HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1980-09-04Mayor Ronald G. Acosta
Vice Mayor Gus Nicolopulos
Council:
Mark N. Addiego
Emanuele N. Damonte
Roberta Cerri Teglia
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Conference Room
September 4, 1980
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AGENDA
Adjourned Regular Meeting
CALL TO ORDER (TF-700 Side l)
AGENDA REVIEW
Director of Finance Anderson
requested consideration of a 5¢ tax
rate authorized by the voters in order
to make the lease payments to the
Non-Profit Corporation for the con-
struction and remodeling of the
Municipal Services Building.
A RESOLUTION FIXING A SPECIAL TAX RATE
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980-81
Assistant to the City Manager Wilson
presented a memo from the City Attorney
with an Amendment to the Conflict of
Interest Ordinance to bring the Housing
Authority's disclosures into line with
other Boards and Commission filings; and
call a public meeting to review all of
the disclosure categories with the
interested parties; and to amend the
Ordinance to make it possible for a
person to resign from a position and
not be required to file the disclosure.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
RECALL TO ORDER:
ACTION TAKEN
Adjourned Regular Meeting
5:45 p.m. Mayor Acosta presiding.
Council present: Teglia, Damonte,
Nicolopulos,
Addiego and Acosta.
Council absent: None.
AGENDA REVIEW
Motion by Damonte - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 106-80
Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Consensus of Council to adjourn this
meeting to Tuesday, September 9, 1980
at City Hall at 4:30 p.m. to discuss
this matter and give consideration to
an Urgency Ordinance to amend the
Conflict of Interest Ordinance.
Mayor Acosta adjourned the meeting to
an Executive Session at 6:50 p.m.
The meeting was recalled to order at
7:21 p.m., all Council present, no
action taken.
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AGENDA
ACTION TAKEN
ADJOURNMENT:
M/S Damonte/Teglia - That the meeting
be adjourned to Tuesday, September 9,
1980, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council
Conference Room, City Hall.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Time of adjournment 7:23 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
APPROVED:
Barbara A. Battaya,
City of South San Francisco
Ronald G. Acosta, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to
dispose of the item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are recorded on
tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the office of
the City Clerk and available for inspection, review and copying.
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Mayor Ronald G. Acosta
Vice Mayor Gus Nicolopulos
Council:
Mark N. Addiego
Emanuele N. Damonte
Roberta Cerri Teglia
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Conference Room
September 4, 1980
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the Government Code 54956 of the
State of California, that the City Council of South San Francisco will hold a Special
Meeting with the South San Francisco Planning Commission and the South San Francisco
Parking Place Commission on Thursday, the 4th day of September, 1980, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the City Hall Conference Room, 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California.
The purpose of the meeting:
PUBLIC HEARING - Appeal from the decision of the South San
Francisco Planning Commission requiring a scoped environ-
mental study for the Walnut Avenue one way street/angle
parking proposal.
Dated:
August 15, 1980
Ronald G. Acosta, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
AGENDA
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER (TF-745 Side l)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
South San Francisco Planning Commission.
South San Francisco Parking Place
Commission.
ACTION TAKEN
Special Meeting
7:50 p.m. Mayor Acosta presiding.
Council present: Teglia, Damonte,
Nicolopulos,
Addiego and Acosta.
Council absent: None.
Recited.
Present:
Bertuccelli, Campredon,
Mantegani, Getz, Hoyer and
Martin.
Present: Ruggeri, Penna and Rosaia.
Planning Commissioner Grimes arrived
at 7:55 p.m.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Public Hearing - Appeal from the decision
of the South San Francisco Planning
Commission requiring a scoped environmental
study for the Walnut Avenue one way street
angle parking proposal.
(TF-788)
Mayor Acosta opened the Public Hearing.
Director of Finance Anderson stated
that in November 1978 the firm of
D'Amico was given a $5,000 contract,
through the former Planning Director
and this was funded by the Parking
District, with the proposal to
identify a master parking plan and
opportunities for parking due to the
loss of spaces from the Downtown Revital-
ization Project. The master parking
plan was never adopted or finalized
due to the original Project being over
the budget and had been sent back to
Staff for redesign; and Staff had
a number of concerns with the list
of opportunities that the D'Amico
firm had identified. As a result,
no action was taken in 1979. In
early 1980 the Walnut plan was brought
forward and sent to the Planning
Commission for review. On July 8,
1980 the Planning Commission concluded
that the preliminary plan was insuffic-
ient and recommended that a scoped
environmental study be prepared for
the Walnut Avenue Project one way
parking. On July 18, 1980 the
Parking Place Commission appealed the
findings of the Planning Commission.
