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BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
Ausust 20, 1990
A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council was
held on the above date in the City HaII council Chambers and was
called to order at '7232 p.m. by Vice Mayor Gloria Barton.
CAIL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALTEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by Police Commander Tom Chase.
ROLL CALL
COUNCf LMEMBERS PRESENT :
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT:
MINUTES
BAREON, HARRISON, OIMAHONY, PAGLIARO
LEMBI (vacation )
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 6, 1990 were approved on
motion of Councilman Harrison, seconded by Vice Mayor Barton.
APPEAL FOR CONDO PERMIT, SPECIAL PERMIT AND TWO VARIAIiICES FOR A
CONDOMIN]UM AT 51 EL CAIYIINO REAL - MAP FOR SAI4E
city PIancouncil hSierra, a
variancesparking v
allowed) , a special permit
allowed) and a residentialsix unit condominium proj ec
ondominiun permit
on a triangular
ner reviewed her memo of July 23 which recommended
old a public hearing and take action. David and Gina
pplicants and property owners are requesting two(a side setback of 8 feet where 9 is required; and a
ariance for three ompact parking stalfs where none areor height (47.6 feet requested, 35
cf
t in order to build alot at 51 El Camino.
The six units wiII be on two floors, with tvro floors of parking,
one at grade and one below grade. The Planning Commission voted
unanimously to deny these reguests. several neighbors spoke in
opposition, stating the project would be talIer than other
apartments on EI camino and would have a critical impact on
parking in the adjacent residential area.
Councilman Harrison and Vice Mayor Barton stated that the
applicant had calIed them to discuss the project after the denial
by the Planning Commission.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the public hearing.
Larry Flack, architect for the project, said driving down EI
camino you will find only one other triangular lot, this is an
exceptional site, on a rectangular lot 11 percent more area could
be used; he said he could design the project without variancesi
these variances are borderline; could provide more parking on
rectangular lot, cars are made to fit into a rectangular shape,
not a triangular shape; other cities a1low compact parking spaces
and most cars today are compact in size; the requested compact
staI1s will not be for the residents, but part of guest parking;
the project would not impact residential section, the greatest
height is at the front away fron single family homes; the
equipment penthouse only takes up LL percent of the roof area so
only a small part of the height is 47 feet, the rest is 37 feet
high; along EI camino he saw eight buildings over four stories in
height; this buiLding would be a quality project.
David Sierra, applicant, said he has been working on this project
for over a year and has spent hours with the Planning Department.
He learned that a four unit project had been approved for thesite, but that was not economically viablei he was told that 55feet was city height limit but that he would need a specialpermit for anything over 35 feet; he was led to believe that theproject would be approved; he did a lot of investigation with
Planning before he purchased the property and put a lot of moneyinto plans, everything was reviewed with the Planning Department,
he asked that council consider that this is a difficult and
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exceptional lot; the building on the site is in very poor
condj-tion and an eyesorei the neighbors opposed this because of
another project in the area with which they had experiencedprobLems; he wanted to do a quality job, not put up a big boxthat barely meets code. He urged council's approval .
Councilman Harrison colunented that Sierra shoul-d realize that he
was taking a gamble when requesting variances and permits.
Sierra said he was taking the word of a city representative thatthe project might be approved.
Three residents of Carol Avenue spoke in oppositioni onepresented a petition signed by 40 people in the neighborhood
opposed to the project; was concerned about out-of-town
developers who come into our city and don't want to play by therules; the Planning Commission unanimously denied the project,
there is no compelling reason to overrule the commissj-on; manylots in Burlingame are odd shaped and owners follow laws; theapplicant should adhere to the zoning ruIes.
Vice Mayor Barton closed the hearing.
Councilwoman OtMahony had concerns about the compact parking
spacesi most condo owners in Burlingame are older people withlarger carsi concerned about the neighbors on Carol who $ri11 be
impacted by more parking problems. she opposed the project.
