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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1987.08.0391 BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA August 3, 1987 A duly on the caIled noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council was above date in the City Ha11 Council Chambers. The meeLlng to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Gloria H. Barton. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by City Manager Dennis Argyres. ROLL CALL held was COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS MINUTES Minutes ADELINE PRESENT: ABSENT: AMSTRUP, PAGL I ARO BARTON, LEMBI, MANGINI (Vacation) of the Regular Meeting DRIVE/MILLS CANYON FIRE of JuIy 20, 1987 were - WATER SYSTEM approved. Mayor Barton noLed Ehe presence of many residents of the Adeline Drive area in the audience uho were present to discuss the uater system and the fire in t.he 2800 block of Adeline Drive near Mil1s Canyon Park. She changed the order of the agenda in order to accommodate those people, moving the xnemos from the City Manager and Public Works Director from Acknowledgnents. City Manager reviewed his memo of July 30 and the Public Works Directorts memo of July 30. The recent fire in the Mi11s Canyon area was on private property in counLy unincorporated land - the Burlingame Hills aiea. The witer system in the county area is the cityrs responsibility and the city recognizes that the water system in this area needs upgradi-ng and replacement, this system was built in the 1920's. In 1974 and 1978, new mains were installed on Hillside and Canyon Road to begin a new system. The city is compleuing a cj-ty wide study of the lrater system including the Burlingarne Hi11s area. Next monEh Ehe ciuy will advertise for main replacements in the Newton and Hillside area at a cost of $300,000. To replace the main on Adeline would cost another $350,000. The city has applied for a 1ow interest loan from the State but it appears we are too low on the Priority1ist. To replace the entire system would cost $1.4 mi11ion. The residents of the area would have Eo bear the costs. Many years ago annexation of the area was discussed, but residents were agalnst the proposal. He suggested three alternatives: (1) work with counEy and residents to form an assessnent district to improve Ehe water system at an average cost of $4,000 to $5,000 per propert.y which could be paid over 15 to 20 years. He noted this would take approval of 60 percent of the residents of the area. (2) Levy a surcharge on the waEer bills of residents which could double l{ater bi11s. (3) Add to the currently budgeted Hillside project to add one or tvo nev hydrants on Adeline to be financed by increased uater rates. Mayor Barton opened the floor to comments from residents. Speaking was Walter Cavagnaro, 2852 Adeline; Peter Forni, 2831 Adeline; Thornas Notaro, 2848 Adeline; Earl Di-11ey, 3028 Hillside; Jim Freernan, 1514 La Mesa; Bill Mitchell , 2856 Adeline; Lou Bizjak, 3 La Mesa Court; John HalI, 2910 Adeline. Their comments: reviewed the area of the fire which was not just on county 1and, but on Mercy High and c j-ty land; watched trees explode into flame and firemen had no water from hydrants t.o fight it; brush fires much rnore dangerous than house fire because they are unpredictablei presented list of questions regardi.ng the water systemi resident lost all his back yard, patio furni ture burned i others do not realize extent of fire, willing to take people on tour of burned area i one residenE has an inoperative hydrant, staff noEed this person lives on a private street and the hydrants are Lhe responsibility of the property owner and the CALL TO ORDER 92 developer; city required weeds on 1ot to be cleaned each year, but vhen clty acqulred that lot it was never cl-eaned again; when a subdivj.sion is built the city should be sure the fi.re hydrants workl canyon is fi11ed with debris, i-n 10 years have never seen anyone clear it; a resident offered his property for access to the fire by firemen as they had no access to the canyon; two or three years is too long to wait for fire protecLion, Staff responded to council that there are some areas through which the city could gain access to the Canyon, but along Adeline it is all private property; privaEe property goes all the way to creek at bottom of canyon on Adeline/county side; other side of creek is city park. Mayor Barton noted the city suggested an assessment district some years ago but residents of area fought it. She noted council is iustas concerned about the fire danger as are the residents. Councilman Lembi staEed that irregardless of the orlgin of the the city has an obligation to find a solution I need to educate public about cleaning fire lane around structures and planting area Eo reduce fire danger. City Manager said the Conservation can be used to clean canyon when the Corps is avai-1ab1e. City ovln two or three Lots on AdeLine. fire Lhe the Corps does Councilman Anstrup noted the canyon was designated a natural