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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2007.12.03BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of December 312007 I. CALL TO ORDER A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the above date in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Rosalie M. O'Mahony called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Led by Constance Cohen. CLOSED SESSION: CA Anderson advised that Council met in closed session and directed staff regarding the following: a. VIP Taxi Appeal b. Threatened Litigation (Government Code $54956.9(bX1), (3)(C)) Claim of Paula Hoffman 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT : COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT : Baylock, Cohen, Keighran, Nagel, O'Mahony None Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 19,2007 regular Council meeting; seconded by Vice Mayor Keighran. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0 5. PRESENTATIONS Mayor O'Mahony introduced the many visiting dignitaries and thanked them for attending. a. INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED POLICE COMMANDER COP Van Etten introduced the newly appointed Police Commander Edward Wood formerly of the Belmont Police Department. COP Van Etten presided over the official swearing in and badge pinning ceremony. b. INTRODUCTION OF NEWLY APPOINTED PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT DPW Murtuza introduced the newly appointed Public Works Superintendent Rob Mallick, the City's former Facilities Supervisor. 579 Burlingame City Council December 3,2007 Approved Minutes 4. MINUTES C. COMMUNITY ENGAG POLICY AND PROCEDURES Kate Crowder, a participant in the County's Management Talent Exchange Program and currently working in the City Manager's office, presented to Council the first draft of the Community Engagement Policy and Procedures created by the Council subcommittee on civic engagement. It was Council's consensus to accept the first draft. Mayor O'Mahony stated that the Council subcommittee would continue in 2008 to further refine the drafted policy for future Council consideration. PUBLIC HEARINGS ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 2OO8 FOR THE SAN MATEO COUNTY 6. a. TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) CA Anderson reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing on the levy of assessments for 2008 in the San Mateo County Tourism BID and to adopt Resolution No. 85-2007. Mayor O'Mahony opened the public hearing. Anne LeClair, Finance Director of the Tourism Bureau, responded to Council questions. There were no further comments from the floor, and the hearing was closed. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve Resolution No. 85-2007 establishing and levying Year 2008 assessments for the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District and approving District programs and activities for the Year 2008; seconded by Councilman Cohen. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS The following citizens made presentations honoring Councilman Cohen: Jennifer Pfaff, 615 Bayswater Avenue; Pat Giorni, 1445 Balboa Avenue; Tom Paine,728 Concord Way, Jill Lauder, 449 Bloomfield Road; Joe Baylock,1527 Newlands Avenue; Jim Bradford; and Garbis Bezdjian of the Broadway Business District. There were no further comments from the floor. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSIDER THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION HRD Dolan reviewed the staff report and explained the responsibilities of the Civil Service Commission. Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to appoint Stephen Hamilton; seconded by Vice Mayor Keighran. The motion was approved by roll call vote,3-2 (Baylock and Cohen dissenting). Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to appoint James Delia; seconded by Councilman Cohen. The motion was approved by roll call vote, 4-1 (Councilwoman Nagel dissenting). Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to appoint Marsha Begun; seconded by Councilman Cohen. The motion failed by roll call vote, 2-3 (Keighran, Nagel and O'Mahony dissenting). 8. a. Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 580 December 3,2001 Councilwoman Nagel made a motion to appoint Melissa Germaine; seconded by Councilman Cohen. The motion was approved by roll call vote,3-2 (Keighran and O'Mahony dissenting). b. IMPLEMENTATION OF A CITY OF B GAME BEST BUSINESS LANDSCAPE AWARI) P&RD Schwartz reviewed the staff report and requested Council accept the implementation of the City of Burlingame Best Business Landscape Award as proposed by the Beautification Commission. Donna Wright, Beautification Commissioner, presented the details of the award process. Council made the following recommendations: post application on City website; Commission to confirm award category; add name of award to plaque; provide business with a paper award to display; and advertize for applications in the Chamber of Commerce Newsletter. Vice Mayor Keighran made a motion to approve implementation of the City of Burlingame Best Business Landscape Award and to include Council recommendations; seconded by Councilwoman Baylock. