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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 2005.02.22BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Approved Minutes Regular Meeting of February 22,2005 1. 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 Joe Galligan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OFALLEG TO THE FLAG Led by Syerra Laurusaitis. 3. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT : COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT : Baylock, Coffey, Galligan, Nagel, O'Mahony None 5. a. 4. MINUTES A correction was made to the February 7,2005 Council minutes: Item 10, line 6, "...from a parent at Roosevelt School..." Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to approve the amended minutes of the February 7,2005 Council meeting; seconded by Vice Mayor Baylock, approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Mayor Galligan presented a proclamation to Dr. Ruth Shaber of Kaiser Hospital declaring February 2005 as Go Red for Women Month. Dr. Shaber spoke on raising awareness of the relationship of women and heart disease. Robert Fredianelli, PG&E's new Director of Operations, Maintenance and Construction, summarizedthe final service reliability report. He stated that PG&E's outage telephone number is 1-800-PGE-5002 and that their website address is www.pse.com which provides outage coverage. Councilwoman Nagel requested a follow up by PG&E on 14 outages reported on her website at www.terrynasel.com that were not included in the PG&E report. Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 2t9 February 22,2005 b. UPDATE BY PG&E ON THE RELIABILITY DATA FOR 2OO4 9. CONSENT CALENDAR Council agreed to Mayor Galligan's request to address the Consent Calendar before Public Hearings and requested public comments from the floor on Consent Calendar Items 9.a. through 9.f. From the floor, LaraLighthouse, 87 Loma Vista Drive, regarding Item 9.a., thanked Council for their consideration of the contribution towards the independent EMF study and spoke on items in Cindy Sage's report. Katie Carlin, 17 40 Lexington Avenue, San Mateo, spoke on Item 9.a. and asked if any meetings will be held between the City, PG&E and residents. There were no further comments from the floor. In response to Ms. Carlin's comments, DPW Bagdon advised that PG&E has agreed to hold a public meeting in March 2005. The meeting date and time will be announced to the public when confirmed. Councilwoman Nagel requested further comments from Police Chief Van Etten on Item 9,e. Chief Van Etten summarized several acts of violence that had occurred in Burlingame and other local cities by Tongan community members, which resulted in meetings with faith-based community leaders and local police personnel. Several outreach programs evolved from the meetings, which includes a plan to send local police officers to Tonga to experience Tongan culture, mores and lifestyle. The officers will return to begin cultural sensitivity training for local law enforcement personnel. Donated funds are expected to cover travel costs. a.ORIZE CONTRIBUTION TO FROM JEFFERSON-MARTIN TRANSMIS LINE ALONG SKYLINE BOULEVARI) CA Anderson requested Council authorize a contribution of up to $500 to complete the study of EMF exposure limits from Jefferson-Martin Transmission Line along Skyline Boulevard in Burlingame. APPLICATION TO C/CAG FOR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM CP Monroe requested Council adopt Resolution No. 13-2005 authorizing staff to submit an application for transportation grant funding under the Transit Oriented Development Housing Incentive Program. c. RESOLUTION NO. 14-2005 AWARDING THE 2005 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO SPENCON CONSTRUCTION, INC. DPW Bagdon requested Council adopt Resolution No. 14-2005 awarding the contract for the 2005 Sidewalk Maintenance Program to Spencon Construction, lnc. d.RESOLUTION NO. 15-20qs ACCEPTTNG THE ALMER BELLEVUE STORM pRAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO HARTY PIPELINES CPNSTRUCTION DPW Bagdon requested Council adopt Resolution No. 15-2005 accepting the Almer Bellevue Storm Drain Improvement by Harty Pipelines Construction, fnc. Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes b. 220 February 22,2005 IN BURLINGAME e.REOUEST TO SEND A BURLINGAME POLICE OFFICER TO TONGA FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING Police Chief Van Etten requested Council approve allowing a Burlingame police officer to accompany a San Bruno police officer to Tonga for cultural awareness and sensitivity training. FinDir Nava requested approval for payrnent of Warrants #99438-10020 duly audited, in the amount of $2,454,416.67 (excluding library checks 99537-99564), Payroll checks #161061-161369 in the amount of $2,385,158.62 for the month of January 2005. Vice Mayor Baylock made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar; seconded by Councilwoman O'Mahony, approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0. PUBLIC HEARINGS ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1750 A G CHAPTER 6.40 TO CLARIFY REGULATIONS GOVERNING MASSAGE. SPA. AND BATHING ESTABLISHMENTS CA Anderson requested Council hold a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. 