preserve and whenever city wants to clean or clear the canyon the envj-ronmental groups object; he reiterated council does not want any home to burn. Fire department staff reviewed the area rvhere fire began near creek and spread up the hills; a resident across the canyon saw threejuveniles in that area and 10 minuEes later he saw snoke. Councilman Mangini inquired whether fire rras in county or city, staff responded it. was mostly in county but may have spread to city areas; major responsibility for fighting fire was county fire/State Forestry division; Mangini also r,rondered about responsibility for subdivisions in area; staff said fire hydrants on private street are responsibility of the developer who installed them and Ehe property owners. Staff responded to council- questions about what can be done to help these people, that a hydrant could be installed on Adeline about ha 1f way up the hill in the counLy area to provide fire protection if easemenLs can be acquired from the mains to be installed on Hillside. This work should begin in Septenber or October. City Manager noted this 'rquick f i-xI could be funded by surcharge on krater bil1s and night cost about $50,000 to $100,000. An Assessment District must be approved by 60 percent of the residents and be approved by the County Board of Supervisors. Council agreed both solutions are needed. Councilman Lembi moved that the ciLy front the cost of lnstalling one or two improved fire hydrants on Adeline through its existing project to improve Hillside water mains, city to be reimbursed by increased water rates, and that the work begin immediatelyl and that an assessment district be investigated to improve the entire water system in the Burlingane Hills area, based on county approval. Seconded by Councilman Anstrup. Motion carried unanimousLy by ro11 call vote of rnembe r s present. RECESS Mayor Barton declared a recess at reconvened at 8:35 p. m. with four 8:23 p.m. The meetlng was council members present. Mayor Barton noted the presence of a new reporter for the Boutique & Vi1lager, hri11 Ti-zard; Rose Gilbau1t, KG0 TV; Kinberly Kordick' editor of the B&V; Mike Mewhinney, Progress; Janet Parker Beck, Times; and Jennifer Horgan. PUBLIC HEARING - SECOND READING - ORDINANCE L347 - AMEND REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OVERLAY ZONE IN SUB AREA B OP BURLINGAME AVENUE COMMERCIAL AREA TO REQ UIRE SPECIAL PERMIT FOR INTENSIVE OFFICE USES -CONTINUED City Planner councll hol d her memo of hearing and 14 in which action. In she recommended April 1987, councllrevieved a public July !ake 93 di-scussed the impacts of parking created by intensive office uses clustered together in Sub Area B of the Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area. Because of the nature of these businesses, they are able to employ more people on site than other businesses. Since parking requirements are based on averages, there is often insufficient on site parking for the employees result.ing in substantial inpact on street parking. The intensive uses of concern are real estate, financial and credit businesses. Since each business has different policies on how they use office space, not all nay impact parking, therefore review is suggested so that impact can be determined on a case by case basis and conditions and limits on business can be established. The area under consideration is the properties fronting on Donnelly and Chapin and extending north on Primrose one block f rorn Donnelly/Chapin to Be1levue. Existing businesses would not be affected, but they could not expand without a use permit. Councilman Lembi noled he would abstain fron a voEe on this issue. Mayor Barton opened the public hearing. Bert Horn, 405 Primrose, noted he had just heard about Ehis ordinance today and requested time in which to prepare his stand; it seems to be a restricti.ve ordinance for private businessl Supreme Court has found businesses must be compensated for Ioss if city restricts use; he requested time to give public and property owners a chance to respond. City Attorney noled it is not city practice to notify property owners about ordinances. He noted the Supreme Court ruling applied only if all use 1s taken from property owner and that this is not the case with the proposed ordinance. Alan Horn, 1325 Paloma, spoke as a concerned regulating only a small part of the downtown voter; he disagreed with area. Ed Stephens, a realtor at 4O9 Prirnrose, was greatly disturbed by negative impact thls ordinance would have on the area and his business. Councilman Lerobi noted he thought the ordinance restrictive. the lack of notice to property owners it should be continued property owners in the affected area should be notified. Due to and PUBLIC HEARING - SECOND READING _ ORDINANCE 1348 - CHANGES IN TIIE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX REGULATIONS MAKING MINOR City Attorney reviewed his memo of July 2 in which he requested council adopt this ordinance after a public hearing. The City Treasurer, Finance