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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1982.05.12370 BURLINGAME, May 1-2 , CAL IFORNIA 1982 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Dennis Argyres, City Manager. ROLL CALL Mayor Barton announced that the public hearing had been cfosed at theprior meeting and tonight's meeting was only for council deliberation. Councilman Mangini asked City Planner the options available to council. City Planner explained council could (1) uphold the Planning Commissiondecision, (2) deny the Planninq Commission decision, or (3) modify the action of the Planning Commission. Mayor Barton asked Marriott representative could be built over the convention center, and sti1l allow the same number of rooms- Mr. Edward Hope if rooms thereby lowering the towers, Mr. Hope replied the convention center is a 14,000 square foot open area. If rooms were built over the convention center, pi1l-ars would have to be placed in this area to support the rooms over it. The attraction of the convention center is the open area, the pillars would defeat this. Council discussed with l,larriott representatives the various possibili- ties of lowering the height. Representatives stated this would probahly increase the footprint and sacrifice l-ot coverage and view corridors. Mr. Hope stated that Marriott and the property owner concession pending restudy of the p1ans. would make every Mayor Barton stated she would not vote for the 127 fooL height in that area. Council had worked hard on bayfront development and had allowed some ta11 buildings. The buildings in that area are all two and three stories and a 13 story hotel would be out of pIace. She would like to see Marriott come back with a 6 or 7 story hotel plan. Mayor Barton reminded citizens that if they want to preserve the dential character of the city, the city woutd have to have income support the residential areas. resi- to Councifman Mangini stated FAA had approved height of hotel and council had heard from some pilots that said there would be no problem with the height of the hotel , but would support lowering the height of hotel . , Council expressed concerns about Runway 19. Mayor Barton stated that pilots had told council when taking off on Runway 19 the winds are so rrt- predictabl-e that it is very difficult to make the turn. Mayor Barton declared she was from Runway 19. She saj-d she runway into the bay. Councilman l\mstrup did not approve of the Marriott tal-ks. He said he would position to use of Runway 19. vehemently opposed to planes taking off would oppose any attempt to extend the the scare tactics used during support any movement in oP- An adjourned special meeting of the Burlingame City Councif was held on the above date in the City HaIl Council Chambers. The meetinq was cal1ed to order by Mayor Gloria H. Barton at 8:00 p.m. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: AMSTRUP, BARTON, CROSBY, MANGINI , MARTIN COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: NONE CONTINUATION OF REVIEW OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION ON THE MARRIOTT HOTEL PROJECT Councilman Martin stated the pilots and airport offj-cia1s have com-municated that Runway 19 is a very dangrerous runway. Councilman Martin stated that some citizens had said that nobody inconstruction business should vote on this issue. He assured citizensthat his employer would not bid on this project, nor would it do anywork for Marriott for at least two years. Councilman Martin said another issue raised was the repaving ofBayshore. This is already planned and will be completed whetherMarriott is built or not. The issue of more police coverage is al-ready planned with another patrol car proposed for that area. 87L limits parking Councilman Martin agreed withor conditions for the project variances. council that there should be some and that he could not approve the RESOLUTION 29_82 - APPROVING SPECIAL PERMITS AND DENYTNG VARIANCES MARRIOTT HOTEL PROJECT, ISOO BAYSHORE HIGHWAY Councilman Martin moved Resolution 29-82 denying parking variances and approving all three special permits for the Marriott Hotel Project withfindings and the conditions that (1) the height not exceed 100 feet,(2) the plans include a convention center with a 14,000 square foot bal1room, (3) the floor area ratio be not less than L.94, (4) the foot-print and project plans be essentially the same as plans date stamped March 31, L982, (5) that the coverage not exceed 28 percent, and (6) that the list of conditions from Planning Commj-ssion be included; seconded by Councilman Amstrup, carried by ro11 call vote. AYES: AMSTRUP, CROSBY, MANGINI, MARTIN NOES: BARTON ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjor:rnedat 9;00 p.m. Z-*Z,--J/ JJ-l/-e:f,elyn/fl. HillCity Clerk