HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2001.02.24CITY OF'BURLINGAME
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT STUDY MEETING MINUTES
Burlingame, CA
Saturday, February 24, 2001
9:00 a.m.
1. SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Mayor Galligan called the joint city council/planning commission study session to order on February
24,2001at 9:00 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Council Present:COFFEY, GALLIGAN, JANNEY, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
Planning Commission
Present:BOUJES, DEAL, DREILING, OSTERLING, VISTICA
Absent:KEIGHRAN, LUZURIAGA
Staff Present:ANDERSON, BAGDON, BROOKS, KEYLON, MONROE, MUSSO,
NANTELL
Public Present: Coleman Conneelly, Irv Amstrup, Cathy & Joe Baylock, and Russ Cohen
3. SET GOALS AND PLANS FOR 2OO1
a. BAYFRONT & SPECIFIC AREA PLAN
CP Monroe reviewed the staff report, which summarized the current design review workload; 18 items
on current planning docket so far for 2001, there were 2l total in 2000. Noted with a high level of
current planning activity it will take resolve to make select advance planning goals and stick with
them; pleased with how much was accomplished in 2001 and noted that one item not accomplished,
second unit amnesty, is currently in the review process.
Discussion commenced regarding the Bayfront and Specific Area Plan, which was completed in 1981
and did not have a specific ending date. It was agreed that the City needs to review the role of the area
east of Highway 101 in the broader view of the City's land uses. Discussed the form and use of the
Traffic Analyzer; noted it was updated in 2000, and can accommodate BART and those taking mass
transit. There will be roadway capacity for projects that stay within their traffic allocations; need to be
concerned about exceeding allocations and reuse in Bayfront area. Noted that development in the
Anzaarea affects Bayshore Highway as well as US 101. C. Dreiling stated there are ways to plan
without relying on the Traffic Analyzer; transit oriented design as well as other components can
reduce trips; would like to find ways to inject these ideas into developments.
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b. BAYFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS TRAIL POLICY
CP Monroe noted the current policy regarding the Bayfront Trail development grew out of a
relationship with BCDC and has been in effect for 20 years; closing the gaps might take years.
Fisherman's Park will be developed due to the approval of 301 Airport. It could cost the City $2-4
million to purchase the easement rights for the gaps. Mayor Galligan suggested using the money saved
by the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District being formed could be used to
purchase the gaps now and future development could buy back the improvements. Councilwoman
Janney noted TOT should go to promote tourism; Councilwoman O'Mahony stated she felt TOT
money should be used for enhancement of hotels and surrounding properties; does not promote public
purchase or public assumption of the maintenance of the trails. The Bay Trail is valuable to hotels
and residents and benefits all to have it completed. Discussed offering incentives to developers to
make improvements. Property owners are concemed if the path is built through their property, they
would lose parking and worried about how it would affect the future development of their properties.
Vice Mayor Spinelli feels the Airport should fund the entire cost if they extend the airport runway.
c. ROLLINS ROAD: FUTURE OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA
CP Monroe noted north Rollins Road is the City's last industrial area. ln 1993, zoning in the light
industrial area was modernized. Prohibited uses were used in this particular zoning district to identify
conflicting land uses. The approach used in this area is performance based. In discussion, it was noted
to identify the need to change uses in the north end of town because of BART and Millbrae's Specific
Area Plan. Need to recognize previous assumptions in El CaminolCalifornia corridor north of
Dufferin. Councilwoman Janney suggested every decision should contribute to child care to help
reduce traffic. Councilman Coffey noted the City of Millbrae is doing a tremendous amount of
development at the north end of Rollins Road. Guittard owns 11 buildings in the area; company has
purchased property elsewhere in anticipation of moving their production. This is the area where larger
parcels will exist.
d. HOUSING ELEMENT _ STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CURRENT ELEMENT
TIME FRAME FOR UPDATE. UPDATING PROCESS
It was pointed out by CP Monroe that last year the state had mandated all the communities in the
ABAG area to complete updates of their housing element by June 2001, however, ABAG had
difficulty with developing the regional and local housing needs numbers so the deadline for first
submittal to HCD is now.December 31,2001. The city's present housing element was certified in
1994. The last major implementation program in the current Housing Element is a second dwelling
unit amnesty program which is currently being reviewed. Noted she received a letter from the county
suggesting one consultant be hired to do baseline studies for all the cities. With this document, staff
could write the housing element. Another option would be to hire a consultant to prepare the Housing
Elernent and also represent the City of Burlingame when negotiating with the state.
The City will also need to decide about the type of citizen participation we want in preparing the
Housing Element.
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4. ZONING CODE ISSUES
After much discussion, the following were considered to be the zoning issues that need to be addressed
in the code amendment in the coming year:
L Multiple family loading zone, guest parking
2. Building replacement/maximum buildingiretail size in the core commercial areas
3. Special signage regulations for church and religious institutions in any zone
4. Use of existing basement areas in Subarea A of the Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area
5. HOW TO MANAGE ADVANCED CURRENT PLANNING NEEDS
Mayor Galligan noted now that they are aware what the future planning needs are, he was concerned
about time frames, how to balance the work and lighten up the commission's load. The new Design
Review process has helped get more items on the consent calendar. A suggestion was a better
timer/clock system to be used for the meetings. Noted time gets wasted with redundancy; Planning
Commission wants to work on the big issues. CP Monroe noted the load in 2001 is expected to be
about the same as 2000. On the Developer Contact Committee Proposal it was agreed that there were
many advantages in setting such a committee. It should be the prerogative of the Mayor to decide who
should sit but it should be City Council Members and Planning Commissioners to call for a meeting.
The Mayor should be contacted directly or through the City Planner.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Irv Amstrup,2708 Trousdale, asked if the Mayor could explain more clearly at each Council meeting
when the public can participate. Staff noted that they could prepare a hand out annotating the agenda
for the public, which would also clarifu when people should speak on given agenda items. Staff did
this for the Planning Commission and it seemed to help. Cathy Baylock, 1527 Newlands, encouraged
the Council to let citizens express their concerns without having to be timed. It makes the process
friendly; the Planning Commission has done this and it has made the process friendly and comfortable.
Would like to see the City hire a consultant to amend the General Plan to include protection of historic
resources in residential and commercial areas; feels elders are passing on and there is a sense of
urgency in this project's completion. Also, would like to see the R-3 and R-4 high density reduce
along the south end of El Camino if going to increase residential densities dramatically at the north
end. Commended the Planning Commission for all their hard work this year. Coleman Conneelly
asked why the criteria is one parking space per hotel room; CP Monroe noted this requirement is based
on the fact that our hotels are airport oriented, served by shuttles and is a low number. He stated he
feels another convehtion hotel is necessary in the area. Currently there is only one that can
accommodate larger conventions, the Hyatt with 45,000 square feet of meeting space. The future to
filling hotel rooms is bringing new people into the area with convention facilities. Russ Cohen, 605
Lexington, requested the Commission pay close attention to signage of projects as new buildings mean
more signage, which adds to visual pollution.
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7. SET PRIORITIES
The City Council and Planning Commission agreed that the following items would be priorities for the
coming year in this order:
1. Rollins Road: Future of a Light Industrial Area
2. Housing Element
3. Zorung Code Updates
4. Bayfront Specific Area Plan/Bayfront Trail Gaps
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Ann T. Musso
City Clerk
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