Councilman Harrison agreed, this is too much project for thesite. He concurred with the commission denial.
Councilman Pagliaro said the plans are excellent and agreed it is
a difficult site, but it is too large; can't see people usinq the
compact parking sites, they would be too difficult to enter; he
was concerned about the height a1so.
Councilman Harrison moved to uphold the Planning Commissiondenial of variances, special permit and condo permit. Seconded
by Councilman Paq1iaro, carried unanimously by ro11 call vote.
Councilman Harrison moved to deny the tentative and final parcel
map and tentative condominium map for the project. seconded by
Councilman Pagliaro, carried unanimously 4-0 by roLl call vote.
APPEAL 9OR PARKING VARIA}.ICE AND SPEC]AL PERMIT FOR RESTAURANT AT
]-204 BROADWAY AVENUE - RESOLUTION 106-90 APPROVING SAME
city Planner reviewed her memo of August 13 which recommended
council hold public hearing and take action. John Hernan,
representing oritz Foodservice Imports, is requestinq a specialpermit and two car parking variance in order to add 340 squarefeet to the existing restaurant at L204 Broadway. A specialpermit is required to expand a food establishment. The cost ofthe remodel triggers the handicapped accessibility requirementsof the UBC. The open courtyard at the rear of the existing
restaurant will be enclosed and converted to handicapped
restrooms and storage space, an enclosed garbage area will beprovided. The tables and chairs in the dining area will be
converted to booths, the fixed seating will increase the numberof seats from 44 to 48. Patrons at the proposed restaurant wouLd
cook food on built-in gas braziers at each table. Ehe restaurantwill be open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. They
estimate four to six employees on site to serve 108 to 143
customers a day. The Planning Commission unanimously approvedthis request. The project was appealed by the adjacent business
owner because of fear of odors and possible damage to herj.nventory of doIls.
Councilman Pagliaro asked about the parking spaces at the rear of
the lot; City Planner said those spaces would remain. He also
asked about the possibility of odors; city Planner said each
table cooker would be vented, and the interior vents \nould
connect to three large vents on the roof.
Vice Mayor Barton wondered if the separate cooking areas would
make for more odors than the one cooking area in the previous
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restauranti city Planner said the vents would each have filters,
she noted the previous restaurant sras a seafood restaurant andstaff was not avrare of any complaint about odors.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the public hearing.
John Hernan, 1555 Bayshore, said they are enlarging the site in
order to provide handicapped facilities and storagei they are
only adding four more seats for patronsi the tabfes will be
l"arger with J.arger aisles; this restaurant will be a unique and
special- addition to the Broad\"ray commercial area.
Ross Bruce, realtor on Broadway, thought this was a great plan,
they will be improving the building and Broadway; he did not
think this cooking would be any more fragrant than seafood.
Speaking in opposition $ras Ann Parsons, appell-ant and owner of
the DoII Place at 1"202 Broadway. She presented a petition signed
by merchants on Broadway in opposition to this project. She said
her co[unents were her own, not on behalf of other merchants. She
objected to the Planning Commission not addressing the effectthis restaurant rrould have on other business in the area. Theprevious restaurant had one fan on the roof, this restaurant will-
require three fans; they claim the fans will not create more
odors and more noise, but where is the proof; the odors will
permeate the residential area and the business area; she feared afire hazard with all the vents vrhich may have inaccessible
corners to accumulate greasei this is the first restaurant ofthis type, it is experimentali she feared dust from the remodel
and grease from the restaurant would damage her valuable dolfinventory. She urged denial.
Dolores Manning Lived around the corner in a condominium. She
was concerned about parking and she had also experienced problems
with drainage in sewers caused by grease accumulation from the
previous restaurant.
Vice Mayor Barton closed the hearing.
Councilman Pagliaro asked the Fire Chief about possible grease
accumulation problems in the vents. The Fire Chief respondedthis would be a new system and the Iaw requires there be a
cleanout in any part of a vent area that is inaccessible.
