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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1988-10-05Mayor Jack Drago Council: Mark N. Addiego Richard A. Haffey Gus Nicolopulos Roberta Cerri Teglia AGENDA ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1) ROLL CALL: 1. A joint meeting with the Parking Place Commission to discuss items of mutual concern. MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room October 5, 1988 ACTION TAKEN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 7:37 p.m. Mayor Drago presiding. Council present: Council absent: Addiego, Haffey, Nicolopulos, Teglia, and Drago. None. Parking Place Commissioners present: De Tomasi and Welker. Parking Place Commissioners absent: Maltoni. Mayor Drago stated that this meeting was being held to address items of mutual concern and to determine if the Council could assist the Commission in solving any Commission problems. Parking Place Commission Chairman Welker related the following: that revenues of the District were limited to buy pro- perty, as well as there being a shortage of land to purchase property for parking lots; that parking in the downtown area was at a crises level; that there were plans to raise the meter rates for borrowing power; that a survey had been made of parking needs in the area; that public hearings would be held before the rates were increased; raising the hourly meter rate to two hours on Grand Avenue; potential for a $1,000,000 bonded indebt- edness if the property owners agree; that the outlying lots were being used by employees, etc. Discussion followed: that people went to the downtown area to buy a particular item, and then meandered through the other stores; that Burlingame charged the retail businesses for their employees using the metered parking; that this community did not have that problem; that 10/5/88 Page i AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Joint Meeting - Continued. parking was critical in the 300-400 blocks of Grand Avenue; that there were no lots in the 400 block of Grand; that the metered parking by the Womens Club was not in the District; a summary of parking meter usage of each lot was discussed; peak hours of the day for parking; that there were not enough monthly parking spaces to accommodate employees from new businesses coming into the downtown area, etc. Mr. Robert Georgi stated that people parked in the lot across from his busi- ness and commuted to other locations. Discussion followed: that to attract people to the downtown the City needed adequate parking; that clothing and shoe shops were needed in the area; that at one point in time there had been a proliferation of banks in the downtown; that the area was like shopping in the 1950s; concern over the number of produce markets; decking Lots 3, 5 and 8; that plans for the new redevelopment area would aid parking; creating a new breezeway and turning the existing lot into retail businesses; courting a major retailer for the area; the Wilbur Smith parking study; that the Commission should continue to be aggressive in buying lots to protect future needs; that the Commission was not interested in buying more property, but in developing the pro- perty it owned; that the redevelopment studies would address the parking needs of the area; that the lots could be decked for a cost of $2,000,000; incor- porating outside meters into the District; enlarging the District to square up the configuration; acquiring a lot on Baden for a three level, two story parking lot that would connect to the breezeway; that redevelopment monies could be used for parking. Mr. Lou Dell'Angela stated that there was a parking problem in the 300-400 block of Grand, however, there was a chance that 10/5/88 Page 2 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Joint Meeting - Continued. the Benjamin Franklin store would vacate the premises. He stated that he and his client, Mr. David Gonzales of South City Ford, were very interested in being a part of the development of the downtown area. Councilman Haffey stated that this meeting was a joint one with the Commission to discuss mutual concerns, and not for the purpose of outside input. Mayor Drago stated that Mr. Georgi had requested appointment to the Commission, however, he did not qualify because he did not live in the City; and he had been allowed to speak. He stated that the discussion was to include a broad scope without getting into specifics. Vice Mayor Teglia stated that this meeting was an opportunity for brain storming, and the Council was aware that this was also taking place with the Downtown Merchants, Planning and the City and the input would ultimately be pulled together. Mayor Drago expressed concern that the Finance Director was not present to take part in the discussion as the staff liaison to the Commission. Parking Place Commission Chairman Welker requested direction from Council on the ideas for raising revenue. City Manager Armas stated that it was important for the Council to give direc- tion on the larger context of parking, look at the various elements, and find the vehicle to attain it. He stated that the work session later this month was for the objectives of the downtown develop- ment, and it was important for the Council and Commission complement one another rather than conflicting. He stated that Council had not seen docu- mentation on some of the ideas expressed 10/5/88 Page 3 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN -- 1. Joint Meeting - Continued. 