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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1984-02-15Mayor Mark N. Addiego Vice Mayor Richard A. Haffey Council: Emanuele N. Damonte Gus Nicolopulos Roberta Cerri Teglia MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room February 15, 1984 AGENDA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Birkelo requested: - A Closed Session at the beginning of the meeting to discuss the M.O.U. and a matter of litigation. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CLOSED SESSION: Councilwoman Teglia Arrived: RECALL TO ORDER: CITY MANAGER Staff Report 2/08/84 recommending adoption of a Resolution accepting and approving the Non-Sworn Police Department Employees M.O.U., Unit No. 7 for the period of September 1, 1983 through December 31, 1984. ACTION TAKEN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 7:11 p.m. Mayor Addiego presiding. Council present: Council absent: Haffey, Damonte and Addiego. Nicolopulos, Teglia. City Clerk Battaya informed the Council that Councilman Nicolopulos had informed her office he would be on vacation and unable to attend tonight's meeting. The pledge was recited. AGENDA REVIEW So ordered. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS No one chose to speak. Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 7:12 p.m. for the discussion of labor negotiations and litigation. Councilwoman Teglia arrived at 7:20 p.m. The meeting was recalled to order at 7:29 p.m., all Council present, no action taken. CITY MANAGER City Manager Bi rkelo stated that he wished to amend the title of the Resolution to include the wording Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CITY MANAGER 1. Staff Report - Continued. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDER- STANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, NON-SWORN POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIT #7 EMPLOYEES FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1983 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1984 e Staff Report 2/08/84 recommending adoption of a Resolution approving unit determinations. A RESOLUTION APPROVING UNIT DETER- MINATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS AS MADE BY THE CITY MANAGER PURSUANT TO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.08 AND CONTINUING RECOGNITION OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF AFFECTED EMPLOYEES Staff Report 2/15/84 requesting review of the proposed revisions to the Land Use, Circulation and Transportation Elements of the General Plan. CITY MANAGER "Subject to the review of the City Attorney of the wording of the Memoranda of Understanding." M/S Teglia/Damonte - To adopt the Resolution with the change "M.O.U. language subject to final review by the City Attorney." RESOLUTION NO. 17-84 Carried by unanimous voice vote. M/S Haffey/Damonte - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 18-84 Carried by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Addiego stated that there was a new member on Council present who had been made privey to background material on General Plan Hearings. He stated that this meeting was being held for Staff to discuss with the Council the policies contained in the General Plan and give direction to Staff. He stated that there would be a Pubilc Hearing on March 3, 1984 at 9:30 a.m. in the Municipal Services Building for public input on the General Plan. City Manager Birkelo stated that Council had earlier approved the discussion of the U. S. Steel site which fell under the General Plan. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela stated that Mr. Peter Healy and Evelle Price were prospective purcha- sers of the U. S. Steel property and wanted to address Council on the terms of 2/15/84 Page 2 AGENDA ACTZON TAKEN CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER achieving a consensus in terms of the future use of the U.S. Steel. Mayor Addiego requested a review of the portion of the General Plan that affected the U.S. Steel property before Mr. Healy spoke. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela stated that in the draft General Plan that was submitted to Council in January of 1983, the Planning Commission had recommended that the U.S. Steel site be designated a planned com- mercial category, which meant a change from a heavy industrial type of use to a use which would allow such uses as office buildings, commercial uses, hotels, perhaps a conference center and under certain circumstances residential uses. He stated that it was a dramatic depar- ture from what the property had been uti- lized for in the years past. He stated that the Planning Commission had modified that particular Policy 1-5, to broaden the use and should be redeveloped by pri- vate or public means for a modern commer- cial residential marina and research development. He continued: initially when the General Plan was forwarded to Council there had been a provision that discussed an intensity of 75% of the Gateway Project. He stated that the Planning Commission felt that an artifi- cial 75% criteria should not be put on the development, that the development could be above or below what the environ- mental report stated. He stated that Mr. Price was negotiating for the property and that the current thinking was toward a commercial mixed use consistent with the policies being recommended in the General Plan. He continued: the con- cerns in consumating the purchase dealt with the fear or the need for assurance that the City Council was thinking on a planned commercial direction rather than going back to the old industrial develop- ment scheme. 