessmentwaste disposal sitesr. our site requires compby July 7, L992. The SWAT program is a detasanpling of both ground water and surface walaboratory testing of these samples; additiohave to be installed and others abandoned.doing the dump tests since 1988; all tasks amateriaL basis.
of$tyctestleti
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18,050 for aontrol Boards ( SWAT) for
on of tests
study and
and detailed
we11s may
has beenn a time and
HLAreo
c. RESOLUTION 32-9L - AWARDING CoNTRACT FoR 199]. STREET RESUR-
FACTNG -cP 101
Public Works memo of February 26 reconmended council approvean agreement with G. Bortolotto and conpany in the arnount of
$359,567.30 for the 1991 street repairs.
d. RESOLUTION 33-91 - AWARD]NG CONTRACT FOR 1990-91 SIDEWALK,
CIIRR A GUTTF]R RRPAT s CP 97 9-C
Public Works memo of February 27 reconmended council awardthis contract to colden Bay Construction in the amount of$163,957.50 for sidewalk repairs.
DENIAL OF CLAIMS: f 1)ALEX SIMONS :(2) GILBERT P PAZ IAN
City Attorney reconnended denial of these claims forsidewalk fa1I; and (2) danage to a car fron flooding.
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City Managerrs men
approve the requesFair on August 3 a
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f February 28 recommended councilo hold the 5th annual Broadway Street4, L99L subject to conditions.
Convention & Visitors Bureaus Councilman Lembi reported that thebureau is looking for $iays to increase incorne.
Councilman Harrison moved approval of the consent calendar.
Seconded by Councitman Lernb j-, carried unanimousJ.y.
COI'NCI COMMITTEE PORTS
OLD BUSINESS
ACKNOI^TLEDGEMENTS
Fourth of July: Mayor Barton suggested the city have an oIdfashioned Fourth of July picnic in l{ashington park; she askedthat council approve allocating 92,OOo for hiring a band to playand arranging for a banner to announce the event. The Chanber of
Commerce has offered to help in planning the event. City Managersaid there is money left in the Special promotions fund to payfor this event. Council thought it an excellent idea; some- wouldlike more information; staff has to check the availability of thepark, the timing for a banner and for putting an announcernent inRecreation Brochure.
SB 2262 Councilman Harrison reninded council that he would liketo have
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comments regarding this biII which would prohibit peopLefrom suing the airport regarding noise.
1 Cornnission Ivlinutes :Park and Recreation,
Senior Citizens Council, February 21;February 21r. Traffic, Safety and
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Parking, February 14,' Library Board, February 19; and
Planning, February 25, L99]-.
Letter frorn Burlingame Ford urging city to a1low auto
dealers to wash new vehicles.
L,etter from John Horqan urging counci.l set per person
allocation for water rationing.
copy of letter from Woodside l{ayor to Board of Supervisors
regarding proposed study for a golf course.
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FROI,T THE FLOOR
There were no comments from the fIoor.
ADJOIJRNI/IENT
Mayor Barton adjourned the meeting at 9:52 p m
Judith A. Maff
City clerk l-