Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1988-03-23Mayor Jack Drago Counci 1: Mark N. Addiego Ri chard A. Haffey Gus Nicolopulos Roberta Cerri Te§lia AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 2) ROLL CALL: . ~_,--PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION PRESENTATIONS Resolution Commending Nancy Hale Resolution Commending David Sciandri AGENDA REVIEW Councilman Nicolopulos Requested: - Remove Item 15 from the Agenda. MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room March 23, 1988 OlOg ACTION TAKEN 8:20 p.m. Mayor Drago presiding. Council present: Council absent: Addiego, Nicolopulos, Teglia, and Drago. Haffey. City Clerk Battaya stated that Councilmember Haffey had contacted her Office to relate that he was unable to attend tonight's meeting. He stated that he had met with Councilmember Nicolopulos as a Subcommittee on Item 10 and 11, and the two were in total agreement. Mayor Drago stated that Councilmember Nicolopulos had only one vote regardless of their agreement. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Police Chaplain Coppel gave the invoca- tion. PRESENTATIONS Mayor Drago read the Resolution aloud and presented it to former Library Board Commissioner Nancy Hale. Mayor Drago read the Resolution aloud and presented it to former Parking Place Commissioner David Sciandri. AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Lewis stated that he had nothing to add or delete from the Agenda. Councilman Nicolopulos stated that he wished to suggest postponement of appointments to the Personnel Board for the shortest period of time it would take to advertise for candidates, set a closing date for applications, and set an interview date for Council to act upon the appointments. He stated that his presentation focused on some factual data 3/23/88 Page I ^C tO 0107 ~----AGENDA REVIEW AGENDA REVIEW on acceptance of the selection process of the various Commissions. He stated that two positions expired on 12/31/86, the acceptable recruitment pro- cess for these two positions has never occurred, and they may serve until that process takes place. He stated that his request was merely to fulfill an accepted selection process as expeditiously as possible. Mayor Drago stated that he did not agree with Councilman Nicolopulos, however, he would accept a Motion to remove the item but would be in opposition on the vote. Motion by Councilmember Nicolopulos - To remove Item No. 15. Councilman Addiego stated that he did understand Councilman Nicolopulos' Motion, however, he did not understand the opposition. He stated that through informal discussion the Mayor knew where he stood on the subject. Mayor Drago stated that it was a matter of principle because the positions had been unfilled for 1~2 years; the people serving on the Commissions had never been told they would be reappointed, let go, or what. He stated that he had put this on the agenda tonight and was going to ask for a vote to appoint the two people. He stated that he was unsure of the procedure to remove an item from the agenda - did it take a 2/3 majority or just a request from a Councilmember. City Attorney Armento stated that she was not aware that the Council had adopted any procedure for removing items from the agenda - so an item could be removed by one member or by a majority of Council. Councilman Addiego stated that even if there was a second to the motion there would not be a majority vote, yet when 3/23/88 Page 2 A G E N D A A C T Z 0 N T A K E N 0'!08 i~----AGENDA REVIEW AGENDA REVIEW the Council gets to the item, again there would not be a majority vote. Vice Mayor Teglia stated that she would like the item held over until there was a full Council because of the controversy. Mayor Drago stated that tomorrow an ad should be put in the paper for applicants for all Boards and Commissions; with a ten day period for filing applications; that the Council would begin interviews within two weeks. Vice Mayor Teglia stated that she could not accept this as being an accepted practice when in fact whenever a Board had a term expiring, and the person had only served one term, that person has always been appointed to a second term without other people being interviewed. She stated that the only exception to this practice was the Personnel Board, and these two people were being culled out for replacement. She stated that the only time the City had advertised for applicants for Boards and Commissions had been when an individual had served two terms on a Commission and was not eli- gible for reappointment by ordinance. She continued, or was not appointed a second term because they were incompetent or had not served well - which was not the case here. Councilman Addiego stated that the two Commissioners had done an adequate job for the Personnel Board, however, they deserved the benefit of a legitimate pro- cess. He stated that otherwise you are casting a shadow of political nepotism. Vice Mayor Teglia stated that Councilmember Addiego, throughout the time that he was Mayor, had never had time to advertise for anything - let alone hold interviews for any Board or Commission. 3/23/88 Page 3 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 0109 ~--- AGENDA REVIEW ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AGENDA REVIEW Councilman Addiego stated that at the beginning of his term of Mayor both he and the Vice Mayor were running for a seat on the Board of Supervisors; then came the selection process for a new City Manager; this was followed by the budget; followed by hosting guests from other countries; then followed by some local elections. He stated that in 1983 when he served his first term as Mayor he had gone through extra effort to advertise for Boards and Commissions so that the average citizen in this City would know that there were opportunities to serve, and it would not just be a family of friends that were serving their Government. M/S Addiego/Nicolopulos - To advertise for all present openings and those that will be open at the end of the year on Boards and Commissions. Carried by majority voice vote, Teglia voted no. