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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1973.04.094:i7 Burlingame, California Aprit 9, 1973 CALL TO ORDER An adjourned meeting of the Burlingame city Council, from its meeting of March 14, 1973, was called to order on the above date at 8:10 p.m. by uayor victor A. Mangini. PIEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At the Chairrs invitation, councilman crosby letl the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROIL CA],L Present : Absent : councilmen: councilmen: Amstrup-Crosby-Cusick- Mangini-Martin None PURPOSE OF MEETING l'layor Mangini announced that this was the second in a series of hearings called by the Council to gather public reaction to the Burlingame Avenue Area Parking Study preparced by De Leuw, Cather & Company. Mayor Mangini then relinquished the Chair to Councilman Martin, Council liaison in matters of off-street parking. Chairman Martin stated that the topic of discuss.ion will be "Inprovenent ALterna- tives," the first 10 items in Table 7, Page 35 of the report, \rherein the consultants propose restriping and conversion of some lots to provide long-term parking. The consultants find there is a surplus of 355 short-term spaces and a deficiency in long-term of approxirately 381 spaces. The city Engineer reported engineering feasibility studies were made and his assistant, Robert Davidson, is prepared to project transparencies on a screen if the council desires. CONSUI,TAMSI PROPOSA],S ICrI L: CONVERT TO LONG-TERM. Gain 17 IrT spaces. (Rear of Wel1s Fargo Bank on Prjrrose Road, between Ho\rard and Burlingame Avenues. Presently 2-hour.) City Engineer indicated no problems frcm an engineering standpoint. Proposal will not alter location or number of spaces. Eor the benefit of persons absent from the initial hearing on the consultants I recommendations, the Chair announced that the consensus of the audience on that occasion appeared to be that "all day'r lots on the perimeter of the Parking distriet probatrly should be metered, that rrshopper" or core lots not be metered and, for the present, on-stneet meter fees not be changed. As yet, the councj-I has made no decision on any changes. Fo1lolring an announcement of ground rules, the Chair invited colunents from the floor. Lawrence Puunan, 1547 Cypress Avenue, stated that the Chandcer of Corunerce has not taken a definite position on the phase of the study no}, being considered by the council, except that the chamber disagrees with the consultants' findings that there is a surplus of short-term parking. If short-term on-street spaces on the perimeter of the District were included, these should be discounted because shoppers, for the most part, will not walk any distance but tend to Iook for parking that they consider convenient. He stated that short-term on-street spaces tlro to three blocks avray from t}Ie shops may not be beneficial to eithen shoppers or merchants . Councilman Amstrup asked about ownership of the allel.way adjacent to the parking 1ot. The City Engj.neer advised it is city-owned but the parking areas at the rear of the buildings that front on Burlingame Avenue ar.e privately owned. ,138 Councilman Crosby stated he was not convinced there is an overage of short-term spaces nor that Lot L should be converted. He stated he has attempted to park there on numerous occasions without success, and suggested that long-term use may have resulted because the two-hour lfuiit is not enforced. Iihen the metelc maid patrol is initiated and overtime parkers cited, there will probably be a significant change in the turnoverc factor. Earry S. Graham, in business at l2L2 eurLingame Lane, stated he j-s aware from percsonal experience of a defi.ciency in employee parking. Furthermore, the 1ot adjacent to the post office is fiu-ed to near capacity by 9:00 orclock in the morning, and something must be done to move all-day parkers out of sholt-term Iots . Councilman Cusick commented that the survey was made during the surnmer when business is normally slow and also during the period of construction on the Avenue, rrhich kept people away. Eor these reasons, she felt the indicated surplus of short-teEn spaces may be inaccurate. She suggested that Lot L should be the last to be metereal because there wj-lI be the usual influx of shoppers prior to school opening and during the holiday season. CONVERT CHAPIN AVENUE CURB TO LONG-TERM. cain 30 LT spaces . The City Engineer reported there is currently 2-hour urunetened parking and that it has been his position for some tilne that a portion of the street could be