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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REGULAR MEETING
MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
33 ARROYO DRIVE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
7:00 P.M.
Time: 7:06 P.M.
Present: Councilmembers Addiego,
Garbarino and Gupta, Mayor Pro Tern
Matsumoto and Mayor Gonzalez
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by: Mayor Gonzalez
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation - Fire Prevention Month accepted by Fire Safety Inspector Tom Carney.
Mayor Gonzalez read presented to proclamation to Fire Safety Inspector Tom Carney
Inspector Carney thanked the Mayor and Council for recognizing the importance of Fire
Prevention Month by issuing the proclamation.
• Presentation of Annual Beautification Awards by Beautification Committee Chair
Dorothy Buhagiar.
Residential awards presented to: Milfredo and Marguerite Vall of 109 Grove Ave, Ramona Neri
of 227 C Street, Benedict Paras of 1757 Hillside Blvd, and Tito and Edith Arias of 438
Commercial Ave. Commercial Awards presented to: Boracay Garden Grill at 269 El Camino
Real, and Dental Associates at 1131 Mission Rd.
Councilmember Addiego thought all the winners served as great candidates for the Mayor Pro
Tern's Improving Public Places Committee. He made special note of Dental Associates and the
Paras property on Hillside, characterizing it as a game- changer.
Councilmember Garbarino expressed his gratitude for the work all of the winners put into their
properties and the inspiration they provide to the entire community. Their work goes to show
that it doesn't take a fortune, just careful planning.
Councilmember Gupta congratulated the winners and encouraged community members to work
towards the same goal. He hoped the plaques provided would help add value to their properties.
Mayor Gonzalez hoped the awards would serve as inspiration and encourage people to step
outside to see what changes they could make to beautify the City.
• Recognition of Esposto's Inc, and Your Party Rental Co. for obtaining their Green
Business Certification from the San Mateo County Green Business Program received by
Gabe Esposto and Victor Esposto.
Mayor Gonzalez presented the certificate accepted by Gabe and Victor Esposto of Esposto's, Inc
and Your Party Rental Co.
Esposto's is a third generation company that started out in catering. They have been in business
for over 50 years and have called South San Francisco home for the past seven. They currently
employ 70 people.
Council commended the Esposto family on their accomplishment and thanked them for their
contributions towards sustainability in South San Francisco.
Proclamation - recognizing September 19, 2013 as Online Voter Registration Day
accepted by Claudia Lopez from the Office of State Senator Leland Yee.
Proclamation presented by Mayor Pro Tern Matsumoto and accepted by Claudia Lopez from the
Office of State Senator Leland Yee. Mayor Pro Tern Matsumoto added a special thanks
to Senator Yee for getting the item through the State legislature.
Ms. Lopez thanked Council for their continuous support.
AGENDA REVIEW
No change
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL
• Announcements.
• Committee Reports.
Councilmember Gupta announced the Filipino American Heritage Month Celebration taking
place on October 15 at the Orange Library from 4 :00 - 5:00 p.m. A special program note was
that he would be there to perform with his wooden puppet. Attendance of the San Mateo County
Emergency Services Council was reported.
Councilmember Garbarino requested the meeting be adjourned in memory of Robert Lorenzini,
longtime firefighter and friend. Information regarding water storage and updates on several
legislative items discussed the League of California Cities (LOCC) conference in Sacramento
was reported.
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Councilmember Addiego reported on his attendance of a badge ceremony recognizing several
promotions. Being reminded never to forget those who came before, the Councilman
eulogized Robert Lorenzini, also known as Babe. Councilmember Addiego also reported his
attendance of the Bay Conservation Development Commission (BCDC) meeting where
Supervisor Dave Pine allowed him the chance to speak to the merits of the South San
Francisco bay front. The Councilman then took the opportunity to recognize Assistant City
Manager and Economic and Community Development Director, Marty Van Duyn for all that he
has brought to the City.
