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RESOLUTION NO. 008-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME SETTING A
PARKLET CLEANING FEE STRUCTURE AND AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, in 2020, the City Council initiated a series of measures to facilitate safe outdoor
dining in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the measures included implementing temporary weekend street closure
programs for both Downtown Burlingame Avenue and Broadway and installing parklets on side
streets in the Downtown Burlingame Avenue area; and
WHEREAS, the street closure program was discontinued in favor of allowing full-time
parklets; and
WHEREAS, at the August 16, 2021 City Council meeting, the Council approved the
extension of the parklet program through Labor Day (September 5) 2022; and
WHEREAS, at the December 6, 2021 City Council meeting, recognizing the popularity of
the parklet program and the need to provide additional certainty to businesses, the Council
approved extending the parklet program through December 31, 2022, with the provision that a rent
be charged for use of publicly -owned space; and
WHEREAS, at the December 6, 2021 meeting, the City Council reviewed and discussed a
rental structure patterned after the City of Mountain View's Sidewalk Cafe Program, in recognition
that the Mountain View program was established more than two decades ago and is oriented
towards long-term use of parking spaces for sidewalk dining; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also reviewed rent and fee structures from the City of San
Mateo, Redwood City, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Los Gatos, and Capitola; and
WHEREAS, the City Council passed a motion to adopt a $1,500 per year rent program, with
cleaning fees to be adopted in the future and with any future fee escalation to be approved by the
Council, and
WHEREAS, at the January 3, 2022 meeting, the City Council passed a resolution to adopt
a $1,500 flat rate for use of parklet area for the calendar year concluding on December 31, 2022;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to itemize cleaning costs associated with parklets
to determine an appropriate cleaning fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider cleaning fees for
parklets; and
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RESOLUTION NO. 008-2022
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the information contained in this Resolution and
the accompanying staff report and attachments at a meeting held on January 18, 2022, as well as
the testimony received during the public hearing; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to set the cleaning fees for parklets and to amend
the Master Fee Schedule accordingly, with the fees to become effective April 1, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated into this Resolution
by this reference.
Section 2. The fee structure ("fee") listed in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference, shall be imposed on a monthly basis at the rate set forth in
Exhibit "A"; and the Master Fee Schedule shall be amended to incorporate said fee.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect on April 1, 2022.
Ricardo Ortiz, Mayor
I, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the foregoing
resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18'h day of January,
2022 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O'BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 008-2022
EXHIBIT A
Parklet Cleaning Fee Structure
Cleaning Fee: $250 per month per parklet