HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1981-07-07Mayor Gus Nicolopulos
Vice Mayor Roberta Cerri Teglia
Council:
Ronald G. Acosta
Mark N. Addiego
Emanuele N. Damonte
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Conference Room
July 7, 1981
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Government Code 54956 of the
State of California, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, the 7th day of July, 1981, at 10:30 a.m.,
in the City Council Conference Room, City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, South San
Francisco, California.
Purpose of the meeting:
South Slope Initiative Petition
Dated: July 6, 1981
Gus Nicolopulos, Mayo~
City of South San Francisco
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER:
ADJOURNMENT:
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
ACTION TAKEN
SPECIAL MEETING
Since a quorum of Council was not
present at the Special Meeting of
July 7, 1981, the meeting was
adjourned.
Time of adjournment 10:35 a.m.
APPROVED:
Barbara A. Battaya
City of South San Francisco
Gu~-'NicolopulosC 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 Gus Nicolopulos
Vice Mayor Roberta Cerri Teglia
Counci 1:
Ronald G. Acosta
Mark N. Addiego
Emanuele N. Damonte
AGENDA
Adjourned Regular Meeting
CALL TO ORDER:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager Birkelo requested:
- Add as Item No. 8 a Resolution
calling for a Special Election
for 10/6/81.
- Closed Session for the dis-
cussion of litigation and labor
relations.
AGENDA
Staff Report 7/1/81 recommending
by Motion award of the bid for
the Orange Memorial Parking Lot
to MBM & Daughters.
Staff Report 7/1/81 recommending
adoption of a Resolution approving
the Proposition No. 4 spending
limits.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING 1980-81
APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR CITY OF
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Conference Room
July 7, 1981
ACTION TAKEN
Adjourned Regular Meeting
4:40 p.m. Mayor Nicolopulos presiding.
Council present: Damonte, Acosta,
Council absent:
Recited.
AGENDA REVIEW
Teglia and Nicolopulos.
Addiego.
So ordered.
AGENDA
City Manager Birkelo stated that
Council had asked that this bid be
made for the whole project and he
therefore recommended rejection of
the bid and authorization for plans
and specification for the whole
project.
M/S Damonte/Teglia - To reject the
bid and authorize plans and spec-
ifications for the entire project.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
City Manager Birkelo stated that
this was in compliance with the
State Law and certified the
appropriations limit which the City
has to adopt under Proposition 4.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
2. Staff Report - Continued.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE 13-B CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION
Staff Report 7/1/81 recommending
adoption of a Resolution approv-
ing supplemental appropriations.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT
O-l, 1980-81 OPERATING BUDGET
Staff Report 7/1/81 recommending
by Motion approval of the Appian
Way Park Master Plan.
Acting Director of Finance Yuen
explained in great detail how a
City sets appropriation limits
on the amount of funds the City may
spend in any given year.
A discussion followed on the recourses
for the City when the revenues exceed
$12,000,000, i.e., refund the money
to the citizens by reduced fees;
and/or give the money back in the
form of a refund.
M/S Tegli~Damonte - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 74-81
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Acting Director of Finance Yuen
stated that this Resolution would
amend the 1980-81 Operating Budget
to reflect changes due to: M.O.U.s;
renovation of 409 Grand Avenue after
termination of lease; Fire Department
overtime; purchase of furniture for
the Personnel Director; moving costs
for the Microwave Station to the
Municipal Services Building; funds
to purchase a Paramedic Emergency
Rescue Ambulance; replacement of a
retaining wall at Zamora Court Lot.
Discussion followed on the items
mentioned above.
M/S Acosta/Damonte - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 75-81
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Director of Parks & Recreation Norton
stated that the community was presented
with three designs and that then a
master design was developed for
Council action. He stated that the
final plan was a modification of
Alternate Plan #2 which reflected
citizen concerns in the areas of
parking and weather.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
4. Staff Report - Continued.
Be
e
Staff Report 7/1/81 recommending
adoption of a Resolution award-
in~ a contract to Monterey Mechan-
ical for the South San Francisco/
San Bruno Sludge Dewatering
Facility Project No. C-06-1267-140/
City Project No. WTP-80-1.
A RESOLUTION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO-SAN BRUNO
SLUDGE DEWATERING FACILITIES,
PROJECT NO. WTP-80-2, EPA PROJECT
NO C-06-1267-140
Staff Report 7/1/81 regarding the
Issuance of a Grading Permit No.
80-1 and an Encroachment Permit
for the grading of a slope within
Junipero Serra Blvd. south of
King Drive in connection with the
development of the Ventana Town-
homes in Daly City.
Mr. Hodges, Singer & Hodges Landscape
Architecture, explained in-depth the
three different master plans and
their related costs that had been
presented to the citizenry. He
continued, that it was expected to
get a high quality of fill from
Broadmoor to use on the site without
cost to the City.
A discussion followed on the parking
lot adjacent to the park; loitering
and drinking alcohol in the secluded
area; other police problems; building
a fence or a windscreen; concrete
for the retaining wall; access by
gate, etc.
