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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1986.01.20BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA January 20, 1986 HAPPY noticed regular neeting of the Burlingame City Council wasabove date in the City Ha11 Council Chanbers. The meetingto order at 7330 p.m. by Mayor Victor A. Mangini. BIRTHDAY held was A duly on the ca11ed Mayor Mangini announced thatbirthday, he led the council PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by City Clerk Judith A. Malfarri. ROLL CALL it was Councilr.roman Gloria Bartonrs and audience in singing Happy Birthday. COUNCI LMEMBERS COUNCI LMEMBERS MINUTES PRESENT: ABSENT: AMSTRUP, BARTON, LEMBI, MANGINI, PAGLIARO NONE Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 6, 1986 were approved. FOR SPEC]ALPUBLIC HEARING - PERMITS FOR DISH APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION ANTENNA AT 1215 VANCOUVER AVENUE City Planner reviewed her memo of January 9 in rrhich she recommendedcouncil hold a public hearing and take action. This item came beforethe Planning Commission as a code enforcement item. The 95 squarefoot dish antenna was installed without a special permit or buildingpermit; it is clearly visible across rear yards. After the planning Commission actlon the antenna was taken down and the homeownerappealed the action to council to aLlow replacement of the antenna. Mayor Manginl opened the public hearing. Peggy Kane, 2lL2 Broadway, spokeof the antenna visible from her STRUCTURE TO BE USED A in opposition; she showed photographs home. She urged denial. Mayor Mangini closed the public hearing. Councllnan Lembi noted the 10t is very large and wondered if theantenna could not be moved to a less visible locatlon on the 1ot. Theapplicant just arrived at the meeting and came forward. Dan Rosenbledt, applicant, said the intenna could be moved. or lowered;he reviewed the neu FCC regulations r+ith councilman pagliaro and. askedthat council deny the appeal without prejudicel he may reconsider anddecide not to install an antenna with the new FCC rulings. Councllman Amstrup noved Seconded by Councilwoman to deny the appeal ulthout prejudice. Barton, carried unaniroously by voice vote. PUBLIC HEARING - REVIEW OF TWO A POOLS SPECIAL PERMITS TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY HOUSE AT 824 FAIRFIELD ROAD city Planner reviewed her neno of January 9 in whi-ch she recommendedcouncil hold public hearing and take action. In Decernber planning commission approved two speci-a1 pernits to use an accessory structureas a pool house and Lo have a toilet in an accessory structure. Thestructure is now being used as a pool house, it contains a kitchen andtoilet. The garage r.'as converted by a previous owner who installed akiEchen and toilet without building perrit=. The conversi.on came tothe cityrs attention when a neighbor complained about raw sewageleaking onto his property from the.ear of the garage, The ciiyinitiaLed enforcement action but in the interim the property was puton the market and so1d. The problerns of the site weie discussed wittrthe buyer and she signed a notarized letter indicatlng she was aware 341 CALL TO ORDER 342 of the problems and would correct them within 30 days. She has delayed in Ehe correction and is now asking for special permiLs the structure as a pool house, she will remove the kitchen. been to use Councilman Pagliaro reviewed with City Planner the parking for this 1ot, there is a carport; the pool house was formerly the garage; prior owner r+ho built this was noticed to remove the bathrooml when present applicant bought the property she agreed to abide by city requirenent but now is requesting instead to keep the bathroom. Mayor Mangini opened the public hearing. Patricia Fonde, applicant, reviewed need for pool house and bathroom; her interpretation of city letters was that she dld not have to pay additional penalties and she was not aware that pool house was to be returned to a garage. Councilnan Pagli.aro inquired of City Planner about penalties; City Planner noted property owner is required to pay double permit fees if he builds without a permit; applicant cannot get pernits until project is designed to be up to code. Councilwoman Barton could not past ownerrs mistakes. see requiring this ner{ ouner to pay for City Planner reviewed for council that vhen property was put up for sale the ci ty required realtor to notify potentlal buyers about the problems with the property including permit feesl she reviewed number of wa1ls in structure to make kltchen and bedroom. Mayor Manglni closed Lhe hearing. Council discussi-on: mosE could see need for baLhroom and pool house; did not want to see it used as an apartment i interior wa1ls separating space into two roons should be rernoved; she should not have to pay penalties; possibility of using part of structure for garage. City Planner noted that special- permj-ts are recorded with property, so subsequent owners would know conditions for pool house. CounciLwoman Barton moved to adopt RESOLUTI0N 14-86 Approving Special Permits with conditions