HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1983-11-18Mayor Mark N. Addiego
Vice Mayor Emanuele N. Damonte
Council:
Ronald G. Acosta
Gus Nicolopulos
Roberta Cerri Teglia
AGENDA
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION:
MINUTES
City Council
Municipal Services Building
Community Room
November 18, 1983
ACTION TAKEN
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
7:45 p.m. Mayor Addiego presiding.
Council present:
Council absent:
Nicolopulos, Teglia,
Damonte, Acosta and
Addiego.
None.
The presentation of colors was made by
Boy Scout Troop No. 281 and Cub Scout
Pack 181.
Father Bruce Code, Mater Delorosa Church,
gave the invocation.
Mayor Addiego stated that the City
Council meets tonight in compliance with
Section 22932 of the Elections Code and
Section 36801 of the Government Code o¢
the State of California. He stated that
in accordance with those sections, the
Council (1) receives the Certification of
the Election results from the City Clerk;
2) Adopts a Resolution declaring the
election results; and 3) Chooses one of
its members as Mayor and one of its mem-
bers as Mayor Pro Tempore.
City Clerk Battaya stated that in accor-
dance with Section 22933 of the Election
Code the total number of votes that were
cast was 6,747. She continued, that the
names of the persons voted upon for
Council were Lawrence Pera, who received
595 votes; Ronald G. Acosta, who received
2,959 votes; Richard A. Haffey, who
received 3,935 votes; and Roberta Cerri
Teglia, who received 4,530 votes. She
stated that Measure was defeated by the
following vote: Yes - 2,532, No - 3,612.
She stated that Campaign Statements as
required by the Elections Code and
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AGENDA
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS AND
DECLARING RESULTS OF THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY
OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ON NOVEMBER 8,
1983
COh~4ENTS BY OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER
ACOSTA:
OATH OF OFFICE:
COMMENTS:
ACTION TAKEN
M/S Acosta/Damonte - To adopt the
Resol uti on.
RESOLUTION NO. 166-83
Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Thanked the people of South San Francisco
for having given him the opportunity to
serve for the last five years and nine
months. He stated that it has not been
easy, at times it had been extremely dif-
ficult to sit in this position and make
decisions for this City. He stated that
he would leave the podium with best
wishes to the City Council, those present
and those newly elected for this posi-
tion. He stated that he would leave the
Body with one thought for this City, that
is to have courage, the wisdom and the
integrity to do what they think is best
for this City regardless of their own
thoughts.
City Clerk Battaya administered the oath
of office to Councilmembers Elect Roberta
Cerri Teglia and Richard A. Haffey. She
then presented each with a framed
Certificate of Election.
Mayor Addiego invited Councilman Haffey
to take his Council seat with the presen-
tation of a packet and name plate.
Councilwoman Teglia expressed appre-
ciation to the community for the re-
endorsement on 11/8/83. She stated that
on that date she had experienced feelings
of great pride and humbleness in repre-
senting this City. She stated that the
feeling of humility came into play as she
realized that the endorsement meant, the
expression of love, loyalty and trust
from the community. She stated that she
would not betray that trust and would
work very hard in the future.
Councilman Haffey stated that he appre-
ciated the faith in him as demonstrated
by the people in this election and was
very proud to have had the opportunity
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
COMMENTS:
NOMINATION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO
TEMPORE
to run for election. He thanked all of
his supporters who struck their necks out
through faith in him. He welcomed his
parents who had arrived from San Diego
for this memorable ocassion.
Mayor Addiego opened the nomination for
Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore.
M/S Haffey/Teglia - To nominate Mark N.
Addiego as Mayor.
Councilman Nicolopulos stated that he had
spoken to the Mayor a few days before
about how he would feel about Mayor
Addiego continuing as Mayor. He stated
that he believed in an equitable process
and felt that Vice Mayor Damonte's turn
should be next, but he made that a mute
point when he declined. He stated that
he would give Mayor Addiego his full
cooperation and support in the new term
as Mayor.
M/S Nicolopulos/Damonte - That the nomi-
nations be closed.
Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Mayor Addiego stated that during his
elected time in office he had become
aware of how tentatively one holds office
and that most of that is due to the fact
that when you have these demands on your
time it removes you from the public that
put you there - which is a dangerous
situation. He stated that with his job
and other commitments there was very
little time to step back out into the
community which he sincerely missed. He
stated that it was fortunate that during
election time he was able to do it, which
he had done during the election. He
stated that there were no issues in this
election but there was an underlying
current, and the message to all of this
body was that South San Francisians want
what is best for them; and intend to
exercise that will through the ballot box
and through their decision makers. He
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
NOMINATION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO
TEMPORE
A RESOLUTION IN APPRECIATION TO
MR. ACOSTA.
stated that everyone was noticing a great
interest in this City by outside indivi-
duals who are pouring a tremendous amount
of money into the City. He stated that
the City allowed a lot of latitude to
businesses. He stated that the latitude
line occurs along 101 and that the sacred
part of the City was west of that line
and that the business part was east of
that line, which had been a healthy
situation for South San Francisco. He
stated that he would work to keep the
sacred part of this City in tact. He
then opened the nominations for Mayor Pro
Tempore.
Councilman Haffey stated that the tradi-
tion in this City had been that the top
vote getter in an election would become
the Vice Mayor. He stated that Mrs.
Teglia deserved the high vote and was an
example of what a public official should
be and proceeded to nominate her.
M/S Haffey/Nicolopulos - To nominate
Roberta Cerri Teglia as Mayor Pro
Tempore.
Councilwoman Teglia respectfully declined
the nomination. She stated that she had
had two very busy years: first as Mayor,
then working on the '75 Anniversary Ball,
and then campaigning for election. She
stated that she wanted to go back to
being a Councilwoman serving the people
and leave the ceremony to others who
could learn something from the experience
so that they could be even better coun-
cilmembers down the road.
M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - Richard A.
Haffey as Mayor Pro Tempore.
Carried by roll call vote.
M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 167-83
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
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AGENDA
ACTION TAKEN
1st Reading/Introduction
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.04.010
OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL
CODE AND SECTION i OF ORDINANCE NO.
674 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL"
Mayor Addiego read the Resolution aloud
and presented Mr. Acosta with the
Resolution and a bronzed plaque.
Mayor Addiego stated that Supervisor
Speier was unable to be present but by
letter had expressed congratulations to
the newly elected Councilmembers. He
stated that Daly City Councilman Tucker
and his wife were in the audience. He
thank his parents, Myrna and Mel Addiego,
and various other relatives that were in
the audience.
Mayor Addiego stated that the next item
of business was an Ordinance that would
amend the Municipal Code for the designa-
tion of time and place of meetings of the
City Council.
City Clerk Battaya read the title of the
in its entirety.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To waive further
reading of the Ordinance.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Addiego explained that the reason
for the change from the 1st and 3rd
Wednesday meetings every month to the ~nd
and 4th Wednesdays of each month was that
Vice Mayor Haffey had a prior commitment
on the 1st Wednesday of each month.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To introduce the
Ordinance.
Councilman Nicolopulos stated that he had
learned about this Ordinance from the
newspaper this morning and later in the
day from the Assistant City Manager. He
stated that he needed more information
and was concerned about the effect this
would have on Staff.
Mayor Addiego stated that this was a pro-
cedural matter that would reverse the
study session with the regular meetings.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
1st Reading/Introduction - Continued.
Councilman Nicolopulos questioned why he
was not contacted for input and requested
that the matter be put off to a later
time for more input.
City Manager Birkelo stated that there
would not be an effect on Staff in that
all Wednesdays were made available for
Council meetings and that there would not
be a conflict with Cable TV.
City Attorney Rogers stated that on
11/30/83 there would be a second reading
of the Ordinance and it would become
effective in January 1984.
Councilman Damonte stated that the 1st
and 3rd Wednesday as meeting dates had
been in effect for years and that he had
arranged those dates in his schedule. He
requested time to see how the change
would affect his schedule. He stated
that there was a Council policy that if
any one councilmember objected to an item
being placed on the agenda that item
could not be added.
Mayor Addiego requested that he call for
a vote to restate the prior Council
policy in that this was a new Council.
Discussion followed that this was not a
legal question but a Council policy;
whether the Council was bound by past
Council policies, etc.
Mayor Addiego called for a roll call
vote.
Carried by majority roll call vote,
Nicolopulos and Damonte voted no.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - For the City Clerk to
announce at the 12/7/83 meeting that due
to the lack of a quorum the meeting was
adjourned to 12/14/83; that she was to
cancel the 12/24/83 meeting.
Carried by majority voice vote,
Nicolopulos and Damonte voted no.
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AGENDA 1!1
ACTION TAKEN
ADJOURNMENT:
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
.~~a ttay~k
City of South San Francisco
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To adjourn the
meeting to Wednesday, 11/30/83, at 7:00
p.m. at the City Hall Council Chamber for
the discussion of an Ordinance on
Property Maintenance Standards.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
APP ROV ED:
The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose
Of an 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.
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