In August there was a Joint meeting
with the Parking Place Commission and
Staff was directed to prepare a master
plan within 90 days. Staff was to
try and improve the design to meet
the concerns of the Planning Commission,
the Masonic Lodge, the Church and
other City Departments who had reser-
vations on the Walnut Project.
Director of Public Services Yee pres-
ented plans and sketches and stated
that the proposal was to have a one
way street going south from Miller
to Grand Avenue. The existing parking
spaces are 24 in number and the plan
calls for 40 spaces which would include
a handicapped parking space.
Mr. Sylvester Duplessis, Superintendent
of Parks & Landscape, gave an in-depth
description of the landscapping plans
that would be utilized in the Walnut Ave.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Public Hearing - Continued.
(TF-935)
(TF-IO17)
Project. He further described the
type of ground cover to be used, the
retaining wall replacing the slope
the types of vegetation that
could be used, the irrigation system,
etc.
A discussion followed on the utility
poles and the possibility of putting
the poles underground and the attend-
ant cost from PG&E in putting the
poles underground.
A discussion followed on the adequacy
of the street lighting and whether
additional illumination would be
needed.
Mayor Acosta invited discussion
from the concerned Commissions and
citizens.
A discussion followed on adding
additional utility poles and the
width of the sidewalk.
Commissioner Getz stated that the
Planning Commission did not necessarily
think this was a bad plan but that it
was premature to do this street by
street and piece by piece. He further
stated that the parking would be to
serve the needs of the long time
employees of the various businesses
on Grand to free up the Grand Avenue
parking spaces for customers. He
stated that in view of the above the
Commission requested a scoped environ-
mental study to address the short and
long term effects and alternatives to
this proposal due to the effect on
the traffic flow, the esthetics and
the change on traffic patterns. He
continued in great detail, discussing
the Commission's concerns of one way
streets, employee parking, condemning
buildings for parking structures, etc.
Vice Mayor Nicolopulos thought the
parking problem would be alleviated
when the Police Department moved to
the Municipal Services Building.
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AcTioN T^KEN 85
Public Hearing - Continued.
(TF-1079)
Mayor Acosta addressed the concerns
of the Planning Commission and stated
that Staff had been directed to come
up with a master parking plan which
would cost less to effect the parking
on Walnut rather than condemn property
with the costs associated with
purchase, demolition and making a
parking lot.
The discussion continued in relation
to multi-level parking structures,
problems in parking when there was
a funeral plus the traffic congestion.
Father Durkin, All Souls Church,
explained the traffic patterns
as they related to church activities,
i.e., funeral processions and parents
picking up children after school.
Director of Public Services Yee
suggested going from Walnut to Spruce
rather than to Grand Avenue which
would reverse the traffic flow.
A discussion followed on the alternatives
available for traffic patterns related
to church activities.
Commissioner Rosaia stated that he
would like to respond to the concerns
voiced and that it was a crucial time
for a decision to be reached so that
the Walnut Avenue construction can
occur with the construction on Grand
Avenue. He cited reasons why the
decision should be reached tonight:
That it would be less expensive;
that it would eliminate any embarrassment
to the City if they did not go ahead
with the Walnut construction now
and later decided to go ahead with
the construction. He continued,
that with the Downtown
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Public Hearing - Continued.
(TF-1320)
(TF-1108)
Revitalization Project the City had
made a committment to provide parking
for the merchants on Grand Avenue
because of the loss of parking spaces
due to the revitalization. He
spoke in great detail of the number
of parking spaces that would be lost
due to the Revitalization and spoke
of the new parking facilities that
the Parking Place Commission had in
progress and the Commission's long
range plans for parking. He stated
that the plan for Walnut and event-
ually Maple and Cypress into one-
way streets had come from the former
Planner and D'Amico Associates came
up with the plan.
Commissioner Rosaia stated that he
had taken a survey of the amount
of employees working on Grand Avenue
between Maple and Walnut and dis-
covered there were 193 people. He
continued in great detail citing
each business on Grand Avenue and
the number of people the business
employed.