Councilman Harrison said it is a "Catch 22" situation, they are
spending so much
handicapped facil
handicapped they
onritie
have
emodeling that they are required to add thes, and because they have to add theto ask for a parking variance.
councilwoman o'Mahony commented itrs an interesting project and
something different for Broadway, but the concerns about parking
have been ignored; parking is a serious problem for residents
near Broadway; the City Engineer's memo expresses a concern about
parking.
Councilman Pagliaro agreed parking is a concern, but this project
could have proceeded without variance except for the fact that
they are required by law to add handicapped bathrooms. His main
concern was the venting system and fire safety. He suggested an
additional condition to required the project be vented to avoid
transmitting grease and odor to neighbors. City Planner
suggested a review in one year to see requirement is met.
Vice Mayor Barton said there was a restaurant here before but she
had a concern about odors, she asked the Fire Chief if the fans
would produce more noise and smells. Fire Chief said the o1d
equipment would be replaced with new equipment and he assumed it
would be quieter and more efficient.
Councilman Pagtiaro moved to uphold the Planning Commission with
conditions by adoption of RESoLUTIoN 106-90 and with two
additional conditions, that the project vents would avoid
transmitting grease and odor to neighborsi and that the Projectbe reviewed in six months or upon complaint for compliance.
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Seconded by Councilman Harrison, carried 3-1 on ro11 call vote,
Councilwoman o'Mahony voting no.
APPEAL FOR PARKING VARIAI.ICE FOR AN ADDITION AT 2672 HALE DRIVE
RESOLUTION 107-90 APPROVING SAME
City Planner reviewed her memo of August 14 which recommended
council hold a public hearing and take action. Alexander
Moissiy, appLicant and property owner, is requesting a parking
variance for one uncovered parking space so that he can add a
bedroom to his two bedroom house at 26L2 Ha\e Drive. In his
remodel he will- increase the existing 15 foot \4,idth garage by
three feet so that the exterior dimension will be 18 feet by 20
feet (10 by 20 is required). The interior dimension is about onefoot Less than the exterior. The Iot coverage is 40 percent.
The Planning Commission approved the request. The applicant
appealed the decision because he objected to recording rrith the
property title the condition requiring that any future bedroom
addition be reviewed by the Planning Cornmission. She noted
recording is done routinely so that future property owners will
know the specific limits on the property.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the public hearing.
AIex Moissiy, applicant, said he feLt very strongly about havingr
the resolution recorded and "clouding his title. " He feltputting the conditions in the city's files would be sufficient.
Council discussed various alternatives in design Moissiy might
have to avoid the variance. council explained the reason for
recording property requirements and noted with new real estate
disclosure requirements, Moissiy would have to make this
Iimitation known to any future buyer in any case. Moissiy agreed
that was so.
Vice Mayor Barton closed the hearing.
Councilman Pagliaro moved to uphold the Planning corunission and
adopt RESOLUTION 107-90 approving parking variance for 26!2 Hale.
Seconded by Councilwoman o'Mahony, carried unanimously 4-0 by
ro11 call vote.
vice Mayor Barton ca1led for a recess at 9:00 p.m. The meeting
reconvened at 9:05 p.m. with four council members present.
