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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1981.01.14r L62 BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL STUDY MEETING January 1-4, 1981 Mayor R. David l4artin convened a Study Meeti-nq of the BurlingameCity Council in the Burlingame City HalI Council Chambers at 8:05p.m. on Wednesday, January L4, 1981. PRESENT: COUNCfLMEMBERS AMSTRUP, BARTON, CROSBY, MANGINI, MARTI}I City C1erk Evelyn H. Hill Staff: Schwalm, Coleman, Argyres, yosL, Erbacher,Fricke, Idagner 1. CONDOMINIUM CONVERSTON CONTROLS City Attorney Jerry Coleman referred to his memorandum of Novem.ber12,L980, which listed incentives for control of conversion ofrental property and methods of effecting control. Staff requesteddirection from Councj-l so that an ordinance reflecting Council'schoices may be drafted. Council revierved and discussed methods of protecting rental stockwithin the City, considering the obiections raised at a prior publichearing of prooosed Ordinance No. 1188. Special emphasis was madeon the desirability for protection of the elder11z, handicaptred andyoung famj-lies, control of intrusion of speculators into condominiumconversion situations, and the problems of policing orovisions of anordinance. The Citv Attorney indicated direction recej-ved from Council willenable him to draft an ordinance for discussion and revision ifnecessary. Mayor Martin assured members of the public that public comments will be received at the hearing on the proposed ordinanceat the council rneeting follorving introduction of the ordinance. RECESS: Following a short recess the meetingference Room B of the City Hall at 9:05 p.m. reconvened in Con- 2. DEPUTY CTTY CLERK Council aoproved establishment of the position of Deputy City C1erk. 3. ANNEXATTONS City Manager Charles F. Schwalm referred to staff memoranda submittedto Council for consideration of formulation of a ooli-cy for annexations.!Ir. Robert J. Fields of 23lI Adeline Drive proposed annexation byhimself and seven other homeowners of, properties contiguous to Burlingame in the area of Adeline Drive and Alvarado so they wouldbenefit from Burlingame oolj-ce and fire protection rather than rely onthe less immediately available county services. Staff reported the probability of increased costs for safety servj-ces upon annexation of Burlincfame Hil1s orooerties, as vre1l as an un- determined additional expense for street, sewer and water servicesfor an area where present conditions of existing facilities is un- knourn. Council suggested the equitv of an assessment for Cityfacilities a1readv in existence which will benefit annexing properties whose fixed Proposition 13 assessments exclude the cost of these municipal facilities. Staff was directed to re-riew past studies of annexation fees andadditional costs for municipal services to the Burlingame Hi11s under consideration. Mr. Coleman said he would keep Mr. Fields formed of staff progress. the areain- 4. AIRPORT BOULEVARD WTDENING AND EIR REOUIREME}iTS City Engineer Frank Erbacher outlined for Council the present status 5 163 of the projects to widen Airport Boulevard and construct a freeway connection to the Anza Area. l4r. Kirkup's memorandum of January Bth reported negotiations with State agencies and commissions ledhim to believe the projects should be pursued independently. Ir{r. Erbacher demonstrated four alternative plans under considerationto rneet the traffic needs of Ai-rnort Boulevard. Additional fundswill be required to enable the four possible alternatives to bepursued by the EIR being prepared by THM Associates. Council directed that the Freeway Connection EIR not be separatedfrom the Airport Boulevard EIR. Public Works was directed to returnto Council with specific figures on the additional cost for pre-paration of the EIR. PARKING RECO}{MENDATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC, SAFETY AND PARKING COM}{ISSION The City lttanager and Chairman Richard P. Foley of the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission reviewed the Commission's recom- mendations for long-term parking changes as outlined in SectionTI of its Parking Report. If enacted, J-28 more long-term parking spaces will be provided by changing meters on one side of Douglas Avenue, Bellevue betroeen Almer and Primrose, and Primrose Road, Park Road and Lorton Avenue between Howard Avenue and Bayswater Avenue;the sides of the streets so designated to be arranged in such a manner that an rrsrr shaped street pattern of long-term parking meters would result for the convenience of motorists attempting to find a longterm park-ing meter. Parking Lot L and portion of Lot K wouldalso be chanqed to long-term parkinq. Council directed that the matter be noticed for public hearing and all property owners, as rre11 as the Chamber of Commerce and the Telephone Company, be notified of the hearing. Staff was directed to prepare specifics for implementation of the plan to bepresented at the public hearing. ARCHITECT EOR SLUDGF BUILDING IMPROVED APPEARANCE Council approved the request for proposals for an architect to design improvements of the appearance of the sludge treatmentbuilding. 