2/15/84 Page 3 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER Mr. Peter Healy, representative of the owners of the property stated that Mr. Dell'Angela had expressed the owners con- cerns which had been discussed with staff and some members of the Council prior to the meeting. He stated that the primary concern pivoted around comfort the financier would like in connection with loans for this property. He stated that the problems eminated from the rather unusual status of the zoning which at the present time was M-2 Industrial and that the General Plan Amendment which had been approved by the Planning Commission would move well beyond the uses previously per- mitted. He stated that the problem ari- ses when one is proposing to develop a mixed use project on the site which in large part is consistent with the new planned commercial designation. He stated that when the Council itself has not definitely confirmed the Commission's decision, accordingly he wanted to describe the concept proposed for the site; speak to the policies, namely No. 1-5 and to the issue of residential use on the site; solicit input from the Council members as an indication of their interest or support primarily in the con- cept to be proposed; recognizing that there are usual procedures an applicant had to adhere to. He stated that in essence what was intended to be proposed on the site was a conference center, two hotels, office buildings, certain support retail shops, medium density residen- tial, a marina and support services and restaurants. He stated that the archi- tect could better describe the project but that the plan was to create a com- munity in and of itself on the east side of the freeway where U.S. Steel formerly occupied the land. He continued: in the interest of creating this community, which would be integrated with the balance of the community, would ask upon sub- mitting a formal application that Council consider the project as a total concept 2/15/84 Page 4 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 251 CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER when evaluating high vote density and the mix of the functions that will be pro- posed. He stated that the proposed com- mercial plan designation talks about approximately 30 dwelling units per net acre of land. He stated that the owners thought that a well thought master plan may well include greater density. Vice Mayor Haffey stated that on the whole for that type of land use in that area he was supportive of having a planned commercial concept which Mr. Healy had described. He stated that one of the things in the description that was unique and setting a precedence for the entire area was a residential use and when the Council considered the residen- tial use the total package needed to be desirable to the community as a whole. He continued: that some of the most desirable elements of the planned commer- cial package, such as a conference center interested him personally as a Councilmember, and made him look more favorably at the area. He stated that Council was being asked to look at the total package, which he hoped was complete, because there was an informal moratorium on residential uses east of 101 and to break that moratorium would have to be something very special and unique. Mr. Healy stated that it would be pre- sented as a total package and would include the conference center. He stated that he was prepared to give a visual perspective of the mixed use of the pro- ject with further details in substan- tiation of what he had described. Mayor Addiego stated concern over the direction that Mr. Healy was seeking. He stated that there was a proposed policy that addressed the change from an existing to what the Council wished to see out there. He stated that not long 2/15/84 Page 5 AGENDA CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. ACTION TAKEN CITY MANAGER ago another developer had addressed Council with a plan for an Oyster Point Marina business park and the Council had tried to interest the developer in the possibility of residential use recognizing the water amenity that could create an interesting housing element. Mr. Healy stated that specifically he was requesting an indication from the Council, was a general interest in the type of concept being proposed which must manifest itself in a formal project application on the site. He stated that the reason he was requesting the prelimi- nary input was because it was his inten- tion to carry the information, in the form of a transcript, to the lender who has an interest in exactly what the Council's preliminary feelings were in the concept. He stated that the lender was interested because of the complexity associated with the present status of the land. He continued: on the one hand it was pre- sently zoned M-2; you have a heavy industrial; you have a Planning Commission Resolution which suggests there is strong favor for a mixed use on the site. He stated that the mixed use type of project would be before the Council in April and that his intention was to close escrow prior to that time; and to continue the preliminary work being done for a formal application after the preliminary judge- ment was made. Councilwoman Teglia said she, as a member of the Council, was personally supportive of the mixed use on that site. She stated that she had seen plans of the diagonal land uses and wanted the rest of the Council to see the concept. She questioned when Mr. Healy's group would be prepared to speak with authority on the conference center. Councilman Damonte questioned the number of rooms the hotels would accommodate. 