approved by Planning Commission and addj-tional condi.tion that walls be removed and that all permits be normal fee. Seconded by Council-man Lembl, carried unanimously by ro11 calI vote. Councilnan Amstrup cautioned that council action should not be interpreted Ehat council will a11oi, an owner to i11ega11y build and then sel1 the property to bypass necessary permits and fees. PUBLIC HEARING - REVIEW OF SPECIAL PERMIT TO INSTALL A SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA AT 1723 TOLEDO AVENUE City Planner reviewed her nemo of January 9 in uhich she reconmended council hold publ-ic hearing and take action. Councilman Pagliaro ca1led this up for council review. A 38 square foot dish antenna uas installed and is partially visible from Trousdale Drive. The house is built in a I'Urr shape and the antenna is installed inside the "U" and will be visible to the neighbors at the rear also. The Planning Connission approved the special permit with conditions, noting that the neighbor at the rear signed a permission form. Mayor Mangini opened the publi.c hearing. Steve Navarro, Home Satellite Systems, representingpresent. He stated there was no other place to put the hill at the rear of the home. Councilman Pagliaro asked if the antenna could not it cannot be seen from the street. Navarro replied Councilnan Amstrup objected to placing not see it, but where neighbors do see be lowered so that no. an ir antenna where the owner does the the homeowner was antenna due Eo Another neighbor asked questions about how thi.s antenna might affect 343 her television reception. Mayor Mangini closed the public hearing. CounciLman Pagl ia rothe spec j-a1 permit. unanimously by ro11 noved to reverse the Planning Commission and deny Seconded by Councilwoman Barton, carried caL l vote. BAYFRONT SIGNAGE Ci.ty Plannerrs memo of January 13 reviewed the Planning Commission discussion of hotel signs on the uater frontage; Commissioners were divided opinions and did not recommend any changes in the sign code the present time, Council reviewed the City Attorney's memo of January 14 in which reviewed the League of California Cities and other organizations support of an initiative knoun as the Fair ResponsibiliLy Act of He recomrnended council adopt a resolution in supporE. of at Council discussed briefly and agreed they would take no action at this tine but the subject might be reviewed i.n Ehe future and directed staff nail a copy of the Planning report to the Chamber of Conmerce. RENT CONTROL INITIATIVE City Clerkts memo of January 15 reviewed that proponents of the Rent Control Initiative had turned in petitions with oli.er 2,000 signatures on January 13, 1986. They are required to have at least 10 percent of the reglstered voters of the city or 1,600 signatures. The City Clerk now has 30 days in which to determine whether the petition qualifies for an election. Councilman Pagliaro inquired about the newspaper article referring to the proponents stating they would start gathering signatures over again because Lhey did not have the ordinance aEtached to them when petitions were being signed. He wondered if it was appropriate for City Attorney to investigate this issue. City Attorney stated he had read that article and that the proponents had s tated to the City C1e rk that the ordinance was attached to all Lhe petitions. Councilman Pagliaro said if the opponents have substantiating material they should present 1t to the City Attorney. he 1986. Councilman Pagliaro said he is in favor of this iniLiative buL he did not favor the resolution's wording I rtunf airlyrr costing cities millions cannot be proved, and rrmerely because of their perceived assets...they are found to be at fault" should be deleted. Councilman Amst.rup rnoved adoption of RESOLUTI0N L5-86 with the renoval-of the suggested wording. Seconded by Councilnan Lenbi, carried unanimously by voice vote. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS Mayor Mangini noninated Ardith Erickson for Beautification. Councilnan Pagliaro nominated Douglas Holt for Civil Service. Councilman Lembi moved nominations be closed, seconded by Councilwoman Barton and carried unanimously. City Manager passed ballots to each council member. The City Clerk read the ballots of each council mernber. 0n the first ba11ot Dorothea Hughes was elected to Beautification, there being a tie between Carolyn Root and Ardith Erickson. Robert Clark and Donald Roberts uere elected to Park and Recreation. Mike El1is and Ray Harman were elected to Cj"vil Service. Tinothy Auran and Aldo Sinonettl uere ''DEEP POCKETSII LEGISLATION - RESOLUTION 15-86 Mayor Mangini reviewed the recommendations of the council interview committees; for Beautification, Dorothea Hughes and Carolyn Root; for Park and Recreation, Robert Clark and Donald Roberts; for Civil Service, Mike El1is and Ray Harnan; for Traffic, Safety and Parking, Timothy Auran and Aldo Simonetti. He asked for any further nominations frorn council. 