1750 amending Chapter 6.40 to clarify regulations governing massage, spa, and bathing establishments. Mayor Galligan opened the public hearing. Carla Bagneschi, ll27 Captchino Avenue, stated that the existing 7O-hour minimum for training is too low. However, to increase it to 500 hours would require potential applicants to add a year and thousands of dollars for training. She recommended 200 hours of training. There were no further comments from the floor, and the hearing was closed. Council discussion followed on the required number of training hours. CA Anderson requested Council adopt Ordinance No. 1750 and agreed to report back in two weeks with further suggestions on the appropriate number of required training hours. Vice Mayor Baylock made a motion to approve Ordinance No. 1750 amending Chapter 6.40 to more clearly regulate massage, spa, and bathing establishments, and for staff to report back on education requirements in two weeks; seconded by Councilman Coffey, approved by voice vote, 5-0. Mayor Galligan requested CC Mortensen to publish a summary of the ordinance at least 15 days after adoption. b. CONSIDER RENEW OF AMUSEMENT PERMIT _ FANNY & ALEXANDER. I1O8 6. a. BURLING AVENUE AND 303.305 C DRIVE CA Anderson requested Council review the Amusement Permit for Fanny and Alexander, which had been continued from the January 18, 2005 Council meeting so that the Police Department could meet with the owners to discuss improvements to security. The Police Department has since added four suggested conditions to the amusement permit, to which the owners have agreed. The Police Department is optimistic about the effectiveness of monthly meetings with the owners to address policing issues and problems. Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 22t February 22,2005 f. WARRANTS AND PAYROLL 8. a. Mayor Galligan opened the public hearing. Doni Malaise, 303 California Drive, as part owner of Fanny & Alexander stated that they have taken steps to resolve past problems and will continue to work with the Police Department. John Root, 1550 Bayshore Blvd., spoke on Fanny & Alexander not being able to solve their problems without police involvement. There were no further comments, and the hearing was closed. Vice Mayor Baylock stated that since her election in 2001, this is the sixth time that this issue has come before her; and she continues to hear that Fanny & Alexander is a problem on Burlingame Avenue and will not support renewal of the amusement permit. Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to approve renewal of the Amusement Permit and the added conditions for Fanny & Alexander until the review for renewal in June 2005; seconded by Councilman Coffey, approved by voice vote,3-2 (Baylock and Galligan dissented). 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS Carla Bagneschi, ll27 Captchino Avenue, stated she believes that the City of San Mateo has a 200-hour minimum on required training hours for massage practitioners. Katie O'Brien, 2204Poppy Drive, spoke on PG&E service problems on Hale and Poppy Drives. Charles Yoltz,725 Vernon Way, spoke on mis- statements that occurred in the press recently about the Citizens for a Better Burlingame. John Root, 1550 Bayshore Blvd., spoke on public comments made at the February 7,2005 Council meeting. There were no further comments from the floor. STAFF REPORTS 2005-06 BUDGET DIRECTI ON AND COUNCIL GOALS CM Nantell requested Council review and confirm the Budget Direction and Council Goals for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2005-06 Proposed Budget. Council requested the following changes: under Budget Direction, the fourth bulleted item should be "PERS" funds; items 9 and 10 removed from Council Goals; and item 11 should stress implementing ways to increase citizen subscriptions to the City's list serve. Council concurred with the amended 2005-06 Budget Direction and Council Goals. 10. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Council reported on various events and committee meetings each of them attended on behalf of the City 11. OLD INESS There was no old business. 12. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business 13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS a. Commission Minutes: Library, January ll,2005; Beautification, February 3,2005; Planning, February 14,2005 Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 222 February 22,2005 b. Department Reports: Finance, January 2005 c Letter from Burlingame School District denying the City of Burlingame's request for contribution for expenses associated with the Jefferson-Martin Transmission Line issue 14. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Galligan adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m. in memory of Albert DeRanieri. Respectfully submitted,W Doris City Clerk Burlingame City Council Approved Minutes 223 February 22,2005