M/S Acosta/Teglia - To approve the
Appian Way Park Master Plan.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Director of Public Services Yee
explained that approval had been
received from the State and that
local funding was available and
recommended adoption of the
Resolution.
M/S Teglia/Acosta - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 76-81
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Director of Public Services Yee
stated that Daly City has approved a
31 unit townhouse condominium on
the proposed site. He continued, wanted was
a Grading Permit to stabilize the
slope area to provide a stable
support for the Ventana Townhomes.
He stated that it was a monetary
advantage for the City to issue the
permit even though the City would
not have control over the Project.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
6. Staff Report - Continued.
e
Report from the Parking Place
Commission regarding time-
limit parking in the Central
Business District.
Councilman Acosta said that the City
would assume no liability if the grading
permit was issued.
Director of Public Services Yee said
that the grading permit puts the
responsibility on the Soils Engineer
and that the permit was based on
certification that the work was done
per his instructions.
A discussion followed on possibile
liability in the event the slope
gave way; soil stability; the map
of the proposed development; the
possibility of the height of the
proposed project blocking the view
of the Valley View residents; a
spring on the property, etc.
Consent of Council - To go ahead
with the Grading Permit.
City Manager Birkelo stated that
a memo had been received from the
Parking Place Commission expressing
concern on this item. He said
that requests had been received
from the Senior Citizens and the
Women's Club not to enforce time-
limit parking on Grand Avenue in
certain areas.
A discussion followed on Councilman
Acosta's wife and Vice Mayor Teglia
being members of the Women's Club
and the Acting City Attorney stated
membership did not constitute a
conflict of interest on the part
of the Councilmembers.
Vice Mayor Teglia said she had
received a call from the Women's
Club asked if meters could be set
for longer than one hour on Grand
Avenue between Spruce and Walnut
Avenues.
A discussion followed on the Women's
Club being rented to the public;
that many of the Club's members
were elderly; the fact that Walnut
was improved and meters installed
to alleviate this very problem;
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
o
Report from the Parking Place
Commission - Continued.
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A
SPECIAL ELECTION ON AN
INITIATIVE MEASURE CONCERNING
THE SOUTH SLOPE OF SAN BRUNO
MOUNTAIN, TO BE SUBMITTED TO
THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
ITEMS FROM STAFF
tire marking and enforcement of the
two hour parking on Grand Avenue
Acting City Attorney Rogers stated
he had neglected to ask for a
Resolution to be passed at the
last meeting when the Special Election
was called for and this corrected the
record.
Vice Mayor Teglia asked for a time-
table of the Election for Council's
perusal.
Acting City Attorney Rogers stated
that he had a suggested timetable
from the Attorney at Diamond National
Co. and he recommended that schedule
be used by the City Clerk.
City Clerk Battaya stated that she
had drawn up a timetable that she
planned to use which allowed more
time for the filing of rebuttals
than the one from Diamond National.
Mayor Nicolopulos asked whose res-
ponsibility it was to draw up a
timetable and conduct the Election.
Acting City Attorney Rogers said
that the complete responsibility
was the City Clerk's.
Vice Mayor Teglia asked the City
Clerk which timetable she was going
to use in conducting the Election.
City Clerk Battaya responded that
she was using her own timetable
which allowed the maximum amount of
time for filing arguments and
rebuttals for the citizenry.
M/S Acosta/Teglia - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 77-81
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
City Manager Birkelo announced that
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ITEMS FROM STAFF
CLOSED SESSION:
RECALL TO ORDER:
CLOSED SESSION:
RECALL TO ORDER:
ITEMS FROM STAFF
there would be a Revenue Sharing
Meeting on 7/22/81 at the Municipal
Services Building.
Council adjourned to a Closed Session
at 7:24 p.m.
The meeting was recalled to order at
8:15 p.m., Mayor Nicolopulos stated
that two matters of litigation had
been discussed and that the Acting
City Attorney had been instructed
to seek legal assistance from the
firm of Shute, Mihally & Weinberger
to analyze the South Slope Initiative
and the effects if passed. He stated
that Council was not going to present
an alternative measure for the ballot.
Councilman Acosta stated that the
time restraints would not permit
Council to put an alternative measure
on the ballot.
Vice Mayor Teglia agreed with Council-
man Acosta and stated that unless
there was time to properly prepare
a second measure it should not be
done.
Councilman Damonte said he did not
feel that an alternative measure
was necessary and felt that the
people wanted to vote on this
measure and that it was sufficient.
Mayor Nicolopulos stated that he
wanted to give the 20,000+ registered
voters the opportunity to vote on
this issue.
Council adjourned to a Closed Session
at 8:20 p.m. to discuss labor matters.
The meeting was recalled to order at
10:30 p.m., all Council present,
no action taken.
M/S Teglia/Damonte - That the meeting
be adjourned.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ADJOURNMENT:
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Time of adjournment 10:30 p.m.
APPROVED:
Barbara A. Battaya, CitjFClerk
City of South San Francisco
Gus Nicol opul os, Mayo~
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 communications, 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.
7/1/81
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