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. c.APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT HEAD AND UNREPRESENTED CLASSIFICATIONS HRD Dolan reviewed the staff report and requested Council approve two resolutions for changes to the Compensation and Benef,rt Plan for Department Head and Unrepresented Classifications. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve Resolution No. 86-2007, approving adjustment to salary for the City Manager and the City Attomey, and Resolution No. 88-2007, approving changes to the compensation and benefit plan for the Department Head and Unrepresented Employee Classifications; seconded by Councilwoman Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. d. DECLARING RESULTS OF NOVEMBER 6. 2OO7 ELECTION CC Mortensen reviewed the staff report and requested Council adopt Resolution No. 87-2007 declaring the results of the November 6,2007 election. Terry Nagel and Jerry Deal received the top vote counts for the two open Council seats. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 87-2007 declaring the results of the November 6,2007 election; seconded by Councilwoman Nagel, approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0 9. CEREMONIAL a. REMARKS OF OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER RUSS COHEN Mayor O'Mahony presented outgoing Councilman Russ Cohen with a plaque and a proclamation to commemorate his service to the community. Councilman Cohen commented on his term as councilman and Council's accomplishments during his term He then thanked his wife, Constance, his constituents, his colleagues and city staff for their support. Councilman Cohen then left the dais. Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 581 December 3,2007 a. b. SWEARING IN OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBER JERRY DEAL New Council Member Jerry Deal was swom in by his friend, Paul Durazzo. Mayor O'Mahony then asked Councilman Jerry Deal to join the rest of the Council on the dais. 10. CONSENT CALENDAR AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE CONTRACT WITH HYATT REGENCY HOTEL FOR THE CENTENNIAL BALL P&RD Schwartz requested Council authorize the City Manager to approve the contract with the Hyatt Regency for the Centennial Ball. b. PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCIES CM Nantell requested Council call for applications for two Planning Commission seats. The application deadline was set for February 1, 2008. c.APPROVAL OF CITY LIBRARIAN TO ATTEND OUT-OF-STATE CONFERENCE Lib Escoffier requested Council approve out-of-state travel for the City Librarian to the Public Library Association conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota in March 2008. d. APPROVAL OF FOUR TEMPORARY POLICE OFFICER TRAINEE POSITIONS COP Van Etten requested Council approve Resolution No. 89-2007 authorizing four temporary police officer trainee positions for 2007-08. Councilwoman Baylock made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar; seconded by Councilwoman Nagel. The motion was approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. Council reported on various events and committee meetings each of them attended on behalf of the City 12. PUBLIC COMMENTS Pat Giorni, 1445 Balboa Avenue, spoke on retaining the second Public Comments for future regular Council meetings. There were no further comments from the floor. 13. OLD BUSINESS a.CALTRANS PLANTING OF TREES ON EL CAMINO REAL P&RD Schwartz reviewed the staff report and provided Council with an update on both the short-term and long-term plans for the trees on El Camino Real. Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 582 December 3,2001 11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS b. MANAGEMENT TALENT EXCH GE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS CM Nantell announced that this is the last Council meeting Kate Crowder and Danielle Brewer would attend as participants in the County's Management Talent Exchange Program and thanked them for their efforts. 13. NEW BUSINESS a. SET APPEAL HEARING FOR 3105 MARGARITA AVENUE Council set December 17 ,2007, as the hearing date for the Planning Commission appeal for 3105 Margarita Avenue. b. SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SEAT Councilwoman Baylock stated that she would provide Mayor O'Mahony with comments on the Transportation Authority seat to be discussed at the next City Selection Committee meeting. c. TIME CHAI\GE OF COUNCIL'S DECEMBER 5 SPECIAL MEETING At Mayor O'Mahony's request, Council agreed to change the December 5th meeting time to 5 p.m. d. 2OO8 COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Mayor O'Mahony distributed a draft of the 2008 Council Committee Assignments for discussion at the December 17th meeting. I- 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a.Commission Minutes: Beautification, November 1, 2007; Planning, November 26,2007 b. Department Reports: Police, October 2007 Letter from Comcast concerning programming updates 15. ADJOURNMENT Mayor O'Mahony adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m. in memory of John Rouse, a long-time Burlingame resident. Respectfully submitted, c Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes k-,rTr--* Dori Mortensen City Clerk 583 December 3,2007