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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1986.11.19476 CITY OF BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL STUDY MEETTNG November 19, 1986, 7:30 p.m. city Ha]l, Conference Room B Mayor Gloria Barton convened the s tudy session of Burlingame city council on the above date in conference Room B of Burlingame city HaIlat 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS AMSTRUP, BARTON, LEMBI , PAGLIARO ABSENT: MANGINI 1. OVERNIGHT PARKING City Manager reviewed the two memos CounciL had received on thissubject. one from the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission suggest-ing Council consider additional enforcement items to our current or- dinance banning parking on streets between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. vrithout apermit, and the other from the Police Department outlining our current enforcement leve1 and the problems encountered. Staff noted that there were several Traffic, Safety and Parking commissioners at the meeting as well as the outgoing and incoming Traffic sergeants who maywant to comment on this matter. councilman Amstrup asked why the chairman of the Traffic, safety and Parking Commission had not written the letter they had received. Commissioner Hollman indicated that the chairman was absent at the meeting at which this was originaLlydiscussed. Mayor Barton asked how many complaints the Commission had received concerning overnight parking. Judy Johnson, Chairwoman ofthe TSP commission, said that to her knowledge they had received oneletter in her six years on the Commission. STAFF PRESENT: Mayor Barton felt that thparking was on a complainbeing inundated with com he had received complaint ARGYRES, COLEMAN, KIRKUP, MONROE, PALMER ay to handle the problems with overnightasis and that it appeared that we were notints. Councilman Pagliaro indicated thatparticularly in the Columbus, Hillside, ewrb p1a s, Easton area and that he felt on-street parking was a safety hazard there and should be more aggressively enforced. Councilman Lembiquestioned how we could increase enforcement unless we increase staff and also questioned whether as a philosophical matter we should be regulating how residents use their garages. Mayor Barton said that we must be careful not to be too hard on our residents given that many now have three cars and need to use the street for parking. Council- man Amstrup indicated that the Police do check before issuing an over-night permit and that he felt that as we continue to allow fourth bedrooms without additional parking, we are increasing the problem. Most often he feels that it's a single neighbor not being considerateto others. Sherman Avenue residents, Dr. and Mrs. Aaron, explained their view-point to the Council. They felt that this single family neighborhoodis changing character due to the parking impact from apartments along EI Camino. Given the low priority enforcement by the Police Department, they felt that their homeowner's rights were being eroded. Chief Palmer and Sergeant Haseleu explained our enforcement efforts along Sherman. coNnissioner HoIIman addressed the Council first as a commi.ssioner and then as a citizen. He wanted to be sure Council un- derstood that the letter sent was not critical of the Police Department. He suggested that to improve enforcement, the current $5fine should be raised and additional part-time staff added to increase enforcement . After additional Council discussion, the consensus was that overnight parking fines would be raised to $10, and the city would try and in- crease public education of the current ordinance by use of fliers and the Recreation brochure. Where appropriate fliers would notice thoseparkinq on street of the requirement for a permit to park overnight and the location and availability of city lots for overnight parking. 477 For other areas, the flier would notice the increase in fee for park- ing overnight without a permit and the fact that a permit is required.Special areas where there are problems should be targeted for flierdistribution. The Police Department would continue to enforce the or- dinance on a complaint basis. 2. ACOUISITION OF STREET LfGHTS FROM PG&E City Manager reviewed the staff report on this matter indicating thatthere were potential savings depending on the value placed on thelights. The break even point could be from two to nine years. It was suggested that we try to negotiate lvith PG&E an acquisition similar towhat San Mateo has done, before we consider joining a joint porrersauthority to use eminent domain. Council concurred with thisapproach. Councilman Pagliaro indicated that he was not interested inthe JPA approach. 3. PARKING ON TJNPAVED AREAS OF RESIDEIiITIAL ZONES Council felt the main problem was parking of cars and trucks on thefront lawns of residential areas. The City Planner indicated that wemay need to have some control on landscaping to be sure that frontyards aren't completely paved over and then used for parking. Council asked staff to draft some proposed regulation for discussion in January with the Planning Commission. 4. HILLSIDE ALLEY SIGNAGE Staff stated that as part of our Hillside Halloween effort, ap-proximately 50 signs had been placed in City easements. Staff hasreceived numerous complaints concerning the placement of the signs.After reviewing the matter, staff now suggests that we adjust thelocation of the current signs or remove them based on residentcomplaints. Councilman Pagliaro indicated that he felt most of thecomplaints dealt with mid-block signs and that we may be able to reLo-cate these. It was Council consensus that we would adjust or removethe signs based on resident complaints. 5. BROWN ACT AI\,IENDMENT The City Attorney briefly reviewed the 1985 Brown Act amendments. Themajor change !.rould be that Council would need to add a public conunentsection to their study agendas. 6. OTHER Mayor Barton stated that she had received a call about the Council ac-tion November 1? concerning the Chamber of Commerce request to steamclean the sidewalks on Burlingame Avenue. A contractor indicated thatthis may cause the aggregate to loosen. The Public Works Directorresponded that depending on the pressure and heat that this may be aproblem and that staff had suggested a test area to the Chamber. Council-man Amstrup felt that we need to take a long term approach tothls problem and that we should consider removing the aggregate a sec-tion at a time as the sidewalk is replaced. CounciLman Lembi indi-cated that we should review other ways to possibly clean thesidewalks. Mayor Barton indicated that before we spend both the Cham-ber and City monies, both parties need to look into this further. The City Manager clarified with Council tfrom Frank Bona of Florida concerning hCity dump area. council concurred withthat lve are not i"nterested at this time i As a follow up of chamber of Commerc City position on a letterinterest in purchasing thee City Managerts coNnentsselling this property. discussion on November 17, Council reviewed theequest to ban trucks along Burlingame Avenue.in moving themIlow zones andto use Burlin-f to prepare a heis th n t the Police $rere doing a good job agliaro indicated that given the yethat large trucks should not need theer fe1nPelt councilman Lembialong. councilmaside streets, he f game Avenue. After some discussion, Council asked stafproposed ordinance banning 3-axle trucks from Burl_ingame Avenue.Prior to considering this ban, the Chamber of Commerce wil1 be givennotice so that it may notify its members. 478 CTOSED SESSION The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 p.m. to a closed session on labor negotiations. ADJOURNMENT The closed session was adj ourned at 8:52 p.m. ith A. Malfatticity Clerk