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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2021.04.19CITY O BURLINGAME coo � 90 $AarEo � xE � BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting on April 19, 2021 6:00 P.M STUDY SESSION a. U.S. 101/PENINSULA AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE DPW Murtuza explained that this project consists of relocating the existing southbound on/off-ramp from Poplar Avenue to Peninsula Avenue. He stated that currently Peninsula Avenue only has a northbound on - ramp and off -ramp. He added that the City of San Mateo is working on this project with the Transportation Authority and Caltrans. DPW Murtuza stated that in December 2016, staff from the City of San Mateo provided an update to Council on the project. He noted that at this meeting, several Burlingame residents were in attendance and expressed serious concerns regarding the project and the localized traffic impacts. He added that as a result of these concerns, the City of San Mateo agreed to expand the scope of their traffic analysis to include 44 road segments and intersections in Burlingame. DPW Murtuza stated that over the past several years, the City of San Mateo has conducted traffic studies. He explained that in January 2021, the City of San Mateo held a public meeting to provide an update on the project. At the meeting, the City of San Mateo project team discussed the preliminary traffic analysis, proposed alternatives, and the schedule for the project. DPW Murtuza stated that the January 2021 meeting elicited concern from Burlingame residents regarding local traffic impacts. Therefore, staff coordinated with the City of San Mateo to schedule an update for Council on the project. DPW Murtuza stressed that the project is entirely within San Mateo and not in Burlingame. Therefore, the proper process to participate in the project's discussion is to provide written comments to the environmental study. He added that Caltrans is the lead agency in preparing the environmental document. He stated that the first step of that process is the scoping period. He explained that the scoping period was initiated and that Caltrans is holding a project scoping meeting on April 28. He added that the deadline for submitting written comments is May 24. DPW Murtuza introduced City of San Mateo Deputy PW Director Matt Zucca to give a presentation on the project. Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes Mr. Zucca stated that for anyone interested, the City of San Mateo gave a more detailed presentation at their January 27, 2021 community meeting. He noted that the meeting is recorded and can be found at www.CityofSanMateo.org/Peninsula. He added that about 120 individuals attended the meeting including approximately 60 Burlingame residents. Councilmember Brownrigg thanked Mr. Zucca and his team for coming to the meeting. He stated that there is a concern by many residents in Burlingame that this project doesn't take into consideration Burlingame residents' interests. He asked that Mr. Zucca address this concern in his presentation. Mr. Zucca stated that over the past four years, the City of San Mateo has done a lot of traffic analysis and public outreach on the project. Mr. Zucca stated that currently the project is in the midst of the scoping period. He noted that a CEQA/NEPA Scoping Meeting was scheduled for April 28, 2021. He added that they have tentatively scheduled the public hearing for the draft environmental document for spring 2022. Mr. Zucca showed an aerial photograph of the project site. He explained that the intent of the project is to close the Poplar Avenue on/off-ramp and relocate it to Peninsula Avenue. He noted that Peninsula Avenue was chosen because they believe it to be a more well -suited local street that is equipped to handle the current and planned growth in San Mateo and Burlingame. Mr. Zucca reviewed the main objectives of the project including: • Improve safety • Reduce travel times • Improve traffic operations • Accommodate future traffic volumes Mr. Zucca explained that the current on/off-ramp at Poplar was built in the 1950s and is a non-standard length ramp. Additionally, he discussed how when vehicles exit at speed from the freeway, there are three motions that they can make without a stop sign. However, drivers entering the freeway have to gauge what the decision is going to be of the car coming off the freeway. He also discussed the traffic queuing and congestion that is caused by the on/off-ramp. Next, Mr. Zucca reviewed a heat map of collisions after 2017. He stated that the highest collision rates were found at: • East Poplar Avenue and North Idaho Street • East Poplar Avenue and North Humboldt Street • Peninsula Avenue and North Humboldt Street • Peninsula Avenue and Dwight Road/North Delaware Street • North Delaware Street and State Street Mr. Zucca noted that there is a high density of collisions near Poplar Avenue. Mr. Zucca discussed the issues with keeping the on/off-ramp on Poplar Avenue including: 2 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes • Only has one lane in each direction • On -street parking and driveways • Does not have shoulders • Wouldn't be able to handle future traffic volumes Mr. Zucca discussed why the City of San Mateo believes Peninsula Avenue is a better