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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1985.11.1832r BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA November 18, 19 85 CALL TO ORDER A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingane City Council was held on the above date in the City Ha1l Council Chambers. The meeting was opened with a grand entrance by the Burlingane High School Marching Band whlch played three songs before narching out. The meeting was then called to order at 7240 p.m. by Mayor R. David Martin. COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBERS MINUTES Minutes of RESOLUTION NOVEMBER 5 PRESENT: ABSENT: the Regular Meeting L24-85 - DECLARING 1985 AMSTRUP, BARTON, MANGINI , MARTIN, PAGLIARO NONE of Novenber 4, 1985 were approved. RESULTS OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF Mayor Martin introduced the Resolution and attached Certification from the County Clerk of the Municipal ELection of November 5, 1985 wherein 5,710 ballots were cast resulting in the election of three members to the City Council-, Irving S. Amstrup, Victor A. Mangini and Donald P. Lembi; one City C1erk, Judith A. Malfatti; and one City Treasurer, Herbert L. Sommer. Councilman Amstrup xnoved adoption of RES0LUTI0N L24-85. Seconded by Councilwoman Barton, carried unanirnously by ro11 call vote. Mayor Martin then signed the resolution, noting this time he has signed a resolution declaring the results at vhich he has stepped down fron counci.l. Mayor Martin turned t.he Eeetinghimself in the audience. over Lo Vice Mayor Mangini and seated resolution fron for his many is the of an second electi.on PRESENTATIONS TO MAYOR MARTIN Bill Rhodes, Councilman f rorn Redwood City, presented a the City Council of Redwood City honoring Mayor Martin years of service to 1ocal government. Frank Teal-di and Tom Marriscolo, Burlingame presented a plaque to Mayor Martin fron the Association thanking him for his support of years of servi-ce to the public. Police DeparLnent, Police Officers the Police and his 30 Terry Fibich and Jim Edwards, Burlingane Fire Department, presented the Mayor with a Fire Hat from the International Association of Firefighters, Local 1872, inscribed with Mayor; they also shorved him the proper vay to wear it. Vice Mayor Mangini presented the Mayor with a plaque and noted sentiments expressed with all these presentations tonight will lot through the years. Other council nembers expressed their apprecj-ation for Mayor Martints years of service. OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED the nean a City Clerk administered officers and presented as s urne d their seats. the oath of Certificates 0ffice to the newly elected of Election to each. The counci-1 Vice Mayor Mangini introduced his wife Grace and his canpaign workers PLEDGE OI' ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Mayor Martin. ROLL CAIL 322 Mike and Jo E11en Ellis. Councllman Amstrup introduced his wife Kay and campaign workers Joe Harvey, Ray Harman, Ruth Jacobs and Ton Sine. Councilman Lembi introduced his wi.f e Terry, theirhis nother-in-lar.r Marie Haff, as well as campaign and other supporters present. three daughters and worker She11y Graham Vice Mayor Mangini declared a recess at 8 p.n. and invited the audience to a celebratlon in Ehe lobby with cake, coffee, punch and champagne to honor the newly elected people and the retirement of Mayor Martin. The meeting8:25 p.m. was reconvened with all nembers present at INSTALLATION OF NEW COUNCIL OFFICERS Vice Mayor Mangini opened nominations for Mayor. Counci-l-woman Bartonnoninated Vice Mayor Manglni. Councilnan Amstrup moved nominations beclosed. Seconded by Councilman Lernbi. Vice Mayor Mangini wasunaninously approved as Mayor. Councilman Amstrup nominated Councilwoman Barton as Vice Mayor, Councilman Amstrup moved nominations be closed. Seconded by MayorMangini. Councilwoman Barton was unanimously approved as Vice Mayor. Mayor Mangini and Vice Mayor Barton expressed their honor at being sel-ected and pledged to do their besE in the coning year. PUBLI C OFF I CE HEARING - CONTINUED APPEAL FOR SPECIAL PERMIT FOR CAR LEASING PERMITAT 1608 GILBRETH ROAD - RESOLUTION 125-85 - APPROVING City Planner rev j-ewed her meno of October 28 in uhich she recommendedcouncil hold a public hearing and take action. The applicant, Timot.hyLaughlin, is requesting a special permit to operate a car leasing company in 3,000 square feet of an existing building on Gilbreth Road.The Burlingame AthLetic Club leases 24,1-OO square feet of thisbuilding and uses 56 of the 66 parking spaces provided for thi sbuilding. The other 10 spaces are for the remaining area. Theapplicant has arranged to use five existing parkj-ng spaces as well- asthe areas in front of t.hree ro11 up doors. 