2. Discussion of the status of the ~oo~ Youth Commission. ~ (Cassette No. 2) by the Commission, and those would be considered at a future date. Discussion followed: that the Master Parking Plan did not address growth of the downtown; that the merchants had hired an individual to do a study of parking utilization; the viability of using a shuttle bus; that no one realized that the Italian restaurant would create a parking crunch in the 100 block of Grand Avenue; that the big landowners in the District should be contacted for input; that the parking lot bid would be considered for acceptance by the Council on 10/26/88, and a recommendation was needed from the Commission and the City Manager. M/S De Tomasi/Welker - To adjourn the Parking Place Commission meeting. Carried by unanimous voice. Time of adjournment was 8:30 p.m. Director of Recreation & Community Services Jewell stated that the Youth Commission had not met since June 1988, and was currently inactive due to the lack of a quorum. He presented background information on the Commission since its inception: programs which the Commission took part in; concerns raised by staff and the Commission members; that Bobby Vau§hn was the only member eligible to continue serving on the Commission; analysis and alternatives to consider. He stated that in the past it had been difficult to have appointments to the Commission, and the perception had been that the Commission was not important. Discussion followed: that Council had given the direction for the Commission to be formed to serve the needs of the youth; that Council had heard nothing 10/5/88 Page 4 A G E N D A A C T I 0 N T A K E N k~:r:,~,-; ~ Youth Commission - Continued. from the liaison people on the progress of the Commission; that staff had advised Council in the fall and winter of 1987 of the vacancies, and a response had not been received from the Council; that the question of filling vacancies had been brought up at a Council meeting and the Vice Mayor had said to wait until the school year began, etc.' Youth Commissioner Vaughn stated that the most important thing was interaction with the Council, yet the Commission was expected to go out and find issues. He stated that the commission had contacted Pros for Kids, and had become involved in the project - yet there had not been feed back from Council when the project was completed. Mr. Barry Nagel, Recreation Support, stated that staff tried to make Council aware of Commission activities by sending tickets to all of the events, and minutes of the meetings were forwarded to Council. Discussion followed: that Council had held a reception this spring for all Board and Commission members; that the Commission had been established to iden- tify the needs of youth in the community; that the commission had made recommen- dations for new recreation programs that had not gone to Council; that the draft ordinance on minors should have gone to the Commission for a recommendation to Council; that the Commission focused mostly on the high school age youth; that the present Commission was the most progressive and out-going that the City has had; that a member of the Commission could only serve for two years and then was out of high school, yet still on the payroll because a replacement had not been appointed; that the council had been remiss on reappointments to Boards and Commissions; naming student body' presidents of Baden and S.S.F. High Schools to the Commission; looking 10/5/88 Page 5 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN . _ 2. Youth Commission - Continued. CLOSED SESSION ® Closed Session for the purpose of discussion of personnel matters, labor relations, property nego- tiations and litigation. RECALL TO ORDER: ADJOURNMENT RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, 'Barbara A. Battaya, City C1D~k City of South San Francisco at juniors for appointments; dissolve the Commission; the Commission meeting with various student body presidents, student advisory committees to address school issues; need for reports from prior Commissioners on issues addressed during their tenure; changing the Commission to a Committee. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session to discuss the items notices at 9:14 p.m. Mayor Drago recalled the meeting to order at 9:33 .p.m., all Council present, no action taken. M/S Haffey/Teglia - To adjourn the meeting. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Time of adjournment was 9:34 p.m. APPROVED. /,"'" ~Y~"Dr~ago, MaWr //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. 10/5/88 Page 6