7. GREYHOT]ND STATION ENLARGEMENT The City l4anager was directed by Council to inform Greyhound Lines,Inc., to submit information about its proposal to enlarge its Burlingame depot to meet the freiqht requirements of the company subsequent to closure of the San }/tateo depot. B. MARRIOTT CORPORATION PROPOSED PROJECT Mr. Thomas W. Hart, Vice-President-Development of Marriott Corporation,introduced his associates and John Bjorner, the propertlz owner of, 9.4acres of orooerty near the northeast end of Bayshore Highway underconsideration for development of a hotel and office complex. Theplans for the property propose two phases of construction of a 150foot hiqh 750-room hotel with a 10,000 ssuare foot ballroom and11r000 sguare foot conference space, and the second phase an additional400 rooms. The office buildirg, anproximatelv 100 feet in height, willbe constructed 450 south of the hoteI. A large percentage of the 1.1923 on-site oarking is olanned for underground. l4r. Hart statedthat the project will be financed from within the corporate structureof Marriott. I4r. Bob Stauder detailed the oroject and its attemptsto meet City Bayfront Guidelines and state recruirements. City Planner John Yost inform<:i. Council that there will be a resolutionsubmitted at the next Council meetinq for preparation of an environ-mental impact report at a cost of $24,000. Marriott personnel wishCouncil's reaction to the project prior to undertaking the cost ofpreparation of the EIR. 6 L64 Councilmembers pointed out that the from Burlingame Hil1s. It was also permits will be reguired, and therewith BCDC. view corridor will be affected pointed out that four special will be a number of problems 9 STOP SIGN AT HILLSIDI] AND VANCOUVER AND ONE-WAY DESIGNATION FOR LAGUNA Council directed that the one-way designation of Laguna be noticed for public hearing with special notice to pror-)erty owners. The ordinances wilI be pJ-aced on the agenda for introduction on .lanuary 19th. 10. SPRAY CAN PROHIBITION 11. "^IATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE Councilmen commented on the water conservation ordinance recommended by the Feninsula water Agency. Many of its provisions have little application to Burlingamei some are inordinately expensirj'e in re- lation to effectiveness and some should be modified. It was the consensus that the water and Public works Departments should recom- mend specific solutions to drought conditions which woufd be ef- fect j-ve in Burlingame . 12. RESOLUTIO].I ON AIRPORT JOINT LAND USE STUDY Council directed that the recommended. resolution be redrafted to eliminate avigation easements and adopt the plan in concept on1y. Staff was directed to place the redrafted resolution on the next council agenca. 13. FLOOD INSURA\]CE REPORT City Engineer Frank Erbacher informed Council that the original study oi the flood area by agencies outs j-de the State of California has been revised significantly. As a result many landowners have become entitled to flood insurance refunds. The Fublic Works Department does not recommend an appeal . l-4, DOG CONTROL SERVICES PAYMEI.]T 14. SMOKE DETECTORS Fire Chief o. Fred Fricke recommended revision of the code require- ment for installation of smoke detectors in hotel rooms by January 1, 1983, to mand.ate installation by January 1, 1982. Council directed the City Attorney to prepare the appropriate ordinance. 15. PURCHASE OF RECREATION DEPARTMENT AUTOMOBILE City Manager Schwalm referred to the fourth paragraph of the San uat6o Depirtment of Community Services letter of Deceinber 31, 1980, as an explanation for the increase in the billing to the City over the amount in its contract. Dead animal pickups and quarantine handling were reinstated as Humane Society services, thereby in- creasing costs. Negotiations for future services are still und.erway; Mr. Schrialm will ke6p Council advised. There was no Council objection to payment of the amount billed. Recreation Director Ray wagner reported the results of his investi- gation into the cost oi purchasing the car authorized for the rtecreation Department. Although a bid has not been received from the State Coolerative, its price is reported to be approximately $70 less than a car with comparabJ-e equipment purchased from Mike Harvey chrys ler- Plymouth . council directed that the automcbile be purchaseil Ioca11y. Council determined that there is not sufficient need in Burlingame for the spray can ordinance recommended by South San Francisco. Also, the problems of enforcement make such an ordinance impractical. 165 OTHER A C Fire Chief Fricke was authorized to designate a ten-hourfour-day work week for the positions of F.ire Marshalf andAssistant Fire Marshall. The fetter of Leh'is and Gforia Mansfield relating to Carolan Avenue/Toyon Drive parking problems was referred to theTraffic, Safety and Parking Commission. City Manager Schwalm was directed to arrange for limiteddrinks at the Commissionersr dinner. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 p.m €*z*z,t z,/4fvnr,n/u. urr.r, City Clerk