0ne of these doors servesthe area he is leasing and the remaining doors serve the AthleticClub. The Planning Commission denied this request because of theparking impact. City Planner noted that the applicant has indicated some changes inthe operation; that now only four vehicles will be on site for leasingpurposes instead of six as shown in condition nunber 3 and all four ofthese vehicles will be parked inside; and employees wj-11 use the tuoparking spaces in front of the ro11 up door instead of lease vehiclesusing these spaces as noted in condition number 5. Councilwoman Barton wondered if this should go back to Planning Commission si-nce there are changes in conditions. City Planner notedthat is one option avallable to counciL. Mayor Mangini opened the public hearing. Cyrus McMil1an, attorney representing applicant, stated this is not acar rental agency but a long term leasing agency. There will not be more than four lease vehicl-es on site at any one tine, no cars wj-11 be unloaded there, there are only 8 employees and two are outside salesrepresentatives and uonrt be on site. He agreed there is a parkingproblem at the site but the property owner has approved designatingsix of the parklng spaces for this business; he wilL also install-posts to protect the gas main at the site; in addiEion the property owner is villing to remove the gas pump and nake available to thepublic the four parking spaces now restricted by its use. They willnot park in front of the fire exj,t. He noted the heaviest use of theAthletic Club is fron 4 to 8 p.m. and should oot interfere with carlease business. He said the use is conpatible with the area and urged council approval. RECESS 323 Councilman Anstrup inquired if there rrould be any short term rentals; McMillan repJ.ied never. Councilman Lenbi inquired uhat happens at the end of the 1ease. McMillan and applicant replied that the customer either buys the car or turns it in for another. The applicant would then sel1 the car to a wholesaler, but sales would not take place on that site. Lembi also inqui-red how many parking spaces the owner uses; McMillan replied he has nine spaces but uses only three. Council,uoman Barton wondered about the number of lease cars on site. Applicant reviewed customer cones in to request a certain Eype of car to 1easel applicant then goes out to find that car; then customer comes back to plck up the car, therefore r*ould not need to have nore than four cars on site. Councilman Anstrup verified with applicant that no car ttdetailing'r would be done on the site. Mayor Mangini asked if six parking spaces and how many parking spaces are availableCity Planner replied four. PUBLIC HEARING - APPEAL OF DENIAL FOR TWO VARIANCE FOR A GARAGE AT 1204 PALM AVENUE allocated to the new use the site on Hinckley; on are for Mayor Mangini closed the public hearing. In response to Council; City Planner reviewed the parking spaces the site; that use pernit runs with the Land, not the business; council can put restrictions on pernit; can put expiration tine permitl use could continue as long as ro11 up doors are not used terminaEe with the athletic club use. on or Council deternined that condition 7 r+ould include that the use vould cease wi-th termination of the adjacent athletic clubrs use; and condiLion 5 would be amended to limit parking in front of applicantis ro11 up door to their employees only and require removal of the gasoline pump at the rear of the building and restoration of the four parking spaces affected by the pump to public use; condition 3 was modified to a1low no more than four leased vehi-cl-es be stored on site, all of which r.roul-d be parked inside. Councilwoman Barton moved to reverse the Planning Commissionts denial and grant the use pernit subject to revised conditions with the