considered for long-term parking. John Chiapelone, in business at 1427 Chapin Avenue, stated his operation is very much dependent upon in and out traffic. During the peak season, daiLy transactions vrill run as high as 2OO and, on the average, custouers spend no more than half an hour on the premises and some, less than 15 minutes. There are six spaces and two driveways in front of their area but these are not always available to their customers because new construction on the street has brought in increased traffic and parking. He stated that h.is business, the beauty shop across the street, the new savings and loan and the new bank proposed for the corner of El Camino and Chapin are all representative of the type of operation that creates customer traffic, and despite parking areas that may be available, there wil,l be an increase in on-strceet parking. In response to Chairman MaItinrs inquiry concerning short-term lots on the street, l,Ir. Chiapelone stated that Lot B-1 and one-half of Lot B axe short-tern and there is a constant flow of in and out traffic on B-1. Councilman Crosby recalled there lras sone discussion about parking in the center of Chapin Avenue. l,trc. Chiapelone rejected the idea as "suicide aIley," Traffic Director Robert Quinn calleal it irlpractical and the City Engineer felt there would be a ped.estrian hazard. In response to Chairman Mar.tin, Sergeant Quinn stated there probably would be spaces for 80 to 85 cars. Chairman Martin suggested considerati-on to converting one-half of the curb spaces to long-te.rm, not necessarily all on one side of the street. I'Ir. Chiapelone stated he !rculd not want spaces 50 feet either way from t}Ie front of his shop to be changed and that he was reasonably certain that other merchants on the street would have the same opinion about their frontage spaces. LOI B- I, CHAPIN AVENUE RESTRIPE, CONVERT TO LONG-TERM. cairl 18 LT spaces. The City Engineer stated that the report shows Lot B. Thls is incorrect, the reference should be to Lot B-1. He stated there are 10 spaces existing, the consultants show 8 new spaces as the result of restriping but they failed to consider a private driveway that must remain open. His department computes a net gain of 6. Cost of restriping hrould approxirate S9OO.OO per space ox, for 16 spaces, about 95500. OO. 1412 CHAPIN AVENUE Consultants report property is for sale and recomnend city acquire for develotrmentto provide 15 spaces. J;19 John Cockcroft, local realtor, reported he had been infomed that the property was sold to a business man on ChaPin Avenue. CONVERI DONMLLY CURB TO LONG-TERM. Gain 18 LT spaces There were no obj ections to this proposal. PORIION TO LONG-TERI'ILCrI K RESTRIPE AND CONVERT to Saferray) Gain 20 LT spaces. (adjacent The consultants state that lO new long-term spaces can be added by restriping rrith mostly 90 degree parking and that 10 more spaces could be converted to long-term with minjrnun effect on customer parking. The City Engineer reported this is a two-hour lot with 59 spaces. His department finds that by good parking and good circulation there can be a gain of 5 spaces. (This does not take into consideration the consultants' reconmendation of con- verting 10 spaces to long-term. ) Restniping woulal net a total of 64 spaces at a cost of approximately $11,0OO.O0, The City Engineer conmented this appears to be rather a costly project to gain just 5 spaces. Mr. Davidson discussed the slitle on this Iot, explaining that the city-owned allel^ray is 20 feet in width. The cousultants alid not show this in their relrort. Because they anticipated using private areas beyond the cityrs right of way, their cqnputations are not correct. Mr. Davialson showed the boundary between city- owned and private parcels and mentioned that the private ovners have a right of access over the city lot to their parking. Chairman Martin explained that provision was made in all of the lots for a driveway to serrvice adjacent private parking when the Parking District was established and this access cannot be encunbered. Chairman Martin conmented that, in lieu of restrj-ping at a cost of $1I,000.00, 20 of the existing 59 spaces could be convercted to Long-term, the only cost would be for meters. LOI A RESTRIPE. Gain 20 LT spaces ( North line of Donne1ly, extends through to tibrary Iot. Referring to the slide, 1"1r. Davidson explained the difference between the cityrs and the consultants' computations. The city requires that an automobile space be 20 feet in length and dr.iveways 24 feeL in width. In one area of the consultants I proposal the length of the space would