HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1988-03-09Mayor Jack Drago
~Counci,1:
Mark N. Addiego
Ri chard A. Haffey
Gus Nicolopulos
Roberta Cerri Teglia
MINUTES
City Council
Municipal Services Building
Community Room
March 9, 1988
0081
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1)
ROLL CALL:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ACTION TAKEN
7:34 p.m. Mayor Drago presiding.
Council present:
Council absent:
Addiego, Haffey,
Nicolopulos, Teglia,
and Drago.
None.
The South San Francisco Girl Scouts pre-
sented the colors, and the pledge of
allegiance was recited.
PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation - Girl Scouts Take the
Lead
'AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager Lewis Requested:
- Remove Item No. 11 from the
Agenda for future consideration.
- Item No. 13 does not require a
Public Hearing to be set.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Drago gave the Proclamation to the
City Attorney to read aloud due to her
years of association with the Girl
Scouts.
AGENDA REVIEW
So ordered.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Ms. Bel Zertuche, 760 Haven Ave., made
the following statement in reference to
Boards and Commissions, especially in
regard to the'Personnel Board: that 14
months ago she and Mr. Galino's terms had
expired, and letters had been sent to the
Council expressing an interest in serving
another term; that Councilman Addiego had
served as Mayor during the 14 months, and
no reply had been received to their let-
ters nor action taken on the appoint-
ments; questioned the basis for the
concern expressed, "...a better job could
be done"; that the Personnel Board was
very hard working, unified and worked
well together; had five independent and
very individual, highly opinionated mem-
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
bers on the Board that pulled together
well; that if the Council so chose she
and Mr. Galeno would be pleased to serve
a second term, if they would not then
wanted to thank Council for the oppor-
tunity to have served the City, etc.
Mayor Drago stated that the Council had
been filling all Boards and Commissions,
other than the Personnel Board. He
stated that some members of the Council
felt that when terms were up the Boards
and Commissions, they were not considered
to be automatically reappointed without
interviewing other people, however, this
would be discussed at the 3/23/88
meeting.
He stated that he personally could not
quarrel with Ms. Zertuche's work on the
Board, however, Councilman Addiego had
made the comment that if there were to be
automatic reappointments, then why not
appoint Commissioners for eight years
rather than five years.
Councilman Addiego stated that it was
highly unusual to have a Commissioner
come and make pleadings on behalf of
Commissioners, when the Council had only
tried to conduct their business in regard
to the Personnel Board in the same manner
as other Commissions, in that it be an
open and competitive process. He stated
that the present Commissions would have
their time to express their talents
before the Council, as well as those
newly interested in serving the City.
Mr. Bruce Wright, Good & Fowler, stated
that he was on the Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce and proceeded to
describe the upcoming Chamber events:
quarterly mixer at Oliver's; monthly
lunch at the Holiday Inn, etc.
He expressed appreciation to the Police
Chief for having spoken to employees in
his firm and putting their minds at rest
on a problem that existed.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Donald Heiman, Chairman of the Task
Force Committee for a New Jail, related
the following: that the Committee was
mandated by the State to address the
$7,000,000 from the State to build a jail
facility; that the Committee had worked
with Hughes Heiss & Assoc. to develop a
report; that a 127 bed jail facility was
proposed; that the report was to be sub-
mitted to the Board of Supervisors who
would decide the location of the facili-
ty; expressed his apology to the Council
and the community for not giving advance
notice of the recommendation for the
facility to be in South San Francisco,
etc.
San Mateo County Sheriff Len Cardoza
stated that he had sat on the Committee
and concurred with the recommendation of
a new jail facility being established
alongside the Detention Center on Mission
Road. He spoke of the expense of
transporting inmates from Redwood City to
Northern Municipal Court for preliminary
hearings, and over crowding of the jails
in the County. He stated that the loca-
tion of the jail in South San Francisco
would make the prisoner transportation
system cost effective, and was very
necessary to law enforcement.
Mayor Drago stated that the council was
not questioning the need for another jail,
but how this decision making process had
been effected without contact with this
City. He stated that the Council had
read in the newspapers that the report
had been submitted to the Council of
Cities, yet no elected representative of
this City had been on the Task Force or
in attendance at the meeting.