adoption of RES0LUTI0N 125-85. Seconded by Councilman Amstrup, carried unanimously by ro11 call vote. SPECIAL PERMITS AND A - RESOLUTION 126-85 City Planner reviewed her memo of November 12 in which she recomnended council hold public hearing and take action. Applicant is requesting two special permits, one for exceeding the allowed height of the plate line and one for having two structures closer than four feet, and a variance from 1ot coverage (40 percent al1owed, 47.2 percent requested) to build a garage/storage structure. When the applicants began to repair and rebuild the garage, a building permit was issued however the structure as rebuilt exceeds the dimensions of the ori-ginal structure. The Plannlng Commission denied the permit to raise the plate 1ine, but approved the other permit and the variance. The reasoos stated for the action uere the impact on the neighborhood of the large building and that storage was available on the ground floor of the garage. City Planner noted five additional letters in support of lhe applicants uere received after the staff report was prepared. In response to Councilman Pagliaro, City Planner noted staff could not determine uhen the foundation size was increased. Councilman Pagliaro was concerned about fire danger fron buildings being so close to property 1ine. Fire Chief reviewed that one hour fire wall 1s required. Mayor Mangini opened the public John Fick, 800 Acacia, spoke in very sma11 home and need to have hearing. favor the storage the applicants, they have space. eolAJ2 -L George Plavjian, appJ,icant's son, stated the storage space is desperately needed, wiJ.J, not be used for living space, at the present tlme they can not even put their car in the garage, will add to the value of the house. Mayor Mangini closed the public hearing. Councilman Lembi wondered modified so the applicantuith revised p1ans. Councilnan Pagliaro synpathized with people trying to improve their property and the fact that the structure is 75 percent completed but they are going against ciLy codes. Council-woman Barton said the project is overpowering in size. Councilman Mangini wondered what it would cost to reduce the size. Councilwoman Barton moved to uphoLd the Planning Conmission. Seconded by Councilman Amstrup. if there were somecould come back to for the project to be Planning Commi s s ion approved Lhe a variance 12 6-85 was way the Motion to uphold the Planning Commissi-onrs acti-on, which special permit for 3'6r' separat j-on between buildings andfor 47.2 percent 1ot coverage, by adoption of RESoLUTI0N approved by ro11 call vote, Councilman Lembi voting no. CANCELLATION OF NOVEMBER 2O STUDY MEETING Mayor Mangini canceled the scheduled will be reviewed December 4, 1985, Study Meeting ofat the regularly November 20, items scheduled Study Meeting on COUNCIL MEMBER EXPENSE STATEMENT City Manager reviewed his memo of November 4 in which he recoromended council review the expense statenents filed by Mayor Martin for fiscalyears 1979-80 through 1985-86. A11 expenses relate Eo neetings attended on behalf of the city with related mileage and total $4,823.13. Our city code states Lhat council members sha1l be reimbursed for expenses incurred in perfornance of official duties.It has been our normal practice to ask alL council members to claim these expenses prior to the end of each fiscal year. The Government Code limits claims against the city to not later than one year afterthe accrual of the cause of action, In discussi.ng this with MayorMarti.n, the Mayor asked City Manager to let council know that council can waive the one year time 1imit. Councilman Pagliaro found nothing wrong problem was that they went back for six expenses he submits them every yearl he annual notice from the City Manager toyear. He suggested council accept the on1y, with the expenses, the only yearsl if a council member has recalled when he received the submit expenses for the f iscal expenses for the past year Other council members agreed with Councilman Pagliaro. Councilman Pagliaro moved to grant payment of Mayor Martints expensesfor the past year from the date of subnittal of c1aim, totaling $976.88. Seconded by Councilman Anstrup, carried unanimously by voice vote. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilnan AEStrup noted he would call upproject mentioned in Consent Calendar iten not.ed he would abstai-n from voting on iten council revieu the Councilnan Pagl iaro due to a conflict. OF HERITAGE PARK CR EEK for f. b RESOLUTION CLEANING - L27-85 - ACCEPTING COMPLETION JoB 528 a Assistant Engineer I s accept completlon of memo of November 7 the creek cleaning recommended counci-1 as done by Cooper Crane Councilman Lenbi noted the storage area would cross the width of the garage but not the length, access would be by ladder. 325 and Rigging, total cost of the project was $9, 759. COMPLETION OF POLICE STATION ROOFRESOLUTION 128-85 LEAK REPAIR - JOB - ACCEPTING 606 B Director of Public Works accept completion of the cosL of $27,97O. memo ofproject November by Al pha 13 recomnended Roofing, for a counciL toEal DENIAL 0F CLAIMSi (1) SMART TRANSPoRT; (2) ARTURO PEREZ;(3) NATALIE ABADIA: (4) RUDOLPH RICHARDS City Attorney recommended denial. FINAL CONDO MAP FOR 1508 FLORIBUNDA City Engineer reconmended approval of the final map. WARRANTS AND PAYROLL Finance Director recommended approval of Warrants 27572 - 27958, duly audited, in the amount of $1,380,900.89 and Payroll Checks 62132 - 62820 for the month of October 1985 in the amount of $664, 288. s9. SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING FOR GROUP RESIDENTIAL FACILITY AT 1221 BAYSWATER City Pi-anner ts memo of November 13 recommended council schedulepublic hearing for meeting of December 2, 1985. d f. c RESOLUTION I29-85 TO DAVEY TREE FOR - REJECTING BID OF ECONO TREE AND AIIARDING BID TREE PRUNING PROJECT - JOB 522 Park Directorts memo of Novenber 8 recommended counciLthe award of bid to Econo Tree (Resolution Ll-5-85) andto the second Low bidder, Davey Tree because Econo Tree unabl,e to acquire liability insurance. withdral, award bid has been the this Councilwoman Barton moved approval of the Consent Calendar uith abstaining vote on item b by Councilnan Pagliaro. Seconded by Councilman Anstrup, carried unaninously by voice vote. NEW BUSINESS - TRAIN WHISTLES Councilwoman Barton noted the letter from Palo Alto regarding Loud train whistles. She had not noticed noise and she lives near the train tracksl she wondered if any other counciL members had had complaints. Councilman Lembi said he has noticed the difference, but he thought it was an overenthusiastic train engineer blowj-ng whistles more than usua1. COUNCIL REVIEW OF I22I BAYSWATER PROJECT Councilmen Amstrup and Pagliaro both wished to have council reviewproject for a group residential facility for the e1derly, Public hearing uas set for December 2, 1985 meeting al-ong with theconsideration of General Plan Amendnent and rezoning required forproject. LIBRARY COMPUTER REPORT Councilnan asked that Pagliaro thanked the Library for the extensive report andcouncil be kept informed. Councilman Pagliaro also asked that neighbors be notified about meetlng regarding California Drive for the Traffic, Safety, Parklng Conmission oeeting. He also vondered uhat part of Broadway Mrs. Rochester was cornplaining about not being able to cross. Director ofPublic Works has tried to get in touch vith her to inquire further. PENTAP STU DY city Manager distributed a report from pENTAp regarding t.ransportation b. c. aoAtJ Z-J \,f and asked council to make any comments to him by next week. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety and Parking, 0ctober 10; Library Board, November L2i Planning, November 12, 1985. b. Letters from fifLeen residents of Hillside Drive area regarding occurrences on Halloween night. c. Let.ter from City of Palo Alto regarding loud whistles on new trains. d. Letter from American Diabetes AssociaLion regarding the 1985 Bike-A-Thon on Sept.ember 29 and thanking Mayor and Police for aid. e. Letter from Congressman Lantos regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act. f. Letter from Mrs. Rochester, 1101 Laguna, regarding danger to pedestrians crossing on Broadway, particularly seniors. g. Letter of resignation from Lage Andersen of the Civil Service Commission. h. Treasurerts Report, 0ctober 31, 1985. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session regarding labor negotiations at 9:30 p. m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was regularly adjourned at 9'.48 p.m. udith A. Malfa 1 City Clerk _.J