location for the on/off-ramp including: • Two lanes in each direction • More room for parking and fewer driveways • Five-foot shoulders/bike lanes • Able to handle future traffic volumes Mr. Zucca discussed the growth of population and jobs in Burlingame and San Mateo. He noted that City of San Mateo population grew by about 55% between 1960 and 2020. Mr. Zucca reviewed the two options that the City of San Mateo has come up with for the project. The first is called the Spread Diamond Alternative and includes bike lanes that cross the freeway. He noted that the on/off-ramp will be elevated like what was done at the Broadway Interchange. The second option is called the Tight Diamond Alternative. Under this option, the on/off-ramp is located as close to the freeway as possible. This option minimizes the impact on properties. Mr. Zucca reviewed the property acquisition that the City of San Mateo would need to undertake for this project. He stated that all of the property is within San Mateo. He noted that the footprint is smaller for the Tight Diamond Alternative. Mr. Zucca stated that originally the City of San Mateo studied 11 intersections and seven roadways in connection with this project. However, after public input and concerns from Burlingame residents, the project expanded to include an additional 20 intersections and 24 roadway segments. Mr. Zucca stated that the initial project planning phase has been completed. Currently, the project is in the environmental studies and preliminary engineering phase. He stated that this is where the project will be approved, and an EIR will be completed. He explained the following timeline for the current phase: • Environmental Scoping — April 7 through May 24, 2021 • Caltrans Technical Studies — March through October 2021 • Public Review of Draft EIR/EA — Spring 2022 • Final EIR/EA including responses to comments submitted - Fall 2022 • Caltrans project approval — Late 2022 Mr. Zucca reviewed the scoping period: • Opportunities to obtain early comments on the proposed project, alternatives, and potential environmental impacts based on local knowledge of the community • Involves the public as well as local, regional, state, and federal agencies 3 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes • Informs the content of the environmental document under CEQA and NEPA Mr. Zucca discussed the City of San Mateo's approach to studying traffic/transportation for the project. He explained that pending the final Caltrans approval, the project is VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) neutral. He noted that Level of Service ("LOS") is required by CEQA for this project for local roads and intersections. LOS studies give A through F scores to intersections and local roads based on delay conditions. He added that both San Mateo and Burlingame have established LOS standards in their approved General Plans. Mr. Zucca noted that if individuals would like to comment on the EIR, they should do so by May 24. 1-V111 uF1 ti6D Lau VG 111Q11G lll V1lG Vl 6wV wQ Mail to: Caltrans District 4 Attn: Tanvi Gupta PO Box 23660, MS-8B Oakland, CA 94623-0660 Email: Tanvi.Gupta@dot.ca.gov Mayor O'Brien Keighran opened the item up for public comment. Jennifer Pfaff voiced concern about the project regarding increased traffic in Lyon Hoag. Lynn Feeney stated that her concern is that the City of San Mateo doesn't have to take into consideration the effects of the project on Burlingame. She added that she believed the smaller neighborhood streets in Lyon Hoag would be highly impacted by this project. Monika Froehlich discussed how traffic already backs up on Peninsula Avenue, and the three lanes aren't able to handle increased traffic. Manito Velasco discussed the need to create bike lanes that are narrow in order to keep traffic speeds down and urged the City of San Mateo to undertake upgrades to their signals at other intersections in the vicinity. (comment submitted via publiccomment&burlin ag me.org). Mayor O'Brien Keighran closed public comment. Mr. Zucca responded to the public comments. He explained that he believed that the project is considering the broader scale of its potential impacts. He noted that the EIR discussion of impacts is independent of city boundaries. He added that the project is looking into other alternatives in order to avoid some of the right- of-way acquisitions. Mr. Zucca stated that the City of San Mateo believes this project will decrease travel time and allow for improved traffic flow. Mayor O'Brien Keighran asked if the potential impact on new travel routes gets studied in the EIR. Mr. Zucca stated that the project addresses how to keep Peninsula Avenue flowing freely in order to avoid having traffic take cut throughs. He added that as far as they can tell, the project isn't creating a driver for cut- 4 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes through traffic. Councilmember Beach stated that she has been tracking this project very closely. She thanked the City of San Mateo for incorporating 44 additional areas in the traffic studies. She stated that she was interested in the one big red bubble on the LOS study on Dwight. She noted that she would like to explore whether that intersection should be part of the project in order to increase safety. Additionally, she wanted to know how all modes