SECOND READING - ORD]NANCE 1419 - ESTABLISHING UNRE]NFORCED
MASONRY (URM)BUILDING HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM
Public Works Director reviewed his memo of August 1 which
recommended council hold a public hearing and adopt the
ordinance. State Iav, requS.res the city to identify allpotentially hazardous buildings constructed with unreinforced
masonry waIls; establish a mitigation program to reduce the
hazards includinq notification to owners, and report the
inventory data and mitigation program content to the state
Seismic Safety Commission. The city retained Jim Russell as
Seismic safety Consultant to inventory the buildings and advise
the city on developing a mitigation program; the inventory was
presented to the State in December 1989; a study committee was
appointed; property owners were notified; two public meetings
were held; and the proposed ordinance was developed. The
ordinance classifies buildings by risk (high, medium and 1o$,risk); provides structural repair standards (derived from the
1990 tos Angeles Building Code); provides for a timetable forproperty owners to bring the buildings up to code; and providesfor a waiver of nonlife safety requirements. A1I owners werenotified of tonightrs hearing. About 20 owners attended the
previous meetings regarding URM. He suggested if council wishedto make any amendment to the ordinance they adopt the ordinance
tonight and make amendments at another meeting. In response to
council questions, Director said there are about 70 URM buildingswith 50 owners involved; about 4? of these are low or mediumrisk; he revie!'red the parapet definition; how testing would be
done, owner would hire an engineer to plan corrections and there
are several testing firms in the area. counci l\,ltoman o'Mahony
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thought it more sensible to have one date for submittal of plans
and for repair of sites, rather than the sehedule shown in the
ordinance. Director explained this schedule would stagger the
workload, rather than having all properties due on the same datei
a computer program would track these properties; about injunctive
relief, city Attorney said the city could require a building be
vacated. There would be littfe budget impact for the city.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the public hearing.
Joe Karp, 1209 Burlingame Avenue, admitted that he paid litt]e
attention to the first coupfe notices from the city regarding the
URM buildings, but then the october 17 earthquake hit and that
got his attention. He has attended the URM meetings and
suggested that the three and a half year rePair schedule was too
short a time; that business Ieases are normally five years and
the property owner and tenant would suffer if they had to close
down a building for repairs during the Iease period. He
suggested council require repairs be made by L996 or later. He
also suggested that the city have the Properties flagged in
county records for full disclosure to future buyers. City
Attorney said the city could adopt a resolution to record these
properties with the county.
Jim Packard, 915 Broadway, was not in favor of this ordinancei he
thought the city was making a significant mistakei the Purpose of
the ordinance is flawed; he has been in several earthquakes and
nobody has ever been injured in Burlingamei earthquakes are not a
high risk, you are more likely to be hurt in a crosswalk; thecity is dabbling in an area it does not belongi repairs will cost
owners $25 to $30 a square foot, that is very expensive; wilf
require owners meet handicapped requirements, too. Vice Mayor
Barton said the city is required by the State to do this.
Packard continued, the state only required the city to provide a
list identifying the URM buildings, the city did that already andit does not have to do anything else; other State laws are being
considered and city should wait until this is settled; why
include only commercial buildings, vrhat about small apartmentsi
he noted some leases are for 10 years; he said the city better
set aside funds because there would be lawsuits over this.
Jim Russell, city's consultant, said that 151 out of the 300cities in California have filed mitigations programs with theState, 52 percent of these have required owners to repairproperties and the rest just notified the property owners.
Another URM owner, said he would like to see the city provide for
some Iow interest loans to enable property owners to make theserepairs. Vice Mayor Barton noted the council had discussed that
and it is not within the cityrs financial capacity.
Vice Mayor Barton closed the hearing.
Councilman Pagliaro said he visited the collapsed freevray in
oakland and the Pacific MaIl in Santa cruz after the earthquake
and if those structures had been retrofitted, bodies r'rould not
have been pulled out of the wreckagei there is a 25 to 30 percent
chance of having a Richter 7 or greater earthquake in the area j.n
the foreseeable future; he said that this ordinance is something
we have to do to protect the city and its citizens; this is a
minimal time schedule, he just prayed there is no earthguake in
the next five years while this work is being done.
Councilman Harrison agreed with Pagliaro, but he was also
concerned about the tenants with leases in these buildings; wouLdlike to see a way to do this after a lease expj-res. Pagliaro
said he did not $rant to see this tied into individual leases.
Councilwoman o'Mahony also vranted to see the time period extendedpast five years to cover a long lease. Vice Mayor Barton
concurred, she had a great concern about people's livelihood; we
must reach a compromise; in extenuating circumstances they should
be abfe to get an extension. city Attorney and Director of
Public Works said a procedure for time extensions could be done
but wording would have to be carefully worked out.