He expressed concern that there had been
no mention of the size, height or ameni-
ties of the proposed building.
Sheriff Cardoza apologized for the Task
Force not having contacted the Council.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Vice Mayor Teglia expressed her concerns:
that no one on Staff or Council had input
to the Task Force, and they had to learn
of the new jail through the newspapers;
that the Task Force report called the
present site a jail - when in reality it
was a pre-detention facility for one or
two days duration; that the jail would be
placed in the heart of this community, in
a residential neighborhood; that the
rating system placed South San Francisco
as three in terms of opposition to the
jail site; that the Redwood City site had
a five rating, and the notation that it
would require the acceptance of the
community.
Mr. Heiman stated that Redwood City was
on record in opposition to an additional
jail facility. He stated that 2/3 of the
San Mateo County inmates were in Redwood
City or La Honda, therefor the Committee
felt there would be greater opposition at
either site for additional facilities in
South County.
Discussion followed: that Councilmembers
had received telephone calls from people
in Sunshine Gardens in opposition to the
proposed jail site; that the report would
not be presented to the Supervisors until
next month; that a San Francisco jail
facility existed in San Bruno; that the
San Bruno facility should be expanded to
accommodate both Counties; why the
Sheriff had not picked up the phone and
notified Police Chief Datzman; that one
suggestion in the report had been to
enhance the jail facility in La Honda;
that Sheriff Cardoza had explained to the
Police Chiefs the law enforcement need
for a new jail facility; that there was
not a master plan for the use of the
County property on Mission Road; whether
the City would be involved in the
planning and security for the jail; that
now was the proper time for the City to
voice opposition to the facility to be
located in this City; that the Enterprise
Journal issue of 1/20/88 had an editorial
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNITY FORUM
CONSENT CALENDAR
Requesting approval of the Minutes
of the Adjourned Regular Meeting
of 2/17/88.
Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
by Motion to accept the Colma
Sewer Metering Station, Project
No. SS-831A as complete.
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Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
adoption of a Resolution that
authorizes execution of an
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
by Vincent Mager that asked if the Police
Chief had seen a survey of a proposed
jail facility, and he had replied no but
was interested in being contacted so he
could make the community understand what
it was, however, he was not contacted;
that Councilman Nicolopulos, as Chairman
of the Council of Cities, had been
approached by the Criminal Justice Dept.
for permission to speak at the next
meeting, however, he had not been told
the subject matter nor had he been able
to attend the meeting; that no other
sites in North County had been con-
sidered; that the leading criteria in the
report had been County owned land and
proximity to the Courts for the new jail
facility; that the jail would include
pre-trials; that an EIR would be
required; that the construction date was
to be September 1989 by law, etc.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Mayor Drago invited the community to
attend the Arbor Day tree planting cere-
mony on March 12th at 10:00 a.m., and
that a special presentation of a tree
award would be given to Mr. Seubert from
the Department of Forestry.
Councilman Nicolopulos invited the com-
munity to attend the festivities on March
20th, on the steps of City Hall at 1:00
p.m., in honor of Greek Independence.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approved.
So ordered.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
--CONSENT CALENDAR
3. Staff Report - Continued.
agreement with Tillo Products Co
in connection with the Water- ~o~
Quality Control Plant.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION
OF AN AGREEMENT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANT SLUDGE REMOVAL
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Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
adoption of a Resolution of award
of contract to purchase five
Traffic Controllers to Brown
Traffic Products, Inc. in the
amount of $34,656.68, as the
lowest responsible bidder.
A RESOLUTION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIVE TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS, BID NO. 1769
Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
by Motion to approve a modification
of vesting Tentative Subdivision
Map for Stonegate 5 and 6.
Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
adoption of a Resolution esta-
blishing membership in the ICMA
Retirement Trust and approving
participation in the ICMA
Deferred Coml~ensation Program
and Great Western Deferred
Compensation.
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MEMBERS-
SHIP IN THE ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST,
AND APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN
THE ICMA DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PROGRAM AND IN THE GREAT WESTERN
BANK DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PROGRAM
Adoption of a Resolution commending
Nancy Hale for her services on the
Library Board.