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Doug Wigton, 737 Cottonwood Ave., stated that he was representing the Chamber of Commerce and related two future events the Chamber was supporting: the Second Annual Small Business Conference on 3/24/88 at the Western Hotel in Millbrae; and the opening day luncheon honoring the National League Western Champion San Francisco Giants on 4/8/88 at the Marriott Hotel. Mr. Larry Hirsch, 258 Westview Dr., stated that he was working with a group of concerned San Mateo County residents who oppose the construction of the jail on Grand Ave. near Willow in this City until all of the alternatives were exa- mined. He stated that any one that was interested in working with the group could call Lenore Hirsch at 761-3076 to help get petitions signed. Mayor Drago stated that the Council had 3/23/88 Page 4 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 0110 ~---ORAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY FORUM CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 2/24/88, and the Special Meeting of 3/2/88. 2. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending by Motion to accept the Oyster ORAL COMMUNICATIONS appeared before the Board of Supervisors yesterday to voice their opposition, and a Resolution the Council had adopted had been read into the record. He proceeded to read the Resolution aloud (a copy of the Resolution is on permanent file in the City Clerk's Office). Vice Mayor Teglia stated that the Board of Supervisors took no action and con- tinued the hearing to a workshop to be held the first week of April. She cOn- tinued, after the Board has fully ana- lyzed the report they would be coming to South San Francisco for a meeting, and a decision would be made sometime after that. COMMUNITY FORUM Mayor Drago stated that a satisfactory agreement had been reached between staff and property owners on the care of their trees at the rear of Newman Drive. He stated that there were hearings in Washington on the issue of deregulation of the cable industry, and he had sent a letter to the House Telecommunications Finance Subcommittee expressing concerns on what this deregulation had done with rate increases going into effect for groups such as senior citizens. He con- tinued, that there were certain areas in the City, due to terrain, where the resi- dents are unable to obtain regular TV broadcasts and were at the mercy of TV Cable service. He stated that control should be given to the local officials in the area to give senior citizens and low income subscribers a lesser rate. CONSENT CALENDAR Approved. Removed from the Consent Calendar for 3/23/88 Page 5 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN .~------.- CONSENT CALENDAR 2. Staff Report - Continued. Point Boulevard Sewer Improvement Project No. SS-86-1 as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. ® Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution approving plans and specifications and calling bids for the Roof Replacement at Paradise Valley Recreation Center. A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE WORK AND CALLING BIDS FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT AT PARADISE VALLEY RECREATION CENTER PROJECT NO. PB-87-3, BID NO. 1771 e Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution author- izing execution of Agreement for Geotechnical Engineering Review Consultant Services in connection with Terrabay Development with Roger Foott. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ROGER FOOTT ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR TERRABAY Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution author- izing an Agreement with Wilsey & Ham for Civil Engineering Services in connection with the Terrabay Development. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WILSEY & HAM FOR TERRABAY 0 Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution author- izing execution of an Agreement CONSENT CALENDAR discussion by Councilman Nicolopulos. RESOLUTION NO. 32-88 Removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Councilman Addiego. Removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Councilman Addiego. 3/23/88 Page 6 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CONSENT CALENDAR 6. Staff Report - Continued. between the County of San Mateo and the City of South San Francisco Bus Route Rehabilitation Program - Phase II. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL AND EXECUTION FOR THE BUS ROUTE REHABILITATION PROGRAM - PHASE II Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution author- izing an Amendment 0-2 to the ~ 1987-88 Operating Budget. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT 0-2 TO THE 1987-88 OPERATING BUDGET Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending by Motion to set a public hearing for 4/13/88 for the 1988-89 Community Development Block Grant Program. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending by Motion to accept the Oyster Point Boulevard Sewer Improvement Project No. SS-86-1 as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution author- izing execution of Agreement for Geotechnical Engineering Review Consultant Services in connection CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION NO. 33-88 RESOLUTION NO. 34-88 Public Hearings set for 4/13/88 and 5/11/88. M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - To approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Items No. 2, 4 and 5. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Councilman Nicolopulos questioned if this project helped the development on South Slope. Deputy City Manager/City Engineer Yee stated that this was a separate sewer line, and did not help Terrabay. M/S Nicolopulos/Addiego - To accept the Oyster Point Blvd. Sewer Improvement. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Councilman Addie9o questioned the selec- tion of the firms in Items 4 and 5. Deputy City Manager/City Engineer Yee stated that there had been a 1983-84 3/23/88 Page 7 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Be Staff Report - Continued. with Terrabay Development with Roger Foott. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ROGER FOOTT ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR TERRABAY Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution author- ~o izing an Agreement with Wilsey & Ham for Civil Engineering Services in connection with the Terrabay Development. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WILSEY & HAM FOR TERRABAY APPROVAL OF BILLS 9. Approval3/23/88. of the Regular Bills of~i~ agreement with Dames & Moore on Item No. 4 with Mr. Foott as the principal. He continued, then Mr. Foott had formed his own organization, and it was felt that it was best to stay with Mr. Foott who best knew the project. He stated that in Item No. 5 it was just a matter of renewing the contract, in that both contracts had expired. Councilman Addiego questioned if the two firms had done other work for Mr. Dean. Deputy City Manager/City Engineer Yee stated that they had not, however, both firms were required to fill out conflict of interest statements with the City even though they had no financial interest in the project. Discussion followed: that 1990 was an arbitrary completion date, and that the City could cancel the contract at any time; that the firms would assist the City Engineer; that the $50,000 trust was to pay the two firms while awaiting payments for billings from Mr. Dean, etc. M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - To adopt the Resolution for a Service Agreement with Roger Foott RESOLUTION NO. 35-88 Carried by unanimous voice vote. M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - To adopt the Resolution for a Civil Engineering Services Agreement with Wilsey & Ham. RESOLUTION NO. 36-88 Carried by unanimous voice vote. APPROVAL OF BILLS M/S Addiego/Nicolopulos - To approve the Regular Bills of 3/23/88 in the amount of $1,251,899.77. Carried by unanimous voice vote. 3/23/88 Page 8 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ~-"-- CITY MANAGER - PLANNING 10. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution approving the recommendations of the Citizens Review Committee for the Downtown Commercial Rehabilitation Program. A RESOLUTION APPROVING RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITIZENS REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL REHABILITATION PROGRA~o~q CITY MANAGER - PLANNING Director of Planning Smith stated that the City Council in July had approved the Downtown Commercial Rehabilitation Pilot Program guidelines, and in October had authorized the Mayor to appoint a Citi- zens Review Committee to make recommen- dations on the applications submitted for this purpose. She continued, the nine member committee had met several times and had established two subcommittees who in turn had talked to certain applicants. She stated that they had reviewed and rated all of the ten applications sub- mitted to date based upon the guidelines. She stated that at the last meeting the Committee had recommended Community Development Block Grant Funds for the highest ranked applications. She stated that three out of the five that were pro- posed for funding this year were on the bulletin board. She stated that it was the staff recommendation that Council adopt this Resolution. Mr. Dennis Rosaia, 536 Orange Ave., stated that on behalf of the Committee he would like to thank the Council for the privilege of serving on this Board. He stated that the Committee was very enthu- siastic over this program which would improve and restore the downtown to the original business center it had been. He identified the committee members: Historical Homeowners Assn. - George Bugnotto and George Starmer; Chamber of Commerce - Dave Pfaff and Jim Metz; Historical Society - A1Dimminger and Bob Bennett; Downtown Merchants Assn. - Gloria Maltoni and himself. He described the process in detail to arrive at the top five applicants with the assistance of the Planning Director and the two architects from Architectural Resources Group. He drew Council atten- tion to the architectural renderings of the buildings involved. He further described all of the recommendations of the Committee. 3/23/88 Page 9 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ~----CITY MANAGER - PLANNING 10. Staff Report - Continued. CITY MANAGER - PLANNING Discussion followed: the restoration process for Grand Ave., the owners of the various buildings being in support of the revitalization, etc. Mr. Lou Dell'Angela, 460 Gardenside, stated that he wanted to commend the Committee for a job well done. He stated that he supported the rehabilitation of historical buildings, however, his con- cerns were from a planning standpoint. He stated that although the design was attractive, Grand Ave. was more than just a design problem. He continued, it goes beyond - it goes to the interior of the buildings, the marketing of the space, and the structural aspects of the buildings. He stated that the council should move ahead with the recommendation, but also take some action to protect the invest- ment by looking at the gas station and the auto parts store that detract from the overall environment of the revita- lized buildings. He suggested a site specific plan for Grand Ave., so that the revitalization would not in future preclude a parking lot or a new building. He suggested that the Historical Society and the Planning Dept. decide on what buildings to pre- serve, and those to be removed. Vice Mayor Teglia stated that the purpose of these funds was to encourage property owners to invest in their property on Grand Ave. She stated that as far as the interiors of the buildings were con- cerned, that was not for the City to look into, but for the property owners. M/S Teglia/Addiego - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 37-88 Carried by unanimous voice vote. 3/23/88 Page 10 AGENDA CITY MANAGER - PLANNING 11. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution determining that a Project Area Committee shall not be formed in connection~a~q with the South San Francisco Downtown/Central Redevelopment Project. A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT A PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE SHALL NOT BE FORMED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN/CENTRAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT POLICE 12. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending adoption of a Resolution amending the Joint Powers Agreement for the San Mateo County Narcotics Task ~) Force. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE SAN MATEO COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE CITY MANAGER - PLANNING M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - to adopt the Resolution. Mayor Drago stated that this item related to the Redevelopment item and should be continued to 4/13/88 meeting. Motion by Teglia, Second by Nicolopulos withdrawn. Consensus of Council - To continue the item to the 4/13/88 meeting. POLICE Police Chief Datzman stated that adoption of this Resolution would encourage greater City participation in the San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force in terms of contributing personnel. He stated that the Resolution required approval by the Board of Supervisors for all of the cities involved and allows: refunds to cities contributing personnel; clarifies procedure for property disposi- tion; insurance considerations, etc. He stated that the County contributes 50% with the cities contributing the remaining 50% that was based on popula- tion and assessed valuations. Mayor Drago questioned if the County was trying to push more costs onto cities. Police Chief Datzman stated that the County was trying to shift costs for the Humane Society, however, he had a Captain in touch with the appropriate County per- sonnel monitoring the situation. Discussion followed: formula for County and City participation; that the County was floating a trial balloon on the Humane services to get a reaction; Vice Mayor wanted a breakdown on expenditures for the program Countywide. M/S Teglia/Nicolopulos - To adopt the Resolution. 3/23/88 Page 11 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 0117 POLI CE 12. Staff Report - Continued. 13. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending_,a~ adoption of a Resolution that requests the San Mateo County Municipal Court to adjust the bail schedule for parking violations. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SAN MATEO COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT TO ADJUST THE BAIL SCHEDULE FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS (Cassette No. 3) POLICE RESOLUTION NO. 38-88 Carried by unanimous voice vote. Police Chief Datzman stated that an addendum on costs had been submitted this evening in that there was a Court deci- sion that stated a County could not charge $2.00 for a surcharge for pro- cessing a citation - could only charge $1.5o. He stated that the Resolution would increase parking fines based on three areas of concern: that the first change in 1981 was to absorb the surcharge for Court construction through legislation; that this would make the City uniform with other cities; SB349 when adopted, resulted in an additional $1.50 surcharge to process the citations. He stated that the logic employed, was to only increase costs to that point to cover the cost of the two parking enfor- cement officers assigned to cover the function. He stated that the data was presented to the Legislative Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Merchants Assn., and the Parking Place Commission had all endorsed the concept. He described the increase in fines in detail (a copy of the staff report is on permanent file in the Clerk's Office for reference by the public). Vice Mayor Teglia stated that she had heard many complaints on one-hour parking on Grand Ave., and requested that the Parking Place Commission review the matter to accommodate all merchants. Police Chief Datzman stated that he had also heard complaints, and was going to prepare a survey on the area. Mayor Drago requested that side streets, such as Maple, also be looked at because the two-hour meters were hurting the small businesses. 3/23/88 Page 12 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ~--POLICE 13. Staff Report - Continued. TECHNICAL & MAINTENANCE SERVICES 14. Staff Report 3/23/88 recommending: 1) Motion to waive further reading of an ordinance; 2) Motion to adopt the ordinance on Flood Damage Prevention. 02nd Readin§/Adoption 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 ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 15. Appointments to Boards and Commissions. GOOD AND WELFARE CLOSED SESSION 16. Closed Session for the purpose of the discussion of personnel matters, labor relations, property negotiations and litigation. RECALL TO ORDER: POLICE M/S Nicolopulos/Addiego - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 39-88 Carried by unanimous voice vote. TECHNICAL & MAINTENANCE SERVICES City Clerk Battaya read the title of the Ordinance in its entirety. M/S Addiego/Teglia - To waive further reading of the Ordinance. Carried by unanimous voice vote. M/S Addiego/Teglia - To adopt the Ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 1032-88 Carried by unanimous voice vote. ITEMS FROM STAFF No one chose to speak. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL This item was discussed under Agenda Review by the City Council. GOOD AND WELFARE No one chose to speak. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 9:50 p.m. for discussion of the items noticed. Mayor Drago recalled the meeting to order at 11:25 p.m., all Council present, no action taken. M/S Addie§o/Nicolopulos - To adjourn the meeting. /23/~ age l~ AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADJOURNMENT: RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Barbara A. Battaya, City C6Yerk City of South San Francisco Carried by unanimous voice vote. Time of adjournment was 11:26 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 are available for inspection, review and copying. 3/23/88 Page 14