of transportation are impacted by the project. Councilmember Beach asked whether the project would improve air quality and how the project stays VMT neutral. She also asked about the design of Peninsula Avenue and if parking would disappear. She added that she keeps getting asked whether or not the City of San Mateo would consider keeping the Poplar Avenue on/off-ramp open to decrease traffic. Councilmember Brownrigg stated that there are a couple of issues with this project that need to be resolved for Burlingame residents. He explained that one issue is that the LOS study matters a lot for motorists but doesn't matter for homeowners. Therefore, the community feels that if there is a much more robust interchange, there will be a lot more traffic. However, he explained that both DPW Murtuza and the City of San Mateo have stated that this won't happen. Therefore, he stated that the two cities need to focus on what to do to prohibit/dissuade cut -through traffic. Councilmember Brownrigg stated that the way the City of San Mateo decides to draw the traffic lanes on Peninsula Avenue is a potential opportunity to give something back to homeowners. He discussed green options and landscaping opportunities around the interchange. Councilmember Colson explained that for her the issue is to make sure that the homeowners that bear the burden of more traffic and activity have their concerns met. She added that she would like the concerns of homeowners addressed at a future meeting. Vice Mayor Ortiz stated that he was curious to see the results of the different environmental studies. Mayor O'Brien Keighran stated that she was concerned about where the diverted traffic would go when queuing occurs on Peninsula Avenue. Mayor O'Brien Keighran thanked everyone for attending. 1. CALL TO ORDER A duly noticed meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the above date via Zoom Webinar at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 5 Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes April 19, 2021 The pledge of allegiance was led by DPW Murtuza. 3. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Beach, Brownrigg, Colson, O'Brien Keighran, Ortiz MEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION There was no closed session. 5. UPCOMING EVENTS Mayor O'Brien Keighran reviewed the upcoming events taking place in the city. 6. PRESENTATIONS a. AGE FRIENDLY CITIES PRESENTATION Center for Age -Friendly Excellence Associate Director Roy Earnest stated that the Center for Age -Friendly Excellence began in 2017. He explained that they first worked with cities in Santa Clara County and for the past two years have worked with cities in San Mateo County. He stated that their mission is to promote healthy and inclusive communities for all, particularly for older adults. He explained that the World Health Organization helped start the age -friendly community movement in 2005. He noted that one of the main things that WHO wants to see happen is to encourage older adults to achieve their potential and be a vital part of the community. Mr. Earnest stated that there are over 1,100 cities worldwide in the age -friendly network. In California, there are 54 age -friendly cities and counties. Mr. Earnest discussed the age -wave that is currently happening. He explained that about 10,000 US adults turn 65 on a daily basis. He noted that this will continue until 2029-2030. Mr. Earnest discussed WHO's eight domains of livability for older adults: • Outdoor spaces and buildings • Transportation • Housing • Social participation • Respect and social inclusion • Civic participation and employment • Communication and information • Community support/health service 6 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes Mr. Earnest discussed things in Burlingame that are already in place to assist with the age -friendly community: • New Community Center with a designated space for older adults • Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan update • Memory Cafes (virtual) • Public Works projects: bike lanes, traffic calming, upgrades, and more seating in parks Center for Age -Friendly Excellence Associate Director Cynthia Nakayama discussed the age -friendly process model that they have been using in San Mateo County. She explained that she has worked with a county -wide core team of individuals including Mayor O'Brien Keighran. Ms. Nakayama stated that after the City creates a task force, they work with focus groups to determine what the unmet needs are for older adults in the eight domains. She explained the discussions with the focus groups will lead to the creation of three age -friendly projects for the City. These projects and an action plan are then submitted to AARP for approval. Ms. Nakayama discussed the benefits of becoming an age -friendly city including: • Economic benefits • Social capital • Infrastructure innovations • Healthy communities Ms. Nakayama discussed the next steps for the City: • Publicize the age -friendly efforts • Recommend members for the focus groups (diverse/inclusive in ethnicity/thought/culture) • Once Center for Age -Friendly Excellence has completed its process, the City's and community's support and leadership is needed to move forward Mayor O'Brien Keighran thanked Mr. Earnest and Ms. Nakayama for their presentation. She noted that she forwarded examples of action plans to the City Manager to share with Council. She added that the City's task force has met once but that they would be meeting again to discuss criteria for the focus groups. Mayor O'Brien Keighran discussed the increased isolation that older adults have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. She added that it is important to ensure that they feel they are a part of the community. Councilmember Colson thanked Mr. Earnest and Ms. Nakayama for the presentation. She noted that she is looking forward to this project. Vice Mayor Ortiz discussed how people moved to Burlingame when they were having kids and decided to stay here. He stressed the importance of projects of this nature. 