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING NANCY HALE
CONSENT CALENDAR
RESOLUTION NO. 26-88
Removed from the Consent Calendar for
discussion by Mayor Drago.
So ordered.
Removed from the Consent Calendar for
discussion by Vice Mayor Teglia.
RESOLUTION NO. 27-88
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
CONSENT CALENDAR
8. Adoption of a Resolution commending
David Sciandri for his services on
the Parking Place Commission. ~
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING DAVID
SCIANDRI
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Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
adoption of a Resolution of award
of contract to purchase five
Traffic Controllers to Brown ~o~
Traffic Products, Inc. in the
amount of $34,656.68, as the
lowest responsible bidder.
A RESOLUTION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIVE TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS, BID NO. 1769
Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
adoption of a Resolution esta-
blishing membership in the ICMA
Retirement Trust and approving
participation in the ICMA
Deferred Compensation Program
and Great Western Deferred
Compensation.
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A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MEMBERS-
SHIP IN THE ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST,
AND APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN
THE ICMA DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PROGRAM AND IN THE GREAT WESTERN
BANK DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PROGRAM
CONSENT CALENDAR
RESOLUTION NO. 28-88
M/S Haffey/Addiego - To approve the
Consent Calendar with the exception of
Items No. 4 and 6.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Drago stated that he had received a
letter of congratulations from
Assemblywoman Speier on this grant.
M/S Drago/Haffey - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 29-88
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Vice Mayor Teglia questioned if employee
funds went into this account.
Coordinator of Personnel & Services
Development Gonzales stated that the
monies were held on behalf of the
employee but in the City's fund.
Vice Mayor Teglia questioned if that
meant that the City could not use those
funds.
Coordinator of Personnel & Services
Development Gonzales stated that was
correct.
Mr. Gettyman, Great Western Bank related
the following: that the money had been
deferred on behalf of the employee; that
the City could legally use it , yet tech-
nically it was owned by the City; that
the employee had no protection or a
guaranty on a mutual fund other than each
account being insured up to $100,000;
that FIDC would fund the first $100,000
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AGENDA ACT'[ON TAKEN
-- 6. Staff Report - Continued.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
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Approval of the Regular Bills of
3/9/88 in the amount of ~o)~
$985,374.40.
--RECESS:
RECALL TO ORDER:
CITY MANAGER
10. Staff Report 2/24/88 recommending:
1) Motion to waive further reading
of an Ordinance; 2) Motion to
adopt the Ordinance cancelling the
4/12/88 Special Municipal Election.
2nd Readi ng/Adopti on ~q
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 1027-88 AND CANCELLING THE
SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION OF
INCURRING BONDED DEBT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF
ORANGE MEMORIAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
CITY MANAGER-PERSONNEL
11. Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending
and collateralize other funds, etc,
City Manager Lewis stated that once the
employee invests the money it was then
his risk. He stated that on one occasion
the company that held the deferred com-
pensation funds had gone into
receivership, and it had taken ten years
for them to pay off the employees.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To adopt the
Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 30-88
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
M/S Haffey/Teglia - To approve the
Regular Bills of 3/9/88 in the amount of
$985,374.40.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Drago declared a recess at 8:35
p.m.
Mayor Drago recalled the meeting to order
at 8:41 p.m., all Council present.
CITY MANAGER
City Clerk Battaya read the title of the
Ordinance in its entirety.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To waive further
reading of the Ordinance.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - To adopt the
Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 1030-88
Carried by majority voice vote, Haffey
voted no.
CITY MANAGER-PERSONNEL
Removed from the Agenda by the City
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
CITY MANAGER-PERSONNEL
11. Staff Report - Continued.
adoption of a Resolution that sets
control points for the Management
and Confidential Employee Group for
current salary purposes.
A RESOLUTION SETTING CONTROL POINTS
FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
EMPLOYEE GROUP
POLICE
12.
Staff Report 2/24/88 recommending:
1) Motion to waive further reading
of the Ordinance; 2) Motion to
adopt the Ordinance to prohibit
left turns into parking spaces on~l~
Grand Avenue. ~jo~
2st Reading/Adoption
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION
11.20.050 TO THE SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE TO
PROHIBIT LEFT TURNS INTO PARKING
SPACES ON GRAND AVENUE
TECHNICAL & MAINTENANCE SERVICES
13.