A discussion followed on the figures
that were presented in the survey, the
D'Amico plan, the costs of the Plan,
perpendicular parking, the new
Croation building, employee parking,
off-street parking, etc.
Mayor Acosta expressed concern over
the costs of parking facilities in
the plan and felt the prices were
exorbitant for the City to pay.
Commissioner Grimes stated that on the
four hundred block of Grand Avenue
a parking space could always be found
yet the three hundred block is used
heavily for parking by the employees.
Commissioner Rosaia stated that when
the Croation building opened there
would be five stores and a restaurant
which would compound the parking
problem.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Public Hearing - Continued.
(TF-1542)
Commissioner Bertuccelli said he had
read that the downtown was short in
number of parking spaces by one
thousand spaces. He suggested that
Council condemn the two buildings
the Parking Place Commission had been
trying to acquire and build a two-
story parking facility for the future.
Commissioner Rosaia stated that Phase
III was to make the area between City
Hall and the Library one massive under-
ground parking lot, however the cost
would be $3,000,000.
Commissioner Getz stated that the
presentation by Commissioner Rosaia
would cause a re-evaluation of the
Project due to the number of employees
on Grand Avenue and insufficient parking.
He requested consideration be given
to the unused Bethlehem property being
used for parking and a shuttle bus
being used to bring the employees to
Grand Avenue.
A discussion followed on the source
of the funds to be used for the
Grand Avenue underpass and whether
the PG&E would contribute to the
costs of underground utilities.
Commissioner Ruggeri voiced concern
that in the future when existing
homes were turned into apartment
houses and parking needs became
greater it would cost a great deal
more to buy an apartment house than
it would now to purchase a home.
Commissioner Penna explained the
Parking Place Commission's role in
the downtown area with consideration
of long range planning.
In response to Commissioner Grimes
as to the difference in the revenue
received between all day lots, permit
parking, and meters, Director of
Finance Anderson responded that the
income was a ratio of three to one.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Public Hearing - Continued. (TF-1630)
(TF-O029) ( S i de 2 )
Mayor Acosta invited the general public
to speak.
Mr. John Dennis, Masonic Lodge,
expressed concern that the needs of
the Lodge had not been discussed in
tonight's meeting regarding the
accessibility to the Lodge for the
members.
Mayor Acosta asked Mr. Dennis if he
was talking about a loading and
unloading zone in front of the Lodge.
Mr. John Dennis stated that during
Lodge functions the members were
quite often in formal dress and the
way the street was to be designed
for parking there was not enough
space for the members to enter the
Lodge without brushing against the
parked cars. He asked as an alternative
that a parking space be left open at
the Lodge door, without a meter, to
allow a ramp type effect for members
to enter the Lodge.
Mr. Allen Weinstein, Masonic Lodge,
stated that at a prior meeting a
proposal such as a space be left
open at the entrance was offered
to the Lodge by Commissioner Rosaia.
Mr. John Kernan reiterated the
concerns of the other Lodge members
and added that without the entrance
being free it was a safety hazard.
Mayor Acosta stated that this was
part of the engineering design and
it would be looked into for feasibility
as it would be costly and a loss of
meter revenue. He suggested waiting
to see the problems encountered and
if necessary sign post it for evening
hours that it is a loading and
unloading zone.
A discussion followed on whether the
Masonic Lodge would contribute toward
sidewalk improvements.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Public Hearing - Continued.
ADJOURNMENT: (TF-IO0)
M/S Teglia/Damonte - To uphold the
appeal of the South San Francisco
Planning Commission and to reverse
the decision of the South San Francisco
Planning Commission's decision for a
scoped environmental study for the
Walnut Avenue one way street/angle
parking proposal.
Carried by majority roll call vote,
Vice Mayor Nicolopulos voted no.
M/S Teglia/Damonte - To direct the
Parking Place Commission and Staff
to proceed with the Walnut Avenue
parking proposal.
Carried by majority roll call vote,
Vice Mayor Nicolopulos voted no.
M/S Teglia/Damonte - That the
meeting be adjourned.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Time of adjournment 10:25 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
APPROVED:
Barbara A. Battaya, City ~'erk
City of South San Francisco
Ronald G. Acosta, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to
dispose of the item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are recorded on
tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the office of
the City Clerk and available for inspection, review and copying.
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