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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 8O 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. 9/4/80 Page 1 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. 9/4/80 Page 2 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. 9/4/80 Page 1 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. 9/4/80 Page 2 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. 9/4/80 Page 3 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 9/4/80 Page 4 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. 9/4/80 Page 5 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. 9/4/80 Page 6 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. 9/4/80 Page 7 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. 9/4/80 Page 8