Councilwoman OrMahony moved adoption of ORDINANCE 1419 with a
change to Table A in the ordinance to make submitting of plans
and obtaining a permit by the date of January L, 1995 and
completion of construction by June 30, 1995 for all three
categories of risk. Staff noted a waiver would be drafted.
Seconded by Councilman Harrison, carried unanimously by 4-0 ro11call vote, Councilman Pagliaro voting yes reluctantly.
SECOND READING - ORDINANCE L4L7 - ADOPTTNG A TRAFFIC SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - AND - RESOLUTION 108-90 - .]O]N]NG THE
INTERCITY JOINT POWERS AUEHOR]TY BOR TSM
City Managerrs memo of July 24 recommended councif adopt this
ordinanc
Measure
ordinanc
Foster C
ordinanc
eaAfehitver
fter a public hearing. In order to be eligible for
unds, the city needs to adopt a TSM ordinance. This
as already been adopted by the cities of Belmont,
, Redwood city, San Carlos and san Mateo. The
equires every employer to submj.t a transportation
survey annually; employers or work complexes with 25 or more
employees shaII post and disseminate TSM information; empfoyers
and work complexes with over 100 employees sha1l have a TSM
proqram with work-p1ace coordinator and annual reporti an annual-
impact fee can be imposed on employers; and the TSM Board of
Directors sha11 develop incentives for participation and sha11
provide for enforcement.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the public hearing. There being no
conunents, the hearing was cLosed.
Councilman Harrison moved adoption of oRDINANCE 1417. Seconded
by Councilwoman o'Mahony, carried unanimously.
Councilman Harrison moved adoption of RESoLUTfoN 108-90 joining
the JPA for Traffic System Management. Seconded by Councilman
Pagliaro, carried unanimously.
SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 1418
CERTAIN BLOCKS OF C-1 ZONE
- ALLOWING HEALTH SERVICES IN
city Planner reviewed her memo of August 13 which recommended
council adopt this ordinance after a public hearing. This
amendment is to clarify that health services are aI]owed in the
area bounded by El Camino ReaI, Murchison Drive, California Drive
and Dufferin Avenue. This provision was inadvertently eliminated
when ordinance 1,403 was adopted making technical changes to the
zoninq code.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the pubLic hearing. Robert Gross, 1756
EI camino, spoke in favor of the ordinance. The hearing was
closed.
Councilman Pagliaro moved adoption of oRDINANCE 1418. Seconded
by Councilwoman o'Mahony, carried unanj-mousIy.
SECOND READING . ORDINANCE 7420 - ESTABLISHING TWO HOUR PARKING
ON PORTION OF ADRIAN ROAD
Public Works Director reviewed his memo of August 1 which
recommended council adopt this ordinance after a public hearing.
This wiII establish two hour parking for 155 feet in front of
1525 Adrian Road. The Traffic Commission has unanimously
approved this proposal.
Vice Mayor Barton opened the public hearing. There being no
comments, the hearing was closed.
Councilman Harrison moved adoption of oRDINANCE 1420. Seconded
by Councilwoman otMahony, carried unanimousfy.
LETTER FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGARDING REGIONALISM AND DRAFT
PLAN FOR ESTABLISHING A CITY/COI'NTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
council reviewed the l-etter dated August L0 from Supervj-sor Tom
Huening with attached draft plan for establishing a city/council
association of governments. Councilman Pagliaro had several
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concerns with the draft pLan: the Board of Supervisors gets two
votes, while cities only get one votei the representatives get
$50 per meeting; it appears the group would have power to make
decisions in the event of a disagreement between two cities; this
provides for a county-wide response to acts mandated by the
legislature, but it is too open ended, should have some limits;
the voting procedure allows as few as seven members to give
approval to pLans, although a final vote on any plan requires a
majority of the majority of members. Councilman Harrison said it
has a novel way for contributing funds; and the City Attorney
wondered who makes up any deficit in funds of the association.