Director and City Attorney recently reviewed the hotel tax ordinance and deternined thaE a few minor administrative changes would be useful. Those changes include allowing !he "taxadninistrator" to be the designated representative of the Treasureri adds a footnote clarifyi.ng that State and Federal employees are not exempti requires a hotel to register inmediaEely upon conmenci.ng business rather than within 30 days; the last change adds the word "time1y" to clarify that requiring shorter reporting periods is for those hotels which have been collection problems. Councilnan Amstrup moved adoption of 0RDINANCE 1348. Seconded by Councilman Mangini, carried unanimously by ro11 call vote. City Attorney reviewed his memo of July 28 in which he recommended council make three deterninations: (1) adopt resolutj-on placing both measures on ballot, or adopt one and place the other on the ballot;(2) determine if rebuttal argumenLs ui11 be allowed; (3) deternine if City Attorney should prepare analyses. Mayor Barton continued the public hearing to the meeting of August 17 and directed that all property owners in the overlay zone be notified. Mayor Barton opened the public hearing. There being no comments, the hearing was closed. RESOLUTION 78-A7 - ADDING MEASURES TO NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION BALLOT AND ALLOWING FOR REBUTTALS TO ARGUMENTS 94 The City Clerk was presented with tuo initiative petitions in early JuIy, one to establish Rent Control and one ca1Ied Fair Property Rights which is anti rent control. The slgnature verification has been completed and both petitions have qualified to be placed on the ba11ot. Assuming council places both on the ba11ot, the measure rrhich receives the majority of the votes cast for it would pass. If both receive a majority of votes cast for it, the one which receives the greatest number of affirmative votes would be the law. Election Code provi.des that arguments in favor and in opPosition may be fi1ed. It also provides for optionaL rebuttal arguments. If council krants to a11ow rebuttal-s it must decide that natter at this neeting. He recommended against allowing rebuttals because they tend to be redundant and add to the length of the voter pamphlet. The final consideration involves analysis of the measures. The fu11 text of the initiaLlves is not transmitted Lo the voters ' but is available to any voter on request. Election Code al1ows council to direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of each measure to be included in the voter pamphlet. Councilman Amstrup moved adoption of RES0LUTION measures on the bal1ot. Seconded by Councilman unaninously by voice vote. 78-87 placing both Mangini, carried There was lengthy discussion of the meaning of argunents and rebuttals which the City Attorney clarified. Councilman Lembi moved to a11ow rebuttal argunents and to direct the City Attorney to prepare analyses. Seconded by Councilman Mangini' carried unaninously by voice vote. a RESOLUTION 79-87 F I REF I GHTER S INTENTION TO AMEND PERS CONTRACT FOR b City Manager's memo of July 17 reconnended council adopt this resolution of intention to amend our PERS contract for fire safety enployees only to change to period for determining average salary when retirement benefits are computed from the current 36 hi.ghest paid consecutive months to the 12 highest paid consecutive months. This benefit is part of our last labor agreenent with the firefighters in lieu of a salary increase of equal amount. The rate for the city without the optional benefit is 18.052 percent, the new rate is 1-9.975 percent, thus the change in cost of the optional benefit is 1.923 percent. The estimated annual cost of this additional retirement benefit is $69, 3s6. RESOLUTION 80-87 CONSULTANT APPROVING CONTRACT FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT City Clerk's memo of July 27 recomrnended council adopt an agreement with Records Systems Associates for design and iistallation of a nanagement progran in the City Clerkrs Finance Departments at a total cost of $30,925. FOR 1987 WATER SYSTEM and C RESOLUTION 81-87 - IMPROVEMENTS - JOB AWARDING BID 525 d Assistant Civil Engineerrs memo of July 28 recomnended award the subject proiect to Manual C. Jardiut of Union the amounE of $31-0,657.50. AGREEMENT AGREEMENT SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER I{rITH REDWOOD council City in HARDWARE CITY FOR RESOLUTION 82-87 - AUTHORIZING AND POLICE INFORMATION SOFTWARE RESOLUTION 83-87 - AUTHORIZING INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF Finance Directorts memo of July 28 recommended these two contracts for the new Finance /Police and software. The total cost is $183'000 plus for naintenance and suPPort. council approve computer equiPment ongoi-ng contracts CONSBNT CALENDAR 95 RESOLUTION 84-87 REHAB]LITATION -- ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT BOULEVARD JoB 328 f City Engineerts memo of July 30 reconmended council- approve the amended agreenent with THM & Associates