Mayor Pro Tern Matsumoto announced that October was Disability Awareness Month. She gave
thanks to all who attended the Meet n Greet for weeding and planting. She also reported
attendance of the LOCC Conference in Sacramento and thanked Councilmember Garbarino for
his work as President of our region on the board. Reporting out of the Supervisorial District
Mapping meeting, she was pleased to announce that South San Francisco had prevailed by
partnering with the Republican AA map, now know as the Equity map. The maps submitted
were the Community Unity, the Nakamura map and the Equity map. If the Equity
map prevailed, that would move South San Francisco into District 1 and give residents a shot
at sitting on the Board of Supervisor. The only person to do that has been Congresswoman
Jackie Speier. She gave thanks to Simon Kwong and Mike Lappen for all of their work and to
those who came to the meeting at her request: Betty Battaglia, Judy Bush, Rick Ochsenhirt and
the Martinucci, Lock, Metz, Ochoa, Garbarino and Gupta families. In other business, Public
Works Director Terry White put together a meeting with SamTrans CEO Mike Scanlon, Deputy
Director Chuck Harvey and major players from Joint Powers Board. Other attendees included
City Manager Nagel and Assembly member Mullin. $7 million was available and the City's
presence was made known. Consent calendar item 3 would be approving a grant application for
a tunnel project, helping the City gain further ground. A major hang up still is the Union Pacific
Railroad but there is at least direction and support. Further grants worth $290,000 were being
applied for through the CCAG and B/PAC and which should appear for a vote on upcoming
agendas. Lastly, after careful consideration, Mayor Pro Tem. Matsumoto announced she would
not be running for the two -year term for City Council. While she noted it was too late to be
removed from the ballot, she would be shutting down her campaign. She thanked her
supporters and apologized, but noted it was a personal decision that she had to make.
Mayor Gonzalez stated he was sorry to hear her announcement, but understood.
Mayor Gonzalez began his report by asking Council if they wished to draft a letter opposing the
legislative items the LOCC wished to oppose. Council agreed.
Mayor Gonzalez continued his report and noted his attendance of the Success Summit held at
Skyline College, thanking Gene Mullin for alerting him to the event and requesting attendance
from a South San Francisco representative. The summit held three sessions on the topics of
transportation, communication and jobs. Mayor Gonzalez asked Chief Massoni to speak about
the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP).
Chief Massoni explained, how cities throughout the County participate one day per month by
pulling traffic officers to a specific city and targeting areas for certain traffic violations.
Recently they were in South San Francisco, where they wrote over 100 citations in a four -hour
period.
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Mayor Gonzalez provided further detail as to the citations issued and stated his hope for the
program to continue with a focus on afternoon hours. Mayor Gonzalez issued a reminder
about the Boys and Girls' Club upcoming Spaghetti feed and ongoing health care forums
throughout the community. Lastly, he noted the community workshop for the downtown plan
station was very well attended and hoped the trend would continue.
Councilmember Garbarino requested a five minute recess after the consent calendar.
Farmers' Market Student Volunteer Program.
Councilman Gupta requested this item after he saw a number of high school students performing
community service at the farmer's market. He was very impressed, so he invited George Vega,
Regional Manager of the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association, to speak about the
Student Volunteer Program.
George Vega thanked Council for the support and the time to explain the program and its
benefits. The program began as a continued effort to make community markets a family
destination that tied the community together. After collaborating with Aaron Boyd, the program
began with just three students participating to receive extra credit and since then, it has seen a
steady increase in participants. Students who have participated say it has helped increase their
self confidence, improved their communication skills, improved their math skills and inspired
them to look into careers in business. Overall, the real life experience has proven to be a positive
thing in their lives and in the community.
Mayor Gonzalez thanked Mr. Vega for working with the students, understanding the importance
of getting them involved with something positive.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion to approve the minutes of the meetings of September 11, 2013.
2. Motion confirming payment registers for September 25, 2013.
Motion to approve submittal of a Grant Application for the Safe Routes to Transit Cycle 5
Program.
4. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between Nilmeycr &
Nilmeyer Associates Architects and the City of South San Francisco for architectural
design services for the retail space at 636 El Camino Real in an amount not to exceed
$52,250.
5. Resolution accepting $99,215 for personnel overtime, training expenses, and high school
traffic safety presentations from the State of California- Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for
the "Selective Traffic Enforcement Program" and amending the Police Department's
operating budget for fiscal year 201312014.
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6. Resolution amending the salary schedule effective July 5, 2013 by assigning a new salary
range for sworn classifications in the Police Association Bargaining Unit pursuant to a
classification and compensation study and the 2012 -14 Memorandum of Understanding
with the unit.
7. Resolution amending the salary schedule effective July 5, 2013 by assigning a new salary
range for all police classifications in the Public Safety Managers Bargaining Unit pursuant
to the 2012 -2014 Compensation Plan, and amending the Compensation Plan to add an
additional classification.
8. Resolution awarding a Construction Contract to Ashron Construction and Restoration, Inc.
of Milpitas, California, for the Repair of City Bridges Project (Project No. st1009) in an
amount not to exceed $335,360; rejecting all bid protests; and amending the 2013 -2014
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget by accepting additional grant funds in the
amount of $100,224 and addition of a City match of $11,495.69.
9. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Program Supplemental Agreement
No. 022 -N with the State of California, for the preliminary engineering of the Mission
Road/Evergreen Drive traffic signal located in the City of South San Francisco (City).
10. Resolution amending the Economic & Community Development operating budget for
fiscal year 2013 -14 in the amount of $565,600 to provide for increased services and
staffing.
11. Resolution approving an Agreement between the City of South San Francisco and the
Town of Colma for Police Communications Services.
12. Resolution accepting $49,200 for personnel overtime and equipment from the University of
California at Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SAFETREC)
"Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program" and amending the Police Department's operating
budget for fiscal year 2013/2014.
Motion - Councilmember Garbarino /Second - Councilrnember Addiego: to approve the consent
calendar. Unanimously approved by voice vote.
Meeting Recessed: 8:09 p.m.
Meeting Resumed: 8:18 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
13. Resolution authorizing submittal of the 2012 -2013 Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
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Community Development Specialist Alin Lancaster presented report highlighting some of the
program's accomplishments that included the provision of legal, financial and housing services
as well as ADA improvements to public facilities.
Mayor Gonzalez opened the public hearing at 8:23 p.m.
Being no public comments, Mayor Gonzalez closed the public hearing at 8:23 p.m. and called for
Council discussion.
Referencing the goals and accomplishments outlined on page 8 of the staff report, Mayor Pro
Tern Matsumoto asked Ms. Lancaster to clarify the reported percentages. What does this
translate into when the fiscal year is over and they've only reached part of their goal?
Ms. Lancaster explained it was dependant on the program and there were various reasons for not
reaching stated goals. For instance, some of the organizations closed before reaching the goal
like the North Peninsula program. Further explanation was offered about the funding received
and how it is allowed to be allocated and spent.
Councilmember Garbarino asked why the North Peninsula program had been discontinued.
Ms. Lancaster explained it was advised by the auditor because they were operating at a deficit.
Motion - Councilmember Garbarino /Second - Councilmember Gupta: to approve Resolution No.
107 -2013. Unanimously approved by voice vote.
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
14. "Centennial Village" Safeway Shopping Center Shamain Partnership /Owner WT Mitchell
Group, Inc, /Applicant 180 El Camino Real (APN014- 183 -110) P11 -0065: UPI 1-0006,
DR11 -0019, TDM13 -0001, ND12 -0004 and DA13 -0002 Resolutions recommending that
the City Council adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND 12 -0004)
and Approve Planning Project P11- 0065:UP11 -0006, DR11 -0019, TDM13 -0001 and
DA13 -0002 in accordance with the SSFMC Chapters 19, 20.090,20.3 00, 20.330, 20.350,
20.400, 20.440, 20.450, 20.460, 20.480 & 20.490.
City Attorney Mattas explained the item had been continued from the meeting of September 11
and Council had closed the public hearing. If Council wished, they may re -open the public
hearing.
Mayor Gonzalez opened the public hearing at 8:36 p.m. and called for public comments.
William Knack, representing the Building and Construction Trades Council of San Mateo
County detailed a discussion that had taken place on December 4, 2012 between himself,
Rich Konig and the developer, Bill Mitchell regarding the project's use of local union
labor. While no commitment had been made and no meetings had taken place since, Mr.
Mitchell recently sent a proposal which presented a starting point. Mr. Knack requested Council
postpone their decision to allow additional time to explore the proposal further.
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Steve Aronovsky restated his opposition to the development plan and read aloud a letter he had
previously provided to Council.
Being no further comment, Mayor Gonzalez closed the public hearing at 8:36 p.m.
Associate Planner Billy Gross presented the staff report and reviewed Council's previous
position regarding the economic triggers within the development agreement. The current
revisions proposed include 1) City would have right to identify developers, lenders and equity
investors which wish to negotiate the applicant to obtain the right to build out part or all of the
residential development and 2) the economic feasibility triggers have been removed from the
agreement. The revised agreement is attached to the staff report. Based on the revisions it is
recommended that the Council follow the decision of the Planning Commission. Staff and
applicant were available for questions.
Councilmember Garbarino wanted to explore the right to identifying developers and lenders a
little further.
Planner Gross explained that Council would identify people that would help the residential
component be constructed as early in the process as possible. The language allows the City to
present these parties to the developer and then it would be the sole discretion of developer to
enter into any agreements with the selected parties.
Councilmember Garbarino commented that he saw no reason not to build some of the residential
during the first phase.