be neduced to 15 feet because of a driveway. A smalI car can park in 15 feet rrithout disturbing vehicle movements but the city has tended alray from smalL-car spaces because of the motoristsr proclivity to park in any space that j-s available. He stated that, rather than delete a whole row of parking, the engineering department agreed that 60 degree spaces in some areas lrou1d be feasible to net a total of 1o4 spaces. cain 8 LT spaces (west of El Camino between Burlingane andLCTI H RESTR]PE. Ralston Avenues. ) The City Engineer reported the consultants suggest a total of 77 spaces, his depa-rtment computes 74. The 77 spaces probably could be accomplished, and the city's criteria for driveway and stall djrensions preserved, by reducing the rridth of two planters on the Ralston Avenue frontage. Ee stated that total cost would be $II,000.00 for 5 atlditional spaces. councilman cusick asked if spaces next to landscaping could be reserved for smal1 cars. The City Engineer indicated no objection, except that policing becomes a problan. LC,I C RESTRIPE. Gain approximately 20 LT spaces (South line of Donnelty, adjacent to crocker Bank The consultants recomnend restriping to 90 degree parking to gain 20 spaces total of 89. for a tl,.f The City Engineer noted that the report shows I1I spaces can be acquired. (Exhibit 4, Appendjr A) Presently, there are 90 spaces. After thorough study, the engineering department finds that, \rith proper circulation, proper aisle width and stall width, 14 spaces can be added for a total of LO4, at an approximate cost of St60o.0o per space, or about $22,OO0.OO. 440 Mr. Davidson showed a slide of the lot and identified location of the driveway off Primrose Road that is maintained to pxovide access at the rea.r to properties fronting on Burtingame Avenue. He stated that Smith & Heller and Erniers Liquors buildings extend to the property line, their rea.r doors open directly on the drivevray. Several buildings are back of the property line rrith smal-I private parking areas betvreen the buildings and the driveway. Here, too, are rear doors that provide pedestrian access from the city parking lot to the Avenue. The consultants propose parking in this driveway area and if access is to be maintained to the private properties at least 8 of these spaces should be euillnated. Douglas Beetlestone, representing Levlz Bros., pointed out that the lot is actually classified as a shopper lot and it was his understanding spaces would not be changed from 60 to 90 degree in short-term lots, because of difficulty in parking- Chairman Martin suggested to the City Engineer that further studies be made to determine j-f a combination of 60 and 90 alegree spaces would be feasible. If the driveway should be used for parking, the better arrangement might be long-term because a delivery truck could btock access to the spaces. He recommended consideration to 90 degree spaces on the perimeter and 60 degree in the center of the lot. R-ESTRTPE LOI F, cain 21 LT spaces. (Eastercly line of Park Road betvreen Howard and er The city Engineer stated this proposal is acceptable from an engineering standpoint. The Council indicated no objection nor did the audience. 1,OI J RESTRIPE. Gain 19 LT spaces (Formerly City Ha11 site) The City Engineer reported engineering cotrrputations show a gain of 13 spaces for a total of 82, as opposed to the consultants I figures of 19 or a total of 88. He stated the cost hrould be approxirately $32,5OO.OO, which appears to be excessive and that he was opposed to 90 degree spaces on short-term 1ots. There were cc,trments frcm the audience and frc,n council members indicating opposition to the suggestion. l4r. Beetlestone recorEnended consideration to a turn-around within the Iot in the vicinity of the landscaped area where the cupola is located. l,Irc. Davidson discussed the slide on this lot, pointing out some spaces that should be deleted frsr the consultants' proposal. EXPANSIOII OF LO'I E Gain 41 LT spaces (Park Road to lorton Avenue, bet$reen BurLingane and Howard Avenues) . The Chair referred to the consultants I ccmnents that surface expansion of this lot lrou1d be desirable if construction of additional parking levels were to be considered, expansion to involve acquj-sition of Post Office empl-oyee parking lot and present Jenkel-Davidson buildj-ng. Ha-rry S. Graham agreed that the Post office tot should be used for short-termparking. He requested that Council consider methods of abating the unsightly garage structure at the rearc of the Jenkel-Davidson building. Frank Ingersol]- thought that surface expansion !.as far too costly and irnpractical. He agreed that an attsnpt should be made to have the garage removed, as suggested by Mr. craham. SUMMARY The Chair stated the consensus appeaxs to be: 1. No changes in lot L for the present. 