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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - BC - 2021.11.04CITY m growwre Thursday, November 4, 2021 City of Burlingame Meeting Agenda - Final Beautification Commission 6:30 PM BURLINGAME CITY HALL 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CA 94010 Burlingame Recreation Center via Zoom City of Burlingame Page 1 Printed on 1012812021 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final November 4, 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 November 4, 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 November 4, 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: Nov 4, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Burlingame Beautification Commission Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/86369616229?pwd=aUpIZE5zQThnTEJuU24raW5pK0dsUT09 Passcode:221620 Or One tap mobile: US: +16699006833„86369616229#,,,, *221620# or +13462487799„86369616229#,,,, *221620# 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 +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 863 6961 6229 City of Burlingame Page 2 Printed on 1012812021 Beautification Commission Meeting Agenda - Final November 4, 2021 Passcode:221620 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcoFWJf3GD 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. MINUTES a. October Minutes Attachments: 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. Trees of Burlingame Ad Hoc Committee Members Update 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Commissioner Rotation 8. REPORTS 9. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS Next Regular Meeting: December 2, 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 3 Printed on 1012812021 BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION Draft Minutes October 7, 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, Batte, Chu, and Ribera Absent: None Staff. Parks and Recreation Director Glomstad and Parks Superintendent/City Arborist Disco, Recording Secretary Borba Others: None MINUTES Commissioner Kirchner had two spelling corrections on the August 5, 2021 minutes. Commissioner Kearney made a motion to approve the August 5, 2021 minutes as amended. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bauer and was approved 5-0. CORRESPONDENCE None PUBLIC COMMENT None OLD BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Update on Council Presentation of the Business Landscape Award and Residential Sustainable Landscape Award Chair Bauer reported she put together a PowerPoint for the Council presentation on October 18, 2021. Commissioner Bauer stated she received the watercolor from Dale Perkins for the Business Landscape Award recipient, and she will pick up the lawn plaque for the Residential Sustainable Landscape Award and Award plaque for the Business Landscape Award from Director Glomstad. Commissioner Bauer inquired who would be attending the Zoom Council meeting. Commissioner Kirchner, Commissioner Batte, and Chair Hunt responded they would be attending. 2. Trees of Burlingame Ad Hoc Committee Members Update Commissioner Kirchner recapped what `Trees of Burlingame' is for the new Commissioners. He stated that the Commission had been tasked with republishing the original booklet from 1971 and rehabbing the content. Secretary Borba will send the new Commissioners the original booklet. Commissioner Kirchner stated the Commissioners would discuss the outline of the booklet at the next meeting. Commissioner Bauer said she would set up a google document for the Commissioners to share information and pictures for this project. NEW BUSINESS 1. Oath of Office for New Commissioner(s) Director Glomstad thanked the outgoing Commissioners, Chair Hunt and Commissioner Kearney, for the many years of service, passion, time, and energy they both put into the Commission. She also stated her appreciation, and she looks forward to working with them both on future projects. Director Glomstad introduced the new Commissioners Chu and Ribera and had them say a few words about themselves. Director Glomstad had new Commissioner Chu, and Commissioner Ribera read the Oath of Office to swear them into the Beautification Commission. REPORTS 1. Director Glomstad Director Glomstad informed the Commissioners Sunday, October 10, the P&R Foundation is holding a Pickle Ball Tournament. She stated space to sign-up is still available. Director Glomstad stated the Muddy Mile is on October 17, 2021. She stated if any of the Commissioners are interested in helping to contact her. Director Glomstad said that the Compost Give Away is on October 16, 2021 at the Parks Yard. 2. Parks Superintendent/City Arborist Disco City Arborist Disco stated the City has a new tree contractor, West Coast Arborist (WCA). They have been tasked with trimming all the large stature trees and grid pruning and are currently working in Burlingame Avenue to Peninsula Avenue and Occidental Avenue to Edgehill Drive. Arborist Disco informed the Commissioners that two large Eucalyptus trees would be worked on the 1900 and 2000 blocks of Easton Drive. He stated a large Eucalyptus on Easton and Vancouver would be removed by PG&E tentatively in November, and the other Eucalyptus will have some large limbs removed over high voltage wires. 3. Commissioner Hunt Commissioner Hunt stated she would miss being on the Commission and that she loved every minute of her time spent serving on the Commission. 4. Commissioner Bauer None 5. Commissioner Kirchner Commissioner Kirchner stated his appreciation for the contribution to the Commission the two outgoing Commissioners made. Commissioner Kirchner stated that the Council asked many good questions during the new commissioner interview process that were thought -provoking and might be discussed at a future meeting. 6. Commissioner Kearney Commissioner Kearney stated she enjoyed being on the Commission. 7. Commissioner Batte None 8. Commissioner Chu None 9. Commissioner Ribera None The next Beautification Commission meeting is on November 5, 2021. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:02 pm. Respectfully submitted, Gina Borba Administrative Staff