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Approved Minutes
Regular Meeting of December 51 2005
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 Cathy Baylock called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by Mary Thompson.
INVOCATION
Pastor Pete Garrison of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd led the invocation.
3. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT :
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT :
Baylock, Nagel, O'Mahony
Galligan
4. MINUTES
Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 21,2005 Special and Regular
Council meeting; seconded by Councilwoman O'Mahony, approved unanimously by voice vote, 3-0-1
(Galligan absent).
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no comments from the floor
6. DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS
a. DECLARING RESULTS OF NOVEM
CC Mortensen reviewed the staff report and requested Council adopt Resolution No. 90-2005 declaring the
results of the November 8, 2005 election. Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to adopt Resolution No.
90-2005 declaring the results of the November 8, 2005 election; seconded by Vice Mayor Nagel, approved
unanimously by voice vote, 3-0-1 (Galligan absent).
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b. DETERMINATION,qF SENIOBITY OF ryEW COIJNCIIJ MEMEERS
Mayor Baylock requested moving this item to Ceremonial, item 7.b., after seating of the new Council
Members; Council concurred.
CEREMONIAL
SEATING OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
New Councilwoman Ann Keighran was sworn in by Former San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan; new
Councilman Russ Cohen, by his father, Alfred Cohen; City Clerk Doris Mortensen, by City Manager Jim
Nantell; re-elected Councilwoman Rosalie O'Mahony, by Assemblyman Gene Mullin; and re-elected Mayor
Cathy Baylock, by her mother, Mary Thompson. Mayor Baylock then asked new Council Members Ann
Keighran and Russ Cohen to join the rest of the Council on the dais.
b. DETERMINATION OF SENORITY OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS
CC Mortensen asked the two new council members to draw straws to determine their position relative to
each other at the bottom of the Council rotation list as required by Resolution No. ll7 -1999. Councilwoman
Keighran drew the longer straw winning the position next in line to follow Councilwoman O'Mahony.
Mayor Baylock opened comments from the floor. Lions Club members Paul Davis, Diane Condon Wirgler,
Erik Winkler and Ken Newman jointly toasted Councilman Cohen (Lion Russ). Kent Lauder commented on
the election.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1774 ADDING THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO TO THE SAN
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IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
CA Anderson reviewed the staff report and requested Council hold a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No
7774, addrng the City of East Palo Alto to the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District.
Mayor Baylock opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the floor, and the hearing was
closed.
Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1774, amending the San Mateo County
Tourism Business Improvement District to add the City of East Palo Alto to the District; seconded by
Councilman Cohen, approved unanimously by voice vote 5-0.
Mayor Baylock requested CC Mortensen publish a summary of the ordinance at least 15 days after
adoption.
b.ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR YEAR 2006 FOR THE SAN MATEO COUNTY
TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
CA Anderson requested Council hold a public hearing on the levy of assessments for 2006 and adopt
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Resolution No. 91-2005 adopting assessments for 2006 for the San Mateo County Tourism Business
Improvement District.
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Mayor Baylock opened the public hearing. There were no comments from the floor, and the hearing was
closed.
Councilman Cohen asked Anne LeClair of the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors' Bureau to
provide Council with some of the printed materials of their services and programs that they disseminate.
Vice Mayor Nagel made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 9l-2005 establishing and levying Year 2006
assessments for the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District and approving district
programs and activities for Year 2006; seconded by Councilwoman O'Mahony, approved unanimously by
voice vote, 5-0.
Mayor Baylock appointed herself and Councilwoman Keighran to interview Planning Commission
applicants and appointed Councilwoman O'Mahony and Councilman Cohen to interview Beautification
Commission applicants.
Note: Following Consent Calendar approval (item 10.), the application period for Planning Commissioner
was extended from December 9,2005, to January 3,2006.
b.APPROVAL OF TWO DAY SUSPENSION OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN THE
BROADWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT
CM Nantell reviewed the staff report and requested Council consider a request from the Broadway BID to
provide two hours of free parking in the Broadway Business District for fwo days, December 16 and 17,
2005.
Each Council Member spoke against this request due in part to the potential revenue loss and suggested
Broadway merchants consider other ways to stimulate more business on Broadway.
From the floor, Ross Bruce, President of the Broadway BID, stated that the Broadway merchants realized
that free parking could result in unintended consequences and withdrew the request.
10.CONSENT CALENDAR
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2006
CC Mortensen requested Council approve Council Assignments for 2006.
b. RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT 2006 COUNCIL MEETING DATES
CC Mortensen requested Council approve the 2006 Council Meeting Dates.
Councilwoman O'Mahony made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar; seconded by Vice Mayor Nagel,
approved unanimously by voice vote, 5-0.
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STAFF REPORTS
APPOINT INTERVIEW SUBCOMMITTEES FOR COMMISSION VACANCIES
At this time, Mayor Baylock extended the application period for Planning Commissioner from December 9,
2005, to January 3,2006, as suggested by Vice Mayor Nagel. (See Note in item 9.a.)
a. Mayor Baylock requested council members provide her with input before December 16,2005, about
candidates for the vacant seat on the North County Transportation Authority. She advised of her support for
Councilwoman O'Mahony who is running for the Mid County seat left vacant by Former Mayor Galligan.
11. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
a.Commission Minutes: Library, September 20,2005 and October 18, 2005; Planning, November 28,
2005
b. Department Reports: Finance, October 2005; Police, October 2005
12. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Baylock adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m. in memory of Natalie Lanam and Stu Shafer
Respectfully submitted,
Doris J
City Clerk
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