2115/84 Page 6 AGE,D^ ACT O, TAK , CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER Mr. Healy stated that there was a prelimi- nary idea of how many the conference center would accommodate and the hotels. He stated that there was an interest from members of the City to have a larger con- ference center which the owners were interested in pursuing as being important to the project. Ne spoke of the possibi- lity that there might be some special form of financing by the City in order to make that part of the project feasible which had only been discussed on a preli- minary basis with the City. He stated that he wanted to meet with the City at the earliest convenience to further pur- sue the matter of financing. Vice Mayor Haffey stated that Mr. Healy wanted to know how the Council felt about Policy 1-5, whether Council was suppor- tive of it or not. Mr. Healy stated in the affirmative and said that certain aspects of the planned commercial formula speak to limita- tions on the density per acre with respect to residential. He stated that if there was a higher density it would be more compatible with the balance of the master plan to be proposed. Vice Mayor Haffey stated that Mr. Healy had heard some Councilmembers comments in regard to a convention conference of which he saw no language referred to in Policy No. 1-5 which the Council might want to add an and/or when it got to that point. Director of Community Development Del l'Angela stated that he did not feel it was necessary unless the Council felt very strongly about having a conceptual presentation this evening. He stated that once the General Plan was adopted and assuming that the policy related to the U.S. Steel site was not changed, Staff would work with the Developer to 2/15/84 Page 7 AGENDA CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. ACTION TAKEN CITY MANAGER develop a Specific'Plan for the entire area. He stated that the environmental document would include possibly a deve- lopment agreement to deal with the uses, and intensity of uses in the property, as well as the timing of the build-out of each phase, i.e., the convention center, hotel, etc. He stated that what appeared to be missing was an indication from the Mayor and Councilman Damonte in terms of that particular policy, and then go on and develop more specifics later on for the pl an. Councilman Damonte stated he did not know what Mr. Healy was looking for as this discussion was preliminary. Mayor Addiego gave a brief chronicle of the City's history from stockyards to steelmills to the present growth and development. He stated that the City was looking for the utmost amount of creati- vity and was proud of what Homart had developed in the City. He stated that after Councilwoman Teglia had met with the U.S. Steel developers an excitement had developed among Council at the future prospect. Mr. Evelle Price, Architect and Co- developer, presented illustrations to the Council of the site layouts showing the functions and illustrations. Discussion followed on the type of offi- ces and restaurants to be included. Consensus of Council - Director of Community Development to add language on the conference hotel aspect to the site. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela questioned if it was also the consensus of the Council that the d(rec- tion of development was towards a planned commercial usage for this property as opposed to an industrial usage. 2/15/84 Page 8 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 255 CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER Consensus of Council - That the direction of development was towards a planned com- mercial usage for the property. Councilman Damonte questioned if any sta- tement was going to be made by the Council in regard to density. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela stated no, that the environ- mental document had to address density. He stated that the transition from an industrial to a commercial use was the important issue at this time. Mr. Healy stated that Mr. Dell 'Angela was right he was concerned with Policy 1-5 and the planned commercial designation and the land use element of the proposed General P1 an. Mayor Addiego stated that if Mr. Healy felt a restaurant was needed the Council could do it through the policy and that all the mixed uses anticipated are exactly the direction this Council and the community wanted to go with regard to this industrial area. Mr. Healy commented that the planned com- mercial element, the last line speaks to the residential density, and to the extent that the total master plan concept to be proposed is appropriate to the site. He questioned if it would be fair to assume that there could be flexibility in terms of the density issue. Mayor Addiego stated that he had looked at other proposals for the general area in regard to residential and had given all considerations to the site and had no problem with densities similar to the one proposed for the Oyster Point Marina as controlled by the Harbor District. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela stated that that was in 2/15/84 Page 9 AGENBA ACT'fON TAKEN CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER excess of 120 units per acre. Mayor Addiego stated that he had not had a problem with the density at the Marina. Vice Mayor Haffey stated it was premature to have any conversation this evening on density. Councilwoman Teglia stated that she was not for high density on this side of the freeway, but that on the other side of the freeway there were opportunities to come in with a complete exciting package which might result in a very flexible attitude toward density. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela gave background information on the resolution from the Planning Commission and Council public hearings on the General Plan; Council tabling the General Plan for additional study. He questioned if the Council wanted to group the various policies or pages of policies in summary discussion, then outline the land use and then the transportation elements and General Plan map. He stated that on Council direction any of the documents would be amended or changed. He stated that the Council had before it a revised February 1984 draft summary of the proposed policies as recommended by the Planning Commission to the Council; a description of the land use categories, etc. Consensus of Council - Go through the policies one by one. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela discussed policies 1, 2 and 3. Councilwoman Teglia questioned why Policy 3 included annexation of County land. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela stated that Country Club 2/15/84 Page 10 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. CITY MANAGER Park, McLellan Nursery, California Golf Club, Ponderosa School and South Slope were all under the City's sphere of influence and will eventually be incor- porated into the City. Councilwoman Teglia stated that the sphere of influence had nothing to do with the General Plan and that South Slope had been annexed and should be removed from the policy. Director of Community Development Dell'Angela spoke of policies 4,5,6,7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Discussion followed: Policy 10 - that night use of schools is O.K. if inciden- tal to their use; Policy 11 - could allow long conforming uses and allows upgrading of non-conforming uses with improvements up to 25% of value; Policy 12; Policy 13; Policy 14 - review each neighborhoods characteristics before establishing set- backs; Policies 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. Further discussion followed: Policy 21 - limiting height density and examples of mixed height density; Policy 22. Consensus of Council - To strike Policy 23. Discussion continued: Policy 24 - current 2.5 vacancy rate; Policy 25; Policy 26 - problems with mobile homes abutting Winston Manor and Buri Buri; Policy 27 - Councilwoman Teglia stated that she had a problem with Spruce Drive-In being used as residential, and indicated that the area is light industrial and could be used for mini warehouses. 2/~5/84 Page 11 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CITY MANAGER 3. Staff Report 2/15/84 - Continued. RECESS: RECALL TO ORDER: ITEMS FROM COUNCIL Council woman Tegl ia: GOOD AND WELFARE CITY MANAGER Consensus of Council - To combine Policies 28 and 29 with Policy 10. Mayor Addiego declared a recess at 9:30 p.m. Mayor Addiego recalled the meeting to order at 9:39 p.m., all Council present. Discussion followed on: Policies 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37; Policy 38 - that the word may replace should; Policies 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43. Consensus of Council - That the language on Policy 44 be reworked so that new shopping centers won't be outlawed. Discussion continued on: Policies 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49. Mayor Addiego stated that a public hearing would be held on Saturday, March 3, 1984, at 9:30 a.m., in order that Council could complete their discussion of the policies and receive public testi- mony on the General Plan. Mayor Addiego asked City Clerk Battaya if a list of speakers at prior public hearings on the General Plan could be given to Council, and that the matter of televising the meeting of March 3, 1984, be investigated. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL Councilwoman Teglia requested a letter of support from Council for the reloca- tion of the Caltrain station in San Francisco. She stated that MTC would be considering this matter at their next meeting. GOOD AND WELFARE No one chose to speak. 2/15/84 Page 12 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADJOURNMENT RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, M/S Teglia/Haffey - That the meeting be adjourned. Carried by unanimous voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. APPROVED: City of South San Francisco 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 2/15/84 Page 13