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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - BC - 2021.10.07CITY m growwre Thursday, October 7, 2021 City of Burlingame Meeting Agenda - Final Beautification Commission 6:30 PM BURLINGAME CITY HALL 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CA 94010 Via Zoom Call 850 Burlingame Avenue City of Burlingame Page 1 Printed on 913012021 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final October 7, 2021 On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 361, which allows a local agency to meet remotely when: 1. The local agency holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency 2. State or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing 3. Legislative bodies declare the need to meet remotely due to present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees On September 20, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 116-2021 stating that the City Council and Commissions will continue to meet remotely for at least thirty days for the following reasons: 1. The City is still under a local state of emergency 2. County Health Orders require that all individuals in public spaces maintain social distancing and wear masks 3. The City can't maintain social distancing requirements for the public, staff, Councilmembers, and Commissioners in their meeting spaces. Pursuant to Resolution Number 116-2021, the Burlingame Beautification Commission Meeting will not be open to the public for the October 7, 2021 Meeting. Members of the public may view the meeting by logging into the Zoom meeting listed below. The meeting video will be uploaded to the City's website after the meeting. Members of the public may provide written comments by email to gborba@burlingame.org. Emailed comments should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting, or note that your comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda or is on the Consent Calendar. The length of the emailed comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 250-300 words. To ensure that your comment is received and read to the Beautification Commission for the appropriate agenda item, please submit your email no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 7, 2021. The City will make every effort to read emails received after that time, but cannot guarantee such emails will be read into the record. Any emails received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline which are not read into the record will be provided to the Beautification Commission after the meeting. All votes are unanimous unless separately noted for the record. Invitation for public notice: You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Oct 7, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Burlingame Beautification Commission City of Burlingame Page 2 Printed on 913012021 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final October 7, 2021 Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88615702575? pwd=Vm5mY3ppNWRXYTIKSm1 UaTN3bURgQT09 Passcode:933117 Or One tap mobile: US: +16699006833„88615702575#,,,,*933117# or +13462487799„88615702575#,,,,*933117# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 Webinar ID: 886 1570 2575 Passcode:933117 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k7pnOQQh9 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES a. Minutes Attachments: August Minutes 4.CORRESPONDENCE 5. FROM THE FLOOR Speakers may address the Commission concerning any matter over which the Commission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda. Additional public comments on agenda action items will be heard when the Commission takes up those items. The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the Commission from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. Speakers are asked to fill out a "request to speak" card located on the table by the door and hand it to staff, although provision of name, address or other identifying information is optional. Speakers are limited to three minutes each, although the Commission may adjust the time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Commissioner Update on Council Presentation of the Business Landscape Award and Residential Sustainable Landscape Award b. Trees of Burlingame Ad Hoc Committee Members Update City of Burlingame Page 3 Printed on 913012021 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final October 7, 2021 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Oath of Office for New Commissioner(s) 8. REPORTS 9. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS Next Regular Meeting: November 4, 2021 Notice: Any attendees wishing accommodations for disabilities should contact the Parks & Recreation Dept. at (650) 558-7330 at least 24 hours before the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is available for review at the Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Avenue, during normal office hours. The Agendas and minutes are also available on the City's website: www.burlingame.org. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Burlingame Beautification Commission regarding any items on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at 850 Burlingame Avenue during normal business hours. City of Burlingame Page 4 Printed on 913012021 BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION Draft Minutes August 5, 2021 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Beautification Commission was called to order via Zoom at 6:30 pm by Chair Hunt. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Hunt, Kirchner, Kearney, Bauer, and Batte Absent: None Staff. Parks and Recreation Director Glomstad and Parks Supervisor, Richard Holtz Others: None MINUTES Commissioner Bauer made a motion to approve the May 6, 2021 minutes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kirchner and was approved 5-0. CORRESPONDENCE None PUBLIC COMMENT None OLD BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Discussion and Vote on The Business Landscape Award and Residential Sustainable Landscape Award Chair Bauer reported there were nine nominees for the Residential Sustainable Landscape Award (RSLA). Chair Bauer shared pictures of the nominees. The Commissioners discussed the nominees and voted on the RSLA. 217 Chapin Lane was chosen as the 2021 winner. Chair Bauer reported there were four nominees for the Business Landscape Award (BLA). The Commissioners discussed the nominees and voted on the BLA. Stacks Restaurant was chosen as the 2021 winner. Chair Bauer stated there were two Honorable Mentions for parklets. The Commissioners discussed nominees and voted. Ristorante Rocca was chosen as the winner. 2. Trees of Burlingame Ad Hoc Committee Members Update Commissioner Kirchner reported he and Commissioner Bauer have put together a draft content outline of what will be included in the Trees of Burlingame book that was forwarded to the Commissioners. He encouraged the Commissioners to share input on the different sections of the book. Commissioner Kirchner stated that pictures of trees in Burlingame will be needed for the book and he would appreciate the Commissioners noting locations for him go out and take pictures of the trees. Commissioner Bauer suggested setting up a google document for the Commissioners for this project. NEW BUSINESS REPORTS 1. Director Glomstad None 2. Parks Supervisor Holtz Park Supervisor Holtz reported that the Parks staff did a wonderful job on the Washington Park Tennis Court landscape project. He stated the Parks staff has been maintaining the Parks in Burlingame at a high level of excellence and training new staff. 3. Commissioner Hunt None 4. Commissioner Bauer Commissioner Bauer reported a few months ago on Next door a resident requested a walking tour of trees in Burlingame. Commissioner Bauer stated after some discussion it is recommended that the walking tour be a self -guided walking tour in the back of the Trees of Burlingame book. The Commissioner agreed with the recommendation. 5. Commissioner Kirchner Commissioner Kirchner started the El Camino Task Force had a chance to look over the environmental impact statement made by Caltrans for the renovation of El Camino Real. Commissioner Kirchner summarized it for the Commissioners. He reported Caltrans took all the parameters the City had set into consideration with the environmental impact statement and they will formulate it into a design. Commissioners Kirchner stated that the corridor will look drastically different with potential underground utilities and a selection of tree species. 6. Commissioner Kearney None 7. Commissioner Batte None The next Beautification Commission meeting is on September 2, 2021. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:07 pm. Respectfully submitted, Gina Borba Administrative Staff