344 elected to Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission. A second ballot was distributed and Ardith Erickson was elected to theBeautiflcation Commi ssion . Mayor Mangini asked that the nen commissioners be notified by letter. RECESS Mayor Mangini called a recess at 8:45 p.n. The meeting reconvened at 8:50 p.m. uith aLl members present. CONSENT CALENDAR Counci-lman Lembi announced he would abstain from voting on item ttgtt and tthtt due to a conflict of interest. Councilman Pagliaro asked about the requirement for only a supplemental EIR for the offlce/ retail building proposed for 1800 E1 Camino Real , iten rrg.'r City Planner said the document will summarize all the conclusions in pertinent areas. Pagliaro noted he would scrutinize it carefulLy. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 1314 - NEW YIELD SIGNa Traffic Engineer's neno of January 10 recommended sign be install-ed at 0ak Grove and California for California Drive turni"ng east on Oak Grove. a new yield northbound b. RESOLUTION 16-86 ACCEPTING IMPROVEMENTS JOB 420 STREETS City Engineer's memo of January 15 recomnended council accept the improvenents for the 1985 Street Resurfacing Program constructed by Grade Way Construction in the amount of $508,737.O8. RESOLUTION 17-86 _ AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN AND BIDDING OF MAIN PUMP STATION ]MPROVEMENTS - JOB 602 Director of Public Works memo of January approve contract with George Nolte in th design and bidding of this project. 15 recommended council e amount of $)-27,000 for LETTER AMENDMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES EXTENSION - JOB OO5 AIRPORT/ANZA City Engineerts memo of January 15 recommended the additional design and construction services for additional fees of $19,000. council authorize to thi s contract e f. WARRANTS AND PAYROLL Finance Director recommended approval of Warrants 28343 - 28618, duly audited, in the amount of $1,O29,625.11 and Payroll Checks 63510 - 64200 fot the nonth of December 1985 in the amount of $647 ,723.r5. DENIAL OF CLAIMSl (1)PAUL BACON,(2) ELSA MORISSETTE City Attorney's memos recommended denial. SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING AT 18OO EL CAMINO REAL FOR FINAL EIR FOR OTFICE/RETAIL BUILDING h City Planner's for February 3 TENTATIVE AND UNIT CONDO AT memo of 1986. January I3 recornmended council set hearing FINAL PARCEL MAPS AND TENTATIVE CONDO MAP FOR SIX 113 ANITA ROAD City with Engineerts nemo of January 14 recommended councll concur Planning Comnission and approve the maps. Councilwoman Barton moved approval of the Consent Calendar Councilman Lembi. abstain j-ng on iLems rrg and h." Seconded Councilman Amstrup, carried unanimously by voice vote. with by c. d. 315 OLD BUSINESS Councilwoman Barton complimented the Fire Chief on his persistence regarding fireworks. He had sent council copies of articles and a map showing neighboring cities which banned fireworks. Council discussed briefly the difficulty of limiting fireworks to block parties. Mayor Mangini said next year coun.cil might consider Lhis again. COUNCIL OF MAYORS Mayor Mangini asked for direction from council on the upcoming vote at Council of Mayors; Councilman Pagliaro expressed interest in serving as delegate to ABAG; Mayor Mangini directed a letter be sent to other cities in support of Councilman Pagliaro as a delegate to ABAG. Mayor Mangini noted a letter from Peninsula Division asking for a council appointment to commitLee on ba1lot initiatives; council determined it would support it but not appoint a representative. SCHEDULE HEARINGS Mayor Mangini scheduled an appeal hearing for a fourth bedroom Bloomfield Road, and for the Ibis Hotel signage. City Planner her understanding was that Ibis would appeal but no letter was received. Hearing date was scheduled for February 3, 1986. at 46I noted COMMENDATI ON S Councilwoman Barton noted the two commendations to PoIice 0fficers who saved 1ives. She suggested these people be invited to the annual Commissioner Dinner to be recognized by city and thaL any employee who is recommended by Department Head be so recognized in the future. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Comnission Minutes: Planning, January 13; Beautification, January \2; Civil Service, November L2, 1985. b. Letter from League requesting appointment to County Committee. c. Police Report, December 1985. d. Memo from Public Works regarding Anthony Schools parking. e. Letter from Ertola and Marino families thanking Police and Fire for assistance. f. Memo from City Planner re Sheraton Hotel underground parking. g. Police Conmendations to 0fficers Rose and Crouse. h. Memo from Fire Chief re fireworks bans. i . Treasurer I s Report, December 31, 1985. Council Pagliaro asked that citizens who signed petition about Anthony Schools parking be sent copies of Public Works memo and for furtherreport on Sheraton parking and number of parking spaces avai-lab1e. MORE BIRTHDAYS Council sang Happy Birthday to Eugena Marino and Fireman Tom Heaton. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session on litigation at 9:08 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was regularly adjourned at 9227 p.m udith A. MalfCity Clerk l- l 7 I { ,&3