in the amount of $42,500to conplete engineering services for the roadway rehabilitation and leachat.e berm installation. RESOLUT]ON 85-87 - AUTHOR]ZING AGREEMENT FOR AIR QUALITY TESTING AT THE CITY DUMP SITE c RESOLUTION MONITORING 86-87 - DATA AT AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT I'OR GROUNDWATER CITY DUMP SITE Senior Civil Engj-neerrs meno of July 28 reconnended council approve the agreement with Harding Lawson to provide engineering services for computer tabuLation and evaluaLlon of the durnp area groundwater monitoring data in the amount of $12,600. h. RESOLUTION 87-87 _ IN SUPPORT OF THE 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS City Manager's memo of July 29 reconmended council adopt resolution in support of the L996 Bay Area Summer 0lympic Council indicated its support at the meeting of May 4 but Kopp has requested an official resolution. this Games. Senator AUTHORIZING TWO LETTER BOULEVARD - JOB 328 AMENDMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING A]RPORT City Engineer's nemo of July 29 recommended counc j.1 approve twoletter amendments with Callander Associates for an additional amount of $20,941 for additional agency review uork and construction document servlces. j APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC PARKING ON HIGHLAND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDIT]ONAL AVENUE Traffic Engineer's memo of July 29 recommended council approve the recommendation of the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission and direct staff to prepare the necessary ordinance to provide diagonal parking spaces instead of paral1e1 on Highland, thereby increasing the 17 spaces to 26 spaces. Ten spaces would have 24 minute meters and the rernaining would be one hour neters. Council complimented TSP on the plans for Highland parking. FOSTER CITY LETTER REGARD]NG LEVEES Councilman Mangini moved approval of the by Councilman Lembi, carried unanimousl-y Mayor Barton inquired FEMA reclassif icaLion Publi-c Works Director Consent Calendar. Seconded by voice vote. if council needs to write in opposi-tion to the of that c j"ty to special flood hazard area. stated at this time it does not affect our city. GARAGE MODIFICATIONS REFER TO STUDY Barton suggested council take a look at garage requirements at astudy meeting due to the rnany modification requests that are before the Planning Commission and Council. Mayor future coming SCHEDULE APPEAL HEARING Mayor Barton scheduled a public hearing for September 8 (due to the absence of the City Attorney who wished to be present for thishearing) for three letEers appealing the Planning Commission approvalof a ham radio antenna at 733 Plymouth, e. Senior Civi-1 Engineerrs memo of July 28 recommended council approve the agreement with Hardlng Lawson for professional engineering servlces in the anount of. $27,300 to provide the Air Quality Assessment required by AB 3374. a 96 Mayor Barton ThaL hearing called up for was scheduled council for the Councilman Amstrup asked Davis; City Planner noted this iLem. to review the Minor Modification at the Planning Commission must first review the garage at 309 Bayswater. next meeting, August L7 . 2209 review BROADIIIAY ARCH SIGN Mayor Barton acknowledged a letter from Ann Parsons and response by Public Works Director. She did not want the merchants on Broadway discouraged from raising money for Lhe sign. She inquired if the repairs Public Works was proposing was a complete renovation or just patchwork. Staff responded it would be a complete repair. Council suggested that if additional funds from the Broadway merchants are available they could be used for another projecL or prorated wiEh the S0S funds. a Commission Minutes: and Recreation, July 27, L987. Traffic, Safety, and Parking, July 9; L7; Library Board, July 2Il Planning, Minor Modifications1' 2209 Davis; 7L6 Burlingame Channing Road; 3303 Rivera Drive; and 1504 Cortez Park July b c Pr oc lamat i on Bicentennial of Constitution D.y, September L7. Notices Avenue; Avenue. of 31 d. ResignaLion from Mayor Barton directed TSP Commission from a letter of thanks AIdo Simonetti. be sent to Simonetti. e Memo from City Manager regarding appointment of Marti Knight to Commi tte ethe County Child Care ALARMFROM THE FLOOR FIRE BOXES ADELINE DRIVE FIRE Luther Smith,1818 Loyola Drive, wondered when the fire alarm box stand in front of his house would be removed, some Lime ago the box was removed but the stand remains. Fire staff noted some of the stands have not been removed because Lhe electricity has not been disconnected. As soon as fire personnel know of the electrical disconnection they will remove the stands. A resident of Adeline Drive requested clarification of the council action on resolving the lack of water. Mayor Barton suggested he meet with the Public Works Director rather than going t.hrough that information again. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was regularly adjourned at 9:20 p.m udith A. MalfattCity Clerk L ACKNOWLEDGMENTS