Vice Mayor Barton wondered why the rush to jump on the bandwagon
and be an example for other counties. she suggested we vJrite to
other citiesi we are not mandated to join this group yet. she
was concerned about establishing another body or level of
government i we want to cooperate but we don't need another
regional body. councilman Harrison said this association would
take the place of RPC; he reviewed legislation regarding the same
issue and suggested t^rriting legislature opposing AB 4242 and
1332. Councilwoman otMahony thought this proposed county group
was in response to these biIls. CounciL concurred about writing
to tegislature and to cities regarding the proposed county body.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilman Harrison said he hoped the new contract awarded in
item F would not have overrides such as in item G. Councilwoman
o'Mahony also asked about item G. Director explained that the
Broadway/California project contractor has had four teams workingat the same time on four separate parts of the project, requiring
the construction management firm of Harris and Associates to put
extra help on the project to oversee these parts of the project.
a.INTRODUCTION ORDINANCE 1421, - AMENDING ANIMAL CONTROLS
ORDINA}ICE TO INCREASE AND ADD FEES
city Managerts memo of August 10 recommended council
introduce this ordinance and set public hearing for
september 5. The proposed fee increases will generate
$50,000 in additional revenue county-wide.
RESOLUTION 109-90 - TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SECTION 7.02 OE
SAI'.I FRANCISCO WATER DEPARTMENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Public works memo of August 14 recommended council adoptthis resolution to suspend provisions of Section 7.02 (b) of
the contract for FY 89-90 and 90-91; this is the allocation
formula which was also suspended during the last drought.
RESOLUTION ].]"0-90 . REVISING HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR POLICE
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Administrative Assistant's memo of August 13 recommended
council approve this resolution increasing city
contributions to retired membersr health insurance effective
August 1, 1990.
RESOLUTION 111-90 - CONSENTING TO DISSOLUTfON OF THE SAN
MATEO COUNTY CIT]ES fNSURANCE JPA
City Attorney's memo of August 7 recommended council adoptthis resolution to dissolve the joint insurance JPA which
operated from 1979 to 1986.
RESOLUE]ON LL2-90 - ACCEPTING COMPLEEION OF BURTINGAME HIttS
FIRE FLOIV ]MPROVEMENTS - CP 722
Public works memo of August 6 recommended council accept as
completed the water system improvements installed by shaw
Pipeline in the amount of $101,402.
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f RESOLUTION 1].3-90 - AT{ARDING CONTRACT FOR CALIFORNIA/GROVE
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT A}ID LINCOLN TRA}ISIT]ON - CP 4].5 A & B
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Public Works memo of August 15 recomnended council awardthis contract to Satterfield ceneral Engineering Contractorsin the amount of $179,959.96.
LETTER AMENDMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MA}iIAGEMENT SERV]CES FOR
BROADT{AY/CATIFORNIA IMPROVEMENTS - CP 521
Public Works memo of August L5 recommended council approvethe increase in fees of $15,000 for Harris & Associates.
h. FINAL CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR 1443 FLORIBUNDA AVENUE
Pubfic works memo of August 14 recommended council concurwith the Planning Commission and approve this map for threeunits.
i. WARRANTS AND PAYROLL
Finance Director recommended council approve palment of
warrants 10371-11008, duly audited, in the amount of
$2,069,9L2.10 and PayroII Checks 27066-27876 for the monthof JuIy 1990 in the amount of $1,085,265.28.
Councilman Harrison moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Seconded by Councilwoman o'Mahony, carried unanimously by voice
vote ,
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
TSM Committee: Councilman Harrison reported that the TSM agency
elected its next chairman, Roger chinn of Foster city.
OLD BUSINESS
SoftbalI: councilwoman Barton complimented Recreation Director
on his memo regarding females on softball teams. She willdistribute it to the parties who complained to her.