Staff Report 3/9/88 recommending:
1) Set a Public Hearing for
4/13/88; 2) Motion to waive
further reading of an ordinance;
3) Motion to introduce the
ordinance on Flood Damage Prevention.
1st Reading/Introduction
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER
15.56 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING A NEW
CHAPTER 15.56 ENTITLED "FLOOD
DAMAGE PREVENTION"
ITEMS FROM STAFF
14. Staff Report 3/9/88 addressing
CITY MANAGER-PERSONNEL
Manager under Agenda Review.
POLICE
City Clerk Battaya read the title of the
Ordinance in its entirety.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To waive further
reading of the Ordinance.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To adopt the
Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 1031-88
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
TECHNICAL & MAINTENANCE SERVICES
City Manager, under Agenda Review, stated
there was no need to call a Public
Hearing.
City Clerk Battaya read the title of the
Ordinance in its entirety.
M/S Teglia/Haffey - To waive further
reading of the Ordinance.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
M/S Nicolopulos/Teglia - To introduce the
Ordinance.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
ITEMS FROM STAFF
14. Staff Report - Continued.
alternatives for the acquisition of
the Mazzanti property for the
expansion of Orange Park.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
City Manager Lewis presented the
following: that the City's ability to
fund routine capital projects had greatly
diminished due to the elimination of
federal revenue sharing and reduction in
the City's general revenue base; primary
funding of the Mazzanti property purchase
would be through the sale of surplus pro-
perty, i.e., Chestnut & Grand - 1.3
million, and GSA property - 4+ million;
suggested investing the funds from the
sale of surPlus property and use only the
income from the investments.
He offered the following Mazzanti alter-
natives: a) use the entire proceeds from
the sale of Chestnut and Grand to
purchase the Mazzanti property over a six
year period; b) use the investment income
from the sale of Chestnut and Grand
($120,000 @ year), and investment income
from the reserve of catastrophic events
($130,000 @ year) and extend the Mazzanti
agreement to eight years.
He stated that alternative b) would pro-
vide the following advantages: foun-
dations for a long term financing program
of capital projects; increase reserves
for catastrophic events; provides for the
acquisition of the Mazzanti property with
relatively minor changes to the existing
purchase agreement.
Councilman Nicolopulos suggested the
Council receive a more appropriate
appraisal of the Chestnut and Grand
property.
Mayor Drago stated that would be
accomplished through the bidding process.
Councilman Haffey stated that the Council
should review the Capital Improvement
Budget before purchasing the Mazzanti
property.
Vice Mayor Teglia questioned when the
City could take over the property if the
agreement was extended to eight years.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
.. ~ ITEMS FROM STAFF
14. Staff Report - Continued.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL
GOOD AND WELFARE
CLOSED SESSION
15.
Closed Session for the purpose of
the discussion of personnel
matters, labor relations, property
negotiations and litigation.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
Councilman Haffey stated that the city
did not have the money to improve the
Mazzanti property, however, if the bond
measure had been passed by the voters the
City could then have moved forward with
the improvements.
Mayor Drago stated that when he and
Councilman Haffey were negotiating for
the property he had the impression that
even though the City did not have the
money for improvements it could take
possession in two or three years.
Mayor Drago stated that the Subcommittee
for Mazzanti negotiations would now con-
sist of Councilmembers Haffey and
Addiego.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL
Mayor Dra§o directed the City Manager to
compile a report on the Caltrain
construction between E. Grand and Harbor
Way.
Mayor Drago wants a meeting on the third
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. for
study session purposes.
GOOD AND WELFARE
No one chose to speak.
CLOSED SESSION
Council chose not to hold a Closed
Session.
M/S Haffey/Teglia - To adjourn the
meeting to Wednesday, 3/16/87, at 7:00
p.m., at the Council Chambers at City
Hall to effect a Council position on the
location of the new jail proposed on
Mission Road by the County Task Force,
and a Closed Session on personnel.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Time of adjournment'was 9:05 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED ,
Bar ara . Ba aya, City~lerk
City of South San Francisco
APPROVED.
Jack Drago, Mayor
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 are
available for inspection, review and copying.
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