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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 11/18/83 Page 1 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 11/18/83 Page 2 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 11/18/83 Page 3 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. 11/18/83 Page 4 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. 11/18/83 Page 5 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. 11/18/83 Page 6 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. 11/18/83 Page 7