2- Possibility of some long-term spaces on Chapin Avenue, but not imrediately. 3. No reaction pro or con to conversion of DonnelJ-y Avenue curb to Long-term. 4- Some reluctance to restri-ping Lot B-1. Net space gain 16 not 18. 5. I-ot K should not be restriped to 90 degree because it is a shopper 1ot. Net space gain 15 not 20. Frank fngerso11, attorney, 216 Park Road, suggested that perhaps landscaped areas could be reduced and the playground eliminated. 6 7 8 -+11 Restrj-pe Lot A. Net gain 14 spaces not 20. Restripe Iot H. Net gain 5 spaces not 8. lot c. Restriping questionable because of 90 alegree situation on a shopper Iot. The city Engineer anal Mr. Davidson to investigate possibility of converting some spaces to 90 degree for long-term and the balance of the spaces to remain at 60 degree, also new patterns of circulation should be studied. Lot F. Consultants I rectrmendation satisfactory. Iot J, No changes for the present. Net space gain 13 not 19. I.ot E. As the report indicates, expansion depends upon eventual alouble-decking. 1412 Chapin Avenue. The status of this property is unknoun, q r0. 11. 12. SHORT-TERM PARKING, HCI.,ARD AVENUE The council heard a report fron rrank lngerso11 and John Cockcroft that people in business on Howard Avenue feel there is insufficient short-term parking. In the blocks frorn Prim-rose to Lorton Avenues, the merchants believe they are not getting fuII benefit from the parkj-ng lots and that some short-term spaces should be made avail.able on Lots G, F. and N. The lots are filled to capacity with little if any turnove!. Representatj-ves fron Security Pacific Bank and Peninsula National Bank asked for increased parking, both short-term anal Iong-term. Expanded green curb zones was suggested as a method of increasing custorner parki-ng. tll. Cockcroft stated that a change in on-street meters from long to short-term plobably lrou1d not be too helpfuli the merchants seem to be more interested in off-street parking, especj-a1ly those lrho have rea.r exits that are adjacent to the parking lots. l4r, Ingersoll agreed with a staternent made earlier by Mr. Putman that the con- sultants I find.j-ngs of a surplus of short-term spaces is a fallacy. He stated that inErealiate consideration shouLd be given to double-decking and suggested lots F, K, A, and H. He suggested that if structures above ground were objec- tionable in certain areas, subterr.rnean expansion night be feasj-ble. counciLman Amstrup asked about the number of spaces that would be available if t}le city lrere to join with Southern Pacific in tleveloping an improved parking area. chairman Martj-n reported he has talked informaUy with representatives of Southern Pacj-fj-c company about jolnt use of their parking 1ot and they seemed wi11in9 to listen. He asked the City Engineer if an estimate could be prepared on total spaces if the tlro arreas curently being used for parking, the strip leased by the city fron san Francisco and the southern Pacific 1ot, were conbined. He suggested a breakdotn sh@ring nunber of spaces betlreetl Burlingame Avenue and Bellevue and fron Bellevue north to oak crove. In response to Mayor Mangini, Sergeant Quinn reporteal that both sides of the railway right of way south fr@ the depot at Burlingame Avenue is leased to Arata Pontiac. Councilman Mangini suggested that a parking structure might be feasible j-n the area of the cityrs and Southern Pacificrs all clay Iots. Councilman Crosby stated that it appears there may not be sufficient gain in long-term spaces by restriping and that parking decks r.rilI be the solution. 1,1r. Ingersoll reported that Kenneth Jones has had experience in parking districts where attrractive decked parking was created. He stated he will attenpt to get pictures and mone information fron Mr. Jones and report to Council Iater. Councilmar cusick asked the City Engineer to make a study on cost of metering Iots G, F, antl N. With Councit concurrence, Chairman Martin announced that the next meetj-ng rrill be heltl on wednesday, May 2, at 8:OO p.m. at which time the topic of discussion 412 }rill be future gronth and development in the do[rntown business area. The Planning comnj-ssion is to be invited. ADJOURNMET{I The meeting thereafter adjourned at 1I:15 p.m., to reconvene on wednesalay, May 2, 1973, at 8:00 p.n., in the Council Chalnbers. ReS u11y submitte H erbert City Clerk te APPROVED Victor A., Mayor