7 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes Councilmember Beach stated that she thought this was a fantastic concept. She asked if the City would need to allot funds for this project in the upcoming budget cycle. City Manager Goldman stated that she hasn't received any budget requests from the staff that are working on this project. Mayor O'Brien Keighran noted that the County is utilizing Measure K funds to assist with the project. Mayor O'Brien Keighran opened the item up for public comment. San Mateo County Commission on Aging representative Kathy Uhl stated that she is excited about this project. Mayor O'Brien Keighran closed public comment. Councilmember Brownrigg thanked Mayor O'Brien Keighran for her work at the County level on this project. He talked about the importance of projects like this in making the City more user friendly and accessible. He also mentioned that the City should look into a more robust shuttle service. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT Manito Velasco stated that the Council adopted a Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan in 2020 and wanted to ensure that this was the plan that was still in place. (comment submitted via publiccomment@burlingame. org). 8. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor O'Brien Keighran asked the Councilmembers and the public if they wished to remove any item from the Consent Calendar. Mayor O'Brien Keighran pulled item 8e. Vice Mayor Ortiz made a motion to adopt 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8f, 8g, 8h, and 8i; seconded by Councilmember Brownrigg. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote, 5-0. a. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 4, 2021 City Clerk Hassel -Shearer requested Council approve the City Council Meeting Minutes from April 4, 2021. b. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PRIMROSE (FORMERLY J-LOT) PLAYGROUND RENOVATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $174,227.56, CITY PROJECT NO. 79450 Parks and Recreation Director Glomstad requested Council adopt Resolution Number 038-2021. c. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE HILLSIDE AND SKYVIEW RESERVOIR SITE IMPROVEMENTS BY KINGDOM PIPELINES, INC., CITY PROJECT NO.85270 8 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution Number 039-2021. d. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO G. BORTOLOTTO & CO., INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $978,069.25 FOR THE 2021 STREET RESURFACING PROGRAM, CITY PROJECT NO. 85860, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DPW Murtuza requested Council adopt Resolution Number 040-2021. e. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS RECEIVED FOR THE BROADWAY PEDESTRIAN STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO RE -ADVERTISE THE PROJECT Mayor O'Brien Keighran asked about the $200,000 different between the highest and lowest bid. DPW Murtuza explained that when staff reviewed the lowest bid, some of the pricing of materials was inconsistent with the market value. Mayor O'Brien Keighran asked what the potential timeline would be to rebid this project. DPW Murtuza stated that they are putting the RFP out later this week and will come back to Council in early June to authorize the contract. Mayor O'Brien Keighran opened the item up for public comment. No one spoke. Mayor O'Brien Keighran made a motion to adopt Resolution Number 041-2020; seconded by Vice Mayor Ortiz. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote, 5-0. f. APPROVAL OF OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR HR Director Morrison requested Council approve of her out-of-state travel. g. AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF SB 612 (PORTANTINO) City Manager requested that Council approve of sending a letter in support of SB 612. h. OPEN NOMINATION PERIOD TO FILL ONE VACANCY ON THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES City Manager Goldman requested Council open the nomination period to fill a vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees. i. AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SEND LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO REP. JACKIE SPEIER REGARDING CALTRAIN FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTS 9 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes DPW Murtuza requested Council authorize the Mayor to send letters of support to Representative Jackie Speier regarding Caltrain federal funding requests. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 13.36.040, 13.36.042, AND 13.36.043 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH TWO-HOUR PARKING ALONG HOWARD AVENUE FROM EL CAMINO REAL TO CALIFORNIA DRIVE DPW Murtuza stated that at the February 16, 2021 Council meeting, the City Council reviewed and approved the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission's (TSPC) parking recommendations, directed staff to proceed with establishing long-term parking at the new parking garage on Highland Avenue, and supported the conversion of the on -street parking along Howard Avenue from long-term to short-term parking between El Camino Real and California Drive. DPW Murtuza explained that in order to implement the Council direction, relevant chapters of the BMC need to be amended. He stated that BMC Chapters 13.36.042 and 13.36.043 currently establish Howard Avenue as four and ten-hour parking zones between El Camino Real and California Drive. He noted that these chapters need to be amended to remove Howard Avenue. Mayor O'Brien Keighran asked the City Clerk to read the title of the ordinance. City Clerk Hassel -Shearer read the title. Councilmember Beach made a motion to waive further reading and introduce the ordinance; seconded by Councilmember Brownrigg. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote, 5-0. Mayor O'Brien Keighran opened the public hearing. No one spoke. Councilmember Brownrigg thanked TSPC for their work on this matter. Mayor O'Brien Keighran asked the City to publish a summary of the ordinance. 10. STAFF REPORTS a. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE BURLINGAME FINANCING AUTHORITY OF NOT TO EXCEED $22,000,000.00 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF STORM DRAINAGE REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE CAPITAL STORM DRAINAGE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2012; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN INSTALLMENT SALE AGREEMENT AND A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT; APPROVING FORM OF OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCING WITH THE BURLINGAME FINANCING AUTHORITY 10 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes Finance Director Augustine stated that the staff report describes the three prior issuances of storm drainage revenue bonds. She explained that the Public Works Department just finished spending the remaining proceeds from the Series 2016 bonds. Stifel Managing Director Vince Lazalde stated that interest rates are at historic lows, and it's a great time to consider additional bonds. He noted that as countries have been able to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic, the broader bond market and stock market have begun to rebound. He added that he has seen tremendous demand for municipal bonds in the past 10 to 12 months. Finance Director Augustine stated that staff is asking for Council's approval to finance approximately $10 million in new storm drainage improvements and refinance the outstanding 2012 bonds. Councilmember Colson stated that this was a good example of public policy and staff being on top of interest rates in order to save residents money. She added that this is one of the reasons she would really miss Finance Director Augustine when she leaves the City. Mayor O'Brien Keighran opened the item up for public comment. No one spoke. Councilmember Colson made a motion to adopt Resolution Number 042-2021; seconded by Vice Mayor Ortiz. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote, 5-0. 11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCMENTS 12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were no future agenda items. 13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The agendas, packets, and meeting minutes for the Planning Commission, Traffic, Safety & Parking Commission, Beautification Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, and Library Board of Trustees are available online at www.burlin ag me.org. 14. ADJOURNMENT TO BURLINGAME FINANCING AUTHORITY a. CALL TO ORDER Chair O'Brien Keighran called the meeting of the Burlingame Financing Authority to order at 8:02 p.m. b. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Beach, Brownrigg, Colson, O'Brien Keighran, Ortiz MEMBERS ABSENT: None 11 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes c. BOARD ACTION ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF STORM DRAINAGE REVENUE BONDS TO FINANCE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF THE CITY AND TO REFUND THE AUTHORITY'S STORM DRAINAGE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2012; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A TRUST AGREEMENT, AN INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENT, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS Finance Director asked the Financing Authority Board to adopt a resolution approving all actions relating to the issuance of the Storm Drainage Revenue Bonds, Series 2021. Chair O'Brien Keighran opened the item up for public comment. No one spoke. Boardmember Colson made a motion to adopt Resolution Number FA-001-2021; seconded by Boardmember Beach. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote, 5-0. 15. ADJOURNMENT Mayor O'Brien Keighran adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Meaghan Hassel -Shearer City Clerk 12 Burlingame City Council April 19, 2021 Approved Minutes