NEW BUSINESS
Councilman Pagliaro had concerns about the item on the Planning
Commission minutes regarding a car storage lot on Bayshore
Highway near the Marriott, he did no
spot for car storage, but since no o
concerned he would not call it up fothat he had asked for a report on ca
the city and at the airport. He aIs
on Howard Avenue about "Pudleyrsrr coming soon. He wondered how
another restaurant could go in and vrhere they were providingparking. Staff said this spot is not in Sub Area A of the
Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area, so may go in with parking;
parking is available in the basement. He mentioned a letter
regarding grants available for environmental mitigations; staff
had referred this to the Park Director.
Aron Letter: Councilman Pagliaro noted that Ken Aron has written
and appeared before council several times in the past three years
regarding parking problems on his street which is one block off
EI Camino; city Attorney said recently a tow truck driver who
lives on EI Camino has been leaving towed cars on that street
overnight; the tow truck driver has been warned and will no
longer park cars there. council discussed parking permits and
ticketing cars parked overnight. The Police Department r,ras
directed to increase enforcement.
Sidewalk Repairs: Councilman Harrison said he walked with Public
t think that was the proper
ther council member wasr review. He reminded staffr rental contracts written in
o noted that there is a sign
Work Director through the area which will be nex
repairs; he felt there was j.nconsistency in the
sidewalks, curbs and gutters were marked by staf
He wanted to see the city pay for aII these repa
charging part to the proPerty owners. we have a
and this is a real concern, this is something we
seniors right now; the part of the sidewalk Proj
be charged to owners is only about $20,000 and i
t for sid
way thef for repirs, rath
n older c
can do f
ewalk
airs.er than
ommunityor the
would
taf fect whicht takes s
time for billing, noticing and inspecting aII this separate work.
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Councilman Harrison moved to have the city pay for all sidewafk
repairs. Seconded by Councilwoman orMahony.
City Manager told council that the city code deals with this
subject, and an ordinance should be adopted to make this change;
this code section has been in effect for 50 yearsi we would be
the only city on Peninsula to Pay all sidewalk repairs and he
suspected there may be many more requests and complaints about
damaged sidewalks if we do this. He questioned if this should
apply to commercial areas. Councilman Harrison stated we might
make it appty to residential areas only. Councilman Pagliaro
agreed, if the city repairs all the sidewalks, we would not have
to hire all these people to go out and spray paint all the colors
on the sidewalks to determine whether the city or the owner pays.
city Manager said last year the city spent $300,000 on sidewalk
repai
agree
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the property owners share of this was about $20,000; he
hat the billing is time consuming; he said it is a policy
for council to make. vice Mayor Barton hated when
ome before council to say they can't afford to repair the
. council directed this brought to the next meeting to
have city pay for sidewalk, curb and gutter repairs in the R-1
and R-2 zones .
Harding-Lawson Agreement 3 councilman Pagliaro asked to discuss
the revised settlement agreement in Closed Sessj.on.
Fire Department: Vice Mayor Barton complimented the Fire
Department on their recent fund raising scheme for burn victims;
our Fire Department donated over $500.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Commission Minutes! Traffic, Safety and Parking,
Library Board, July 17; Beautification, August 6;
Service, July 10; and Planning, August 13, 1990.
Department Reports: Treasurer's Report, July 31,
Police Report, ,ru1y 1990.
August 8;civil
1990 and
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Letter from Assembllman tempert regarding grant funds.
Letter and petition from Ken Aron regarding parking.
Letter from Michael Radoye regarding basketball goals atVictoria Park.
t. Copy of letter to Mayor Agnos regarding Crystal Springs Golf
Course watering.
Councilman Harrison congratulated Councilman Pagliaro upon his
reaching the half century mark.
FROM THE FLOOR
There were no comments .
CLOSED SESS]ON
Vice Mayor Barton adjourned the meeting at 10:50 p.m. to a closed
Session on (1) Iabor negotiations and (2) litigation.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was regularfy adj ourned at 11:16 p.m.
Judith A. Malfatticity clerk