Councilmember Addiego realized the final economic trigger was more of a firewall and the
subcommittee felt there were triggers that would never be met. In determining that, he
has decided he would like to change direction and work with the owner.
Councilmember Gupta shared in the sentiment. After looking at the triggers in terms of
feasibility and applicability, the recommendation was to remove them from the agreement.
Based on his understanding, the residential component was very important in terms of the needs,
zoning and airport land use restrictions and this project would be the only way to develop
housing in the area. He read aloud a statement from the San Mateo County Association of
Realtors (" SAMCAR ") regarding the timeline of the residential component, which echoed his
feelings on the project. Councilmember Gupta questioned if there was a feasible way to redefine
the phases by combining the residential and commercial components. Additionally, he
welcomed Mr. Mitchell's letter in regards to the use of local labor, but at this point he wanted to
hold his decision until these items received further study.
Mayor Pro Tern Matsumoto asked if other Development Agreements had been 20 years.
City Attorney Mattas noted a typical time frame for a Development Agreement was between 10
to 20 years. Oyster Point Ventures and BIOMED were both 20 and an agreement with HCP for
15 years with a 5 year extension was currently being negotiated. This agreement was unique due
to the change in the airport contours. If the application before Council now is not ultimately
approved, subsequent developers would have to comply with the new airport noise contour rules;
effectively no residential absent a Council override. To his knowledge, this Council had not
overridden airport land use decisions in the past. The current application is approved under
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previous contours, not those currently adopted. The residential component that is presently
proposed would exist for the 20 year duration of the development project and transfer between
owners.
Mr. Mitchell emphasized this project had been in development for the past six years. Mr.
Davidson would like to proceed and see action taken tonight if possible.
Councilmember Garbarino wanted to piggyback on Councilmember Gupta's comments. It
appeared to him there was an agreement taking shape, but not completely formed. He would
also like to hold off on making a decision until the items in question were further explored.
Councilmember Addiego acknowledged Mr. Mitchell's overture in regards to South San
Franciscans working and benefiting by the development of this project but questioning if the
representation was real. He asked for details about the process cited with the Safeway projects
completed in Berkeley and Millbrae. From a labor standpoint, he understood the project in
Burlingame was far from satisfactory.
Mr. Mitchell outlined the process that involved meeting with local unions, encouraging bids
from union subcontractors, making affirmative statements in bid documents in regards to local
hiring, and working with the low bids from general contractors to identify local, union
subcontractors.
Mayor Pro Tern Matsumoto asked Mr. Mitchell if he would agree to prevailing wage.
Mr. Mitchell responded he was not prepared to agree to prevailing wage.
Councilmember Addiego asked what the outcome was regarding the process he had just
outlined.
Mr. Mitchell stated a little more that 50% of the project went to local /union labor.
Mayor Gonzalez understood Councils' concerns and added his own regarding the design of the
project, which he characterized as unattractive. He also noted the additional services that would
be needed to serve a community with an additional 280 units. His sense was a decision would
not be made tonight.
Attorney Mattas stated Council may direct the item to come back on the meeting of October 23.
Council consensus was to continue the item until the meeting of October 23
Motion - Councilmember GarbarinolSecond - Councilmember Gupta: to continue the item until
the meeting of October 23, 2013. Unanimously approved by voice vote.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Again, Mayor Pro Tem Matsumoto wanted to make sure she expressed her thanks to those who
attended the Supervisorial District Mapping meeting.
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Councilmembers Garbarino and Gupta thanked the Mayor Pro Tern for her work regarding the
Supervisorial District Mapping. Her commitment and preparedness was impressive and went
a long way to serve the City well.
Mayor Gonzalez thanked the South San Francisco Public Library and the Historical Society for
the presentation of "A Trip Down Market Street ". The program was extremely interesting and
informative. The Mayor also wanted to bring up the reappointment of Christopher Cairo to the
Mosquito Abatement District.
City Manager Nagel would check with the CIerk's office as to the next scheduled recruitment
and agendize the item accordingly.
Mayor Pro Tem Matsumoto noted comments relayed from Maria Martinucci about how
impressed the district was with Mr. Cairo and had already appointed him to a very important
subcommittee.
Mayor Gonzalez wanted to recognize and thank long time business owner .Toe Mirata, who
closed his barber shop after 50 years of service.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, Mayor Gonzalez adjourned the meeting at 9:03 p.m. in honor of
Robert `Babe "Lorenzini.
Submitted:
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Anna M. Brown, Deputy City Clerk
City of South San Francisco
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City of South San Francisco
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